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Death OF Miss ParneII.


The following particulars of the
sudden death Of Miss Fanny ParneII
are given in the New York World:
About 4 o'clock on Thursday after
noon the citizens Of Bordentown Nj.
were shocked at hearing the announce.
ment Of the death OF Miss Fanny Par
nell, second sister of Charles Stewart
Parnell, leader Of the Irish party in
the British Parliament, and the head
Of the Land League. Miss Parnell
was in good health during the morning,
having taken a carriage drive from the
Old lronsides mansion, a mile from
BOrdentown, to the pestOfice. She
returned about noon and took a stroll
over the large farm with her hounds.
After dinner she returned to her
room. Her mother, who is i'll with
malaria, aud Mrs. Stewart we're in the
house. Mrs. Stewart happened to look
in Miss Fanny Parnells room and
saw something was wrong.
Approaching the bed, she
found the lady in a state Of Iinsesi-
bility and her heart beating feebly.
Miss Fanny was subject to falling fits,
and at first it was supposed that she
would rally, but, as her heart grew
fainter in its beatiBgs, Mrs. Stewart
summoned Mrs. Psrnell, who reached
the room in time TO see her daughter
de. DR.. Longstreet was called, but
it was after 3 o'clock, and when he
arrived Miss Parnell was dead. Mira.
Parnell and Mrs Stewart we're pros
trated with grief. About o'clock Mrs.
Stewart sent a dispatch TO London to
Mr.. Charles Stewart Parnell breaking
the mournful news gs gently as posi-.
Bile. Many Inquiries we're made to
lind IT the report was true. The peo.
pie Of BordentoWn were overwhelmed
by the news, and fastened to Old
l%ronsides, hoping that it might prove
untrue, Since Thursday Of last week
when Messrs. Davitt and Redmond
passed a day and night at the Par.
nell mansion, Miss Parnell has
been at home attending tothe bus.
mess Of the expensive farm Of her
grandfather. She give her personal
attention TO the details of its man.
agement, and knew as much about
the crops as her farmer. She was
extremely charitable to the town
people and spent large sums Of money
among the tradesmen, and, com.
ing thus much in tactwith tho people.
was generally beloved. The oldmansion
and the city of Bordentown are now
surrounded with a gloom, the like OF
which has not been witnessed since
the death Of Commodore Charlie,
Stewart on November 6, 1869. The
cause Of Mrs Parnell's death was par,
alysis Of the heart. Her mother said
last night that she intended takinQ
Miss Fanny TO Ireland in tho fall. md
the climate Of that coantry suited her
better than this. The body a now
lying 10 an ice box in the room iu
which the young lady died. Mrs
Parnell bears the terrible ordeal with
remarkable resignation.
Miss Fanny Parnell was born Al
Avondale, County wicklow, Ireland.
in 1854 Since i~H!saey the most Of
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her life has been spent In this coun.
try, at BordentoWn, N. j. Miss
Fanny Parnell, with her mother, Mrs.
Della Stewart Parnell, and Miss Ellen
A. Ford, Of Brooklyn, were the
founders of the Ladies Land League
in America in 1879. Miss Parnell has
always been an active and influential
member of the Irish Land League in
America. She has written many
poems in behalf of the cause of Ire.
land. Her first production was en-.
titled Palaces and Hovels in Ire
land" which won marked attention.
Her most ambitious effort, however,
was Hold the Harvest" which was
read by the Attorney General at the
Dublin State trials of Parnell, Dillon,
Brennan and Others, in 1880. Her
last poem was upon Michael Davitt,
which her mother read at Davitt's
reception in the Academy of Music.
this city, on June 18th last. During
the famine in Ireland Miss Parnell
contributed literally from her own
purse for the benefit of the sufferers,
and by fairs, rafles and the soliciting
of subscriptions did very much to aid
in furnishing supplies for the famish-
ing.
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A Fortress.

Fortress Monroe, Virginia, is the
largest forti6cstion 10 the world. II
has already cost over three millions of
money. The water battery is consid
cred to be one OF the finest pieces OF
military construction in the world.
Col. Lodor, the instructor of the mill
tary school, has invented and perfected
some astonishing appliances that, when
we shall have guns, will be Of immense
value in handling them, In one OF the
easements inside the fort is his Office.
De can sit in it and, with an electric
appliance, cause every gun in the fort
to be fred simultaneously. He ha.
perfected another set of instrument.
b which the exact distance Of q shir
from the shore may be accurately de.
terminsd, the velocity and direction
Of the wind, the consequent DETECTION
of the ball, and the precise point a
which the ball will strike the shin,
The guns are fred By electricity.
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Members Of the British ParI1a.
meDt,


Within the walls Of Parliament
there is no difference between a county
and a borough member, either in
power or privileges; the yea or nav OF
the one being just as good as that OF
the other. But whether inside or out
the county member considers himself
above the borough one,. and is SO
generally regarded.
Why this fancied superiority-for il
is only a farcy-Americans may de-
sire to know; all the more when told
that county constituencies are not
only smaller than those Of many Dor.
oughs, but less intelligent and en-.
lightened. Numbers, however, have
nothing to do with it, neither has in
telligence nor enlightenment; there
being a factor, in the eyes Of English.
men, more powerful than all three nut
Decentralization.
But whence and why the fashion. is
the collateral question that crops up.
to get answer that, from time imme.
mortal, county constituencies have
been represented in Parliament BY
the scions Of %sristocracy, while Dor.
ough members may be anybody or
anything, ever low born men, as
some of them are.
About the former there is a fine
high spiced favor of .p~airicianism,
while around the latter hangs and
cliDgs the vulgar odor Of Democracy
-as the English idea has it. Hence,
to sit for a shire" is a prouder dis.
tinction than to be the representative
Of the richest and most populous
borough.
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y OAACeha AO@S UNIV
Though Morrison Heady, of Ken.
lucky, is blind as a bat and deaf as a
post, he is a marvel of mechanical
dexterity, Of inventive genius, and Of
clear and quick cogitation. One see
ing him walking in the streets Of
Louisville with head erect and strong
tread. holding a little boy by the hand,
would not suspect his disabilities, nor,
watching him at the counter of a
hardware store purchasing a knife,
would an observer think anything OF
the matter, unless he happened to note
that the dealer spoke no word, but
only touched the hand ofthe customer.
Among his inventions is a leather
glove with the letters of the alphabet
painted on it. You can talk to him as
fast as you can touch those letters
With the end of your finger. Another
of his inventions is a mechanical writ
ing machine, with which he can write
and others can transcribe. The
machine pricks its way along the paper
and he can read his own writing by
the sense of touch. Others can use
the machine to write out for him any
thing not procurable in blind type,
and then be can read it with his
fingers and indirectly have access to
the literary gems which would other
wise be a sealed book to him. Usually
a blind mar can hear, but it il useless
to read to Heady. His speech is as
clear and sharp as that OF a man OF
education, combined with great force
Of wit and perfect faculties. Since
he cannot hear himself speak the fact
is a remarkable psychic puzxle-for
the best Of us learn accuracy of pro-
nunciation and d~istinctness Of enunci-
alton by dat Of long practice and
study, educating ourselves by the aid
Of our ears and eyes. Among his
other accomplishments this man num-
bers the art of poetry. W. have just
received a pamphlet of twenty pages
containing some selections from his
unpublished compositions. At every
point he is a master. Iambic penta-
meter rolls from his machine as
easily as iambic pentrameter
rippled from SCOTS pen. The
reader, who has never seen this mans
poetry will be incredulous but a glance
down a few pages of hexameter will
convince anyone that Heady can write
any sort of poetry he likes.
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What Has Been Ordered from
EurOpe Tor Use Next Winter.
Boston Herald

ONoNVn AlCi1lAa
In the way OF trimmings it is said
that the reign Of embroidery has only
just begun, and that it will be used
next winter in greater profusion than
at present for trimming wooden dresses.
Polka dots will be enlarged to great
balls that resemble embroidery, though
they are wrought by machinery. These
balls are shaded with a deep hue like
a shadow in the lower part of the
round figure, aad though most often Of
a darker tint than the surface of the
dress, are also in different shades, con
trasting with the dark c olor Of the
ground. The "plumetis, or feathery
chenille embroidery, introduced this
summer in nuns velling, will also be
repeater in camel's hair and in other
wooden fabrics that are not twilled.
For silks, gros grain and heavy
afetas are suggested instead Of the
satin lustrous goods that have been
worn during the past three years. The
latter, however, will by no means 20
out of fashion. Taffeta silks are the
iavorites of the summer season with
Parisiennes. and will probably be in
vogue here for the autumn and winter.
The checked taffeta is preferred by
French modistes to the twilled Louisi.
ana that are so much used here. They
are imported in bingham checks
that combine olive, dark red, blue,
etc. The chine taffeta is also a favor
lite choice at present in Paris, but has
not found as much favor here as the
softer chine surrahs that are shown in
dark maroon, green or blue grounds
strewn with creamy tea roses, or pale
blue or salmon pink grounds nearly
covered with a pattern of rosebuds on
blue ground, or of forget me nots of
green leaves on a SALMON background.
About brocades opinions differ. They
are condemned in advance by some
merchants, while others, especially
those who cater to gay tastes, have
ordered them at the Lyons factories,
for their customers who like snowy
things, and are sure to object to plain
things.
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A Sly Toad's Trap for Flies.
Portsmouth IN. H. Chronicle.

Portsmouth IN. H. Chronicle.
Mr.. Charles White, Of Newcastle
has a brood Of chickens which have
the run of a portion Of the yard, the
old hen being kept shut up. The
chickens are led with moistened moal
in saucers, and when the dough gets a
little sour it attracts large numbers Of
flies. An observant toad has evidently
noticed this, and every day along to.
ward evening he makes bis appearance
in the yard, hops to the saucer, climbs
in, and rolls over and over until he il
covered with meal, having done which
he awaits developments. The flies
entioed bv the smell, soon swarm
around the schemiug batrachiaD, and
whenever one passes within two
inches or so of bis nose his tongue
carts out and the fly disappears, and
this plan works SO we'll that the toad
has taken it up as a regular business.
The chickens do not manifest the least
alarm at their clumsy and big mouthed
playmate, but seem to consider it quite
a lark to gather around him and peck
of his stolen coat of meal, even when
they have plenty more of the same
sort in the saueers.
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How Japanese Babies are Wei.
coined.
Yokohama Correspondence of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.

10kohama COrrokpOnueDce OF the Gan iran
cisco Chronicle.
One curious custom in vogue is the
exhibition of a fsh on every house
where a boy has been born to the fam
lily during the year. This showing is
made during the month Of May, and
on the 9th of that month there is a
high festival held; the relatives and
friends of the family making it the
occasion of presenting gifts and toys
suitable for boys, as we'll as giving
clothing fitting for the little chap. All
sorts of child's gear is to be seen on
exhibition at the time, and no boy is
neglected. The boy is the pride of
the household, the parents ~testifying
their JOY in feastipg all corners who
honor them by their membranes.
The girl babies are not forgotten, but
they are accorded another day aud a
separate festival time, this being the
third day Of the third month-the Sd
Of March. Then, instead of the fish
floating as a symbol, the doll is to be
e e in abundance, and all
the toys known to the girl world
are lavishly displayed. There is very
much Of pride exhibited on both Of
these child festivals, az the gifts pre-.
scented are ostentatiously displayed by
the fond parents for the admiration Of
their friends. Diminutive suits of
armOr, tiny swords and bows and ar.
rows, toy horses, with full suits of
trappiDgs-in fact, every imaginable
thing that goes into the makeup Of
the Japanese warrior of the olden
time are on parade on the 9th OF May;
while the Sd Of March brings forth all
that is representative Of the lie and
fsncies Of the feminine gender. There
are many who are not content to await
the full advent of the time for the dis
play Of the fish emblem, SO that dur.
ing he latter part OF April il is nc
uncommon thing to see an immense
fish, sometimes two, so constructed
that it is filed by the breeze, hoatibl
from q baaboo pole, herslding th,
glory that has its Iodpment in thu
house from which it is exhibited.
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Adelaide Ristori made her debut in
English on her sixty-second birthday
at the Drury Lane Theater, London
after al absence of many years from
the stage. The role was Lady Mac
beth, and it is said that the great &C
tress had devoted many months to its
study, and her knowledge Of the
English language is small. She EN-.
ployed an elocutionist to read the
lines to her, over and over, while she
wrote out the words Theoretically.
After thus getting the sounds firmly
liked in her memory, she set about
studying their meaning. There was
an immense audience, drawn partly by
curiosity to witness her novel effort
at first her pronunciation was hurried
and indistinct, but after the first act
she was composed, and spoke admir-
ably, while her acting was as strong as
thirty years ago.
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Fostering Parson.
New York Sun.

a.
"Pious bores are an insuferabl
nuisance" said the sexton Of an up
town church. "fhere Is one fellow
who has been boring this church for
year until at last | was compelled (,
threaten him with arrest. He woult
come at the busiest time on SUNDAY
morning, and insist on bring show
to the best seat. | could not put hin
off. fl did lot give him the besI
he would follow me up the aisle anG
coolly walk in after another party.
at was not so much the seat as his
conduct in it hat made him objsc-
tionable. He would be oficiously
polite to the occupants, in handing
books and finding hymns. He would
fad out the names of pew holders and
bore them with conversation.
He would 60 to their residences
and bore them there under pretence
of interest in the church work. He
would waylay the minister and mo-
nopolize his time after service, to the
exclusion Of members of the church,
whose only opportunity to see TIE
pastor might be in those few moments.
Zone day our pastor, who is an ex.
ceedingly courteous man, was vexed.
rbe bore darted after him after morn.
ing service and insisted upon a talk.
Excuse me- said the pastor, L
am not now at leisure
but | have some important
thoughts to talk over with you Jon.
tinued the bore.
81 beg your pardon, but you must
come some other time
My thoughts are very pressing
persisted the bore, as he was again re-
bufed in the pastors blandest style.
But still he %persevered, until even
that amiable clergyman calculated,
1t you do not get out | will call for
the police.
"Clergymen are very often martyrs
to this sort of persecution. Being
non-combatants, they are expected to
submit without resistance. There is
a clergyman 10 New York of
any prominence who has not some
bore in his congregation who
almost worries his life out of him.
rockingham had one who used to get
4 chair and sit agape close to the
platform, and after service rush to
pull Frothingham's hand out of his
to shake it. Deems had one
who came 80 often that the minister
was convinced that the mar wanted
10 steal his books.
But it is old ladies who distress
popular young min sters most in this
way. Frequently they have little to
DO. They poster the pastor in his
in the church, the vestry, the
doorway and the street, until life be.
comes a burthen to him, and yet he
1ares not protect himself lest he
be accused of lack Of interest
IN his work. The poor parsons can.
not, like ordinary folk, say they are
not at home when they are. They
cannot be harsh or abrupt, but have
to bear it as best they can. OF
all the affections of clergymen the
most offensive is the pious BORE"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-26

The New York Sun is waging war
on the growing use of the word like"
for as" According to the grammars
this is an %atrocious vulgarism. mad
missible in any well constructed bit OF
English composition. In fact, its use
has always been held sufficient to con
denim the style Of any writer as falling
little shert Of illiteracy. Its habitat
has usually been assigned to the West
and South, but we notice that the Sun
complains Of finding il not only in the
New York Evening Post and London
Times, but also on countless pages OF
otherwise well written English and
American novels" Such being the
case it is evident that the grammarians
are out Of date, and the next editions
will probably permit US to write like
the noyelists do.
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No, 453, RD-Iu the Probate Court Of Shelby
county, T~onn.-Julius A Taylor, admir- OF
N DL Stewart, decd, vs.. Sarah Stewart
OF al.
IT appearing from bill filed herein, that this
j is a proceeding instituted for tho purpose
deed, as an insolvent estate, under the insol.
vent laws Of the State OF Tennessee; II IA
therefore ordered that all persons having
claims against said estate. make their appear
ance herein, at the courthouse Of our said
court, on or before the first Monday in Mo-
authenticated aud have thea selves made
parties hereto, or thor claims will DO forever
barred both in law and equity.
This July p, 1889.
A copy-Attestj
OWEN DwYER, Clerk.
BY HUsH B. CULLEN, D G.
Taylor y Carroll, soils for comppt.
l4 13O i3g 1l2
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New York Militia.
New York Tribune. %.

~
The members Of the National Guards
OF this State are showing commenda
BILE activity in using all means within
reach to make themselves soldiers In
fact as we'll as in name. If the zeal Of
the men and officers does not slacken,
within a year or two we may have the
l2,OOO militiamen in this State 40
drilled and disciplined that we can de-.
pend upon them with perfect conf.
dence in any emergency. Some Of
them are we'll trained now, but there
is great room for Improvement in the
body as a whole. Just now military
movements T brisk. The 9th repi.
ment, of this city, shot at Creedmooi
yesterday; the 18th of Brooklyn, will
practice there to day. The 18th, Of
New York, leaves the camp ofinstruc.
ton at Peekskill this morning. and
the 18th takes its place.
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Tracing Resemblances Under
Difficulties.
BrunENlok Nc } Telerraph. q.

brunsWick inc Telegraph. I'll.
We told last week of tho meeting
between the late John s. @. Abbott
and Cullen Sawtelle, classmates, SO
pathetically related by the latter at
the dedication of Memorial Hall. We
have something Of an amusing char
acter to relate. The class of 81 was
represented at commencement by sew
cral OF its members, among them Mr..
A. @. Stockin, Eve shall venture to
give his name Now, Mr.. Stockin is
not an old man, but hale and hearty,
with a keen eye and a fresh, ford
countenance, and we think will kick
the beam" at over 200 pounds. But
his hair and full beard are almost
white, as is not infrequently the case
with men of his years. AS he was
walking on tho campus a gentleman
accosted him and inquired: Are YOU
Prof Goodwin" mo sir" replied
Mr.. StOckin; why do you ask?" The
reply was: III am a graduate of the
class OF '32, and desire to find some Of
| my classmates, and thought, from the
| description Of the Professor you might
| be the man" ION the contrary"
replied Mr.. Stockin, Professor Good
win graduated tour years before | was
BORN The '32 man left with an ex
preston Of innocent incredulity over
spreading every feature, and probably
to this day he is firm in the belief that
he met the most stupendous 6bber Of
the age. A member Of one Of the
classes in the early forties 1--WE forget
the year, was remarking to a younger
graduate than himself that he found
none OF his classmates present, and it
was bis first visit since graduation.
His young friend, when the year was
given, pointed to a classmate standing
close by his side, neither recognizing
the other. This much is certain, that,
while faces change, the kindly feelings
Of college life never die out, and old
graduates, when they return. especial
" If natives Of Brunswick, live over
again their boyhood's days and indulge
in sports which tho frigid social ritu-
alists bitterly condemn.
PUBLIC LEDGER bindery and Job
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African NAVIGATION.

The recent letters Of Stanley on
the explorations Of the Congo are re-
ported TO strongly support the theory
that the river is navigable for an i'm.
mense distance, and that it will ulti-
mately prove the gateway which is Ia
open an easy passage TO the hitherto
almost inaccessible lands OF Central
Africa. Stanley followed tributaries
Of this river from near Lake TaDgan
yika clear across the continent TO the
Atlantic. There were points Of OBJ.
struction, but tho explorer does not
believe them TO DO permanent, and he
considers the stream entirely practl-
cable Tor light draft steamers, with
very little attention to the channel.
Should this prove 10 DO true, Eng.
lands African possessions will give
her every advantage In controlling the
commerce Of tho Congo, while, II she
acquires In tho campaign control o.
the Nile, she will have opened 4
grand and magnificent field for enter
prise 10 her ever restless people.
puBLIo LEDGER lob printing Office
- - If.I.ey "a Madtaon
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What a Former Invalid SaId.

II suffered for years from an ex.
haustive weakness, and was fast
approaching consumption. | ieltthat
insanity and a premature grave was
inevitable; but thanks to Browns
Iron Bitters, | am restored to perfect
health of mind and body" II you
too, are i'll, may not this remed,
restore your health?
s. Mansfield 4 Co, ". N. Wilker.
son s. Co., and G. w. Jones & Co.
wholesale agents.
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Notice of FinnI EonIament.

No. S1Ss-ln the Probate Court of Shelby
II brand, decd. "
INHIS Is to notify all persons interested ia
L the estate Of said W II Brand. deceased,
that will, at my Office, in the city Of Mem.
phlis, on SATURDAY, Augult 6th, 1852, at ID
o'clock m. take and state. the anal settle
ministIstor ofthe estate OF said W II Brand.
This July 10, 1889.
By HueH B. CULLEN, D. q.
Goodwin q Goodloe, Atty's, l21 100
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Bishop Horne had bis dignity con.
Eiderably taken dsEn when be arrived
70 take possession Of the Episcopal
palace at Norwich in 1871 Being
amazed At the number Of spectators on
the occasion, be turned around upon
the sssps and exclaimed: BLESS usl
bless usl what q concourse Of people. -
"Oh. ny lord. said bystAnder, this
i a mere nothing 10 the crowd last
Friday 70 zee : man hanged"