Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
Personal.

FIR nix james says the st. Louis papers
have been injuring his character.
The Boston Transcript discovers that the
alias chap Is a man who has made a name
for himself in the world.
Frank James is almost as great society
lion IS Guiteau was He requires his nu-
| merous visitors 10 send up card before
| admitting them to the sacred privacy OF his
prison cell.
Just to show how dull Salvini ia it may
| be said that he has been studying King Lear
| for nine years, and is now almost afraid to
| act in New York. There are amateurs who
| could get away with the part in nine days.
Boston Herald: "The bloodhound of the
8 Uncle TOMS CABIN Company broke loose
Last week and killed the donkey. The dog,
| the Davenport Qa.) Democrat thinks, was
rather mean to pick out the best actor in the
company"
Mr.. Wilson Wsddingham has refused ST.
| 500 900 for his cattle ranch in New Mexico
| Mr. s. w. Dorsey's ranch has been bought
| by Mr. w. Bosler, who now has "a 600
cattle, and it is mauaged by Mr.. Charles
Woolworth. Dorsey's interest in it is worth
$4,000 yet.
Once Senator IngalIs, of Kansas, bothered
! Senator Logan by repeatedly moving amend
meuis to one of the latter's bills. Logan, be-
coming exasperated, said: II believe the gem
tleman would amend the Lords prayer"
Certainly" retorted Ingalls, 81 move TO
amend after the word bread whole bill of
fare"
The fact that Herbert Spencer subsists
almost entirely on dry toast and sardines is
| hardly likely to stimulate the adoption OF
tits fare by would-be philosophers, who may
recall the fact that when Agassiz was asked
BY bumpIious l5tterateur how much of fish
diet would ben=ft his brain, advised him to
| begin with two small whales.
The Ex-Rev. G. c. Min is said to be adver-
Using himself through the country press as
slate pastor of Unity church, Chicago, and
| succe ssor to Robert Coliyer." Some of the
old members OF the church, who revere Rob-
ert and did not want George to rem ain, think
| that The coupling of the two names as the
atrical advertisement is decidedly in bad
| taste.
/ Daring the performance recently at the
Globe Theater, London, Of Tennyson's new
drama, Tie Promise IF Nay, the Marquis of
| Queensbnry twice arose anr protested against
| Iennyson's repres of the principles
| of free thought, which he said was travesty
on the sentiments of the free thinkers. The
remarks crested sensation, and the mar
| quis left the theater.
The death is announced in New Orleans
| of Mr.. Adrien de Leon, representative of
| one OF the Oldest families of that city.
| Years ago he was an officer in the United
States navy, and was married to the daughter
| of Mr. r. j. Walker, President Folks secre-
| iary OF the treasury. She was afterward d.
vorced from him, and is now the wife of At
torney.General Brewster.
Staff Commander James Charles Atkissou
| the oldest officer in the British navy, has
just died at the age of 100 years. BE COM
| manded the Penguin, and was captured and
his vessel destroyed by the American cor
| vette Hornet IN 1915. For the past ifteer
| years he has been quite blind, but otherwise
| retained all his faculties unimpaired up to
| the very moment of his death.
NJ. Alexandra Dumas is preparing an i'm
portant work treating OF the science OF chi
| romancy, in which he is an ardent believer.
| His master in the art has been NJ. Desbar-
roles,a man Of science and art who has read
truly many a character, and astonished some
BY the revelations he has made in their pri-
waite ear. According to him the hand is the
| indication of the character; past, present
and future are written in the lines OF the
palm.
DIR. Talmage preached Sunday in hi
| Brooklyn Tabernacle on "Men's Silent Part
ners," taking the woman OF Shunem, who
entertained the prophet Elisha, as a type o.
the iruest of her sex. Mems silent partners
DR.. Talmsge explained, are their wives, and
though the title may not, in one fense
always b. an apt one, most men will agret
III st it properly describes the powerful but
quiet domestic Influences which shape anC
mold their lives.
Wilhelm Sleiniiz, The great chess lsyer
OF B .varia, who arrived in philadelphia the
other day 10 play q series OF e ames, is little
| man, with fail red beard mustache snl
side-whisksrs, big shock of light brown
hair, twiukiing blue eyes, snd a constant
smile thai gives one an idea that he couldni
look angry if he tried. He il foriy-si1
years old, and during the past twenty years
has played against and defeated nearly every
other prominent chess-player in Europe.
Coquelin, the actor, doesn't believe tha
''the man who is his own lawyer has foo
for client" He has just appeared at cour
in Paris as his own advocate in the disput,
between himself and NJ. Mayer. He argued
his case with skill that many members o
the bar might have envied. Bat "a he warmed
70 his work, lis dramatic spirit gained th'
mastery, and by a too vigorous gesture IL
split his coat open from top to bottom. Sc
instead of appisudipg TIE climax OF hr
most telling period, the audience oniI
laughed, and he laughed too.