Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-27
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the Radicals point at him as danger
ous."
Since the Bret Harte excitement
has somewhat subsidized, San francisco
has born a calf with three nOstrIls.
Theodore Tilton drank a glass Of
ale the other day to the toast OF,
''Here's to Socrates and the heather
gods"
Mark Twain didn't do anything for
the March number of the GALAXY,
upon account of the serious illness Of
his wife.
John Russell Young has left the
Standard to takea trip TO Europe. His
object is to do some kind Of dirty work
for the Administration
General Grant is going to California
when Congress adjOurns, and it is
hoped he will be so delighted with
the country that he will remain there.
They may say all they please about
jim Fisk, we never snail believe he
is crazy unless he does actually start
a daily paper, as some Of his enemies
charge he is about to do.
The son Of Johu Y. Mason, of Vir-
ginia, was a sub lieutenant in the I'm
berIaI army of France. In series of
recent battles he was wounded four
times, and is now a captain.
A new cannon, called the "Annihi-
lstOr," has been rubmitted to the Vic
tOrian (AUstralia) Government, which
will enable one man to keep up a fire
equal to that Of a whole army.
A rich old citizen Of Cologne, who
died there during last month, ordered
in mis- will that he should be buried in
his fur coat, being probably afraid
that he should catch cold in his grave.
Mercadante's place, at the head of
the Naples COnservatOriO will, it is
believed, be occupied by Verdi; fail
ing his acceptance Of the post, Petr6-
liza, a Well-knOWn composer, is spoken
OF.
From Athens It is stated that q bill
| has been submitted to the Chamber
Of fDeputies granting 10000 sterling
to Mrs. Lloyd, whose husband was
murdered by brigands at Marathon
last year.
Bishop ClarksOn, 0f Nebraska, re-
ports that Of the 5000 Indians in the
/ bounds Of his diocese 5000 attend re-
/ ligious services. He thinks the effort
for their civilization has been a grand
/ success.
The attention of the police is re-
/ specduHy called to that part Of Olive
/ LOgaE's lecture where she says that
"HOmen OErry a concealed weapon
which can, if properly used, sway the
/ dGstinies of mankind"
No guns were fired in Berlin in eel
ebrati0u of the fall of Paris. 1t is said
| that this was by the express order OI
/ the Emperor William, who forwarded
| a telegram directing that the salute
should be deferred TIL the conclusion
Of peace.
There was lately buried at Fraser.
burgh, Scotland, man Of over sixty
| who, during the last twenty or thirty
years OF his life, displayed a prOcliv.
ity for Witnessing COffin-building and
funerals that amounted almost to g
mania.
The other day while the Legislative
committee were walking through thC
/ wards of the LunatiC Hospital o
Rhode Island, one Of the female pa
tients, after looking curiOusly at the
! group, said, " We'll, l declared if there
amt the animals from NOah's ark
A woOdman recently feIIed a tree il
| Owen county, Indiana, and in an
| opening of ffty-five feet from the bas'
was found a skeleton of bear, much
! deCayed. The appearance of tbs
Is skeleton and the surroundings indi
! cate that it must have been there 70,
! nearly a century.
It is said that Mr.. Corcoran, tn
wealthy paWnbrOker of Washington
will succeed to the GOvernOrshIp o
the new Territory of the District o
! Columbia; and that Mayor Emory o
/ Washington stands a good chance o
being at least a delegate, if he doe,
| not successfully dispute the throne
with his wealthier competitor.
! The New York World classifes ex
| plosive compounds in the order o
| their comparative danger, as follows
/ Kerosene, nitrO-glyceriue, dynamite
| Cincinnati whisky, gunpOwder, anC
last, dOughnut5. In explanation i
says: "The blasting powder Of the las
named mixture is not generally
| known; but a gentleman somewhere
! out West has lately been blown up anC
seriously injured by the bursting Of {
dOughnut."
! According to Mr.. Andrew Pritch
ard, when a piece of new muslin Ii
torn IN the dark, line of light is Oh
| servable along the torn edges. 1t is
/ not known whether this arises from
! electricity or phOsphOrescence; but il
seems to depend upon the dressing o
the cloth, since, after being washed,
the phenomenon does not manifes
itself A piece of stout, twiiled new
cotton is said to furnish the best sub
jeCt Of experiment.
The great dry goods prince Of New
York, A. 7. Stewart, has, we see il
our New y YOrk exchanges, presented
to the suffering poor Of France 50Ot
| barrels of fiOur-the market value o
which was about $3j, 600. HI
chartered a vessel to carry the same
to Havre, which will probably ado
| $1,000 more TO the cost. 1t is q glorious
| privilege to possess wealth, and fal
! greater than the luXuries it enables it
owner to purchase for himself IS th'
/ intense satisfaction it must give t,
/ relieve the wants of others.
TIE work Of the kingdom Of Goo
on earth needs spiritual energy. W.
come to this work too often feeliDg
that giving to it our alternative time
! is enough. We give to God what il
left after supplying our lower wants
We give to God our weary hours. We
| give to God our UnOcCupied hours
/ When joy has taken what it needs
and social life has taken whatit needs
and business has taken what it needs
then what is left-the barreuness o.
life, as IL were-we give to moral in
/ duence and to the cause Of God. How
| few there are who put their cOncen
trated life into the work of God, anC
bring everything they have-body anC
| sOul-to bear on the promotion o.