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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-10
THROUGH AND THROUGH.
Shooting Of the Nephew Of Ex-COnSress.
man Brown at Kaufman, Texas.

Kaufpsn Letter, April "a, IN Dallas Com
mereiali
The. quiet Of Kaufman was dis
turbed last evening by the report of a
pistol in front of one of our saloons on
the public square, and a man dropped
on the sidewalk Cat the time thought
deadl shot through and through. the
pistol ball entering the right breast
just below the armpit and passed into
his lungs.
1t seems that John Kell and Charley
Smith met in town about noon and
began to drink rather freely, Smith
insisting upon Kcll to drink often.
Kell refusing. After both had got
full" Smith kept trying to get Kell
to bet with him, he (Smith) knowing
that Kell had considerable money. AT
this time they we're in Wood grocery.
They then went into the rear Of
Woods grocery, and were playing
cards. In a short time Smith came
back and asked Woods if Kell could
lie down in the back room, as be
(Kell) was sick. Having been ana
wered IN the Affirmative, be then went
ont and soon came back, and showed a
tEenty-dOllar note, and offered to bet
that II vas twenty dollars. Some one
saying it was one dollar be showed it.
Afterwards be went 10 Nash's grocery
and got it (the twenty-dollaF bill
changed. Soon after Kell came back
from the rear Of Woods grocery and
asked for Smith, stating that Smith
had stolen twenty dollars from him
while be (kelD was asleep. He then
followed bin to Nash grocery. and
they were seen soafiipg, and heard
gqagrelipg, Kell keeping a knife in
has hand all the time, and his hand
IN his pocket as though lie had
hold Of a pistol, sud calling Smith a
robber, a thief, a liar, a villain. etc.
and trying, as is supposed from bis
statement, 70 get Smith to strike him.
which Smith failed to do. Smith said
that the money was bis, that he had
woD It of Of him (KelD BY BET. Kell
about . G'clock went out and got on
his horse and rode about a luare and
then rode back to Nash grocery.
where Smith was standing with 4
crowd Of men, who had been trying to
part them. Smith cursed Kell. and
then DETAINED Kell'g mother. KeTl
got down, handed the rein of hi.
horses bride to a bystaHder. walked
up to within about four feet Of Smith.
} drew o revolver and slowly and stead.
lily brought il to bear on Smith body
! IN the region Of the heart. aud hred,
: smith dropped and yelled Kell tod
smith to get up oV he would shoot bin
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Dear Grandpa Lee, with little Grace,
Followed the pathway TO the mill,
Bright daisies staTrcd the shady lane,
And NOW and then a bird would thrill.
Once when a birding spread It's wings
She said, ''All thing are fair aud gay
The sky so blue where birdie %sings!h
Said Grandpa, This is Easter day.
Thus happily they onward went,
TIL Grace cried. There is little Kate,
And Frank and Nellie, too; and, oh!
Nells swinging on the garden gate.
As Grace and grandpa came in sight
The little ones to meet them sped,
They're eager, prattling lips apart,
Eyes flashing bright and checks rose-red.
'0h, grandpa, in the hedge we've found
-Four Easter eggs, all colored blue,
They re in the sweetest little nest;
We want to show our prize to YOU"
Said grandpa, ''Touch them not, my dears;
Those eggs God dyed with color rare,
The mother bird will soon be back,
And guard her nest with loving care.
These Easter eggs, in leaf-hid nests,
ImprisOn countless song birds bright,
That soon will break the tinted she'll
And rise and sing with joyous Eight
CLARA W. RAYMOND.
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CHARACTER IN ND NAILA

Of the hands. Orthodox, conserve ;
tive old fagjes lot their nails grow
long and wide; exquisites have long
and pointed nails; people with short
nails have short tempers; aud peOnle
with ragged, stubby Hsils are generally
cross or sbiftless. In a word, every
Ching pertaining to the hand is char
aeteristic of the hands owner, and if
in this article we have given some
points as to the proper reading of the
character through the hand, our end
is answered,
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DIR. Rnbelais' Free Journey.

81. NlehOlas.I
The learned and famous Frenchman
DR.. Rabelais, once found himself in
Marseilles without money. He wished
to travel to Paris, but could not con.
trive a way to do so. At last, how
ever, he hit upon a plan.
He started one LIST Of April, carry.
ing with him some full walls labeled
q" Poison for tho King and the ROYAL
Family" At the city gates, accord
ing TO the custom in those DAYS, the
traveller was searched, and these sus-
picious-looking bottles were found. as
he intended. The officials were hor-
rifed, and they promptly arrested
him and hurried him off as a State
prisoner to Paris, there to be tried for
treason.
Not long after his arrival Rabelais
and his bottles were taken before the
judges. Then the doctor, who was
well known as a wit, made a little
explanation, showed that the vials
contained nothing but brick dust, and
was at once reloased-the court, the
accusers, the lOOkers-on, and all Paris
cony0lsed with laughter at the joke.
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In conversation with Colonel John
ston in regard to certain views as
expressed. by him in a letter published
in a recent issue, and taken from the
Raleigh News, he adds the following
opinions in regard to the influx of
gold, and other matters pertaining to
the future prosperity of the country :
" If our people do not return to an
extravagant consumption of foreign
goods as was the case some years since,
/ do not see why our gold balance may
not annually increase. We have the
most ingenious, enterprising and active
population on the globe, with a soil
and climate surprising all Others in
health, fertility and abundance Of
their productions, almost capable of
feeding and clothing the fourteen hun
dred millions of people inhabiting the
globe the richest country on earth in
the great metals of the age, iron, gold
and silver, also coal. With our coun-
try not one-fourth developed, why
should we not continue to increase in
our internal resources as well as our
foreign trade? These will probably
grow more rapidly than those of for
eign nations, giving us eve a larger
balance of trade than $500, 000,000 an
nually. If we now add S75,000,0O0.
the annual product OF gold and
silver mines, to about S3O0,000,000
already in the country, it is apparent
that in a few years the United
States will become the richest nation
of the world in the precious metals.
With this influx ofnearly $500. 000,000
annually added to our currency, it
would, in two years, make them equal
in amount to theentire paper currency
in use at any time for the last FIVE
years. The gold and silver mines Of
Mexico, Peru and Bolivia made Spain.
in the sixteenth century, the most
commercial and powerful nation OF
Europe. The yield of the mines OF
these countries gave a great impetus
to the commerce and prosperity of all
Europe, far beyond the value of the
metals imported. THIS was S%trlklngly
illustrated in the recent war between
the States of the Union By the issue of
paper money. As the amount of cur
rency Is the measure Of the value or
price of the property of a country, and
as only about 81 in money is required
for every SO Of property in a normal
condition Of commerce, it is readily
seen that every additional dollar i'm
ported or mined gives many times its
actual amount to the value of the
property Of the country. At last the
section hat sells the greatest amount
Of its productions aud buys the least
amount from others is4he more pros
porous. The farmer who raises every
thing he consumes and BUYS less will
always have the balance of trade in
his favor and be independent and
urozup~oug
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WhiteIau Reid.
.niAille Courier- Jonrnal.l

Louisville t0urier-JOurnal.
The refusal Of the German mission
by Whitelaw Reid is surprising TO
those who think hat the journalist
can end honor only outside his own
profession the fact being, in this case
at least, that the offer was a shrewd
stroke Of policy on the part Of the
administration.
Mr.. Reid is the editor Of the greatest
Republican newspaper in Amer
lea As rankly partisan as it was in
Mr.. Greeleys prime, the Tribune is
vastly improved as a Journal, aud has
a greater circulation and influence
than it ever had. The private life Of
the nan to whose genius it owes its
present position has been altogether
elrcumspect he is a regent Of the
university, a dignity in his church.
aud, although abachelOr, the possessor
OF a home and the head Of on estab-
lishment surpassed by none in those
graces and virtues which are Justly
estimated as an indispensable to the
complete development Of useful and
worthy manhood. A filter person To
represent the country abroad could
hardly be found among those to whom
the Presidents range Of selection i.
limited.
To be sure, the offer was an honor.
That it was declined merely indicate.
that Mr.. Reid cannot afford to abandon
the Tribune for any Office. During
his life Mr.. Raymond was offered gey.
eral foreign appointments. which h,
did not accept. Mr.. Bennett refused
the mission to France rendered hin
by Mr.. Lincoln. James Watson Webl
was successfully minister to Brazi
and Portugal, whilst John Bigelor
served first as secretary of legation
aud then as minister at Paris. Mr.
Reds preference to stay at home is
therefore, not exceptional any NOR,
than the offer which he has rejected
Journalism is an exaeting mistress
She will not tolerate a division Of 10
terest. With her it is all or nothing
Mr.. Reid is happy in being able {,
resist what must always be a tempta
ton TO a Woodworking and hardly
worked man, a conspicuous and hon
orable respite, a pleasant change O
scene and a residence near a prea
court upon familiar terms with
society combining SO many famous an,
delightful people.
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The Philadelphia Times states that
cable dispatches from England an
nounce the beginning of the trial of
the cause in which the Messrs. Collins.
contractors for the Madeira and Ma
more railroad, In Brazil, are most
concerned, for upon the issue depends
the uplosening. to their claims for
work done, a fund of some $1,000, 600.
now in the Bank of England awaiting
the decision of this trial.
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Panhandle and Pennsylvania Line

The management confidently invite nj tam
ton to its superior equipment, through car
service, and quick time The scenerv en-
route Is justly celebrated for its yariet,; and
SURPRISING beauty. Dining stations al Gin
clnnati, Indianapolis, Columbus, Pittsburg,
Altoona and Harrisburg are In charge Of
well known caterers, who have contr ibuted
n no small degree to the popularity of The
travelling public. '"0
Purchase tickets, by tho nB- Panhandle
and Pennsylvahia Line, -gsI on sale nj ticSot
o.tice of JAS. SPEED, Memphis, and nj ali
ticket otices throughout uls South.
SIDNEY b. JONES. Gen. Southwest.
ern Pass. Ag't, I3I Vine street.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
d. w. CALDWELL, General Manager. a.
lumbus, Ohio.
W. L; 0'BRIEN, General Passenper md
Agent, Columbus, Ohio i 4
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They are cutting down the trees so
fast in some Of the Western States
that ten years from now il will be an
expensive job to lyhch a man. Bos-
ron Globe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-10

Whatever tends TO diminish strength
should BIO removed from the system.
For those weakening diseases of baby
hood-colic, diarrhca, etc, use DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup, which always
cures. Price $50,
Daily globe., 1879-06-03
GEN, SHIELDS.

In the death of Gen. James Shields, which
occurred Sunday night, Minnesota loses one
of her first Senators. When Minnesota was
admitted as State Gen. Shields was chosen
as Senator for the short term. AS his resi-
dence here was of brief duration he was
never thoroughly identified with the State,
though he is held in kindly remembrance by
the older residents of Minnesota. He rep
resented Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri in
the United States Senate at different
times, and was the only man who
was ever Senator from three States. The
ingratitude of republics was, in his case,
forcibly illustrated. After distinguished ser
vices in two wars, and prominent political
career, he was left in poverty and sought a
maintenance in the lecture field, but without
any great success. The effort on the part of
the Republicans in Congress to insult him
and prevent his obtaining the pension which
was his due, brought him prominently before
the public and made his necessities known
since which he has been improved in circum-
stances, but the recognition only came as he
was about to die. Now that he is absolutely
gone, he will, as usual, be followed to the
grave by regrets that this and that had moi
been done, though if he had lived for fifty
wears the result would have been the same.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03
Opening the Lookout.

ta opening the LOOKOUT.
Though hundreds have already taken ad-
vantage Of the Summit avenue lookout,
there has been no formal opening. This
will take place next Thursday.
The lookout will be open as usual during
the day, and from until Z o'clock P. NJ, the
Great Union Band will furnish music. This
opening should be attended by all citizens
and strangers in all parts of the city. The
lookout is built in costly and substantial
manner, intended to be a permanent benefit
to every one and every foot of property in
and about st. Paul, giving strangers bette,
opportunity to view and appreciate our city
than any other single improvement eve1
made here. The most pleasant part of the
day has been selected SO that all may attend
The grounds are beautiful, we'll provided
with seats, and the view is superb.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03

A SoAND1NAv1AN navigator has accom-
plished the feat of passing in ship from
the Pacific to the Atlantic ocean by way of
the Arctic regions, and great benefits to
commerce are expected from the feat. What
benefits, we would like to ask2 Are cargoes
Of wheat or merchandise likely to await an
open season of the Arctio sea for transporta-
ton from one ocean to the other? AS an
experiment. the voyage has been success,
and may throw little light on the structure
of the earth and its meteorological condi-
tions, but it can confer no benefits whatever
on commerce, and all the talk about Arctic
explorations being benefit to commerce is
mere bosh. The railroad has long since
dissipated any such delusion.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03
LEG BROKEN .FOUR 1IME&
Serious Accident in Chicago to MInnesot
Merchant.

M0rCM80G ". fS
On the Oath ultimo Mr.. j.. B. Kendall, .
dry goods and notion merchant Of Byron,
'Olmsted county, Minnesota, had tho mis-
fortuneto fracture leg in alighting from d
streetcar while in motion. Mr.. Kendall was
IN Chicago buying his summer goods, and
had fortunately nearly finished his purchases
at the time of the accident. He was taken
to his hotel and under tho management Of
tskillful physicians the limb was incased in
plaster of Paris, and he arrived at home the
Thursday following, having been detained
but five days. This is the third or fourth
time Mr.. Kendall's leg has been fractured,
the first being, if we mistake not, by bull
let at the battle of Antietam, while serving
in the Fifth Wisconsin volunteer infantry.
At that time the limb was almost miracu-
lously saved by taking out,about four inches
of the bone of the thigh, the operation and
results being q wonder to the medical pro-
fession, and many drawings and representa-
tions wore made and officially promulgated
by the surgeon-general's department.. The
second fracture was caused before he was
discharged from the hospital at Washington,
and before the new bone, which formed
| after the first operation, had become solid.
The third fracture occurred near Byron, his
present residence, in the spring of 1865, at
which time vicious horse gave hi M lively
ride over piece of breaking, depositing him
in rail fence. This time the leg was
broken at the same place as before, and be.
sides terrible wound was made in the
feshy part of the thigh by the bone pro.
truding for several inches. This
was probably the most serious
mishap of the four, but under
the skillful practice of his father
DR.. s. B. Kendall, of Olmsted county, he
was brought through safe, after six months
of suffering. After this accident the liml
seemed to be bound to protect itself against
future fractures in that particular place, and
formed the leg above the knee into almos
solid bone, or something resembling it
which, at the time of this last tumble
proved too strong for the sound bone. which
was fractured below the knee. Mr.. Kendall
. thinks it fortunate that it is so, for in al
probability another fracture in the old plac.
would be much more troublesome to hea
than at either of the former times. Th,
sympathies of many friends in Minnesots
and Wisconsin will be with him. particular,
the old veterans of the Fifth Wisconsin ant
First Minnesota Volunteers.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03

The Pennsylvania legislature, after long
and labored investigation, has come to the
conclusion that great extravaganza has
marked the expenses of that body, but the
only item of which the committee makes
note is large number of new brooms and
scrubbing brushes used for cleaning out the
halls in which the two branches assemble.
The scrub women ought, no doubt, to be
censured for their extravaganza, but it seems
to us that the condemnation should not bo
too hasty, for the present is an unusually
dlthy legislature.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03

KBAENE1 is out in letter favoring the
election of John Swinton to the Presidency.
By the way, who is John Swinton? Is he
tho chap who paraded the streets of New
York in the communistio procession several
years ago, arm in arm with Victoria Wood
hull and Theodore Tilton? If 80, we second
Kearney's nomination on behalf of those
communists in this section who have no
newspaper advocate. Swinton would make
good President-or at least as good as we
have now-and with Denis Kearney for Sec
retary of State could strike terror into the
souls of old world despots.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03

BISMARCK has way peculiarly his own
in this age of thu world for compelling
obedience to his behests. He has just
"invited - the free cities of Hamburger and
Brennan to surrender their privileges as free
ports and associate themselves with the inn
perial fiscal system. The cable informs us,
however, that this invitation" is couched
in such terms as to leave no choice between
submission and the certainty of compulsion.' >
The cities named are therefore in the con-
dition of the Irishman who swore he would
20 out, but would not be put out.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03
wINoNA.

A Savings Bank Retsres from Business
Lumber Statistics-Reduction of Teach
ers' SaIaries-U. s. District Court.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
W1NoNA, June 2.-The Winona Savings Bank
has decided to receive no further deposits, and
all deposits must be drawn out after July first.
The total deposits have not averaged over sixty
Thousand dollars.
The shipments of lumber from this point,
since January l, 1879, to date, aggregate twelve
million feet; stock on hand. eighteen million
feet; sawed this spring, five million feet. Both
mills are now fully stocked with logs for the
season.
The board of education, Saturday night, re-
duced the salaries of all teachers in tho public
schools below the high school grade, from five
to ten dollars per month. The school period
was reduced one year, from thirteen to twelve,
| and Greek was thrown out of the course.
The June term of the q. 8. district court
| opened this morning. Chas. w. johnson, OF
Minneapolis, was appointed foreman of the
grand iury.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03
Prehaps Only Seventy Years old.

I Prehaps Only Seventy Years Old.
John A. McAllister of Philadelphia, an
eminent antiquarian, writes thus to q friend
in st. Paul, concerning the silver chalice
found while excavating for the Davidson
block: aa
very n Interesting @ % disopiption II Da Of % ebsiee of
ancient pattern, discovered whilst excavating
for the Dawson block on jackson street. The
writer says the name of A. Brazier (the maker)
was chiselled near the rim. May I suggest
that this chalice was manufactured by A. Bra
zier, q ajeweler and maker Of silver ware, who
carried on that business in Philadelphia about
seventy years ago. Brazier was a Roman
Catholic; his descendants reside in Philadel-
phia. am well aquainted with his daughter.
tern Of sacred vessels for the last two or three
centuries. This chalice may therefore not be
200 years old. - $. ,...@
Daily globe., 1879-06-03
THE ST DAILY GLOBE TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 1879

Dagener was struck by lightning and entirely
consumed, together with quite an amount of
hay, grain and farming utensils. One horse
was also killed. in the barn. While Mr..
Dagener was in the barn trying to get out
another of his horses, he was severely kicked,
and had to be carried out of the building.
Two or three buildings close by were also
burned. No insurance.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03
A CHAT WITH CHARLEY.

HOtv the Nomination is Considered bu the
Republican C0ndtddtc-And by Father
Taft.
New York Special to Cincinnati Enquirer
At the Academy Of Music tonight, while
Clara Morris was reciting tsSheridan's Ride,''
had q few minutes talk with Charles Foster
back in the wings of the theater.
"How far,' asked, ssdid the Grant and
anti-G Grant controversy enter into the contest
between you and Taft p
"It wasn't an appreciable element. The
struggle was only on availability. My nomi-
nation was the triumph of the young mems
element -
care you much younger than Taft ?''
"There is fifteen or more years difference.
I have been sitting on the platform tonight
beside Ex-Governor Hoffman, of New York.
He is only few months my senior. am
fifty-one.''
"Who will be nominated against you %
~ think it will be Bishop. He is good
mixer They can't do any better than with
him /; and Taft's availability, urged against
me, was of the same purport. That he
could save Hamilton county which has four
teen votes in the Legislature out of 140.
That argument had considerable influence
in getting Taft his large vote. The conven-
tion was bound to put up the most available
man. My friends did not warm up and get
to work IN Cincinnati uutil late in the con-
test
.Does Taft take his defeat in some dis,
gust ?"
ssThe old gentleman is little mifed.''
"Does the sectarian question at all enter
into Bishops chances ?''
/ So EE.
Sand they hold very close together
"Won't Ewing be likely to make the
Democratic nomination.
sI think not. His district is very close
and they may need it if the election is thrown
into Congress- .
care you sure, MIR. Foster, that the Grant
question did not enter into the convention?'
stWell, I was nominated by General Gibson
| by Mr.. Parsons of Cleveland, Sherman
man. The Cincinnati Gazette, generally
considered ON anti Grant paper, was fo1
Taft
"Did John Sherman give you any support
direct or indirect?"
81 don't believe he moveda hand. He il
too prudent man.
elbow long have you known John Sher
man 20
''Almost all my life. He went to Congress
in 1854 from the neighborhood bordering OF
Maine. was then very young man."
'Isn't he wise political manager?"
i 'sHe is extremely astute in caucus, wher
say forty men have an important thing II
act on; but on such thing as a popular con
vention he hasn't anything like the magnet
ism Of Garfield. Now concluded Mr.. Eos
ter, ".hey tried to get out all sorts of men
such as Kiefer, Garfield and Sherman; bu
the convention was not to be diverted, an
selected the two representatives of the elder
" and the Junior party. That is the onl
reason can see for my nomination."
GATH.
Daily globe., 1879-06-03

THr Russian nihilists have apparently
entered upon career of desperation. Al
most every days dispatches bring intelli-
gence of the burning of some town or
village, leaving thousands of people home
less and in want. Unless some means are
adopted to prevent the spread of this polit-
lcal heresy, Russia will soon present nothing
but series of desolated cities and oharred
hamlets.