Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-09
CURRENT NEWS.

The Newport antiquaries have beer
working away at the Old Stone mill, in
hopes OF finding new theory. They
are OF opinion that it was built by the
Ncrse Freemasons as q Masonic temple
with the symbolic seven pi lars. Oae Of
their reasons is that the windows are in
the east, south and west, and not in the
nor b side at all.
News has been received by way of the
Red-Cloud agency of the arrival of al
Indian from the hostile camp, who says
that SittiDg-Bull is fully prepared anC
eager to meet Generals Crook and Terry
or both combined, and feels confident Of
his ability to whip them. He further
states that reinforcements are joining
the hO5tiles daily from North and British
America, and few from Minnesota.
q The last words of Charlotte Cushman
ale more authentic, but less heroic than
last words usually are. Her nephew had
raised her, and offered stimulating
drink with the words, "Come, suntie,
here is your milk punch" She smiled
and quoted the first line OF the cele.
brsted street car jingle, "Punch, broth.
ers, punch with care" Then she fell in.
to deep sleep, from which she never
awoke.
President Phillips, Of the Educational
association, says that the establishment
OF a great museum is likely to be forced
upon this country by the generosity Of
foreigners in contributing TO the educa.
ttonal department. of the exhibition. He
mentions Austria and Japan as likely to
donate their exhibits for such q purpose
and DR.. Da Motta, who has charge oil
the Brazilian exhibit, intimates that this
will be the probable disposal of it.
Recently a clergyman, while an.
nOuncing from the pulpit an appoint
ment for the ladies of bis congregation
to meet at the orphan asylum on ben.
eficiary visit to the institution, closed
the announcement In the following
words: 1.-THE ladies will take with them
their own refreshments, 30 as not to eat
up the orphans" But after he had
started-in awkward form, to be sure
how could he pronounce the apostrophe
which he thought would bs understood
at the end of the last word?
A locomotive without furnace has
commenced running in Paris on one OIL
the street railways. 1t has a reservoir
or superheated water, which furnishes 8
constant supply OF steam for moving
the vehicle. s. On another Zine an Ordi-
nary steam locomotive is at work. II
is like g small omnibus in shape and
sjzs, containing boiler. The furnace is
out ofsight, and fed with coke and char.
coal. The draught of the furnace il
kept up by supply Of compressed air.
A French physician makes the re-
msrkable statement that one-half al
IoaSf nf tho GO.aoIloH dr.
are buried alive, and that they may be
brought to life by proper treatment after
having been several hours under water,
His remedy is to get out the water, pour
in and inject alcoholic stimulants, and
use whip theoretically or hot irons in
bad cases. His statement has been par
TALLY confirmed by the resuscit alton of
man after he had been under water in
one Of the Seine baths for more than
twenty minutes.
There appears to be no longer any
doubt that a good portion Of Cattarau-
gus county, New York, is over a vast
sea Of oil, and needs only to be tapped
in the right places to bring forth an I'm.
limited supply OF the rich fluid. The
test well being put down at Alleganya
struck oil Just below the second sand, at
depth OF eight hundred and fifteen
feet, and since pumped, it is said, about
ten barrels of oil per day. The greatest
excitement prevails in Allegsny over
the discovery, and hundreds Of stranger
visit the place daily.
A recent official investigation of the
Partisan libraries has furnished the fol-.
lowing statistics: The library of the ar
senal posse Isles 10000 volumes and 5000
manuscripts; the library of the Sor-
bonnie, so, 900 volumes; the library of the
School OF Medicine, IS, 600 volumes; the
National library, 1000 volumes, 81, 900
manuscripts, l,OO0,O00 engravings aud
maps, 10000 medals; the Library Ma
zsriD, 23O, goo volumes, 1900 manuscripts,
80 relief models Of Peissgic monuments
in Italy, Greece and Asia Minor; the
Library SsiBte Genevieve, 1900 vol
umes and $4,000 manuscripts, making
a total of ali the public collections Of
Paris OF 2,375,OOO volumes and AZ 900
manuscripts.
Every new sultan of Turkey is Obliged
to pass through the ceremony Of having
the sword girded on in the mosque OF
Eyoub. The fact that Murad had not
had this rite observed gave rise to much
comment, which has since been allayed
by an explanation. It appears that,
under a custom OF long standing, the
ceremony can only be performed by the
hunkiar, who lives st Koniah, 8
town distant more than twelve days
journey from Constantinople. This per.
sonage is something like the lamahs Of
Tnibet, as regards the quantity of dig.
nifty in which he envelops himself.
What would be for another person q
Journey Of twelve days would require
for him perhaps month; so it was pre-
suned al last accounts that he had left
home for ConstantinOple, but had net
arrived at his destination.
The New York Sun prints q very
clever jeu d'esprit relating the adven-
lures OF the Prince Of Monaco in search
Of a wife. The story Ia not SO plausible
as 1t might be, but it is we'll fold, and
The uncau'iO reader is likely to be
trapped by the skillfnl manner in which
he whole is explained in a telegraphic
addition. The prince, it is said, had
1reamed that he was to find q wife in
own beginning Mon; and that the
woul1 be marked by conjunc-
ion OF spades, diamonds and clubs.
After searching in vain through his na-
i've city Of MANAGE and Monaghan, in
Ireland, he finally arrived at Monhegap,
IN island off the coast of Maine. There
le found a girl with blonde hair, digging
With spade in a acknowledged
iOwerbed. AS he talked and trified with
Ter he felt humping blow on his back;
he turned and recognized in the boat.
look in the hand Of an irste parent the
lub he long had sought. Spades,
diamonds and clubs were thus provided;
'ut the Son, in Geographic dispatch,
onveys the intelligence that the prince |
vas afterward discovered to be bank |
Obber in disguise,