Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-06

of the Chicago Tribune; Hugh Hasiing., of
the New York Commercial, and Msj Burke,
Of the New O,lezns Hiooytne, have been
there"
AwRIrER in the New York Tribune charges
that Mr.. A. II. Welby, an American author,
plsgiSrized nearly bis entire work, Develop-
Blellt Of English LiteToture and Language, from
Tsine's work on English Literature, and
makes strong case BY giving extracts from
both authors which are identical in thought
and expression. There are various methods
OF writing books.
Mr. FRANK JAMES, eI-highwayman snd
cut-throaf, does not entertsin IAN unkind
thong ht toward Gov. Crittenden," not one,
singular as it may seem. but" he re-
marked the other day, in a tone OF deep
solemnity, TO 4 reporter who called upon
him In his cell, "if had been killed and
Jesse Left, Gov. Criltenden would have been
10 his grave ere this"
LIEUT.. J. EvARTs GREENE, now editor Of
the Worcester Mass Spy, was taken pris-
oner at The battle of Bali's Buff, and sur
rendered his sword TO Capt. Singleton, OF the
Confsders army. Last week Capt. Single
ton, now a representative in Congress, sent |
the sword TO Senator Hoar, with a note re-
quesIing him TO restore it 10 Lieut.. Greene,
which he at once did.
UNDER a recent decision of the New York |
Supreme Court a number OF wriis Of man |
dsmus have been granted in favor Of police |
men, directing the Commissioners to pay
them their salaries during times that they
we're absent from duty on account OF sick
lshess One Of these claims ia for over 5000,
or at least six months pay, and several OF
the claims are for over three months pay.
Mr. KELLY, the inventor Of the motor,
which he claims will revolutiouizs all mo-
| tive power, proposes 10 make trial trip on
the 4th of July. The apparatus will have
| capacity OF 50O-horse power. The parts OF
the engine are massive, and are composed OF
Austrian gun metal and the hardest of hard
ened steel. The affair is counterpart Of
the small engine which has been operated in
the past.
ExMAYoR A. OAKEY HALL. for several
years city editor of the New York World,
has become edltor-in chief of the Truth,
which has been purchased by number OF
| wealthy capitalist, and lie to be improved
typogra phicslly and otherwise. In his sau-
tsiory Mr.. Hall says Truth will aim TO OBJ
serve charity toward all; malice toward
nome" by which at will avoid the errors
which marked the early history of the
paper"
Mr.. JAMES PARTON read paper the other
night before the Nineteenth Century Club
on "The Coming Mans Religion" The
coming M ans religion will no doubt be very
interesting TO the coming man, but from the
| general aspect OF human affairs at this
moment it may be thought that something
In the nature of light as to the religion OF
the actual man of to-day would be more to
the purpose go far as The present generation
is concerned.
DR.. j. n. NICHOLS, editor OF the Boston
journal OF Chemistry, in an address to the
! farmers Of Massachusetts,, urged the cultiva a.
tion OF the sorghum sugar cane as an expert
{ ment. There is not sn element in sugar that
robbed the coil of anything He denounced
glucose. 1t is nearly insoluble and produces
| gastric disturbances where crys;alliza ble
, sugar does not. lie syrup, costing thirteen
; CENTS gallon, he says, is sent to New Orleans
2 and Havana, and comes back 10 Boston 8
pure white syrup, cold at 81 %.
GEORGE HoLGATE, of Philadelphia, is the
: most noted name fscturer OF internal ma.
1 chimes in this country. Within the past six
weeks he has constructed four explosive ma
7 chimes and sold them 10 parties IN New
York. Each couiriv nee cin be placed ir
l cigar box, and possesses an explosive fore,
equal to 800 pounds OF gunpowier. He
, has also, he Gays constructed and sold tive
burning machines, which can be set for an,
e number OF hours and when sprung create
flame equal TO 100 gas ,ls and an intensity
8 of heat equal to 1000 such Jets.
Two ancient prophecies have been uu
earthed Tor the present year. One is from
the writings Of Nostradamus, French as
: trologer CT tne sixteenth century, whic
may be thus rendered: "In eighteen hun
l dred and eighty III. ee, whe.. woods in verna
green shall be, against misfortune and mis-
caance a lame man shall protect our France.
J, The Counie de Chsmbord is lame, and m
: be taken to represent the "boiteatz" or" "boi
! teir." The second blood-curdler is: aWhe
Easter falls in oar Lady's lap TO Euplan
: shaA come n great mishap.n Now, Easle
:, Sunday this year fell, for the FIRST time in 10
i years, on "Lady Day." the 25ih of March.
ls THE BLACK Hand" as the Anarchist coz
E federation in Spain calls itself, counts i
d Audalusia alone $50 different centers sn
k $4,000 members, OF whom more than 100
If belong 10 the town of Heres. The destitu
" ton in the whole province is described E
!. very great. The working population {
1T Heres numbers about 5000. The rate {
d wages averages only %. a day, and wor
T | ia not 10 be had for more than five or al
e months OF the yesr. Some portion OF th
e distress is attributed TO the falling off In th
demand for the wine of the province, in cor
( sequence of the numerous limitations {
k sherry now manufactured in Germany an
ID in the south of France
Mr.. JOHN I. PERRY left Cincinnati O
lie Monday night for Exeter, N. H., bis boz
hoods home, thus severing a connection Of
I'd quarter oil century in Cincinnati isurna
lie ism, all OF which was spent on the CIncinna
r, Gdzttte, at first an a member of The local stat
/ and afierward in various positions on tb
N paper, but mostly and for many years pa
L as literary editor. In that capacity he b.
y came widely known, not only 10 the readel
r OF In at paper, bat throughout the West. q
q q tn Eafrr = IL
re take life in more leIsurely manner than
IL. possible for one who wears the harness of
st newspaper worker. Few men have left Cir
It cinnau who are followed by more or hearth,
as good wishes than he.
y A PICTURESQUE tale is told by the Sheffiel
=, Daily Iei.g oph OF Mr.. Biggar, the HON
u Rule member of Psrlianent, who has iu
u been compelled TO pay $1,000 for the priv
+. ltge of not marrying Miss Fanny Hylau,
: When be was standing for Cavsn in 1874 b
80 was member of the Presbyterian churcl
~ but wishing TO win the support CT Rom q
&c Catholic bishop 90 the subjest OF denomin.
81 81 tional education, he begged friend to a.
- quaint the prelate with the fact that he ha
10 both of his cnildren at Catholic school
&c "Why," remarked his friend, 81 thou BIT yo
% were not married" "No more / ann n
- piled Mr.. Biggar, "and 10 show you am n
blgot, both OF their mothers are Catholics. >
HENRY WARD BEECHER talked to Iarp
congregation in Plymouth CHURCH, Suuds
morning, about faith. He said that men Ia
4 run around after de6aition OF faith like 9
lie everlasting cat after its everlasting tai
Faith was but one particular way in whic
Imagination acted. TWAS the highest, mo
IN exalted form OF the Imagination. There W;
. no evidence that animals had imagination
10 The earliest evolution of the human min
., Was through the imagination. The door
"a progress opened in the imagination of MAJ
The earliest glimPses of knowledge were i
imagination Imagination constituted civil
4. cation and refinement; il exalted the qualit
Of every faculty. Mr.. Beecher proieste
a against any restraint Of Imagination, and
a conclusion be urged bis hesrers TO study
r attain that purer, higher and nobler imsg