Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-23
PERSONAL.

NJ. Catscazy is to be attached here
sitter to the Russian embassy at vi
emma.
John Davis, from the Santa Clara
vineyards, ,elopedto SanFIancisco with
Mary E. Parr, chartered tugDoel
and was married on the stormy Pa
cifie, amid an immense upheaval o.
Righs and sandwiches.
After saving many dumb animals
from cruelty 10 New York city, Mr.
Bergh has turned his attention to the
rescuinR OF human females OF the
South, for he has gone TO Georgia tC
Save-Anns, says the World.
Judge Nelson, although too i'll tC
attempt attendance on the supreme
bench, deiers resigning the place in the
hope, 1t is said, that a successor Of
liberal tendencies may be appointed
by the next president next year.
Lady Charles Kerr recently, while
hunting with the Windsor Garrison
hounds, met with a serious accident.
While leaping a hedge her horse fell
and kicked her on the head. Her Ia
dyship lies in very precarious state.
Alter Father Taylor, the Boston
pulpit eccentricity, had lost the use OF
one arm by paralysis, he was met by
q friend who inquired how he was.
"FamOusly," the sailor preacher re.
piled, ''scRlling to heaven with one
arm"
Pho Mono is reported to have re.
ceived last year presents to the value
Of nearly 5000, GOO. Wonder how the
representative OF all the cardinal viz
tues In the White house would like to
try twenty-five years term Of the
Pontihcate2
Stout and Strong are the names of
two of the London rowing club boats
crew who sre to contest with the At
lsntics of New YORK on the Thames.
There may be something in name,
so the New Workers had better look
out for a Swift, either In personal
presence or action, and so gain the
victory.
Mr.. Glyn, one Of the most wealthy
bankers and influential members Of
parliament in England, addressed the
house of commons the other night,
for the first time In fifteen years. His
speech is described as brief and to
the point. or course there is no les
son Ia such an incident that would
apply to the case Of any senator or
representative in Washington.
At an inquest upon the body Of
Matte Morton, in Burlington, Yer
mont, the evidence proved eonelu-
81 ely that the girl came TO her death
by eating arsenic to beautiiy her COM
plexiOn. Sac had been the habit Of
eating cloves, pickles, chalk, etc, for
the same purpose, and having seen in
8 newspaper that some ladies in the
old country ate arsenic to Whiten their
skin, she took some OF the poison for
that purpose, and with fatal results.
An interviewer from the London
Times has been after the Count de
Chamb0Td, sometimes called Henry
", King Of France, and ascertained
from that fugitive prince that he Is
opposed TO univ srssl suffrage, in favor
of a representative monarchy, and
will not interfere in favor Of the pope
when he comes to his own, as ne is
content to leave the pOntiff to a King
not of this earth. Then the count took
his csrpet-bag and went from An
tWeTp 20 Cologne.
Alexis thus expressed himself to a
correspondent at Havana relative to
his tour through the United States:
f'I had anything unpleasant to say,
! should remain silent and not an
swer your question; but my stay was
so pleasant, and the people were so
kind, that l can only regret could
not remain longer; and if l did not
have my path in life laid out for me,
/ should ike 10 live in America alto
gethsr, dividing my time from May
q January between New York and
the prsiries, aud spending the re-
mainder in New Orleans. may 20
back there If can"
The Oldest English officer now liv-
ing is Captain LshTbush, who for
many years past has resided in New
York. Lsst Saturday he celebrated
his one hundred and seventh birth
day 10 the company OF large num-
Der Of such distinguished military
men as Generals Joseph Hooker,
Barnard, CUllum, Wright, De Pegs
ter, Wainwright, Shaler, Colonel Jno
Hay, and MsjJr Bundy, all of whom
might have been his great-grand-
children. The old gentleman is still
hale and hearty, and pledged his
guests in his customary beverage of
opium and water with all the gustO
of youth Of forty.
The experiences Of Mr.. Paul B Du
Chsi.lu on his return from successful
leeturipg tour In the New Dominion
and his fellow passengers by the Eu-
ropean railway were novel, even II
not peculiarly agreeable. For four
days they were detained in bleak pine
forests by ice and snow on the track.
To relieve the tedium Of this time
concerts were imprOvised, and NJ. Du
Ohsillu delivered a lecture on his ex.
perienoes in travel, some Of which
were OF a character TO compel his
hearers to believe theirs not the worst
possible situation. Many engage
u1ents TO lecture which NJ. Du Chaillu
had made he has been compelled to
break by this and previous detention
OF four days in st. John, New Bruins
wick, where he was showed in.