The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-25
HER MAJESTY SHOCKED.
VICTORIA BADLY FRIGHTENED
BY A BIT OF PAPER
Thrown Into Her Carriage by a
manifestations Political GUAR
rel Orange banquet.


LONDON, March 24-The Q1eeD,
after her return from the co'ner s one |
layiPg, left Bucki nghfm Palace at4:3O |
| o'clock for a drive. She was accom-. |
paoitd by Princess Beatrice. They |
went in an open carriage to Hyde |
Park, and everywhere were cheered |
by crowds of people. Among the
crowd which bordeTed on the Palace
park, on the north, vas man in shah
by clothes and weiring slouched hat
He appeared to be much sgitated, and
elbowed his way to his edge OF the
assemblsg4. When the royal turnout
reached point opposite him he threw
something into t1e carriage. Great
excitement fol owed, ar d he was quick
ly taken into custody from the scene.
II was subsequently learned that the
article was not an explosive, as had
been feared, bat only piece Of paper.
When the @ leen no iced her assailants
Approach she shrunk back from him
int , tn carriage, and Princess Beatrice
leaned forward, apparently for the puT-
pose Of shielding the q leen from an
attack that might be made upon her.
The prisoner is believed TO be a dis
charged soldier. He is mentally de-
ranged. He went without struggle
to the police station, where he was
locked up. He s. t9d that ne lived in
King street, and detectives were sent
TO work up his history. The paper
which he threw into the carriage con-
. tlined nothing more than a petition
for redress for personal grievance
under which he believed he is suffer-
,, ing. The petition is written in a sty IL
, peculiar TO insane persona. The man
! is about forty years Of oge, OF low
stature, slender build, sallow complex
ion and emaciated end careworn in a p.
pearance. The mans name is Charles
Brown. He enlisted in the army TWEEN
ty.three years ago and went to India,
: where he was alterward discharged.
For long time he was confined in an
asylum 10 India, and on being re-
enlisted in India he was again dis
charged, and by order Of court mar
!, tial he was Imprisoned. On being re
! leased from prison he returned to Eng
u land and was again coDfiued in aO
;, asylum. The petition Is we'll written
. on foolscap paper, and the language IL
II respectful. In Il 9 petition the mar
complains he was robbed OF his pen
s sion. He is held for an inquiry.
II SERIOUS POLITICAL QUARREL.
u 1t is stated that a desperate quare
y has taken place between Lord Ran
4 dolph Churchill and Mr.. William
4 Henry Smith, 10th OF whom are mem
Il beers OF Lord Sal s9ury's Cabinet, en-,
= that as result Mr.. Smith threatens
- withdraw from the Conservative part,
20 unless he receives an apology iron
- Churchill.
al HYDRoPHoBIA STATISTICS.
D. Official statistics regarding hydro
T. phobia show a remarkable decrease il
ID the number OF cases since the enact
Mt ment of the law ordering the mu2zlin
it of dogs.
Id ORANGE BANQUET.
80 At an Orange banquet in Londo
y this evening to CELEBRATE the return o
or the Ulster members to the House {
ed Commons several speeches pTediCte
C. a repetition OF the scenes OF 1888, an
ne said that il necessary Orangeme
WOulu hTm dSdlhcb w
o. Pope and tools OF the Papacy. Ma
he Saunderson, member Of ParliameI
cit for North Armsgh, said he doubted
oil English troops sent against Ora1g
in men would use their bayonets. An,
how, there were thousands OF OIang
men in the British volunteer arm
he who would be willing to 60 to Irelsn
90 at the proper moment.
IN RUSSIAN PETROLEUM FIELDS.
NO The government has instructed NJ
ca Peacock, British Consul at Batoum,
zee officially report the nature OF Il
10 action taken by the congress which tt
lat Russian government has convened
Ill Bsku to adopt plans for the develo
ial ment OF petroleum fields and the II
ed proyement OF Baku as aharbor for e
ID, porting oil. Col. Stewart will after
fer and watch the proceedings OF the co
a 0ress as an expert in the interest
Nn the London Chamber of CONNER,
ar and the different oil exchanges al
be associations OF England.
tn PAsrEUR's DEAD PATIENT.
err The inquest on the Russian WI
us died OF hydrophobia while under
10 Pasteur's care at Paris revealed Il
pU' presence in one OF the mans chez
use bones of portion OF decayed toot
that undoubtedly belonged to the w
bv which the man was bitten. tt
in man, M. Pasteur supposes, has ten
-ig- ed the incubation Of the disea'
,ho The lungs and other internal orga
of we're filed with clotted blood, sho
the ing that there had been paralysis
the breathing apparatus. The tons
zen and tongue wtTs abnormally swol I
I'VE The brain was slightly congested, b
,ol- was otherwise healthy. Two ott
hes Russians patients have shown syn
=, | 49,, - .a,,ta hydronhnhia