Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-18

n. ! e, has been the superintendent OF a Sun
day-schOol for about thirty consecutive
years. He is native of the Isle of Wight,
England, and is of the same family as the
VIcks that founded Vicksburg. Miss.
George 1. Seney, the Brooklyn Methodist
who has given away so much money for
benz 6cent purposes, was gratifed, perhaps,
to learn that last Friday, the ffty-sixth an
niversary of his birth, the Methodists of
Macon, Ca, had a celebration in his honor.
1t would be we'll if Mr.. Gladstone, if only
for Eugland's sake, would try to bridge over
the gulf which injustice and misunderstood
ings, which recriminations and coercion,
which instructions and assassinations and
imprisonments without trial have created in
Ireland.
General Abe Buford, a recent convert to
christianity, was so unfortunate the other
day as to say in lecture that honest horse
racing does no harm. For this he was at
tackled by several church papers of the West.
Now he apologies, saying he didn't know 1t
was loaded"
In Cincinnati they have added another
word to the vocabulary. 1t is "shillyma-
hoyne," and the Websters of Porkopolls de-
fine it as a mixing up of election papers.
hundred years hence historians will relate
how Tilden was shilIymshoyned and Hayes
shot into the White House.
"Well," said the pope's chamberlain on
the occasion of Cardinal McCabe receiving
his hat, "and how are we to enter your name
simply as McCabe, or as MaccabausP
"Whichever you like" was the prompt reply
of that genial Irish ecclesiastic, who dearly
loves joke, go long as you do not write me
Judasw
Near CloverhiIl, Cal, there is an Italian
and Swiss agricultural colony, which has
1898 acres OF land. This society has been
in existence about one year, its purpose being
cooperative farming. The capital is made
up of one hundred shares, each share being
valued at $24. The profits of the year were
$4,000.
The New York Star says that Tilden's
still-hunt campaign for 1884 has already be-
gun, and it does not need the eye of prophet
to discern that it is based on the sharpest
autagonism to principles which form the
basis of free Democracy. The bar'l has been
rolled to the front and the Literary Bureau
re-established.
james Q. Smiths political lines did not
fall in pleasant places when he started to
run for Congress against G. NJ. Shelley,
one of Alabama's representatives. Mr.. Shell
lev got the seat in the national House in
some way, and Mr.. Smith went to Washing
ton to contest for it. On Friday night he
died of pneumonis.
1t is interesting to learn from well-in-
formed journals printed outside the State,
saws the Little Rock Gazette that the Sl3,-
900, 600 of disputed Arkansas bonds are the
''Holford bonds" The prevalent under
standing hereabouts is that the original issue
OF the "Holford bonds" was only 100000.
But why cling to dull, prosy facts?
One of Mark Twain's old New Orleans
friends says the humorist has changed very
little in twenty-five years. His hair, it is
true, il somewhat silvered, and his face has
l. Al
same light in his eye, the same nose, which
always appears as if it was expecting to
smell something bad, and the same rickety
swing of the limbs"
The Little Rock Gazette says that pri-
waite letter from Colonel Gunter advises US
that he is not candidate for election
to Congress from the Fourth district.
Colonel Gnnter is now serving out his fifth
term in Congress. After series of ten years
he will retir', honored and respected not
only by the people of his district, but the
people of the whole State.
The Little Rock Gazette puts it this wsy:
General Chalmers's attempt last year to
organize and head revolt against Senator
Lamar was most unfortunate as a stroke of
policy. 1t embittered the latter's friends,
who represent nearly every element OF Demo-
| cratic strength in the State, while bringing
no relief to General Chalmers's camp. His
latest venture is simply political suicide"
Cyrus w. Fields New York Erpresi re-
! marked on an Ohio Stalwart: "Since the
papers numerically printed a uer6atim report
| of The Speakers speech at the Chamber OF
| Commerce dinner, nobody hereabou:s will
doubt that, if combination of the knave and
The fool were essential to the revival of naval
expenditures under their old supervision,
Keifer would not be selected 10 play the part
of the knave."
Mark Twain dined recently in New Or
leans with Mr.. George w. Cable, the novel
| ist In the afternoon he was induced to reaG
| in his inimitable way, selection from Tn
Ianocents Abroad Afterward fright litth
girl expressed surprise that he didn't laugh
when laughter seemed TO be necessary. "Ab
my dears," said Mr.. Clemens in his droll way
"tkese jokes are not new to me. l can SCI
the saddle marks"
The evidence is closing in slowly but surely
around the Malley boys. 1t is clearly ascer
tanned that Jennie Cramer, Blanche Doug
lass and James Malley were together as lat
as i pm. on the fatal 5th of August; tina
Jennie Cramer was murdered; that her per
son was violated, and she afterward pois
oned and her body thrown into the water
where it was found next day. The Malley
seem TO appreciate the gravity Of their stu
stion.
Poindexter Dunn, representative of tn,
| FIRST Arkansas district in Congress, in an
swer to an invitation from NJ. I. Sanders t.
| go into Joint canvass of the district, de
clines on the score of public duties, and says
81 shall be content to leave my cause in thu
hands OF the people of the district, who viii
Judge as to how faithfully have in tn,
forty-sixth and forty-seventh congresses KEEP
the pledges l made and performed the dutie
| / owed to them and the country"
There was no sound of merriment, not ever
a voice from the house. All was still, as i
in expectation, when there came from it
! long, piercing, mournful wail--u-lu-lu.
rose TO a high tremulous cry, filling thu
misty air with an Indescribable thrill anC
| sinking into low moan. 1t was thrice re
peated, and then followed by rapid recita
| ton in Gaelic in a substantial key. The CRY
seemed the last excess of anguish anC
lameniation, and, although 1 knew that il
one sense it was artificial, it overcame me
With an actual shudder. 1t was the keen.
What is mentioned as the "Ripon colony
passed Fort Keogh, Mon, one day recently
| on the way to Clark's Fork Bottom, in thu
Yellowstone country. There were lis fsmi
| lies, SOC souls in the train, which contained
wagons, carts, cattle, horses, tents, household
furniture and six months provisions. The
most were armed, and almost every woman
had baby on her back. Everyone was al
| cheerful as cricket. band OF music
marched at the head of the procession. A
doctor and an editor were among the cattle
drivers. The e1lonists will tent out unit
autumn, building their houses slowly snC
permanently.
Some hours before the schooner Java
bound from St. Jsgo, Cuba, for New Orleans
entered the Mississippi the other day, Cap.
tain Patrick was confronted by strange pas
senger. The man leaped from the forecasIle
and, gracefully kneelipg, offered the captain
! the butt OF a silver mounted revolver, to.
gether with palm full of gold coin. Cap
tain Patrick was amazed. He had encoun-
tered almost ass mauy stowaways as sharks,
but never before had the stowaway been OF
such knightiy bearing and impressive pres
ence. The siowaway, who spoke in Spanish
said that he had been captain in the Cuban
army and that, being weary of tyranny, he
had made up his mind to fly TO free America
He had managed to escape from the mouR.
tsins ard hide in the hold of the Java
Hunger drove him out, as he had been