Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-11
Personal MENTION.

Perry Belmont will spend his vacation in
the Yellowstone country, IN company with
Senator Bayard, shooting buffalo.
The Whitehall Review finds that the success
full business genius of to-day is man Of
good education when contrasted with the
self m ade men OF past generation.
Mr.. Bell, the Alexandria correspondent OF
the London Times, has lived for years IN
Alexandria as agent OF an English house.
He is said to be better informed about Egypt
Than any Englishman living.
Cardinal Manning has just entered upon
his seventy-ffth year. HIS health is still
vigorous On the day following his recent
birthday he preached two sermons and Off
ciated in two different churches.
The physical strength OF the Arabs is enor-
NOUS An officer of mail steamer says
that there are Arabian stevedores who can
readily carry from 300 TO 400 weight. The
donkey boys often lift up their donkeys.
1t is stated on coed authority that Prince
Nicholai, eldest son Of Duke Constantine,
and cousin OF the car, together with several
eminent members of the Russian nobility,
are implicated in the confessions of the nj
hilist Kyrillof.
A reunion of the Sharpless family is soon
to take place on the banks of Ridley creek,
near Chester, Pa. John Sharpless arrived in
America on the 18th of August, 1852, and II
is stated that there are now $4,000 descend
ants in this country.
Some of the boys and girls of the New
Bedford high school turned up their noses
when the mayor, in his address to them,
recommended trades and homework.
high school can put almost anything into
pupils head bu, brains.
Victor Hugo seems to be in good health,
though somewhat feeble. His mental facul-
ties have for some time shown a certain de-
cline. He has frequent absences OF mind,
and his growing deafness prevents his taking
much part in conversation.
A sculptor OF considerable eminence in
England. Marshall Wood, is dead. Mr..
Wood executed statues of Queen Victoria for
the Senate house at Ottawa, for Montreal,
for Calcutta and for the Victoria Parliament
houses in Melbourne and Sydney.
The London Spectator thinks that, assum-
ing the statement in Authors and Authorship,
published by the Putnams, that Mark Twain
received $500 900 for his IHnOcents Abroad,
is correct, the price is the best ever fetched
by a book-the intrinsic value being consid-
cred.
The Rev. Sylvanus Hayward, who breaches
in Globe, Mass. declares bluntly that the
increase in divorces in that State is not due
to greater laxity in the laws, but to an
enormous increase Of wickedness among the
people, and he holds that the remedy must
be found in an Improvement OF their morals.
General Howard. upon his transfer to the
West, will escape the turmoil OF West Point
consequent upon the coming of the new col
ored aspirant for military fame, but he has
an ugly affair to deal with just at the close
of his administration OF the academy. From
all accounts, a number of cadets appear 10
have been involved ia The disgraceful fist
fight affair that recently occurred.
The prince of Wales has intimsted that,
owing to his numerous engagements during
August. he is compelled 10 forego the pleas
ure of attending the National Eisteddiod OF
Wales. Mr.. Gladstone has consented to fill
the presidential chair on one day, and on
those remaining tire office will be discharged
by the duke of Westminster, the bishop OF
St. Asaph and Sir W. w. Wynn, Bart, III.
P. The prince OF Wales has sent twenty
guineas toward the fund.
A Long Branch letter Gays OF General
Grant: '.lhe stout, stumpy figure OF the ex-
president is as familiar al Long Branch as II
was in Washington, and in his rides and
drives and walks he is continually tipping
his hat to the dear 5000 who claim has
attention. He has a house jul, and happy
family Of children and grandchildren about
him now, and in his rudy prime General
Grant very freely GAYS that he Is quite as
comfortably fixed IS he wants TO be. His
sons are married and settled near him, End
his only daughter has spent uesrly an entire
wear in this country with him."