Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-24

James Belknap, Supervising In
| spectOe5 General of Steamboats,, and
| the Secretaries OF War, State and
Navy, met at the War Department
| Saturday, and agreed on the plan pre-
| pared by the supervising architect for
the erection Of the new State Depart
ment.
The annual meeting Of the WO-
mems Missionary Society of the re-
! united Presbyterian Church was held
last night. Connected with the mis-
| siOns are three central organizations
| one in New York, one in Philadel-
| phia, and one in Chicago. The Phil
| adelphia society had realized $6870 35
/ during the year; had forty auXilleey
| societies, twenty-five missionary
boards and thirteen missionaries. The
Chicago society had fifty auxiliary So
! cieties and seven missionaries, and
realized 5000.
A new work is promised for the fall
/ season, the title of which is puzzling
! enough, 1t is IAN Autobiography OF
Satan," by the Rev. DR.. Beard, Of
Manchester. If it be really an auto
/ biography, then the Rev. DR.. Beard
must be Satan; if it be not an autobi-
ography, then the title is simply q
misnOmer, perhaps Intentionally
made so as appropriate to the life of
! the Father of Lies" In any event
memmoir of the devil by a doctor
OF divinity, from the personal point of
view, is a singular illustration of
" Put Yourself in His Place"
The Indians were again at the In
terror Department yesterday. The
| chiefs related substantially the same
| stories as were told yesterday. Little
! Raven presented the Commissioner
| with pipe and finely worked buf
| ialo robe, which he drew from his
own shoulders aud threw around the
Commissioner. Several Indians were
| to-day dressed in their Indian cos
tunes and had their faces painted
as Indian etiquette required it. AS
they proposed visiting the President,
after a short council they were taken
to the Executive Mansion.
In the Presbyterian Assembly yes.
| terday at Chicago, the Finance Com
mittee reported receipts for the year
ending April l, 1871, at $46,7 ,778 50;
expenditures, $40, ,352 SO; balance,
S642I IS. Estimated expenses for
the coming year, for salaries and
printing minutes, $4,000. The Com
mittee on Public ton reported the
number of volumes and tracts In diff
ferent languages issued during the
year, and the whole circulation Of the
Semi-MOnthly School ViSiOr for the
year, 1,S00,O00 copies. The bookstore
sales amounted to S29, ,83l q. Num-
Der Of volumes sold by cOlpOrteurs,
IS, ,479; given away, $685.; besides
SIC, ,623 pages Of tracts. The entire re-
ceipts into the treasury for the year,
Sl82 I39 81; aggregate expenditures,
SlS6,07O So; balance on hand at the
end of the year, S1l, 1852 80. Number
Of contributing churches reported last
year, 1918; this year, 1921.
In Mexican Buchanan's perform
ance in Lexington, Kentucky, re-
Gently the orchestra was composed of
an addle-headed veteran and wheeZy
pinaO. Just at the time when the
murder Of Duncan" was being medi-
tated the piano struck up yankee
Doodle" The curtain rose, and
'BauquO" stepped to the fOotlights.
Still the piano played Yankee Doc
de-" "BanquO" said, "StOp." The
veteran at the piano was making 50
much noise himself that he didn't
hear "BanquO." Then "BanquO"
laughed, and the audience laughed
and cheered uproariously. The vet
eran, thinking that the cheers were
for him, played with still more vim,
yankee Doodle come to town"
''Banquo" walked up to the piano and
said ''StOpw and repeated il sew
eral times, but without effect until he
fairly screamed, "StOp the music, the
curtain is up!" and he gave the piano
a kick. Then the truth crept into the
old gentleman's head. and ne left his
seat amid cheers and laughter, while
"BanquO" stood waiting 70 put in his
speech, which he did in approved
style, barring slight grin at the alb
surdity OF the situation.