Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-07
TELEeRAPBic PERSONAL.

TIE MARQUIS or BUTH is to be mar
ried on the 18th Of next month.
HOLDEN, OF North Osrolins, declines
the position of minister to Peru.
Amt ALEXIS Just having funf The
Hsbsneros took him out to see . bull
fight yesterday.
JOHN ". 7. ALLHY, q Richmond CViTs
Rinis) tsx-collector, and about six thou
sand dollars, are reported missing.
MRS. n. B. sToWE, who was severely
injured 9 few days since by fall at her
home In Florida, has entirely recovered.
REV. FRANCIS L. PATTON, of Chicago,
hiss assumed the chair Of didsctic and po-
lenic thsoloZy in the Northwestern The
ological Seminary.
Raw. DR. ELLIOTT, Of the Northwestern
Theological Seminary, at Chicago, recent
" sustained serious injuries 70 his leg In
jumping across = gutter.
WAUeH (whether Before or After the
telegraph fails to inform usl was arrested
in St. Louis yesterday as an accessory to
the Cass county bond robbery.
ALEXANDER MosELKY, editor of the
Richmond Wing, and his eoTPrsre James
G. Southon, Of the Enquirer, were arrest
cd by the police Of Richmond yesterday,
to prevent 9 dusl.
Two .PAKIs KDTTORs-M. Sarton, of the
O0Tsiea, and n. Roguet, of the PsVS-
fought q duel yesterday, the result of
which was that the lsst-nAmed GENTLE
man was twice wounded.
ROBERT B. HIssINs, connected with
the Csss county, Missouri, bond affair,
who shot himself at Kansas City on Tues
dsy, wrote 3 letter TO his wife, saying
that be committed the act to save him
self from disgrace, and enclosed to her
5000, supposed to be the proceeds Of
bonds sold before his arrest.
GENERAL BKEJAMIN o. Howard, one
OF the most esteemed and influential
citizens Of Maryland, died In Baltimore
yesterday morning. He commanded the
Mechanic Volunteers at the battle Of
North Point, in 1874. and was q member
OF congress for several sessions, and chair
man of the committee on foreign affairs.
W. r. RoBERrs, an actor, belonging to
Nashville company playing st Bowling
Green, Kentucky, MOndsy night at
tempted to commit suicide with 3 small
penknlfs, inflIcting thirty-six stsbs In his
left breast and stomach. There are no
hopes Of his recovery. The cause assigned
is desperation at the loss OF his voice snd
consequent inability 10 rise in his profess
sion.
h. J. LoTsoHAw AND J. ORoFToN-the
frst 9 member Of the Missouri legislature
and the latter ssrgeant-st-arms Of the
same body-had bout at fisticuff5 on the
floor Of the house Of representatives on
Tuesday evening. but were separated BE-
fore any damage was done. The affair
grew out Of 3 motion by Lotschsw to
postpone further action In = matter In
which Crofton was interested.
HONEST jos BRooKs, as he has been
called, is playing the mischief with the
Republican party In Arkansas. At
speech delivered in Little Rock on Mon
day night, he declared that he was above
party considerations, that he would not
vote 1or or support any man nominated at
any convention In which the sdherents Of
the State [Olsyton and HAdleyl admins
trStion took part. He expressed himself
As preferring to see the State government
in the hands Of the Democrats than to q
continuance in power Of the present
party. He did not refer to Grant or the
national administration, but spoke in
high terms Of Hon. Frank Blair. His
speech created great concern In both
wings OF the Radical party, and is consid-
cred as q virtual Withdrawal from the
party by his former political friends.