Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-13
THE NEWS.

tne privileges they enJOyeu before me
passage of the anti-franking law.
A bills before the House Of Repre-
sentatives authorizing the payment OF
the same wages to female as to male
employees of the Government. IL Is
right and just that such law should
prevail.
One bv one the contested seat cases
in the National House of Represanla-
fives are being decided in favor Of the
Radical claimants. No matter what
may be the evidence submitted, the
result is the same.
The decision Of the Supreme Court
OF Alabama, TO the effect that mar
r.agps soIemniZed within the State dur
ing the war are null and void, is said
to have caused "A rapid reconstruction
OF many households.
The Washington Chronicle mot
very reliable authority says: We
have reliable authority for saying that
neither Governor Bullock nor General
Terry are candidates for the United
States Senate from Georgia.
The Hartford Times declares that
when Senator Sumner c0mplimented
Mrs Senator Revels upon the good
fortune Of her husband, thst delighted
lady rpplied: "Tank you, sab, dough
de Lord aflick you wild A white skin,
he gib you heart as black as any
bOdy'sw
A royal decree has been published
extending the prorogatiOn Of the Ital-
ian Parliament to the 7th Of March,
in order 70 give the Ministry time TO
prepare q detailed financial statement
and TO deliberate measures for the
~toration Of the finances Of the King
dom.
Jndra Mckenzie, of Canada, who
vxes e5,,,l, ~ed by our Government TO
defend certain, Fenian prisoners tried
a. Toronfo i IN Washington endeay-
oring to put throu q; Z calm am oi s1g,oog
for his services. t1t - ITye- t1i5--N.zi "a
5000 already, and hopes % ''s @liO" e''
the balance.
The Augusta (Ga.) C9Rstitlt tcoJ.7i IS.
SAWS that since Terry's Ready kI-Iiei
Machine at Atlanta has passed tn5'
XVIII Amendment, Georgia Is now
spoken OF in Radical quarters as a
radiantly loyal State. 4 few weeks
ago she was represented as an inhdel
territory and field OF blood. Ierry's
discretion works wonders.
A bill has passed the National
House Of Representatives giving an
additional bounty Of one hundred dol
lars 10 each volunteer in the late war.
The measure viii he a popular one
among the soldiers, and the watch
dogs Of the Treasury" " do not appear
u have barked ever so lightly, when
the bill was introduced.
During the recent terrible panic
created in the Catholic Church of S.
Joseph's, Liverpool, by the cry Of
"dre' by some Needless person, ina if
teen minutes from the time the cry Of
fire was raised until the arrival OF the
Fathers, The mischief had been done,
and al least fifteen people had been
sIffocated or trOdden 10 death by the
terrOr-stricken crowd.
The win Of the late John II. Hin.
Esq, of Nashville, bequaaths S1O,O0j
Of his large eSJatetO the First Pre-by-
terian Church of that city. II Is in
tended 10 be a perpetual endowment
Ayud. The interest on SO, go i to 20
t0N8ri educating ministers of that
con legation. and on the other SIO,0JG
toward the support Of the INDECENT Of
the chJFek.
Thomas LOckver, the greatest wick
Et-6eepar OF the present age, died at
the sheldon Arms at Croydon,
Surrey. England, ou the 29-h of De-
cenlbar. 1863, in the 42d year of bis
age. This great Crieketer was known
not Ouly ia England, but in America
and Australia. where his eXtraOrdina-
Fy abilities a q 2-icket-keeper aud IN
falling good hUmOr were heartily ap-
Yrec ated.
qhn Queen, saws the London Ian
eef. has been suffering repeatedly dur
ing the past few months from neu-
raigia. affecting different parts of the
body. and severe enough to seriously
interfere with rest. Her Majesty has
Just recovered frOH a recurrence OF
the neuralgia, attacking the face Sc
vereiv. rne attacks have been at
tributable 10 disturbance Of the ner-
V0us system, due 10 exposure, worry
or excitement.
The Washington correspondent Of
the- Baltimore GOzets SAYS: The car
yet baggers al the south have gene
rallV agreed 70 recommend Drake for
the -e-at on the Supreme Bench, made
yasant 10y the death Of Judge Wayne.
lie JcsU not be ODpOjated. This / get
from q direct and trustworthy source.
The recommendation Of no Senator
who voted against HOar's confrma-
1i0n viii be 80 much As considered.
The AEOT8eg General himself 3CiU
-}estgRl.s Ire 5selc Judge.
For several weeks past negotiations
have been pending between the Bank
ers' and Brokers Telegraph Company
and their employee, with a view 10
transferring 70 the latter. The HegO-
tiations are almost completed, and the
contract is ready for signature. The
delay is caused by the men them
selves, WhO are awaiting the issue OF
a new pfess contract shortly expected
10 be made. Possibly, however, this
work viii 60 20 the National Tine,
which Is being rapidly constructed.
The CincinBats Gazette thinks that
/" Down East aud Out West" aIe
very uncertain localities, since the
statement by McIntiTe, the agent OF
the Treasury Department In Alaska,
that the mouth Of the Columbia river
Is about the center Of the United
States. east and west, and that it IS nO
farther from Portland, Maine, 20 Port
land, Oregon, than from Astoria, in
the latter state, 10 Alton, the most
westerly Of the Aleutian group OF
Islands, which are part Of our Alas
kan purchase.
At the close Of a recent audience Of
.somN length and OF the deepest inter-
,esf the Bishop OF ClOyne expressed
on earness hope that the life Of his
HoIiness w0l.d d be long spared 70 the
Church of Gods 20 which the Pope
REPLIED: "Ab, Iny dear Bishop. am
now an old man--a very ola man
and the burden Of the Church l5
heavy" Ihis was said with a tone
Of deep emotion. The manner OF the
HOLY Father-especialy when refer
riup 10 lreland-Was grave and earn
lesf: but on more than one occasion 1t
Wa marked by that cheerful and JOY
Ous spirit which is one OI his chel
characteristics.
The following are the railroads in
contemplation, or in course OF con-
struc;ion in Virginia; The Chesapeake
and Ohio, LynchbUrg and Clifton
Forge, Lvnchburg and Danviile, Rich
1nOud ald Lynchburg, Fredericksburg
and GOrGeu9viiie, Fredericksburg and
Alexandria, Winchester ana Stra7--