Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-01
PERSONAL.

JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY writes that 9Th,
Philadelphis convention will be the mos, forceful
SPEAKIHG of the "dangerout classes" of
| this county, the Rev. DR.. Crosby says the only
| class deserving that name are those who
| gagged IN amsssing colossal fortunes-the giants
| who tread ordinary men under their heel, aud
| care not how much the people suffer"
| In suit for $4,000 damages. brought BY
| an old lady against the Charlotte, Columbia and
| Augusta railroad, and tried at Edgefeid. S. c.,
last week, the jury, regardless of ve;y plain IN
tlw alton from the presiding judge. took the bit in
their teeth and gave a verdict for $500.
In Russi- come 1000 persons in each wear
| commit suicide. The greatest number of cases oc-
| st. Petersburg. Warsaw, aud Irkutsk. During the
last five years 57I3 cases have been registered.
| Suicide III the Russian army, as in that OF Ger
many, has been on toe increase during the last
few years.
ANOTHER Episcopalisn rector has got into
| hot water. 1t is DR.. Hinkle, rector of Grace
church, Cleveland, o woo has undertaken to es-
| taoiisn private confessional, whereby his con-
gregaiion has been all tored up" He is said TO
headquarters in England and is trying to rear its
! hlnuquafters in this country.
| 4 CORRESPONDENT writes TO the London
Pal Mall GG-ette that 'of the 1850 members of the
bar OF England, thirteen per cent. appear to be III
practice abroad, thirty-seveI per cent. appear to
be in practice here, and fifty per appear not
who are in practice here amount all to 27CO so
that, when opened, the nineteen courts In the
a
separate bar consisting of about 145 practicing
counsel"
THE death, at the sge Of ninety nine years,
OF Gen. Macdonald, a veteran OF the Hanover ex-
Murat in tue Two sicilies, leaves Gen Sir Edward
Sabine dOyen OF the Bri ish Army. Gen. Sab me,
h. q B, is now ninety-hve years old, and iS
colonel eommandant of the Royal AIti lery aad
ex president of the Roy al Society Another Royal
Arullery olhcer, zen Poole Halency England
Peninsuiar veteran, is within few weeks of Gen.
Sabines sge.
LEGAL anomalies 10 Buffllo are surpris-
ing. clergyman is being tried in that city for
infamous crime, and the jury has been selected
with great care, being composed entirely OF
ayowed atheists, SO as to remove the prisoner
far as possible from religious influences. The sup
posed TACT that atheists are more likely to return
an honest verdict than Christian men is peculiar
to Buffalo. The character of the judge is not
known, but it Is evident he is not trou 0led with
many serious CONVICTIONS of duty, that he should
tolerate 50 gratuttous an Insult to the Christian
churches OF Buffalo.
THE excellent portrait" save the Nash
vile Banner, of Wednesday, "of Mrs, James K.
Polk, executed by Drury for the White House 81
Washington, and placed in the State Library, on
exhibition several DAYS SINCE has tracted crest
deal OF attention, and in iRct it has been SO much
admired th-t Mrs baton has decided to have a
copy made for the library, and with this Intention
she VIII receive subscriptions from all who desire
10 con ribste. The subscription list started
BY Mrs. Jere Baxter subscribing SO. No doubt
Ms Hatton Will meet with success in this rs MrI.
Polk is part of the history of Tennessee, aud her
portrait is entitled to q place in the capitol"
AN extraordinary scene took place in
Wells cathedral. England, on a recent Sunday.
Mr.. Manning, one OF the priest Wears, preached a
sermon az the afternoon service, in which he ex-
pressed surprise that anyone should be ashamed
OF the sign of the cross and generally defended
its use. When the bishop, the clergy, the vIcsrs
choral AID choristers and the vergers reached the
transest in which they disperse, the bishop aston
ished them with "a protest" against the doctrines
TO wh ch they had just listened, on which he pro-
ceeded to comment wi h much asperity. Mr.. Man.
plng was about to reply but the bishop shook his
head and hurried off.
Gov. BUTLER, 10 sec ping the withdrawal
OF Ar. Plympton. whom he had appointed in
EuFanee commissioner, and whom the Council de-
frlinoc to confirm, says that he knows of cases of
impairment IN the capital OF life insurance COM
panies IN that State, watch facts If known 10 the
public, would have created panic on the subject
OF lie insurance ON one end of the country to
tne other' Gov. Butler would not make such q
statement II 1t were not tTue,snd as tue companies
themselves opposed the governors appointment il
Is certain ne Is uOtwining the Massachusetts, life
insurance companies shall have in him an apollo
kte a. I1tteu the governor plainly declares them
70 oe II is time the Ieople knew it.
a LONDON correspondent OF the New York
EseaHG PO,t writes that paper that the lats Mr..
'eIy ken politician, seldom taking any active
part In Peluics. and, indeed, prevented in later
tenseiy sbon the affairs OF England aud of Eu-
rope Nothing ever interiered with his readins
thing that passed. Those vino hs re read n : hi,
tory will not need TO be told that in domestic no J.
tles 10 was = Very oscided Liberal prepared, for
instance, to go much fuItEer than almost any Eo-
glisnman IN the way Of leaving Ireland to her.eIf
on for ne $500 mao ~ nees itsse.t in and se
Oh the English people mad az least IS m1cn con
! Germ with what befell the sngjish people west Of
| this side, aud there we're few more dilisent stu
dents Of American books and inEtituuoEs."
JOHN BROWN, who died at Windsor On
Tuesday. and his father, poor but worthy cotters
Of the Dee valley, were t2ken into the royal ser
vice during OF the late prince eonsort's esrli-
> visits to the Scottish Hig1 snds and after the
elder Browns death, John became the favorite
.sille" and constant attendant OF the prince He
was at bis heels all his tramps among the bills
and huating executions on the 1noors and served
Ms royaI master 50 well that upon the lstter's
death the Queen appointed him ner chief re-
tziner. That position he has ever SINCE occupied
i Inc entire satisfaction OF her ms esty and Ia
ne discomfort Of many court followers, who en-
We'd the special fayoTs and privileges bestowed
vt,ou NJ m He always stood behind her ms iesfTTs
chair al the table, occupied the box seat OF her
esrTisze vhea see rode out, and on her MANY
vsils to scotlznd was always invaluable a. a
enide. wafer and protector. He was 3 large,
fnely proPortioned man, and generally dressed IN
fail Highhnd costume.
A aEGEo who had made a great deal of
u,ousy-sseh as 4 Ees-hs4 Just died at Ps-is
Thjs was Ioussalnt L.sorllie, the late Emperor
S-gso,,aI,s's buSn IS nan, who vas eispstched to
Paris by ne hay tan SonapaIte 10 negotiate loans
ifS ruler. For time Lagorille was successful hui
Is he-oShis imperial prineipal-isiled 10 meet
| me 0rIfgff0us when they became due he Wa
90, compelled to deal with Insurers and euIis
aud 70 Bs9tiete new ioanb at tremendous IaIes of
interest," Iegt9g rom 100 to 20e0 per cent For an
isse of So0OOoi. per he obtained 900 ocO or
jg o5of- 4 specie. which he forwarded To ms i'm
perisl ulsIsr, Who IN his gratitude created MIN
dYke OF lsGrHnoe-feTrs, title sOnorous Is ThSf
Of hat oLff H. yuan Eobie. the DuEe Of Nsrr1s-
lsde- IL, however, was the last Loan which The
fa!tnfui tsgoiile yss able TO negotiate for his |
soVereig sltho1gh he blsSoned his new title and |
his respl oent arms upon special Visiuns-card /
as big 4noaecimo book. &c saved some
xI2 90 o. OF MS perquisites and upon the inter
est of tnlhu1n the spinner Of Eayti lived ia digni-
aed TetSnenI, logging his dGcal greatness IN 8 L
furnish room az 81 week and dining at = little L
est suIzI IN the Rue Lepic. .sz.sa -