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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
A BANG UP EDITOR
Assaults a Contemporary Twice
Hits the Wrong Man.
Another One Breaks Both Ankles.
The Editor in Jail.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 5.-Last even
ing about 8 o'clock George c. Hard
ing, editor Of the Herald, entered the
residence Of Calvin A.. Light, editor
Of the Democrat, and attempted to
shoot the latter, because Of certain
publications in the Democrat.
Light grasped the pistol, getting his
finger under the hammer, preventing
an explosion, and holding on until
assistance came, when Harding was
arrested and remained in custody UNI
til an early hour this morning, when
he gave bail.
At $40 this morning he entered
Lights Office and fired at him several
times, missing Light, but hitting an
employe named Gerhard Lizus, in
Aicting a serious wound, and Harding
is now in Jail awaiting the result Of
that wound.
Another employe Of Lights, named
Richard Walters, jumped out of the
second story window during the firing,
breaking both ankles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

New York ffioune.l
This weeks reports show US that the
negro emigration into Kansas is set
Ting down precisely as any rational
observer could have foretold from the
outset. There is much suffering
among the emigrants, and there will
be much more when next winter, with
a climate and privations of which
they know nothing, is upon them.
There is scant welcome for them in
auy Of the towns; naturally no strug-
Cling community wishes to be drowned
In a food of pauperism. There Is a
great deal of windy sympathy for
them among the people who make it a
point of conscience to indorse the
negro. right or wrong, but so far very
little money or practical help has been
sent from this class. the North
poured out money like water last
summer for the Southern whites, yet
she looks on the misery Of these limo
cent blacks with an unaeountably
chilly apathy.
Yet, with all this encouragement,
the outlook for them is reasonably
fair. They have been largely helped
by men Of their own color and by the
farmers and small villagers. Thou
sands Of the first arrivals have been
absorbed into the interior of the State
and are now at work as miners. farm
hands. servants. etc. Freedmen's aid
societies have been started in Topeka,
st. Louis and elsewhere 10 aid them
In settling TO work. Three or four
practical, honest men, who would not
embezzle the funds given to these
poor creatures, nor advise them from
political motives, but would simply
set them to work in some place where
theyWouldn neither starvenOr freeze for
a year or two. would prove as much
their deliVerer just now as was Moses
to the Israelites. No doubt. for the
majority, the exodus viii result in
good, at least for their children. The
majority were unjustly and brutally
misused. But there were many
of the flying refugees who were
just as certainly very comfortably of
in their old homes. All SOutherners
are no. "Legrees." There are kind,
just, Christian employers in Missis-
sippi as in Kansas, and these working
people, if they know any such, should
have stayed where they were or should
60 back as soon as possible. As for
the political association in Boston,
which 0 claims to have been the
motive power in sending these hordes
away from their oppressors, what is it
doing to feed and clothe them now
that it has set them adrift? Money
was always forthcoming when needed
10 food the South with agents and
circulars, but now that these hapless
creatures are starving and dying Of
disease, we have not heard Of q dollar
contributed from that source.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

stricken from the bin the clause by
which the house proposes to require
the secretary of the treasury to issue
Immediately in payment of arrearages
$40, OOO, 900 of legal tenders notes now
held as a special fund for the redemp-
ton of fractional currency.
The committee also amended the
bill so as to restore the numbers and
pay of the senate employees to the pres
ent figures. No change is made in the
political sections of the bill.
Senator Voorhees, to-day introduced
a bill ito amend certain sections of
the revised statutes relating to coin
age and coin and bullion certificates,
and for other purposes" 1t is sub
stantially copy of the Warner bill as
reported, with amendments, from the
house coinage committee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
Sans security.

New York Herald.l
Samuel Langley, waiter, was charged
in the Jefferson Market Court witt
abandonment.
Living in style at the Rossmore
eh 2 said his honr.
Dining on soup consomme and quail
on toast and pate de foie gras, | sup.
pose"
i b'leebe so"
While your wife has been con.
Stunning the plebeian pork and the
prosaic bean"
OATS de size OBJ it."
Amt you ashamed Of y%ourself?"
You'll reform"
I'm gwine to-"
And give Mrs. Langley and tn,
Langley scions two dollars a week p
III glib dem foah."
Very good, Sam. Now where,
your security 2"
The prisoner looked depressed for
moment, then his hand went down il
his vest pocket and his face bright
Dah'sa two dollar note" said he
an dis ,heck is good TO ten mo.
ioah, eleben, ~foty-foah wins t'night
an, heah's a watch chain"
lie looked detected as he searche,
the other pockets.
OATS all | got, boss, 'cept
co.kscrew aud a euchro deck"
The security was rejected, but hi
assurance Of good intention was re
ceived in leu.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
The Stratford Disaster.
Death and General Ruin From a Car
of Dynamite.

STAFFORD, ONT, May ga few
minutes before 10 o'clock to-day the
whole town was shaken as if by an
earthquake; windows were blown in
and the sidewalks so moved that pc
destrians were thrown down. The
cause was a car loaded with dynamite
which exploded at the Grand Trunk
freight yard. The wreck beggars de-
scription. Underneath the dynamite
car a hole several feet deep was scoop
ed out the end of the brick freight
shed and a portion of the roof were
blown down, several frame buildings
were leveled to the ground, and long
strings Of freight cars in the yard were
utterly destroyed.
The business part of the town is
nearly a mile from the scene of the
explosion, but it shared in the disaster.
Valuable plate glass windows were
broken and many others were blown
in, frames and all. The damage done
to property is estimated at many
thousands of dollars. Two railway
employees, Frank Lemaine, of Mon
treal, and Thomas Dolan, of Stratford,
were blown into fragments. A foot
of n was found 200 yards off. Other
persons we're injured, but the extent
of the disaster cannot be known for
some time yet.
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Personal Appearance OfSt. Paul.

farls Oor. LONDON Ilmes.l
NJ. Mezieres in welcoming NJ.
Renan at the Academy, rallied him on
the confidence with which he de
seribed st. Paul as short, with a
small, ball head, pale face, thick
beard, aquiline nose, and piercing
eyes. Nobody" satirically re-
marked NJ. Mezieres, had known st.
Paul so intimately, and NJ. Scorer
must be right in alleging that you
have seen him." The Debate to-day
publishes a letter addressed to NJ.
Mezieres by NJ. Renan, who cites the
authorities for his portrait, viz, the
Acts of Theola," written by an
Asiatic priest 100 years after the
Apostles death, and evidently based
on tradition a passage in the
dialogue Philopatric- Nicephore, "
st. Pauls own words in II pas
sages in Corinthians and one in
Galatians. After suggesting that the
thorn in the flesh was rheumatism, NJ.
Renan disclaims any idea of carica-
ture, says he shall have need of the
intercession of saints, and quotes the
remark of a Capuchin friar, who de-
lighted with his article on st. Fran
els, would say on hearing him blamed,
oh, no doubt but he has spoken
well of Francis of Assist, and st.
Francis of Assist will save him"
There adds NJ. Renau, lis power
full intereession. | hope St. Paul
with add his in consideration of the
trouble | have taken not to represent
him as a handsome man, but to depict
his as one of the greatest and most
extraordinary minds that ever exist.
ed" The texts relied upon by M.
Renan are First Corinthians H.: / and
3; vii: Z and s; Second Corinthians
l.: s and 8; K: /, 2 and 10; XII: 6 and
30; xii: 8, Z, 8 and 10, and Galatians,
w.: u and IA.
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Etiquette.

The Helena World is responsible
for the following:
The boat was wOoding and the pas
sengers were at dinner. Toward the
end of the table sat a very finely
dressed young mar who owned more
clothing than brains next to him sat
an old Arkansas backwoods hunter.
The old man wishing some meat spear
ed a hunk with his fork and landed it
upon his plate. The young man look
ed at the old gent, pushed his plate
away and turned up his nose.
Presently the old man shaved a large
piece of butter from the plate with
his knife.
This was more than the young fell
low could stand. He picked I'M a
spoon aud looking the old gentleman
in the face, said:
Look here, old cuss, do you know
what this ia y"
Il reckon lisa spoon, said the ole
hunter.
That's right, it's a spoon, and whel
you want meat take it out of tia
large plate with it, and don't use YOU
fork, said the fop.
Then picking up a butter knit
asked the same question
We'll" said the old man, st look
something like q spoon and somethin.
like a knife
lisa butter-knife, said the fop
"and when you want butter use it anr
don't use your own"
The old man looked at the youn,
one. and so did every one at the table
Then he reached behind him an(
pulled out a large navy revolyer-lait
it on the table by the spoon and butter
knife, and raised his voice so that al
could hear
DO you know what this is ?"
The young mans face got as red a.
a Dutch baby's ear.
Then reaching down his back tn,
old man drew out an ~eleyen-incl
boWie-knife, and laid it beside the re
volver, and asked the same question
BY this time tho young fellows fac,
was pale enough for him to have beer
dead two weeks.
The old hunter resumed his eatinJ
and remarked I'll teach you tn,
use Of both of them after dinner"
The young fellow lost his appetite
quietly withdrew from the table, gor
his carpet bag as be passed his state.
room door, went down the steps ly,
at a time, run the stage plank and dis
appeared in q c~anebrake.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
CONGRESS-.
The Bill to Keep Out Con-
tagious Diseases.
Bill to Prohibit Military Interference.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-HoUsE.-
Under the call of States, a bill was
introduced by Mr.. Ladd to prohibit
military interference at elections, and
it was referred to the committee on
judiary, The following is a text Of
the bill
Whereas, The presence of troops at
the polls is contrary to the spirit of
our institutions and traditions of our
people, and tends to destroy freedom
Of elections; therefore
Be it enacted, etc., That it shall
not be lawful to bring to or employ at
any place where a general or special
election is being held in a State any
part Of the army or navy of the United
States, unless such force be necessary
to repel armed enemies of the United
States, or to enforce section 4, article
1 Of the constitution of the United
States, and laws made in pursuance
thereof, on application of the legis-
lature or executive of the State where
such force is to be used, and so much
Of all laws as is inconsistent here
with is hereby repealed.
SENATE.-Shortly after assembling
consideration was resumed Of the bill
to prevent the introduction of con-
tagious or infectious diseases into the
United States. The bill was recon-
mitted for amendment.
Mr.. Eaton introduced a bill similar
to the n in the house to prohibit
military interference at elections. Re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The bill extending time for special
postal service was passed. Adjourned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
"The Coming Man,

Washington Cor. Ohio State Journal
The marvellous success that John
Sherman has met with in his refund.
ing operations has again brought his
name to the front as a Presidential
candidate, and many persons with
political prospects hereabouts, who a
few weeks ago were bowling them
selves hoarse for Grant, are now sing.
ing small, or tuning their Tyres for
songs Of praise TO the greatest living
fnancier," instead of the greatest liy.
ing soldier. And ! think their heads
are level, for John is, | verify believe.
the coming man. Some day when
have more time | will write an able
article, giving reasons for the faith
hat Is in me.
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Mother shiptonn Humbur.

Gnehsh NoteS.l
A curious superstition has come t
light in Mid-Somerset. The laborine
classes in that locality, like those Of
most other rural districts in England
heldsacred certain supposed prophecies
OF Mother Shipton,' whose topo-
graphical knowledge must have been
little less marvellous than her insight
into the future. OF these prophecies
the most widely believed in had
reference to the fate of Ham Hill, a
large stone quarry in the neighbor-
hood Of Yeovil, and a prominent
feature of the landscape for miles
around. 1t was to the effect that at
twelve o'clock on Good Friday of
1879 Ham Hill should suddenly be
swallowed up by an earthquake, and
that at the same time YeOvil should
be visited by a tremendous food.
With such anxiety was Friday looked
forward to, in consequence, that
people actually left the locality with
their families, and went to stay
with their friends in other parts of.
the country until the dreaded vista
tion should be over others, whose
faith was less robust, nevertheless
thought it advisable to remove their
pots and pans from the shelves of their
cupboards and to stow away their
clocks and loOking-glasses in places
where they were not likely to be shat
tered by the shock of the earthquake
others, again, suspended gardening
operations for a day or two, thinking
mere waste to commit good seed to
earth that was likely to behave so
treaeherously. On the morning of
Good Friday itself, large numbers of
people-many oe them from a distance
to the spot, OF as near to the
spot as they dared venture, to await,
half incredulous and half in terror,
the stroke of twelve and the fulfill
ment of the prophecy. When, how
ever, the appointed hour had passed,
and Ham Hill still stood unabashed,
they began to look sheepishly into each
others faces and to move away.
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From Yesterdays Second EditiOn.l
LATEST BY CABLE.
Result of the Senatorial
Election in Spain.
Russia's Frontier Adjust.
ment with China.
The Conference with YakOoha Kahn...A
General Advance Soon on the Zulus.--
The British and French to the Khedlve
---HanIOn's Triumph by Six Lengths
Slaughter Of Slave Traders by Euyp-
tlan Troops.

MADRID, May 5.-The senatorial
elections resulted in a choice of n
hundred and sixty-fve Ministerialists
and fifteen Liberals.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Russia
has agreed to surrender Kuhedja to
China in return for a revision of the
treaties relative to frontier and other
concessions.
LONDON, May 5.-Regarding the
conference between representatives,
the v%iceroy of India and Yakooba
Khan, Major Cavagnari believes that
"a pacific solution has been virtually
reached at Durbar.
General Roberts told native chiefs
that the British government does not
Intend to locate troops at Candahar,
Cabul, Herat, Balkh or Jellatabad.
1t only intends to secure the frontier,
giving it command of the passes lead
ing to Cabul.
Masters are Withdrawing their de-
mand for reduction of wages. The
iron workers are resuming labor.
Further advices from Upper Egypt
represent that conflicts between
Egyptian troops and slave traders, the
18th and 14th of January, resulted in
the complete defeat of the latter, with
a loss of 600 killed and wounded and
prisoners. The loss of the Egyptian
troops was 200.
CAIRO, May 5.-The British and
French notes have been presented to
the Khedive. They express deep re-
grets at recent events, and declare
that the Khedive will be held re-
sponsible for the consequences.
They urge the appointment of Eu-
ropean ministers, vice Wilson and
Debliguire, but do not insist upon it.
The Khedive has not yet replied. 1t
is believed that he will refuse to APP
point European ministers.
PARIS, May 5.-The death of Cen
eral Felix Doray, Inspector General of
the Army, is positively announced.
CAPE Town, April 16.-There is no
news. Preparations for a
general advance are proceeding. Sir
Bartle Freere met with an excellent
reception from Beers, and it is believed
everything will be satisfactorily ar
NEWCASTLE, May 5.-The long
looked for single-scull race on the
Tyne between Ed Hanlon, of Toronto,
and Jno. Howdon, of Deleval, for e2OO
a side, took place to-day, and as was
generally expected resulted in a vic
tory for Hanlon. The weather was
splendid. The course was from the
Mansion House to the suspension
at Scottswood, a distance of
three miles and three furlongs. Han
won the race with the greatest
ease by six lengths.
New CASTLE, May 5.-The correct
time of Hanlan is % minutes and 81
seconds. Hanlan led from the start.
and had the race in hand throughout.
lie rowed with great deliberation.
looking over his shoulder leisurely at
for his course.
The weather was brilliant but stiff.
A northwest breeze was blowing, the
tide running up strongly and the river
quite rough.
Enormous crowds of people were
present from town and the surround
ing district.
In betting two to one on Hanlan was
offered, but few takers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
A Ball In the Bowels or IN,
Earth.

Virginia Sew Enterprise.l
A ball was last night given by Can't.
Matt Canayan at the New York Mine
Gold Hill, Of which mine he is super.
lntendent. The ball took place al tho
new station opened at the deDth Of
1910 feet below the surface. Tbis
station is quite as large as an ordinary
ball room, we'll hoOred, walled in with
substantial timbers, and has quite 4
lofty ceiling. The station is cool and
comfortable, was appropriately deco
rated for the occasion, aud was lighted
with lamps suspended from the cell.
ing. The ladies were dressed In
calico, and the gentlemen in cor.
respondingly inexpensive raiment.
The furniture was in keeping with the
place, and, while there was furnished
everything necessary 10 comfort. noth Il.
ing very e%xtravagant was seen. Never
before IN the United States-if any.
where 10 the world-has there been
gwen a ball at the depth Of. nearly a
quarter OF a mile beneath the s%urlace
Of the earth. There was no trouble
about persons slipping into the balI.
room without tickets. II was a oueer
way, too, OF going 10 a ball-this stem.
ping upon 2 cage instead Of into a ear.
riage, and being darted straight down
towards the center Of the earth
instead Of rolling of horizontally N
the usual way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

The Nihilists employ g~overnesses to
compromise the daughters of the
highest officials in the imperial service.
A Russian general named SamoyofF.
stationed at Kharkof, recently en-.
gagged a governess for the education
of his daughter, The governess was
the sister of a Nihilist, and brought
up her pupil in her brohter's political
opinions. The brother was arrested
during thestudent' sriots at Kharkof
and the general shortly afterward re.
ceived an anonymous Iletter stating
that his daughter was a Nihilist, that
there were compromising papers in
her desk, and that the authorities
would be informed of this if the gen,
eral did not endeayor to obtain the
immediate liberation of the arrested
student. The general looked into his
daughters desk, and, finding that the
papers referred to were really there.
set the student at liberty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
WASHINGTON.
The Drift of Legislation in the
Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The com
mittoe on appropriations expects to
report the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill to the sen
ate tomorrow. The committee has
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

Gilbert's new comedy, Gretchen.
e~mbodying the story Of Faust, in 4
modern, but not burlesque form, has
failed in London. 1t is said that the
author expected to compensate him
self with the American profit on this
piece for his lack of remuneration for
Pinafore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

Smith, who had always been tough
one has just died. The physician Is
met coming from the house by Brown,
who asks, Doctor, how is Smith? Is
he out of danger?' Physician-"No.
he is dead, poor fellow, but he is far
from being out Of danger, | fear"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

Secretary Sherman's Movements.
CLEVELAND, May 5.-Secretary
Sherman arrived at Mansfield, o., this
morning, where he will remain for a
| few DAYS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

He thought he heard 1.-THE angels
sing but it proved to be a chorus Of
yells from the next door children,
lie grew desperate, procured a bottle
Of Or. Bulls Baby Syrup and sent h.
to Mrs. S; with his compliments. He
was a bachelor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

AT the Dukes Theater those Of the
audience who are well dressed are
invited 10 appear during the Gre
morne scene on the stage, and they
arc privileged to order liquor, provided
that they pay for IL. This Il, as the
critics phrase il, a distinct advance.
London Truth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

Judge David f. Harbaugh was
committed to the insane asylum in
Detroit on Friday. lie will be remem.
bered as his honor who achieved wide
reputation through the writings Of
M. Quad, Of the Detroit Free
Press.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

The latest civil thing going the
rounds in London is to this effect; A
lady said, " l know of no more disa-
greeable, bad-tempered and spitefnl
woman than Lady X" Don't forget
friend.
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Careful mother-'I wish | could
break my boy Johnny Of the habit Of
kicking against everything he comes
across. A pair OF boots doesn't last
the little dear two weeks"
Grandfather Lickshingle-" Let an
old man who has had experience tell
you how to do it. Fill the toes Of his
boots with nitroglycerinc an my word
for II your little dear will never kick
the second time" Mother swoons. /