Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-07
PERSONAL.


was over two feet long, eighteen inches in
diameter, and weighed fifteen pounds; also
collard that measured four feet eight inches
across the top.
THE New York County Medical Society
has made what is taken to be final settle.
ment of the vexed question of medical ethics
By a unanimous vote il has approved the
new code of the State Association, which
allows physicians liberty of consultation.
THE Vicksburg Rifles, uniformed in Con-
federate gray, assisted in decorating the Fed
eral soldiers graves in Vicksburg on Decors-
ton day. The Grand Army of the Republic
at Sandusky, O., decorated the graves OF the
Copiederstes who died in prison on John
sons Island.
A LONDON cable message informs US that
the promoters of the Parnell Fund hope 10
raise 100000, or about $4,000, and that
America is expected to furnish half of it,
OF course The Irish in America will be
getting off easy if they don't have to furnish
fve-ffths of it. 1t is the easiest thing in the
world TO get up fund il you can find some
other fellows who are willing to furnish the
money. But this is heresy.
Or all the persons interviewed relative 10
the terrible bridge disaster OF Wednesday,
Col. Washington Roebling, the engineer,
seems to have been the most direct and SEN
sible. When asked by the thoughtful
Tribune reporter how such disaster could
be rendered impossible, Mr.. RoebliDg
pro nptly replied: "By people keeping of
the bridge" This sage observation increases
our respect for Mr. Roeslipg about seventy
five per cent.
THERE is an interesting article on the
Hennepin canal in the last number OF The
United States Bfonthly of Chicago. 10 this
Ia tn other canals throug bout the country
!. 4ft9author sees the snIntion of tho prnhisrn
OF chesp transportation. The magazine pre-
sents sn autograph of Wendell Phillips, his
name being signed to this significant little
anecdete: "After days weary march Mo-
manned was camping with his followers.
One said, Il will loose my camel snd commit
it 10 Cod Mohanmed said: Friend, tie
thy camel and then commit it 10 Cod"
MATTHEW ARNOLD, who intends to visit
the United States next fall aod deliver lee
lures IL the principal cities, is a gentleman
of rare Intellectual attachments, and should
he come, will, it is safe 10 predict, make a
most favorable impression. Our people have
been treated during the past few months to
able and interesting lectures by E. A. Free
man and Sergt. Ballantyne, but even their
| pleasing discoursts will be excelled by those
which Mr.. Arnold purposes delivering.
A WRITER in the Indianapolis Journal say
SIT is pity that Joe Howard was born with
| out conscience. He is one of the very
! brightest, most versatile and most rapid
writers on the New York press. L suppose
| he can turn out column of frst-rate copy
| quicker than any other man here. And he
can write on any ject and lake the dullesi
J topic interesting. Bennett pays him $4,000 a
| year to write for the HeaaLd aud he writes al
much or as little as he pleases. understand
that he makes nearly $4,000 year by out.
side work, correspondence. etS." --
The famous Spreckles sugar plantation, in
| Hawaii, is the largest and moot complete in
the world. Il is many miles III extent, aud
| the improvements on II are estimated TO have
7 cost 100000. The four eugar mills, ospa.
bic of making 100 tons of sugar day, cost
| 81 ,Q00, 900 and the outlay for water on tht
| plantation has been nearly as much more
The water supply comes through two bitches
one bfy miles long, the other twelve, and foI
water privilege, irrespective OF conveying il
to the plantation, Spreekles pays $4,000 g
year. The yield of sugar is from 10000 tc
$4,000 tone per annum.
| PRINCE NAPoLEoN's son is one of a Ions
line of royal pretenders, refugees or captives
| who have entered Engiish schools within the
pact dozen years. He enters Chelteuh au
| College. 1t was there that DR.. Jex- Blake
first received Prince Aleymsyu, son of King
| Theodore, Lf Abyssinis. Soon after, the
| Duke of Genoa entered Harrow under Mr.
Matthew Arnold. Prince Hassan, OF Egypt
and Prince Sootchsi, OF Siam, we're not Ions
ago at Oxford. The Kiag Of Spain was once
1t Ssndhurst, and DJn jaime, son of Dor
Carlo the pretender, is nov at the Jesui
College near Windsor, while the WooIwict
career OF the son OF Napoleon Ill is still fresh
IN memory.
| The most intelligent of observers of Eu
ropean affairs, Mr.. g. w. SmalIey, telegraph
| from London 10 the New York Tribune tina
the House OF Commons il now nightly
treated to 'discreditsbie exhibitions of party
and personal spirit" Lord Randolph
Churchill narrowly escaped "namipg," VIZ
are told, in the Errington matter; the Irish
and the Tories are nagsing the ministers
Mclean and O'Kelly have been making
blackguards of themseIv--, and Sir S afford
| Norlhcote and Mr. Gladstone have Spoken
of oneV0f ChurGhill's iec-ot speeches as alb
solute trash and bundle of hlunters. Thi,
is very depressing, indeed. We are in tn,
habit of looking 10 The English legislator
for deceDcy and good Manners
Bishop GALL EHER visited The Red river
parishes and confirmed cl ass of eleven a
st. Mark, Shreveport; Blk at st. james
! Ale&ahdriA; one at Inc vacant parish {
Man field. He conseersted two churches. S.
JohL's, Cotil-, and st. Jamep, AL xspdria
AT this latter service an interesting incide
| occurred. A mocking bird had in some wa
| tcuni entrance mo the church, and para
|, zed with fear, seeing no way of escspe, haC
iaked refuge il the Gh ANGEL at the bisnop's
itet Gea'iy lifIng the little intruder, anr
placing II il SAFETY on the altar, the hi hoI
| repealed the verse of The Ps liter VII ch form.
| part cl the conservation ssrvic', tn d proceed
ing: eyes, ,he rpsrrow bath found her a1
hous", aud the ss alloW a mes where SHE MAJ
lay Eer young, even Tny aliars, o Lord o
hosts, my King and my God"
NEW BERN, N. C.-ReV. q. w. Offley says
| Il have taken Browns Iron Bitters and con.
slider it one of the best medicines known"