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ton or a Chopin waltz, but their
prevailing tone is not in this direc-
ton. And, as they are mostly sue
cessful, the inference ia plain.
There is but one publication in the
country devoted exclusively to the
interests of the lovers of good mu-
sic. 1t is printed by a Boston firm,
and its sphere is among the higher
walks of the art. A friend once
congratulated the editor upon the
success Of his magazine among the
cultivated classes.
"I like your paper" he said; at
is very popular"
"No, sirl" snapped the editor
with indignant yehemence. alt is
not popular, and l wouldn't pub
lish one that was."
The incident only goes to show
that there are classes among music.
writer's as well as in other branches
of business or art ; and that, while
the cheap class makes the money
and chuckles in its sleeve, the high
toned one hangs to its dignity, and
is content. with fame alone.
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While a mere girl of seventeen
she was arrested and confined for
two years in Lithuanian prison
without even the pretense Of a trial,
and for no other reason than that
she was a school friend of the sister
of a political censpirator. AS it
was found impossible to allege any
ofense against her she was at last
liberated. She had scarcely reached
home when she was again seized by
virtue of an administrative order.
She was not even allowed time to
take proper clothing with her,
and might have died from cold had
not gendarme taken pity upon her
and covered her with his great
coat.
For seven years she remained in
the hands Of the police, who re-
moved her from house to house
and prison to prison. On her final
release it is not much to be won
dered at that she formed a re-
solve to exact vengeance against
her chief persecutor. This deter
mination was strengthened by &C.
counts Of the barbarous hoggings
of other political prisoners. 1t was
with the double object of calling
attention to those cruelties and
avenging her own wrongs that she
shot the chief project. We must
not be surprised that the students
sympathized with her, even the
draymen of Southwark would have
done so.
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QuOusqus Tandem.


Baltimore 6azette.I
How long 0 Conkaling wilt thou abuse
our patience How much longer wilt
thou postpone the greatest effort OF thy
life2 To what limit will thy uubridled
conceit lead thee. Do not the noctur.
mum praesidium palatii, the senatorial
ring, nihil timor populi, nor the fears of
great party" nihil concursus bonorum
omnium, nor the q1ickened consciences
of the visiting statesmen move thee2 0
tempora, o moresl How rough on the
American peoplel Senatus haec intel.
light The senate knows your little
game; consul vidit. and Mr.. Hayes has
got bis eye on you; ard Notwithstanding
all this thou seekest to carry on secretly
thy dark and wicked machinstion. Thou
hast given away Hayes in an interview,
and yet darest not to stand up like a
man 10 the senate AID openly and freely
speak what thou did'st whisper to the in
terviewer.
Thou said st TO Mr.. Mines, in reply to
his query as TO whether Mr.. Hayes hsd
been left in ignorance Of the steps that
were taken for a fraudulent count, thou
o Conksline did'st say, 81 am afraid
there is no room for doubt. The people
who went down there in his behalf were
personally too closely connected with
him to permit any other theory except
that he was cegpizsnt Of all that took
place. | think that when the matter
comes to be taken up and the evidence
is produced, it will be shown that Hayes
is not merely weak, but corrupt as well.
All this 0 Conksline thou hast known
for long time; by thy silence thou hast
condoned it, by voting to confirm the
appointments Of visiting statesmen.
When Mr. Hayes rewarded them with
foreign missions, thou didst be.
come accessory after the fact Thou
ssyest that when the matter comes up
it will be shown that Hayes is corrupt
as we'll ss weak, and yet thou dost moi
dare to bring the matter up; thou callest
Hayes weak and corrupt, but yet skulk.
est away from his weakness and darest
not call attention to his corruption, we'll
knowing that thine OWE toga is draggled
in the same foulness. Yet still thou
Dearest thyself, effrensta audacia, with
unbourded cheek, Seuatus locus, among
the low.cusses of the Senate, curling Thy
hyacinthne locks, and disdainful nos
trils, as though thou vert lifted above
fellowship with fraud by pretending to
rebuke it in a clsndestine interview.
How long 0 Conksline wilt thou abuse
our patience.
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Preventing the Introduction Of
Epld mi0H

The President has just approved and
the treasury department has begun to
enforce the new law to prevent the in.
PRODUCTION Of contagious or infectious
diseases into the United States. 1t pro-
hibits any vessel from any foreign port
where any infections disease may exist
from entering any port contrary to the
quarantine laws of any one of tAe
United States, and fqFlkeg RpsVidSs that
"EheleVeF apg a9ntsglous disease shall
appear in any foreign port or coun.
try, and whenever any vessel shall
leave any infected port, or hav.
ing goods or passengers paaiuk
from any place or ajatgiat INFECTED with
eholegs or yellow fever, shall leave any
foreign port bound for any port in the
United States, the consular Office or
other representative of the United a,S,es
at or nearest such isseise port shall ia
Mediately give information thereof TO
the supervising surgeon general OF the
marine hospital service, and shall rs.
port to him the name, tAs date ns M
departure, aud the port OF de- ssiinsiion u
SVeh Eesse and shsl, also make the same
report to the health officer Of the poEt 81
destination in the United 9,alet; and the
consular oMceFs Of the United States
snail make weekly reports to him Of the
sanitary condition OF the ports at which
they are respectively stationed, and the
surgeon general Of the marine hospi-
tal service is charged, under the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10

The war spectacles at the East of
London theaters are increasing in mag
nitude and interest. In some of them
over 1000 auxilisries are employed. Al
Canterbury Hall, where the battle of
Plevna still holds the boards, the audi
ences are enormous and the applause
unstinted. The drill Of the soldiers ia
described as perfect. TAey 60 through
the maneuvers and their exercises as if
they belonged 10 a crack regiment, and
so thoroughly do they enter into the
spirit of their parts that men With canes
have to be stationed behind she scenes
to prevent the rival armias from falling
on each other in earnest 90 soon as che
curtain talls. After the battle" there
"a ga exhibition Of portraits OF distin.
guished people from magic-lantern.
Mr. Gladstone ia decidedly not popular
at music hallsi his presentment is usu-
ally the signal for storm Of groans,
whieh are exchanged for cheers when
the scene shows likeness Of Lord Bea-
cons6eld,
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RNising the ObolIsk In London.

The London Times gives the fol-
lowing account of the manner in
which the Egyptian obelisk will be
lifted into its future position on the
Thames Cmbankment.
"The plan for raising may be
very briefly described. The column
will be fitted with a powerful iron
Jacket as near the centre of gravity
as is wanted, and this jacket has
two massive trunnions, just like the
trunnions Of great gun. These
trunnions Will rest on two wrought
iron girders Of great strength, and
the whole will then resemble a
monster cannon Oh slide without
wheels. One end Of the column
being raised by hydraulic presses a
sufficient height, say a foot, it will
be kept SO raised bya powerful balk
of timber slid under it. The other
end will then be similarly treated,
and thus, slowly but surely, it will
ascend foot by foot, shored up with
timber at every stage, laid in the
way which will best ensure the sta
bility Of the whole structure.
"The jacket, it is thought, will
clip the stone sufficiently tight to
hold it when in a vertical position;
but in dealing with such enormous
weights and a tapering column, it
is we'll to err on the safe side, so
Mr. Dixon has wisely decided to
have a wiought-iron strap, eighteen
inches broad and more than an
inch thick. which will pass from
one side Of the jacket under the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10

The explorations Of the British steam.
er Challenger, which have just been pub
lished on this side Of the water, mark a
great advance in one department OF
science Till within few years it was
so accepted theory that the bottom of
the sea, below moderate depth at least
was entirely destitute of animal and
vegetable life. 1t was declared that this
must be so, because it was settled that
an animal at depth of 1000 faIhops
would have to bear weight of a ton on
the square inch, the pressure increasing
with the depth. But the dredging of the
Challenger upset this notion as com.
pletely as the revolving earth Ignores the
Rev. John Jasper, From depths varying
from 1000 to 5000 fathoms, there we're
brought up the most curious aud delicate
OF deepsea fauna. The experiment was
repeated in all the oceans. In fact, the
conclusion was reached that the dis,ri
button OF living animals has no depth
limit The size, however, generally di.
minishes with certain limit of depth
The mean depth of the Atlantic was
found TO be a little over 1000 fathams
with an elevated ridge 1900 fathoms bo
low the surface traversing the North and
South Atlantic.
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THE, DEADLY REVOLVER.
An Old Debt and an Old GrudKe
settled at tbe same Time.

An OLD Debt and an Old GrudKe
settled at tbe same Time.
Leavenworth Tines
Two or three days ago the Times
published a short dispatch from
Deadwood, Dakota, which stated
that a man named Chris Hoffman
had been killed out there by gam
bier named Durham. 1t was
thought that the Hoffman named
was an old Leavenworthian, and
advices received from there since
the tragedy have proved him to be
the same. Mr.. Hoffman was an old
resident of Leayenworth, coming
here about 1858, and two years ago
removed to Deadwood. His former
place Of business here was at the
corner Of the alley on the west side
of Fifth street, between Delaware
and Cherokee streets. Nearly every
one in the city remembers him, and
his friends will regret to hear Of
his untimely death. The following
details of the tragedy are obtained
from an extra issued by the Dead
wood Times the evening of the
murder, which occurred on the 2Sth
of April about 4 o'clock:
A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
This afternoon about 4 o'clock a
dispute arose between Christ Hoff-
man and Ed Durham in Hofman's
saloon on Main street, when Dur
ham suddenly drew a pistol and
shot Hoffman three times, resulting
in Hoffman'S almost instant death.
Hoffman made no resistance but
attempted to get away, and in SC
doing passed out from his saloon
into the barber shop next adjoining
where Durham, following, fred the
third and last shot. Much excite.
ment prevails and a loud and bois,
terous party Of citizens are attempt.
ing to lynch him, but better judg.
ment prevails, and as he is now il
jail, will await the action of the
court. The prisoner was inter
viewed in Jail by a Times reporter
Said Hoffman owed him $1100
and whenever he asked him for il
he received an insulting answer
Upon this occasion he (the prison
er) became desperate and shot him
During the interview the prisoner
turned to Deputy Sheriff MahaI
and asked him to look at the re
volver, saying that there was some
thing the matter with one Of th,
cartridges, as he knew it contained
four and that it required three t,
down the id Dutchman, and th,
fourth one failed TO explode as h
attempted to shoot himself. Afte
the shooting he attempted an eScap,
up Lee street to Williams, but beinI
followed by officers and others, afte
being called upon to halt and no
doing so, was shot by Pat McHugl
aud arrested by officer Mahar
Hoffman was shot three times
twice in his saloon and once in th
barber-shop adjacent. One Of tn
bullets struck him in the left breast
the other in the center of the bod
near the pit of the stomach. Th,
shot fired in the barber-shop too
effect in his back. He was lyin
on his face when he received it.
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Vera sassuIitOn.
London Week, April aO.l

honqon week, Aprh ~
The trial OF the Russian young
lady, Vera Sassllitch, who some
weeks ago shot at General Trepof,
tbs Sc. Petersburg project, curiously
illustrates the notions Of justice and
liberty which prevail in Russia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10

ing with tremulous Indignation,
" Fob God, doar ye tempt me to
desecrate de Lawd's holy image in
that way"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10

A. I. Stewards house only sells half
the mourning goods it did five years
sgo, aud similar reports come from other
houses II seems that widows are not %
partial to the material as they aaed TO
be. Perhaps it is too costly, or else
they think by wearing i continually it
detracts from their personal appearance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10

We all have our preferences; but no
one prefers to hear crying baby when
the fact is so well known that DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup would AZ opce qOietM 2SG,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10
Five Thousand Copies
Are read by at least
Twenty ThOuSaad People

Twenty ThOuSaad People
old and young, every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons Of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best GLASS Of
community.
We desire our business men to make nOts
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for tho coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tisinEi for many good people seeing an ad-
vsrtiSemsnt in a paper. especially their
church paper. take it as 4 guarantee of re-
sponsibility. Such confidence should not 10
abused when it can be helped. We want,
therefore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10
24th Year.

IHE WESTERN METHODIST Is THR
official organ of Six Annual Conferences
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, viz.
Memphis. North Mississippi. Arkansas, Little
Rock, White River and Indian Nj n.
emphis is the commercial an geographic
cal center of the section over viii this paper
circulatOs. An average of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10

The Advertising Patronage
of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising the character of the
paper.
Oar Terms shall bo In Harmon
with the Business Outlook.
send in Your FavOrs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10
New Advertisements.
Newspaper Directory, 1878

awarded highest pri.c at Centennial Exposition for
fae ohelgtg qaiaies and excellence and dsstAg char
d9er Of stceesafag aud fIVoriHg. Tho best tobacco
over made As our blue strip Trademark Is closely
Initiated inferior goods see that Jaoksons Bess &
on every plug. Sold By all dealers Send for sample
Tree, to O. A. JACKSON ( Co., AffS, PJtenburg, Va
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BEFORE BUYING OR RENTING
A CABINET OR PARL0R ORGAN

Be sure to send for our Latest Catalogue and
Circulars with new styles, reduced prices and
much information. Sent free, MASON Il
HAMLlN ORGAN CO., Boston, New York
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WANTED Good Good stIa msn to Y represent
I CURE FITS!

When say cure do not mean merely TO
stop them for time and then have thtm re-
turn again. l mean aradical cure. / am q reR-
ular physician and have made the disease Of
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PUBLICATION.
Western Methodist

24th Year.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
Resumption Postponed.

Special to the Cincinnati Enquircr.l
Secretary Snernan's announcement
that he proposed to resume on and at
ter Monday next, hysx changing stand
ard silver dollars tor greenhacks, and
which afforded the resumption news
papers sweet music for week, has
heen concentrated, and the resump.
ton notes OF his allies now be tangled
sndIy out Of tune lie gives no reason
why he changes base, and by so dong
makes his effort at resumption rs IN
dicrous AZ did Secretary Richardson,
when he thought he would pay ont
silver on the three cent plan. He de
clincs TO he interviewed on the subject
To nights Star says: The order was
the Treasury Department Yesterday ar,
tcrnoOn, aud almost AS direct result
Of the recent election in Maine. AT
the conference there were Secretary
Sherman, Secretary Evarls, Attorney
General Devans and Secretary SchuIz
The political situation WAS talked over
thoroughly. and the cause which
brought it about canvassed, The dan
ger of the Republican party, and what
could be done to avert it, was consid--
cred Of vast Importance AS nearl,
all OF the Republicans who joined the
Grecnbackers o. bottled to the Dpmoc-
racy, did SO on financial issues, it was
thought best that. as the carrying out
Of Secretary Sherman's order to ex
change silver 70: national notes wonId
be virtually resumption, to resclnd it.
This was accordingly done. 1t is I'm
derstood that it was decided best thai
the Secretary Of the Treasury should
make no more decided efforts towards
resumption, nor take steps without
first considering their effect on the vo
lers OF the country Civil Service re-
form, also, was considered. 1t was
the general understanding Of all the
confer cnce, except Secretary Schurz,
that the better plan would be to drop
it. All present were of opinion that
the Administration should do all in is
power to stem the greenback wave and
secure q return to Congress OF as many
Ms what are known rs Hard Money
men a. possible. The danger to the
Republican party was acknowledged,
md it was thought best to change the
character Of the campaign to meet the
new issues. Secretary McCrary will
return to Washington next Monday,
md Secretary Thompson and the
President have, it is stated, been tcle-
,raphed to return as early as possible
Judge Key has also, it is stated, been
elegraphed for. When all the Cahi
net is here the policy to be pursued
will be discussed and finally determin
I'd on"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
Another Swindlcr.

Walter II, Shupc, editor Of the nd
vocalc, the National Grecnback Labor
organ in New York, has filed voluta-
r, petition in bankruptcy, Assets $S' {;
liabilities, $G0,jlS So Exchange,
Commenting on the above, the
Brookhayen Ledger says:
"Thc above named rascal Ia the
sharper who proposed to send his
worthless paper one year TO all dupes
who would pay him 2j cents, AS the
postage on each copy would cost 10
cents II year, and the blank paper ~
cents more, OF course he could not
send the paper year for twenty-five
cents. He started out to hnmhug The
public an'l Succeeded very we'll"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
Advice of an Old Lady.

"Now, John, listen to me, for l am
older than you, or | Couldn't be your
mother. Never do you marry n young
woman. John, before you haze con-
trvpd to happen at the house where
she lives at least tour times before
breakfast. You should kno" how late
she lies IN ned IN the morning, You
should take note whether her com
pcXiun is the same ~ the morning as
it is In the evening, or whether the
wash and towel have rohntd her OF her
eNenlug bloom. You snould take care
10 surprise her, SO that yon can see
nrr morning. dress, AMI observe huN
her h3lr looks WDcn she ia not expect
jng you II possible yon should ne
where You can hear the morning con-
velsatIOn between her and her mother
| she Is ilI-naurei and snappish to
her she will also be SO To you, drpend
upon it. But If You find her up and
dressed neatly in the morning, with the
same COuntcnaucc, the same smile. the
neslly-rOm hair, the same ready
aud pleasant answers to her mother
wnlcn characterize Il her drpo' nrnt III
the evening, and particularly IT she is
lending band to get the hrrakia-r
read, 10 good season, she is a prrzr,
John, and tue sooner You secure her
to ,eursJll the better"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
Fundamental Effects In Educa-
ton.

The following extract from an al
dress by Prot 7, K. Price, of tn, Uni
verslty OF Virginia, 9erore the E!uca-
tjonal Association Of Virginia, Is wer
thy Of thoughtful attention.
"Our plan Of teaching s more am
bilious than solid. We are all trying
to teach too many things; We are str:
wing to push our scholars too fast
FROM the elements into the so-caIed
higher branches. II is cad TO find that
most OF our boys ana girls, thoroughly
proficient rs hey may be IN the iilgnel
branches and in the higher accou
pI,shmcnts, are painfully defective in
the essential parts OF human kno~l
edge Here. then, We are tending -
sa, rlice The lower to the higher, and
the solid contents to the superficial
area"
The most importan. element in ed
uca,ion he declares to he "lhe knovI-
edge Of the mother tongue, so rs to
speak and write it with ease and cor
rccaess and to read it with pleasure. "
And he adds;
From the loves, to the highest Of
our institutions, with but few cXcep
tons, the strange fault runs through
all our schools that in our ambition to
teach other languages and other lltera-
! lit,r,t,,r n
aud that one language through Which
we are bound to gam access to all the
rest. In our zeal to expand and mutt,
ply the knowledge Of our people, we
leave ont the cultivation of that instru.
ment by which ali the knowledge must
be gained, In our desire to RAISE the
grades OF our schools, and to press our
classes forward, we leave the founda,
ton OF all knowledge uns"und. TINS
defect N English Instruction is the
latest flaw in oar education. Thus
when our young men come to college
they do not know their own language
we'll enough to use it as the means to
win the other Knowledge that the, la
Dor for.
"A school education that leads to
such results is unsouud aud fraudu-
lent. The true education, however
limited to range it may be, il, the edu-
cation that trains The child to know the
meaning and the use Of words in his
own tongue, to form sentences and to
understand them, to read with care and
to read with pleasure, TO take up fresh
ideas through fresh words, to arrange
ideas into connected thought, and to
take delight in the revolutions OF his
thought, aud in the progress Of his
knowledge To do this is what the
study Of the mother tongue, and that
only, can effect IL is on this great
principle that We teachers ought 10
take our stand The higher knowl
rdgs can take care Of Itself, ii we ta>rI
care that the lower knowledge hs und
and honest and full.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
Will 1t Change Its Name ?

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
1t is predicted that the RepublicaI
party will change It's name to that oI
National, for this reason: The parts
so long as it retains its present name
cannot hope to have an effective or
eanization in the Southern States. Tn,
name is associated with almost every
thing rcpulsive to the Sou hern mind
Its associations would not attach to
the National artv, and persons could
belong to the National party without
mourning the cdium that now attaches
to those belonging to the Republican
party. White and cnlorGd Republi-
cans would gladly seek the shelter OF
the new name. And what is more, the
name National is more appropriate,
and suits The principles of the leaders
of the party, than the name Republi.
can. And 1t is about time for the par
ty to take new name. We shall not
he surprised to witness the change.