Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-25

know exactly what they are about. They
can aHd do engage ia operations which
involve more money than was controlled
by the Bank OF Eogiand or France 81
the tiIae those institutions suspended
specie pay tents. They can, at pleasure,
make money four per cent. per annum
or a half per cent. per day, and it Is high
time our legislators and theorists under
stood this.
-Qasrtermaster General Meigs, Pay.
master General Brice and COmmissaTy
| General Eaton, of the United States
army, appeared before the House Mill
tary Committee on Saturday, for the
purpose of consulting with the members
| OF the committee on the ad~visability OF
| retrenchment in the army expenses by
consolidating the staff corps OF the army.
! The beauties OF the brevet system in the
army are set forth in a communication to
! Congress to-day from the Secretary OF
| War. The Secretary asks that Congress
repeal the sixty-hrst article Of War, which
allows officers precedence on court mar
tial and in command OF detachments IN
d ffersnt corps according to brevet rank.
The Secretary also transmits q list OF
Brevet Msjor Generals in the United
States army which reaches the astonish-
ing number of one hundred and thirty
eight. Some of these officers are merely
Captains In the line.
An exciting scene occurred the other
day 81 A.csZar, In Spain. Mdle. Rose
| SsGui, 6 rope dancer, was performing
some juggiery fests, balancing daggers,
lighted torches, &c, on the tight rope
when suddenly the cry, you are on
on fire 81 arose from the audience. A
I .sooa e burnfrO afuff from ma Of the
lighted torches had fallen on her head
anu set her long hair on fire. With one
foot on the iron rope and another In tue
| cir, the woman did not lose her presence
of mind. She passed her hand over her
clothes and felt nothing. AUX che
veux % In your hair y cried the excited
| people. Mule. Saqut understood, and
carrying her hand 70 her head, rapidly
stifled the FIRE. She then continued her
performance as II nothing had happened.
The Secretary of War has sent to
Congress the report of Gen. Harvey, to
whom was committed the charge OF the
large district OF the Sioux Indians, in
the upper Missouri. From the report it
appeaTs that Gen. Harvey hiss expended
1886. 784 q in excess Of 100000 placed
Al mis- disposal, relying on Congress to
10 make up the deficiency. A letter from
Gfen. Sherman accompanies the above
reporI, in which the action OF Gen Har-
ney Is approved, and he recommends
that the latter be permitted TO come to
Washington and advocate the justice Of
his course, and TO procure sn ~aPpropriA-
ton Of money TO cover the past Uutiays,
and to carry out TO inll effect his plan OF
putting to work in the spring every band
of the indiana.
In his dispatch to the Baltimore
San, dated Washington, the l9.h,
" Data" says, relative 10 the relations
between the United States and Cuba {:
Tae paragraph OF last night in these dis
patches relative to Cuban sDaiTs can be
maize stronger tonight by stating the
Important fact that negotiations are
pending between our Government and
Spain fer the transfer OF the Island 20 the
United States, tbs only material differ
euce 10 overcome being apparently the
prios 20 be paid to the Spanish Govern
msnt. II may be also added that agents
Of the Cuban insurgents are here for the
purpose OF inducing our Government to
RECOGNIZES them ~ DelDgerenta.
Elk President Davis has ST length
found an euiOgist in the editor Of the Paris
GauliOiT. ghe enthusiastic Partisan
says! Morally, his courage, his views,
his siIictness, hIs exquisite pTCbity, the
example OF all his daYOtedness, his self
denial, his good faith to his principles
to which he has sacrificed everything,
Tor which ne has suffered everything -
the plAeidity Of an apostle, and the COM
mIserstiOn OF 8 martyr fer his enemies,
his resignation ana seTenity-hll these
have made Davis = rare and great man
so great that, in the Blidst OF our modern
civilization, che caDnct come les him
WiLaOut the utmost respect"
The notorious Martin Was examined
before the Alaska Committee OF the
House on Friday, in regard to the
charges made by him that certain Con-
gTesEmsn and newspaper correspondents
mad received money 10 cid the passage
OF the appropriation. His testimony
eyiucsd the TACT that he absolutely
knew nothing Of the charges except
ne had heard rom third parties, and he
named 8 clerk ia the State Department,
who, he said, had given him the lntor-
nation. The clerk has been summoned,
and viii bs sworn tomorrow.
TIE delegation of Virginia Coneervs-
tives appeared before the Reconstruction
Committee on Friday last, and Col.
Baldwin, on their benali, made 8 long
speech, giving the views and desires of
tie delegation regarding the reconstruc-
tion Of their gtaIs. A large number Of
Cgngressmen and OtheTs were present,
and much interest was manifested. The
committee meet again to-day, and IL is
expected that u bill will be prepared sat-
isfactgPy 10 Ell concerned.