Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-29
The Naws

One hundred fat men Of New
England met near NOrwalk, Conn, q
few days since. The Iightest man
weighed 200 pounds, the heaviest 35S,
They cracked jokes, ran foot races,
made speeches, and enjoyed a good
dinner.
james L. Clark, Esa., resident
OF Columbia, South Carolina, and for
/ many years an officer of the Branch
! Bank of that State, was thrown from
his buggy on Thursday last and al
most instantly killed. He was about
75 years Of age,
The New York Herald says they are
! talking about third party in Ten
neSsee. To Judge from the recent vote
| in that State for Governor we would
think that nearly all parties there are
ready to revOlve around a common
centre.
From a telegram, published in
/ the BCUstan Times Of the 18th, we see
/ that +. q. Halle, better known as " A
Head" died at Austin on Sunday
morning of consumption. The TlaSs
correctly says its readers will not need
! to be told who a Head was. His
brilliant and witty contributions to
I the eOlamns of the Times and New
/ Orleans Crescent have long made his
nom de plume household word.
Admiral Prince Menscbik0fg who
died short time since at St. Peters
burg, was copveFsing one day with
Prince o., when the latter said:
- There IS no God The Admiral re-
tQFted; "IOu utter a blasphemy."
Very WE'LL" rejOined the Prince,
"but what if the Emperor should re-
peat to you the very same thing. "
"That would alter the ease Feplied
MenschikQifl this majesty knows
more about it than l dO,N
The New York Sun, in an article
upon Mrs. Stoves Byron scandal, says:
"WhOse name Mrs. Stowe has hone
lifted we are unable TO perceive, Ger
tainly not Lady ByrGnsj for she had
her admirers heiare, aud can have few
left pQ0. Not the names of the innO-
! cent grandchildren, who must suffer
cruel torture from this scandal. Not
her own, whieh was fair before, but
hereafter will be associated with one
Of the most outrageous and Vilest of
all the pTQFleht stories ever invented"
We learn from the Gonzales
Cfexas) Laaer that the castor oil mills
of Gonzales manufacture about 100
gallons Of oil per day, This oil is said
to be pure, eiear and excellent. The
hean eF0p of the county was greatly
damaged by the late overflow, but il
il thought the company will not only
manufacture sufficient oil for home
consumption, the present season, but
also large quantity for expectation.
They have already made il shipment
to New 0rlealS, and it is supposed
sae company win realize q good profit,
as there was no oil in the marseS an
to about the time of its shipment,
in the biography 0f Mrs. Siddons,
the actress, by Df. DOran, the follow
ing occurs; When her son, Henry
Siddons, was the some what unlucky
proprietor of the Edinburg theater,
he thought that if his mother and
uncle would bat play for hinl, in the
same pieces, on the same night. ne
should retrieve his fortunes. He wrote
separately to both, and received
respective answers. That OF Mrs,
sid(lOns intimated that she would
act for half the receipts sad . free
benefit. The reply tom @ohn Kemhle
expressed his Ffltsiness to actor a
free bAAe3t and half the receipts!
Henry SddonS, much perplexed, had
to look elsewhere for less expensive
aid.
The storm which passed over
Dayton, Ohio. aa the l7th, played
havoc vita Byrant's menagerie and
Sireus, The canvass was sWept away
and the audience and actors barely es-
capped with their lives. One of the
ladies attached 90 the company Is re-
ported to have made her escape with
but little more than a shawl upon her
person. Several of the cages of wild
animals We're overturned, which was
quickly discovered by the frightened
crowd, Increasing their alarm. Many
Aed to adjacent houses and closed the
doors behind them to escape rom the
ferociOus beasts, which they fInasiRed
would be upon them suddenly. But
the cages we're strong. The elephant
oeqNpIed his post patiently, scarcely
budging when fragments of the cam
Yass swept over him. He merely
turned his tail to thestOrm,