The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. JOHN A. LOGAN in her Wash
ington house has an old-ia5hioned rag
carpet on the stairs and picturesque
Indian blankets for portieres. On one
OF her parlor mantels is lambrequin
made OF South America mulberry tree
bark.
A NEW LONDON parent wrote this
note to his little sons teacher: please
excuse B. this p M, as would like
to take him to the circus. Since older
pertone, like myself, like to go, al
though the most OF us won't acknowl-
edge it, l can't blams him for wanting
10 co."
IT is now regarded as possible that
the Rev. DR.. Brooks may after all &C.
cept the post of Assistant Bishop Of
Philadelphia. The last letter received
from him reached Bishop Stevens this
week. In it DR.. Brooks asks for a
weeks time in which to consider the
offer before giving final answer.
A HUxaARIAN Conjuror in Paris is
astonishing the natives He spreads a
newspaper upon any floor aud places
chair upon it. His assistant, a
pretty young woman, s IS down upon
! the chnir, and over her he throws a
piece OF silk which barely covers her
lrom head to foot. Then he whisks
the silk away and the chair is empty.
The trick is done 10 q strong light and
in full sight Of the spectators.
"Now that Gen. Durbin Ward ID
dead the insincere element of the
Democracy will have to play with
some other soldier" Gays the Ohio
State Journal (Rep.). "Gen. Ward al
ways could get Democratic nomina
tons when there was no prospect o.
election, but after the agcendancy o.
his party to power he could get neithe
nomination or appointment. The ole
veteran died of wounded body auC
broken heart"
SENATOR WILSON of Iowa says tina
his State has solved the question
"Does prohibition prohibit2 ?" and tina
II hes answered 1t in the affirmative
prohibition IL q success in Iowa,
says he, land We have driven tn
saloons out of the State. have n
doubt that we shall continue to kee
J them out, and think Iowa is the ad
vance guard OF q movement in tn
West which Is in the future deshne
to become national"
DIo LEWIS, who died in Boston la
Friday, was a very industrious wri {
and speaker upon the laws OF life an
health. He originated the popue
system OF light gymnastics, which sal
stitutes iron dumbbels with woode
one, permitting a variety Of muscul1
training not possible with the heav
bells. This system was introduce
into many higher institutions OF learl
ing, and opened the way to the gene
al adoption of calisthenics in our prin
airy and intermediate schools.
THERE is sensation at Audenrie
Pa, where Miss Ross Hopkins, Il
highly educated daughter Of Richal
Hopkins, the general superintendent
of the Audenried Coal Company, h
eloped with common Italian Iailroi
laborer employed on the new Schuy
kill Branch. The railroad ran close
the Hopkins residence, aud the your
Italian often entered the yard to get
drink. 1t was during these errsn
n. that he became acquainted with Mi
Hopkins, who, being master OF &
Italian and Spanish languages, he
long conversations with him. !
10 made her believe he was the son o
count.
., The LATE Rabbi Msrdochee, W
w died recently in Algiers, farmed a
markable link between civilization a
barbarism. Born in Aka, in Mort
CO, he travelled overland journey
sixty days, from Fec to Timbuctt
n traded there, and afterwsrd repest
the viit for the purpose Of scienti
70 investigations. He made reports
ne Hebrew to the Alliance lsraelite
te Parip, by whose secretary on. Loe
Ia they were translated into French.
81, established the Jewish origin of I
lal Daggatoun, a tribe Of white men
So, shaved by Africans, aud described
ny warlike class Of Jews in the Riff
90 trict at Morocco.
y The REy. GEORGE B. STEVENS, d.
as who is TO succeed President Hmot
~ Dwight in the chair of sacred lite
~ ture in Yale College, is the son
in. jackson Stevens of Dandy, Tompk
county, N. y. he prepared for
lege at the Ithaca Academy, and
". at one time student in Cornell |
st. versity. His parents being pronoun
M Baptists, it was their desire that
ra- should enter the Baptist minis
OF But pickering the Preebytel
wn church, he attended the Yale II
The logical School and was graduated
Use 1880. Thereupon ne was called
ne, prominent church in Buffalo, WI
re- ne preached with marked success
building up the church until l