Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-15
ABOUT MEN.

Ledru Rollin Reynolds, son of the author |
of the Mysteries Of London, now under i'm |
prisonment for fraud, has a brother, Kossuth |
Mszzini.
Horace johnson takes pride in being the |
fret man 10 cross the Connecticut river on
the ire every year, and nobody has beaten
him since 1870.
Lord Macaulay used to say that the day
would come when black girl, well-educated
and possessing 100000, could readily get a
white hush nd.
Gladstone's father and brother, English
tories point out, re ceived $500 900 compensa-
ton for their slaves, paid under an act Glad
stone advocated.
Tewik, the young ruler of Egypt, is par
ticularly fond of poets and theolosians and
keeps his court full of them. He is weak,
timid and picus, and inclined to religious
mysticism.
Count Carlo Pepoli, the author of the
libretto of II Jia7 itdni, has just died at Bo-
logna. He was the friend Of Bellini and Of
Leopard, who dedicated to him one of his
finest poems.
The excessive animalism that some long
haired philosophers have mistaken in Walt
Whitman for poetry appears in Mr.. Oscar
Wilde's limp verses, though Oscar Is not 30
-z44k.1-t aEaant a. Walt-----
!. The grandson OF Horace Binney occupies
the same room at Harvard College which his
ancestor lived in seventy years ago, and many
OF the old books and pictures are back in
their places after an absence OF threescore
years and ten.
Mayor Low. Of Brooklyn, in his inaugural
address, said of rapid transit in that city: Il
will never give my consent to any scheme of
rapid transit thu! asks single individual 70
accept a chance OF compensation against the
certainty Of damage"
The medical faculty in England were dis
cussing the question whether or not to attend
a reception 10 evening costume. Professor
Chareot who had not vet learned the niceties
of the Language remarked, AS for me- shall
go in my night-dress."
On January 18Th next Bishop Howe, aged
seventy-four, will celebrate the fiftieth ami
versary OF bis ordination TO the ministry OF
the Protestant Episcopal church at Reading,
Pennsylvania. and will be presented with a
handsome pastoral staff.
A new iron steam yacht for James Gordon
Bennett was launched at Newburg, New
York, on Thursday. The vessel is designed
for ocean travel, and is the largest yacht
ever built in this country, except the one
built in Baltimore last year for NJ. Henri
Say, Of France.
Sir George Jessel, the master of the rolls,
and the frsf Jew who ever sat on the English
| bench, Is hfty-seven years old. He won a
gold medal at University College, London,
| for success in mathematics. He is the first
OF his faith ever sworn in as member OF
! the l.rivy council.
| The St Johnsbury W. Academy has re-
ceivsd from Mr.. Thaddeus Fairbanks ad-
| ditional gift Of $4,000 ~ q permanent fuud.
/ To this gift Of $4,000 is added from the
| estate Of Governor + -astus Fairbanks, IN ak
/ ing, with 5000 otherwise secured, endoS-
n1ent luLd Of 100000.
Henry c. Spaulding, who was famous once
/ "a the inventor Of "Spaulding's glue" found
himself in the New Albany, Indiana, lock up
the other night for drunkenness. He says
that he cold the right TO manufacture the
1 glue 10 a concern Who made round million
but be got nothing out Of it.
OF Ex-President Hayes children one.
| Webb Hayes, il a manufacturer 10 Cleye-
land; Orchard Hayes is praciiciDg Law with
/ Young Mr. Waite in oledo; Rutherford
I Hayes. r., Is at school in Boston. aad the
younger children go TO the public school in
| the village Of Fremont
Mr. Mulball, Of the Statistical Society OF
| London, estimated The smount earn.d by
commerce, manufactures, miain-, sgricui-
ture, carrying. and banking in Europe IL
1850, at e. ,S63, 100000, shosing an increase
for Great Britain OF E337 900, 900, against
s4,2lS, 100000 foE tie rest OF Europe.
Governor BigeIow, Of Connecticut in his
annual message, speaks we'll Of the militia,
and OF the wbole-souled and sincere vel
cone" which the Connection. regiment re-
ceived at Charleston, 5 Juth Csrslina. "No,h.
ing, hessyF, ~was left andone to make the
occasion pleasant in every particular"
Senator Edmunds. according to a Wash
ing;cn Correspondent, recently put the FOL
10 King question TO 5 .nator Hill, Of -orgia
"Hili, what do We tso believe IN noEadays
anyhow" 70 which the Georgia senator
replied: Why, you believe in the bigtel
Law, while We stick TO the constitution"
The pope has asked the powers having
representatives at the papal court what they
shall DO if the pope is obliged 10 leave Rome
Most likely they will reply that the pope il
at liberty to go where he pleasss; that theJ
never cross bridge until they come 20 il
and that It Is no concern OF theirs anyhow.
Lord ByrOn's statue at MissolOn2hi was
unveiled with solemn ceremony the othel
day. A funeral service was performed, ant
then the clergy and civic authorities, hesdes
by trumpetsrs, walked in solemn proees.iuI
10 the sise OF tae statue. The pfsst said, il
q yoieeloud enough for all 10 near; Let th'
veil fall. Let u uncover the statue d the gram
martyr Of our holy FeyJiution-ihe gram