Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

THE young folks take light Lenten exer-
else for physical development and only dance for
practces
A LIVELY accident insurance sgent is
sued policies for $4,000 on single wedding party
| going from Denver 10 Chicago.
| "VIEUxTEMPs, the great violiuist, left $40, :
| 600 worth of fddes and bows" 1t is mighty
good thing. for the serenity and happiness Of the
| denzens of the other world that he didn't take
| them along with him.
Mr. CoNKLIsG is said to be the only man
| in a business suit who ever made speech before
| the United States Supreme Court; On the occa-
sion thus noted he was clad in dark gray. Custom
requires black and frock coat.
| SLIGHTLY colored boy in Washington
has been condemned to bear the name of Roscoe
Conkling Bruce, during the eontinusnce of his
natural life. He is son of ex-senator Bruce now
register of the treasury, and his name Is every
recent green back issue.
MICHIGAN has grown to be State noted
for historical names, For instance, George Wash
ington is sheriff of Bay county; John Quincy
Adams of Marquette is a member: of the State
Legislature; John Brown is chief of police at
Nuskegon, and William shakespeare is quarter
msster-general of the State militia.
THE Washington Poet SAYS of the new
Treasurer of the United States, Nj. Wyman: "In
person Re is slightly above the medium hight well
age his gray hair and beard adding to his at
tractiveuess. Personally he is genial gentleman,
muen esteemed by ali VINO know MIN, MS uDordi-
mates sneakng of him only in terms of the highest
regard"
OF the performance of francesca di Remini
in Philadelphia last Friday night the Pres of that
city rays: "Mr. George H. Boxer fairly divided
the honors with Lawrence Barrett last night at
the Operahouse, appearing before the curtain at
the end of the fourth act in response to repeated
demands and making a neat little address which
was received with prolonged and hearty applause"
IRIS SAID that half the cigars sold at the
congressional restaurants at Washington are five
eentersn 4 euIsory examination of The cigar case
dominance of lve-cent cigals, cOrresDOnQeut
asked a yender OF the weed who bought The five
cent cigars snd who tae ten cent ones 1.-The con-
gressmen. - he replied, buy the fve-centers, and
the committee clerks the ten and fifteen cent ones"
SENATOR BECK Gays that his son George is
doing finely in Wyoming Territory, whsre he has
400 acres and 400 sheep. He nov lives in house
and Mrs Beck Visited him last year he had only a
log cabin plAstered with mud, and with clay
who was i'll before starting that the trip was
delayed from day to day, got well and felt such a
redundancy of spirits that she took hold of the
household matters and taught an Irish boy how 70
bake bread and do all sorts Of cooking for the men
on the ranch.
LETTER from Mr. John Bright, which
read at a recent meeting OF the Hebden Bridge
Parliamentary Debating Society, England, CON
tanned the following passage: ION the question
of oaths probably there is nothing in the New Tes
than oaths. TO those who do not care about the
New Testament this fact will be OF no weight The
practice of swearing 10 the truth of anything
uldhcs bND htuQ1 U lIulu lIubuiu4uess II OAIns
are Of any avail by so much as they make truth
more certain, by SO much they lessen the value of
any ordinary statement and diminish the probz-
bility of its truth. If ignorant persons are not
sworn they think they may tell lies with impunity
and their lying is made to large extent bameless
in their eyes. l think oaths and oath-making
have done more than any other thing to impair
and destro- -egard for truth"
Dr. LANDS, whose rich gift Of rare and
ancient RELIGIOUS books to the Central University,
Louisville, KY, is Just now attracting much atten
ton, lived and died hermit and almost pauper.
i shall never forget how the place looked, j." says
one OF the gentlemen through whom the gift was
made who visited him on his supposed DEATH
oed- The house was q small frame with only
two rooms, in one of which he lived and wrots.
This study was about fifteen by twenty feet and
lighted by couple Of small windows. From the
floor 10 the ceiling his books in solid wall of
quaint and curious literature. The floor
csrpeted-in one end of the room was a small,
rickety table where he wrote. Near II was little
bit OF a musty stove in which he made his tea and
cooked his frugal meals At the other end
of this extraordinary place was the recluse
himself He was q magnificent specimen of
manhood, over six feet tall and straight as
row. When we entered he lay upon his bed,
simple plank supported upon TWO rude trest8es.
His head was pillowed q venerable vellum-
bound bible; q scant blanket was drawn over his
powerful frame. When spoke he raised himself
bolt upright, and, looking at US keenly. said:
brethren, expect TO die to-day. have sent for
you as representatives of Central University to
give 10 you tAis magnificent l. erary, which it has
oeen my lie work to collect IS he spoke he
books, the treasures watch even the di-st poverty
Tot been able r, sff rnyr bi,,