Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-19

having run away to the woods is pro-
nounced equally untrue. Pisa
Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins,
arrived at New York on Saturday, ON
the Cunard steamship Palmyra, from
liverpool. On the second day out,
Chang was attacked with paralysis,
which effects his left side and almost
wholly deprives him of the, use of his
limbs and the power of his speech.
Eng has so far felt no symptoms of
illness. ai J9um9 M D. -1g
A Turkish Pacha recently got posses
sion of rebel, He ordered horse-shoes
to be nailed upon the bare feet of his
victim, and then, giving him few yards
start, told him to run for his life, as the
soldiers would fire at him after half a
minutes grace The poor wretch en-
deavored to run away, and as after the
yolley he still continued to run, and as
his body, could not be found, it was
thought that he had contrived to escape;
but his remains were subsequently dis
covered in some earth hole, where he
had dragged himself to die. 3 bt
Indiana threatens to become famous
for new sects. ld A society has been
established in that State, the members
of which call themselves Christadelph-
ians. They claim that the European war
will spread alllover the world. Their
first address reads as follows :: 1.-THE
Christadelphians will soon chain the
Kings Emperors and Presidents of all
nations. Forty years. One thousand
years peace What is the Gospel :?
Hasten to enter the name of Jesus.
The kingdom of God now near at hand
Jesus to arrive at Mount Sinai. The
resurrection near at hand. 'g9fct
. The Queens Cup" which was the
prize in the New York yacht race, on
Monday, is not properly cup, but sim
ply large antique silver ever, with
Arabesque ornamentations, twenty-eight
inches high, and weighing l32 ounces.
The diameter of the pedestal is about
eight inches, above which, for three
inches, it diminishes to an inch and a
half and then spreads into bulk of six
inches in diameter. A couple of inches
above this is the main reservoir OF the
vessel, which is about foot across, and
would hold at least gallon. did not the
vessel, unfortunately for drinking pur-
poses, lack bottom. The cup was orig
inally offered for competition at the yacht
race of 1851 at Cowes, England, when
it was won by the America of this coun-
try, the owners OF which afterward pre-
sented it to the New York Yacht Club.
Its money value is about $500.
Mammoth Cave matrmony don't agree
with the New York Times Comment
ing on the recent subterranean wedding
IL goes on to say: ut is impossible to
discover any good taste in these proceed
ings, and doubtless for that reason they
will be widely followed Seriously speak
ing, the tendency is one to, be regretted.
1t Il an outbreak and development of the
same vulgar sensationalism which ma kes
marriage in what Is called fashionable
society seem an undesirable thing unless
it can be celebrated in sight of all the
world. A bride with us is made just as
much of public show as though she
were some rare marvel, duly labeled and
put on exhibition in the museum; and
an idle throng press to the ceremony
precisely as they would to the circus.
When people enter in such spirit upon
the grayest and heliesF responsibilities
of life, il is not surprising that the es-
sence Of the contract should come to be
viewed in the same light as its incidents
and be as little respected accordingly.
The following occurs in the New York
Suns Saratoga race report of the l2th:
when the race began, Hamburg took
tho lead, and kept i VI the first mile;
after that the jockey Of Enquirer let the
colt 90, and away he went Ike the wind.
ter mile. just as Enquirer was passing
under the rope, Gen, Buford, bis owner,
who is o Kentuekian of about the same
size and weight as our Big Judge Com
Hqlly, was so nearly overcome with JOY
that be seized Two SNAIL peloFea jockeys
by the collars OF their jackets and, rails
ing them clean off the ground, waived
them in the air like handkerchiefs. The
General proclaimed aloud that Enquirer
was the finest horse in the world, and
challenged Helmbold, Kentucky, or any
other boFse 10 eamReTe with. him fur any
amount Of money. Is maF here be OBJ
served that Enqqirer, who is blt three
years old, has won FIVE consecutive races
This summer, and ran . mile and half
race at Lexington, KY, last spring in
2:s5, being the fastest time ever made
on either the English or American turf,
A young man named Mccall, a Scotch
man by birth, and about twenty-three
years of age, who arrived in Virginia
City a few days since from Salt Lake,
tells a curious story of his experience
among the Mormons, which we give for
what il is worth. He says that himself
and sister became converts to the Nor
mon faith in Ireland, and that, with other
converts pioked up in England aud Ire
land, they were brought 10 Salt Lake
Alter living ia Salt Lake short tine
his sister, being told that she must marry
some one. took it into her head that she
would like 10 marry him her own
brother. lie objected, and she went to
Brigham about the matter and was told
that II was allowable for her to marry her
hrothar gba nov declared that she