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

John G. Whittier, who moved 10 Boston
for the winter some weeks ago, went back 10
Amesbury TO vote.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer was the guest OF Prof.
John Fiske, in Cambridge, Mass, last week.
He will sail for his home this week.
Sir Garnet Wolseley has changed his
mind, and will enter the British peerage as
Baron Wolseley of Cairo, instead of Egypt"
as was at first intended.
James McLsren, brother of Prof. Nc
Laren. of Toronto, Canads, has subscribed
$4,000 to endow 3 chair of systematic the
ology in Knox College, Toronto.
The death is announced at Durham, En-
gland, of John Fawcett, one of the Oldest
Freemasons in that country, and who, as
provincial grand master, performed the cere-
mony of installing the Prince OF Wales.
Ey the death of the Viscount Vigier, the
famous Italian prima donna, Nine. Cruvelli,
is left a widow for the second time. Their
married life of twenty seven years WAS a
most happy one, she moi appearing on the
stage, except occasionally for benevolent
objects.
Should the Rev. DR.. Washington GLADDEN.
accept his urgent call to Columbus, o there
would be great regret among all the people
of Springfield, Mass: To induce him to re-
main in the latter place popular move
ment is now afoot for the payment of the
$4,000 debt resting upon the church Of
which he is pastor.
In conversation with Mr.. John A. Robo,
city register oil Bi,imore, the Day learns
that Mr. Enoch Pratt said thst he expected
the building for his new free library, now in
course of erection on Mulberry street, would
be finished about July, at least SO far done
that the city would accept it then. On the
LIST of July, 1888, he would pay TO the city
$3.50, 33333 So in c5sh, thus completing the
gift 10 the city.
Mr. J. Ii. McVicker, the veteran theatre
cal manager of Chicago, has finished the
lecture he has been so long preparing, and
will deliver it in that city for the first time
on November % h. 1t is entitled The Press
the Pulpit, and The Stage, and is founded upon
the experiences and observations of his own
career. Mr.. McVicker has belonged 10 the
theatrical rofesson about forty years and
has been a manager twenly-eight years.
Hubert H. Bancroft, the historian of the
Pacific coast, is of Purii an descent, aud was
born in Ohio. He established in 1852 the
fret book store in San Francisco, and has
ever since been an interchangeable collector of
books, pamphlets, papers, manuscripts, and
everything relating 10 the history of Califor-
MIA and the other Pacific States and Terrific
ries. His collection now includes nearly
10000 volumes.
President Arthur looks ridiculous enough
in the fashion plate dresses and attitudes in
which New York tailors publish him, but,
according to what / am told, his real appear
ance is still more absurd since he took 10
dressing himself In style more suited TO
the effeminate aesthetic than the president of
a nation of sturdy Republicans. Silk socks,
mot deliberately clicked, quilted white
jackets, deliberately embroidered wGjstcost,
patent leather pumps with rosettes, are but
samples of the sartorial afectztions which
he now affects. / do not hear that he has
appested at The White House in velvet
knickerbockers yet, but he is fast coming to
these.
Mr.. Bancroft, the historian, rises at
O'Clock in he morning. His breakfast is a
light one, usually consisting OF a cup OF
chocolate, some fr1it, an egg and a roll. He
eats nothing more until dinner, which is
always substantial meal. Few men, he
believes, can perform good brain work with
full stom sch. He spends the morning die
tating to his secretaries and revising the
work of the preceding day. From l until
. 80 O'Clock he receives visitors. The latter
part of the afternoon he spends in the sad
die, riding from twenty to thirty five miles,
and mansging his steed, mounting and
aiighting with the agility Of young man,
although he completed his eIghty-sscond
year more than month ago.
DR.. Haughton, well-known sage of Dub
lin, an enthusiastic lover of animals and
keenly interested in geological matters
there, lately invited London wit to break
fast with him at the biological Gardens in
company with kindred spirits. As soon as
the wit appeared be was called on for a
happy thought, and promised that if one
TO him he would give it forth. DR..
Haughton was speaking of the difficulties
of keeping up the funds OF the society
81 xpence had been charged at the gates and
twopence, bot il was hard 10 get sufficient
money in. "a happy thought" cried mis-
guest. Throw open the doors and let the
people in gratis. Then close the gates and
open the other gates-the doors of the
beasts cages. Finally, charge the people
coming out"-PaH MaH Gazette.