The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-08

stantinople. He Is hard man on ~
ing. although be has never been gwen
to Ga isto ing trees.
JUDGE 0NDERDoNR Of Mani asset, n.
T., lett $4,000 10 one 4 his SONS, con-
ditioned on bic being a lawyer, not
marrying under twelty-eight, not
using liquor or tobacco, visiting race
track q gambling.
WHEN Nathaniel Hawthorne lived
and worked his novels and sketches
sttrs cted little or no attention in this
country. In his pieflce 10 Twice-TOd
Tales The great m5n Of genius refers
10 him'e'f as the most obscure man OF
letters in America.
Ma. WALTER KEvAN MARTIN, g
le0Gi1g tobaccn commission merchant
Of Richmond, Va, died saturday, after
a long illness. He bore a gallant part
in ths Comic derAte servics during the
late war, including services on the STATS
Of Gems. LOmax, w. E. Junes and
Ransom. He was noted as one Of the
best adjutsnis and bravsst men in the
army OF Northern Virginia
We learn nom q letter to the AL.
bany Neus HIT cons derable rtir has
been caused in BsrSien county by the
elopement of man named Ben Gel.
ston and Mrs. Bob Wheeler, taking
with them two children Of Mr..
Wheeler. The indignant citizens
raised a purse of $50 to send man
in pursuit, with instructions TO re.
cover the children, brigg back Oolston
FIR punishment, and let the woman
slide.
DR.. WIN. A. HAMMOND Of New York,
formerly Surge on, General of the U nit
ed States army, was married Saturday
last in Providence, r l to Miss Els.
Their Dyer Chapin, GranddauRh er Ct
Mrs. Frances j. Vinton. The bride
was given away by her brother, DR..
Annoy Chopin OF New York. Mrs,
Hammond is niece OF the late Rev.
Dr.. Alexander Wilton OF BrCoklyn,
and of the late Rev. DR.. Francis Vim
ton OF New York.
SENATOR HoAR, from the Committee
on Privileges aud Elections, has re-
ported to the Senate favo ably joint
resolution proposing an amendment
TO the constitution so as to provide
hat the 30.h Of April instead Of the
4th Of March, shall hereafter be the
comm ancement OF the ofiicia! term Of
the President, Vice-President and
Congress. Il is proposed to extend
President Clevelsnd's term from the
All OF March to the 30th Of April,
1889,
The death Of Charles Mitchell, father
of Maggie Mitchell, is announced. The
old gentleman died a Troy, n Y, at
the Iipe age OF eighty-thIes yeas. The
cd gentleman is said to have remem-
bsred Maggie from the first That was
a good many wears ago, bu, be never
forg t her. Maggie also remembered
the old gentleman, and ev.ry season
when the fatigues Of travel were DER
the two geeful spfites were wont to
frolic about the home grounds to
geth9r.
S S. HoLLINGsw0RTH the default e
County Treasurer of Yinoepnes, Ind
is endeavoring to fix up his little az
fairs in satisfactory manner. lha
other day sn attempt was made to
quash the Indictment yainst him, but
the motion thee was overruied.
The prisoner is confined in the county
jail, and during three dsys and two
nights that he was so confined he did
not consume as much food az could be
included in two bottles of pop, which
he drank. A man could not exist long
on food as thin as that.
Col. MARK FREDERICK BIGNEY, edit.
or OF the New Ore ans City Item, died
in that city Z pill 90th OF Bright's dis.
ease, eyed sixty-nihe years. He YVES
for many years an associate and Co
laborer in the Crescent G ty with the
late Albert P. Benrest OF the Rich
mond Sta'e. Col. Bigney possessed
editorial ability OF a high order, and
was the author Of many poetic gems
His first wife was Miss Alexander, OF
the Virginia family from whom Alex.
andria deriy ed its name. Daring the
for v odd years of bis residence in
New Orleans he had been leading
writer Oh most of the best known pr
pers there, ard for nine years had beer
editor of the ITEM Since the war in
a time he edited the Richmond En-
quirer with fine judgment and much
vig0r.