Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-27
MEMPHIS
THURSDAY MORNING, =: MAY 81, 1869
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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grRvely declares that the Stokes wing Of
the Radical party have not gone " to
the " rebels"
Rev. J. NJ. Mcdowell, Of Carroll
county, Tenn, is the candidate of the
Stokes faction for Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction.
An English gentleman has bought
between 5000 and 0o0aeres Of land in Mel
son county, Va, on which he intends to
settle 500 English families.
Ben. Butler is said to have urged
Grant TO proclaim martial law in Georgia,
but IT Is reported the latter docs not
wish TO adopt such an extreme measure"
A clergyman, when leaving a
Hampshire county, Mass, town recently
ventured TO sell his horse manure to a
neighbor; two members of his society VS.
tied the preacher, and demanded the ar
tcle as the property Of the society.
An escaped nun, Louise Renetts,
from Nice, Is creating quite a sensation in
the cities Of Southern France by her lee
lures on what she saw and heard in an
italian convent. In Toulouse, the police
refused 10 grant her permission TO lecture.
The abstract Of all the national
bsnks (more than 1000 shows an aggre-
gate Of resources snd liabilities Of SI.5lG.-
30S,OO0, including loans and discounts.
So5O,O00,W; specie, nearly So, 900, 900; legal
tender notes, SS0,50O,G coo; three per cent.
certificates, S5l, 900, 600. The capital stock
is over Sf20,OOO,O0O.
An adjourned meeting Of the Ma
tional Executive Committee of the Union
League Of America convened at the st.
Nicholas Hotel, New York, Yesterday.
Considerable interest is attached TO this
meeting from the fact that certain move
ments are in progress tending 10 display
more strikingly than ever the peculiar
efnclency Of the machinery of the odious
League.
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Of Missis-
sippi, having learned on his return home
that some statements in a letter Of Mr..
Kennedy, Of the Census Office, written to
him early in April, 1861, had been used to
the prejudice Of the latter, has addressed
a letter TO President Grant in which he
declares any charge against Kennedy on
his account TO be absurd and unworthy Of
an honest man.
A duplicate line of submarine cable
has been completed between London and
Valentia, Ireland, and the two Atlantic
cables are working. At Nalentia one ca
bic viii be used exclusively for forward
ing and b other for receiving messages.
so that dispatches may be transmitted al
most IN an instant, Il is said. between
London and New York.
Miss Amelia B. Edwards writes a
note 10 the Spectator TO explain the differ
enee between herself and Miss VI. Betham
Edwards. The latter lady is the author of
kitty and Doctor Jacob" The for
mer first became known by "Barbara's
History" and has since written Half a
Million of Money" She is now publish
ing "Debenham's Vow " in the pages of
Good Words. Hand and Glove, nv
Brothers Wife" and the Ladder Of
Life" are among her earlier stories.
A letter from Boston SAYS that the
Free Trade League there is going 10 have q 4
daily newspaper-the GuaTdiGR-through
which 10 discuss its principles. Ii is 10
be e stock company concern. with a can't !
tai OF 10000, and such men as Edward |
Atkinson, who fought Gen. Butler in the |
F1fth District, and Henry Brooks Adams.
4 cousin Of Edward Everett and of Octa- |
y1ns rockingham, are identified with the |
enterprise.
On Friday last, Peter Elliger, the
who was 50 terribly wounded on the |
night Of the 9th inst. by George McVetev.
Just before he murdered Benson. in Now
Haven, Conn, died from lockiaw pro-
dneed by the wounds which were then /
lnnicted upon him. Since he was stabbed
pc has suffered terrible agony. \ Jury Of
inquest viewed tho ,dy and, after a post /
mortem examination, adjourned over nm.
II to-day. George McVetey is in Jail
and VIII have hearing before the CITY
Court next week.
The following paragraph appeared
10 9 late number of the French Moaifsltr
de tAr7aee: Our lFrenchl army has not.
< that Of the Prussians, only old Gem
erals, whose ability may be excellent, but
whose energies can be no longer implicit
" relied upon as those of YOUNGER OIL
GERS" The Prussian MRtar-B ldder re-
Piled as follows: You have old Generals
Of ability, and young Generals
Of experience. We have able
Generals OF mature age, and experienced
Generals, some fwhom win great
" distinguish themselves before long"
A dispatch from Boston Of the 2lst
INST says Mrs. Nancy b. MADAM, who has
been on trial in Dedham during the past
-hree days for the murder Of her son-in-
.aw, Obadiah Jones, has been convicted
II the charge. The murder was commit
II Is alleged, by shooting: but there
seems 10 have been no particular motive
or the crime. Previous 10 his marriage
the daughter of Mrs. MADAM. Jones
lad threatened 10 kill himself If she-dld
lOt marry him, and an effort was made 10
prove that he carried his threat into effect
1Iter ms marriage; hut the jury believed
nat MS mOther-in-laW fired the fatal
ngly.
Gen: Imboden is out in a long letter
d tns Kew York Tribune, of Saturday
asst, upon the subject of immigration to
Among other good things he
Ipggests 70 Immigrants combination ana
cooperation. Lands in Virginia are garse-
ally held IN large tracts. Inc oVr,seT I'D
900 acres wishes TO sell say COO. II GOOD
and, and conveniently located IN refer
nee 70 market, this Is enough for u fami-
les With 30 acres each. Now let ~ men
gree thai they VIII settle as neighbors ian
Virginia, and all move together. That is
he nrst step towards emigration. The
ext Is TO decide where to 20. That will
upon the kind of cultivation they
Rlsn 70 engage IN, the soil and productions
tnat state being so varied between tho
,cean and the mountains. When this DE-
ision IS reached here, the third stem vffll T
Y 70 select the land. This hi ~ vifal im-
,ottanee and Will require he axcreiSa ID
GOD judgment and prudence ana All tba
they can obtain.
The New York Healds eorresnon- (
ent at the city Of Mexico says: 1t Is ev- :
that Mexico is about entering upop
bitterly contested canvas and election. +;
II the Government makes use of the
ppllances usual there, to cause the re- :
arns 70 result IA its favor, z Widespread !
tempt at revolution viii be the resnlt. s
% Improvement Is exhibited IN the con. =
ition Of b country, and the grant oil I
xtracrulnary powers to President Jua- {