Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-29

Wednesday S>ott compromised the case BY |
paying the costs and $500 strange comics |
zion of guilt after acquittal.
Captain Joseph Irish, of Newport, Rhode
Island, commander Of the revenue cutter
Samuel Dexter, now stationed IN the New
Orleans district has Just received from the
king OF Spain the Grand White Cross OF the
Order OF Naval Merit, in recognition of his
services to wrecked crew OF the Spanish
steam slooP-of-wsr PizaFro in September.
1873. AZ
Governor John P ST. John, the temper
ance-loving governor of Kansas, il of rather
short stature. He wears heavy mustache,
and his keen eyes are set deep under bushy
eyebrows. In conversation he Is earnest and
he has a modest Western manner; but when
be speaks from the platform people feel they
are in the presence OF an orator.
Lord Walter Campbell is not the only
aristocratic broker in London city; it Is
becoming the fashion for the younger sons of
noble families to take up this business.
These gentlemen are now on the list OF sworn
brokers: The Hon Albert Petre the Hon.
Eiward and Henry Bourke, Sir Maurice
Duff Gordon, the Hon, Kenelm Pleydell-
Bouverie, the Hon. Richard Strut, and Sir
Hector Msclean Hay.
Prince Bismarck lately wrote a kind let
ter to German in Chicago who was form
respondent divers bits of family news, the
prince says that both his sons are in good
health, (which" he adds, "unhappily, ]
cannot always say of my wife, and not at all
of myself. i hunt no more, and rarely ride,
since am too weak, and if DO not soon get
rest my vital forces viii be worn out"
The Rev. Kalloch, who cut such figure
in San Francisco politics not long ago, doesn't
enjoy the oblivion into which he is sinking
since he went cut of the mayors office. he
delivered lecture the other evening, in
which he pitched into his old newspaper
enemy, the ChrOaiele, in the most savage
style, dared the Young crowd TO shoot him
again, and intimated that he might enter
public life again.
When Meissonier finished the portrait OF
Ex-Governor Stanford, that gentleman was
anxious to have the act of signing witnessed
by his young son, and took the boy with him
on the day OF the last sitting. But Meisso-
nier had already affixed his signature. Mr..
Stanford expressed regret, stating his reason.
Meissonier effaced his name, and said
smilingly as he resigned the portrait: You
see, my bow, that your fathers portrait Is
undoubtedly genuine Meissonier."
The Hon. s. s. Cox delivered witty and
eloquent speech on the Utah delegation reso-
luton, and the oftener the speech was inter-
rupted by Messrs. Haskell Van Noorhis,
Springer and Hiscock, the more witty and
eloquent it became. In his peroration Mr..
Cox pledged the Democratic party to do
what the Republicans have utterly failed 10
do-abolish polygamy. Il pledge to my
colleague" he said, shat no support shall
be wanting from this side of the house to
stamp eternal oblivion on this foul blot upon
our civilization"
Mr., George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia
Ledger, has the most handsomely furnished
and deliberately adorned editorial sanctum
in the world. A lady Srites OF it: Tokens
of remembrance and gratitude from Mr..
Childs's friends fill every nook and corner OF
the room. Each lady visitor is presented
with handsome cup and saucer as soupeHir
of her visit to this celebrated room. His
time seems to be given up TO entertainments;
his Office is throDged with ladies, who go TO
see the beauties therein and get cup and
saucer. / heard OF one lady who has a
whole set"