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Special Disnatch 70 7ths Ca.eaoo Tribune. ''~ -
sT PAUL, Nov. 24.-On Congressman the Re-
publican rna1orityln In tho State, according to tho
Official CANVASS, was Dunuoll, Firat District,
2,0o5 ,Btrait, Beoond District, 228 King, Third
District, 2,318 total, 5,534-a gain OF 1900 ns
compared with Inst year, but. Il losH Of 1900 Us
compared with tho voto OF 1879, tho total vote
bong. 1000 more than in 1872, and II, 900 moro
Tho official canvass for Judges Of tho snpromo
Court will show about tho sauao nepuhltcan ma
jotlty aB at the Presidential election
Tho official rctnrnB do not cl,ango tho lust
ssa SstimatG I'LL the Lefslatuso being Straight nepub
House. aud votoa to gain from Republicans
elected rs independents
Tho contest for Senator lies Mt present between
Waahburn. OF 1fsnneapolts, sonator Ramsey,
and Gov. Davis, OF bt. Paul, each having about
an equal number Of known supportars.> boyora1
candidates In tho background AFRO hoping nono
Of tfcAo can bo cloctod, and local jealousioa and
tho railroad question arc operating to make tho
choice Of Gen. Avarill, Horace Thompson, OF
some other person not hitherto known US q can.
didasc, poshlble, though not probable
Tho orr,cin1 Count in Now Orleans.
New 0nLEAhs, Nov. 24.-Tho ot1lcial vote ol
Kellogg has prepared commissions for tho now
Tho Returning Doard resolved to continue tht
count BY parishes In alphabetical order, begin
ming with Ascension.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 2l.-TAo oilola1 votc fo
Congregational Districts is. Glbsons majority il
Second District, 1850.
Tho noturning Doard counted the roturus O.
two pariBlea to-day.
, 1874-11-25
Tuh aHHAToRIAr. uoHrEaT.


federate Governor" Of Missouri. Flo vent to
Mexico In 1866 With Shelby aud beoamo ono Of
Maxilniian's counHelora, a,-roturnlng to thla city
after tho downfall of tho Emperor, to
fhs sou BIS DEp place m % Rsvaos ss s'1a I sesoy q fhe
eloquent, of fine presence aud unblernssllea
reputation. His Confederate record makes 1t
pretty certain that, II Cockrell finds hss own
chances golug, ha wilt throw hta atrongth for
Reyn9,da; aud, i rlhelpa doea not proyeo y nnex-
will bo oxorted in ills favor.
sTILsoN uuTou1Ns
Is the last candidate to bo mentioned, and, por-
haps. tho strongcs!. During tho Var he Was 4
aid, md played no inoonsplouous part in Iowa
politics. In st. Louis, during bus connection
with tho Times, lo bocame engaged In an irre-
concilablo fcud with tho knnpps and that patti
Of the Domoofaoy which coca BY the Repablie-
IN aetuto aud INSCRIPTIONS politician. DIR
VIZ Whom "i lie s ead "iy aiyysys 5ustes tilt T!ho sho
means, ambitious. beyond 1aoasnre, and
yas Sa tue oanoss fha n natos Affect
bilious man, ho Ia candidate whom no Que can
dospiso. uo lod tho Inst House, and lald hts
pipes worry tlorp,lghly for this campaign. With
d good share Of the delegation from this county
port (for lo dleIated alr. Doyy's elootlou). and
with a perfect knowledge OF tho ugts 6f tho
cauous, and no sorupes about using any Of
them. Hutchina u strong .nan. Tho gonoral
opiuiou among tho politicians Is, that tia tight
will finally llo between hisn and Brown, and that
tho Confcdoratea will hold tho balance of power.
Your correspondent would not he surprlHodto iiad
thut lIutuns waa defeato strong vi ho III to-tluy,
for lo Ii ono OF thosu canlilatos whom tho publio
alnlust Invariably dociilib 10 cllooso whull thu
aotual pinch. comes. It tho candidates IL tho
"llrst tlight are to DO heaten by any une lover
down in the bottng l1.olpy IL tile man.
SoYoral Illinois papers hayo profehaell to be-
lloyo that. In tho koenucua of this contest thoro
was q hope that tho 1lcpubileans might tomeut n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
Book Notice.

LIPPINcoTT's MAGAZINE The Octo'
Der number of this choice magazine is
exceptionally good. The contents are
The New Hyperion; from Paris to
Marty by way of the Rhine; l6. EN-
barkation and voyage from Mayence, by
Edward Strahan (illustrated). On
Reading Daute's New Life" by Titus
Munson Coan. A Visit to the Dolo
mites; concluding paper, by W. D. R.
(illustrated). Clouds and Sunrise, by
Malcolm Maceun. Three Feathers
chapters gil, by William Black. author
of "a Princess of Thule" The Brit
ish Peerage, by Reginald Wynford.
Malcolm. chapters $3.50, by George
Macdonald. Grouse-Shooting in Gallo
way, by Robert Somers, jr. Miss Fitch
BY Lucy Ellen Guernsey. Loves After
noon-A Song, by Mary B. Dodge.
BENJAMIN Constant, by Junius Henri
Browne. A Greeting, by f. A. billiard.
Our Monthly Gossip; Herbert the Cour-
tier and Herbert the Country Parson-
A Swiss Watering Place - Virgilian
Chances-My Model Arithmetic. Liter
AZURE Of the Day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22

No books of Irish fiction have been so
popular, and deservedly so, as the famous
Tales of the 0'Hara Family" They
we're the joint production OF John and
Michael Banim, and the many thousands
who have passed many a pleasant hour
ia their perusal win regret to learn that
the last of the 0'Hara family, Michael
Banim, is dead. That he Gied in poverty,
neglected and almost forgotten by the
people to whose amusement and instruc-
ton he had contributed, and whom, let
it be said to his credit. he never carica-
tured as did some of his contemporaries,
is q most lamentable fact. 1t was the
same way with his brother John; when
he died he was next door to want.
Michael, in the latter years OF his life,
was postmaster of Kilkenny, which posi-
ton he resigned some time ago on
account of i'll health Since then until
his death he was not only sickly, but
almost destitute. Certainly he had the
necessaries Of life, but he was deprived
of those luxuries that invalids should
have. A funG was started for his
relief in London few months
ago, but it was a comparative failure.
On September Sd word came of the nov.
elists death, at the age of seventy-eight.
Michael Banim, besides being part au-
thor of the TALES of the o Hara Fam
ily," wrote The Croppy" and " Clough
Fionn, or the Stone of Destiny" two
very popular works. He wrote little, if
any, Tor many years past, owing, prob
ably, to his delicate health. But if he
failed to cater for the world at large, he
afforded enjoyment while he could to his
little world at home, by his reminis-
cences of the days when he and John
struggled for and gained position among
the greatest literateurs of the day in
England. Comparatively few have
known of Michael Banim as one of the
OHara family, but bis labor was coequal
with that of John and so, also, should
be the credit for that labor. His work
is done, aud let us hope and pray that in
heaven he may find rest, comfort and
peace tiat he knew very little OF on
earth
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
A DarIkened Life.

In Nashua, N. H., resides young
girl, whose pitiful lot excites the deepest
sympathy, yet for whom sympathy can
do but little in alienation Of sad mlsfor-
tune which has darkened her life. When
a child she was terribly scalded about
the head and face and although she sur
vived her injuries, she was thenceforth
disfgured for life, and the rosy face of
childhood was changed to a mask-a
travesty on the human countenance-
absolutely frightful in its hideousness.
In Lowell, Mass, where she once lived,
so great was the horror excited by her
appearance that she was forbidden by
the authorities to show herself on the
streets. At Nashua she ventured out
the other day, and several ladies tainted
at sight of her, and a call is now made
upon the authorities of that place to for
bid her appearance on the streets. What
a mournful fate is hers-to live through
the terrible suffering only to endure
henceforward a keener mental anguish
in the knowledge that she is thing of
horror, to be abhorred and Stunned by
human kind, with no hope in the future
except the grave, which shall hide her
deformities from the gaze of her fellow
beings
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, September 22.-Profes
sional musicians who came to this coun.
try in lS47, lS4s and ls49 propose hold.
ing grand jubilee to celebrate the
twenty fifth anniversary of their escape
from monarchial despotism.
A Havana letter states that an attempt
was made a few nights ago to shoot
Captain General Concha while at his
summer residence. His volunteer guard
is suspected. The same letter also says
that General Garna was captured by one
Spanish officer while awaiting confer
ence with another for the adjustment of
some disputed points
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
FOREIGN.

LONDON, September 22.--Work has
been resumed in the Bolton mills, pend
ing an arbitration. A settlement is
expected about the last of October. The
Cooperative Board resolved to invite
Wendell Phillips to attend the annual
Cooperative Congress in London.
ST. PETERSBURG, September 22.-The
Prussian government, on account of the
extensive emigration of the Mennonites
proposes to exempt members OF that
sect from actual military service, but to
hold them liable to duty as hospital at
tendants. The Mennonites Of the Volga
district will probably accept these con-
ditions.
COPENHAGEN, September 22.-The
Post positively denies that the Danes
have been elected from Schleswig Hol
stein.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22

on the Huntingdon road. Nick Iyie was
the only negro among them that talked
any, and he was told by one of the crowd,
with an oath, to shut his mouth, or he,
the disguised nan, would kill him. DAVIS
was told that Ivie at one time got down
on his knees, but he did not see that.
While crossing the bridge one of the ne
groes said 60" and all the negroes
save FIVE attempted to spring over the
bridge, and the greatest confusion ioi-
lowed. The shooting was indiscrlmln'
ate. Every object which seemed to
have the appearance of negro was
shot at About every other man did the
shooting. One OF the disguised men
who was ierked off the bridge by one OF
the negroes got in the way OF a stray
bullet and had his finger shot on. The
five negroes who didn't go were shot
down. When he left there were ten OF
them lying face downwards upon the
ground. They were left for dead. Davis
never did know what became OF the six
negroes that ran away. He knew he
counted ten that were left for dead.
They fell where they we're shot The
disguised men shot four or five negroes
in the head after lying there, supposed
10 be dead. Some one said that they
had better 90 round and shoot every
damn one in the head They were thus
shot with pocket pistols. Three of the
negroes were lying there groaning, and
that is why they shot them. If they had
made no noise they would not again
have been shot. One of the men said,
Lets 90 down and kill those damn
devils that's grooming" The boys were
all in mighty big hurry, and left the
place mighty fast. After gettinga short
distance away they all separated
Davis said that when he Joined the
band they did not tell him that they were
going TO kill any of the negroes. He
supposed they were simply going to take
them out aud make them tell what they
knew, and that whipping would be the
result should they refuse to tell all they
did know; but when he saw them get the
rope. it was then that he felt that the
crowd were going to hang them or shoot
them.
Davis said that almost every man in
the crowd thought he had killed negro.
They did not keep it a great deal OF a
secret. He was told that others had
signifed their willingness to turn State S
evidence, and had he not done so some
of them would. He thought he had
better, or had as we'll, do it and escape
punishment as any one else. He had
been up before the grand jury three
times. He told all about it the last time.
He had been tainted by his friends, who
told him they did not think he would do
what he had done He was about to 90
to Arkansas the night before he conclu-
ded to turn States evidence. He gave
his brother the last nickel and told him
to 90. He had come to Nashville, as it
was thought to be safer for him to be
here
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
The English Dinner.

A writer on English Living in the
Boston Courier, says; Dinner, the
solemn prandial event of the day, is ad.
mirably comfortable. The white waist
coated and cravated butler throws open
the door and announces it. The foot
men, in well-fitting, handsome liveries,
stand in the hall like guardsmen on
parade while the families pass into the
diuing.room. From beginning to end
all runs like a well-oiled wheel. If the
faintest crash Of plate OF china be heard
the frown of the butler makes his myr-
midons tremble. The host and hostess,
utterly free from care about the failure
OF soup or entree, are as thoroughly at
ease as the merriest of their guests, and
are able to give their attention to the
conversation undisturbed by any har-
rowing apprehensions. The dinner con-
sists always of soup and fish, entrees
from one to four, according to the num-
bers present; roast, boiled pieces de re-
sistance; from two to four sweet dishes;
game, cheese of two kinds, dessert, and
coffee. Tea, with dry toast, etc., is
served in the drawing-room about two
hours after dinner. Usually a small
table is placed in a corner of room,
covered with white cloth, and the bea-
tiful tea service, often we'll worthy a
study by those curious in old plate, is
placed thereon"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22


Musk is secretion, and is obtained
from the musk deer (Moschus moschif-
erus), pretty little animal inhabiting
the higher mountain ranges OF China,
Tonquin and Thibet. The musk is
found in small pocket or pouch under
the belly of the deer. The hunters cut
off this pouch, which, becoming dry,
preserves its contents, and in this state
the best article reaches our markets.
Musk, when moderately dry, is an unc.
tuous powder OF reddish brown color. 1t
gives out a powerful odor of warm
aromatic character and most wonderful
persistency. Blending well with almost
every other scent, it discovers but little
of its own popularity in compounds,
when used in proportion, and yet gives
them great permanency. In point OF
general usefulness to the perfumer it is
probably unequalled by any other sub
stance, for, although coarse and unde-
sirable in pure state, the most popular
compounds are those in which it is an
ingredient. Genuine musk is. very
costly, being worth, when separated
from its sack and all extrsneous matter,
from twenty-five to thirty.fve dollars
per ounce. Its great strength compen-
safes in measure for its price. One
part of musk, it is said, will scent more
than three Thousand parts of inodorous
noW6er
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, September 22.-Over the
lower lakes, falling barometer, south
westerly winds, increasing cloudiness
and possibly local rains. Over the up
per lakes, stationary and falling, followed
by rising barometer, southwest to north
west winds. Over Lake Huron, cloudy
and rainy weather. Over Lakes Mich.
gan and Superior, partly cloudy weather,
followed by lower temperature. Over
Tennessee and the Ohio valley, falling
barometer, light, variable winds, mostly
from the southwest, higher temperature
and partly cloudy and clear weather,
Over the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys and Northwest, except
Missouri, stationary and rising barome-
ter, westerly winds, stationary and lower
temperature and partly cloudy weather.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
vnI,nire,a LaWsuIt.

A writer gives the following aneedote
of VoItaire: When he bought of the
President de Brosses the chateau in
which he lived, it was found that in the
measurement of the land there was
comprised a strip belonging to a fermer
named John Panissot, who went to Vol
taire to claim his property. The latter
would have listener fsvorably to his de-
mand if he had not been warned that,
right or wrong, many farmers surround
ing his new purchase were prepared to
bring a similar request Desiring to
cut short what he believed to be q pre-
tense, Voltaire rejected the claim, and
was arraigned at the tribunal OF Gex,
where, defended by a lawyer doubtless
better than his cause, he non suited the
plaintiff, and was pronounced the owner
Of the disputed land.
But Panissot determined to appeal
from an unjust sentence. As he wanted
money for this purpose he conceived the
plan to apply to him against whom he
was conducting the suit; and accordingly
went to Voltaire's residence, aud asked
an interview, which was accorded.
"Ah, is ityou, Panissot? What brings
you here2"
"My confidence in your uprightness;
for come to beg you to lend me money
enough to prosecute my appeal to the
court Of Dion from the sentence pro
nounced at Gex."
What, do you think that ! shall con-
sent to furnish you with arms TO fight
me, with rods to chastise me 2
Eyes, Monsieur Voltaire, a great man
like you, whose works are full Of gene
rous sentiments, will understand my
confidence in him in this case.
"But, Panissot, you are attacking my
property"
mo, sir, / am retaining my own.
You doubtless prefer justice to a small
bit of land which adds nothing to your
fortune, but which lessons my property
very much.
Voltaire, surprised at a confidence
which honored him, as well as at the
firm language of the farmer, aeceded to
his request, and lent him three hundred
francs. The case carried to the tribunal
OF Dion was lost by Voltaire, who was
obliged to grant to Panissot the land
claimed. When the latter came to re-
turn the sum borrowed, Voltaire said to
him, Keep it, it will serve to pay the
expenses OF the first trial at Gex, which
you uDjustly lost."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
A PapaI story.

The great Pope Plus " (l566--72) was
a Dominican Of St. Sabina; his cell is
now a chapel in the convent. Sixteen
years before be was elected Pope, be ar
rived at the convent gates one nightfall.
He had made long journey on a mule
aud had no attendant with him; he was
travel-stained and worn out with fatigue
and fasting. The Prior Of the convent,
seeing the miserable old frate, thought
it was some adventuring vagabend. BE
never dreamed that it was Padre CHS
lieri, one of the learned and powerful
members Of his order. So he gave him
q cold reception, and said rudely:
What did you come to Rome for2
Probably you expect the College OF Car
dinals to elect you PopeY
Padre Ghislieri replied calmly: i
have come to Rome because the inter-
ests Of the Church required me to do
so. / shall leave as soon as my task is
ended. For the present all / ask Of you
is brief hospitality, and some hay for
this mule"
We can well imagine the consterna-
ton of the high and mighty Prior, when
he learned who was his guest, and when
the poor, dirty old Frate was elected
Pope, undoubtedly the Prior remember
ed only too wildly his insolence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22

The colored people Of Philadelphia
held large meeting the other day and
denounced the act of the Trustees of
the Freedman's Savings and Loan Com.
pany in placing the institution in the
hands of commissioners to wind up its
affairs. They are just finding out that
the 65, 900 depositors have been cheated
and swindled from the start. But as
the money has all been stolen in the
Radical family, the outsiders have little
to say.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22

JUICE HoUK has written three col
umn card, in which he denounces the
Knoxville Chronicle and its editor in
the most unsparing terms, and declares
that he will not go before a convention
packed by his personal and political
enemies. He will run until the 9th OF
November against Thornburg for Con-
gress, and is confident of election. The
Conservatives have not brought out q
man to be slaughtered as yet, though
there are two candidates. No one is
anxious to run as a nominee when de-
feat is certain, except Horace Maynard,
and he is a voluntary martyr for the
sake Of reward in the near hereafter
at The hands OF the government.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
suit for Jen paws Album.

When JEFF Davis was confined in For
tress Monroe Photographic album, con.
tanning family photographs ald those Of
his staff and distinguished Confederates
with him, vas stolen from him. Some
time in August last one d. K. Moore,
who was an Iowa soldier, and one of the
guard at the time of the theft, mailed a
letter from Waterloo, Iowa, to some per
son at Erie. Penn, offering the album
for sale fixing the price at $40. The
Erie mar, instead Of responding to Moore,
sent the letter IN Jefferson Davis. Davis
wrote to ex-senator George W. Jones, Of
Iowa, at Dubuque, sending him the letter
and asking to get the album, If possible.
Moore was found in Iowa county, and
the album seized from him under a writ
Of replevin by an officer. The trial as
to the right Of the property was post
poned 70 the 18th instant in order to
give Mr.. Davis time to furnish the evi-
dence Of his right and title to it-Br.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22

A BEAUTIFUL young Pennsylvan ia
heiress, in Bucks county, has eloped
with her fathers colored man-of-all-
work, and now her unreasonable parents
are making great racket about it. She
had, no doubt, been reading Republican
newspapers and took a romantic within
to adopt a section of the civil rights bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22

GOVERNOR HARTRANFT, Of Pennsylva-
mia, promptly offered the uniformed
militia Of the State to the President to
help suppress Louisiana in case the reg
ular army could not do the job. The
militia we're happy to learn that they
we're not needed in that region of rattle
snakes, Ku.Klux, mosquitoes, crocodiles
and yellow fever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22

Recently swimming match was ar
ranged to take place at Eastbourne
England, between a fisherman and q
But there was no race, because
the dog, once in the water with the man
supposed his duty there was to save the
latter's life, and persisted in his en-
beavers to keep the man ahoat by thrust
ing his head under his opponents chin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
French Tragedy.

Fashionable French society is appalled,
at a tragedy which occurred quite re-
Gently. NJ. Valentin, who had been the
fashionable tailor of Paris and has made
a fortune, retired with his wife to Man
dres to live. Their son had won unusual
honors at the Cavalry School at Sasmur,
and the day Of the tragedy had returned
home with friend to receive the paren-
tai congratulations. The domestic life
Of the Valentine was rendered miserable
by the continual Jealousy of the lady,
which, as it was without cause, was less
endurable. On the occasion Of the re-
turn of young Valentin, his father was
witnessing a game Of billiards between
the lads, when his wife called him up
stairs. With joke about prompt ODE
dionce TO superior officers, NJ. Valentin
left the room. A few minutes afterwards
six pistol shots we're heard, and on ex-
animation the young dragon found both
his parents dead. 1t was evident that
another attack Of Jealousy had seized
Mad. Valentin, that her husband had be-
come enraged at the annoyance on such
Joyous occasion, and had shot his wife
aud himself to end it forever. The ashes
Of a letter we're found in the room,
having probably been burned by one OF
the parties before the quarrel common
ced, as the shots were fired in too rapid
succession to justify the belief that the
husband had destroyed it after killing
his wife. A mania for sympathy never
wrought a more dismal tragedy than this
constitutional Jealousy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-22
A" ParOxysmaI Kiss" Defined.

"Gracious heavensl" exclaimed Mrs.
Marrowfat, dropping the paper from her
nerveless grasp, and leaning back in her
chair with an expression of blank aston
ishment upon her countenance, Ora
cious heavens, Miltiades, what's q par
oxysmal kiss2"
Mr.. Marrewfat brought his legs to q
fright shoulder shift, elevated the rag
ged edges Of his medulla oblongata, and
assuming very serious aspect, observed
"a paroxysmal kiss, my love, is q
kiss buttered with soul-lightuing.'