Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-03
PERSONAL.

Gee. Alfred Townsend is going to lecture
Josquin Miller is now Wall street spec
ulator.
Bret Harte is drsmatizing his "Luck Of
Roaring Camp"
Swiburne, the poet, is booked for New
York. He gets $500 night for reading his
own pens.
Col. Oates, of Alabama, is a lucky man.
de Is hero OF the war, has succeeded in all
undertaking., has a comfortable fortune, a
beautlhl wife, and no competitor for Con-
gress.
Washington account, Tilted by one Newbury-
port bile, of tender years, but managed 10
capture mature and wealthy widow from
the sane place.
An insane grandson OF the late Bishop
Ames committed suicide by jumping from a
hotel window at Richmond, Ind, Thursday
night last. His only son died in an insane
asylum few days ago.
s&Gena Cheatham and Bate have published
a circular, addressed "to all ex-Confederate
Tennessee captains" asking that the latter
send them material for a forthcoming "mili-
tary hirtory of Tennessee"
The fountain presented TO the CITY of
Chicago by Drexel Brothers, of Philadelphia,
is completed, and will be erected at the foot
of Dre1el boulevard in November. 1t was
designed by Henry Msnger, Prussisn
sculptor, and cost $40,0
Engineer Melville had long interview
with Secretary Chandler at the NAVY Depart-
ment last week and gave a detailed account
of the finding of the bodies of belong and his
party. At Mrs. Belongs request the pri-
vate papers and journal of her husband will
be turned over to her.
Kings and princes are getting down nova
days TO the same prosaic, business-lIke ways
Of thinking and doing as other mortals.
Oscar Ii, Sovereign of Sweden and Norway,
being about to undertake journey to the
latter country, has had his lie insured in
favor of his family for the sum of GOO, 00Oc
jill Lester still lives at McDonough, Ga
lis years old. He was born in
n. c., December z, 1863.
When eleven years of age he was detailed
With other boys to defend the women and
children from the Tories during the revolu-
ion. He served under Gen. Floyd during |
he war OF 1872.
Among the well-knoHn Americans who |
we're recently assembled at Mr.. Osgood's |
Inner party in London, Bret Harte was, ac-
ooked at all English. All the others bore |
IN impress OF nationality, making strong /
contrast between them and any similar gath |
ring OF Englishmen.
Mr.. George William Curtis, the accom-
'lished editor of HgpeT's Weekly, swallows
ii his elegant protestations and calculations,
nd hasteis to take his place in the ranks of
he Folgeines and obey the orders of the
talwart boss. Mr.. Curtis world have good
cal of influence in politics if his backbone
ad as mrh consistency IS piece of board
ng-house gristle.
/; ia said on the authority of Sir Bernard
,urke, theherald, that the children Of Queen
victoria have no surname whatever, since
neir forebthers in the Saxe-Coburg line
ere king, before surnames were known
his will lie bad news for certain fippant
nd vulgar journals in this country, which
II their clrverness by alludiDg TO the queen
! aMrs. Vrtoria Guelph"
RW. Loett lives in Screven county, and ,
ndee Thomas NJ. Merriwether lives in New !
~ They were schoolmates. They first
'srried two twin sisters, daughters of Bishop .
ndrev. Their wives died and they then j
srried two other sisters, also daughters of i
bishop. Bishop Price. These wives died !
n thew then married athird pair Of sisiera. 4
i daughters OF bishop but two sisters- ,