Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-05

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possibilities and hesi.ating collections
or services rendered by the clergymen
If the day. This may be one reason
Why the Episcopal d~ioceses Of Illinois
md other parts of the land find such
hard work in s~lecting a bishop of emil
nent materisl who will accept the Office.
The cigar makers of Chicago are try
ing to get rp a strike.
A sign of indigestion: Gone to din.
aer. Be back in FIVE minutes"
The expense Of supporting the public
in Boston Last seasoa was l 45
cents per bath.
The city of Jacksonville, Fla, is in
debted $1,000 ia scrip 10 nurses sent from
that place to Ferrsn6ina during the late
fever scourgs.
Itia stated that Mr.. Richard H. Hayes,
son Of President Hayes, will enter upon
the practice Of the Law in New York
city early this month.
American horses are appearing in
London in front Of English carriages.
A Kentucky horse worth $l25 can be
transported to Liverpool for $50 and
then sold for $500. One of the recent
steamers carried out ~twenty.four carriage
horses for the London market. The
voyage seems to egree with them, for
they gain in weight and are very frisky
when they reach land. This branch O (
tia American export trade has been
greatly enlarged during the past year.
Tribune.
A short time ago John Rigby, of the
Irish Rife Team Of 1875, proposed to in
stitute a match between Ireland and
America, with teams of two men each.
The Irish team are to shoot with muzzle-
leaders, and the American team with
breech. leaders. Tie Sharp's Rife Com.
psny has accepted the challenge, and the
match will come off in April or May.
The prize is to be awarded to the team
making the greatest number Of points
within q given time, each squad to FIRE
as fast as possible and to clean the guys
after each shot or not, as they choose.
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Rob IngersOII's Motions OF n Future
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Washington Post.l
A Post reporter dropped in on
Colonel Ingersoll, with the request
that he would shed a little light on
the great question of life and death.
The colonel, though quite busy,
consented to be interrupted, and
wheeling his chair round, said:
Fire away with your questions"
According to your views, what
disposition IS made Of man after
death?"
"Upon that subject l know moth
ing. 1t is no more wonderful that
man should live again than that
he lives; upon that question | know
of no evidence. The doctrine of
immortality rests upon human af.
lection. We love, therefore we wish
to live"
"Then you would not undertake
to say what becomes of man after
death ?"
eff | told or pretended to know
what becomes Of man after death, |
would be as dogmatic as are theo-
logians upon this question. The
difference between them and me is,
am honest. / admit that l do
not know"
"No one can control his own
opinion or his own belief. Ny be-
lief was forced upon me by my sur
roundingS. l am the product of
all circumstances that have in any
way touched me. l believe in this
world. have no confidence in any
religion promising joys in another
world at the expense of liberty and
happiness in this. At the same
time | wish to give to others all the
rights ! claim for myself"
"What punishment, then, is in
filicted upon man for crimes aud
wrongs committed in this lfe?"
"There is no such thing as an
intellectual crime. No man can
commit a mental crime. To be-
come a crime it must go beyond
thought"
"What punishment is there for
physical crime?"
"Such punishment as is neces-
sary to protect society and for the
reformation Of the criminal"
eff there is only punishment in
this world, will not some escape
punishment"
81 admit that all do not seem to
be punished as they deserve. also
admit hat all do not seem to be
rewarded as they deserve; and there
is in this world, apparently, as great
a failure in the matter Of punish
ment. IF there is another life, a
man will be happier there for hav-