Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

PERSONAL MENTION.
The Californiaus have been informed that
Joseph Cook will climb through the Golden
Gate in October
Mr.. Millais's picture of Cardinal Newman,
at the Royal Academy, London, is described
as an exceptionally fine piece of portraiture.
| Steele Macksye has invented an orchestra
| chair which folds up at a touch and disap-
| pears, leaving the audience-room an open,
unobstructed space.
Last Sunday was the 1920 anniversary of
the birthday of Stephen Girard, and on
Monday appropriate exercises were held by
the students at Girard College in the pres
ence of number OF prominent visitors.
Mr.. Leo p Wheat has.been delighting the
people of the valley of the Shenandoah by
his grand music, and we quite envy them,
for few countries can produce q more per-
| feet master of the divine art than Leo.
The Rev. John B. Morgan, rector of the
| Holy Trinity church in Paris, the American
| Episcopal church in that city, raised $780,
600 during his recent visit in this country,
which will pay for his new church now
building.
One of James Freeman CIarke's parish
| toner's, lady of great wealth, sent him
present of $1,000 on the eve of bis departure
years of age, and hopes to preach until he is
seventy-fve.
Prof. Reinsch, of England, has come to
the conclusion that coal has not been
formed by the alteration of accumulated
| land plants, but that it consists of micro
scopical organic forms of lower order of
protoplasm.
Count Won Moltke, the great feld-marshal
of Germany, represents a small borough in
the Reichstag, and is so conscientious in his
attention to his duty deputy that he
never misses sitting without reason of the
most urgent nature.
The observatory of the University of Vir-
ginis, first established by Thomas Jefferson,
but since fallen into utter decay, has been
recently rebuilt and refurnished with a
splendid telescope containing one OF Alvin
Clark's wonderful lenses, the largest in
America, and said to be the largest in the
world.
Bishop Wigger, of the Newark Catholic
diocese, has examined the play known as
the Trio Orphans, and has found it very OBJ
iectionsble in character, with suggestions
throughout of immortality" He has there
fore, prohibited the acting of the immoral
drama again by any Catholic society in the
diocese.
Richard King, known all over Texas and
the West as "The Cattle King" is a small,
swarthy Irishman, with limping gait. His
lameness is due to the careless way in which
broken leg was set. His flocks OF sheep and
goats, his herds of cattle ard his troops of
horses and mules, are estimated at 100000
head in all.
Acting under recent decision of Chief
Justice John Appleton, of the Supreme
Court of Maine, that Masonic Lodge is not
a charitable institution, the local assessors
are assessing taxes upon the property of
Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights of
Pythias. 1t is said the Masons intend to
make fight against the decision.
Sighting the North Pole from the Brook
lyn Tabernacle, DR.. Talmage is one of the
most sanguine and successful Arctic explorers.
He says: "The goal is so near reached that
the hero is now born who will wear the COR
onal of 6ual achievement" Why doesn't
the Brooklyn pastor back up his faith with
his works and make grab for the coronal
himself?
The will of Ex-Governor C. c. Washburn
was admitted 10 probate a few days ago. Its
contents are not yet known, but among the be-
quests are one Of $4,000 for public library
at Lacrosse, and another Of 1876, 900 for
memorial orphan asylum at Minneapolis, as
tribute to his mother. The estate is valued
at 100000, and the bequests aggregate
over 100000.
During the year 1881 the gaming tables of
Monte Carlo won 100000 The expen-
ses for the same period were S,SOO,O00f, thus
leaving a sum of 3,200,000i, or S640,000, to
be divided among the shareholders. Large
as this sum is, it is declared by the London
World TO be mere child's play compared with
the money transactions OF some of clubs in
Nice and Paris.
George ], king of Greece is perhaps the
most unpopular monarch in Europe. He
seldom visits any public assembly or institu-
tion or manifesis any interest in public af-
fairs, but gives almost undivided attention
to hi, farm and horses. His subjects think
that he regards Greece merely as rented
estate, out of which he is striving TO make as
much money as possible while his tenure
lasts.
Theatrical profits the past season have been
very large in some individual cases. George
Adams claims 1000 out of Humpty Durnpty
in forty weeks. Buffalo Bill received about
100000, Of which half was clear profit.
Maggie Mitchell and John 7. Raymond made
about $4,000, while Samuel Of Pcsn drew
over 100000 in New York alone last season.
Mr. Edwin Booth is said to have made $685.
900 out of his last season.
The pope continues resoutely in his
career of economy ia the administration OF
the Pspal household. Many of its members
will in future recsive one salary only, in
stead of the two, three, and even four, which
have been paid 10 an individual nominally
holding several charges IN the establish
ment II is expected that a saving of 400,-
900 lire annually will be effected by the
abolition OF sinecures. Numerous suites Of
apartments in the vast palace, hitherto in
habited rent free, will also be made to yield
profit.
All the carriages and stable-fxtures of the !
French empire have lately been sold at pub |
lie suction in Paris, save some twenty car
riages which the courts have decided to be
the private property of the imperial family, |
and which have been shipped to England. |
Among these ia one of historic interest-that |
in which Napoleon III and the empress were |
riding when Orsini and his three accomplices |
attempted to assassnate Napoleon in 1858. |
The carriage was badly shattered by the |
bombs, and the damage to it has never been |
repaired.
Some time ago a man came into Balti- |
more lawyers office in a state OF great ex- |
citement, and asked him to commence pro- |
ceedings for a divorce. Mr.. Dobbin heard |
him through, and then said: 81 think have |
something that will exactly suit your case;
sit still, and 1 will read it to you" The man |
remained seated, all ear, supposing he was |
to listen TO Blackstone or Kent, when Mr.. |
Dobbin began to read "Betsey and L are |
Out" By the time he had ended the mans |
eyes were full of tears. 81 believe will go |
home. he SAID. ANA ne ana MS Wlie nave |
lived happily ever since.
The debt of $1,000 on Grace Memorial |
church, Lexington, Va, handsome edihce I
erected as a memorial TO the late General |
Robert f. Lee, has been paid and the build
ing has been cleared of debt During the |
last few weeks the ladies Of Lexington, by |
solicitation of contributions, giving concerts,
ETC., had raised 5000 Of the amount. Last
week daughter of Colonel Edward Pendie-
ton wrote to Mr. w. II. Vanderbilt soliciting |
a contribution, and the reply came promptly, |
inclosiDg a check for $1,000. 1t Is said that
several other prominent Northern men, dur
ing The past week, made contributions
equally rs liberal. So the church Is not /
only out of debt, but has an overHowiDg /
treasury.