Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-27
PERSONAL.

Tae widow OF Jules Jsnin died few
weeks ago at Paris, aged fifty.
The Italian government has decided
to complete the armament OF the Wnole
army with the Vetterli rifl9.
Jopas Cuttir q for twenty-o1e years |
associate justice of the supreme courL |
OF Maine, died at Bangor On Saturday |
night.
Garibaldi has accepted the honorary
presidentship OF the italian league for
the liberation Of the Siavo-Heilenlc
peninsula.
Tina grand crols of the legion OF
honor hrs been conferred by the French
government on the Spanish Generals
Olessda and Martinez Csmpos.
ISAAC strobm, for fifteen years the
-,,t11IostSsss sstfoestHg CTErK OF tne bouse
of representatives, has been removed
by the clerk OF the house owing to the
late retrencnment legislation.
The last survivor of the veterans who
had charge OF Napoleon L. at ST.
Helena, Joseph Pitman, was buried two
weeks sgo at Ksmerton, near TeWk5s-
bury, He mad attained his ninety-third
year.
Sir Charles Dixie is about to contribute
to the F5rtniqhtLy ReUteW an article
giving the result of his most recent
observations in China and the East.
The article will in fact form new
chapter Of "The Greater Britain"
Nine. Lulu, The famous gynnastt
while performing on the trspezs a,
Dublin missed the bar aad fell from q
considerable hight, but her icjures were
not dangerous. OF course nothing was
done to stop her making the attempt
again.
Henry Riviere, well known French
dramatic writer, commands tbs frigate
La Wire, He writes to friend at Paris:
ave sail tomorrow for Noumea, pass
ing by the Wallis isles, where We are to
leave a hsnd-organ that the Govern
ment has presented to the queen.
Emmanuel Hermann Won Fichte, son
OF the CT LIBERATED philosopher, completed
at Stuttgart, on the eighteenth OF last
month, his eightieth year. He has recent
lv published book, consisting of letters
| to Professor ZelIer, entitled Questions
and Considerations Relative to the Pro
gress OF German Speculation"
The position which Sir Garnet Wolse-
ley is now occupying at the colonial
office conferences on the affairs OF South
Africs lends some color to the rnmors
that he may perhaps succeed Sir Henry
Barkly in the governorship OF Cape
Colony. Ga the other hand, It is said
that Sir Garnet is psssionateIy welded
to his profession.
History repeats ITSELF Froissart tells
US that the English swore so terribly in
France during the Angevine wars that
the French people hsbitualiy spoke OF
them as "les q0ddanls." And now re-
cent traveller in Jspsn informs US that
the jack tsrs of England and America
are called by the coolies ''ddnlnauroison'
ito" or ''d-n- your-eyes-men."
The national library has just received
the vo,unipous correspondence between
Napoleon III and I.is fosteresisteT, Mime.
Corfu extending from the time that the
future emperor was ten years old 20
within two months of his death. The
letters are sealed up and not to be pub
lished till 1885, when M. Renan or M.
Durny will superintend their publica-
ton.
The irrepressibla Charles Reade has
written long letter to the Scotsman de-
Tending himself and James LIANT ert,
his "Hero and Martyr from the Glas'
gov Herald, which has intim ated pref
fy plumply that jamie Lambert was
good deal OF fraud, and that Mr., Reade
had either been imposed upon by him or
had aided him in bis imposture.
Earl Russell has addressed letter to
Lord Granville on the eastern question,
to which he says: cit seems to me that
we ougbt. with our flset at Bssika and
our ambassador at CoDstantinOple, to
insist uoon an instant termination to the
the atrocities practised in Bulgaria
and other parts of Turkey. A thous and
men landed from our fleet would accom-
plish the object, and if they fail, they
might be reinforced. Ultimately, il We
cannot keep the Turks from being bar
bsrous and cruel, we might ally cur
| selves with Russia, and concert means
! to accomplish our objects. The WING
party toast is, Civil aud religious liberty
eli over the world From this cause l
shall not depart"
Mr.. M. D. Conway Is visiting France.
In letter from Calais TO the Cincinnati
| Commercial he comments on the large
number Of able authors France has pro-
duced, and the small constituency Of
readers they find amorg their own coun-
trymeD. He SAYS: "Th,rsis no country
IL which there are 30 many able, learn.
ed, earnest men, who write such excel.
lent books for the people, whose audi
ence is to such an extent beyond the bor-
ders of their own nation. 1t would at
this moment be worth inf oitely more to
France than MscMahon's republic II
every man In it could be induced to read
ser Ously that most serious study Of
French history which has just appeared,
M, Taine's LAncien Regime Yet.
while thoughtful men of ali conditions
in England, aud no doubt in America,
ere perusing 1t with pIofeundest interest,
Won NAV INQUIRE for it in vain ia the
majority Ct French bookstores. Here in
Calais the booksellers are not aware that
such book has appeared"
The late Miss Martineau's will was
proved recently in Birmingham, Eng
land. 1t is dated March III, 1854 and
has two codiciis dated respectively 1865
and 1872 All her manuscripts, private
pspsis, and copyrights are given to her
nephew, Mr.. Tnomss Martlneau, with
this Injunction: 81 emphsticaily forbid
the mobilization of any private lettars
written by me, and do strictly eDj in
mon my executors to prevent by all
means at their command any such pub.
Hcation.n Her autobiography Is to be
published by Mr.. Tnomas Mattineau, in
conjunction with her friend, Mrs. Chap
man, late ofB Jston, Mss achusetts, who
is authorized to make such biographical
additions as she pleases and to whom a
fcurth share in the profits Of the work
is bequeAthed, together with legacy
ss editor. The will contains one peculiar
provision which should be mentioned
as indicating the character of the tesla
trix. lit is my desire, u she says, from
sn interest is the progress of scientific
investigation, that my skull be given to
Henry George Atkinson of Upper Glou-
1, Lam I.nrdnI1-ar,d ALAG