Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-12
Personal MENTION.


Ex-Governor English, OF Connecticut has
Just celebrated the seventeen anniversary of
his birth.
Governor Hamilton, of Maryland, is i'll
! because OF bad ventilation in the executive
mansion at Annapolis.
General Skobeleff has received many
threatening letters, some containing chal-
lenges from Germans, which he treats with
| contempt.
Prince Suwaroff, whose death was recently
announced from St. Petersburg, was a grand
son OF the famous Russian marshal of the
same name.
Herr Zegler, the historical painter of Ber-
lin, has recently finished life-size painting
OF Count Won Moltke for the Won Moltke
Club, OF New York.
The last six weeks have seen Messrs
Moody and Sankey in Glasgow, Scotland.
They have held large meetings and have met
with great success in their work.
A Swedish paper denies the story that
King Oscar used 10 eat with his knife and
scratch his head with his fork. He ate with
a spoon and scratched his head with his
| fingers.
Francis Murphy, the Pennsylvania tenn
perance advocate and originator of the "blue
ribbon" movement, has been conducting sue
| cessful temperance msss-meetiDgs in Man
chester, England.
Beecher and his brother James used TO
have to wash dishes when they were boys
and the rotund pastor remembers that he
disliked this part of the household work
more than any other.
The Graphic publishes portrait OF Conk-
| ling in the robes OF a Judge. He looks as if
he had put on domino to disguise himself
Tor masked ball. But even a judgeship
could not Disguise Conkling.
1t ia reported of the President that he
chafes under social restraint, and that he
would like to be more free in his actions
The Washington gossips say that he is lone
some in the White House.
NJ. Goobinin, the great Russian railway
contractor, has had the interior of the For
tress Cathedral at St. Petersburg, the mauso-
leum OF the Romanoffa, repaired and reno
waited at his own expense, at a cost OF $4,000.
There is class Of nice young men in New
| York who not only bang their hair, but are
regular visitors to the establishment of i
! French lady to have their compile ion bean
titled with cosmetics and their finger nails
polished.
An order prohibiting members oil the bar
| of the Supreme Court from wearing their
oyercoats while before that body is attribute
TO the instigstion of Justice Gray, who is pri-
vately called the ssthete of the Supreme
/ lhOsc WIZ ASSA oSStlcfcus
Appearances are thought to indicate fur
Their changes in the cabinet at Washington.
| There is talk OF transferring Mr.. Howe TO
the interior department, when Hiram Price
| and other Blaine men will give place TO stall
warts. Secretary Hunt has never been Ger
tain of remaining at the head of the navy.
An individual styling himself "Dr Roman,
King of Dentists" is gaining great deal of
| advertising in Cincinnati. He rides around
town in a hack, and stopping at corners jerks
out the aching molars Of all who apply for
nothing He is dressed in fantastic colors,
and upon his head rests a crown, 10 signify
that he is the king OF tooth-jerkers.
At Queen Victorias drawing-room last
Wednesday the knights Of the several orders
were instructed to appear ain their collars
il being collar day" This costume is even a
little less complicated than that Of the
Georgia major, who generally wore coat OF
varnish during hot weather, and always sup
plemented his collar with pair of spurs.
In 1868, Immediately after General Gar
field resigned his commission in the army,
his portrait in uniform was painted by Miss
Ransom. This portrait remained with the
artist until few days ago, when il was pur-
chased by Mrs. Garfield. The late president
is represented in sitting posture, with the
colors of the Forty Ohio regiment
draped behind him.
The Rev. Dr.. Joseph Parker, who divides
with the Rsv. c. H. Sturgeon the distinction
of being tho most popular preacher in Lon
don, is ffty-two years old. He is man OF
powerful physical structure, and is fond Of
athletic sports. In social conversation he
condenses what he has to say into as few
words as possible, but in the pulpit he ex-
presses his thoughts more freely.
In letter protesting against the sentences
pronounced upon the nihilists, Victor Hugo
uses this paragraph, which any one would
recognize as his: "Who attended this trial?
No one. What! no public? No, no public. |
Who reported the proceedings? No one.
And the accused? The accused were not
present. But who pleaded then? No one
lawyers On what code did the charges rest
on what law? On none"
1t is an old German custom TO have the |
emperor stand as godfather 10 the seventh |
son OF any royal subject. Mr.. Henry A. |
Esch, of Niucennes, Ind, thought OF this |
upon the birth of his seventh SOD, a few |
days ago, and, in lieu 81 an emperor, wrote |
to President Arthur, asking him to become |
godfather. His excellency replied, deputing |
Postmaster w. d. Lewis, as the government |
representative there, to act in his stead, and |
the old custom was observed as in the Fader- |
land.
A young friend of mine, says Labouchere |
in the London Truth, was dining with his |
father 4 few nights ago. George" said the |
fond parent when they next met, 'you took |
my overcoat instead Of your own, and re-
greet to say found the pockets OF your coat /
full of cigarettes and matches" az dis
covered my ESstake father" replied the son,
directly / got Oskide, for ] found the
pockets of the coA I had on contained
chocolate cream and three pairs Of ladies