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

SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

1T is reported that Mr.. John Har-
per, whose brother james died a few
months ago, IS also in very feeble
health and will not live many days.
The old Harper Brothers have paid
yey little attention to business since
James death, four Of the sons having
recently been admitted to the firm.
1t is evident that some change VIII
have to be made in the law Of 1892
about the importation of coolies.
While the rights and freedom Of the
Chinese must be protected, and, in
deed, would be under the Civil Rights
Act, there is no reason why organized
emigration should be hindered by IN
necessary provisions.
Seventeen years ago the pOstmas-
ter Of New York city, Mr.. Isaac ".
Fowler, distracted q considerable
amount of money belonging TO the
Government, and lied from the cOun-
try, a defaulter. Until a short time
ago nothing was known Of his subse-
quent history. He nOW turns up at
Tepico, Mexico, in the light ola pub
lie benefactor and q model citizen.
There is to be an International
Industrial Exhibition held in Buffalo
during the coming month of October.
The different railway, steamboat and
express companies have agreed 10 re
turn all goods on exhibition. free Of
charge, to the places from which they
are received. Circulars containing all
necessary Information are soon to be
for arded to manufacturers and pro-
duwrs in every part Of the country.
in the city OF London there is a
church known by the name Of st. Ju-
das lscariOt. 1t was established about
ten years ago, and is described As a
sort of halfway house between the
church Of Christ and the cave ofGiant
Despair. They have nothing in the
shape of "a creed, priest, Orasect, max
ing conscience, and not the Bible, the
supreme authority.
The following appears among the
official proceedings Of the County
Court of Caldwell county, Missouri.
The Sheriff was ordered to sell Mrs.
Mary Pennington and her two chill
dren, and Margaret McCullOch, poor
persons without means Of support, to
the best bidder for one year. Wiley
Smith bought Margaret McCuEOch for
$3.50. John NJ. NIabe bought Mary
Pennington and her children for $40.
The Pontotoc (AIiss.) MISCELLANY
says: 1.-THE mills Of the gods grind
slow, but grinds very fine" We
learn that a meeting Of freedman was
called in P~ontOtoc recently, by Mr..
Flournoy, at which time he expected
to address them in advocacy of social
equality. As he was about to COM
mence his speech, a telegram was
handed him, conveying the intelli-
gence OF the murder of his son, Col.
Flournoy, Of Ca, by a freedman.
Mr.. Morris Philips, of the Home
Journal, has Just visited Dir. WilIis's
"IdleWild,p which has been bought
by Hon. Thomas George, a public
spirited lawyer of NeWburg. He is
improving the place, but retains all of
the characteristic features which il
acquired under the tastsful direction
of Mr.. Willis. Mr.. George offers to
subscribe 5000 towards a testimonial
of 100000, in honor of the services of
Mr.. Willis, to give to his family.
"A welding mixture, bywhich east
steel can be joined to east stael, or to.
ordinary steel or to iron, is prepared
by mixing calcined bOEx with cal
cined lime and calcinedsal-ammOniac
and steel filing. This, when applied
to the surfaces to be Joined, viii pro-
mote their union at a cherry red heat,
and consequently without altering Ell
Their the quality or the shape of the
two portions thus joined.
The poisonous effects of colored
socks have attracted attention in Par
is, and DR.. Tardieu has given the
question scientific investigation. He
found that the violet eOl0ris produced
by analine, and tie red by c0raline.
The latter is one of the most violent
of irritating poisons. BY means of
'hypadermi injections they introduced
under the skin of dogs, rabbits and
frogs very minute portions of coTaline.
The results were that the animals died
in from two to four days.
The Outrages on the Jews have
been renewed in the Danubian prinei-
palities. On the 9Th the Government
received from Vienna q copy Of n tel
esra.t knith Bsraa Noi.sCaI4 had
commulicatei 70 tGe faagitzh Ambas-
in that c!ty, OF which the fol-
lowing is an extract "Our wives and
our children are illtreated By the sol
diers ~ tie Preaeet. MANY Of our CO.
Teligi0pists are drowned, and our hair
is shaved OF in q manner to disgrace |
US, and we are subjected to every sort
of torture and violence by the agents |
of the Government. WeAre most rig-
Orously questions ad prosecuted"
The Hart6urd Conn., Times, says:
Counterfeit two dollar bills are out on
the St. Nicholas. NatiOnal Rank Of
New YORK.. They are Well executed
and easily deceive, On the lett, the
vignette-a lady sitting with a flag /
staff resting across her lap with flag
.festooned, and stars ab0ve-is cOaTser
than on the genuine, but perfect. On
right, the words New York, in
date line, is Roman italic iDthe !
genuine, while in the counterfeit it is
m script. Look sharp at your S3s
md don't be deceived.
The Marietta Register sayss A
gentleman, OF HndOubted veracity,
in Newport township, Wash
County Ohio, informs US that's
week or two since ne stuck a stick in
10 q hill of corn in such a manner
hat the point of the longest blade
reach exactly to the top of the
stake. Just eight days after he meas
lred from the top of stake to the
highest point of the corn ana found
hat it had grown 3 feet Ct inches, or
inches per day. The balance of
he field exhibited the same wonder
ull growth,
The journals Of Prague contain
lccounts of q manifestation in that
.ity on the anniversary of the death
# John Huss. About six thousand
assembled ON q square and
vent in procession, carrying lanterns
N which were painted emblems Of
he Hussites-a chalice, a scourge and
he morning star-and preceded BY a
lack flag with red cross to the statue
f the the martyr, there, after hymns
lad been sung and speeches made. the
was crowned by a young girl.
lhe police eventually appeared and
dispersed the a~ssemblage.
1t is estimated that there are over
600 printing Offices in the United
tates. We should think that to this
lumber there are added at least one
lew office every day. At this rate,
supposlng that every prOprietor
I a printing Office keeps up with the
onstant improvement of the times in
resses and material, il is difficult to
orm an idea of the vast magnitude
influence of the printing frater-
lty. NerilY. they are mower in the ]