Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-26
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

In Saxony, in 1867, S5 miles
yielded 47,660,022 ewt. of coal, worth
( S3,Sl7 $40 in gold; 173 mines, 9,77l ,065
ewt. of peat, worth, $349, ,412; 100
mines, 81, ,206 ewt. of iron ore, worth
S9I ,222: 175 mines, 622, ,092 cwt. of gOtd
and silver ore, worth $1,G22,4ll.
An international convention of
antiquaries will be held at C0penha-
gen, Denmark, from August y to
September 3. Among the questions to
be discussed by the convention is the
commencement Of the Iron age in
Northern Europe. There is large
and rich collection Of antiquaries at
Copenhagen.
The GahoHc World (or August
takes up the Putnam article on "Our
Established Church" +" and reviews the
statement therein made with no little
ability. The Caihoic World claims
that Catholic institutions in this State
have received less than their fair
share of State bounty. Its argument
is worth reading. and Will excite new
controversy over the subject, ut all
events.
Mr.. Richardson tells OF a Califor-
Uld MOltl1ll W " llOlAl III 1ilbhNNt -
twenty-five cent note of our postal
currency, specimens of which are in
that hard money region. She turned
it over and over with keen curiosity.
d" 1t seems very strange to me that this
should be money" she said, " 1t don.
look like money! "What does 1T look
like?r Well" (hesitatingly and
with the utmost sincerity "it looks
like-a label for an oyster canr
The latest AiheaCtenl received con-
tains the following curious advertise
ment: Learning the newspaper pro-
fession. The prOprietOrs of one OF the
highest class country Journals are pre-
pared to takeas aTticled pupil for three
years a gentlemanly and well-educated
youth, to whom they can offer unu-
sual facilities for learning in all the
departments incidental to a newspa-
per. Premium, el00." Rather old
time, to Us Americans, that
The san is after the Diplomatic
Humbug. 1t says: A gentleman
who has served in fun regimentals at
one of the chief courts of Europe, has
told us that the whole amount of his
actual duty did not average thirty
minutes a week. For this lazy, aim
less, lOafing, gewgaw. ariGtnctatie sort
of thing we EGy. aaudreds ofthousands
cf dollars every year. And it is al
for NO object whatever except 10 pen
sion a lotof p0,itici3n5 in Snowy Off
Ges, and get t4lem out Of the c9Aahy, "
-4he tsGale q'Italie1 81 is the resort
Of all fashionable Genoa in the even
[ inas. 1t is simply a Well-lighted gar
den or cafe in the open air, Where, un
der the shade Of trees, around tables,
the Genoa elite meet to sip an ice, or
g cafe au lait," and to listen to the
fine music, or chat and gossip in the
warm summer air It isnOt partiCt-
larly ..ttsaeHVe a. a garden, but it is a
/ feature In the life Of Genoa, and is
highly priced,
The Jewish synod at Leipsic,
which hegan its sittings on the 18th
ultimo, is attended by eighty rahbis,
scholars and representatives OF con-
gregatiOns. Dr. Goldschmidt, the
rabbi of the city, opened the assembly
by an eloquent speech. He dWelt on
the fact that the synod was not NOW
attended by men GCeup&h8 religious
Offices alone, but BY those Of the most
various caliings. j. Prof. Lazarus, of
Berlin, was elected President; and DR..
CetgeI, of -I'ranlUoTt-On-the-Olain, and
Ritter vonaAYertheimer, of NiGuna,
tice-presidents,