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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-09-09
4 SOUTH AFRICAN SHARPSHOOTER.
The Remarkable Exploits of BOer with n
Rifle,

The Remarkable Exploits Of n BOer with II
Rifle.
had long conversation to-day with
a very intelligent specimen of Boer,
who forms in Newcastle one of the
guard that accompanies the Boer lead
ers attending on the commission. He
spent the afternoon in my camp, and
gave me a rehearsal of the different
modes of fighting among the Beers.
First of all, he begin to try his hand at
shooting at bottles, distance 100 yards,
with a fifteen Winchester repeater,
which lent him for the purpose. With
this weapon, however, he failed to ac-
complish any decided success, the bull
lets falling close all round, but the
bottle remained untouched.
81 cannot shoot with your rife" he
observed "but give me a Martini Henry
and will pick off two bottles at 200
yards" 1 sent up to the camp for
Martini Henry carbine, which the Boer
laid hold of with great deal more ap-
parent confidence, and in the first two
shots verified his boast, for the bottles
were Immediately shivered to atoms.
de next proceeded to show me the Boer
mode of shooting from behind rocks
and stones. "The great mistake your
soldiers make" he observed, "was to
aim over the stone at the enemy, but we
always fire round the corner" Throw
ing himself flat on the ground, he pro
ceeded to put his remark into practice,
and, dragging himself lithely along,
peered cautiously round the right-hand
corner of Il low stone that only just con-
cealed his form from sight of the sup
posed enemy. Removing his hat, he
raised it slowly aloft on the top of his
ramrod and mannuvred it so as to cause
it to have the appearance of mans
head cautiously taking note of the
enemy. At this hat an English soldier
is supposed TO have taken pot shot,
when the Boer suddenly let it fall, and,
bringing his body round the corner,
took steady aim at black bottle some
$50 yards distant, which, in another mo-
ment, was smashed to atoms.
Another method of shooting on horse
back he showed me in brilliant and
effective manner. Mounting his horse
and uttering loud cry, he sent it gal
Looping up the hill as hard as it could
go. Suddenly, without word of warn
ing, the left foot was pressed to the
stirrup, the right leg thrown backward
over the saddle, the man was on his
feet, and the horse stopped instantane-
ously, as if spellbound. Standing erect,
the Boer aimed coolly at distant bottle
and knocked it over; then springing
into the saddle, he executed the same
vancouver in two opposite directions,
with single ami unerring aim effect.
The man was one of 1S0 who first
stormed and took the Maiuba Heights.
London Morning Post.
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Too FastidiOIIs.

While lady selects her ribbons with
an amount of care simply indescribable,
and indeed immeasurable with our
present insufficient means of computa-
ton, the average man will seize upon
the first necktie offered to him with con-
fidence in the wisdom of his choice,
which is positively indecent. A woman
making deep study of what tints her
complexion will bear and what it will
not, heightens her charms when her de-
cision is made, while man with blaz-
ing red nose sails out complacently
with a necktie Of pale blue to set ono's
teeth on edge withal.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-09-09

One of the grandest curiosities be-
longing to the human family ever seen
in these parts, perhaps, was on our
streets Last Saturday evening, 1t was in
the person of little negro girl, aged
about seven years, who about a year
ago, commenced to turn white. Her
forehead, from the hair Of her head to
the bridge of hernose extending around
on either side of her neck, is perfectly
white, while both cheeks are almost a
jet black. Her arms, feet, legs and
hands are covered with white and black
spots, the latter apparently the most
numerous. She has n heavy head Of
hair, which is almost as thick as that Of
a white person, but is very coarse and
nearly all white, it having commenced
to turn gray at the same time the skin
commenced turning white. She is per-
fectly healthy, as her parents, who were
with her, informed us. Her mother is
very black, but her father is between u
copper color and black. .-Lqfdyotte
(Ald) Sun.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-09-09
A Good While Ago.

Some years ago etiquette required
that at a dinner party the hostess should
herself carve everything that was pre-
sented to her guests, Lady Mary
Wortley Montague presided at her
fathers table, her mother being dead,
and as part of her duty was expected
to operate upon every joint. The gen
tlemen at the table offered no assist
ance, and the host had no more arduous
duty than seeing the bottle circulate
freely. In those days there were pro-
fessional carving masters, who taught
young ladies the craft scientifically, and
Lady Mary received lessons three times
a week, that she might acquit herself
well at her fathers public dinners, and
to do so more efIectually she always
took her own dinner two hours earlier
and thus fortified herself for the ordeal
In those days women were not expected
to take part in the conversation, and
possibly the carving was left to them
with the view Of keeping them quiet
Mrs. Tibbles, nee bright Eyes" does
not bang her hair, for very good
reason.
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LOYelOrn Women.

Lovelorn damsels are credited with
strange freaks. In London paper it
was lately averred that the original of
Dickens's Miss Havisham still existed
in the flesh not far from Ventnor, in the
person of an old maiden lady, who,
when she was young, had formed an
attachment which did not meet with
maternal approval, and in consequence
came to nothing. The young lady gave
up her lover, but accompanied the act
of filial duty by declaration that she
would go to bed and never get up again (;
and she kept her word. The years have
come and gone, and the house has never
been swept or garnished; the garden is
an overgrown tangle; and the eccentric
lady has spent twenty years between the
sheets. The teller of the story rashly
put name to it, and the friends Of the
eccentric lady soon published an indig-
nant reputation of the romance, which
in all likelihood was simply an adapta-
tion of the case of a Lady BettyC--,
who, it is averred, took an unhappy love
affair so much to heart that she went to
her bed and actually lay therein for
the remaining twenty-six years of her
life.
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Time and Tide.


A clear brook sparkled in haste along
And the little child who sported by
Heard sweetest tones in the ripping song
That trilled its notes where the crosses lie
Trouble and grief we're yet unborn,
That was the cong Of lifes glad morn.
schoolgirl passed by the gurgling food,
Which kissed the stones at her active feet,
And the song it sang was glad and good,
As she bounded over light and feet,
Singing in turn her childish lay;
That was the song Of later day.
maiden walked by the brooklets side,
And heard the song of the silvern stream
Fair, and soon to become bride,
Every impulse a golden dream;
Heard no echo Of sin or strife,
Naught but the sweetest psalm Of life.
A woman passed by the brooklets side,
Walking in sorrowful grief alone,
Hearing means in its turbid tide
Echoing those her life had known
Changed the sound of its restless ruin,
Life had reached to the height of noon.
Aged and bent woman rOamed,
Bowed with burdens and creased with care
Over its rapids the water foamed,
Fierce and swift from its woodland lair
Sadly she listened, then wept and sighed,
Life drew near to its eventide.
Once again did she come that way,
All her beauty and brightness hid,
Fair face furrowed and hair turned gray
Sheltered under a cofin's lid
Wind and water in dirges blend,
Life was over, and this its end.
Still the brook in its restless flow,
Chants its anthems or murmurs low,
Just as it did in the long ago.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rates OF advertising, 81 per square
srt insertion, aud % cents each subsequent
usertiOn
RpeciAl contracts will 10 made for all Advef-
IL, mcnts for four insertions or over.
Trau,iont advertisements always payable
quarterly IN advance.
Marriages and obituary notices, over ons
,ousre, chseed for at half regular rates
All local news 10 cents In for each in'
,ertion.
No notices inserted for less than fifty cents
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Watering place correspondents say
that the three notable things about
these places are The fat women, fine.
looking elderly gentlemen and scarcity
Of eligible young men.
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Thiers is related to have said Of Du-
faure: "Dufaure is very incisive, very
cutting. Every time he bids me good
day feel Of myself to see if ! am oil
right"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30
THE NATIONAL FARCE.
Guiteau Still Draws a Big
Crowd.

WASHINGTON, November 3d.
Guiteau's recital yesterday Of his
varied experience as a religious tramp
and dead beat, seems to have whetted
the interest in the case; for despite
the rain the crowd was as:great as yes
terday. Upon the opening of court
Guiteau was taken directly tn the
witness box.
The witness was asked by Scoville
to identify some papers. The first one
shown him was handbill announcing
lecture at Evanston, Ill.
"YeS," said Guiteau, turning it
around to the jury, and with an air Of
satisfaction, That was the announce
ment of one Of my lectures; shall l
read it?"
Scoville-"No, l will put these
papers in with the evidence"
Guiteau then gave his idea concern
ing the religious tenets Of the Oneida
Community. The witness continued
to say 1868 instead OF 1878, and his
attention being called to it explained,
II don't feel very we'll to-day. My
brain don't work just right, probably
owing to the rain"
Guiteau then resumed the narrative
of his experience in trying to lecture.
On one occasion he tried to lecture
against Bob IDgersoll, who was to de
liver lecture against hell. While
he, the witness, proposed to leo
ture on the existence of hell. While
he found, however, the people very
ready to pay fifty cents to hear that
there was no hell, they wouldn't
pay a cent to hear that there was hell
The witness vas asked to identify
book handed him, and said, "Oh!
yes. That is my revised work called
Truth, A Companion Book to the
Bible. l haven't seen it since it was
taken from me when | was arrested"
The witness then desired to read
passage, and read a page or two des
criptive of the trials of the Apostle
Paul in endeavoring to introduce
Christianity.
THAT was just my case, said Gui-
teau, striking his fist upon the desk.
81 strOye to enlighted the world just
as Paul did. had no money and no
friends, and l had about as rough a
time as the Apostle had.
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WALL STREET.
$4,000 for Seatsin the Stock
Exchange.
Demand for First Class Bonds.

New YORK, November 3O.-The
weak spot in the Wall street situation
is the falling off in the East Bend
produce shipments at Chicago, and a
tendency toward a stringent money
market here, in spite. Of the govern
ments offers for bonds.
Seats in the New York Stock Ex-
change were offered yesterday at
1000. There is a large investment
demand for first class bonds, and an
improved borrowing demand is report
ed for the Vanderbilts.
II A. M.-The stock market opened
irregular, some shares being a frac-
tion higher but the majority Of the
list being &c to 10 lower than yester-
days closing figures. In the early deal
ings there was a decline Of sc to 1lc,
the most marked being in Erie pre-
ferred. Rest Of the market merely
selling off at fraction. At the first
board, however, speculation as
sumed a strong tone and an advance
recorded, ranging from ic to lc, the
latter for Union Pacific, St. Paul &
Northwestern, Denver & Rio Grande,
Lake Shore, Central Pacific, New
Jersey Central and Wabash preferred.
The Texas & Pacific and Pacific
Mail we're also prominent in the i'm
prOyement dealings, as a rule, on the
small scale, Wheat dull and shade
easier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30
The weather.

WASHINGTON, November 3O.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley light
rains, east to south winds, shifting
west and northwest, falling followed
by rising barometer and lower temper
ature by Thursday morning. For the
Missouri valley, light rain or snow,
followed by partly cloudy weather,
northerly winds, becoming variable,
rising followed by falling barometer
in the southern portions, and falling
barometer in the northern portions,
stationary or lower temperature, ex-
cept 10 Missouri and eastern Iowa,
with colder weather.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30


PREPARATIONS are already in
progress for the national memorial
services, to be held in the hall of the
House Of Representatives at the Cap
itol, in honor of President Garfield,
so me time before the holiday recess of
Congress. They will be very impress
sive in character. The great hall in
which the obseQuies Of Lincoln we're
held will be drapcd in black. All the
seats in the galleries and on the floor
will be reserved for prominent men
and women. If the programme partly
formed is carried out, two Senator's
(of whom Senator Sherman will prob
ably be one) and two Representatives
(of whom j. Randolph Tucker, of
Virginia, will probably be one) will
deliver memorial addresses. After
Rev. Mr., Power shall have offered
prayer, poem, written by Mrs. Har.
rison Glazier, Of Cincinnati, formerly
of Hiram College, will be read by
Representative A. II. Pettibone, Of
Tennessee, formerly Of Hiram Col
lege, and the Marine Band will render
appropriate music.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30
TEXAS SPECIALS.
Captain Payne Crosses Over Into
Oklahoma.
Fire at JeffersOn---Aceident al
Jacksonville.

ST. Louis, November 3O.-A Dali
las, Texas, special says that Captain
Payne aud a large following crossed
Red river at the mouth of the Little
Wichita, in Clay county, into 0klaho-
ma unmolested on Sunday last.
Marshal, Texas, special. The hard
ware establishment of Ballany & Co.,
at Jefferson, sixteen miles north Of
this city, was totally destroyed by FIRE
last Sunday morning. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, 81, 900. Origin of the fire
unknown.
Jacksonville, Texas, special: A
boiler explosion at the mill of Doug.
lass & Sons, on Mud Greek, yestsrday,
killed three white men, the engineer,
Oliver Wilson. and two laborers named
Burkell and Billips, and fatally in.
jured colored man. The mill was
blown to atoms.
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BY CABLE.

LONDON, November 3O.-A dispatch
from Paris says The morning publ
cation in Semps relative to the proro-
cation of the Chamber and proposals
to be submitted by the government,
is that the government will await the
result Of the Senatorial election before
proposing revision Of the constitu
tion, which will consist in giving large
towns greater share in electing Senators
than they now have and in depriyinP
the Senate of the power Of amending
bills for appropriating money. The gov
eminent will also bring forward the
Scrutin de Liste system for the elec
ton Of deputies. Ifthis is adopted by
Congress of the two houses called
together to revise the constitution, it
will not have to pass each Chamber
separately.
In the Spanish Senate Senior
Deroyil opposed the bill for the con
version Of redeemablo stock. The
Minister of Finance said that the bill
would reduce the revenue by 8,0OO,-
600 pesetas, but would diminish the
expenditure by 100000.
The steamship Lessing had on
board over 800 passengers. She will
go on the docks at Plymouth for re-
pairs. One Of her quartermasters was
seriously injured, and is expected will
die.
The subjects in the Kilmainham
jail are still living on provisions sup
piled by the Land League.
Samuel Marley, a liberal member
of Parliament for the British, ad-
dressing his constituents, said that
strong feeling in favor of free trade
was growing in New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30
THE TARIFF CONVENTION.
An Address in Favor of Protection
And of "A Universal silver Coin.
age.

New YORK, November 3O.-The
Tariff Convention opened with 200
delegates present. John Thompson
Chase, Of the National Bank, spoke on
the Tariff Commission" He argued
that it was unnecessary to experiment
with free trade since the country pros
pered SO greatly under the influence Of
protective tariff.
Mr.. Thompson spoke Of the popu-
larity of silver coin, and recommended
the removal of all restrictions from
silver coinage and making silver dol
lars, not only for the United States,
but for every silver. using ration.
This would attract the trade and
travel Of all silver-using people, and
they are seven eighths Of the earth.
The better classes of immigrants
would always take into consideration
the currency Of the country to which
they proposed to go. Let US then
have a paper currency based uron the
precious metals for domestic susc and
an American coin currency for the
outside world. Let England and
Germany take our gold as sure as they
will when they have the power to do
SO. The sooner silver and silver GER
tifcates constitute the major part of
our money, the farther of will be
panic and revulsion. The silver in
terests of this country claims and de-
serves protection.
The speaker also suggested that the
people have the privilege of taking
greenbacks from the treasury in ex-
change for interest bearing bonds, the
bonds to be given back on return Of
the greenbacks, the treasury saving
interest while the currency is out.
This measure would surely ward of
plnics, and would also effectually bar
stock and grain gamblers from lock
ing up money.
Joseph Wharton spoke at great
length upon the expedioncy OF basing
our tariff legislation upon the report
of the commission appointed for the
purpose.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30

THE dispatch from st. Louis about
corn going through to Liverpool by
way Of the jetties at 11sc per bushel,
and to New York thence to Liverpool
at lie, is doubtless all correct, but
when it is added that lack of tonnage
prevents heavy shipments over the
ocean by way Of New Orleans, the dis
patch man is slightly off. At the
present time the barge line has
many dozens of empty barges lying id q
at st. Louis, and large quantity of
grain is in course Of being loaded on
empty barges, because of the'lack of
storage room in the elevators, and be-
cause Of the idleness of said bargcs.
1t is possible that ocean tonnage is
scarce at New Orleans, but there is no
lack Of it on the river at this time.
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ST. LOUIS.
Consolidation OF Iron MRnufac-
turing Companies.

ST. LOUIS, November 3O.-The con.
solidation of the iron manufacturing
companies, under the title of the St,
Louis Steel and Iron Company, is
almost perfected. The total capital
stock is s., 100000, of which the Pilot
Knob Company have been allotted
81, ,472, 900. and the Vulcan 81, ,l64, 900.
In addition, the indebtedness of the
Vulcan Company, consisting of Z per
ceut mortgage bonds amounting to
sl,OOO,OOO, due in 1885, have been
assumed by the coalesced corporation.
The Grand Tower Mining Company's
estate is to be sold under mortgage
and purchased by the trustees, and its
rate will be apportioned to the capital.
81, ,364,000 will be retained in the
treasury. 1t is said that the Vulcan
will be converted into a steel rail mill,
of capacity sufficient to supply the
Gould syndicate of Southwestern rail.
roads with rails at the very lowest
cost.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30
CHICAGO.
Organization of the Irish National
Convention.
The Land League to be Sup
ported.

CHICAGO, November 3O.-The Irish
National Convention assembled at
noon to-day at Mccormick Hall.
which was completely filed, largely by
delegates. John 7. Finnerty, of Chi
cagO, called the meeting to order, and
Hon. Patrick G. Collins, of Boston,
was nominated for permanent chair
man. Ex-CoDgressman VIM. j. Hines,
of Chicago, was also nominated, and
his nomination was seconded by Pat.
rick Ford, which harmonized the
two elements of the Con-
vention on the "no rent" faction.
Hines accepted the nomination in a
briefspeech and the organization was
completed by the election of a Vice
President and Secretary, and appoint
ment of committees on credentials and
resolutions. The delegates of the con-
vention will favor the full support by
the Irish societies in this country and
the Land League in ireland. 1t is
probable the convention will conclude
its business and adjourn to morrow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30

IT is expected that the National
debt will show further reduction of
near S9,OO0,0OO for the month closing
to. day. The receipts of the public
treasury have been $26,OOO,OOO, nearly
a million day, and the disbursements
about Sl4,OOO,OOo, exclusive of some
S 100000 paid out as interest on the
bonded debt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30

THE sons of old Scotia and those Of
Scottish blood or sympathy through
out the world will observe this, the
Both of November, as st. Andrews
day. In Memphis it will be duly eel
ebrated this evening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30

CHAs. j. FoLGER, the Secretary of
the Treasury, is brother Of the lato
Capt. Tim B. Folger, who died in this
city year or so ago, and will long be
remembered as an original character
and genial gentleman. Their mother
was a sister of Benjamin Franklin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-30
Non-RssIaens Notice,

No. 474-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Mary Butler VS.. The Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis r. r ct al,
II appearing from affidavit in this cauf
that the. defendants, Mrs Fanny Brown,
Mrs Sallie Turley, Howard Turley and Mar
garet Iufley (of Texasl, Dale WATSON and
the unknown heirs Of John Turley, deceased,
whose names aud places Of residence are un-
known and cannot be ascertained after dill.
gent inquiry; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court.
house Of Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn.
on or before the first Monday IN January
1857, and plead, answer OF demur to complain.
ant bill, or the same will be taken for con.
tossed as TO then and set for hearing ex.
parte; and that copy Of this order be pub
lished once week for four successive week
in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of November 1881.
A oopy-Attest;
R. J. BLACK, Clork and Master.
CIV Heiskell, solr for comppt. 7ssi9O %
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Administrators sale-JeweIry nj
Auction

ITO wind up the business Of the late L God
Il shaw, will sell the entire stock Of Cold
and Silver Watches, Clocks, Ladies' Ssts.
CHAR 8, Diamonds, Bracelets, Rings, etc., al
public auction. fale commences SATURDAY.
December 30, at 10 O'Clock a IA. Night sales
at "a o'clock pm, to continue daily until
entire stock is sold.
MRS L GODSHAW,
Adm'x, 236 Main street.
A M ST0DDARD, Auctioueer. 81 i0S
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Dividend Notice.

OFFICE OF
MEMPHIS City FIRE AND GENERAL Tvs Co
~ MADISON STREET,
A I meeting Of the Beard of D,rectars
II held this day,a " Diis'''is'
Dividend OF Five (5) Per Cent
on tue capital stock was declared and ordered
70 be credited on the stock notes OF the Com
pany. By order Of the Board.
Henry Lynn, Cashier, s0si
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Another Crank.

WASHINGTON, November 3O.-An-
other crank, namediElias Fits, alias
P. Paul Neisling, from Sadalga, was
arrested here to night, He said he came
to save Guiteau. This makes ninety
cranks arrested here since Garfield
was shot.