Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-16
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.


A correspondent Of the Christian
Register, writing from Berlin, says
that he learned, while in England,
that Prince Albert was an admirer OF
the writings Of Theodore Parker, and
sent for them at the time when Mr..
Parker was most unpopular in BOs.
ton. The present Crown Princess of
Prussia, who used to read them to her
father, also admired them, and to their
influence Queen Victoria, and the
heir to the throne Of Prussia, owed ia
a great degree their liberal tendencies
in. religion.
The Magnolia tape mills, at Cohoes,
N. Y, manuiacture tape and webbing
in great variety, employing twenty
five hands and turning out 00,OO0
yards per week, consisting Of uph0l-
sterers, and boot webbing, carpet bind
ings, tapes, etc. They are now en-
larging their works, and will more
than double their present capacity by
the first Of November. This company
has been established about one year.
A robust young girl, wounded on
the plain of st. Denis, outside Paris,
was recently brought into the hospital
Dubois. AmputatiOn was judged ne
cessary. "My poor child" said the
surgeon, "yOu see what the hankering
after a few francs has brought you to-"
"a few francs, answered the patient,
"I'd freely consent to part with an
other limb on the same terms"
Pressed to explain, the girl admitted
that she had been in the habit of tax
ing copies Of the SiCeSs and the France
regularly to the Prussian Outposts, for
which she got three red NapOleOns
down in ready coin.
The Appleton (Michigan) Times
says that the Appleton Iron Com
pany has purchased fifty acre site
within the city limits, upon which
they will commence Immediately the
erection of twelve kilns. They have
six already completed in the town of
Freedom. The eighteen fOrty-eord
kilns are expected to char 10, ,O0U cords
Of wood annually into 500, 900 bushels
of coal annually, which Will be about
the amount OF Iuel required TO keep
the furnace in operation.
John II. Surratt mentioned, in his
lecture in Baltimore, an incident
which occurred while he was serving
in the Papal army. He said that, as
he and a party OF his comrades were
sitting together, it was proposed that
each should tell how he came to be
there. When his turn came he evaded
the truth by saying that love of ad-
had brought him. But a
Frenchman said, 81 know what
brought you here; you are Booth; |
you killed President Lincoln, and you |
came here to hide" The Frenchman /
knew nothing about Surratt or his |
history, and his remark was the |
of a mysterious impulse |
that he could not explain.
The Dumbers'of UnWounded French |
prisoners in Germany up to the fail of |
rhiOnvile amounted to 10,067 officers
and 3O3, ,S42 men. Prussia, including |
he Federal fortress of Mayence, !
las 3,6ll officers and 217, sos men in |
and 4,0I5 officers and 49, |
i57 men in open towns. This in
dudes the fortress of Mayence, which /
las 4l6 officers and a, ,S29 men. There
ire 1,2O7 officers and q, ,224 men in
he other States of the North German
3und, 1000 officers and 10, 800 men in
205 officers and 20, 40
nen in Bavaria, and s, POP men in the
,Outh German fortress of Rastadt.
these returns are exclusive of Is, ,253
ticers who are residing in France or
eutral States on parole.