Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-03

IDENTIFY 8 man of learning, taste, of prse-
ticed bonhOmngie, and OF 8 high order of
natural endowments. He loves to talk,
and talks well. His English is more ac-
curste than copious, but unlike many
Americans he uses good English. Before
he became great he q have been 3 jolly
old salt. But he Is now q philosopher and
statesman withsl, and watches keenly
every incident indicative of American
character, a how eagerly be gathers
facts affecting the fortunes and resour g
of this countryt He spoke with evident
satisfaction OF the magnificent empire of
his master, Of its rapid ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
of its vast extent, and compared its wide
domains with those of the American
Union. He Is q loyal Russian, and one
naturally Ike a foreigner who adheres
steadfassly to his native country.
The Russian members of ths Princess
suits are all short, oompaetly-built men.
The s0miral and councillor have, Ike
their attendants, short legs and bodies.
and are certainly not Of kin to his
I" highness," the Duke. They hEve very
large and w~ell-developed heads, and the
| old sailor and the statesman of the party
remind one of schoOlbook pictures of
| Diogenes and Socrates with their bodies
shortened. They can write a book of
| America as soundlY philosophical as that
wonderful French work of De Tooqus-
vile, and will soon become, because of
this royal excursion, thoroughly famil-
lar with the history, government, people
and geography of the United States.
The party consists Of the Grand Duke
Alexis, Admiral Possiet, His Excsllsncy,
Counselor Maohin, Count Olsonhsh, Mr..
Bodiseo, DR.. Oondin and Lieutenant Tu-
deor. To these are added, General Gustav,
United States army, Colonel Mcneil of
the British army and Mr.. Frank Thomp-
son, In charge of the trains.
INCIDENTS.
Yesterday, at Bartlett, a negro blacker
than any thunderstorm of any hrst-elsss
novel, just ss the Dukes train became
visible ran down the road lesping, and
stopping and looking back, his eyes pro-
truding, and then he would leap forward,
and then bis loOsely-swinging 1sbby lips
would fall apart and the mEgiozl words
tumble Oht-"de JukeI de Jukel' There
Is g magnetism in royalty-is was felt by
everybody, and when That negro, lifting
one shoulder and then ths other, lesping
to the right and then to the left, while the
fierce winds blew the rags be wore in all
directions and the snow ashamed of white
ness melted as it touched his ebon face
that ignorant negro felt the magnetic
forcs of royalty in his bones, and as he
went bowling sWsy everybody was cleo
trihed, and the last seen Of Bartlett was
the loyal, roaring, bounding negro, shout
ing as he went, "de Jukel de Jukel"
John Palmer is ths hsppiest man in
Memphis this morning Bsing porter at
the "Hole in the Wall" and having
friends at the hotel, he went over there
about dinner.time to see what ne could
see. 6e ws5 partially successful. He re-
turned jubilant, and as he dived under
the counter he exclaimed in ecstacy.
"Golly, I see de gram luke, you beti'
The Negroes eyes we're jumping out of his
head with delight. he then proceeded to
1 nuTold tha tGla nj HE hauuinnaa. 90 Ef 7
could only fold q o. his napkins, I'd
give him the fanciest napkins he ever got
in his life. Golly, I see ds gram luke
once; let me diel I'd give ten dollars to
be allowed to wait on him. Ell dsm Burn
siders' wusOnly black, he'd be de loveliest
man in de world"
The gentlemen who escorted the Prince
to the city yesterday were indebted TO
Chris. Steinkuhl for oblivion of SNOW
storms; to Davis, of the Memphis and st.
Louis pslsce-car for delightful reposs,
and to Mr.. Smith for the discovery of
a mule at Bartlett hat walked forever,
snd forever stood still. That mule will
figure in dispatches this morning, sent
last night to half The papers OF the West.
1t is the mule on an endless wheel, that
Saws wood at Bartlett.
NJ. J. Wsldron, who has been managing
trains on the Memphis and Ohio rosd
from time immemorisl was MASTER OF oer-
1 bulOAllb5 EH6bS1uAH IN kub ADtEla DeE8s
He was dignifisd bayOnd measure, and il
is said that he was putting on airs because
il was whispered about thst he Is TO be
transferred from the Memphis and Louis
vile to the Moscow and 81. Petersburg
road.
An old negro women, who had patiently
sat in a doorway on Main street until
nighttall, took her way home with the
grumbling remark that she didn't believe
oar was gwine to be any procession, no
how. White folks sllus foOlin' de Mig
gers desc dsysI"
REFLECTIONS.
The American people can we'll sfford TO
6v1noe sdeal OF curiosity when 3 scion of
European royalty appears. Here no one
can tell how soon he may become pos
sessed of limitless power. All alike srs
sovereigus. Since Grant wss lifted from
the puFlieus Of Car0ndelet 70 absolute do
miniOn in Amerios, princes and hsirs-ap-
parent are numh5riess, and sill are of
royal blood. The curiosity sYinCsd
by the multitude does not spring 80 much
from any disposition to worship grandeur
of birth, as to see the man to whom
Europe comedies presminencs. The
European differs from the American SOW
ereign. The Grand Duke surely demon
strated yesterday that he possessed
qualities that were not common to every
body-to Rll the soversigns who greeted
him. he never forgot his dignity, and
yet was the very representation Of susvity
OF manners, and was qnite as accessible as
ne Wss properly reserved, he acted as If
he felt thst the plsudits Of the multitude
were addressed rather to the powerful
government he represents than to him
self, and whatever may be his ideas Of
popular freedom, whether approved as he !
sees 10 in America, or preferred as re-
stricted in Europe, he certainly knows
/ cutie au nall hnuv - Ala,N HI, .--1-.e =.
our notions, as We 70 conform our oon-
duct to his supposed sense of propriety.
Rudenesa TO a stranger is impossible, |
even among ssvsges, and rudeness to one
representing a government, even IL that
government be intmiesl to ours, would |
disgrace worse than ssvsEes. When Polk
and Pierce, each, awoko one morning and /
found themselves famous, sad we're in
vested with imperial powers, they were
truly great becsuse worthy of honor and
powers thrust upon them, The Russisn
gentleman, as did the presidents named, /
sdepts.his Wordsisnd acts to the position
he occupies, and there Is no reason why
he should not be honorsd. Here great
ness Is thrust upon pSOple, in Russia IL is
born upon them, Why popular honors
should not be equally shared by the two
sorts Of victims Of fame il would be diff
6cult to determine. In both cases 1t Is an
accident, n since the people cannot zee /
clearly in what consists The difference In
worth between o Grant and q Car, IL ia
not strange that the multitude is equally
ready TO do honor TO each.
rHE GREAT RRPUBLIO,
the Toe gorgs at Belmont, will
probably have the honor Of conveying the
and his companions southwark. Sc
Captain Thorwegsn te~legrsphed the APP
PEAL bast night as follows:
BELMONT, missouri, February Q.
the Editor Of the Appeal:
The Zoe gorge is rapidly giving way. and I
hin the river will soon be open, Though
there is aheaYy snow falling the Temperature
lsmld. W. II. THORWEGAN,
Master Steamer Great Republic,
Should Captain I~horWegsn, through a
stress of weather, DO compelled to cancel
his charter, some other steamer will hRVs I
to be engaged, though the Great Repub- ]
lie would probably suit the Grand Duke I
better than any other boat on the river, ]
We hope she Will arrive. /
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