Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-09

Greeley, in the historical drab overcoat,
occupied prominent seat in the paTquet.
| He came alone and evidently to secure a
nap. Having deposited his hat under
| his seat, he sank ab once, and before the
/ rise os the curtain, into peaceful slum-
I ber, from which neither the roll OF ket-
/ tle-drums, the braying OF trumpets, the
growing of the bess0ons, nor the great
/ climax Of sll the voices, solo, chorus, and
orchestra, was sufficient to arouse him.
He was dreaming perchanee OF Merry
/ EnglaUd," for 8 pleasant smile played
/ about the corners Of his mouth. AT the
close Of the second act the great SOM
nsmbulist quietly fished up his hat and
wandered vaguely away.
The New York Times says: 1t will
crafty all who take an interest in that
( promising American actress, Miss Kate
! Bsteman, to know that Mr.. Bateman
! has secured the lease of Mr.. Booths the
ater for sixty nights, commencing on the
/ 20th Of Septem Der next, for the rsappear-
! anee in this city of his daughter, now
occupying so prominent a position on
! the histrionie stage abroad. Miss Bate-
man will be furnished with powerful sup
port, and all the experience and liberal
! ity OF a competent manager can furnish
/ to make the season q dramatic event Will
/ be provided. Mr. Booth will at the
same time visit some Of the eastern cities
on q starring tour.
Edward Laboulaye says that he re-
! eeives almost every day new and touch
/ ing proofs OF the attachment which
Americans entertain toward him. when,
/ in 1854 he mentioned in one of his lee
| turas on the Constitutional bistGry of the
/ United 5 ates, which was soon after
| translated into English, the fact that he
! had never yet seen q copy OF the Police
/ Laws OF Connecticut, he received, in the
/ course of the next six months from va
! rious parties in the United States, nearly
/ fiftv COPIES of the volume in question,
all o. them accompanied by letters ex-
pressing the kindest of feelings toward
him.
/ The French Senate receives ali sorts
/ OF curious petitions A number OF peas
ants in the Lsndes Department ask toe
/ Senate to apply to the Pope with the re-
/ quest to eanOnise the Empress for the
! neFCisn che displayed ct the cholera nos
pitals of Amiens in the summer OF 1859.
1 A notary public OF Careassonne petitions
for the restoration of feudal nobility. A
| spinster lady prBys for law making the
/ malicious killing of cats and dogs feI-
| ony, EeVeraI Old soldlers on nalI pay
petition for the erection Of large hrorz
statue OF Napoleon 1 at the chief town oI
every department. Few OF these curious
petitions are ever reported upon by the
committee on petitions.
The New York Herald says: Mr.
! Fisk has offered to Mr.. I3rOugham so start
/ ling and liberal an amount of money FOR
| his interest in Brorgham's theater, thai
| John, thrown mOmentarily of his guard
bresthleGsly accepted it, and on the lst
of April moves out TO give place fol
Irm8, TOstee, and the spirit-like hirg'
feldt, who are sworn, on two wears
contract, to establish opera bOuts IN
New York Us 3 lasting feature. The
opening week in April will comprise .
| rapid succession of OffsnbAch's operas
Criticism has had new development
in the u. 3. senate this week. Senat2I
Sumner took it upon 1nlmself to abuse
| Winnie Resm's statue of Lincoln, and
when asked by Senator Nye If he had
seen it, was forced to admit that be had
not. Butter first commenced this wal
upon Miss Rsam at the time Of the i'm
psaGbment, and Sumner keeps it up
The lady prons5ly is only Republican
and not Radical