Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-15
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

The colonization of A RIGA is being con-
sidered by the Pennsylvania Colonization
Society.
Col. Warine's plan for main intercepiing
sewer, to cost $500 900, for the city of Buffalo
has been accepted.
The expenses of the Cincinnati Exposition
were $65, 900, and the receipts $S4 900, leav-
ing profit OF $4,000.
The receipts of The ST. Louis fair last week
were Sl05, 900, an increase of 5000 over
the receipts of last years fair.
sfGouIdopolis" is the latest nickname New
York Cit has received. II is more appro-
pirate just now tina Gotham or any thing else
Not long since the cotton-seed crushers
proposed to "pcol their Issues" The cotton
seed owners now propose 10 make it jack
pot (whatever that means) and have pool
of their own.
The Philadelphia News argues that if
man had the strength Of an insect in proper
tion TO his size he could jump higher than a
mountain. Itisquile possible, as mountains
are not very high jumpers.
The farmers OF Tennessee boli a conven-
ton at Mont Eagle on the 18th OF this month.
The meeting promises to be a representative
one, and we hope it will take occasion TO
discuss, among other questions, the tariff.
Acting on the suggestion that letter post
sge be reduced to two cents half ounce,
Postofice d psrtment official has figured
that on that basis the deficit for last year
would have been $4,000. As il ia there is
surplus of 81 100000.
; Angler Bros, of London, sre building
steamers to carry wheat from San Francis
Is on the slocks. The capacity lie $500 ions,
length 500 feet, forty-tour feet beam. and
Iwenty-seyenl feet hold.
A bill has keen fled 10 the United States
Circuit Court of West Virginia asking that
the White Sulphur Springs property be
placed in the hands of receiver. A meet
ing of the creditors OF the company will be
held at Richmond, Vs., to morrow.
Reports from various sections of North
Caroiiua represent the quality and color OF
the tobacco fully equal to the crop of 1880, if
not superior. The crop of Virginia is put
at ninety per cent. OF an average crop, and
that Of North Carolina al full average.
The cattle business in Chicago is booming.
From January / to October /, 1882, there
were received J,ll3,533 head, as against
1,103, 056 for the corresponding nine months
Of 1881. For the month of September alone
the receipts were of cattle los, S04 head.
In country that has so high reputation
for morality and religion as Scotland, ii
seems strange to learn, by an official report,
that there were more than 10000 illegiti-
eventually outranked by Scotland in this re-
spect. N
The Uni ersity Of Mississippi has opened
its thirlieth session, under the most hstter-
ing prospects. The number OF students in
attendance is about 200, and it is supposed
that there will be between 400 and 500 in
attendance during the session. &
A Chinaman'is said have inscribed upon
one grain of unhuled rice an original poem,
containing thirty-thrse distinct and we'll
formed Chinese characters written ont in
full. The curiosity is kept under msg-
nifying glass 10 silver locker. and is con-
sidered one of the wonders OF the world.
Values in California, according to the tax
lew, have fell n of $5l 100000 since the
assessment of last year. More than $780,
000, 900 OF the deficiency is settled against
the city OF San Francisco. This shows re-
trogrsde movement of the most remarkable
kind for State so bosstful OF its prosperity
as California has ever been. So;
A black magnetic sand that is found in
abundance 10 California is by new process
utilized in The manufacture of cast. steel di-
rect from the sand. Eight rounds of sand
yield Eve pounds of steel. The Stag remain
ing is valuable as cement or eproof roof
ing, and the inventors ex pect to revolution
lie the steel trade of the Pacific past.
The Chemical Rerie.O regards it as la
mentable fact that workmen employed in
the lead trade neglect or refuse 10 avail
themselves Of The precautions devised for
the protection OF their health. They will
not drink the sulphuric lemonade which is
given them 10 counteract the poison, and
they Law aside the respirators which would
2 preventive dust and fumes from being in
hailed.
TIE time is not far dis ant when the South
will have common schools, normal schools,
colleges and seminsries equal 10 those Of the
Vest. Tue Peabody fund, the new Slater
fund of 81 100000, taxes, sand the hberality