Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-14

his native island. The late efforts in
that direction have been largely aided
by him, and after several unsuccessful
attempts he reached the island under
circumstances which sanction the belief
that he rather sought to fall as martyr
in the cause for which he had so long
labored and suffered, than hoped to
achieve any favorable result therefor;
was captured and executed ON the rugged
nights above Havana by the garrote, and
now leaves his name in the long list of
Cuba S patriots and exemplars of hdel-
ity to duty, honor and love of country.
Don Piatt Rides In n Sleeping Car.
The inimitable correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial gives the follow
ing experience in f.lh rF .Ha' e
THE SILVER PALACE sLEEPING-cAR.
In this gorgeous exhibit of upholstery
on wheels, was sitting about 10 pm,
chewing the cud Of sweet and bitter fam
cies-the only luxury this lovely Govern
ment of ours has failed to tax-when my
attention was attracted by lively talk
in one of the state rooms. 1t came from
mouth practiced in heavy imitation
of England's English. Some one was
giving to some one else lively account
of season in Washington. The happy
recipient of this pleasing information
seemed to be female. When the car
was rafting on, the voice of the male,
pitched at a high key, could be heard,
but when the car stopped with that ca
pacity for silence, so peculiar to cars,
the lively narration Of the gentleman
who said caunt and "daunce, rung
from end to end, of the shaking, paneled
box, devoted to sleep. We heard that
Mrs Hamilton Fish was such stately
lady; that Mrs. Belknap was so lovely
and graceful; that Madame Catacazy was
so accomplished and fascinating, and
with these were long stories valuable
probably as historical "reminiscences, but
devoid Of all wit, hnmor or point.
From the interior Of curtained berths
came smothered growls and curses from
weary travellers trying to sleep. At last
one driven to desperation, whose berth
was of the upper range next adjoining
the stateroom, knocked in lively way
on the partition and sung out:
" Hello, hello, down there; say are
you going to beat your wife all night
The door of the stateroom was sud
denly jerked open. aud blonde head of
a male biped, with the curly hair, deli
cately parted in the center Of its gigan-
tic intellect, was thrust out and said:
as that extraordinary language ad-
dressed to me, sir2'
A bald head, surmounting little |
weazened face, with the features very
much in the way of each other, and evil (
IDENTIFY distorted by dyspepsia and ill |
temper, popped out from behind the cur
tain and said, very like nail machine
dropping four pennies:
ut are. .&0tt4N
"Then have great mind TO punch
your blackguard, old damned head. nl--
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