Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-27
Personal.

ALTHOUGH Pope Leo XIII receives about
81 800 900 annually for the holy see, his own ex-
penses for food are but fifty cents day. everything
included.
GEORGE H. CoRLIss, at whose works, IN
Rhode Island, the big Centennial engine was built,
is building the engines for the first cotton mills TO
be erected in China.
CAPouL. one of the great fayorites Of Paris,
has accepted the directorship OF the New York
eonseryatoire to the dismay of his French
admirers, who are not likely to hear his voice
again.
THE farewell banquet TO Henry Irving, the
actor at which Lord Coleridge will take the chair
Is to take place on July 4th in London. Mr.. Irving
will sail TOR America about the 20tn oil July, ana
Lord Coleridge about the 10th OF August.
Mr.. IRVINa's American programme may
now be considered as decided. It includes The
Bells The Lyon Mall, Charles 1, Eugene Ardn, Ihe
NeTchdIn of Venice The Bellies Srdtaqep, Much ado
and Hdmld.--Nel0 York TiuseS's LONDON Letter.
PRoF. TYNDALL resigned his connection
with the British Board of Trade and Lighthouse
Rnard because OF difference OF opiaion on the
properties of particular Illuminating power
EDITOR STORY, of the Chicago Times, has
started the workmen to putting the finishing
correspondents all predict that he will not live to
make his home in the new mansion. His health is
failing rapidly.
WHILE Mr. Gladstone delights in telling
lawn tennis, but the real game-sr stafford North
cote remains loyal to cTOquet Mr.. w. E. Forster
loves whist best, and LORD RandOIph Ghurch1ll Is
an enthusiast over the chess-hoard
MUCH importance ia attached 10 the iact
that the Austrian Crown Prince and Prince
william of Prussia are such intimate friends
one OF the ph0logIap taken piOQuces tne princes
arm-in-arm. In another they SIT side by side,
with their tayorite dogs beside them,
Dr. SeHLIEMkfN, in a letter TO Karl
Blind, in London. writes to say that he is once
the Lower Town recently exeavated by him. with
view 10 his forthcoming WORK which is to be
published simultaneous in English aud German
IT is rumored in london that Cardiual
Manning SO soon as his health will permit will
attend one of the Ievees 10 be held on behalf of
the Queen this season By the Prince OF Wales;
Should he do So it would BE the first instance OF
an English Catholic bishop going TO court within
| some centuries.
IT has been observed that in very many of
the novels of Thomas Hardy, author of Far From
the hero is an architect The explanation is that
Mr.. Hardy was himself an architect until the sue
cess Of Wiser R0mdRceS caused him TO adopt lit
erature as a profession.
KALLocH, the clerg vm an, who three years
ago was mayor Of San Francisoo. and aspired e
peror1e seIr1soI, ha5 5ore e
killed Charles DeYoung, and was acquitted by I'M
fair MEANS now roams about California, by turns
preacher, editor, and pothouse politician.
THE tomb Of Thaddeus Stevers, in Lam
caster Pa. is in small corner lot, crowded
with humble graves. The monument is huge
block OF Vermont granite, and about it grow wild
grass. His former residence is now owned by his
| old colored housekeeper, and her son occupies a
| part of it as q arbershop.
GEN. THOMAS w. CONWAY, during bis re-
cent visit to London, effected sales of two large
tracts of land in the South. He sold to the Gon.
Robert Tenant director of the London and
Northwestern railway go GOO acres in the state OF
acres OF Texas grazing land to George Philpotts,
| ESQ.,, for syndicate of English capitalists for
| s., 900. 900.
The late Prof. Charles Avery, of Hamil-
ton College, was born in Munson Mass, in 1875, of
| thorough New England stock. His father and two
OF his uncles were soldiers in the Revolutionary
war. Dr. Avery was tenth IN family OF fourteen
children, and after his graduation from Hamilton
he spent sixty three years as an instructor thirty
nine of them being at his alma Tndter-the longest
| term ever served in that college.
"CHATHAM," writing TO the Savannah
| ksrs from Atlanta, says: "The report that Gov.
Stephens died poor man is not founded on fact.
1t true that he left only sI2 0O0 but he was all
his life transmitting his wealth to heaven in good
deeds, and no man ever died richer than he. With
| pure Christian faith and an unselfsh purpose
he constantly laid up treasures in heaven, and
through all eternity he Will enjoy them"
OUR genial, delightful old friend, ShiIla-
Der, appears to excellent advantage in the very
bridge publisher has put his verses. Mrs. Part
ington has long had worldwide reputation, be-
ing perhaps even better known than the RESPONSE
BILE author of her being. but the rhymes and lines
in this book show Mr.. Shillaber in another light
than the historian of Mrs. Psrtington and her
SUI lkG IuOse tTGdLtOub VI hiSuOu anu
humor.
AND now they are not content to leave ri
Mr. George Washington alone, the man who was
superior to all other men, but must needs try to
trace his lineage back to William, a Norman
named De Hertburn, who having in 1883 purchased
the manor OF Wessyngton for q, called himself
viii de Wessyngton. From MIN they say the
father OF his country is descended. This adds
nothing TO Washington S fame, If not descended
from William, doubtless he had at that early time
an ancestor just as good.
to,
Immediately following Mr. Cooper's death every
person in New York seemed eager to contribute
something toward raising column to the great
philanthropist, who was yerybody's friend, but
in so brief time events have followed so closely
upon the heels of events that this praisew0rthy
project is sleeping 1t is just well, however for
1t will give the friends of Mr.. Cooper an oppor-
tunity to rear 70 aim token OF remembrance. and,
coming from their own hands, IL viii occupy =
dearer niche in their hearts"
APRoPos of army discipline, We hear that
Capt. John P. Walker, of the Third Cavalry, has
been found guilty of borrowing money from the
prvates of his regiment aud failing TO repay them
and has been sentenced TO be publicly repri-
manded." But the notion that an officer who
has been playing the dead best'' with his own
men will be reformed and made useful to the ser
vice by 8 reprimAnd shows a confidence in the
powers of admonition which we should not have
expected to meet with anywhere in our day, and
least OF all among military men.
THE Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Randolph, who has
been elected assistant bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese OF Virgins, is rector of En-
a
one OF the best theologisns in the Church He is
forty-seven years Old, native OF Virginia and q
deseendent OF Edward Randolph, the first presi-
dent OF the Continental Congress- aud for the last
fifteen years has been rector OF Emmanuel church,
one of the wealthieEr and most fashionable
churches in Baltimore. He served as chaplain IN
the Confederate army during the whole Har.
REGISTER BRUCE, ex-United States SEN
ator from Mississippi pIo tests against being called
a ''colored'' man, and al DIS: 81 am 6 negro, and
am proud OF my race, ike the name for 1t Is
descriptive ana expressive, and it carries with it
the claim TO fatheTla1d; while the word 'eoored'
is an aCoogetic expression and its use by one who
belongs to that is older than history is to
my mind an indication that he is ashamed of his
lineage and unworthy of the respect and esteem of
races with whom he must eoApete Ia the battles
oflife."
WHEN Gen. Mcclellan visited ST. Louis
the other day he was most villAinously pursued
by reporters who were determined 70 interview
him or perish. Being finally cornered, the general
am travelling on private business. am going 70
Texas Good night" II is surprising 10 note the
number of gentlemen who are apparently out-of
politics this year and who are going to Texas, as
admit that he takes an interest in passing events
Ben Butler is the only man We know OF who
plesds guilty to being in politics up to his eyes
KATE Field thus describes the American
dude: Take q strip of something tna., Tor the
sake of convenience, we viii call a man-Ehlch,
by the way, is gross libel on nan found IL
neck place tight collar, enshroudcu With 4 hid
eous scarf and bre2si-pia. Put upon II assiik hat
and cutaEay coat Clothe fts lower exfrsmiti
with pants wherein calves were never meant 10
grow. In Its hand cane, and on its feet boots
that creak at every step IN hmplDg measure. Place
a cigarette in its mouth; teach liza brief yOcabu-
lary of verbs and adjsctiyes, commencing with
immensely Clever and finish with see you Later,