Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
PERSONAL

AN English nobleman who died lately left
instructions by will that his fu aeral should
| not cost more than ESQ. my fathers" he
wrote, "cost $500, which consider a shame
full waste of m ney."
The Chicago Tribune has discovered that
thai city has 700 Cinnamon, one Chine Sc
| woman, aud one Chinese child. The wealth
| lest of these cslsstisls stands possessed of
about $4,000. Three hundred of them are
engaged in laundry work.
DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES ia a'mar-
| tyr to asthma, aud positively declines an
Invitation TO lecture in Philadelphis, declsr-
| ing that the worst attsck of the disease he
ever had was in Pnilsdel pbia. He is quite
| we'll aware that there are so many doctors in
Philadelphia that a man cannot long rem ain
well in that place.
The coming visit OF Charles A. Dana to
| the Pacific coast is an event OF some interest,
because of the fact that the New York Sun
during his absence is 10 be uader The edl-
torial charge OF his con, Paul Dams, who
now takes the reins of that establish me Mt
for The first time. 1t is believed that this
pressges the ultimate promotion of young
Dana 10 the editorship OF the Sun.
TIE governor OF Missouri has declined 10
give up Frank James on the demand Of the
SoFerpor Oi MlnnesOtd, Nnele ne l5 under
| Indictment for murder and robbery. The
bandit must fear that his reception would be
cut of from the warm, sympathetic hearts
which surround him 10 Missouri to the cold,
anfeeling regions of Minnesota, and he very
wisely secures his retention where pardons
are more essiy had.
For the last two years Prince Napoleon's
Sunday dinners have been rather pleasant.
His usual guests were Rsnan, Bonaparte,
Wyse, Gen. TURF and Prince Murat. AT
first Gen. Fieury went constantly to these
dinners, but about year ago he spoke most
highly OF the Due d'Aumale az military
tactician. Prince Napoleon asked him 10 re-
tract his words, but the general refused, and
never was invited again.
THE New York Christian Advocate SAYS th at
''it u The aside remarks tina: let in light upon
mems characters. A worldly -minded Sun
dsy,scbool superintendent, being about to 90
to Europe on business, addressed the school on
the Sunday before his departure. Hewaxed
fervent as he depicted the horrors of the sea
voyage, the risk of life, the separation from
friends and home, and The possibility that
he would never see them sgain. 'Oh, chill
dren,' he said, Il. is dreadful to think Of
Nothing but money would induce me to do
it,"
bOhE hcfsi ne OuCc udu q COu-
Stunning tenderness for Patti, and in being
disappointed of her never cared about an.
other woman, but his affection for his mother
must have had much to do with his life of
celibacy. She always treated him as great
| boy. The relations between them were
something beautiful 10 see; he was not only
gay but "lsrkish" when she was by, snd she
used to check him with "Hush, Gustaye,"
BE quiet, Gustave," as though he were still
on her knee. He was seen at his best on
Sunday evening, the day Of his informal
| reception. First there used 10 be a dinner
in the extraordinary dining room that you
reached from the door OF the apartment with
out the ghost of an ante-chamber; then after
dinner friends dropped in and every
body went into the large studio be-
yond Nine. Dore's drawing room. Here
it was the Irishman's Liberty Hail;
every body did as he liked, and those who
would not do il were made. Dore 6ddled,
sang, stood on chairs and played practical
| jokes with his friends. Pagans, the Spaniard
would sing too; then one Of the Dore broth.
era played. Sometimes Munkaczy would
drop in, at that time very secondary light
| ip art compared with Dore. can distinctly
remember thinking il WAS kind OF Dore to
receive him. But now, of course, Munkaczy
is the acknowledged master of all cotempor.
| airy art. His astounding success must have
had something 10 do with Dore's disappoiut-
ment.