Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-14
miscellaneous Items.


Bismarck's two sons are to study for a
time at the University of Oxford.
One W. r. McCracken says he wrote
the celebrated Seward Motley letter.
Maurice Strakosch has bought house
in Vienna, and will make that city his
home.
An Iowa paper, zealously devoted to
the cause of temperance, recommends
the keeping of a smallpox patient in
each lookup as means OF preventing
drunkenness.
Plus the Ninth, it is said, IS employing
an Italian iterateur for the purpose OF
writing "reminiscences from his early life.
The Pope dictates to him often for two or
three hours daily.
Large sums have been offered for Ros-
sins album, containing the autographs
of over two thousand people of note, but
the maestro's widow refuses to sell it at
any price.
Flo.ow's "Martha has baen sung ia
more European cities and languages
than any modern opera excepting Verdi's
"Trovatore." 1t was first produced in
Vienna in l847. The introduction of the
Last Rose of Summer" is the chief ele-
ment of its success.
The complete list of sufferers by the
Clerkenwell explosion counts up thirty
seven people killed, of whom twenty
were infants; one hundred and twenty
wounded-ffteen permanently-and two
women gone mad from grief and suffer
ing.
A stranger recently went to hotel in
Hartford for bath, and as he did not
emerge from his retirement for an hour,
the proprietor entered, with fears of sui
eide in his heart to see what was the
matter. The stranger had only been
washing his shirt, and was waiting for it
to dry.
The crown Prince of Denmark, on the
9th of July, will marry the crown
Princess of Sweden. When it was Off
cially announced last year that this mar
riage had been settled, the news was re-
ceived with great satisfaction by the Dan
ish people, who regard it as the first step
toward the union of the two Kingdoms.
The Point of Honor is the name of a
new journal about to be published in
Florence. 1t is the official organ of q
society recently started in Italy for the
purpose of abolishing duelling, by estab-
fishing court of honor for the settle
ment of the disputes among gentlemen
which are usually decided by an appeal
to arms.
A frightful panther, which has been
making mischief in Durham aud Crom-
well, Conn, Of late, among the sheep
and chickens, was hunted vigorously the
other day, and all the astonisbed party
found when they reached his terrible
den was notice on tree thus worded:
lowing to temporary illness the panther
will not appear to-day. How is your
grandmother ?"
Mr.. James M Murdock, wealthy re-
tired merchant of Boston, residing in
Brighton, Mass, was thrown from his
carriage on Sunday evening, while driv-
ing through the western part of Boston,
and killed. His sister, Mrs. B. l.. Viii
der, and housekeeper, Mrs. Salard, and
a young nephew, who were in the car
riage with him, we're considerably
bruised Unmsnsgeable horses caused
the accident.
1t is stated that the case Of the United
States egsinst Erlanger, banker, and Ar
mand Brothers, ship-builders, which in
wolves Sc 100000, arising out of a
Confederate ship contract and the deposit
of money for carrying out the same, will
be brought before the French Court of
Appeals in a short time. Jules Eavre
has been appointed principal counsel for
The United States, in place of NJ. Berger,
lately deceased. The whole case will be
reopened, and additional testimony will
be introduced to Iebut certain affidavits
which were put in evidence at the last
trial.
A New Orleans paper describes per-
son who, during the day, wanders aim
lessly about that city, and has done so for
many years. No one knew what his bus
isess was or how he lived. The writer of
the article which speaks Of him says that
the other morning he happened TO 60 out
quite early, and found that this man
earned his living in a singular but very
suggestive way. He was neither chif
founier nor thief, but amused himself by
walking out early in the morning, and
picking up every cigar stump and quid
of tobacco that he could find, and drop
ping them into a dirty satohel. "Whst
does he do with these old soldiers ? Evil
IDENTIFY be finds purchasers; butwhat dis
position is made Of the refuse by his en-
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