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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-08-12
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April 22d 1851.
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May 6, 1882.
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THE SUN.


1897. NEW YORK, 1882.
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T. the Pub il

Having reopened my saddle
shop, | desire to inform the pnh
lie that | am now ready to do al
kinds Of work, such as buggy and
carriage trimming. harness and
saddles Of all dementions ; repair
ings of all kinds at lowest rates.
All work guaranteed to give
full satisfaction in any line. Call
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for prices. Shop in Patin's old
stand.
e. A. MAzERoLLE,
Abbevil lie, La.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
AstO Slr. TiIden.

Ex-Governor Robinson is quoted as
saying: You ask me whether Mr..
Tilden will be a candidate for the
nomination for Governor. | have no
personal knowledge. of his intentions
on which to base an answer; but |
should say that he is not likely to al.
low his name to be used. | say this
from my long acquaintance with him,
and after survey of the field. II he
wants the nomination he is entitled to
have it. There is no manner of doubt
that he was elected President in 1876,
and the party owes to him any repara-
ton in its power. If he desired it he
should be nominated again for the
Presidency, but ! think he has no
further ambition to crafty. Mr.. Til
den enjoys himself in his library,
which contains one Of the finest col
lections Of books in the country, and
much prefers his library leisure to the
hustle Of political campaigns and pub
lie Office. He is growing old, too
though not so old as Governor Sey-
mour or myself; and at our age we get
Seyond the fever of ambition and the
thirst for popular applause. | do not
suppose that he will ever lose his in
terest in politics, but | do believe
that he has ceased to care for office
At the same time, if he should have
any aspirations for the Presidency,
am frank to say that the best move he
can make is to secure the nomination
for Governor. If he is elected Gov
ernor of New York, nothing can hin.
der his nomination and election as
President two years hence. But, not,
withstauding this promising outlook,
do not believe Mr.. Tilden to be will
Ing to take upon himself the exactin4
cares of the 4ppernatorial Office, anC
the anxiety and labor incident to 8
Presidential campaign
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
Pooling a Quiet Mar.
Detroit Free Press.

OotTOlL FREE frtsS.
A day or two ago man wearing
lCok of doubt, and having the air Ct
one carrying a great mental burden,
made up to citizen who was seated
under one of the city hall porticOs,
and softly began:
I'm green. | live out here about
ten miles, and l never read nor hear
anything until it's year old. I want
to ask question"
"All right, sir"
"What is the Oscar Wilde style?"
"Wcll, there is a chap named Oscar
Wilde. Hes a cross between q fool
and lunatic. He dresses like child,
and sees more beauty in an old brick.
yard than the rest Of US can find in "a
botanical garden. Anything outrage
Gus, ridiculous or absurd is called
after him"
is that it? Well, that settles mel"
"What is your trouble?"
swell, you see, | have a wife and
two daughters. About six months ago
l caught one of the gals a. kissing a
carpenter, and she said it was the
Oscar Wilde style. Then | ran on to
the other with her hand on the hired
mans shoulder, and she said tie same
thing. | didn't know, you know, and
l had to let it pass. didn't want my
gals to be behind the age, you see, and
so | didn't kick. Then | caught the
old woman feeding caramels to a house
painter, and that was the Oscar Wilde
style once more. It's been going on all
over my farm ever since-moonlight
walks, kissing under the apple trees,
hugging on the veraudah and calling
each other darling all over the door.
yard. And now it wasn't Oscar Wilde
style after alp"
Hardly"
THAT settles me some more I'm
going homel I'm going at the rate of
six miles an hour I'm going to bounce
in on EN- in the midst OF their hilarity,
A1d if | don't mangle and pulverize tile
whole caboodle I'll come back to be
Kicked, Oscar Wildel Why, I'll slam
EN- and bung EN- and mop EN- to
flindersl Oscar Wildel Why, III"
And be went away on trot, with a
glare in his eyes and his fists doubled
up.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
BIeaehed White by FrIght.
Bradford Times.


While Henry Rosenthal, of Brad.
ford, was undergoing the troubles con-
sequent upon his arrest on a charge of
arson, from which he was honorably
discharged by the court at Smethport,
last week, his wife was experiencing
tribulations in a foreign land which
had tendency to transform her per-
sonal appearance considerably. Long
before her husband was accused Of
incendiarism, Mrs. Rosenthal had EN-
barked to Scotland to visit her parents,
who are still residents of this country.
1t was while she was travelling from
one town to another ia Scotland that
she met with this misfortune.
The train on which she was a pas
senger was wrecked, aHd although she
had the good fortune to escape un-
harmed, she was called upon to wit
ness the horrors of the catastrophe.
About her on every side men, women
and children lay dead and bleeding.
and the agonizing walls that went up
from those wounded or mourning the
fate of a relative worked so severely
on her nervous system that her reason
became slightly deralged. For several
days she was confined to her bed, and
when she gained sufficient strength to
journey to the home of her parents.
the hair on one side Of her head had
turned white. The chSnge in her
beautiful black tresses was a complete
surprise to Mrs. Rosenthal and her
friends, and some of her acquaintance
in several instances failed to recognize
her on first sight. In Bradford the
lady's hair was the envy Of her female
neighbors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
Wall Street.

New YORK, July5 5, 1lam.-Wheat
firm and quiet, at ! and 1c higher.
Money, 81 per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, AZ and 81 per cent; bar
silver, 1l3B. Exchange weak, at 50 fOr
long and So for sight. Governments
weak; States inactive; railroads fairly
active and steady,
The stock market opened firm and
fraction higher than Saturday. In
the early trade prices advanced ! and
l per cent, with Northern Pacific pre-
ferred and Western Union prominent
in the upward movement; but at noon
a general reaction Of ! and 4 per cent
took place.
Government ds.-Extended Is,
1908; 5s, 1909; AIS, ia; As, 1884,
Pacific 6s Of '95, 129.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
Affections for Pets.
Saturday Review,


During the Reign Of Terror in France
a spirit very like that of the worst
period of the Roman Empire was
evoked, and it has been observed
that in both cases the grossest inhu
mainly was sometimes found united
with affection for animals-that is,
for pet animals. Fourier was devoted
to a squirrel, Couthon to his spaniel,
and Marat kept doves. But it may
we'll be questioned whether these par
ticular affections indicated any gener
al temper of mercy towards animals
more than towards mankind. Even
the most bloodthirsty monsters may
have a sincere partiality for their owr
belongings, paramour or friend OIL
child.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
Metropolitan Journalism.

Joe Howard writes to the Philadel-
phia Times this interesting gossip
about newspapers: Great journals are
like individuals, each having its peeu
liarity. In New York the tendency is
towards one man power in every line
Of journalism, The Herald is owned
by one man, Mr.. Bennett. The Times
Is almost owned by one man, Mr..
Jones. The Sun, though owned by a
company, is virtually owned and is alb
solutely controlled by one man, Mr.
Dana The Tribune is owned by a
company, but a majority OF its shares
are held and controlled by one man.
Mr., Reed. TheWorlG is owned and con
trOlled by Mr.. Gould, represented
by Mr.. Hurlbert alone. These
gentlemen are absolute, and no other
person has any ultimate power, al
though at times there ia a degree of
discretionary power vested in individ.
ual assistants. tits generally assumed
that because Mr.. Bennett spends
much of his time abroad his Herald
is run" by Others. There never was
greater mistake He is the absolute
autoorat Of the Herald, and controls
its daily conduct to minute details BY
cable, which he uses as freely as most
men use the District messenger ser.
vice. To Mr.. Oonnery Mr.. Bennett
has entrusted the executive de.
psrtment of the Herald during
twelve years past "a great and de-.
served sompliMentl, but everyone who
knows anything about it under.
stands that Mr.. Connery's loyalty
and devotion to the letter as we'll as
the spirit of Mr.. Benefits instruc-
tons are characteristics Of him every
boar 10 the day. To the executive
othcer the entire army Of Herald men
render unquestioning obedience, as
he in turn looks to his chief for direc.
ton. The consequence isa perfection
OF discipline which makes the Herald
more like q government than like a
private organization. | meet with
men every week who are known as
editors Of the Herald" BOshI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05

with which the -four had been adul.
terated. The third fly was shaking his
thirst with the contents Of
the milk jug, when violent cramps
suddenly convulsed his frame,
and be soon gave up the ghost, a vic.
tim to chalk adulteration. Seeing
this, the fourth fly, muttering to him
self: The sooner it's over, the sooner
to Sleep" alighted upon a moistened
sheet of paper exhibiting the counter
felt presentment of deaths head and
the inscription. Fly Poison" Ap.
plying the top of his proboscis to this
device, the fourth fly drank to his
hearts content, growing more vigor
Gus and cheerful at every mouthful,
although expectant of his end. But
he did not die. On the contrary, he
throve and waxed fat. You see, even
the fly poison was adulterated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
New York Graphic.


Would you be kind enough t.
publish a notice of our Sabbath
SCHOOL," asked a grave gentleman o.
the city editor. And you might in
tendent."
Certainly" replied the city editor
opening his note book. What is the
amount"
II should think half a column
enough, responded the grave man.
"Oh, | don't begrudge the space
but how much will cover the total
loss?"
II don't understand YOU" said the
grave man.
well, when did the directors make
the discovery" exclaimed the city
editor, impatiently. did you con.
fess or did they examine the books?'i
II am at loss to know what you
mean. | am the superintendent of a
Sabbath school, and I'd like notice
in your Sunday ISSUE" explained the
grave man.
How am to write a notice with.
out the facts?" demanded the city
editor. IL want the name of the
bank, the amount of the loss, the way
1t was discovered and the amount Of
your bond. Give me those and | can
fill in about your being Frustrated by
the blow and the surprise to large
circle of friends.
L greatly fear that we are at cross
purposes" said the grave man mildly
II am a respectable citizen"
"Ahl" exclaimed the city editor
that's one point Never even sus
pected before. Always led q life O.
prObity and was the trusted custodian
of untold wealth. Fell in an evi
hour. How much? What was the
amount of your last defalcation?'
MY good sir protested the grave
man, you entirely misapprehend me
| am not defaulter"
mot a defaulter?" calculated the
editor, leaning back in establishment.
What are you clamOring around here
after a notice fol-? Git nowr' and the
city editor grabbed the grave man BY
the collar and elbow and showed him
down the stairs.
Who was he2" asked the managing
editor.
"A snide" retorted the ruffled city
editor. He came around her trying
to play himself off for Sunday. school
Superintendent, when he didn't know
the first principle Of the racket. He
may get it off on some young man, but
he couldn't play it on me for cent?!
and the city editor pumped down a
his desk in disgust at the thinness O
the disguise some men will assum,
when starting out to beat for notice
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05

rife balls, l just think there must
have been a fearful drain of ammuni-
ton on the Confederate army about
that time. l don't know how it was,
but | didn't get so much as a scratch,
but got powerfully scared. When
| got under cover | couldn't or told
for the life of me whether it was a
hundred or thousand PAGES. | should
sooner guess hundred thousand. Says
the Captain: We'll, Sergeant, what
do you make Of it2' SoOn's get my
wind, says 1: Give a guess, Captain.
He looks across the opening a second
or two, then says: A hundred and
seventy-fve PAGES, say Thunder,
Captain, says l, you've made a pretty
close guess; it's just hundred and
seventy. one "And," concluded the
Sergeant, after the laugh had subsidized,
that's how got my shoulder straps. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05

A street urchin was captured the
other day, in New York, with a basket
half full Of old cigar stumps, which he
had picked out OF the cutters. To a
police court justice he said that he
sold them for ten cents a pound to a
maker OF cigarettes, and that a good
many boys and girls we're engaged in
this industry. Yet even this explana.
ton, and a knowledge of how bad
some cigars are, will not account for
the vile odor of the average cigarette
smoked on the platforms of street
cars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
Earning His s0ouIder straps,
Detroit Free Pres


It was during the seige of Wagner,
and the Union parallels but few
hundred yards away from the grim
black tubes that ever and anon "em-
bowsled with outrageous noise sn@
air-disgorging foul their hOrrid glut
Of iron globes" A line of abattis was
to be built across a clear space ip
point blank range Of the Confederate
gunners and sharp.shooters in front.
"Sergeant," says the officer in charge,
go pace that opening and give me the
distance as near Rs possible Says
che Sergeant (for we Will Let him tell
the rest Of the story: Il started right
of. When l got to the opening
pueer like a ship in a gale Of wind
What,with grape, canister, roundshot
shell and regular bees nest o.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
The FORTUNE Of Four Flies.

There were opce four flies, and, as
it happened, they were hungry one
morning. They frst gettled upon a
sausage of singularly appetiziIg ap-
pearance, and made a hearty meal.
But he died Of intestinal inflammation,
for the sausage was adulterated with
aniline, The second fly breakfasted
upon -four, and forthwith succumbed
to contraction OF the stomach, owing
to the inOrdiRate quantity Of alum
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
A Very Considerable Young Hus-
band.
Qift;un.
Texas Siftinss.

Not long since one Of the Schaum
burg girls married a man who was
celebrated for his poverty and other
bad habits. Yesterday Gilhooly met
Nose Schaumburg on Austin avenue
and asked him how his married daugh-
terwas coming on. "She vos doing
fine. Her husband wash so kind. He
shoost puys her everydings she wants.
He vast so good NIT her. He shOost
puys her eberytiDgs." 81 am glad
that he is so considerate." well,
wasn't glad dot he vas so kind NIT my
darter." why not?" because all
de pills wash sent to me to be paid.
wish he would pc a little more rough
nit her. He wash too kind NIT my
money"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05
General Sheridan'a Last story.
Cincinnati Commercial.


When General Sheridan was fishing
at Put. Bay couple of weeks ago
he told the following story on himself
to some Cincinnati fishermen with
whom he became hail fellow: II was
in Kansas town one day, and the
landlord Of the hoCel being clever
sort of fellow, l let him have drink
of some very fine Bourbon that l had
with me in case of sickness. That's
bully whisky, stranger, said the land
lord, what might your name be?'
Sheridan, said |. ANY relation to
General Sheridan?' WE'LL l replied,
| don't mind telling you that | am
General Sheridan You be hanged,
said the landlord locking me over, "a
little duck like you? I've got General
Sheridan's picture hanging in my sit
tingroom, and he's over six feet
high ,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-05

WILLIAMsTowN, Mass, July o.
The trustees Of Williams College have
voted to give Prof. Hewitt, of Chi.
cago, the chair of ancient languages
and to endow prOfessorship with the
Garfield memorial fund, instead Of
using it to establish a chair for some
leading political teacher, as FIRST in
tended.