Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-05
Personal MENTION.


The British minister is serene man, and
the title on his visiting card is in French
which puzzles certain Washington people.
London World: "Probably no class OF
fairly educated persons are so thoroughly en-
dowed with what is called cheek as clergy
men,"
The late Governor Blue Jeans Williams,
of Indiana, is to have a granite monument
twenty-eight feet seven inches high, to cost
$4,000
Colonel George f. Warning has planned a
new system of drainage for the Yale College
grounds which will free the dormitories
from bad air.
Fitz John Perter's back pay amounts to
$4,000. 1t seems quite large sum, but if
it had been paid to him regularly as salary
it wouldn't have been noticed.
When put on the retired list, the pay, in
addition TO his present revenue, will make
Grants income between 900 and $4,000
year. Mrs. Clusters pension is about $3.50
a year.
Mr.. George Loriliard, of New York, has
built handsome modern residence in the
center of St. Augustine, Fla, and surrounded
it with palmetto, date trees and hundreds of
roses, banana, fig and orange trees.
The prince of Wales, who has long been
profession, invited the principal gentlemen
connected with it in London to dinner on
Sunday, the 10th instant, at Marlborough
House.
Colonel John Miller, of Sharpsburg, Wash
ington county, Md, was born and has slept
in the same house and in the same room for
ninety-seven years, and is still hale and
hearty. He gained the title of colonel in the
war of 1872.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis writes to gen.
tleman in this city: 81 most desire to have
my opinions examined by those who, / be-
lieve, have been misled by false doctrine, and
who, if their attention can be arrested, may
reconsider and change their opinions"
Mr.. Gladstone's dishevelled hair has
grown grayer in the past few months, but his
brilliant dark eyes are undimmed. His
strength and nerve are nursed by persistent
taking of fresh air and exercise. He has
been known to walk forty miles on sum-
mer's day.
Vennor predicts eleven cold and stormy
days for March, beginning at the 9Th, and
seven clustering days. Four days of heavy
storms are promised. Couch says the month
will be generally mild, windy and showery
Tice predicts heavy storms for six days, and
cold for seven days.
Mr.. Conkling, while senator, once told
Pennsylvania representative that when he
left the capital during the congressional re-
cess he was obliged to go to New York to earn
a living: AS United States senator's salary
is $4,000 a year, Mr.. Conkling must have
bought good deal of pie that year.
1t can truly be said that President Arthur
and his secretary OF state, Mr. Whatshis-
Britain. Indeed, the attitude of our govern
ment is pretty much that of the little boy
who was caught by his teacher in the act
of finging spit ball.-Ahanta Constitution.
Oscar Wilde called on a lady not long
since, and found her busting some articles of
reItu, too precious to be trusted to the SER
wants, and noting her occupation exclaimed: :
"Ohl what unnecessary labor. Dust should
never be removed; 1t is the bloom of timel"
Whereupon newspaper writer remarks
that this was the very aesthetics of dirt.
Guiteau is still engaged in the autograph
and photograph business. His average sales
to visitors reach from So to SIS, and upon
some days he takes in $40. He recently
offered this sentiment to some ministers who
called to see him: "The Republican party
wrecked by Garfield, saved by Guiteau's in
spiration and Arthur's statesmanship."
Jack Conroy, the guide appointed to take
Mr.. Oscar Wilde across the ice bridge at
Niagara and a man of acute perceptions
says that he never before heard anyone stake
on so" about lot of ice as his distinguished
convoy did. He is certain that Mr.. Wilde is
determined to commit the usual folly of
"writing piece" about the ice bridge and
the falls.
Bob 1ngersolPs father was a tremendous
preacher. On one occasion he so wildly
portrayed the horrors of the Judgment day
and the fortunes of hell that the whole audi
ence (Which came some miles from the coun-
try around) was swayed like trees by a strong
wind; strong men wept, women walled, and
nearly all were upon their knees. He COM
menced to speak at l o'clock, and when the
people left the church the sun was setting.
. When Lord Beacons6eld returned to office
after his first retirement, question arose as
to making Lord Rosslyn master of the buck
hounds. His lordship had, it was urged,
every qualification for the post He was a
good sportsman, was especially good-looking
and would like the werk. On the contrary,
it was averred that he swore like nobody
since the days of the army in Flanders.
''Swears, does he?" quoth Dizzy. "Then we
will make him lord high commissioner to
the Church of Scotland" And it was done.