Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-10

has DHt-tu uldEEttGf duu AAE oslA AitN
mysterious widow lady who nurSed
hitu at Bellevue Hospital, are living
quite happy and cnntented IN irving
Place. Tne time Tor the lrlal OF Biu-
die has not vet been fixed, bat when
i dut,s come CT il Is stated that it viii
be OF very interesting nature.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Greeneyille Aeig Era writes, Feb
ruaTv Ist, that a majority OF the Com
mittee on Elections OF the United
States House OF Representatives have
reported in favor OF the admission OF
GSQeral John B. Rodgers as a Repre-.
sentative from the Slate OF Mississippi
al large, Sud that "as things now
stand, his chSuces are two l0r 70 one
against his admission.
4 dispatch from New York yester-
dsv sey-: 1.-The Board of Police Com
rnissjouers propose to make an inves-
rigatiOn into the circumstances attend
inr the publicatiOn Of the asSasslna-
ton canard which appeared in several
of the evening papers on Saturday,
so far as the police are concerned-
With this end in view, Superintend-
ent Kennedy has obtained from the
reporters who gave il out for publlca-
fion q full statement, in writing, OF
the manner in which they obtained
It,"
A special dispatch to the Chicago
Tribune, OF yesterday, gives the par
4ieulars Of the recent alleged arrest Of
Reali. Of Red River, which was done
by Canadian lOyalists, under the in
fuence OF the Canadian Government.
FORT Garry was gerrisOned by small
guard st the time, bat his adherents,
coming in squads, it was determined
10 release him. a council was called,
consisting Of twenty English ana
twenty French h2lf-breeds, tut moth
ing definite is known Of its action.
A dispatch received from Washing
ton yesterday, says: THE Committee
on FIeeiiO of the House to-day, by
one naioyiiy. agreed to report bill
providing that ail cases OF contested
elections shall be tyied separately, by
a Jury drawn from me8lpsrs ct the
6Ouse-each party having the figns
to challenge until twelve are chosen.
The committee viii next take up the
Louisiana . case of Lushman against
RYAN, from the Fourth District-bOth
sides Of argument having been fled
to-day.
In q severe but well deserved and |
wholesome criticism OF Ouida's new
book. che New York EUs9ilg Nail
SAYS: 'The worst thing that can hap !!
pen to a man is that he lose his faith. 4
When one comes 10 believe that vice |
pavs-as il does nOt-in the long run /
as well as in the short, and that wrong
Is better than right-as it is not-he is
well-nigh lost. heunpardOnabie sin
Is at his doors. When q woman comes
to believe this, it is worse; for, once
fallen, it is q thOusaudfOld more dihi-
guilt 1OT her to repent"
A spccial committee. consisting of
Rev. DIS. Qsburne, Foster, Miiey,
King and I0nse, Of the New York
Conference of the Methodist EplscO-
usl Church, met on Monday morning
Tor the purpose OF preparing a report
In reference 70 the proposed move
1nent TO admit women 10 the minis
try. which will be brought prOml-
nently before the Conference at It's
session 10 be held in April next. The
preliminary points Of the report were
agreed upon, and the document Will
be put in shape il the course Of lew
days.
TIE horrible cruelties practiced on
board the ship James Foster, wear
AGO. have found imitation. Eight
sailors belonging 10 The crew Of the
shin Neptune, which arrived at New
York from Liverpool on last Saturday,
have preferred charg,5 against the
Captain and second mate for the per
Eeirsfion OF the most atrOcious out
RACES upon them. Their statements
read like a page out OF the history Of
the Black Hole, Calcutta. The com
T,lainanfs are natives OF dltferent ma
lions, two Of them Americans. There
is no evidence exhibited OF malice or
eollusiOn on their part.
planters are about 70 ''pitch their
,srors and the Augusta Chronicle and
eeasi5,sJ ives on those in Georgia the
D~oDrietv-9na,,-- - the necessity OF plant
mo an annie breadth in corn. This
advice will apply eq,.ally to West
Tennessee. The present sliQ prospec-
tive price Of corn should aomGni-h
planter, SAYS the CtrOntc5s and SGT
1iael. that, however large crop OF
cotton they may make, their net
prOfts will be small If they have TO
purchase any considerable portion OF
,,Neir corn. Planting largely OF cotton
Ill tend 70 reduce the price OF that
a-ticle, and thereby lessen their ability
a. rrTc6,sse provisions. Every one
e6orid nlaist corn enough TO insure Il
mn supply tbs coming year.
The Arcbduch ess Elizabeth, OF Aus
tria. who, according TO the cable, mas
fed to America, having enloarkea = ~
Hamburg, is not the sister o. tle ELI
nerOr Francis Joseph l, but Is, al
though six months younger, Ihe cousin
- ~ father. The Agctduchess Eiiz-
0Isfsth Frances Mary, the lady sup
r,osed 10 be alluded 10, Is tie daughter
by third marriage, OF the A9ShdhAe
I0sanb Antony John PalRtine, OF
Hnpgarv. and granddaughter OF tifs
Fmperor Leopold IL. She was born
Januarv II. 1881, and was first mar
ried October 4. IS47, TO the Aruehduke
Ferdinand Charles Victor, Of MOdena,
and second was married April Is, 1888,
10 her cousin Archduke Charles terdl-
nand. By the latter marriage, she
has four children, three sons and
daughter. The Archduchess Eliza
beth is reported TO live unhappily
With her husband, and also 70 be IN
disgrace at Court, having been lor-
hidden, il is asserted, to appear at the
imperial levees.
.rf,,-ter Curtin has made report
-al- S.a-eta,,- Fish in reply to the re-
tIast 20 oge1S IF the President that he would
po7;re uT9i; into the condition Of the Jews
r. Rnssia. The repolt states that
great amelioratiOns have recetitly been
nsde in regard TO the Jews, and that
many privileges have been granted
them. such as gratuitous concessions
~ lands TO agriculturists, subsidies
~ expenses OF colonization and set
tIement. and exemption from taxa
"a and military duty for certain
tiOt Tbev are also entitled TO domi-
term, is,n in any part OF the empire,
eiis'Is2Sn - -. .>sssiag the requisite qualln-
ana y +. PSo ere q, limited TO exercise pup
cations illlstscns an - 70 enter the medical ser,
llc iunst.of1 nS Ibe army, end in some cases
vice United =, into ths class Of .n9sS- -
aTe asstirens.D asD Nsw Iaeesures are o,rI O'9l
ss eas Sdl;scussed Ear thsSr aqEan.Sss, 1nS hS,
ing gaasber oasfe Russia has shown oy me- nj
aleoss,s aseasnt OF them that ssese mas ,s,oL W.
trea.al5 tla5 her right to foremost r'osA.soI ~
emnns e-anus ths snLgatsnsd and AD~S
nations.