Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-19
MENTION.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON is trout fishing

SENATOR WADE HAMPTON Is trout fishing |
among the mouCtains of Virginia.
EX-SENATOR TABOR has just paid $4,000
for a Brewster coach, lined with sky-blue
satin.
Gov. BUTLER has cut the spring poets to |
the quick by declaring that the composing ef
verses Is one of "the most worthless exercises
OF the human mind"
The granite shaft that for more than half
a century marked The grave of Thomas JET
ferson has been given 10 President s.. s.
Lave, of the Missouri State University, who
will place it in the campus OF that institu-
tion at Columbis.
IT ia said that nature has written 4 letter
Of credit on aome meas faces which is hon
ored every where il is presented. Perhaps
that's the reason why a bsrkeeper always
sets out a bottle before 8 red-nosed man
without asking any questions.
The youngest brigadier-general in the
United States army is Geo. Mackenzie, only
iorty-two, and it is said that neither in Fog
land nor on the continent il there an officer
Of his age, outeide Of royai blood, who has
attained this rank. Gen. Pope is the oldest.
THE condition of Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott
has steadily and materially improved during
the past three weeks. HIS appetite has i'm
proved considerably, aud Notwithstanding
the prevalence of the extremely hot weather
OF the past fortnight Re has gained in hssh.
| His mind is clearer and he talks better than
formerly.
T. D. JONES, of Durham, n. c., OWES 4
| long, black whisky bottle out Of which, il is
said, Gems. Johnston and Sherman took the
iast drink after signing the articles OF the
surrender on the 18th Of April, 1865. The
bottle was left with Mrs. Bennett, who lives
four miles west of Durham, where Johnston
surrendered.
PHILADELPHIA bill printer relates this
anecdole of SoIhern: "a lady in his con-
pany who played a very minor part, gave
herself an extraordinary amount of airs at
rehearsal. Sothern came here and ordered i
bill to be printed with the lsdy's name
starred in large type, supported by the fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen and then fol-
lowed the names of the company, ending
up with Sothern's in the smallest type of all
The bill was hung up in the theater, and the
young lady's pride came dovn several pegs.'
A Texas doctor lately presented his bill
for $50 10 a cured patient, whereupon the
man took down his trusty rifle, walked up t.
The doctor, and in friendly accents said
"You want goin' off without a settlement
was you, doctorP L dom propose to owe nc
man nothin'. Here's a ten, which 1 reckon
is about the square thing. Now, then, i
you ain't Satisfied, jist set your weepon ant
come srousd behind the hill thar, SO the OLE
woraan won't get riled up, and we'll settle il
1 don't want no nan to 20 way from N,
house dissatisfied, Especially you, doc"
SINCE Peter McGeoch offered 10 settle a
fifty cents on the dollar his feIlow-citizens il
Milwaukee have been vieing with one an
other IN accounting his good deeds. On Mon
day one OF them said: "O.d Pete's goo,
deeds have never been made public. -Whel
t the Bay View Glass Works were struggling
he went 10 the manager with $40, 900 to hoa
! the concern, saying be didn't want any Mil
! waukee institution to GO down.. He has car
ried a number of mercantile establishment
: over a pinch. He hss helped strugglin
e dealers TO tide over a panic when he knel
they were on the right SIDE"
7 A DRUMMER in Texas asked the conducto
, of a tr4io, az 1t stopped at a station, "Will
have time to step of and get some re resi-
msnts?" "You will have plenty Of time,
, repli d the conduc or. The drummer got O
: and tue train went on without him. the ne1
line The drummer saw that conductor be TOO
: him to task Very severely for his conduc
: complaining that he had TO lay over at tins
u static 4 seven hours. "Well," replied the col
: ductor, "you asked me if you would nav
: time 10 gel some fefreshments, and IL 20
- couldn't get all you wanted in seven hour
il seems 10 me you are a hog.", Verdict fl
the conductor, and no appeal.