Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-11
MEMPHIS APPEAL
FRIDAY MORNING,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
:::: JUNE Il, 1863.

The Austrian Government refuses
to decide in the matter OF neutrality OF
the Suez canal without the advice and CO.
operation of France.
The island of Symi, one OF the
Sporades has been recently destroyed by
an earthquake. Many people wereinjured
and a few killed.
The submarine cable between Corfu
and the Continent has been laid. Greece
can low. bv such means communicate
with the Ionian islands.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin enlisted in
the State Guards of maine during the war.
The Boston Post wishes to know, " where
did he fight; whom did he kill?"
Conspicuous among the decorations
of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, at
the late ball, was the word Spoons DIR.
Butler should reconstruct this institution.
Since SambO has had civil rights,
there has been hardly an execution with
out a colored gentleman at the uncomfort-
able end of the rope.
It seems to be the general opinion
tina the two obnoxious clauses Of n Con-
stitution, upon which a separate vote viii
be taken in Virginia, will certainly he de-
feated by a very large majority.
On Tuesday a cartman named Roth,
while irving how near he could drive to a
train on the Miami road, struck. The
cart was shivered. Roth die from the
injuries.
1t is reported in Paris that Cardinal
Bonaparte will preside over the religious
ceremonies to be held at A~jaccio, Corsica,
on August Is, in celebration of the ceute-
nary Of Napoleon 1.
Gen. George II. Thomas has assumed
command on the Pacific coast. In respect
for his known principles, not a gift was
offered to him on the occasion. To certain
other officers, California would have
proved a real gold mine.
A telegram from Pesth, Hungary, of.
the Sth SAYS that the Opposition party ex-
press determination TO move for the with
drawal of the Hungarian troops from the
provinces bordering on the river Lutha,
unless the Government is able TO offer
satisfactory explanation Of their employ
ment there.
The sharp bankers in New York
have hit upon a new plan TO escape the
m o: Federal axes. They say that
thew use a large portion Of their capital as
brokers in carryingstocks, wherefore they
are not liable to taxation as bankers.
a proposition is now on foot TO es-
tablish a large depot foI the reception Of
emigrants and their stay while in the city
OF Chicago, the ODlett btll5 10 prevent the
spread Of contagious disease. The matter
will be urged upon the Common Council
and on railroads, at an early day.
The Gen. O'DOnnell whose sudden
death in the Spanish Cortes was recently
reported, wasnot the great warrior states
man. Marshal O'DOnnell. The lately de-
ceased O'Donnell was probably a son of
the Marshal, who died in the latter part
of the year 1867, and before the breaking
ont of the Spanish revolution.
A man named Barney Meals, fore
man of the Peoria Pillow Works, was terri
bly, injured Wednesday. He was pulling
with a lot of other men on a pulley rope.
The rope broke and the pulley block flew
back, striking him on thehead, fracturing
his skull and driving the hair under the
skull.
By the way of proof that property
is not deprecated in value in Ireland il is
mentioned that a nobleman has Just pur-
chased a demesne on the banks of the
SUR, in Tipperary, for 100000, which was
bought fourteen years 2 for Gl7 600, and
had been in the interval resold for e24, 500.
While the relations between the IA
pal Government and Austria are daily be
coming more distant, those between the
Pope and the King Of Prussia are getting
more friendly. BIZ recent decree men
who are serving in the Prussian Land
WEIR can join the Pontifcal army without
losing their rights as Prussian citizens.
The emigration from Liverpool to
the United States, immense as Il has late
ly been, continues TO increase instead of
exhibiting any signs Of slackening. The
number Of emigrants leaving the port the
week before last largely exceeded that of
the previous week.
The London MOFlliRQ HeruE3thinks
Nw---n-A. n-s11 au.l Lrp.a.VF - Al.
celebration of the bmndredth anniversary
of the birthday of Napoleon !. TO revive
the idea of an European political Con-
gTess, in order 10 insure a lasting peace.
Accounts from Athens state that the
Messageries Imperiale steamers Tamise
and Copernic, freighted by the Ottoman
Government 10 convey the Cretan emil
grants bach TO the island were about 10
make their last trip, only about 5000 Of
those people remaining in Greece.
The HdIid MilttdireannOunces that a
anew journal is about to be published
undert the name of II PURto dOnOrc. II
is TO be the official organ of a society es-
Iablished last year in Florence for the
purpose of putting down duelling by in
stituting a tribunal of hOn for the adj
justments Of disputes at present settled
byarms.
Civita Necchia has just been lighted
with gas; but there are still in the Papal
States only two towns, Rome n Civfta
Vecchia, that have abandoned the old oil
lamp, and even in these last gas has only
been introduced into the aristOcratic
quarters. At Nilletri, NiterhO, Frost
none, etc, the streets are still lighted with
oil and by candles burning before the
images of the Madonna,
An old salt tells the following sea
yarn to illustrate Grants present position
y1,ith reference to the Government. Dur
nc one Of his voyages he saw a fore-and-
90 schooner coming down towards him
in a very awkward manner, and yawning
ahout as If there was no one al the helm!
AZ soon as he was near enough 10 speak
"a her. he hailed, "SchoOner ehoy! Who
commands there?" AT this summons, a
green looking Yankee yelled out, I'M
dertOok to, but she's too much Tor me!
A dispatch from Chicago of the Sth
saws the case of Amanda ]. Craig, of-Cin-
einnati against Elisha c.. Sprague, Of Chi
caVo. for breach of promise, which has
been on trial at Wheaton, H., during the
last seven days, arguments of counsel
were concluded at noon by Gen. Eldridge
for plaintiff. Judge Wilcox charged the
Jury briefly, and they retired 10 deIiber-
ate. The Jury returned in about one
hour. with a verdict awarding plaintiff
damages to the mou of one hundred
Thousand dOllars-all she claimed. The
.o-lsot .uac raaatVp1 nv a LARGE audience