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on me, and / will pray for You! 0 God

on me, and / will pray for you! 0 God!
He kills mel-he burns mel
This torture wrests such terrible cries
from the victim that the surgeon makes
a sign. Calcraft draws two steps back.
The Doctor approaches Terry, whose
eyes seem ready to burst from his head,
and who trembles all over violently; he
felt his pulse, and then turns to the ex-
ecutioner, saying:
" There is not the slightest danger, 60
onl' -
Calcraft goes again to work The re-
pose of a few seconds has restored to his
arm its strength and vigor. The cat
whistled through the air and falls down
on Terrys back. Now several bloody
stripes appear on the lower part of his
back Every kiss of the instrument Of
torture tears out shred of flesh.
Terry presents horrible spectacle.
His face is dreadfully contracted; foam
covers his lips, and his eyes are blood
shot; he almost lacerates his wrists and
ankles in making desperate efforts to
disengage his limbs. Now he throws his
head back, uttering unearthly yells and
shrieks; now he bruises his head in strik-
ing it against the wooden post, and now
he bites his teeth into his arm
Calcraft, on his part, is always calm
and grave his arm rises and falls with
the regularity of clock ea
At the twentieth stroke Terry has
reached the last paroxysm of despair.
His sufferings vent themselves in howls,
such as few beings will utter. His skin
is torn at every stroke like paper too
much saturated with water. The thongs
of the cat--horrible to say--stick to-
gether, and Calcraft is obliged from time
to time to pass them through his fingers
in order to remove the clots of blood
from them.
At the twenty-ffth stroke Terry feels
or almost nothing more.
Calcraft, who seems to have taken
pleasure in this task, raises his hand
again, when the magistrate calls out to
him, stopl
Terry is drawn out of the machine; he
falls like a corpse into the hands of the
jailers, who hurriedly remove him to the
hospital.
The machine is enclosed again; Cal
craft gives back to the authorities the
cato -nine-tails, and human justice is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-24
Judge OF Supreme Court.

The friends of Hon. JOHN l.. 7; SNEED,
of Fayette county, are authorized by him to
present his name to the people of Tennessee as
a candidate Judge of the supreme Court tiG t1r
1870. te
In response to the published call of members
ofthe bar in various counties of East Iennes-
see, and numerous solicitations Of friends; !
hereby announce myself as candldate lor the
April 8, 20. JAS. W. DhADhhlOh'
We are authorized and requested to an
nounce Hon. T. A. r. NELSON as candi-
date for Supreme Court Judge from the East
ern Division. The election is to be held on
the first THURSDAY in August. and two Judges
from each of the three divisions of the State
are to he elected.
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Mother and Son.

The following incident, as given in the
Herald, illustrates the most unhappy
and unfortunate phase of the Mcfarland
trial:
Little Percy Mcfarland, discovering
that his mother was in court, went over
TO the neighborhood of where he thought
he saw her standing. 1t was at the time
of adjournment, and the mother had to
pass her little son, now separated from
her forever, as he stood by the wicket of
the wooden railing. She passed without
bestowing glance upon him, though he
turned his bright brown eyes intently
upon her, and when she passed out into
the emerging crowd, he said, in reply to
a question as to whether he saw his
mother, " Yes, ] saw what | thought was
my mother, but as she wouldn't look at
me, suppose was mistaken
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nrigham Young on Dress.

The Mormon Church is now holding a
convention in Salt Lake City A few
days ago Brigham Young made an ad-
dress to an immense audience, estimated
at over twelve thousand persons
He said that the Latter Day Saints
had years ago received command to
gather out from the wicked, to serve God
and keep His commandments. Yet to
look at them to-day, in appearance there
was little difference between them and
the rest of the world Still there is a
difference. 1t is not fashionable with
the Latter Day Saints to take the name
of God in vain, as it is in the wicked and
he would say the vulgar world, no matter
how rich they might be. They were not
guilty of gambling Of any kind, nor of
drinking as a people, but they were
somewhat too free in speaking evil of
their neighbors. But the point to which
he wished to direct special attention to
was the fashions. They were too apt to
follow those of the world. If the con-
lowing after fashions they could look
around them, and look at their own
bonnets, hats and other articles of
attire. He requested the sisters es-
pecially to stop following the fashions
of the wicked In the works of God
there are an eternal variety, and he
would not ask the people to dress in uni
formity like the Quakers, but he asked |
the sisters to make bonnets that would I
shield their heads from the weather and /
their faces from the sun. Dresses were /
next referred to, and the change of fash 1
ion within brief space of time This /
following after fashion he considered I
foolish and contrary to the spirit of the .
Gospel Some time ago dresses were
extremely long; now they were extra
short; and all extremes of the kind he
characterized as worse than foolish. He
invited the ladies to make their own
and encourage industry in
their families He reprobated extrava-
gance and the purchase Of unnecessary
articles, as spending of means which
should be applied to better and wiser
purposes. The means thus squandered
would 20 far toward helping to immi-
crate the poor, though il was rather dis
to bring people from foreign
countries and find them employment.
who, as soon as they get means around
them, would turn against God and His
lnnointed But it is better, he said, to
help nine who are unworthy than to pass
over one who is worthy.
He inquired if the brethren aud the !
Young sisters-all under hundred years I
of age-would agree 20 stop following
hose foolish fashions, which was re '
'ponded to by an uplifting of hands |
throughout the vast assembly. He then /
ook up the subject Of the word Of a
wisdom, and urged the people to cease
he use OF. .stimulants Of every kind, and Z
warmly advocated home manufactures. I
Il was gratifying TO know. he said. that 5
Fool was increasing for the making Of q
Foolen cloth, and there was a prospect {
hat il the factory at Provo were com !
,leted which viii be able to turn out /
lleven or twelve hundred yards Of cloth ]
! day. there would be a suiiciency Of 5
Eool 70 meet the demands Of the iaeto- .
les "a
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Evening Papers.

The Brooklyn Union very sensibly and
correctly remarks that journalism 7"
means, really, the evening papers. They
give the news of to-day; the morning
papers prints the news Of yesterday
The genius of the people requires to lie
fed freshly, and the tendency of journal
ism just now is undoubtedly to meet this
requirement. In Paris, for instance,
most of the papers are published in the
evening, and certainly those having the
largest circulation; in London, the Eve
ming Standard issues sixty thousand
copies day, and, besides, there are the
Globe, the Sun, the Mail, the Express,
the Glow-worm, and the Pail Mall Gaz-
ette. The last named paper published
a morning edition up till Saturday last;
on that day it was discontinued.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-24

A good story is told of Down Easter
who recently visited Boston, arriving
there in due time on the Boston and
Maine train. Wishing to take an out
ward bound train from the Eastern de-
pot, and not knowing precisely where to
find it, he stepped up to a hackman and
asked to be taken TO the Eastern depot
Always ready TO turn an honest penny
the hackman conducted him to the car
riage, backed him round four OF FIVE
squares and arrived at the depot Just
as the train was about to start, all for
one dollar, and verdant hastened on
board the train. For the benefit of
those who are not acquainted with the
location Of depots at the Hub, We would
state that the distance from the Boston
and Maine to the Eastern depot is Just
fifteen feet-KeHHebee Reporter.
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John DerOsha HOPKINS.

Few of our citizens, unless they be
Hoosiers, know anything about the indi-
vidual whose name heads this paragraph.
He is the man, clad in blue, with coat
sleeves differing from the body of the
coat in color, and with a cap in the shape
of stone-cutters paper one, made OF
striped calico, who has been preaching
upon our street corners for several days
past. In reply to all questions as to
where he was from, he said, " From any
place but this" until one interrogation
mentioned that the facts were wanted in
order to write his life. Let it be set
down in proof of his sanity-at that hint
he spoke. He became very communica7
tive, and was willing to give any infor-
nation necessary in order that the work
might be the size of the lives of Wash
ington or Marion This is his history:
He was born in Georgia in 1913; his fa-
ther and mother parted when he was
nine years old; he remained with his
father, and came to Putnam county, In
diana, and in the latter State, at the age
of fifteen, he ran away from his father,
going to Montgomery county. Here he
went to school nine months, and then
apprenticed himself to the tanner trade.
After finishing the trade he went to
Butler county, Ohio, for the purpose of
studying law, but before beginning he
says he received a solemn warning from
Heaven not to do so, for he would surely
die. This is evidently when his insanity
began He was then twenty-five years
old, and says he has been preaching
constantly ever since He once thought
n organizing a new church, to be called
the GOOD Gathering" but it did not
fake wei and he abandoned the idea,
and now breaches love alone as a means
of grace. He knows perfectly well the
valne of money, aud likes to have plenty
of II. When he sits down to talk he
seems very sensible on some subjects
There is method in bis madness. As is
the case with many other beings not so
unfortunate. he talks more ipGanely on
love than ON any other subject. He has
house in the city, and intends
staying here; has some notion OF marry
mo He has never been married, and
thinks it is the duty of all to marry. He
wants to do his duty. He says he was
talking with lady the other day who
was lust waiting for chance. He said
he was particular about whom he select !
ed for his wife, as he bad dread OF
1uarrels and divorees Turning again !
to the subject Of his life being published,
he Thought millions of copies would be
sold in Indiana alone. if it was elo-
1uently written. He would like TO have !
4 few copies 10 send to his brother and
sister, as he knew they would be pleased
10 know that he had become great he 4
is a strange-mirded, innocent. harmless
creature, and thinks he is doing his duty |
and no doubt he is. Treat him kindly |
i To,rd STATE ReQisfer.
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$40, 900 FOR &1O!

EXPLANATION; S12 MAKES YOU A
II member of the Assocation-i. G. $40 for
policy, 81 medical examination fee, and 81
contingent fee, said 81 payable yearly in ad-
vance for office expenses. On the death OF a
member an assessment of 80 is levied on every
surviving member, which is the amount paid
10 the widow or beneficiary Of the deceased
member, thirty days being given to pay IN the
assessment of 50 after due notification; when
the Association numbers several thousand
they will be classed according to ages, VIZ; All
between the ages of Is and q years in one
class. and all between 25 and 35 years in an
other, and so on up to 65 years, which rs the
limit; and every class to be carried to 5OOO
members, then each policy will be worth
$4,000. Until that time each policy will be
'orth double the number of dollars as there
W, members of the class; and at the death OF
are her the surviving members of his class
u ihem. sssessed the So. The policy fee Of $40,
only are !. II portion Of il, is made sinking
9 or the gIea.s; :. for the delnquencies of mem
bers; and said fu. aragro,n oeter darwin
interest accruing IT, Sct ta the nolicy-hold
the expenses, coming ba 'yantases over or
ers as dividends. The a. .aniss ara. No
binary Life Insurance Com so smali and
panics can break it, the fees are -vajs thai
required to be paid ut such long inte. .miiy n
any and every man can secure to his IA snv
competency upon his death. This Comp -
is not restricted to members Of the Masonic
II. NJ. RAGAN, Scc'y.
m II. G. TRADER. Treas.
BOARD OF DIREcToRs-Hon p L Scruggs, Of
Messrs Scruggs a Duncan; A Vaccaro. Esq, OF
Messrs A Vaecaro a Co; j Stanton, of stan
ton & Moore; A Hatchett, ESQ. of Bnsby a
Hatchett; Ed Picket. jr, attorney at law %
W. Z. HoDaEs. N. D.. Medical Examiner,
Office No 33 Madison 81. 2o-lO2
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Judge Of Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.

in answer to the calls of the bar and people
of this circuit, announce myself a candidate
for Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit,
comprised of Shelby, Upton and Fayette
counties Itel L. j. FLIPPIN.
At the request of a respectable portion Of
the Bar, and of the people Of the Fifteenth
date for Judge of that Circuit. The election
is to be held on the first Thursday, being the
4th day, of August next. errn,
April %, 1870. te"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-24

We are authorized to announce JOHN X.
FLIPPIN democratic nomineel, as n candi-
date for Judge Of the Criminal Court. Elec-
ton Thursday, May 26, 1870.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-24

An unpleasant person says ii is a
great convenience 20 have women for
postmistresses. Tbey esh rot only in
forEn an applicant II there Is setter for
him sifhout looking but can teii biSs
what's IN Il.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-24

a young lady once married man by
the name of Dust against the wishes of
her parents. After a short time they
lived unhappily together, and she re-
turned 70 her father house; but he re
fused to receive her, saying, Dust thou
art and unto dust thss sls,f return
And she got up and busted
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AGENTS.

No. al Monroe street.
VIVA (. A. Moore. Notary Public snd J. Pl
Rrsrnrrors. The Bar ofShelby county and
insiness men renerally. p-f
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Judee of Criminal Court.

IRVING TfALSEY is the Democratic nom
inee for Judge of Second Circuit Court. Elec-
ton May 26, 1870. te
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.


WRfGHT (the Democratic nomineel as a cam
ddate for Attorney General of the Criminal
Court. 10 /,
Chancellor First Chancery Court.
EDrroR LEDGER: Please announce me as an
Independent candidate for Judge OF the First
Chancery Court of Shelby county. !.
te Z. s. AYRES.
ROBERT J. MORGAN is the Democratic
nominee for Judge Of First Chancery Court.
Election May Is, 1870. ntN Nfs
Chancellor Second Chancery Court.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
Chancellor of the Second Chancery Court Of
Memphis. a9[tel G.. A. HANSON.
EDWIN NJ. YERGER is the Democratic
nominee for Judge Of Second Chancery Court.
Election May 26. 1870. .s...si.
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Chancellor First Chancery Court.
Chancellor second Chancery Court.
Iudre Of First circuit Court.


CIV. HEISKELL is candidate for Judge
of the First Circuit Court of Shelby county.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-24
TWO EXPRESS TRAINS DAILY.

This is the only line from Cincinnati TO New
York under one management; the only line
from Cincinnati TO New York without break of
Gauge the only line whose trains run through
to New York without change; the only line
running coaches through without using com
promise wheels; the only line running Palace
Broad Gauge Coaches through without change.
Hs5- If you desire prompt time and certain
connections, finest scenery on the continent,
most comfortable cars in the world. most mag
niicent dining halls and ample time for meals,
and the safest, best, and most comfortable
route-go to New York by the ERIE AND Ar
LANTIc AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Tickets by this line for sale at all Ticket
Offices through the South.
WIN. r. BARR,
Gen'l Passenger Ag't, N. Y.
W. B. SHATTUC,
Gen'l SOUTH Ag't, Cincinnati, o. 12-99
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TRANCE.
MASONIC MUTUAL
Life Assurance Association,
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.

Cooperative and Purely Mutual = Charter
Perpetual-Foreyer Exempt from all
Taxes by the Laws of the State.
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The Mississippi Valley
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF MEMPHIS.
CAPITAL, =. sSOO,OOO OOl

R.s. DAVIS. President.
J.R. sTEBBINS, Vice President.
-. LTTTLEJ0HN. Asst sec'y.
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RAILROADS.
Memphis and Louisville R. R.
CONDENSED TIME TABLE.
TAKES EFFECT FEB. 7. 1870.

The 2.45 pm. train from Memphis leaves
daily. The 400 am. train leaves daily except
Sunday. Since the completion of the Ohio
river bridge at Louisville, the omnibus and
ferry transfer at that point is avoided.
Sleeping cars run through on the AS pm.
train from Memphis to Louisville, connecting
at Louisville with Silver Palace sleeping and
day cars, running through from Louisville to
Philadelphia and New York without change.
Berths, sections or state-rooms can be engaged
in through cars to New York at Ticket Office,
2371a Main street.
Trains connect for Nashville and st. Louis
as follows:
Leave MeHphis........... 2.45p.m. 4.0Oam.
Arrive at Nashville. 500 am. 6.00p.m.
. " st. LOuis......,l0.00 pm. 1900 pm,
Ticket Office, 2371s Main street, near Jeffer-
SON and at Depot, head Of Main street,
j. 4. BOYD, Superintendent.
JAS. SPEED. Ticket Agent. 9-62-t
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PASSENGERS GOING EAST,
Via Louisville or Cairo,
SHOULD PURCHASE TICKETS BY THE
Erie & Atlantic & Great Western R'y

Forming the best and most comfortable line to
New York, Boston, and Northern and Atlantic
cities, with magnificent Palace Combined Day
and Night Coaches, through to New York
without change.
Smyrna times., 1870-11-30

That no portion Of said shall be pad youch
said supplies performing such SERVICE the
also That in the fti military ii>trc, h"rc sba @ b 5
more than five dollars to registrar sheriff
"r dollars per day to any clsIk deputy Sheriff. tor the
To enable the Surgeon General Of the army pay
f@y ET Gdsf an & I1ne p % by him E'h he rr"yenc
oi SIAy transient puapeIs slN thousand dol
ng required to se. the accounts
M dahursIns officers and 10 enable the
Treasury to settle the disbursng officers Tor
eApnitures already made aud not involving actual dis
out mTre} rgqurlnT transfer on the books OF the
For eontinsrnc-s Of the army, fifty thousand dollars
expenses OF The recruiting service Of the army
For tour watcmen and two laborcrs building or the
OF ana Seventeenth streets hundred and
For qe compensation of fremen miscellaneous items
Wv 'O1''f F3sf f 0FFiCE t5FiIi% D6fE.PraAlRrMENr
sationery fuel S9 % " m 't & bon l0 % blank hIGks
hcIuing the sixth Auditors Oace repairs OF the Buiin
filing Tor pas of rsneer rea and aIa caT iH &
oa GI poses t'egia' tnd tor miscellaneous Items
NORTHERN LAKES AND sEABOARD
For expense ui the ub>prVa nv
sraPa aud sigma "t the 6rl The the
For supply OF New tor the of the Survey
slAY Thousand dollars. .
For une circuit judges Of the Lne States to reside in
Threh eight han % r and rf>peyS to June
"n'' 'Fi:Bi FrBlG I S94 rENR x R6C Gi
ad rriulNLins the President house. twenty
SSar OF surveyor general Of the Territory Wyoming
eifSGn E ,I hlnqt"u ql anu M lne,y t"" dollars
dollars, ~ N N'S'''' Ni''e
For lighting the Presidents house. the Capitol and public
grounds eight thousand dollars.
For repairs OF hOu, Presidents house and
OF plants, one Thousand Coliirs.
For Ot laupllghtcrs, plumbing
one thousand dollars.
To hive watchmrn emp Dyed in reservation number two
one hundred hnd twenty dollars each order to make then
entire pay er the current hundred
lars each, slX hundred dollars. - -
10 pay john Hard AM Company the amount due them
o @ 0i irhsnI building tour thousand uldl cd
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
le supply deficiencies appropriations Tor fuel for the Ma
! rll!e Corps, ten Thousand dollars
10 suppB uthclHcy H. appropriations
! Thousand SIN huudted ami nIuetN, one dollars.
! NAVAL ACADEMY.
roF IhlShhs additional quarters for mlShipmen
course {" coNtruc"n contract ed thr
| dollars. - - - '''' 'N'1'"N1
SEC And bel further enacted That there is hereby
pIopaVd out o any none! the tTta.ury
lilt sum 81 thou
tlglH and three
tv following committees OF the House Representatives
the "rty ls Congress while engaged nNcstiyatlus viz
Elections,
sixteen dollars and hye cents; Committee Ways and Means
nv THOUSAND seven huudr dollars
Two cen onlHlltrc on Foreign
idI ahd s'ehtN d"a' ana tLlriy cents
ht JuchIN three Thousand eight hundred
atN am t'&ht cents Committee Decline ut American
C"mh'lct Two thousand collars: Committee Mi
'enNuN tIer thousand hundred forty three 80 a
ana ttN eight cents being the amounts reported by III
t0mmlt'E accounts 70 the House Representatives. al
% hNt OF March eighteen hundred seventy aud ordered
L" De audited and approved, the b aided to he ms
,cutatiNrs. = 80 ~ " ~ '''
Appr"yrl. April 70 1870