Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-14
NEWS AND VIEWS.

The Neto Hampshire Statesman Concord
was sixty years old on January 9th.
The Washington Star, during the yea,
1882, printed 2S,381 advertisements, being
an increase of 1000 over 1881.
"NEw YORK CITY," said gentleman who
resides there, and keeps house in moderate
style, "is the most expensive city in the world
in which to live, and certainly far desrel
than London"
The number Of miraculous cures reported
in the newspapers just now revive the ques
ton whether the days of miracles are
passed. Even a Mormon elder in Chicago
cured an old woman OF a chronic disease last
week by snointing with oil and with prayer
The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette, ID
commemoration of its entrance upon It's
seventy. first volume, published last Saturday
Of articles by noted contributors, among
whom are E. G. Stedman, E. Z. Shillsber, L
NJ. Olcott and John D. Long.
A PHILADELPHIA firm has sued the West
ern Union Telegraph Company for damages
for missending cipher telegram. The iele.
gram consisted of the word "ongcowceox, y
and it read when received "ongcowcegx,'
and resulted in the shipment OF goods OF 81
entirely different character from those de-
sired.
The Pittsburg Posi- quotes Col. John Saw.
age as saying that he bias two things to be
proud of. One is that a speech delivered By
him is spoken to this day in every log school
house in the West; the other that during iht
war IL wrote JEFF Davis an impudent letter
resiguing my command and telling him he
ought TO resign, too"
The Rugby colony in Tennessee has taken
a new lease Of life. A great deal Of land hs:
been sold recently for fruit-raising purposes
a large canning factory lie being built, new
settlers are const sntly coming in, the school.
are fourishing, new business houses are be.
ing erected and everything points toward the
future success OF the colony.
TIE New York Commercial Bulletin, after
a careful examination OF figures, reports The
losses by fire in the United States during the
past year at S90,000,O00. Thi. confirms the
estimate made in these columns some time
ago, that the average losses by FIRE in this
country that can afford a $4,000 bonfire
every day in the year, Sundays included.
THE policy which has DESTROYED the forests
OF Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota il
sweeping away those of the Northwest. The
mOQQpOlfele VI O1u EfAbtlcCos az we'll 90
those Of Chicago, grow rich at the expense
of the public; in the meantime the forests
perish. And their destruction 10 accelerated
by the circumstances that by raising tariff
duty on lumber, we compel the American
people to pay premium on the devastation
of the country.
THE partnership heretofore existing be.
tween Andrew Shumsn and John R. Wilson,
az lessees of the Chicago Evening Journal
was dissolved on Jsnusry 4th, they having
purchased the controlling interest IN the
Chicago Evening Journal Company. These
gentlemen will continue az heretofore to
manage the paper, Mr.. shuman as editor
in-chief and Mr.. Wilson az business man
sger and publisher. The Journal is one Of
the Oldest and most prosperous papers ia the
West. was established in 1874, and Shumsn
has been lis editor for twenty seven years.
Mr.. VEsSoR, 10 a note 10 the Boston Post
SAVE: 81 do not wish to interfere with Wig
giu's predicted storm in any shape or man
Ger. but while he is terrifying the people
with what is coming 10 March, / may JUS
give notice that on the 27ta aud 28ih DAYS o.
January 3 severe period OF Stormy weather
il likely to be experienced at and around
New York and Boston, and generally
throughout New York, Massachusetts,, Yer
mont and adjacent States. This storm i
likely 10 De repeated about the ssme dates il
February, bat probably with less severity
The storm period of tue 9Th TO l1.h OF Msrct
is likely 10 be = cold and uintry blast, but