Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-20
PERSONALS.

The veteran pianist, Pixie, died re-
Gently at Baden Baden, at the age of
eighty-seven years.
Barnum furnished Miss Kellogg with
one of his camels for The 1dliSDlG9l, in
New York the other night.
Mr.. Charles Calvert has returned to
England to superintend the production
of Julius Cesar on a grand scale.
And now the Washington correspon-
dents call Senator Hamlin the most
graceful dancer in Washington; last
year it was General Sherman. Who
next?
Rev. Anti-Fine. Cut Trask left fifteen
thousand dollars worth of property,
which, but for his reformed habits,
might have been squandered in ten-cent
papers.
Miss Brooks, of Mortified, Vermont,
recently horsewhipped a young fellow
named Kelley, eighteen years old, in
the.streets for throwing an obscene pub
Hcation in her sleigh.
Mrs. w. n. Oliver, an eminent con-
cert artist, appeared at the last perform
ance at Association hall, New York,
with great success in the grand aria
from the first act OF La ITaUidta.
General James Longstreet has aban-
doned Louisiana and the fortunes Of the
Kellogg party, and has bought a farm
in White county, Georgia, where he
proposes to engage largely in sheep rails
ing.
Miss Jennie Jewell Hotchkiss gave
her first dramatic recital in New York
on Wednesday evening at Steinway
hall. This new aspirant to dramatic
honors is a relative of Postmaster-Gen
eral Jewell.
The new Florida senator, Jones, is an
Irishman by birth, but emigrated at the
comparatively early age of ten. He is
now in his tOrty-second year, well-tO-
do lawyer by profession, and moderate
Democrat in politics.
Princess Salim has set a new fashion
in Paris, that of having an evening
dress quite covered with feathers. At
recent reception she wore robe Of white
satin covered all over with feathers
tipped with diamonds.
II Mr.. Hart succeeds in his lawsuit
with Mr.. Boucicault, all property in drs-
matte compositions registered under the
old form will be invalid, and the prscti-
cal managers will be at liberty to pjllage
bles for DiUOrce.
The New York oratorio society,
which created such favorable i'm
preston by the performance of The
Messiah at Christmas, will sing Ruth
way hall. The latter work is very
highly spoken of.
The Chicago Journal: "Miss Charlotte
Cushman has reached this city, prepar-
atory to her engagement at M'Vicker's |
next week. She is young, beautiful and
charming as ever, and ought to play
"Juliet" to the gay and festive Rain
forth's "Romeo.n
Let the youth Of England and Amer
lea mourn: Henry g. Bohn, the pub
Usher Of all the "ponies," has retired |
from business. How many of the men
OF to-day would have got through De-
Eschylus, or even the CyrO.
p@dia, but for his kindly assistance?
The New York World has undergone
a change of managing editors. The |
new incumbent is Mr.. Montgomery !
Schuyler, who, though yet a young man |
(thirty-two), is an old journalist and a
brilliant writer, having a reputation |
only second to that Of William Henry |
Hurlburt to the literary character of his |
work.
A dispatch from San Francisco on the |
thirteenth SAYS: Each night Miss |
Clara Morris has appeared as Lady |
Macbeth more people have been turned |
from the theater for lack of room than |
thrice the capacity of the big theater |
could accommodate. They called out |
Miss Morris seven times last evening. |
Never anything like it seen here"
A man named Leonard was not al |
lowed to give testimony in London |
police court because he believed in no |
future state. Followers of prOtOplasmic |
Huxley have no legal rights. In fact, |
unless a man can believe all that other |
people do, ne has no right to exist in |
according to this decision. |
Who would not have State church?
Daly's new piece, The Big Bonanza, |
was produced on Wednesday evening at .
the Fifth Avenue theater, New York, /
with plenty of fun and an unlimited |
of new dresses. Fisher, Lewis,
Davidge, Parker, Ringgold, Fawcett, |
jennings, Misses Davenport, Rigi, Mrs. |
Gilbert, etc.-in fact, all the old favor
ites-were in the cast. The occasion was
by the debut Of young John
Drew in New York.
SartOris created quite a sensation at
the Washington gymnasium, few days /
ago, by getting the best Of set-to with .
the professor" Of spsrring at that insti-
tuition, burly ex-pugilist, known as
"Charley ColliBs, the cast-iron man."
The chagrined professor appointed an.
other meeting, at which ne Jared no .
better, and the athletic Englishman is
the lion Of the day among 1
the muscular young gentlemen of the |
various foreign legations who frequent |
the gymnasium. I