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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-18
A SQUARE DEAL.
An Indianapolis Gambler Passes in
His Gheckn-GeOPge Leggoat AhOI
ana Killed by John n. Achey. q
Former CtnoinnaGian.

An Indianapolis Gambler Passes in
Ills Ghecka-GeOpge Leggo1G Shot
ana Killed by John N. AcheY, q
Former Cinoinnatian.
Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.l
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July l6.-Shortly
after three o'clock this afternoon. while
George Leggett, a professional gambler,
was standing at the counter OF Chaplin
& Cores establishment, talking with
friends, John Fl Achey approached with
in speaking distance, with bis hand in a
menaeing attitude, and said; George,
| want TO see you" Leggett carelessly
turned in his direction, OF which Achey
presented a six.shooter and fired two
shots at q murderous range, the first
bullet striking 10 the center, near Leg.
gett's waist.baud, and the second going
wild, and lodging in the ice.tUb.
There were q number In the saloon,
and as Aehey ~endeavored to cock the
weapon for a third shot, all made a rush
Tor the front entrance, Leggett being
among the number. Upon reaching the
street Leggett turned north and was seer
to press both hands upon his stomach,
at the same time staggering toward the
wall, and then be turned TO enter the
billiard room attached to Chaplin h
! Cores. but was prevented by friends
who suggested that he be taken to the
Surgical Institute. Leegett accepted
the suggestion, aud as he stepped, OF
rather was assisted into a carriage close
at hand. he remarked to Edward Brown
nm a dead man" These we're the Las.
recognizable words he spoke,
The carriage was driven 10 the lnsti
tule at q gallop, but the surgeon de
olined entrance, because he was already
dying aud had better be taken home. A
drive was then had to bis residence,
short distance up Illinois street, and al
he was laid upon a sofa be attempted Il
embrace his wife who bent toward him
he whispered some uninteligible expires
sion and died.
= Aohey, after exhausiing his weapon
passed out by the front entrance Of th
saloon, walked toward Washington
street, aud a half square east was point
cd out as the murderer Of LeggeIl
Officer Edwards demanded his surrer
der. to which be cheerfully acquiesceC
AVID was taken to the police station
' Afterward, however, he was removed I
l the county Jail for better security, th
, friends Of Leggett %cvinoing q dispositio
to hang him to the nearest lamp-post,
The utmest excitement followed whe
: the news Of the murder became general
d disseminated, for Leggett was among tt
best known men ofthe city, aud, althouQ
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SLAVERY OF ITALIAN MUSICIANS.
Arrest of an ALLEGED KIdnapper-
The story Of Two Little Italian
Girls.

Arrest Of an ALLEGED KIdnapper-
The story Of Two Little Italian
Girls.
New York Tribune. l5th.l
A policeman passing a tenement
house st No. 50 Crosby street, last Thurs
day night heard screams coming from
one Of its r3oQs aud was told that a
young Italian girl had been beaten by
her -psdrone." or master. With officer
Chisrdi, OF The Society for the Proven
ton Ct Cruelty to Children, the police
nan entered the house and there found
Maria Terdogus. aged eleven, and Maria
Gsrgsno, aged nine. The little girls
were crying. The older one said that
her master. Antonio Briglia, had whip.
ped Der. Brgiis was arrested the next
morning. The room that be occupied
With the girls was also the sleeping place
Of Eve other men and Of 3 boy named
Giuseppe. who accompanied the girls
when they worked a. itinersnt musicians
sbost The city. The girls said that with
Giuseppe they had been taken from their
parents home among the mountains Of
Cals5ris. Italy, and brought to this eoun.
Try. being dressed, part Of the way, 10
ooys garments. A little over six weeks
ago they arrived here. Immediately
they we're given musical instruments,
told to play 10 the streets and bring the
money home.
Brigiia vas taken before Justice Wan
dell, ct the Tombs Police Court, or
Saturday morning. charged with assault
Ing Maria T~erdogus, but as her testi
mooy was not very clear, the accused
man vas discharged. He was immedi
stely rearrested under an order issued b,
Commissioner OsbUrne, upon an sfida
VT Of Superintendent jenkins. Of thl
society for the prevention of cruelty Il
children. charging him with violating
the "Padrone Act" The act makes it
Z felony to knowingly or Wlliully briD
iEtO the United States any person il
veigled OF fOrcibly kidnapped in an
other couE.ry, with intent 10 hold sue
e persons IN confinement or 10 any invo
untsry seryiiude." The highest psnalt
= for 3 violation Of the act is five years in
prisonusnt or $1,000. Briglia was take
before Commissioner Osborn, pleade
0 not guilty and was committed to ii
Ludlow Street Jail 10 default OF $25(
bail he will be formally examined /
day. The girls have been cared Tor by
%kind.hesrted family 10 this city. Whs
ever may happen TO Briglia, they W
= not be surrendered 10 him, be having q
It mitted that be was not q relative Of theiI
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THE A CONTINENTAL.
Opening OF the Most Magnificent
Hotel IN h world.

Cor. P~hiladolpata nmeS.l
Pans, June l5.-The Continental Ho-
tel, the most magnificent in the world,
was formally opened for guests on the
9th ofJune. 1t incloses two large courts,
is six stories in hight, and cost about
twenty million francs, or four millions OF
dollars. 1t contains five hundred cham,
hers for guests, employs two hundred
and fifty servants Of every class, the sill
ver-plate is valued at 10000 francs, It
contains magazines Of tableware, exten.
sive wine cellars and all other appliances
required to run such an immense estab.
lishment. Il has three passenger eleva-
tors and four for baggage within the
building. and one other without which
carries people up to the coffee and bill.
lizard room ct the top Of the house, and
from which there is obtained a good view
of some Of the most interesting points Of
the city. The entire building is ventil-
ated and heated by steam machinery,
which cost 100, 900 francs. using three
large engines and four boilers. The gas.
ometer supplies six hundred burners in-
side the building, while the court yards
will be lighted by the electric light, The
kitchen in the basement and the kindred
apartments are of the amplest dimen-
sions and complete in all their arrange
ments, aud all the food, etc are convey.
ed to aud from different points by rail,
The salons and chambers are finished
and furnished in the most gorgeous style.
The grand salon, with bridal chamber
adjoining, is finished in modern %renais-
ssnoe and upholstered in crimson and
gold. Another parlor, called the salon
of Louis XIV, is in the style Of that pc
riod-the panel paintings, BY the best
artists of Paris, represent nuptisl scenes
of that day. A single pair Of curtains
cost 5000 francs (S600). The mantel, Of
~variegsted black marble, reaching nearly
10 the ceiling, has a center piece Of q
NEUROLOGICAL subject exquisitely carved.
Between the two court yards is a large
conversation room. The ceiling is
painted BY Mayerolle. q distinguished ar.
tist, and finished in gilt, while numerous
statues, on marble pedestals, sdorn the
side walls. Adjoining is the winter gar
den, finished in Moorish style, with read
~ing.rooms for ladies aud gentlemen on
either side. The %dining-room, to seat
three hundred persons, is finished in the
same general style aud adorned with
paintings and Gobelin tapestry. The
ceiling Of the breakfast room is painted
by Luminais TO represent hunting scenes
in the time Of Henry ii, is wainseOted
in ebony, ialaid with red copper, and tbs
walls are hupg With lesthern tapestry
The chandeliers are made after antique
patterns. The cafe and b~illiard-roou
are also finished in the style Of Henry
T II, and the furniture is of solid walnut
, covered with crimson velvet The desl
is an elegant piece Of carved walnut
= with 8 v~iolet-eolored Brecbe marble slab
The carving Of the desk alone cost 81.
. 00l
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a professional gambler, had many warm
friends among those who despised his
occupation. He was also q wealthy
man, being the owner of handsome resi-
dence property, and other means, by
which be was rated at from $4,000 to.
500, 900. The causes leading to his
death, so far as can be learned, sprung
from a gambling transaction some three
weeks ago, by which Achey WAS beaten
out of So rs. Leggett, bis protested part.
ner, going suooks With the faro dealer
and an outside party known as Doc.
About nine o'clock this evening the
Enquirer reporter secured an interview
with Achey preierring to wait until this
time so that his hot blood would have
time to cool, and he be more liable TO
give a square history of this unfortunate
and fatal affair. Archy was willing to
talk, and stated in substance that about
ten days ago he and Lesgett entered into
a faro-bank partnership, with Edward
Brown as dealer. Both put up their
money, and there was to be a square
division. In less than one week be was
clr aned out, a fellow known as Doc
winning over $500 in three days. Then
be went TO Leggett, and, after telling him
it was ungentlemanly to betray his con
6dence, agreed to call it square and say
no more il Legget would give him $50.
Leggett gave him $26.
Yesterday morning he met Legget AND
demanded the additional twenty. five
dollars, w%hereupon Leggett replied in
sultingly, and after changing his pisto
in his coat pocket, so that the muzzll
was on a line with Achey's abdomen, hi
con tinued: Il understand you are goinI
to sue, and you can sue and be CT
id" Once before he told me tbl
same thing. | thought there was nj
other resource, so 1 got a pistol and th,
rest you know / walked iOto the saloon
where he was, and said. George, pull
your pistol clear out" He made a mo
ton to do SO, bat | was ready, and pulled
. Grst; / shot twice, and would have sho
) again, but the thing wouldn't work, ant
this ended the interview.
During the entire conversation Acne,
was cool and steady in voice, and at n
e time did be appear to regret the affair
Public opinion IS strongly against tn
:. prisoner, Tor be has led a %disreputabl
life in this city for years, He will be re
membered in Cincinnati as the sou c
Henry Achey, who used to run the fs
nous hotel on Main street, near Cour
7 in 1850 and whereabouts. Among som
Of the sporting fraternity, bowevei
there is some little sympathy for Achel
a because Leggett did not give him
square deal; aud one Of them remarke
last night TO the Enquirer reporter: q
may be wrong, but III be id If Lei
gett didn't get as square ideal this afte
noon as be gave Achey in the game;
I and one or two others assented to Ii
proposition.
The community at large is principal
shocked because the revolver has bee
too readily used 10 this city Of late, al
the jail is rapidly filing up with mu
q derers and intents to kill, while Il
Criminal Court is overburdened wi
* costly trials.
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ST. LOUIS.
The Temperature this MOrning-The
Decrease OF Heat Creates a Feel
ing Of Relief-Dlminished
Death Rate.

ST.. LeUIs, July lS.-It 10 still blazing
hot this morning. but there is a pretty
stiff breeze blowing from the west, which
tempers the intense rays Of the sun and
renders them somewhat more bearable
than on PREVIOUS days. There is more
animation aud hustle on the streets this
morning, more people moving about
and more business doing. There is
also q feeling of relief among all
classes, the greatly diminished death
rate yesterday inducing a belief that
the worst is over, and from this time
on, although the weather may continue
very warm, as it probably will, the effects
will be less severe, aRd that all may re-
turn 10 their usual occupations and hab.
ita without any very great danger. A
very fne spirit thermometer hanging
under 40 awning on the shady side Of
Fourth street, showed the following re.
suit; 8 o'clock, so; 9 o'clock, 9O0; 10
O'Clock, go; II o'clock, $50.
The city %dispensary has been g very
quiet place so far to-day, and there is
general rejoicing thereat. But one case
had been reported up to ten O'Clock, and
that vas a poor soiled dove named Mel
lie Howard, who, to rid herself Of heat
and lite at the same time, swallowed
three grains Of morphine and lay down
TO die. She was found bya police officer
, who took her to the dispensary, where
she vas showered with antidotes, RnC
she is now slowly recovering.
The following fatal cases Of sunStrokl
occurred last night; Wm. Murray, oar
keeper; Richard Brennan, Susan Schorer
Geo. D. Koch, John Tyson, perennial
, Murphy. 10 addition to those mention
a ed yesterday the following newspape
e men, who have temporarily succum5e
y 10 the heat, may be named: Walker I
, Stevaus, city editor Times; Wm. Il
/. SPHINX, telegraph editor Globe.D democrat
Henry C, Davis, telegraph editor Di
q patch, and Mr.. Uoger, a reporter on ii
: Westliche Post.
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A strange wooinr.

The Boston Advertiser Of the 10Th
inst says: "Mr Perkins, the contestant
in the famous Hardy Perkins will case,
has been married TO Miss MaryG Garlic
ton, a healing medium, late Of Lowell,
the ceremony being performed by Rev
A. Miner, d. d. He had never heard Of
her until two weeks ago, when be was
informed by a lady friend, a medium,
that the spirit OF the late Mrs. Hardy.
Perkins, would communicate with him
through a Miss Carleton, who had Just
arrived 10 the city, and who was about to
engage IN the practice of her profession
that of a healing medium. Mr.. Per-
kins Immediately sought out this lady,
who thereupon went into a trance for his
benefit, and communicated to his aston.
ished ears matters presumably known
only TO himself aud the late Mrs. Hardy.
Perkins The spirit of his late wife also
directed him Through Miss Csrleten) to
invite the latter TO dine with him. and.
after so doing, Miss Carleton went into q
trance which lasted two hours. During
this state she Tor rather Mrs Hardy.Per
kins speaking through her) expressed
q wish that Mr.. Perkins aud Miss earle.
ton should be united, as by % doing the
would be enabled more effectively L
work ont a certain purpose which sh,
tMrs. Hardy. Perkins) had in view. TIL
spirit further said: The worlds peopl
will think you Insane, but never faltsr
we will protect you, meaning the spirit
Of the two late lamented Mrs. Perkins
The spirit of Mrs. Hardy-Perkins ais
set the time when she desired the nuI
tails to be contaminated that the grea
work might 20 on"
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Marrow Gauge Railroad COnven
tlon.

CBcNxATI, July l8.-At the narrsw
gauge railroad convention to-day the
attendance vas undiminished. A large
number Of communications were IT,
ceiyed from delegates who expected to be
present but we're deferred by the great
heat asking that the sessions be post
poned till autumn. A resolution was
adopted calling for a national executive
committee for the purpose Of collecting
aud disseminating information concern.
ing narrow gauge roads, aud with power
TO call a subsequent convention j
deemed necessary. Several delegates
then gave their experience in construct
ing and maintaining narrow gauge lines
the objsc being for mutual instruction
by an interchange of views.
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A NEW fraud in the Indian country, Of
Unprecedented and s~tupsndous dimen-
sions, has been reported, This time the
Indian agent is a certain DIR. Livingston,
about whose history we only hear hal he
was appointed in 1870, and that be was
a man who gave fonts and stained glass
windows TO the chapels." But it is fair
to presume that the amount Of his steal.
ipps that was expended on church fonts
and windows in the Grow Creek and
Cheyenne agencies was small, as there
has been no evidence that the gentle
savages of those tribes are learned OF
fastidious about ecclesiastical decora.
tons. Livingston's operations, if the
reports are true, we're on a grand scale
and they included perjury and forgery
as we'll as robbery. He vac not alone
for be belonged to a little ring which is
of course, inside the great Indian ring
If congress at its last session had giver
n little more attention to the business o
breaking up the Indiaa ring and a little
less to tariff and finance tinkering, ant
false pretences Of economy, a better ser
vice would have been done to the coun
Cry at large and to the indians them
selves.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
LATEST UP TO P.M TO-DAY

LONDON, July ia Times Constan-
tinOple dispatch gives the following &c,
count of the firing upon an unarmed
boat from the British man.ofwar by
the Russians, near the Gulf Of Soras'
The captain of the English steamer re.
ports that he was stopped off Gsllipoh
by a signal from the English aset, direct
ing him to take on board Lieutenant
Hughes, sent by Admiral COmmerell to
report the following incident: Two days
ago o mau.of.war was cruising of the
Russian lines, aud the crew on landing
we're Immediately made prisoners. a
lieutenant, midshipman and ten men who
we're in a boat, not returning to the Eng
lish feet, another boat was sent to look
for them; but upon approaching the
place, this boat was fred upon, two but
lets passing through the sides OF the
boat fortunately without injuring any
ne.
B-eaeOnsGeld will visit the queen at
Osborne Saturday. He was not we'll
enough to 20 to Windsor yesterday, but
Salisbury went.
An agricultural lsborer, wife and three
children have been murdered with revolt.
ing accessories at Slaugibby near New
port Wales. a Spanish sailor, who was
arrested al Newport is believed to be the
murderer. The murder was committed
for plumber.
The shooting for the Elcho challenge
shield, on 800 yard range at Wimbledon,
resulted as follows: ireland, 54Si En-
gland, 5S4; Scotland, $50.
Pans, July lS.-The La. Steele has
been fned 800 at the suit Of the prince
imperial, for the publication Of a state.
ment respecting Napoleon IFS civil
lists, charging the appropriation OF the
crown property. An objection taken
BY the defendant to the prince being SC
styled in the summons, and to the omis
sion Of the family name Of Bonapart, wa:
overruled by the court.
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THE COMMITTEES Oh Inc reorEEuIzkaon
Of me army Is 70 hold is sessions a
Wine sulphnr SPRING. Virginia West
P0int, and Ss-Etogh En6 Niagara FallA
Ont % lie CalnmbiE river. Washington
Tsrriro-y, there are som beEutliul lain
and cascades not gnIts 81 large As the
Eiazn-n Falh Bus g. present 8 iEshoB-
nBis place Of resort far lneiEus d fbs
Bauu1ak t-iDa A sssziDn ID the con
mites 3. sDDs q ni he places FbPrF
hundreds Of Indians pursued By 3 cdr
p8-al E E8Erd Of s0i6isrh Ess attempting
4 Z fhs CDlnmbiB uvss E1l6 nr0Ds-
bfg give the COMMITTEES 8 better lds1 d
VIA - usedsd 1hEn anything they are
likely 10 Learn & Saratoga 81 GiEgErI
TalM-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-18

TEr VAT sensible plan BdpP.sf
5 on Of tbs railroads lsadirE D1t II
R~aiiaseiphiE shst informs the trETsis
i-nmsdisiey o. lssving ne stEtion Ehbi
1ns Dezi stopping place vii be LgTsf
passengers tine 70 Es ths- srspl 70
essbef aui TIE 1oEbls rh1nss a the II
sauihg name and Place inssa2 Of ne
Gngs opportunity 70 gElet lfis fbs -
wy dialect fhai 1rErsissss . oiea OFT q
Al Likeness % lie priussa rbns 8. lie
6us card On these roads 8 lssE fts
UainE satire thG. me trs1I6onsd oB'
rElrssd FgB.su require fhEi ne passsn
Ger 6heu be ssps II psriegs ~iEDoranes q
q tbe iD1Dhons Of fbs company WI
regard % tber deposition q be psrtoi
ana ssse;s falls in Ons. a lsAEi q i
zyDEcE6ons.
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TER LAST CRUSADER.

Some middle-ageu readers OF TINS pa
per, unless they should be cut of prema-
turely at the age of sixty or seventy, viii
live long enough to travel in the Holy
Land entirely under the protection of the
British flag. Some Of them will perhaps
hold large investments in Euphrates Val
ley railway stock. or in factories 10 an
other Bethlehem than that Of North
amptou county. They may be interested
in the construction Of q SWitchbaek rail
road up a Mount Pisgah far away from
Maueh Chunk. They viii End JsrusA'
lem and all its sacred places and sur
roundings completely anglicized, andthe
Holy Sepuchre, rescued from the unoe-
lever, secure under the shelter of the
Cross Of st. George. Pope Urban IL
aud Peter the Hermit began q mighty
enterprise about eighteen hundred years
ago. arousing all Christendom to help
drive out the Turks from jerusalem. For
a eouple of hundred years there we're
wars carried on with this object, and
the best blood of Europe was shed for
it Intellectually. That which religious
enthusiasm, supported by chivslrie am
bition and the wealth of all Europe fail
ed to accomplish permanently, is about
to be effected by the pen Of Benjamin
Disrxeli, Lord Bsaeons6eld, SO much
mightier than the swords Of Godfrey OF
Bouillon, Richard Of England, St. Louis
of France, and a host Of other knishtly
monarchs and warriors. The latter cru
sades. commercial and political rather
than religious in their character, have
had their chiefs, the ears Of Rass.a rep
~rssenting the Greek Christian church,
against whom, anomalous SIS it was, the
soyereigns Of England, France and other
Christian powers Of Earope united 10
defence Of the Mnssulman power that
their fathers strove to destroy. But the
single hero Of The last and triumphant
crusade is Benjamin Disrseli. 1t will
not dote tsunt this victorious but uEwar-
Ike hero Of Chrisiendom as a man not OF
Anglican race nor Of Christian faith. Its
silly to make jokes about his having
written = fimsy novel Ike Vivian
Grey" in bis youth and a fimsier one
like Lothair in bis old age. At his
grsAier Ige OF seventy three years be
has written q work Of fact in the form 0.
q treaty with Turkey that is worth more
70 great Britain than sli her works o
fiction siues Saakspearss time. d.
nay be 8 witbsrsd parehmsntskinnsd
hook-nose6, corkscrew carried snd ride
ulous looking old creature, who does no
? even possess TIE sublime accomplish
ms1i Of speaking French as vel .
E G~ortsshAkoH, ABdrsssy snd the rest o
lfbs Berlin eo1grsssnsn. Bat he know
EnrHsh better than any other English
!, Imam, and lie ia goirg 10 introduce Il
!. stasT 5f itInto Asis OF d system nsTs
/, drs1us5 Of b Mr. Glsdstohe o. az
!, oshsr stE.eEuEn Of admitted Chrlstis
rare and faith As for has looks, lar
: sons is ihk. handsome does, and Z
modern nEu has isns 80 handsomely f
. Great BnhEin as 3 power On earth {
BspjEmin DisrasE. Ear Of Bsse0usfsii
tbs lnss q he CruaserL
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T%ELEGRAPHIC
NOOK An RONpa.

STOCKS AND BONDS.
LoEDoN, July Is, $3.50 p.m.-Consols
for money are 50 7.l6; on account, IS sic;
United States live.twenties Of 1861. 1858;
United States Gve.twenties OF 1867, 1888;
United States ten-forties, lll1; United
States new four.snd.s-halfs, 1861; United
States new ives, 1888
Nav York, July Is. ll:2Oa m.-Gold,
1909; United States skies of 1881, regis.
tered, l078@-; United States skies Of
1881, coupons, lO7t@l07s; 6ve-twenties
Of So, registered, new issue, lO2l@l02s;
fve-twenties Of 81, l06@l96i; FIVE.
tweniies of SO, lO71@-; ten.iorties, los
@lO9b; coupons, lO9@lO9b; new 6ves
81, LOCO; coupons. lO7t@-; new
four and-a-hslfs. lO4l@l04S; coupons
lO44@-; currency skies, l2OB@l20s
new tours, lOOs@-; coupons, lOO3@
1909
B~READsTUFFs.
LIyERPooL, July Is Flour, 22s ode
24s Cd. Wheat, winter. IS 6l@9s l0d
Milwaukee, red, IS Sd@0s %; California
white, los 0d9l053 Sd; California club
los 3d910 Sd. Corn, new, 22s CSC
22 %. Pork, 49s do Cd. Beef, 72s Cd
Bacon, long clear. 29s Cd; short clear
3ls Cd. Lard. 37s Oh. Tallow, S7s Cd.