Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-04
FOREIGN.
Tha NaWs

There were six births on the same
day in a house in Carroll county, Ca,
last week. A lady had twins, and
| two of her daughters each had twins.
The six were all boys. This story is
told by Georgia paper as a sequel to
the eclipse.
A woman was overtaken by
train on high trestle work near Ma
rietta, Ohio, recently, and dropped
between the ties, holding herself sus-
pended by her arms until the train
passed over, when she climbed back
again-all without a scream.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Sun
day gives an interesting sketch of the
l2,O0O Jews who live in that city, and
says: "The material wealth of the
Jews of Cincinnati is intelligently es-
timated at ten millions Of dollars, and
that does not include what may be
held by them in concentrated values,
such as Jewels and precious stones.
Jack Jones, a colored man living
near GreenYille, Ala, was murdered
in his house on last Wednesday night.
There is yet no clue to the perpetTa-
tors of the foul, eold-blooded deed.
1t is a fact worthy of remark that
Jones was very important witness
in q case in which a Mrs. Rachel
Williams stands indicted for the MUIR
der OF her husband.
The resurrection plant Ia native Of
California; may be taken out of water
and become shrivelled and dry rs tin
der, and kept so any length OF time;
put II in water again, and soon il eX-
"a.
(which resemble the abOrvitge some
what ASSUMES a green and living hue,
literally seeming to rise from the
dead. This TRANSPORTATION may be
produced over and over again.
Mr.. Henry c. Logan, one of the ed
itors of the San Antonio (TeXas) Her
ald, died Of consumption ON the 2Ist
Of July at Fort COnchO. He con-
tracted the disease while serving in
the Confederate army. While at the
Fort he received the constant atten-
ton of the officers OF the Federal
army stationed there, and was notably
served by Lieut. Vincent. God bless
such soldiers, they are credit 10 the
Republic. ...a aas.
Col. J. Madison Cuts, brother-in-
law of the late Senator Douglas, has
written a long letter, which is pub
lished In the Chicago Journal, in re-
ply to Mr.. PartOn's article 0E the
Washington lobby in the September
Atlantic. Col. Cults denies the charge
that Mr.. Douglas secured the passage
of the indianapolis and Cincinnati
Railroad land grant bill through Con-
gress by corrupt means, and presents
history of the facts of that grant.
Hon. J. 4. Royce, of Cincinnati.
heretofore prominent Radical, in a
communication to the Cincinnati Eii-
QltireT, says: g have severed myself
from the Republican party, because it
is an organized hypocrisy, a shllffiing
dissimulation, fraud, delusion and
a snare, a combination of graSping
fanatics, fattening on the vitals of the
weaith-prodqcers and wealth-distrib-
utOrs of the country" Mr.. Royce
evidently understands the Organiza-
ton from which he has parted.
The King of Prussia, on a recent
visit to Kiel, was dined by the officers
of the municipality, who placed the
cost TO popular account. But the
good people of the city, though ac-
knowledging the honor, could not
see this" so they refused to pay, and
required the Aldermen to settle the
bill. The matter was finally referred
10 the Ministry of the Interior, which
sided with the peasants, and the AL
dermen must liquidate or stand the
consequences. Would we had such a
rule in this city, State and country.
The Cincinnati Times says, upon
the information of Mr.. Ham. Allen of
the Broadway Hotel of that city, the
Texas rinderpest has again made its
appearance in that vicinity: A short
time ago a herd of some three hun
dred head of Texas cattle were
brought into Brown county, Ohio,
and within the past few days the fatal
effects of this importation have been
seen. Last week, all along the line of
their march through ClermOnt county,
the cattle Of the farmers began to die