Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-13

curtain.
Washington kilograms announce that
Senator Dick Yates is recovering from an
illness, The Chicago Times says: EX-
| cepting the French Emperor, there is no
man in existence that does more getting
well than Dick Yates.
During the past year the people OF
! South Carolina paid into the Internal
Revenue Department more than two and
a half million dollars, besides a million
dollars State taxes, while their debt has
been greatly reduced.
Mr.. George Holland, the veteran actor,
now in his seyenty-ninth year, is to have
a complimentary benefit in New York, in
which it is expected Jefferson, Walleek,
the Florences, Lolita, Edwin Booth, Gill
bert and Fisher will appear.
The old revenue cutter Harriet Lane,
well known for her exploits during the
war Is now living at the Charleston
wharves. She is at present engaged in
more peaceful business, and has been re-
named the Elliott Richie.
Mrs. Coles, a half-sisterI Of Mrs. COlfsx,
las, indeed, her name impliesI is to be
appointed postal clerk in the regular mail
train (Of course no irregular males will
be allowed on board of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. William c. James, an old citizen
of Alexandria, La, died on the oath ult.
from the effect of a pistol-ball wound re-
eeived about ten days previous, accident
ally discharged from a navy revolver on
theperscn of one of his SONS.
Virginia. last year, sent 100, 900 tons of
her products to all parts of the country,
and her mines of iron, coal, lead, copper
and gypsum are now, with the aid OF
Northern capital and energy, being worked
more satisfactorily than ever before.
Cameron has lied about what he said be
told ex-President Davis when the latter
was leaving Washington. Mr.. Davis has
written to Washington denyingthat when
he withdrew from the Senate Cameron
told him that a negro would succeed
him.
The New York Telegraph says: "a gen.
tleman of the name of Cobb, residing on
Fourteenth street, is to be married in the
Brick Church early in May, to Miss Webb.
We have wood, tin, silver and gold we'd
dings, but this is the first cobweb we'd
ding on record"
Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott, the suthoress Of
the new work, Arnold Fashioned Girl"
has sailed for Europe in search of health
and recreation. She is accompanied by
her sister and a lady friend, the trio in
tending to make the European tour with
out male escort.
The Supreme Court of Mexico has de-
cided adversely on the claims of Messrs.
Norton and Whitcomb, who furnished
money TO General Santa Anna in 1866,
while be was in New York, and received
as security all the property of Santa
Anna in Mexico.
A colony of emigrants from Michigan
have purchased seven thousand acres Of
land a few miles south of Grand Junction,
Tenn, and have settled there, with a de-
termination to stay. Agriculture is their
calling. They propose to do their work
without the aid of negroes.
The colonization Of the negro in Liberia,
according to the report of the African
Colonization Society, is q failure. Instead
of reforming all the savage tribes in their
vicinity and converting them to Christi
anity and the ways OF peace, it is said the
darky ~colonists themselves are relapsing
into barbarism.
A Boston gentleman who could not
waltz offered a young lady one hundred
dollars if b would let him hug her as
much as the young man dad who just
waltZed with her. IL was a good offer, and
showed that money was no object to him;
but they put him out of the house so hard
that his eye was quite black.
At the dinner given by Mr.. Motley, the
American Minister in London, On the
18th ult., the following, among other brill
liant literary celebrities, were present:
Charles Dickens, Robert Browning,
George Grote, James Anthony Froude,
Mrs. Caroline Norton, Thomas Hughes
and Wilkie Collins.
The two Carolinas, Georgia and Florida
have twenty great railroads in progress
of construction, while Delaware, Mary
land, West Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
hama haua nlnnf forty Thaaa are Qddi-
tionai TO the roads already complete and
in operation in these States.
A Philadelphia paper publishes a
hitherto imprinted letter of General
Anthony Wayne, dated October, 1850, in
which he says Arnold's treason does not
surprise him, as be always knew he never
possessed personal courage or fortitude,
but was a coward naturally and never
went into danger except when drunk.
A few days ago a son of Mr.. John @.
Taylor met with a horrible death near
Bristol, Ga. He was riding on a mule
and carrying a pillow on his shoulder,
when the animal took fright, threw him
and ran away, dragging young Taylor,
had become ~entangled in the chains,
more than a mile over a rocky road. His
body was frigntfully mangled.
The COurier-JOUTndL says: 1.-THE Radi-
cal papers generally look askant at the
honors paid to General Lee in the far
South, where he is sojourning forthe ben
eft Of his health. No one need wonder
at this; but it is a little small. Lee is
highly considered everywhere, and has
done nothing to sacrifice the good opinion
Of any one. The bonOns are therefore
Of cO@rse. So indeed are the
petty spleen and awry glances of the Rad
Beautiful weather yesterday brought
the ladies out in strong force on Main
There was an enlivening and in
vigorating charm in the atmosphere that
to impart to all new life. One thing
was noticeable and remarked by many,
green and blue seemed to be the IA
vorite colors with the ladies in their
dresses, gloves, and ribbons on their
necks and hats. It will be admitted that
the choice suited many, and added TO
their attractions in a great degt \.
Another case Of spontaneous combus-
ton is reported by LUniOn MedicdLe, |
in an article from the pen OF DR.. Ber-
tholle. The subject OF it was a woman
thirty-seven years old, who was addicted
to alcoholic drinks. She wa found IN
her room with the viscera and some of
the limbs consumed, the hair and clothes
haviIM ESCAPED. The very minute des-
cription Of the state In which the de-
ceased was found shows that ignition
could not have been communicated from
without.
The West Baton Rouge Da.) Sugar
Planter says: "'More labor, more hefpp
is the cry we hear from all quarters. Our
planters are ia want of hands to 20 on
successfully with the years cropping, but
wanting don't supply the deficiency. As
as one dollar and a half a day is now
paid by some planters, and not enough
can be had at that price. What planters
can expect to make at such prices for labor
Is beyond our knowledge. Certain it is
mat sugar, remunerative as its produc-
tion is. cannot afford 10 pay such wages
and run the chances of cropping"
Last year (lS69) the crop estimates, of
the staples that form the great sources of
in the South and take the place of
Zold in settling the foreign balances, al
against the United States, showed
As follows: The cotton crop, 2,100,000 com
nercial bales or fully 5000, 900 bales OF 400
pounds each, equivalent to $500 100000.
The tobacco crop, almost wholly south
,rn. amounted TO 225, 900, 900 pounds,
which, at 1873 cents per pound, equals
81, I25, 0c0. The rice product Georgia
and the C~arolinas) for last year was IS, 900
ierces, against 81, 900 OF the previous year,
the sugar crop $4,000 or 5000 hogs
leads, against s7,6s7 in the year 1867.