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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
ANOTHER R MEDIUM.
AstOnlshss an English Audience With
His Feats.

London Court Circular.l
A wonderful exposure of spiritual
ism has been given in Edinburg by a
young American, Mr.. Irving Bishop.
He performs all the tricks commonly
done by mediums, such as escaping
from confinement, writing with his
hands tied, playing a guitar when
strapped to a chair and he closed the
demonstration with the following won
derful trick; He used, he said, no
confederates whatever, and he should
produce out of the corner an old man
and a young lady who had been dead
about a hundred years, and who, being
in search of her affinity, gentlemen
had better be careful as she wandered
round. A narrow, open-front cabinet
was forthwith produced, and the per-
former, having taken his seat within,
hadhis hands secured with tapes passed
through holes in the back and firmly
tied. A net was then drawn over the
whole and fastened with a cord, the
free end of which was nailed to the
floor. The gas having been turned
down and the curtain drawn as before,
the usual manifestations with bell and
tambourine forthwith commenced,
and the underlined objects appeared
from time to time over the top of the
screen. Presently there arose a ven
cradle, gray-whiskered figure in white
robes, who raised his hands as if pro-
nouncing a benediction, and then
ducked down again. A minute or
two more and a female form, robed in
white and with copious hair streaming
down her back, slipped out from be-
hind the curtain, paused for a mo-
ment, and with courteous ~salutation,
slipped back again. When the gas
was turned on again, Mr.. Bishop was
found fast under his netting with a
hand-beil between his teeth, and he
lost no time in explaining to his aston
ished audience how simply the appa-
rent maryels had been produced. 1t
is to be hoped hal we shall see Mr..
Bishop in London very soon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
SWELL WEDDING.
The Marriage Of the Fifth Son Of the
Khedive Of Egypt.
Alexandria Letter in the London Times.l

Alexandria Letter in the London Times.l
To-day it is a great Mohammedan
wedding. Mahmoud Hamdi Bey. the
fifth son of the Khedive, was married
last week to a daughter of Edhami
Pasha, a son of Abbas Pasha, a son of
Mehemet Ali, and Viceroy of Egypt
from 1913 to 1854. Prince Tewhk.
the heir apparent to the throne, is
married to q sister of the bride, and
Prince Ibrahim, now at Woolwich, is
betrothed to another sister. Certainly
the %viceregal family are obedient to
the behests of their religion, which de-
clares marriage a positive duty. art
thou married?" asked the prophet of
one Of his followers. mo" replied
the man. And art thou sound and
healthy" Yes" said the other.
Then" declared the prophet, thou
art one Of the brothers of the devil"
But the devil has not many brothers
in a Mohammedan country, as every
man of any position has his harem.
-Four wives are the limit, and the
facility Of divorce is so great that rich
men do not at all shrink from the dan
gers of this quadruple alliance. Alec.
the companion of the prophet, is said
to have married and divorced 200
wives; and a certain old dyer of Bag
dad has come down in history as a man
who had been married 900 times.
Prince Mahmoud, who had been
betrothed for some time, was married
on a Thursday-the lucky day of the
week. All the old ceremonies were
gone through, and Cairo took a deep
interest in all the proceedings. There
is no religious rite, and the principal
parties do not meet until all prelimi-
naries are over. The Zefeh. or pro
cession of the bride, was performed
by her in due form through the streets
Of Cairo, which she promenaded in
gorgeous attire, carefully vailed and
shut up in a brougham. Infantry and
cavalry, with martial bands, preceded
her, and she was followed by crowds
of female friends and harem slaves, by
whom she was finally conducted to her
husbands palace in the Ismailieh
quarter.
The bridegroom, meanwhile, after
dining with his father at Abdin Palace,
was escorted by his male friends to
the adjoining mosque, where a solemn
prayer was performed. From the
mosque, as the sun went down, he and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

his party marched on foot in procession
through the city. All the Princes,
Nubar Pasha, Abdel Kader Pasha,
Shabin Pasha and crowds of other
pashas and boys were of the party, and
many of these stout dignitaries were
exhausted by the fatigue of such a
formidable pedestrian trip. Soldiers
escorted the procession, attendants
carried numbers of lanterns, and the
streets were crowded by natives eager
to see the sight.
The crowd of friends parted with
the bridegroom at the footof the stair
case of his palace, when his brother
Hassan gave him the customary blow
on the back which signifies farewell
to bachelor life, and he was then left
alone to rescue his wife from her
female attendants and see her face for
the first time in his life.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
"sON OF WHOM"
Mr.. COnkIlng Exposing Civil Service Re-
form In the Senate.
New York Times Report.l

New York Times Report.l
Mr.. Conkling read one letter asking
that Mr., Bradley be provided for in
the New York custom-house because
he was a son Of Mr.. Justice Bradley,
Of the Supreme Court.
"Son of whom" shouted some sem
ator.
Son of Justice Bradley" replied
Mr., Conkling in a very loud voice.
What Justice Bradley is that +"
asked another senator.
Why, Justice Bradley of the cleo
toral commission, - said Mr.. Conkling,
and of the Supreme Court of the
United State"
"0h, oh !" shouted a third senator,
then they wanted to provide for him,
did they?"
A similar scene occurred when an
other letter was read asking for the
appointment of John o. Howard, of
Ohio, who had written a life of
President Hayes"
Whose life is that which he
wrote?" shouted a senator with his
hand at his ear
Life of the President, President
Hayes" responded Mr., Conkling, with
some other remarks which we're not
complimentary to the head Of the ad-
ministration.
One letter asked for the appoint
ment of a man because he was the
writer's wife's sisters son. Altogeth-
er, the exhibition which Mr.. Conkling
made Of the practice of the admins
tration of civil service reform was a
very humiliating one.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
BORROWED FINERY.
She Wanted to Look Nice In Her Photo.
graph, but Forgot a Trlflng
Circumstance.
San Francisco Eraminer.l

San Francisco Examiner,l
Mrs. Edwards was in the police
court this morning, charged with petit
larceny, but upon demanding a Jury
trial, the case was transferred to the
city Criminal Court for trial. The
defendant, on Saturday, entered the
Elite Photograph gallery, on Market
street, and asked that her photograph
should be taken. Preparations were
accordingly being made when the lady
asked if they had not a lace shawl in
the establishment which she might
throw over her shoulders during the
operation. She was told "No," but
as she insisted on having the lace
shawl the photographer went in search
and returned with one valued at $50.
The photographer threw it oyer her
shoulders and secured the negative.
Just at the moment a lady entered,
and she and Mrs. Edwards entered
into a conversation. The attention of
the clerk in the reception-room was
not particularly called to them. Some
time after she and her friend had
disappeared inquiry was made for
the S25 shawl. A boy was at
once dispatched to the address which
had been left, and Mrs. Edwards was
found. She disclaimed all knowledge
of the missing fnery, and the messen-
ger returned to the gallery. Yester-
day Mr.. Cunningham, manager of the
gallery, with the proof picture of the
lady's features as well as the borrowed
lacelshawl in possession, took his way
to her abode. He found her at home.
He questioned her about the shawl.
She knew nothing of it. She could
not remember whether or not she laid
it down or possibly it might have
slipped from her shoulders and been
lost. She could not tell. Mr.. Cum
bingham replied that he supposed he
would have to lose it, and took his de-
parture. He at once swore out a
search-warrant and, accompanied by
officers Bee and Ayres, returned to
her house. When Mrs. Edwards was
informed Of the nature of the
call, she at once said that it
would be unnecessary to use the search
warrant, and went to a bureau, whence
she produced the missing shawl and
handed it over to Mr.. Cunningham.
Mrs. Edwards was arrested on a
charge of larceny, and gave $3.50 bail
to appear for trial.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
HOW FAST A MAN CAN SKATE.
A Decided Difference Between English
and American Statistics.
New York World.l

New York World
A correspondent of the Spirit of the
Times says of skating and skaters in
England that about twenty-four years
ago Mr.. Neville Goodman, of Cam
bridge, skated from under Mepal
bridge into Earth in twenty minutes,
being at the rate of almost exactly
seventeen miles an hour, and once
skated about seventy miles in the day.
The correspondent concludes that the
finest skaters on good ice, without
wind, can do the mile in a second or
two under the three minutes, and
probably in no case under two minutes
and forty-fve seconds.
A reporter of the World was dis
patched to Gilmore's Skating Rink to
interview Professor Swift, the teacher
of skating at that place, and a cham
pion fancy skater.
The professor knew very little of
rapid skating, his efforts being confined
to fancy skating, he having held the
diamond medal for three successive
years, winningi it in open competition in
Pittsburg, and holding against all
corners until the tournament in Jersey
City, in 1870, where he met Curtis,
the Western champion, whom he had
defeated at Pittsburg. Curtis won the
medal and still holds it. Professor
three weeks after the tourna-
ment, defeated Curtis in a match for
5000 a side. "The, fastest time | ever
heard off, said Mr.. L. B. Cook to a
World reporter yesterday, was made
by Charles June, who lives at New
burg, n. y, and in his day was the
champion of the Hudson. June told
me that the best time he had ever
made was a mile in 15S. This time
was not in a match. The best time he
had ever made in a match he said was
two minutes. Tim Donohue, Jim's
brother, was his successor on the
Hudson, but no official record of his
exists, though | have heard he
made a mile in l.57 on Cayuga Lake"
NJ. A. Mcmillan, of the Madison
Avenue Rink, said that what June
said could be depended on. The best
he had ever heard of was a mile
in 1.56. The time was official. Over
ton Gildersleeve had done a mile with
a turn in three minutes on Toronto
this being considered very good
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
Cyprus a Failure.
London World.l

London World.l
A letter from Cyprus tells me that
Sir Garnet is not likely to remain
much longer as ruler, and that his re-
call, at his own desire, is imminent.
He has nothing to do, and is sick Of
ennui. As for transforming theisland
into an abode of the blessed, lift could
be done at all, Sir Garnet has MOI the
men to do it. The natives will not
improve the style of agriculture, nor
will they make roads or build cities
which they do not want. The royal
engineers are worked to death, have
made any number of surveys and mod
els and maps, and done a good deal OF
delying, but they have thrown up no
impregnable ~fortresses, and are rather
tired Oftheir work as unacknowledged
tillers ofthe soil. Indeed, a despair
ing individual on the staff, whose wish
is occasionally father to the thought,
has arrived at the conclusion that the
place is to be abandoned by and by
altogether. The commissioners of dis
tricts who are not invaded are weary
Ofthe complications anent jurisdiction;
and one of them, at least, has given
over the use of his riding-whip as an
instrument of improvised law. But
just as the soldiers are firing of the
place, another British invasion is
threatened. One Of the latest visitors
was an emissary of one the missionary
societies, who labors under the delight
full delusion that he is about to con
vert the Cypriote priests o the Greek
Church to something akint to Spurgeon-
ism, and to convert them without pay.
There is one man doing we'll on the
island, and he is now the editor of the
English side of the C%ypriote journal.
He boasts that he rides his own horse
about Larnaca, and hat everybody
else in the place envies him the pos
session of that q~uadrupedal sign cfex-
travagant prosperity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
A Dandy Judge in England.

They have a dandy Judge in Eng
land, The London World says of
Lord Justice Cotton:
His robes, made evidently for the
occasion of the present a%ssizes, are of
the brightest crimson, his ermine of
the whitest. His "Archbold's Grim
inal Pleading and Evidence" his
Russell on Crimes" and his Ste
phen on Evidence are each, not
withstanding certain symptoms of
hasty perusal, still radiant in the
newest of covers. But his black cap /
that is, indeed, a sight worth a jour
ney to Maidstone. Unlike the plain
square of black cloth originally used,
it is daintily turned up at the corners
and secured apparently by pins, and
presents somewhat the appearance of
an ecclesiastical beretta. The shape
and sit of this article of judicial at
tire have evidently been the subject
Of much thought, both on the part of
his lordship and his body clerk. Most
judges, when they have to pronounce
sentence of death, take the black cap
from a drawer in the desk before them,
or from their pocket, and plrce it on
their own heads. Not so Lord Justlce
Cotton, As the time approaches for
sentence to be delivered, and while he
is still addressing the prisoner, his
body clerk slips out of his seat, and.
going behind the judicial chair, ar
ranges the cap, pinned up as aforesaid,
daintily on his lordship's wig, and
lightly and uoiselessly retires until
sentence is passed, when my lord ma
jestically %retires to his private room.
possibly with a view to study the
effect at leisure.
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ness in selecting a work of vivid in
terest proved his ultimate ruin. The
first monthly part delivered to
English left the hero of the story in
the grasp of three Indians, and the
desire to ascertain his fate became SO
strong that the reader could not wait
for the next installment TO be de-
livered. Taking three or four com
panions into his confidence they yes
terday waylaid Jack in an alley, went
through him for the other nineteen
monthly parts, and while three boys
held the agents" head against a
snow-bank, the fourth read the rest
of the story aloud and satisfied all
cravings.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
An English Lord on American
Cheese.
Pail Mall Gazetto.l

ran Mail dazette.l
Lord Tollemache has had a gather
ing of his Peckforton tenantry in
order that he might address them on
the influence of foreign competition
upon the Cheshire cheese trade. His
lordship attributed the fall in the
demand for the produce Of their coun-
try diaries to the large. importations
from America and other countries.
He warned his tenants that instead of
signing they must face the difficulty
and try to overcome it. They must
improve the commodity, and reduce
the cost Of production by adopting
improved methods of cheesc-making
His lordship made various offers to
induce his tenants to endeavor to in
crease the production, and finally
caused to be placed before them the
best specimens obtainable Of Cheshire,
Cheddar and American cheese, the
first named having been bought in
London at the retail price of lid per
pound. One Of the principal makers
present admitted, after making a trial
of one of the specimens, that Che
shire cheese-makers had more to fear
from Americans than ever
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

will"
"All right, then. I'll go in and
put some fresh sticking-plaster on
Johnny's skull"
And with the baby singing a yocif-
erous solo, and the other children
clinging to his legs, Mr.. Bird retreated
and shut the door. The peddler had
determined to propose to a girl that
night. He changed his mind, and
resolved to remain a bachelor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

Cincinnati Enquirer, February 81
In the lobby Of Pixies Opera House
last night an Enquirer man met the
gentlemanly Mr., Henry Mapleson.
Mr., NJ. is a cosmopolitan in disposition
and manners, and has already accom-
modated himself to " our free institu-
%tions." He is also well posted on the
localisms and the well known people
in all the large cities since he was here
last.
Good house tonight, Mr.. Maple
SON.
Yes, a beautiful house, and an ap-
preciative one"
Have Cincinnati audiences any
special characteristic ?"
Yes. They seem to be very nice
in their determinations. For instance,
they applaud any very fine and deli
cate phrasing.'
Mr.. Mampleson was at least polite,
and the scribe asked after the colonel
Why, he has gone over with Mr..
Haverly to Dayton"
Don't give any opera there, do
Yes, but they do it with Jacks
minstrels. Blythe bye, the colonel
has written. to England that he has
gone to a neighboring town to. see
what he is told is the most wonderful
minstrel performance in the world.
He wrote to Lord Paget that if this
proved true he would bring them over,
and desired to have them appear be-
fore the queen. There is a fortune in
them, | think. Very inferior min
strels have made large sums"
Gerster had a big encore during
the act just closed"
Yes but come in now, if you
want to hear the best qualities of her
voice. The last scene is her great
scene, and this is her great OPERA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

The Gothard Tunnel is now the
longest tunnel in the world, the length,
bored from both sides, reaching a total
of l3,48i yards-twenty-three yards
longer than the Mont Gents. Very
nearly 5000 yards still remain to be
excayated, and if the work goes ON as
rapidly this year as it went on last, the
nayvies from Goschen and those from
Airolo may expect about this time
twelyemonth to shake hands in the
heart Of the mountain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

Detroit Free Press.l
Jack Shepard, the big newsboy,
struck an idea the other day which
came within a hairs breadth of max
ing his fortune. He bought a dime
novel and subdivided it into twenty
parts, which he planned TO deliver to
Little English in monthly parts at
two cents per month, on the plan pur-
sued by the usual subscription book
agencies. However, his own keen
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

An ounce of preventive is better
than a pound Of cure. A dose of DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup will assist your
baby in teething, and prevent it from
being attacked by cholera infantum.
collie or other diseases with which
babies suffer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
Lewes' Legacy TO George Eliot.

London Week.
There is little or no hope of another
novel from the pen Of George Eliot, at
least for years to come. George Henry
Lewes left at his death an additional
work on Positive Philosophy, to
the completion Of which George Eliot
has already begun to devote all her
time and energies.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

Many people get their best health
in later life. The nsnagenarian poet
Rogers said he never had three con-
secutiye days of good health till past
forty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
Monday Evening, Feb. 10, 1879.

Il HINMVhhs
Publisher and Proprietor
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-30
10 be coaatiaaated.)
Oranges About Mount Etna.

Correspondence Springfield Republican.
The whole country is thickly COW
cred with the shower Of ashes that
has been falling for the last few days.
In the thousands OF acres of vine
yards, orange and lemon groves that
border each side of the railway for
miles and miles, l can scarcely dis
tinguish the green leaves, so thickly
are they covered with the black dust
that has been, and is falling from the
heavens. In many of the orange and
lemon groves / noticed hundreds OF
peasants with long poles beneath the
trees, shaking the dust from the
bending branches. Many groves
have been ruined by the weight which
has broken the branches from nearly
all the trees, and in many cases bro
ken down the trees themselves. The
destruction Of vineyards must be I'M
mense the vines of the grape which
are now putting out their new fruit,
are nearly all hid from view, as if
covered over by black snow-storm.
All through our journey we see evil
dences around us Of old eruptions and
old lava beds. The soil in which the
vines of the grape, the orange, lemon,
filbe1t, pomegranate, olive, and vari-
Gus other trees grow so luxuriantly,
is composed almost entirely Of black
ashes or cinders which had fallen
from past eruptions upon the lava
beds of unknown centuries. Walls
encircling vineyards and lemon
groves are built of lava, the same as
in the valleys below, and even the
foundations OF the many villas and
the smaller. houses of the peasantry,
and in may cases the houses them
selves which dot the mountain slopes,
are composed ofthe same black ma
terial.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-30
JULY 80
The Orange of Seville.
Letter from Cordova, Spain.

Letter from Cordova, Spain.
The most important article Of the
export trade of Seville is the orange.
1t is the spontaneous growth of the
country, the golden apple" of the
tabled garden Of the Hesperides, and
those who have eaten it on the spot
will not easily be induced to touch
the tasteless, unnaturally ripened
fruit which is yearly exported in mil.
lions of boxes to Northern countries.
The orange tree thrives on almost no
cultivation, and the people here
hardly deem it necessary to do more
than just scratch the earth around it
every fourth or fifth year to allow
air. sun and rain to reach the roots.
But it cannot we'll do without mois-
ture, and it is almost exclusively
planted in gardens where a spring,
well or cistern supplies the noria, or
water-wheel with the stream which
rescues the plant when it languishes
in the torrid heat. In the gardens
round Seville this easy cultivation is
so profitable that the Duke OF Mont
pensier is said to draw a revenue of
$500 yearly from the four or five
acres of pleasure grounds attached to
his palace of San Telmo, which is
only one vast orange grove; and it
is mainly to his thrift in thus turning
to good account the gift he received
from the Spanish nation that the
Orleans Prince is indebted for the un-
popularity he has fallen into among the
Sevilians, who scarcely ever mention
his name without adding the epithet
Nard'Jer0, or orange-seller, intended
as term OF contempt. With all the
favor shown to the orange tree by
the Andalusian climate, oranges in
larger quantity and perhaps of bet
ter quality than in these southern
provinces are produced in the eastern
parts of the Peninsula, in Alicante,
Valencia at Castletown, and in some
other districts which have the advan-
tage of a more extensive or constant
system of irrigation. To this same
circumstance the Eastern provinces
are also indebted for large crops Of
maize, or Indian corn, which in Anda-
lusia, away from the watered gar
dens, or from the shelter of the trees,
is usually burnt up, and lost in at
least two out OF the three seasons