Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-08
GENERAL ITEMS.

There passed through Paris the other
day IL magnificent piano, on its way to
Pek5n. which is & wedding present to
be young lady who is 10 be the future
impress Of China. This splendid in
7t1IGleut IS covered all e with gold
and l~acJueT, while the keys are OF
mother uf pearl. There viii not be much
use for these keys, for the bridehas never
acquired the accomplishment Of playing
tine piano. To compensate for this Omis-
son, Ia arrangement exists where, by
turning q wheel, after the fashion Of the
hand organ, there viii be ground out
such tunes as "God Save the Queen
the "MiseTere,n from ''rrOyatore," q
Pose Waltz" and q martial Chinese
air, which strongly resembles the Mar
sellaise.n
Ihe japanese girl students in Wash
ingt0u have been studying too hard, and
one has been 50 persistent in her appli-
cation as to contract q serious disease of
the eyes, which threatens her with total
blindness. Indeed the difficulty is so
serious that the japanese Minister has
Informed the unfortunate child that she
VIII have 10 return to Japan, and anoth-
or student he sent in her place. The
name Of the sufferer is Rio Yoshenias,
and she is not only the eldest of the
party, but particularly bright in intel
iect, and noted tor her many amiable
qualities. When the final decision was
made known to her, that she must re-
turn 10 Japan, She acquiesced without a
word Of complaint; but her companions
were greatly distressed, and manifested
their sorrow in the most touching man.
ner.
The following curious passage Of early
New England history is taken from the
Memoirs of Deacon Jedediah Biglow, of
Wraynham, Massachusetts, vol. /, p.
IS: "Now amonge We godlie men on
borde Of We ShiPpe Mayflower there wa
one Jno.. A'DiXe, the which had beene a
taX-gathereT in Euglande, and on We
Shippe he bare ye bagge, and his sOule
delighted in We jingle-jIngle Of We pence
there within. And when they were
come to ye Harboure called Plymouth,
he mounted strsightway on We Rookie
but stood there, and spake, saying:
As my soule liveth except ye make
nee vel ostmastere, l will get me hence,
and join We other partie: tOwit, ye
heather salvages.' And they were sore
afraid. And they made him Postmas-
tera.
4 great agitation is going on now in
London about the high price of meat.
The Democratic and trade societies of
London have been constantly holding
meetings In Trafalgar Square TO Consid-
er what steps should be taken 10 prevent
O continuance Of the grievance, and the
general conclusion is, that its principal
cause is the game laws. In Scotland,
especially, large tracts Of land which
formerly supported large herds Of cattle
have been turned into deer-forests and
Erouse-moors. An agitation has there
fore been begunm London against these
laws, having at its head the newly
formed Anti-Game Law League, Of
which Mr.. Z. A. TAYLOR, NJ. P, is Pres
ident. In ali probability, at all elections
for some time TO come, this question will
be one Of those upon which the contest
viii be fought. The League has already
made its influence felt in the recent cleo
ton at Preston.
A flower has been recently described
by an eyewitness at Constantinople,
which is so great a variety that one is
apt 10 treat it as q fable and wait for the
confirmation Of ones own eye-sight. Ii
belongs to the narcissus kind Of bulbs, |
and bears the botanic name Of opbu
nlOuchc. There were three naked
flowers on the stalk, hanging on one
side; the underneath one was fading, |
while the two others We're in all their
beauty. They represented u perfect
humming-hird. The breast, Of bright
emerald green, is q complete copy OF
jAts bird, and the throe lad, beak and
eyes are a most perfect imitation. The
part Of the body and the two out
stretched wings are bright ~rose-cOIor, |
one might almost say f-lesh-cOlored. On
abdomen rests the whole propaga-
lion apparatus, of q deep dark-brown
tint, in the form OF q twO-winged CAD
is.