Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-06

GEN. H. B. CARRINGToN, who is on the re.
tired list Of the army, has gone to Boston ts
live. He is writing a book 10 be called
Battes0stt.hs Bible
MI JoEaL CHANDLER HARRIS ("Uncle
Remus' mas recently completed sketch of
life iu the mountains of Georgia, which The
Century will publish in two or three paris
under the title "At league Poteets."
Mr.. Ross r. WINANs and family, of Balti-
more, move this week into their new % ansion,
which 200 men have been engaged in build
ing for full year past, at cost of nearly
100000. The house is seventy feet square,
i've stories high, and looks like French
chateau.
The February Century 1.-THE "Midwinter"
number will contain frontispiece portrait
of Mr.. George William Curtis, which is said
to be one of the most successful engravings
Iha. Mr. Cole has yet made. The accompa-
pying article will be from tho pen OF Mr.
S. Consnt, OF Harper's Weekly.
THEY were talking about midnight as
saulis, when doctor spoke up and said he
was never handled roughly but once; but
then ne was nearly killed. However, he
was lucky enough to discover his assailauts.
"Who We're they; who were they ?" exclaimed
everybody. Starving undertakers; starving
uuuelidAefr, uiOuSnt uOWH IOm auuenCt 10
penuy after l came to reside in the town."
said the doctor.
In 1870 Congress adopted resolution to
erect at Annapolis, Md, monument TO the
memory of d Kalb, but no money was APP
propriated TO carry out that resolution.
During the last session OF Congress Senator
Gordon introduced resolution appropri-
atiug $4,000 for that purpose 1t was called
up last week and passed the Senate with but
o,As Dissenting vote. Thus, 1O2 years after
the original action the work is fairly on the
way Of speedy accomplishment.
DELEGATES from Columbia, Priaceton,
Bowdoln, Wesleyan, Rutgers and Pennsylva-
mia University have organized an inter-col-
legiate rowing association, and a four o AIRED
shell race, one and one-half miles straight
away, is appointed for July 4Lh next, at
Lake George. This association revives the
old organization under which interesting, il
somewhat promiscuous races occurred, and
these smaller colleges can offer attractions al
their regatta second only 10 the interest fell
in the Harv I'd and Yale contests.
THE musical circles of New OrIesns hav1
recently receiv.d an inase+tuut addition in
the person or Mr.. Chss. w. Wright, a young
organist and pianist Of unusual ability. Mr.
Wright, an American, has spent many year,
abroad perfec,iDg himself in his srt He
studied principally at the King of Saxony',
Conservatory OF Music, Lsipsic, aud ma,
many hitteripg Testimonials of his pro6ci
ency. He will crafty the public by giving
an organ recital as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be made.
Mr. JOHN r. STErsoN, a prominent ha
manufacturer OF Philsdelphis, is said thii
year to have spent SIC, 900 in making Christ.
mas gifts to his 700 employees, not counting
some other such tribes as three twenty-year
$4,000 life-insursnce policies, and loo
shares OF building and loan association
stock. These gifts included twenty-thres
gold watches, three seal-skin sacques, ifteer
fur-liped cloaks and several hundred pair,
Of kid gloves. In return Mr.. Stetson re-
ceived superb Ginning clock, worth $3.50
| and some other choice mementos.
DR.. HoLMEs writes concerning the new
Hawthorne romance, DR.. GrimshaUe's Secret
81 feel as one mi. hit have felt who had beer
| admitted to Rembrandt's studio. I hay,
been closeted with a magician and admittsd
| within his mysterious circle" Mr.. Whittier
says; "The work is Hswthorueis. There
| can be no question about it. 1t is one OF his
| weird, unmistakable creations-a creation
not fully rounded, chaotic, peopled with
| strange shapes, like our planet in its first
| discovery. 1t is powerful, of course, and
| will be read with interest by his admirers on
| both sides OF the water"
| FRED DOUGLASS writes TO friend ia Ohio
| "1n respect Of my health, III. papersst fret
| told the truth, but they kept on telling the
truth till it ceased to be the truth and be.
| came something else. think havs seldom
been in better health than during the pas
| two month"; OF course l am not as youns
by forty years as was when We met under
the old anti.slavery shed al 0lkisnd, and
am growing someshat heavy, but am still
strong and firm and feet Of leg, and car
walk of three miles to my Office without
sensible fatigue. That tells the whole story
Tor the present, whatever else a day MAJ
bring to me-"
| DIR. WARREN STONE, of New Orleans, il
dead. When the war broke out, although
only eighteen years OF age, he rendered biz
services TO the State and left the city with
the Fifth Company OF Washington Artillery
in which he served at Shiloh and on othel
battlefelds. He was detailed from the arm,
by President Davis for hospital service, hav
ing shoEn strong inclination for surgery
in which his father had made suct
8 reputation. Af,er the war b,
graduated from the medical department o.
the University of Louisiana, and soon Sc.
cured The reputation Of being one OF the
| most promising surgeons in the country
equal to his famous father in many respects
A large number of extraordinary surgica
| operations were performed by him, anC
| among other wonderful cures he made may
| be mentioned the operation Of curing az
| aneurism Of the subclavisn artery by disita
| pressure, the first cure of this kind ever ef-
| fected. DR.. Stone was for eight years visit.
ing surgeon of the Charity Hospital, aud on,
| always 10 be found at that institution. HI
was also professor OF surgery q, the rev
School OF Medicine, and iectured for several
terms at that institution. Upon the out
break of yellow-fever in Brunswick in 1874
D.. Stone rendered his services 10 the
Itaicted Town, and. together with DIR. Burns
did much 10 mitigate The Suffering there
During the epidemic OF 1873, also, he per.
formed invaluable services.