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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01
Edwards end Turner at Shelby
oHnnA
Nashville World,

WARTRAcE, October 28.-Colonel
Edwards and General Turner ad.
dressed the people Of Shelbyville yes
terday. A good crowd was in attend
auce, who gave them an attentive
hearing throughout, both Of them
being repeatedly applauded during
the course Of their remarks. Colonel
Edwards spoke first, in a plain, prac.
teal way, advising his Greenback
friends not to throw away their vote
on Mr.. Beasley, who, no predicted.
would not carry a single civil district
10 tho State, and therefore did not
have the least shadow of a chance OF
an election, but to vote for General
Bate, the only man in the field for
whom they could consistently cast
their sufrages without doing violence
TO the principles Of their party.
General Turner followed next in a
soathing review of the Hawkins
dynasty that made the Republicans
wriggle and twist and squirm on their
seats in very wrath, His burning
words Of eloquence we're so electr;fy.
Jog that rounds OF applause greeted
hia every utterance. A fearless do.
fender Of truth, his position in Ten
pessee politics TO day Is one that
commands the respect and admiration
OF her citizens. Truly is be called
the Irish orator." aud | will add the
"Robert Emmett of America" Good
results are expected to emanate from
these two speeches.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01
How the Egyptians Tortured
Their Prisoners.
London MOr1ing Adyertise

London Moroing Advertiser.
When the British forces occupied
the citadel of Cairo they found that
tortures had been inflicted upon pris.
Oners that were horrible in their bar
barity, reminding one of the old In
QUESTION period. The prisoners had
been beaten and racked if they could
not pay money; they had been hanged
up by the thumbs, by the ankles, 5y
straps around their waists; their bod
les had been barred, the skin over the
hips and legs frightened by a conlri-
vance so ingenious that only a fend
inspired by Satan could have
devised it, and then the lash
applied, one man making an up.
ward blow alternately with the
downward cut Of another, until
at last the flesh in pieces was
lifted from the quivering victim.
Then, too, the bastinado, most hor-
rlble Of all punishments, was used. 1
saw prisoners who could not walk.
and whose feet we're simply lumps of
discolored flesh. Others I saw and
talked to who had been aayed. One,
an old man, seemed to be dying. Mad
With the agony of pain he had en-
dured, he dashed away from his tor
mentors, and, running swiftly around
the mosque, he jumped thirty feet
down the rampant. When he reached
the bottom he lay a crushed and
helpless mass below, and then thew
brought him back, and they logged
him again on the limbs that were
broken, and on the bones that protrud-
ed through the flesh.
The name Of the brute who ner.
petrated these atrocities is Soliemau
zorab zim Pasha, a Colonel in t6e
artillery; by birth from Kantarah. by
education a soldier, by nature a fend.
Colonel Knox having discovered ali
the facts, he called Mr.. zorab Pasha
into his presence and ordered him to
be manacled. They put heavy irens
on him, | assure you. They screwed
them tight, too, and Tommy Atkins
made nc endeavor to ease him of the
miseries of captivity. He will prob
| ABLY be shot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01

A former college classmate Of
Colonel Alonzo w. Slayback, the
victim Of the recent tragedy in
the rooms Of the St. Louis
Post Dispatch, writes. THE father
Of A.. W. and Charles L. Slay.
back died when they we're little chill
drcn, leaving no property at all. The
one object OF their mothers life then
was to educate them thoroughly. To
this end she toiled as no woman with
IN my recollection ever did, and
accomplished her object. Lon became
a lawyer, and Charley the we'll known
New Orleans and st. Louis merchant
To the credit Of these boys be it said
that the first money they made was
given to their mother, and from thal
day she never had al hours work b
do, ifthey could help it,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01
MYSTERY.
The Hat of Miss Heuneeke
Found On the River Bank.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, October o.
The Hrst clue TO the whereabouts Of
the missing Hennecke girl was found
this afternoon, when the hat worn by
her vas discovered to have been
found on Tuesday BY a party living
secluded on an island iu the southern
part If the river. During services
this forenoon the manifesto of the
Mayor was read in all the churches,
and the affair was brought to the no
tice OF the finder of the hat in that
way.
The hat Is positively recognized By
the parents, and the theory was at
once advanced and generally believed
that the girl was drowned on her
way home from school. Extensive
dragging Of the river did not result in
the finding of the body, which is be
lieyedt to have been washed under the
dock by the current caused by pass
ing vessels. The theory of abduction
is now generally abandoneds
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01

Tar Kaoxale Chronicle thus i'm
nresse upon It's readers the inPor-
lance and value Of q single vote,
which VIC commend to our Demo-
cratic frieadS Very often IN the
bistory Of this country great results
have depended On ONE vote. Over
thirty years ago Marcus Morton was
elected Governor Of Massachusetts,
over Eaward Everett, By just one
vote. ana that, TOO, in total vote
Of lSg0a The treaty by
which the Repablie Of Texas
was annexed 70 the Fedora
Union passed the United Sss,ei
Senate By just one majority. The late
Governor William Allen, Of 0hiO,vai
elected 10 Congress BY iast one ma.
Iiority. II lS75. Andrew johnson
vas elected United States Senate,
b. one msjoTiU. Thomas JsEerso'
vas elected, over Aaron Burr, Prei
dent Of the United States By one vote
In our eEn State, in the Memphi
District, Hen. Fred ?. Stanton va
elected to Congress over the lat
Hon. Ed n Ysrger, by one vote
Bearing these facts in mind. let on
friends appreciate the importance G
one vote
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01
&C. E N" writes the Courier

&C. E NJ" writes the Courier
Journal from Nashville:
"One miracle Is at last explained;
and Charles a. EEing. Of Dresden, Is
the expounder. Entertaining several
friends Al The Hampton house the
other hight, Charley drew 3 thrilling
picture q 2 certain death angle on the
ksnnessE Inc into which his regi-
msnt vas pocketed during the four
hours Of an afternoon he q never
forget They we're eroS fred on from
right left and in front, with grape.
canister and rife ball I'll it seemed
impossible for any Confederate to es-
cape. HoE We longsd for night to
come, said Mr.. Ewing. But It did
seem it never would; and / was not
alone in honestly believing that the
sun stood still in the sky for four solid
hours. l can understand Joshua's
miracle easily enough now. Joshua
was getting the worst Of the fight
There are some sky blues, real good
Democrats at first, but erring brethren
temporarily, who are in al similar
awful fix. They are hemmeC
in on all sides. They cannot
go forward, and are too proud to sur
render. To them the sun do" no
move. All they want now is to be lie
alone. They cry out, "0h, 70
Butcher or night "0h, for the endl
They say if Bate is sure Of election
, (and we know be ISL, why don't yor
stop iring2 This reminds us Of
familiar story: A gentleman walk
ing across a field was chased by
y gentleman sheep. He fed to the neal
est tree but had no time to get u
: so he took around the tree with th
sheep close behind. Round and roun
they went until finally the gentlema
$ pursued became so desperate and "a
!. SO well that he caught up with Ii
masculine sheep and seized him
c the caudal appendage so useful in &
time. One OF two vigorous twis
G brought Mr.. Sheep to his knees an
e he pitocusly bleated out bah" "pah,
d bah yourself shrieked the victo
D who started this thing anyhow"
Moral: Don't bolt unless you kno
your course.
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Babies in India.

No need of baby farms in India. A
correspondent writes to the Indian
Pioneer: The wolves are carrying of
children at a terrible rate. A poor
little child was taken away and eaten
(only the lower part of one leg being
found) from the lines of the Twenty
seventh Punjaub infantry a short time
ago. Another child was carried of
and eaten (only the head being found
from the door OF the house OF a poor,
old, half. blind coolie Last night an
ayah's child was carried off from the
inside Of a walled incloanre in an
officers compound, the wolf jumpiuC
over two children and taking a thirG
lying close to its mother who, poor
creature, ran shrieking after it. The
children are apparently always seized
BY the throat, so their cries are no.
heard.
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COLONEL TON o
lie Again Escapes from Anchor
age and Goes TO JefTersonVIIIe,
Out Ofthe Reach of KentncIkxi
OmiciaIs-A RequisitiOn Neces-
sary.
Courier Journai. 90.


Things have taken a new and rather
unexpected turn in The case of Colonel
Tom Butord, who escaped from the
asylum on Saturday morning. The
manner 10 which he took his denarture
is not exactly known, as he left early
10 the morning, and did not come to
the city on the train, as was at first
supposed. He declined to say how he
did get here. Upon his arrival he
avoided everybody, and did not ap-
pear on the streets much until about
8 o'clock, when he skipped down to
the ferry dock and crossed over to
Jacksonville. Ho remained over
there until quite late, and
then, returning, went to the house
OF Dan Bulord, on First street, where
he was quietly sleeping whilst those
looking for him thought he was in
Jacksonville. j. w. Moore and A..
@. Doyle, two of the attendants at the
asylum, came down Saturday night
and proceeded to Dan Buford's
house, but were told that the Colonel
was across the river. They then
went to the ST. Cloud Hotel where
they remained until yesterday morn
ing. About 9 O'Clock they visited the
ferry dock, arriving here just as the
boat was moving out into the river,
and saw seated upon the deck Col.
Buford and his nephew. They were
compelled, of course, to wait half an
hour for the next boat. When they
arrived in Jacksonville they met Mr.
Dan Buford, who vas preparing to
return, and he told them that his
uncle had just gone down the street.
The attendants walked rapidly down
the main street aud INST Col. Buford
about two squares off, walking quietly,
with his hands in his pockets, and
WRESTLING MOST ooNTENTEDLY.
He expressed no surprise upon see
ing them, but spoke politely and shook
hands with them both. When they
told him that they had como
to bring him back TO Anchorage
he quietly said he had concluded moi
to 20, and as h. was out of Kentucky
they could not take him. No amount
Of persuasion could induce him Ia
change his mind, and he finally took
them TO the Office Of Mr.. Jewett, q
prominent lawyer, who told them that
it would be almost an impossibility tC
get him back, as they could not prove
in Indiana that he was insane, and il
would be hard to get a requisition
Colonel Buford's face frightened con.
siderably upon hearing this, and h
said:
well. | am glad of that, as | wa,
wearing my life away by inches at thu
asylum, aud the reason | ran away was
to have some recreation and 60 fshinC
and hunting. am out of their reach
now, and will stay so. If | could only
got my sisters body out of the State
would never put my feet on Kentucky
soil again"
He spoke very earnestly about tb,
matter, and it is probable that he viii
keep his word. 1t is not known jus
what steps will be taken, but tn,
Colonel remains firmly intpeuched il
the National Hotel 10 Jelersonyille.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01

This was an old building. The thea.
ter itself was built only in 1874. 1t
extended from Twenty second street
half way up to Twenty first street on
Broadway, with the stage entrance on
Twenty second street. II had been
newly frescoed and upholstered, in
preparation for Mrs. Langtry's debut
The scenery for the play was costly
and elaborate, especially that for the
second act, being painted on satin and
hand embroidered. 1t was all de-
stroyed. There had been no rehearsal
to day, but merely the scene setting
tor Mrs. Lengtry.
THE FIRE APPARATUS OUT OF ORDER.
The fire signal boxes failed to act
when an attempt was made to give an
alarm, and the stage hose and several
fire extinguishers the employees were
unable to work. The fire spread so
rapidly that the valuable paintings
could not be removed from the office.
Mr.. Hamilton, the stage carpenter,
says the stage hose worked all right
and the stage was flooded, but the fire
had reached the flies.
WHAT ABBEY SAYS.
Abbey was found at the Brunswick
Hotel. His loss he estimates at over
100000, and insurance 1850 The
building belonged to the McOomt
estate. He was on his way to the
theater when the fire broke out, and
be haatened to inform Mrs. Langtry
OF his misfortune. She is now suffer.
ing from nervousness and disappoint
ment. He has secured the Crane
OperahOuse for Monday, when Mrs
Llngtry will make her debut. Jefer
son was to follow Florence at tn
Grand Operahouse Saturday week, bu
Abbey thought he would cancel hi
dates, under the circumstances
Florence had another week to rul
from Saturday next, but surrenderei
his rights. 10 regard to tickets sold
everything will be made satisfactory
The other losses are estimated a
follows: G. H. George, mural deco
! rator, who occupied a store under tn
theater, $4,000; insured for $45, 00C
Parsons & Scarlett, occupying tn
I second floor, %tailors, 1000; PARTIAL
insured. The building suffered to tn
extent of $40, 900; insured.
To night, John Leo, stage carpentC
at the theater, was reported missing
! and it is thought he persisted in th
flames.
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also the Waverly in Caldwell parish.
aud thence proceeded to the Atcha.
ialaya, where he staked out the ex-
t%ention of the Lucky Hit levee.
The Norwood Barbre and the Gala
han levees, in the parish of Point
Coupee; Alligator, Yellow and Harlan
Dykes were staked out, as we'll as were
the Harmason, Oason and Bentley
levees in Avoyelles, and the Reichard,
Scott, Dolly, Nelson, Sage, Gordon
and Burton levees in st. Landry.
These embraces about all of the work
that the board will be able to do this
year, on the Atchafalaya owing to the
vast amount of work which has been
done on Bayou Delglaise, which the
board are now making arrangements
to have paid up ont Of the funds Of
1888.
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STAGE ROBBERY.
Three Masked HighWaymen
Rob the Passengers ON
the COOlkeville and
Lebanon Mage.
Banner I'll.

0aAANA "a
The following special was received
yesterday afternoon alter the Banner
had gone to press:
LEBANON, Tenn, October 30, 1882,
$50 pm.-The Cookeville stage was
robbed last night at Pekin, ia Put.
nan county, by three masked men.
Five passengers were robbed and the
mail bags cut open and their con
tents taken.
A gentleman from Lebanon stated
to day that the robbery above men
toned was committed five miles
above Chestnut Mound, on a lonely
part Of the route. The robbers, who
were masked, halted the stage and
one stood at the horses heads
while the other two made thu
passengers and driver alight anC
form a line in the road, anC
one then searched the passenger
while the other, with drawn revolver
guarded. The passengers we're La.
iayette Boyd, e. T. Martin, William
Harper and mother, of Olainsboro
ILL.,, and one young lady and the driver
y. P. Randolph. Mr.. Harper hsC
been up the country to sell some land
but had taken the preoaution to sent
the purchase money by express, anC
the robbers got only SIS from him
They got $40 from Boyd and S25 from
Martin. The highwaymen then Gu
open the mail bags and rifed the con
tents, but failed to realize anything o
much value from this source. Thu
route over which tho Oookeville ant
Lebanon stage passes is through a yer.
lonely country.
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Not the PrettIest Woman in the
World.
N. Y. Letter 10 Indianapoli, Times.

N. Y. Letter to Indianapolis Times.
Agnes Booth, the sister in-law Of
Edwin, is a much finer figure and
nearer perfection than ever Mrs.
Langtry was or can be, dropping her
admirable qualities as an actress and
her exquisite taste in dress. She is
one the best formed women on the
legitimate statg'. Lillian Russell has
no peer for facial beauty on any stage.
Mile Rhea is a much more beautiful
woman than Langtry; so is Mary An
derson; and if we return to brunette
beauty, look at Rose Eytinge, though
no longer a very young woman. What
a wealth OF beauty in her liquid dark
eyes and fascinating smile Blanche
Roosevelt is another pretty woman. In
private life there are hundreds OF
more beautiful women than Mrs,
Langtry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01
Down WIN lhe TeIegraph PoIe.:

The telegraph, telephone and cleo
trio light companies, which are dis.
figuring the streets and avenues of
nearly all our leading cities aud towns,
attempt TO defend their outrageous
action by declaring that the under
ground wire system is still a dangerous
and doubtful experiment. Nearly all
the telegraph wires in Germany are
under ground, aud the experience of
the companies and of the government
there is all in favor Of the plan which
meets with 80 much opposition here.
The city of p~ittsburg, in Penusyl
vania, has been making some expert.
ments in this direction, and It is
needless to say that they are entirely
successful. This is a question which
must be taken up by New York in the
very near future. The unsightly poles.
no matter to what company they be-,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01
French RepUbIicanism in Dan.
New York Herald.

NJ. DuClerc, the French Premier.
who came so quietly into Office. NAV
leave it in a hurricane of political
passions. The great city of LYONS !,
in a stateo Of panic; its banks and public
buildings are threatened by the mob.
Its theaters are deserted; the soldier
and police are getting ready for action.
France has been shaken from its
equanimity by the discoveries of con.
spiracles which are aimed against
capital, order and the life of the 70.
public. In truth, the republic has
been far too lenient with its enemies
IL has allowed the Royalists to make
incendiary speeches; it has allowed
the Radicals to hold meetings whereat
the President was formally condemned
to death. Its moderation has been
taken for weakness. NJ. Duclerc +
considered a mar Of straw. NJ. Grew
Is reputed as an amiable nonentitv
These are not the methods. these are
not the men for France. France needs
70 be ruled with a strong hand, and Il
NM. Greyy and Duclere are The
strongest men that the republic can
produce it will a%ssuredly perish,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01
senator Harris, Esfimate

Nashville Special to the COurier-Journal
Senator Harris, having sufficiently
recovered, leaves the city to night tC
fill his appointment elsewhere. HI
says that if the full vote Of $4,000 il
polled Oh the 9Th of November Gen.
Bate will be elected over all his com
petitors by 10000 majority; but if the
usual vote only is polled he will beat
the trio combined by from $1,000 to
$1,000. He has been over most Of the
State, and is one Of the shrewdest po-
Iitioal DEMONSTRATION in the Union.
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A Remarkable Hotel.

Joe Beefs hotel in Mootreal Is
unique. 1t is a big four story stone
building. on the liver front of
Montreal, and its customers are
chiefly bOatmen. On the first floor is
a barroom, decorated with human
skulls (the proprietor says they are
the heads Of his relatives); and on one
end Of the counter, for a free lunch.
always lies a huge piece of raw beef.
with a knife for hacking off pieces
The second floor is a cheap
restaurant; and above are lodg-
ing rooms, at ten cents a night
There is also a concert hall. But the
strangest feature of the concern is a
row Of cells in the cellar, where Joe
locks up the guests when they become
boisterously drunk. II won't have
any policemen around my place" he
said to Boston Herald corres3en-
dent; I'm my own police, judge and
jury and | keep my own Jail" His
followers submit to this system, be-
cause they escape the 6nes that would
be imposed if they fell into the hands
of the police.
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long, must come down, and the wires
must be put under ground.
Eminent ct. Louis Physicians
say;

"CoLDEN's LIQUID BEEF Tonic is
a very agreeable article of diet, and
particularly useful when tonics are
required, as it is tolerated when Other
forms of animal food are rejected. II
diphtheria, ague, malaria, typhoid
fevers, and every depressing disease, it,
use is most advantageous. We have
prescribed it with excellent success
j. H. Leslie. NJ. d; G. P. Copp, NJ
D., S. B Parsons, NJ. D.; r. A
Vaughan, NJ. d. Drs S. l.. and j. Q
Niedelet; VIM Porter; NJ. D., ant
many others. (Remember the name
Colden's-take no other).
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How to become Rich suddenly.


In the quiet hours Of reflection
when q man sits down and reflects
upon the seemingly uneven distribu-
ton of wealth in this country, and
even all countries, it causes a dismal
attack of blues to pervade the epigas-
trium of one who is ignorant where the
supply of food for himself and his
family is to come from for the morrow.
He thinksover the millions accredited
to Vanderbilt, Gould, Keene, Stewart,
Wanapaker, Lorillard and many 9TH
ers whose names are as familiar as
household words. He signs for sud
den wealth, and in his despair often
would stop at no extremity, however
desperate, to have even the title o.
riches the more fortunate seem tC
despise. He overlooks entirely a fac
made known to everybody for years
through the press that the Louisiana
State Lottery Company at New Or
leans, La, on the second Tuesday o.
every month distributes hundreds O
thousands of dollars in princely for
tunes to applicants to NJ. A. Dauphin
New Orleans, for the sum of s.
whole ticket, or one fifth FRACTIONAL!
for 81
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h Physicians Say.
SAN LEANpRo. CAL.

A IkANDHU, OAL.
DR.. R. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Sir have employed your
Pleasant Purgative Pellets" in my
practice for the last four years. l
now use no other Alternative or cathar-
tic medicines in all chronic derange-
ments Of the stomach, liver and bowels.
1 know Of nothing that equals them.
j. A. MILLER, NJ. d.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01

COLONEL Pat DOMAIN, the famous
journalist aud orator has gone into the
real estate business at Fargo, and thus
shows his faith in the rising empire Of
Dakota. Journalism loses a bril-
liant electric light, but when bis Tor
tune is made be IS snre 70 Gene back
which We hops vii be soon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-01

wHrrE men IS wsll as colOred nay
read with profit and interest the re.
marks Of Mr.. Alfred Froman, made
Monday at HOegle's church in the
Sixth District aud appearing IN to-
DAYS LFpsFR.
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locating Levees.

State Engineer H. O. Brown Ar.
rived in the city last evening. During
his absence he visited Ouachita and
Caldwell parishes, and staked out Tho
lovees on Black BAYOU dyke. the Cuba
and Anderson levees in Ouachita.