Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-26

the case Of the negro Douglass continues
.unsbated. There has been no strike as
vet. and no attempt to clear Douglass u
of the Government Printing once, puI
there is evidently a storm brewing, Whlcn
ain doubtless end in one or the otner y
these proceedings Two or Ihree -
'han5s at the Government office
to-day. and there was one or two uIs-
charges. This, it is alleged, is all on ac-
count of the 'irrepressible niger IhIs
morning acbaracter namedJOhnny burns,
A Drinter who has lost both his legs, Vo0h
it into his head to lose his place also' ne
filed the duties of pi setter ana uIstLlouI
the odor of the negro any longer, n SO
he rendered his resignation with n re-
mark. I'm work NJ longer with the
| damned niggerl'
San Francisco is improving rapidly.
Six evenings in the week are not sunlclent
for its enjoyment. Like New orleans, II
wants the seventh. even if 1t does beIohg
to the Sabbath, in order to MI It's cup OF
happiness and make the week compete;
The last Sundays amusement
in that delightful city is, to say the least
Of n Of a very novel character. A wild
huffslo lust captured on the plains, n
| brought to that city by the Pacific Rail
| road was to be ridden around the course
| ar the e. Recreation Grounds on the al
! ternoon of Sunday, the 18th inst. by an
| intrepid Mexican hOmbTe who relolces IN
the name of Senior Jesus Lion. The rlder
was to receive 500 if he could make the
| circuit of the course Once on the back OF
| the farocious animal without being
/ thrown. He was to use neither saddle
nor bride. Verify the Franciscans are a
great people.
The action of James Watson webb,
Minister to Brazil, in demanding his pass
ports. because of some difference between
| himself and the Brazilian Secretary OF
War relative to the settlement OF the
American claim against that Government
for the ship Canada, was not dictated nor
authorized bv the State Department. In
| this whole matter Mr.. Webb has acted
| solely on his own responsibility and with
out consulting the Secretary OF State. tol
some time past the erratic conduct of Mr.,
Webb towards the officials of Brazil, per
sonallv and officially, has neutraliZed his
influence as a plenipOtentiary. Had he
been sustained by the State Department
he would long ago have involved our Gov
eminent in hOstilities with Brazil, anC
that in cases wholly trivial and INSULT
cient.
An accident occurred on the Erit
Railroad on Sunday, by the breaking
through of the ~drawbridge over the Pas
sale river. Fortunately the train tina
went over was made up of empty cars, 81
that the loss will be comparatively tri
fling. Eve witnesses describe the acct
dent as truly grand and terrific. Specta
tors were in doubt as to whether any per
sons were on the cars at the Esoment. TIL,
cars chased each other over the precipic'
with a sliding, bounding, jumping motion
that reminded one of a flock of SHEEP
jumping in a crowd from a height. Thir
teen cars disappeared, but the pile wa:
large enough to support thirteen NOR
above, which were accordingly saved
The engineer. Ryan, was driving at the
rate of sixteen miles an hour in the en-
deavor to get mp steam, so that when h
reversed there was not steam enough t
check the onward progress Of the train
The bridge was not opened TO It's full
swing. so that the inner side was broker
down by the falling cars, some of which
also broke down the draw on the eastward
track.