Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-13
personal EaENTION.

Good men never wrsng'e over the way to
heaven, though professors of religion fire.
| queutly quarrel about the best means OF
making others go their way.
"The bees are swarming and there's no end
to them" said Farmer Jones, coming into
the house. His little boy, George, came in
a second after ward and said there was an
end to one OF 'em, and 1t was red-hot, too.
Casper W. E lsley, journalist and lawyer,
| died al JOhnstoTn, Pa, few days ago, aged
forty one years. He had been city editor of
the Jobnstown Dny Tribune since its first
issue. He was formerly editor OF the Echo
and associate editor of the Altoona Vindicato.-
and Erie Observer. lie was a son OF Judge
Easley.
Bishop Huntington, OF New York, wants
| the State to reconstruct the Onondaga In
| dians, who hold 6000 acres of land near SYRIA
cuse. He Gays that the Indians are mainly
in state OF barbarism, governed by ignor-
ant, irresponsible and despotic chiefs, and
that under the present regime any improve
ment is possible.
1t is only necessary to point in the still
| youthful history of America to such men as
| Raphael, OF New York; Lesser, of Philadel-
| phia; Wise and Lilienthal, Of Cincinnati;
Ezekiel, the sculptor, of Richmond, and
Einhorn, of Baltimore, to see of what stuff
the Jewish race is made and OF what achieve
ments it is capable.
William Werienbaker's name is pleasantly
! familiar TO all who have been connected with
the University of Virginia. He was the libra.
rian of that institution until his death last
Friday. He was born at Milton, Va, on
June !, 1897. He received his appointment
as librarian from Thomas Jefferson in 1926,
and was at the University almost continuously
from the time of its establishment.
The following we'll known persons are over
20 years of age: Ralph Waldo Emerson, 20;
Charles OConor, IS; David Dudley Field, II;
Charles Francis Adams, John G.. Whittier
and jeff rson Davis, each "A; Oliver Wendell
Holmes and Cornelius X. Garrison, 70; Jere-
miah S. Black, r bert Toombs and Phineas
I. Barnum, -; Wendell Phillips, II; Judah
p, Benjamin, Alexander II. Ste phens and
Horatio Seymour, 20.
BoIdan Zlleski, "tne Victor Hugo OF Po-
land, 4" and one of the last survivors OF the
Diet of 1880, celebrated the eightieth ami
versary OF his birthday on March l9th at his
retired home at Villeprex, Seiue-et Disc,
France. Numerous congratulations were
offered the venerable poet from all parts of
the world, among them being addresses from
the Posep representatives in the Reichstag
and from the city of Prague.
cable dispatch announces the death of
the well-known Irish poet, Denis Florence
Mccarthy. He WIS born in 1920, ard hiss
composed buuUIS. EOSBtS ana Gyf lcS. published
in 1850 aud founded on Irish tradition. He
translated Calderon's dramas from the Span
isb, and in 1872 Shettg's Early Life From
Original Sources and since then several Others
He enjoyed civil list pension of el00 in
consideration Of his literary merit as poet.
An exchange ssys: "The poet Longfellow
told General Grant Wilson that of all his
poetical writings he preferred 'Evangeline,'
and in letter addressed to him he says:
You are wrong in suppo.ing 'Evangeline' to
hav- been sugge sted by the Neutral French
of Mrs. Williams. The story was told to me
that is the bare outline of it-by friend
of Hawthorne, who had be, n urging him to
write tale the subject. l said to Haw-
thorn: Il wish you would give it TO me for
poem He did so Immediately, not seem
ing to care about it, nor desiring to write on
the theme Longfellow's letter to General
Wilson Nas written in 1859"
Garibaldi, bowed down By age and infirmi-
ties, present,d pitiable sight on his recent
visit to Sicily TO attend the celebration of
the F'Vesp.rs." The difficulty of removing
him from the railway coach to the carriage |
at Palermo caused him to be placed in the |
vehicle with his back to the horses, and il |
was thought best not to try to move him |
around. So he rode to the villa prepared |
for him backward and doubled up, with his |
head on the knees of his wife, who sat oppo-
site to him. In sympathy with his suffer- |
ings the 10000 persons who had assembled |
to greet him attempted no demonstration. but |
stood in silence, with barred heade, as their
iilustrious guest passed among them.
There is a third Richmond in The field of |
Lougfellow biography, and the last conner,
DIR. George Lowell Austin, of Cambridge, is
he who has the approval and assistance of
present carrying on bis work in the study OF
the dead poet, and all the daily papers and
lie open TO him, together
with all the great bulk of memorials col
lected by Mr.. John Owen during his lifelong
friendship with Mr.. Lorgfellow. The book
will probably be published in May, and will
include complete geneslo2y OF the Long
fellow family; "Reminiscences Of his life at
school and at college; some unpublished
chapters OF that lie abroad concerning
which he himself wrote, and ether matters
never before given TO the world.
The Rev. Robert Collyer, from historic
data in his possession, says that the old home
IF the LoDgfelows was Ilkley, ia YorEIs hire
and he continues: 81 have copies Of the old
back almost TO the conquest, but no Long
elbow appears before 1910, and then within
en- miles of Ilkley. These LoDgfellows were
imply sons OF the soil. The first one was
lay laborer, and he paid fourpence as his
hare to help Henry VIII fight against
france. Then long time after came John
Who was a freeholder. Only six years before
he child WAS born who came to America the
lame OF LoDgtellow appeared among those
vho were helped by the parish charity
AfterWard members OF The family became ,
hurch wardens and overseers OF the high
RAYS. The Longfellows were leaders in all
aids on the game, on the green yew, and we
ave the record OF john who was fined /
gain and again because be would moi put J
way his dog They were always ready 10 I,
ght, but it was the f ght Of the Saxon against
is Mormon oppresSor."
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