Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-26


The leading papers in Paris are lost in
astonishment at the liberty which has been
given to Guiteau to use his tongue during
| the trial.
Francis Wise, the Cork distiller, who died
recently, is believed to have been the wealth
| lest nj an in Ireland. He left an estate valued
at e3,0O0,0O0.
Ex-Tressurer F. E. Spinner is at Jackson
! vile, Florida, eating oranges and fishing for
alIigators. His eightieth birthday occurred
| few days ago.
james Russell Lowell might be credited
| with defining the term "Stalwart," since he
! long ago wrote these lines:
Mere pegs to hang Office on,
! Such stalwarqmen these are.
| The Paris Universe states that Father Ga
vszzi, the founder of the Free Italian
| Church, and who has given lectures in
America, was recently sentenced to thirteen
months imprisonment for immoral behavior.
Bismarck wrote his autograph Tor a sailors
aid society fair IN Berlin, and added to his
signature the motto, "IdtTi0 IN SeTUie7ld0 con-
suaoT" A liberal translation would be,
Serving country wholly absorbs me-" The
Germans can exclalm, as Talleyrand did 10
his clerk, Not so much zeal"
NJ. Meissonier must sometimes reflect with
an inward groan upon the prices he accepted
for his pictures in the years when his genius
was becoming known. His "Man Reading"
which is now worth 5000, he sold for $3.50,
and bis "Barricade," which to-day would be
cheap at $4,000, he sold for $1,000.
Only few weeks ago the late unfortunate
Senator Wagner said to friend that he was
tired OF the cares and perplexities of bust
ness, and intended soon to retire and seek
rest and leisure at his home at Palatine
Bridge. He added that he did not care to
live in New York but preferred his old
associations.
The Marquis of Hurtly, who is just now
sadly wanted by his money-lender, has
ruined himself on the turf. At his majority
he came into an estate of eighty-fve thou
sand acres, with rent.roll of 100000. He
married the daughter of a wealthy banker;
yet at only thirty -four years of age he ls in
the sore distress OF poverty.
Governor Gear, of Iowa, said to friend
on retiring from office last Friday 81 am
going home and going 10 work to earn
living. l am $4,000 poorer tonight than
when / came to DesMoines." And yet it is
admitted that Governor Gear lived only as
the executive officer of the State ought to
live, unostentatiously at that.
MFR. snrtain, the venerable engraver, is
perhaps the happiest old gentleman in
America. He enjoys his work as if he were
still boy, and is often found at midnight
bending over his beloved tools. He works
for hours together, and is as fresh and spon-
taneous and mirthfHl in feeling as in the
almost forgotten days, when Sdrtain's Maya
zine was household oracle.
Congressman Moore, of Tennessee, as he
sat in the House the other day, saw looming
up before him an autograph album in the
hands of small page. Surprising the book
to be the boys owp, he wrote in it this pater-
nal sentiment: "Be good boy and you'll be
a good man." Mr.. Moore was shortly after
pleased to hear that the album belonged to |
an officer of the House, the venerable father |
of family.
In connection with the celebration of |
Daniel Webster's centennial, the Boston Post |
recalls the fact that his brother Ezekiel died |
at Concord, New Hampshire, April 10, 1929, |
while arguing case to jury. He had just |
said, in addressing the jury: "This, gentle I
men, you have in eviIe-crn-speaking the |
words IN his usual full and distinct tone,
when he threw his head back spasmodically |
and fell to the floor, where he lay as rigidly
as if he had been dead for hours.
Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman met with
enthusiasm and milk punch Wednesday.
The Englishman tenderly adiured the Amer
can to call him Oscar" and his elder said
hat Oscar" seemed to him 'like a great
big, splendid boy" Mr.. Wilde expounded
1t great length the aesthetic theories, and
Mr.. Whitman observed: 81 wish well to you,
Oscar; and as to the aesthetics, / can only say
$ wide, and if you want my advice, l say go
head" Then they took some more milk
,unch and dreamed of faint lilies.