Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-20
MENTION.

-fur Marquis of Leras writes poetry, and
wheu the sentiments thus expressed are put
into prose they are excellent.
A LETTER from the home of David Davis
describes him as fond of reading novels and
playing waggish tricks upon his friends.
II is said that Prince Bismarck feels very
keenly The artiiciality of Berlin, its artistic
and literary s~tefility, and that he does not
love the city.
JOHN BANYARD, the veteran artist and trav-
eler, whose panoramas were famous a CEN
| fury or more ago, is settled IN Waterton, D.
T., where he has a son a banker.
GEN. TooMBs, instead of making prepa-
| r~ations to resume the practice of the law"
as reported in a thousand newspapers, has
all the legal business he can attend 10 with
out ~"resuming."
Mr.. STILsoN HUTCHINs, OF the Washing
ton Post, will return from his European we'd
ding tour 10 a few weeks. He has a beauti-
ful new house on Massachusetts, avenue, next
to Senator WINDOWS.
Col. Ed. RICHARDSON, Of Mississippi,
| probably the largest cotton planter in the
world, has an excellent crop this year. He
has about IL, 900 acres in cotton, and if there
is an average season will ship $4,000 bales.
The characters in Disraeli's novel, Lothair,
are to be plentiful in America mex, year. NJ.
\ Capel, the papist, is coming over to lecture,
and the heroine of the book, Lady Laus-
downe, is the wife of the new Governor.
General of Canada
GEN. THOMAS I. ECKERT, the real execu-
live officer OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company, is an Ohio man, who began at the
bottom OF The ladder, and was once on a
country newspaper. His countenance lie of a
boyish cast, and his address pleasing.
GEN. EDWARD SPARROW, a distinguished
LAWYER and soldier of Carroll Parish, La, ia
dead. He was almost eighty years Of age.
He was a successful lawyer at the outbreak
Louisiana in the Senate Of the Confederate
States.
The injury from which Mr.. Justin Nc
Carthy is now suffering was caused by a blow
on the shoulder from one of the swinging
doors of the House of Commons. At first
the hurt was deemed %trifing. but he has now
been ordered 10 take absolute rest and quiet
for the remainder of the session.
Don SEBASTIAN LERDo DE TEJADA, who
was cheated out of the Mexican Presidency
by Disz, lives 10 a hotel much frequeuted by
Mexicans in New York City, but he will moi
leave his room when there are Mexicans In
the house whom he dislikes. He frequently
remains a voluntary prisoner a month at 9
time.
WHEN the Prince of Wales went to Cam.
bridge in the autumn of 1851 he was not al
lowed to reside in the college, but Prince
AlbsE- arranged lbs
rounded by a vigilant staff of tutors and con.
t~roilers at a dull old country house a short
distance out of the town. The Prince OF
Wales has wisely resolved to adopt another
course with his son Prince Albert Victor
who, during the year that he is to pass Al
Cambridge, will live IN Trinity College. Mr.
Stephenson, the princes tutor, will accom-.
pauy him, and the Rev. j. N. Dalton will
also superintend his studies. The prince il
10 dine in hall, but will sit at the high table
Now that Germany ia about to celebrate
the four hundredth anniversary Of Martin
Luther's birth, it is called to mind that in al
obscure Thuringian hamlet live two of tn,
great reformer's undoubted male descendants
who bear his name. One is a carpenter, tn,
other a theological student. Under law they
each enjoy-snd their male descendants, for
ever-in confederation of their ancestors ser
vices, the following bounties from the publ,
funds: On confirmation, fifty thalers (abou
49, 5O); on apprenticeship to any trade o.
calm fifty thslers, and on marriage,
third nifty thalers-an aggregate of SIP Sc
10 which every male d~escendsnt of Luther j
entitled, on condition that he lie confirmed
apprenticed and married.