Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-20

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Lastayear. the sponge fishing at
Rhode Employed one hundred IN iorty
boats, managed by nine hundred and
eighty men.
Bishop McQuade, of Rochester, says
that the progress Of the Catholic ShuFth
in America is owing TO the sanetity Win
which its members regard the marriage
relations. .r..rI
The Confederate General, Jubal A.
Early. has taken the stump for Walker,
the Conservative candidate for governor
in Virginia. Hespokea at Franklih Court
house last week. g
The ability of a female tongue to
keen A secret is proved by the conduct of
A ST. Johns girl, who did not tell h%erlover
that she was worth four millions in her
own right until after the marriage.
The New York correspondent of the
Mobile Register asserts positively that A.
II. Stewart has been received by Arch
bishop McCloskey into the Catholic
Church.
Green corn, squashes, tomatoes and
watermelons are abundant in several To-
~ealities in Florida. Large quantities are
being shipped North by Savannah and
Charleston steamers.
The Camden (Ark.) District Confer
ence will commence in FL Dorado on
Wednesday night, June 80, and continue
the remainder of the week. Bishop
Pierce viii preside.
The average length of life in this
| country is much greater than in England,
and the result is that life insurance COM
panies pay much larger dividends than in
England.
William r.. Hunt, Esq, for fifteen
years connected with the State Depart
ment of South Carolina, died in Columbis
in that State IN Friday of last week uni
Yersally regretted.
Hon. Thomas George, of Newburgh,
is the purchaser of Idlewild, N. P. vii
lisis late residence. The estate comprises
fifty acres of land, and was purchased fol
$4,000. Judge George owns twelve hun
dred acres adjoining the Idlewild prop
erty.
Baron Haussman, who had charge
of the Government works in Paris, ha'
resigned. Money extorted from Franc,
was given him TO lavish upon Paris, and
greatly at the expense of Frenchmen, h'
has made it the most imperial city in The
world. Hzt-re.
Entire tranquility now reigns IN
| Paris. Such is the voice of the cable. Sol
| diers are no longer needed to keep thu
| people in subsection, and the Emperor anC
Empress ride throughthe streets amid thu
shouts OF the ~populace. But this IS tn
glitter of the surface. Beneath, a differ
ent state Of feeling exists.
A country editor has discovered
| that his own and a. T. Stewards incomes
| for the year 1868, together, amount to 50,
| Ol9.2l3, and thinks Of proposing 10 Stew.
| art TO divide even or toss a copper for th'
| whole; if he refuses, the editor will have
TO be content with the last three lgure'
to represent his share.
In Fayette county, Ohio, on Wed
nesdav last, a waterspout was observed
having the appearance of a dense body o
| whirling smoke. about ten or twelve fee
/ through the lower end. resting upon the
| creek, and extending above the tops o
| the trees. 1t made a noise ike a thresh,
| ing machine, only much louder, anC
| whirled the water out of the creek furi
| ously, draining it almost dry.
The Jefferson (TeXas) JnpieclRe
Of the Ilth inst, says that the principe
witnesses examined since the last repoT'
was a son of Judge Caldwell and Mr.. G
| McGregor. Caldwell, We understand
only recognized n party charged-Mr
VIM. B. 0chiltree, Jr, McGregor's testi
monv was very favorable to the prison
ers. No business to-day on account 81
the sickness of Mr.. II. G. Manly, the re-
porter.
The CaddO (La.) Gazette, of Satur
dav saws. THE contract for the cree
| ton of the Synagogue has been accorded
10 Mr.. George at $1,000; the work to bt
completed in eight months. The Hebrew
| of our city have exhibited great iberality
| in their donations, thus proving their de
| votion to the faith of their fathers. Thel
will have by far the most beautiful anC
| costly place of worship in u city.
Two men convicted on a whisky
| case in Johnson's time, had friends enough
TO get the retiring Presidents signature
to a pardon, but the signature was giveI
so late that before the paper was acteC
upon Grant came in and stopped il. Judg'
| B~latchford has now decided that the papei
| issued never became an effective pardon
| because it was never served upon tn
f~unctionary who had the men in custody
The New York Tribune says: TIL,
| National Convention of the ans of Tenn
| perance. lately in session in Washington
! can hardly expect a favorable answer L
| the memorial which they decided to SEM
in to Congress. They can get Congress Il
| legislate against other peoples sins-ol
| due representation, and by the aid of sui
fcient argument-but they surely canno
expect it to legislate against its own.
The Chicago Times says Of the 500,
900 damages awarded to Miss Amanda +
! Craig, that "nQbody in his right min'
can feel the least doubt that she would
much rather, at any stage of the proceed
ings, have taken that sum than to hav'
| taken the phonetic old Signing Strephol
who poured out his amOrous soul on tn
g story of his building in h mos
| damnsble photography that the worl'
ever beheld."
The Canadian Confederation is like
w to be torn TO pieces by conflicting par
ties. Nova Scotia is about TO contest, il
a legal manner, their confederation witt
| Canada, while the latter wishes to have
many of the cords removed, by which sh'
is bound to the mother country. The un
deriving strata of all this commOtion is
desire for annexation to the UnitedS States
This is the rock upon which all attempt
TO pscify and tranqullize the people 0
Canada win be wrecked.
1t appears from the statement Of al
e~x-oficer of the 10Th corps, published in
Western paper, that the collected treas
ure, iewefrv, etc, recently examined anC
invoiced at the TreasurYDepartment, anC
which attracted agood deal of attention
at the time, was formerly the proper
ty of citizens of Camden, $. c., M tina
the gold and silver, as well as the princi
/ Ddl DOItIph 0l tAE AaAllChEAd - iAOECo oAA
bonds, belonged to the old Camden Bank
Spiritualism and Radicalism ar,
travelling hand in hand through tn,
Northern States. A large meeting wa
held a day ortwo g at Waterloo, in Sen
keea- county, NeW-l0rk, in the interes
nominally Of human progress Amonl
the great lights present was Fred. Doug
lass. a string Of resolutions were adopt
ed, hNxtich free religion and ultra Radi
calism were queerly intermingled. Ate
these came along report, setting forth tn,
beauties of S~pirituaIism.
The idea suggested some time sine,
10y some of the Radical papers that Alas
ka, ffgood for nothing else, would answe
remarkably we'll fora penal colony, seem
about TO be adopted practically by tn
Government, al least 50 far rs our " con
victs 4" are eoncemel, as We are informe,
by yesterdayeyeniig's kilograms that tn
United States steamer Newbern left New
York on Tuesday, having on board
number Of< military prisoners destiner
for transfer TO Sitka.
The machine mOulderS efPhiladel
phia, afout IT'S in number, teonvened o.
Monday, and instituted preiiminar,
measures for securing an increase Of ws
yes. The ingram carpet Weavers of tn
same city, TO the number of 475, are ais
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