Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-19
The NEWS.

The weather throughout England
the past few days has been fair.
Gen. Rosecrans' formal letter of
declinstiOn is not yet received.
Senior Marcias has gone to Europe
10 work for Cuba on his own hook.
John P~rendergast, a negro minstrel,
died a few days ago in Pittsburg.
Fifty-fve years ago there was not a
theater in the world lighted by gas.
CONSUMPTION in Cuba includes those
of the ages between fifteen and twenty.
1t is rumored that Marshal McMa-
hon will succeed Marshal Neil as the
French Minister OF war.
Freights are cheap on the New
York railroads. Many Erie canal boats
are laid up in consequence.
The Brazilian Province Of Matte
Grasso has been exempted from import
and export duties for two years.
Rev. DR.. Patton, of Chicago, is Off
ciating at Plymouth Church during the
absence of Mr.. Beecher. a
Warrants are Out4or the arrest of
three more New York Custom House Off =
GERS, charged with altering pay rolls.
Owing to a drouth Of several weeks,
the crops, especially corn and tobacco,
throughout Maryland are suffering dread
fully.
A Washington dispatch states the
present currency balance of the Treasury
al twenty millions i've hundred thousand
dollars.
The inventors and patent right
dealers Of Indiana are about forming a
state organization, TO meet in Indian
apolis once a month.
Freights from New York to Chica-
60 are reduced by the present competi
ton 70 eighteen cents per one hundred
pounds.
TheTypOgraphical Union at Wash
ington City declines TO be represented at
the Philadelphia National Labor Conven-
ton, 50 does that Of Memphis.
The total valuation OF Boston for
taxable purposes, according to the asses
sor's returns for the year, is S549, ST., 600.
1880.
Admiral Porter has been presented
with a pair Of horns taken from a Cape of
Good Hope bull. Some of the men now
running the Government take horns Of
another description,
James E.. Workman, brothero & j. J..
Worsham, of this city, n lately from
Chicago, was seized with apoplexv while
entering the Planters House, st. Louis.
Sunday, and died almost instantly.
Applications to the extent Of 5000
GOO have been made to the Treasury De-
partment 70 deposit gold in the New York
ONCE and receive therefor drafts on San
Francisco. tits reported that the Govern
ment win assent to the request.
Grant is a great admirer Of Lydia
Thompson. The fair Lydia was celebra-
ted for her paucitY of dress IN the Forty
Thieves" az Niblo's, New York. The
great horse talker looks npon her with de-
~lght-would have accepted her as a pres
ent If il had not been for Mrs. Grant, who
was not willing, 7NE
The Chicago Tribune expresses the
opinion that If both sets of demagogues
who divided the Radical party in Tennes-
see nave been cleaned ont and chawed
up every decent man will rejoice" If
the whole Radical party North and South
was chawed mp" il would be a blessing.
Cleaned out it cannot be.
Owing TO the long continued dry
weather, the Schuylkin has dwindIed foa
small stream, and cause great scarcity OF
water in Philadelphia. Over two hundred
canal boats are stuck in the mud between
that city and M0rristoWn. Its feared n
the dry spell continues the supply 81
water in the city viii fail entirely.
The contract for building the levee
in Bolivar. Washington and Issayuena
counties, Miss, has been awarded to Capt.
W. NJ. Williams and Martin Keary, both
Of whom are well and faYorably known