Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-24
SHORT PARAGRAPHS

A Yankee girl broke an engage
ment 10 marry because her intended
husband had e habit of sneeZing in his
sleep.-E.ccHGnGe. Most ladies never
find such things out until too late, but
Yankee girls are curious and expert
mental and generally "knOw it all. :"
BOSSier (La.) BaHWeIs.
Mrs. Glen, haR Ih prison at Jetfer-
son sille, indiana, for the murder OF
the NOungs, predicts that astounding
revelations viii soon be made that
will clear her from the charge of muir
der, and secure her release. She con-
ducts herself in the most exemplary
manner, and her influence on tie
other female prisoneEa j. of benef-
cial character. Her husband visits
her occasionally, and still keeps his
faith strong in the innocence II al
wife. "-1
-The Panama Star ant HeyGtd of
the 9th inst, says: Affairs in COsta
Rica are ia a sOmewhat unsettled con-
ditiOn, CCngPess was in session, and
President Jimenez was inaugurated.
President JimeneZ, both in this I'D;
ministratiOn and in the one which has
just terminated, has ignored the mill
tary party, and has SubOrdinated the
military more than eyer befOre to the
control of the civil authorities, Among
other changes he removed from Office
the two generals who have together
controlled the military power for
many years,
-E's;o;;:i1il so:1l the San Franciae0 gtpsss of
the I4th inst, ne learn that fsthmus
Lodge A0. q, f. and A. NJ, of Pana-
ma, at a regular meeting, held June
18th, elected the following members
to be principal officers for the ensuing
year: George r. Hughes, W. ". IRE.
elected; Crawford Douglas, S. w; !;
Henry Arthur, J. w; Henry EhF.
mann, Treasurer; Isaac Nick. Cook,
Secretary. at a regular communica-
ton of 8EanZanillo Lodge No. %, CO.
lon, held Oh the 10th ult., the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year; w. G, Ford, w. M; P.
Murphy, 5. w; L. s. Bethancourt, J.
w; james G.. Lansburgh, Secretary /;
Joseph PensO, Treasurer.
Intelligence, upon which the
Washington Chronicle places implicit
reliance, justifies the remark that
there Is more interest manifested in
Germany, Sweden and Norway, in
American Southern immigration
than at any former period. The
Chronicle adds: The great European
houses, with their hundreds of agents,
are carefully gathering information
and industriously circulating it. The
States to which they are now turning
their attention are Virginia; Tennes-
see. Alooama, and North and South
Carolina. The winter is the season
Epr canVasSin0 for assai"raa and the
Statistics should be sent forward du-
ring summer.
The New York Heraldof Monday
saws that from all parts of the country
the cheering intelligence continues to
come announcing the abundance OF
the earth's productions. The wheat
crop inst harvested is all that could be
desired. and the yield is pronounced
10 be far above the average. In the
South the cotton promises to furnish
more bales than has been produced
since the conaInencementO OF the war
In the West, excepting a portion D
Illinois. the corn stands firm, and
gives assurance of an uncommon har
vest In our own section all kinds o
Grain have done exceedingly well, and
potatoes, the farmers say, are Toe
plenty to pay. We have plenty, now
let US have peace.
| A Washington dispatch to the
1 Cincinnati Gazette says: The question
as to ownership Of the sO-called JEFF
/ Davis mansion In Richmond, is sooT
| TO be brought into court. 1t wa
I bought by the city in 1851 for forty
/ thousand dollars, with the intention
Of giving it to the Confederaey as 8
! residence for its President. The rebe
I Congress declined to accept it, but au
| thorized its rental for the use Of JEFF
! Davis. 1t fell into our hands when
Richmond was captured, and ha'
been under control Of the War De
partment ever since Richmond fell
The City Council now sets up claim
to it, and is going to present a big bill
for rent, which it is presumed the DE
partment will refuse to pay, and theT
suit is to be brought.
The match between LoveIl's Amer
lean Girl and Commodore Wander
bilt's Mountain Boy took place a
Fashion Course, New York, on Satur
dav. IL resulted in an easy victory
nv American Girl. This, with he
previous victories, makes American
Girl the queen of the American turf
The race was mile heats, best two il
three, in harness, for a purse OF $1,000
/ NJ. Rodon drove American Girl and
sam Mclaughlin drove Mountain
Boy. The crowd in attendance wa.
! immense. and before the start the Cir
was the avorite at the long odds Q
! five to one. She won in two stralghi
heats in 2:23z and 2:zl3. Mountain
Bow was nearly distanced in eacl
! heat.
Dates of the 18th inst. rom TN
/ Hawaiian Islands say that the SUNDAY
School Convention Of this year show
a decided growth in all parts o. Tn
country. There were 81 schools re
ported with & SUM total of average at