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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16
THE IMAM EATER" SHOT.
A STALLION THAT HAS KILLED THREE
MEN AND DIsFIGuRED TwEN1Y OTHERS.

MDDLETowN, May 3.-1'he Ham
bleSonian stallion s'Risingham," one
of the finest bred horses in Orange
county, was killed by his owner, DR..
j. A. Schultz, in this place last night.
This horse was twenty-one years old.
An offer of 81, 900 was once refused
for him. At two years of age he was
considered the coming successor of
Old Hambletonian, bis sire. Nine
teen years ago, however, he began to
exhibit signs of viciousness that in
creased as he grew older. Finally
he became almost entirely unmanage-
able, and since then he had been
known as the s'man eater" He had
killed three men, and wounded, Grip
pied, and disfgured twenty others.
For fourteen years no one dared 10
put him to q wagon until a short
time ago. DIR, Schultz, who had
owned him but a short time, with the
aid of several men, got him in har-
ness and to a wagon, and tried to
drive him. 1t was a dear expert
ment. The stallion broke everything
to pieces, and the Doctor him.
self was saved by the merest chance.
Many of the leading horse trainers OF
the country had tried their skill at
subduing him. He conquered them
all, and nearly killed n of them.
One of his latest exploits was the
selling of a negro groom who had
undertaken to keep him, tearing off
the mans right cheek and destroy
ing the eye, and stripping the flesh
from his right arm. The groom be-
came blind and paralyzed. The three
men who preceded the negro as
grooms all narrowly escaped with
their lives. One lost an ear; anoth-
er had three fingers and a thumb
taken Off; the third left his arm from
the elbow in the jaws of the horse.
1t became impossible to get a groom
for the stallion. No one knew at
what moment the brute would attack
him. DR.. Schultz at last made up
his mind that Risingham was chroni-
cally insane, and concluded to kill
him before he claimed another vic.
tim.
AS Risingham stood in his stall
glaring over the manger at the spec
tators who had entered the stable to
see the man eater die, five large PTS
tol balls we're shot into his head, di-
rectly between his eyes. They failed
to bring him down, and, uttering the
fiercest of neighs he made frantic ef-
forts to get over the manger among
the b~ystanders. AS a man drew the
attention of the horse away, DIR.
Schultz, by a skilful thrust of long
knife, severed his jugular vein, and
the blood spurted out in a large
stream. For a long time Risingham
stood up under the great flow of
blood, relaxing no effort to get at the
men. At length he settled to the
floor, but to the last maintained his
fierce disposition. The last move
ment he made was to attempt to seize
DR.. Schultz with his teeth, the Doc
tor having gone into the stall.
Horsemen say that but for the temper
of this horse he would have been
worth $50, 900. His skeleton Is to
be set up in DIR. Schultz's office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

There may be no such word As fail
IN an extant edition of the bright lexi-
con of youth, but when a young man
returns home at three O'Clock in the
morning and tries to unlock the front
door with a %corkscrew, it requires the
highest of editorial courtesy to refer
to it as an unqualified success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16
FUN FOR DRUGGISTS.

An enterprising druggist in this
city has noted down in his record
book of prescriptions some of the
quaint sayings and strange orders
that have been received in his line Of
traffic. They are not matters of fic-
ton, but actual statements, made by
customers and others in the daily
routine of business. The great bulk
of sales made at the drug stores is to
members of the poorer classes, and
of these largely to the foreign ele-
ment, which, Wheel it is ailing, has to
resort tc something which may have
helped in similar cases before, or
may be recommended by friends as
meeting the demands of the occasion.
Hence the ~extravagant nature Of the
orders sent to the apothecaly. The
first customer wants something for
a man that has an impression on the
heart, and a bursting feeling in the
head and all down Through him."
The spelling of some of these exam
pies is here improved. and punctua-
ton attended to.
Here is a prescription: "Hair-
oil. two-thirds alcohol and ~two-thlrds
castor OIL" q mixture puZzling in its
fractions.
A loving wife writesl for ''some-
thing for a crack of a stitch in the
backbone of my old man."
Here is the suggestioJlof a horri-
BILE calamity: "SometAinS for a
child that the worms have taken foot
in"
Very many of the demands are for
the relief of old men. Another wo-
man writes the druggiss, and thereby
suggests the locality in which she
was brought up: 1.-THE best thing
vou have to rot a cough out of an
old man.
One person-and here is a sugges-
ton of the opium habit, which pre-
walls fearfully among the classes that
call upon the apothecary-arplies
s,r s.enough lorn worm to kill a rat"
The sound of s~slaudanum" is limited
at.
The shop boy pondered over the
following: s'Please send me Toe
worth of sweet knighter, and how
many drops think / may give to al
for the gravel" And also this: +,
81 cense of horehound urb to steap 6
q cof." +
they writers generally seem tothink t
to which tlcefully state the purpose s
articles sent for. >ose to apply tie j
writes for SIS cents wofestance, one G
to smell O trunk with" Gologne
ssAlcohol to knock the pain out OFT,
bone" Still another, "a plaster
for a poor mans back" Still anoth (
ar goes into full particulars: "The U
Iag you have for a man that b
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

There is a man in Cambridge who
don't like the new silver dollar. He
was describing it to a friend yester-
day: son one side of it," said he,
81. q picter of a healthy lookin' gal,
but her nose looks like a coal-hod up
side down, and her chin is showed
way out from her face like the hind
step of al omnibus. On the other
side is a sick lookin' bat with a scarf
onto his face, tryin' to fly away with
a bundle of eeLspeers boston
Globe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

the showet of ell. A gallant ser
geant CT the /! Vermont offered, if
a horse was ic. ID him, to ride over
and count the enemy's dead. He
did so end on s sr:hing the grouna
found the line supposed rebels was
nothing but a ''nigger' funeral. The
corpse lay abar6onded IN the middle
of the road and behind every rock and
possible shelter OF ground was a pam
in stricken darkey hugging the earth
for dear life. It was about the worst
case of disorganized funeral that was
ever seen in Virginia"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

Sentimental youth.-"My dear
girl, will yon share my lot in lite?"
Practical gnl.-''How any acres
is in your LOTT"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

Glove is an internal transport, ex-
claimed an enthusiastic poet. $50
is a canal boat, said an old forward
ing merchant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

"Editing a paragraph column
observes the Elmira Gazette is like
the trick mule in a circus
unt;i .hink's it's an easy job
lucy get Saddle of the mules
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

Girls, if yon are tired of carrying
forty pounds dress skirt on a string,
lead a dog. will be more attrac-
tive aud less light to carry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

A little Florida boy tanned an ALI
gator and the ugly reptile learned to
love him, but not until the little fel-
low was all re,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

Bertha" said a saloon keeper to
his wife. "these Murphy's are like
the dog in the Manager, they won't
drink themselves, nor let anybody
else drink"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

John Morrissev died with his hand
in that of a priest. This is the way
that Robert Ingersoll will make his
final exit, if that exit does not happen
to be made too sudden.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

"Business before pleasure" as the
man said who kissed his wife before
going to see his sweetheart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

Preacher Ito boy in the street)-
My little man, is your father a Christ
ian?
BoY-Yes, sir, but he amt work.
in at it much lately.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

Greenbacks are reported to be on a
par with gold in Canada, but Ameri-
can silver is subjected to a heavy tax
on it's importation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

do here. TreasurerstiunInan exam
mod the notes, and found that only
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

GREAT rush for Delaware FARMS j
F. Mancha, Catalogue and maps feer
Dover, Del.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16

alled 1'Cimbria Mystery
asky, accompanied by
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-16
Vulcanized Rubber in every conceivable
Form, adapted to universal use.
Any article under four pounds weight can
be sent by mail.
WIND AND WATER PROOF
NEAT AND TIDY OVERCOAT.

By a peculiar process, The rubber is put
between the two cloth s, faces, which
prevents smelling and stis' -, even in the
hottest climates. They a e msde in three
colors, Blue. Black and L own.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-22
MEMPHIS TENNs MONDAY EVENING. JULY o. 1875

America for 12A cents per word
The aim of newspaper me1 in
Europe is to give their papers at
home the first and best service of
news. They have to contend
with one or more news as
sociations here, and the eff
forts to get an early edi-
tion of the morning papers are
humorous to behold. Many a ruse
has been employed to get a copy of
the Times to skim its specials"
and forward them in season to New
York. A certain paper styled Sen
terprising" (if enterprise means as
serting one thing to-day and taking
it back tomorrow took much pains
and many ways to get the Times
under such early circumstances.
Mr.. Macdonald "espied the stran-
ger, as they say in the house of
commons, and lay in wait for him.
An old copy of the body of the
Times was prepared with the new
date put on the head line. The
"enterprising" Colonel A., like a
rat-terrier in a hole where no rat is,
was fussing and shifting, having
only few minutes to send off his
skimmings as his Specials" Words
alone were what he wanted; sense
he has not time to dwell on. Of
went many words, and at a cost of
$50 per ten words in those days.
Out came the Contemplating"
Detonator, and all Gotham was
amazed. Since then Mr.. MacDon-
aid has not been troubled much by
demands for early copies of the
Times.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-22
Thiers as a worker.

"When | was preparing for war
in 1S4O," said Thiers, 81 sat every
day eight hours with the ministers
of war, marine and the interior. |
always began by ascertaining the
state of execution Of our previous
determinations. | never trusted to
any assurances if better evidence
could be produced. If was told
that letters had been dispatched, l
required a certificate from the clerk
who had posted them or delivered
them to the courier. If answers
had been received, l required their
production. FURNISHED inexorably
every negligence and even every
delay. l kept my colleagues and
my bureaus at work all day, and
almost all night. We were all of
us half killed. Such a tension OF
mind wearies more than the hard
est bodily work. AT night my
servants undreSSed me, took me by
the feet and shoulders and placed
me in bed, and l lay there like a
corpse till the morning. Even my
dreams we're administrative" Yet
he lived to be active and have the
fate of empire on his hands at
eighty; and this without ever hav-
ing recourse to coffee on which the
first Emperor Napoleon was so de-
pendent, or tea, and his only Spir-
ituous liquor was light olaret.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-22

this question, and it was the last, as
amazement created silence, and ST.
lence begot direct inquiry at the
nearby residence of the Lord Of
Justice.
What my daughter in the
poOrhouse," he exclaimed franti-
cally. Yes; where else should
she 90 in the absence of friends, if
you expelled her from her home,
and simply on the ground of her
electing to find a new road to
heaven 2" responded the parish
official. The fear of society rather
than the love of the daughter Gre
ated more than CONSERVATION. A
purse, IN the absence of a heart,
was opened, and the daughter given
twenty-five dollars per annum to
live out Of the poorhouse, but never
to enter the "home" of her pa
rents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-22
SYRUP MAKING-
Attachment Notice!

Before j, M. Coleman, Justice of Peace for
Shelby county, Tennessee-9 Austin
Berry, firm composed Of W. B. Grubbs,
!. A. Austin and W. II. Berry, VS.. j. A
Peters,
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ing been sued cut under section 1855 of the
Code of Tennessee, and returned by the
proper officer. levied upon the prop
orty Of the defendant, aud affidavit having
been made that the defendant is indebted
to the plaintiffs in the sum Of Sl47 80
due by. account, and that the claim is
just, and the defendant is a nonresident OF
the State OF Tennessee; It is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal ap-
psaranoe before me on the 10th day of Au-
gust, 1873, at 10 o'clock am, at my office,
No; 2S6 Front. street. Memphis, Tennessee,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed By law OF the same will be
preceded with ex parte and that a copy Of
this order be published once week for four
This the 9Th day Of July. 1878,
llO-ll6-l22-l28 j. NJ. COLEMAN,J P.
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Attachment Notice,

Before J. NJ. Coleman, Justice OF the Psaea
for Shelby County, Tenn.-Bader, Jacobs a
Co. late firm composed Of }. Fader, j.
Jacobs and W; Booker VS. Berry & Co a
firm, composed of Henry Berry and -
Buck.
IN HIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
l inI cen sued out under section 1855 of the
Code oil tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of defendants, and affidavit hav-
ing been, made that defendants are Indebted
TO the plaintiffs in the sum Of s97, 10, due
by account, and that the claim is inst, and
that defendants are nonresident Of the State
OF tennessee; 1t is therefore ordered that
said defendants make their perFonal appear
anee 9 before me on the 18th day OF August,
1875 at 10 o'clock am, at my ofico, No. 2G6
Front street, Memphis, Tenn, and deien1
SAID attachment suit within the time pre-
scrioed by Law. or the same will be proceeded
with OK parte; and that copy Of this order be
published once a week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day of July, 1873,
ll6 l22-l9S-lS4 j. NJ. COLEMAN. Up.
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THE LONDON LINES.
SOmething AbOut the InteVinr
Workings of the FOurth EAtAIe
Thunderer.


Something About the InteriNr
Workings of the FOarth EstAGe
Thunderer.
Correspondence Baltimore SUM-
Permit me to say a few words,
however, on this subject as to the
modus operandi Of journalists on
the chief London press. Since Mr..
Delaine has ceased to be the chief
4" leader" editor Of the Times, and
is a valetudinarian in the South of
France, many changes have taken
place in the writing departments of
"The Fourth Estate Thunderer."
Three representatives of the three
great universities-Oxford, Cam
bridge and Trinity College, Dublin
now sit in judgment on the lead
ers they respectively write. There
is always supply of old stock
leaders ready in type, held in abey-
ance for the proper time in the
Times chief office. These are un-
der lock and key and the superyi-
sion and custody Of two men, who
are held responsible for them.
Obituary criticisms of celebrated
men or personages of the world are
always ready in type subject to fin
ish or amendment, One Of the
gentlemen in particular has charge
of this department with some three
or four sub-editors under him.
Most of the "leaders " of the
Times on daily events that are fresh
are written by the university men
| allude to. They sit in council
and amend, alter or reject, as seems
prudent. This is done between the
hours of 10 and IL pm. l have
known, however, the best "leaders"
written for the Times Of the same
day at 3 am, or two hours before
going to press, The late Lord
Palmerston frequently sent "lead-
ers" to the Times, after a debate in
parliament, when the clock was
striking 4 in the morning. His
mode was after this manner: "Iord
Palmerston's compliments to the
editor of the Times, and begs to
say'i Here commenced the "lead-
ers," the chief night editor first
carefully examining it and cutting
off the bit above quoted before
sending it to the c6mpositors or
chief foreman. At present this
foreman or press manager is Mr..
Macdonald, a Scotchmap of about
Az years Of age, but a keen and
lar-seeing man. Here let me note
another matter. Press cable news
hence to America goes at $50 am
for l2k cents per word, Before
that hour the charge is 95 cent;
per word. From $50 am. to IL NJ
you can send cable news heace t,
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NO 1913

gave the extreme JUNCTION to her
majesty, who was perfectly con-
scious. The king, in despair, held
the hand of the queen ciasped in
his, and addressed to her words of
tenderness and consolation. The
grief Of the family added to this
painful scene. The dying woman
not only preserved the use of all
her faculties, but also a great Sc
renity of mind. The cardinal hav.
ing asked her, according to the
rites Of the church, whether she
regretted leaving this world, she
replied, f" Yes, for Alfonso and for
my parents" In a moment of lu-
cidity she succeeded in raising her.
self up in her bed. But science had
already the previous day announced
its final decree, and little hope re.
mained.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-22


Barbelard, sub-editor, was lit
erary curiosity, for he could only
read with difficulty, and spelled no
word of our language correctly save
his own name. He had been ap-
pointed Sub.editor by reason of his
gigantic stature and his power with
all duelliug weapons. An old ser
gaant of the Cent Gardes, who had
been decorated Tor carrying off two
Austrian colonels prisoners-onO
under each arm-in the Italian
war, he stood six French feet in
his socks, and had a bristling pair
Of red mustaches, which, when he
was angry, looked as if they were
aflame. 1t was Barbelard who as
sumed all the responsibility Of all
the unsigned articles in the Repub-
lican journal which employed him;
and if any stranger came to ask
for explanations about personalities,
this imposing sub.editor was there
to answer him in the correotest
language Of chivalry. He rendered
no apologies or explanations, but
would forthwith be ready to accept
challenge to fight next morning
early with swords or pistols, ac-
cording as might be most convent
ent. This often led to little dia-
logues, somewhat in the following
fashion:
Stranger (bouncing in furiously
with the offending journal in his
hand)-Sir, / want to see the man
who wrote this article.
Barbelard (rising with dignity
from the sub,editorial seat with a
pipe in his mouth)-Young man,
rs me as wrote that article. II
you want to objectionize, name
your friend and we'll have it out at
I daybreak.
Stranger growing civiD-Ah, nc
Il have merely come to renew my
subscription to the paper-What d
warm dayit is-Good-o-d morning
-(and exit).
Sometimes, however, a duel would
arise, and then Barbelard always
showed himself magnanimous in
inflicting only flesh wounds-just
mere flea bites, as he called them
ripping up the arm for twelve
inches or SO, or carving off an in
significant little piece from the ag.
gressor's calf. Barbelard had
fought a round dozen of duels; but
he owed another duty to his news.
paper besides fighting, for he ap.
peared in the correctional courts tC
answer all charges of attacking the
government, and underwent the
sentences Of Imprisonment to which
members of the staff were con.
demned. He had come to look
upon the jail at Ste. Pelagie much
as a second home, and was not sorry
to go there for few months, for he
got double pay, unlimited allowance
Of tobacco and excellent meals Sent
in daily from the restaurant at the
expense Of his employers as long al
| his incarcertion lasted.
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when up go her heels over her
head, and like ball she drops into
the green water. A splash, ST.
lence, and here she is, an aquatic
Johnny-jump-up, laughing and
breathless. Then she races through
the tank with two other profcients,
and to the uninitiated it looks
somewhat like a game of leap-frog.
More scampering up stairs and of
spring-boards follows, and then a
pause as beginner enters the
water.
A young and fashionable lady,
with a preponderance of vanity aud
a rather affected modesty. Show
her bare feet and ankles |! Never;
so over them go pair of striped
hose. Put one of those hideous
oilskin caps on! Catch her doing
it ! No, no; it will hide the curly
locks over her forehead. So, after
an elaborate toilet, she submits TO
the broad swimming belt being
fastened around her dainty waist,
and then she is requested to walk
down the steps into the water, a
rope through pulley being at
tached to the belt SO that by no
possibility can she sink. But no,
she knows she will drown, and it
takes considerable persuasion to in
duce her to release her hold upon
the railing. When this is done the
body floats easily to a reclining
position, the mouth remaining
above water; but in this instance
the young woman's fears return,
she gives flop, a scream, and gets
her mouth full of water. Now, be
it known, a rule Of the Natatorium
is, "no splitting allowed in the
water" In the agonies of death
some people would not forget de.
corum, and so it is in this instance
rather than spit, the unfortunate
sufferer is almost strangled. The
Saratoga waves" are also de-
molished.
After learning the motions with
the aid Of a belt the liie-preservel
is put on, and the scholar allowed
to go alone through the evolutions
One lady goes through the un
paralleled feat Of standing on he
head, but is promptly reduced t,
proper position by her astonishe,
comrades. t
A pretty young mother came int
the tank, while the writer was pres
ent, holding in her arms a little on
Of two years, and skimming throug
the water as a bird does the all
holding the baby in her arms crow
ing and laughing. When the cloc
struck one the morning sessio
came to II close, with the Mise
Kadish donning their bathin
suites, and going through a serie
Of brilliant evolutions that shove
them to be accomplished and grace
ful swimmers. One leaves the plac,
not only entertained, but feeling h
or she has seen a mode of exercis
not only amusing but healthy an
blOod.stirring.
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Before J. NJ. Coleman, ]. p. for Shabby
county, Tenn. .-Schmidlapp BROS, firm
composed of O. and j. q. Schmidlapp L
Rice and S. Jacobs VS.. o. 4, Tupper n Bro'
TN THIS CAUSE AN ArrACHMRNT RAW
i ing been sued Out under section A55 ef tha
Code Of Tennesst Q, and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendants, and afidavit
having been made that defendants are iustlv
indebted TO the plaintiffs In the sum OF Slei s
due by account. AID that defendants are n.n,
fore ordered that tho said defendants mako
their personal appearance before me on ihe
18th day OF August, 1878, at 10 o'clock a y,
az my oibee, No. 2Si Front street. Mem
phls, 1enn.i and defend said attachment AMID
Nit9ln tae time prescribed BY law, or the
sanes will be pGOeecdea with ex parte and fha9
copy OF this order bo published onos a weeI
fol teaf successive week 2 in the Public Ledva,
This glh day Of July, lS7B. 's'''
ls llSHtl9o i'm. COLEMAN, up.