Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-27

you know and IN my humble opinion YOU obtain
American dude"
a SUMMARY Of Mr.. Judah P. BENZ amiu's
fee-book, made u 0 year by year since 1867, shows
mat he has IN sixteen years received fees amount
Ing 70 S696 GA 7s In 1861 they amounted TO e
tihe than q 02j in 1882 20 more than S6 500;
AMI il lssU. MS most profitable year, to sl5s55 %
Ose Of his most in portant cases was the Irish
Fisheries suit, when paid him about s0O,Og0 AS
70 perEonal enjoyment, ne says he experienced
little OF II IN his profession HIS sole oblect vas
70 make money. and to that end almost every
other personal Consideration was sacrificed. He i
now afflicted with an iIcuTRble heart disease, and
lies that it is likely 20 prove suddenly tatal at
any moment.
The statue Of the liberstcr Bolivar, which
has been cast for the Venezuela government in
New York, was on Friday examined by nam
Der of artists, and received many encomiums. Il
viii be taken to Nenezueia on board the steamer
valencia, which viii sail for LaguayEa on June
7.h. The statue Of Washington, which has also
been cast in New York for Venezuela left on Fri
day on the steamer Caracas, bound for LaguayTe.
5000 and that OF Wash ing ton without pedestal,
$500 Nr Rafael De La Cora, of II West Union
Square New York, the sculptor Of the Bolivar
statue has also received an order for sixteen life
size busts of the Hberators Of the sovereign Vene
ZOelsn State OF Aragus, which will be cast in
bronze
TEE Lowell (Masz) Nail tells this cat
story In the house of clergyman in his city the
harmless. necessary cat is great family pet,
! the good dominic following the example OF Men
| tegue in Deguling many an idle hour with the
\ graceful gambol OF puss, and surreptitiously
| conveying dainty morsels TO her from his own
dish. On going to breakfast the other day, what
the parsons surprise to in the very center
Of his plate young rat, placed there with almost
matthews teal precision by the cat as if to express
| her gratitude for the many favors received from
her master by returning the best gift in her power
70 make denying herself tidbit 10 prove her af-
lection is needless to say that puss's breach of
| decorun WIS condoned in view OF the spirit which
seemed TO prompt 1t.
By his recently published book, ex-Msr-
! shal Bazaine has drawn upon himself the fire oil
| GOruelV. editor OF IL ILdiTON. who addreSee e
him in that journal as follows: Il do not accuse
you OF want OF courage or decision, or OF falling
N your duty. say that you did not understand
| it. do not say you were traitor; say that you
were FOOL Bazaine's hope that he may at somC
future time be allowed 10 retrieve his honor by de
feaung the enemies Of France NJ. Cornely crushei
in q merciless manner: Abandon your illusions
You Will be able TO die four times before the
smallest French army viii DO eonfded to you
| You must not forget that If Frenchmen who ar
too intelligent TO give way to passion, understand
few of your excuses, the masses OF the people re
| gard you as having forfeited your military honor
| The former consider you incapable; to the latte
heroic martyr, it would be the same for three o
four generations; for equity is plant which il
| these sad times grows only on tombs."
Mr.. BRADLAUGH has gone fishing to re
crult his shattered energies he will offer TO resgl
| his seat but if the electors object ne will reney
mis- attempt to take it. He is said TO regard tn
| resolution OF the House as null end void, but be
fore trying to force his way to his seat he is to ad
dress series of large meetings in the province
| and in London. Then when he has fortified him
self by these public demonstrations he will retur
to St. Stephens. What he will do then is some
what obscurely limited at in the following passage
J in any contest which may unfortunately arts
with the House he will be always ready to submit
TO an arrest without questioning the grounds, bu
he is advised that the use of physical force by tn
House 10 prevent his obeying the law is unlawful
and it appears from Mr.. Justice Fields deesio
iu Bradlaugn against Erskine, that he has no legs
remedy for such unlawful physical force. he wi
take sufficient means to project himself agains
| what he terms the disgraceful force used again,
| him outside the House on August 8, 1881, and i
| which 1t may be remembered he was seriously II
+, iured-"
A CORRESPONDENT writes that when ID
banquetto Mr.. J. P Benjamin comes off in LoI
/ don, the lord mayors panquets at Guildhal
| which hithsIto have borne the palm of the grea
\ est Feeding occasions OF Great Britain, will sin
into comparative insignifeance-in fact, col
j l lunches-Ihe bench and bar engage in this dinn'
TO do Mr.. Benjamin honor. The proposal can
| from the lord chancellor aud was seconded vii
| such rapidity and SO generally that every judge
England and Scotland and some from Wales hay
subscribed, and their number is increased by II
queens counsel and other baristers to 1900 with
= a few days. II reasonable to suppose that full
1000 covers viii be spread, and as the price is fly
| guineas-twenty i've dollars-yo1 can see that h
q dinneris going to be swell one, at least an e,
= pensive one. Mr. Beniamin's retirement fro
/ practice has been the subject of the most gener
{ regret and generous comment in the press OF Il
}, | country. Every newspaper in England has pu
n | Nshed at least one leader about him, and sue
magazines as the FortniglItiy, Nineteeath Centn
and others have made him IN subject of analytic
g. and commendatory sketches.
t CORRESPONDENT in letter from Bosto
e thus gossips about literary people: Mark iva
n has been in Uown this week visiting his publishe
James r. Osgood. He says he came over fro
! Hartford expressly 10 play billiards with Osgoo
j The latter soon starts on his trip abroad 1t wi
y be longer one than usual: He will go f
- south as Italy. Lawrence Hutton, of New Yor
who has been editing the Actors Series of bio
raphies which OEgood has been publishing, a
| companies him. Mark Twain's new book, his L
in Mississippi starts off with edition of 90 0C
Mrs. Burnetts Through One administration al
starts Off with large ediuon-large for a novel
of S0CJ, and the book will reach still larger CT
u culatiOn. George P. Lathrop is going to loca
K permanently in New York. He doesn't join Nj
g | Rose Hawthorne LathroD abroad this summer, b
goes up into the AdiTonuacks for health, recre
IN | ton aud new inspiration for work contemplate
- | The purchaser of the Wayside at Concord, Ha
y, | thorne's old home, which belonged TO NJ
70 Lathrop, is D. Lothrop, the publisher of the W
Atpdke Juvenile magazine and many Bost
s. books The city housa which T. B. Aldrich
X just purchased on Mi. Vernon street, IN the o
h and mellow west End, is next adjoining that
,e Charles Francis Adams, on the top of Beacon Hi
1t is near that of ex-GOv. Clailin and in the II
OF large roomy, and comfortable dwellings, wi
re generous font yards, one of which was SO lol
r, occupied by Judge Gray"