Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-07
PERSONAL.

At the opening of the Victoria exposition
the Marquis OF Lorne said the Canadian
Pacific would be completed in 1887.
| 1t ia the prevailing belief now, among tn,
Republicans, that Col. Cash never fought ,
duel, and that Gen. Chalmers was in Psusa
cola when Fort Pillow was taken.
| The Smiths have begun 10 differentiate
Once it was plain John Smith. Now W.
hear of Jno. Smythe, and Jean Smeeth, anc
50 on. Other families also seem to hav,
caught the inspiration.
There ia more truth than poetry in the re-
mark attributed 10 McVicker, Of Chicago
the late father-in-law of Edwin Booth, that
the stage is the only institution in the coun
try that gives literature any rewards.
Kissing comes rather high TO thoughtless
people. An English clergyman has just paid
S25 in court for kissing girl. This is away
above the market price. 1t is better TO ar.
range for the price of your kisses in advance
just as you dicker with the grocer for basket
Of potatoes.
man If be really tries can find consola-
ton IN every event of life. cab, WE'LL" said
40 old farmer as he came home from the fu.
neral, "we've buried good man when we
buried poor Wuzzle. Howsomever, yer can't
get no good out of the ground 'thoui you put
some good in"
and now a resident of Chicago, has been
complimented by having a locality in the
latter city n,med Feehanville. The corner
stone of st. Mary's training school for boys
il TO laid at Fsehanville next Sunday, in
which the archbishop will participate
The New York Herald pays Capt. John
Stout, the pilot of the Inflated Lee, a very
high compliment. 1t says such steamers as
the Lee are exceedingly rare on the Missis-
sippi river, and srch pilots rarer. WHAT the
Herald says of Capt. Stout is but sample.
All the papers 6lIed with good words
him.
A fitting end to crime-stainea life was
that which befell Jerry Cox, negro who
was confined in the Jail at Nashville, N. C.,
under sentence of death for the murder of a
wretched white woman who had lived with
him as his mistress. Cox had previously
been engaged in two other frightful murders,
and had saved his neck by turning States
evidence. Monday night he set fire to the
Jail, which was burned to the grouud, and
Cox persisted in the flames.
DIR. Siemens thinks that before many years
have passed ships will be made of such tough
"mild steel" that when they strike upon a
rock they win not spring a leak, but only
driven by electricity or gas, for in the opin-
ion of the learned president of the British
the steam engine is doomed.
Raw coal is 10 disappear as fuel, and then
science will have banished "the black pail of
smoke that hangs over our great cities, and
restored to them pure air. bright sunshine
and blue skies"
Ex-Secretary Evarts tells q delightful
story at his own expense about . small
donkey which he sent up to his country seat
Tor the use of his children. One of his little
daughters going out with her nurse to ad-
nire the animal in its paddock, was sorely
distressed when the donkey lifted up its
voice and brayed dolefully "Poor thingl
Poor thiDgp exclaimed the sympathetic
,hild-but suddenly Frightening mp abe
urued to her nurse and said: "OhI am so
,lad. Papa will be here on Saturday and
hen it won't be so lonesome"
In view of the approaching golden ami
Tersary of the wedding of DR.. Ray Palmer,
he author of "My Faith Looks up TO Thee"
md other prizsd hymns, and also of his ordi-
ration IS a minister, golden list OF names,
Theodore Dwight Woolsey, Ros-
veil d. Hitchcock, John G. Whittier, Noah |
Porter, Mark Hopkins, Oliver Wendell |
Holmes, Howard Crosby, james McCosh, ard |
Edward A. Park have united in recommend |
ny that the occasion be taken advantage of |
or substantial tribute that shall gladden. |
he hearts of himself, wife, and two invalid |
laughters. The family now resides in New |
Irk, n. ]. 1t is to be hoped that, thus |
the proposal will speedily |
axe more definite shape.
The Sun says that number OF letters have |
'een received at that Office denying the |
tatement made last week in regard 10 Mr.. |
iould's intended voyage around the world. |
I is averred that Mr.. Gould has stated to |
lie friends that his interests are 30 large |
ha Fa1 al
fter the presidential election of 1884. This |
absolutely false. Mr. Gould's true state |
nent is that he has comparatively but very |
title interest in the stock market, and that |
is railroad and Western Union interests are |
q such shape that he can leave these |
hores tomorrow, should be choose to do 90. |
'lans and estimates from three different |
fer the construction of his yacht |
re already under consideration and will |
'robably be decided upon in very short |
ime.
The following is said to have happened |
Then the Legislature adjourned some months
go, bur we did not hear Of it until yesterday: |
/ very prominent member of the Lsgisla- |
ure, who had been paying a great deal OF /
tlention to the Widow Bombszine, told her,
n calling with his carpet ba. 10 his hand,
hat he was about to leave Austin, and she |
aust forget him. She replied that he
ad rifed with her affections, and now |
e proposed to leave Der desolsts. Alts |
ot my fault" be replied, with team In !
is eyes. II would keep on trihing with |
our affections If could only stay here; but
s can't you will have 10 get some other
rIhing CUES to stay here. The organic Law
5 10 blame that limits the sessions OF the
legislature and cempels me to leave Austin
nd 60 back tony fanily."-1ezas S9tM9s.