Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-20

gence and steady perseverance won him
golden opinion For thu vacation of
the academy he hiss been temporarily
attached to the Artillery Guards. The
seven Chinese officers have returned to
Spahdsu, where they will do duty In the
the Fourth regiment OF Guards.
The Omaha Bee says: Lieutenant
Heyl, Of the Twenty third infantry, has
arrived in this city, having with him q
yourg Apache Indian, six years old,
who has an interesting history. He was
captured in Arizona about two years
ago. All his family were killed, and the
soldiers picked him up naked and car
ried him with them. Lieutenant Heyl,
who was in command, prevented his
bang killed by the scouts, and is now
taking him east to hsve him educated st
his own eXpsnse. Hs is bright, talks
Ell gish fuently, and is neatly dressed
in army blue, sailor STYLE"
Mr.. A. 8. Abel, proprietor Of the Bal
timore San, celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday on Thursday last. His fellow
jourp alists in Baltimore arranged fer a
festal meeting in his honor, but the old
gentleman was apprised OF their inten-
ton and betook himself out of the city.
Nevertheless, the newspaper men car
ried out their original intention, n1dlgre
the absence of the honored guest, and
drank, standing, to his "health, wealth
and happiness As Mr.. Abel is under
stood to be the wealthiest newsr aper
proprietor in the country, the second
section of the toast was perhaps put in
for dramatic effect.
Professor Marsh, of Yale college, last
Saturday evening, gave supper at the
New Haven house, New Haven, Con-
necticut, in honor of his guest, Professor
Huxley, who has been for several days
examining the Yale college collection Of
fossils. There were present to meet Pro-
fessor Huxley Governor Ingersoll, Ex-
Governor Jewell, President D. G. Gill
man, of the Johns Hopkins university;
Professor Dana, Of Yale college; Pro-
fessor Morse, Of Salem, Massachusetts;
Mr.. Clarence King, Mr.. Donald G.
Mitchell, Mr.. Hsger, of the Peabody
museum, and Professor Leidy, Of Phila-
delphis.
Mr.. Josiah Henson, whose character
and career supplied Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe with the original con.
ception of "Uncle Toms Cabin" is now
in England seeking aid. In his efforts
In behalf Of the Wilberforoe educational
institute at Chatham, Ontario, Canada,
his private property has become invol-
we'd, and unless help is given him he
will be left without support in his old
age. Mr.. Henson is now in his eighty
seventh year, and revisits England after
the lapse Of a quarter Of century. Sew
eral members Of parliament have gener-
ousIy assisted him, among whom are Sir
T. Foxwell Buxton and Mr.. s. Morley.
The following appeared in the New
York World Of Wednesday,:
"SIR-On our return to the city we
were startled by the publication in the
papers of sensational stories affecting
ourselves. Nothing whatever has taken
place to justify the statements therein
contained, nor is there the slightest
foundation for the allegation that Miss
Clsxton proposed to institute proceed
ings for divorce against her husband for
the reasons mentioned, or for any rea-
sons whatever. Yours, very truly,
"DORE LYON.
KATE CLAYTON LYON"
Mrs. Lyon is the actress noted un-
der the name OF Miss Claxton.
Scandal is rife in the London clubs
over an interesting little episode which
occurred at GoodwoOd on the opening
day Of the races. 1t appears that a GER
tain noble lord, who was supposed to be
away on the continent, found it conve-
nient to visit the duke of RicnmOnd's
park In company with a lady well
known in aristocratic circles. 1t go
CHANGED too, that his lordship's spouse,
believing her lord to be on the CONT
nent, conceived it no sin to accompany
a certain sporting noblemsn during his
attendance at Goodwood, and was con-
versing freely with him when she and
her husband met face to face. The mu-
tual explanations which followed were
far from satisfactory, and more Is likely
to be heard of the affair.
Colonel Geo. L. Peyt0n, Of Virginia,
was once Custer's prisoner while SOL
der Of the Confederate army, and relates
that when Custer was encamped at
Charlottesville, he occupied as his head
quarters the fine mansion of Major Far
ish, cousin of PeytOn's. Parish, about
that time, took it into his head TO visit
his own home to see his family. So, AZ
Stunning the garb of rustic and the
manners of an idiot, he got through the
Federal lines, and appeared all Of sud-
den at his house. There was scene, Of
course, but Custer, meeting him in his
own parlor, remarked: "Msjor Parish,
1 don't know whether it is my duty to
ask you to take a seat, or yours to ask
me, under these very peculiar c:rcum-
stances Of war" General Sheridan, as
soon as he found out how matters stood,
was going to have Parish shot, but Gus
ter pleaded for his life, and saved it.
Among the young and risky boys at
the United States, Sararogs, is Marshall
o. Roberts and his beautiful third bride,
nee Miss Endicott, who spends his time
by her side with Over'sdevotiOn; then
tfere is Commodore Stranahan, OF
Brooklyn, who defends Mr.. Beecher;
Commodore Garrison, who still mourns
a beautiful daughter; William Tfavers,
who keeps his cottage screaming with
laughter at his s-s-s stammeriDg p-p-p-
puns; Dorsheimer, whom the Democrats
are going to run for governor; Augustus
Schell, who divides his talk with John
Kelly and beautiful silVer-haired old
lady, his sister; Robert Cutting, who
fiirts around with the most beautiful
lady in Ssrstoga-his own wife. Mrs.
Cuttings hair is like silver. "Great
guns!" said Mr.. Hamilton to Peter Goe-
let, as Mrs. Cutting passed by, "Wasn't
she beauty fifty years ago?" Peter
said she was, and then he went and
leaned over the balcony, where he still
sits-pondering-mUsing-thinking.