Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-05

answers as these were given: Climate,
animals. people: very hot; hunting, min
ing; and wild cattle; earthquakes; resem-
bles g leg of mutton referring to the out
line of the continent;) warm climate q
Partners. !.
Question: Meme four principal cities of
Great Britain. They were named Dublin,
Cork. Tipperrary, Wales, Belfast, Ottawa.
PHYSICAL characteristics n peculiar
animals of Africa. They were given: very
hot, warm climaee, Negroesl PYRAMIDS OF
Egypt, wolves and bears.
The results Indicate too much text book
and too little indicious teaching:
One pupil submitted a historical paper
written In 8 very nne hand, but which
records the following: California was
settled about 1877 or 1880 IN Lower Cali
fornia by q number of people who, hear
ing there was gold there, fastened, ETC."
"The leading event of Lincoln's admins
ration was his assassination, which took
pace 18th Of February, 1867
"Washington commanded the army OF
she Potomsc."
"By the Alabama claims Is meant q
body of men wishing to lay claims to Ala
hama and to make certain laws which
the people of Alabama would not agree 70
sad which is called the Alabama claims
''Since the civil war the constitutions bsve
been amended to the following effects:
The adjustment Of negro slavery and the
stamping Of imported goods T" "Ssratogs
is = territory OF Lower California, acquired
by it.D Mcclellan was the most distin-
guished American naval coumsnder-
Buchanan (slso) and Sir Thomas Gates"
New Orleans is noted for negro slavery;
Virginia was settled by the rebellion tcor
rect in a measureN Rhode Island by Qusk-
ers, New York by Puritsns, Maryland by
foreigners, Louisiana by whites, Florida
by natives. During the revolution peo-
pie were starving, hanged and perseout-
ed; now we are free; no more negro slave
nv. and the lands they claimed are set
tied.
To the question: What WA the Alabs-
ma. and what is meant by the Alabama
claims 2 pupils gave such answers SIS the
following: 1t was a war vessel sunk by
the Monitor. 1t is a claim opposing the
tariff act, Claims the Alabama wanted.
A vessel which belonged to the United
States, but which England claimed. L
don't know the relation between the ram
and the claims. A ship fitted out by Eng
land to 90 against the rebels. Alabama
a land belonging to b cenfoderates.
She was the first iron-clad, and run the
blockade of Charleston. The A1soa-
ms claims were established by the Brit
ish to cut of Accommodation of the
Americans. The Alabama was an Eng
lish vessel, which would stop any Ameri-
can vessel and take of men OF British
birth. The two countries had a wal about
1t, known as the wal of 1872" Another
declares that all the productions of the
confederate states are given to the govern
ment. Another that the Fifteenth amend
allows women to vote. Another
SAYS California was settled by Sam Bran
nan with a party Of Russians. Another
that Napoleon landed st st. Augustine,
and that California was settled Ghere.
New Orleans noted for a battle fought
during the Mexican wsr. Jefferson
was g great general. Alex. Hamilton was
sent to quel1 the Algerines, and was q ma
commander. Another states that in
the times of the revolution, "houses were
built Of the adobe style, and there WIS
confusion on account Of the surren-
der of CornWallis.n