Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-19
Personal

Personal MENTION.
NJ. DE LEssEPs's new boy is named B.njA-
min, but in private the father calls him
Jack"
Mr. WArTERsoE says that New Workers
eat oysters all the year round because there
is an K IN year.
Elk SECRETARY boutwell,, who is ageing
and grazing, says thst in politics he Is only
a looker-on and q voter.
BIRDsALL, who started the story that Mr..
Tilden dyfea'ed Hancock, is published as a
notorious liar and ~scoundrel,
SOUTHERN visitors to the North frequently
find the sea water too cold for them, Sd they
take tepid salt water baths in their roomF.
DENNIS KEABNEY was greeted BY a bakers
dozen of adherents on his arrival at San
Francisco the other day. He hiss lost his
hold.
In 1874 Prof.. Morse offered TO sell out the
whole telegraph business and his line from
Washington TO New York to the government
for 100000.
The statement that 10000 soldiers wild
ows are leading immoral lives rather than
marry and lose their pensions, is d. nisd by
Commissioned Dudley.
THE man who made gillie John Browns
mas MAJ DCEh h6hhC W LuCCh v u
The good woman is determined that her realm
sha III not run short of knights.
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG is said to be writing
q history of Cnina. This is but a light task
for such an agile author. Mr.. Young will no
doubt be able to throw it of in a few weeks.
SENATOR BUTLER and family have started
10 covered wagons from Asheville, n. c., to
explore the mountains as far as the summit
OF Mount Mitchell. They are not exploring
at government expense.
PETITo, the Italian actor, who was on the
stage of the theaier at Csslmicciola when
the earthquake broke up the performances,
escaped safe and sound and arrived at Naples
10 the costume of "Pulcinella.'
THE Rev. B. D. Peck, Treasurer of Maine,
left the State In disgrace twenty-five years
sgo. He lately returned to Portland,
preached a sermon about his sins and contri-
ton, and excited much sympathy in the con-
gregation.
OK the oath Of the present month the
c1Iner-stoue will be laid of The Garfield mon
ument in Golden Gate Park, San Frsncieco.
In recognition Of the event Gov. Stoneman
has issued a proclamation making it a legal
holiday throughout the State.
In the Brooklyn directory for 1888, nine
teen Chinese gentleman are recorded under
A1C lCttCA w W u VA - II nh Van
heads the list, followed by four Hop Wsbs,
one Nom Wan, one Quong WAh, eight Sang
Wahs and two Sing Wahs. Yuet Wah tails
the list.
The Bishop of Newcastle, England, was
recently presented with a pastoral staff of
carved ivory. In acknowledging The gilt he
said that bishops of the present day ought TO
be anvils-ever ready to be hammered upon,
and whea hammered upon, every re5dy to
ring true.
EDoUARD DUBUFE, the painter of one of
the greatest and hes known pictures ever
zen in America, "rhe Prodigsl Son"-uu-
happily destroyed by fire at Cincinnati ssv-
ersl years ago-died in Paris Monday. Asa
commercial enterprise merely" Ihe Prodigsl
Son." exhibited at twenty five cents admis-
siop, paid over ten per cant. on 100000.
ACCORDING TO the Clurehman Chief-J Justice
Waite Is an E~piscopaliao, Justice Field is a
true-blue Presoyteriao, justice 3 -adley- ia an
elder in the r formed Church, Justice Gray
ia a CD aiming Uoitarisn, and Justice Biatch-
ford is a through and-through Ep~isnopalisn.
We are not advised as to the remaining five,
hut we believe there isn't an inidel on the
United States Supreme bench,
JUICE KELLEY, the father of the House
of Representatives, in writing from Brighton,
EugIsud. 10 q friend in Philadel-
hia, says that his health is grestly I'M
proved and that he can with ease, without
being wesried, walk two miles at 8 stretch.
Before returning home he purposes visiting
the leading manufacturing establishments In
England in quest Of information, which he
i,tends utilizing al the next session OF Con-
gress.
A PHOTOGRAPHERS, with French sympa.
thits, at Strssburg, picked out the prettiest
~ - - IL - -
being dressed az an Alsacian peasant in
mourning. He labeled the photograph Scr.
rowing Alsace," and aroused the German au-
thorities, who arrested the photographer for
seditious practices. % the trial IT was de-
veloped that "SorIowing Alssce" was en-
gagged to be married to a Prussian soldier be-
LOGGING TO the garrison. There is much
htlarIty in Germany over the incident.
BISMARCK has tried many physicians, and
has even consulted representatives. OF both
schools OF medicine at the same time. The
physician in whom he appears to have placed
most confidence of late is a D.. S~chenninger,
who practices medicine in Monich. For
sone time past BismRrck wore a full beard,
that wa almost entirely white, possibly to
conceal in part the evidences of illness in his
face. He has now removed the beard sgain,
and appears once more in his characteristic
shape of shaver face, bearing only q heavy
mustache.
ABOUT three mouths ago the Rev. G. w.
Manly, a young clergyman in charge OF a
Baptist church st Aiken, 8. G., resigned his
charge and went 10 Germany for the purpose
of completing his education at the Unlver-
city of Laipsic. Last week his frieHds in
Aiken received a letter from him stating
that he was under the surveillance Of the
German police az a suspected dynamite con-
spirator, and requesting that such papers be
forwarded TO him as would relieve him from
his embarrassing situation and protect him
from further annoyance.
THE snicidal mania now prevailing be.
comes more methodical each day. Witness
Farmer Pescock's fate in Barnwell county,
S. G. The immediate agency Of death was
morphine, but the reIaote cause was melons.
IL was not that he ate too many and then
sought to deadeu the pangs OF collie unwisely,
but TOO well. He planted too many, having
engaged in truck farming on q large scale
and Ogerestimated the capacity Of the North
ern stoM acb. He met with heavy los ger,
grew dtspondsat, and resolved to end his
life. But mark the method in his madness.
He went out into his melon patch, cleared
and staked off a small section OF it for his
grave, made his will, look the cold poison,
enough aud to spare, gave directions for mis-
burial the next day, and died withou! putting
his mother 10 the expense of calling a doc
tor. So was he gathered to his own melon
vines 10 an orderly and expeditions manner.
"YEs," said an officer Of the Canals, IN
speaking of Prince George OF Wales, I'VE
like the prince very well. he conducts him
self Just like one Of ourselves. Oh, nc, he is
not suck up at all. He is treated BY all on
board Just like any other MILDLY. Nobody
makes any difference because he happens to
be the Prince of Wales's son. And be does
not ACT any differently himself He is prstty
lively, aud enjoys q lark 50 well IS any of us.
he takes his Iurn at the watch and does his
duty as we'll as can be expected. But don't
think he cares much about his work; not
any more than other boys of his age do; OF
course, he is only 3 boy yet, and has not er-
tered upon life seriously. He WIS tattooed
| on the arm while he was on the BAcchante.
! He getson we'll with the officers and is pretty
we'll liked by the men. Oh, no We don't
make any fuss over him when entering 8
port, nor is he paid honors. he is net sail
ing In his capacity or position as prince, but
as q MILDLY"
Jere EIack's Condition
YORK, Pa, August 1S.-There is very lit
tie change in the condition of Judge Black