Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-29
Personal.

Proctor Knott is looming up as the next
governor of Kentucky.
Tom Ochiltree, the great natural liar,
wants 10 go to Congress from Texas. But
they don't want any more liars in Congress.
"Vidi" is the motto of the Michigan lum-
BERN an who has a little classic knowledge
and some style about him. 1t means al
saw"
One of the United States consuls in Italy
began a magazine article: Julius Caesar
was a consul, Napoleon was consul, and so
was l."
The Kosciusko Messenger says that the
Hon. H. d. Money is expected home by July
LIST, and will make thorough canvass of
his district.
E. c. Corburn, of Middleton, Tenn, wants
sober printer. Wonder where Mr.. Cor
burn was raised, and where he has been up
TO this hot hour?
Mr.. w. w. Corcorar, the venerable Wash
ington banker and philanthropist, has so
far recovered his health Is to be able to take
daily rides about the city.
The National Board of Health hss elected
DIR. J. c. Cabell, of Virginia, president; DR..
Sep. Smith, of New York, vice president,
and DIR. T. G. Smith, United States Navy,
secretary.
Some people get SO soon familiar: Shook
zon-Hello, Monty, how are you? Lord
Montague Brabazan-Pcetty well, thanks,
and how are you?-and-a-what is your
name?-LondOn Punch.
The Lowell Courier states that ait turns
out that the singer engaged to take Conly's
place ip the opera company has voice like
bell, not like BULL as nearly all the
papers have printed it."
MozIesis "reminiscences, just published, con-
tain a passage about Uncle TOMS Cabin,
showing how the popularity of thai book
was 30 great as to kill many other books
published about the same time.
When two Georgia editors disagree each
states that the other is confirmed and
wretched inebriate. Complete saturstion
costs something, and these Georgia editors
are trying TO pass for capitalists.
Michigan had 10000 soldiers in the feel,
during the war of the rebellion, but. curiously
enough, not one of them has since been
elected United States senator or governor by
the vote of the people OF the State or their
representatives.
Goldsmith's house in the Temple, London,
hes been spared by the authorities, and,
replaced by chambers" for lawyers, the
building famous through the names of Gold
smith and Blackstone will remain.
Goodwin Smith suggests that inasmuch as
the statue Of Cromwell cannot be placed in
Westminster Abbey because 1t would make
the kings there look small, yet as the founder
of the commonwealth which Washington
preserved, his statue deserves place at the
national capitol.
Mr. Tulane, who recently gave 100000
for the foundation of university in New Or
leans, is a Northern man, who rode into the
Crescent City more than half a century sgo
in search of a modest business opening. He
found what he was looking for, and retired
with fortune soon after the late civil war
began.
Cardinal Newman, while still a young
man at Oxford, had the most painstaking
literary habits. He never passed a day
without writing Latin sentence, either
translation or an original composition be-
fore he had done his mornings work. He
wrote and laid aside a complete history OF
every serious question IN which he was con-
cerned, and did the same, indeed, with every
book he read and every subject he inquired
into.
The Wilmington IN. c. Star is disturbed
by Mr.. George W. Cables statement in re-
plying 10 the invitation to attend the Celebra-
tion Of Mrs Harriet Reecher Stoves birth
day, that TO Be in New England would be
enough for him that he was there oDce-a
year ago-and il seemed as if he had never
been home till .hen," and the Star can't i'm
agine what his politics can be, though it in
clines to the belief that he must be "an hide
pendent" If he Star and all whom II rep
resents could Only get the idea into their per-
verse heads that Mr.. Cable had no thought
of politics at al, what blessed thing il
would be.