Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-15
PERSONAL.

COUNT Won MoLTKE received the news of
his sisters death two weeks ago, while on his way
to attend his nephew S wedding. Curiously enough
six years ago he got word OF his brothers death
just as he was starting to attend the wedding OF
another nephew.
REASONABLY well.fo do clergymen were
the late Rev. Sir Frederick Vincent, canon OF Chi
CHESTER and the late Rev. Richard l. Lancaster. of
Cheltenham. Their wills, just proved, dispose of
personalities amounting to about s1,l5o,000 and
$685. 600 respectively.
THE Erenement of Paris two weeks ago
made the following startling announcement:
George Eliot, the well-kuown English novelist,
is passing through Paris, in company with several
friends, among whom is Sir Z. Scott gran dsOn OF
the authr of IUdRhoe.'
The Rev. DIR. J. P. Daily, of Staten
Island, one OF the best known preachers of the
Newark Methodist Episcopal Conference, died sud
denly last week at South Bethlehem. Pa, where
he was visiting after attending the sessions of the
conference at Phtllipsburg, n. ]. He was sixty
three years old.
The bronze statue of the late Francis NJ.
Drexel, OF Philadelphia, which is TO crown the
huge fountain now being ected by his sons, T.
and A. J. DreXel, in Chicago, has been finished,
and is ready for shipment from the Philadelphia
foundry to Chicago 1t is eight feet high, and rep
resents Mr.. Drexel standing in an easy position,
his right arm and hand resting on top of stump.
BARON ARTHUR DE RoTHscHILD is having
a billiard table made by the Collender Company,
of New York, for his town house in Pa is. The
body of the table is of solid American walnut,
with panels Of French walnut, embellished with
der is a proof that the American tables are supe-
nor TO those manufactured in Paris, where the
game of BILLIARDS originated
Mr.. c. G.. FULTON has made the Baltimore
Araericdn newspaper property over to a trustee,
Mr.. Felix Angus, with fixed understanding as to
its future conduct and the disposition of its rev.
enues before and after his death. his name will
still be at the head of the paper however, and so
far as we can discover the disposition is only
sort of wise ante-mortual precaution, as Mr.. Full
ton is in very bad health al present.
Tn 1904 n w IF Nv
York, publicly testified to the insanity of man
named Costing, and offered to burn his diploma
and retire from practice If the man was no, dead
in three years. Gosling did not die, and Ham
mond has sneaked out of his bargain by giving
dinner with an elaborate menu, which is headed,
"Gosling non erttHctus est. Ldus Dor GOsling
certainly has God to thank and not Hammond
MRS. GLADSTONE received, fortnight ago,
a letter from Sir Henry Posonby, the Queens sec
Rotary, written by her direction, advising her to
has of late frequently publicly expressed her wish
to visitors that he should accept peerage, which,
while lessening his labors, would enable him 10
continue Prime Minister. He prefers to remain
in the House of Commons, but retire from office.
On the morning CT April II, 1854, mass
was celebrated at Fort Duquesne by the Rev. Dem
mis- Baron, royal chaplain of the French trooFs.
That was the first religious service of any Kind
performed on the spot which the city Of Pittsburg
now covers; The l29ih anniversary OF the event
will be celebrated with imposing solemnites next
Tuesday at the Church Of st. Mary of Mercy,
whose parish boundaries include all the historic
part OF the CITY.
1T is not likely that he cherry tree which
Mr.. Gladstone cut down in a snow-storm during
the Easter recess on the estate of the Hon. F. L.
Cover, NJ P, will ever rival the renoWn of hat
hallowed growth which Washington's youthful
propensities have made illustrious; but neither is
Il destined to oblivion. Mr.. Cover has presented
it TO the Burslem Liberal Club, whose members
intend TO make 1t up into various memorial artl-
cles TO be sold at a bazaar next September.
TnE rnaguiiCsut anlls watch the CT rina
will wear at the coming coronation ts raade OF
cloth of gold, bOrdered with armorlal bearings
embroidered in silk snd gems. The crown placed
on her head will be the one used at the coronation
of the Empress Catherine II and Elizabeth It's
value is estimated at 3,00OOOO Toubles, and II Is
composed OF diamonds, rubies, and large num-
Der OF pearls. In her scepter viii blaze the great
Orlof dismond, which is said to weigh eight
carats more than the Koh-i-noor.
The death Of Thomas H. Blythe, Of San
Francisco last week, leaving fortune of $780,
900, is said to have raised up an army of ella IN
Edith claims TO be the widow and the only heir is
her daughter, ten years old, living in Manchester,
Eng Tue claimant was known as Alice DicEn-
son prior to Blythes death, and served him SIS
housekeeper. Another claimant is said 10 be Nell
lie Firman, who a few years ago sued Blythe for
alleged seduction. still another alleged wife II Is
said will be heard from in England shortly.
THE will of Peter Cooper shows the ss me
goodness that was shown by every act of his life
Ii will be seen that his sonin-law, Mr.. Hewitt,
Cooper was so large as it seems il is II the ord-
nary and VULGAR ambition OF men men hsd been
that of Mr. Cooper, ne would have lett SlO.uOD OoO
instead OF s. 600 600. And he would have dis
tributed among charities, at the expense OF his
heirs money which he had kept so long as it could
enhance his selfish Qualifications even his PRIDE
OF purse. Mr.. Cooper reversed this common
method of living and of diving. His vision of
L heart led MIN to adopt Bseon's counsel: DE
fer charities till dea h; for. certainly, II man
weigh il lightly, he tgat does so Is rather liberal
OF another mans than of his own"
The remarkable words Of Ruskin, IN his
opening lecture at Oxford, since his recall 10 the
professO.ship of art, thst he had changed his
views ABOUT the relation Of women TO art, and bad
found young American lady who had reached
great perfection in drawing has naturally excited
considerable attention and some speculation
One society editor seems somewhat startled by
il as the church journals were at hearing that q
Zulu had converted Bishop Colenso.
There was my lord Of Natal
Who had Zulu for pal
Said the Zulu, Look bere,
Amt the Penteteuch queer"
Which converted my lord OF Sa.al
What American young lady has converted the
Slade professor? You may rest assured that Rus
kin does not mean 20 spoil her By letting the
public know. He did so much of that kind OF
thing once that he made blind worshipers Of some
and blind enemies of others, and has no mind to
bring any more hornets, or even humble-bees,
around him.