Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-23
Miscellaneous Items.

made Consul.
Floating capitalize heiresses bathinl
at Long Branch.
Indian skeletons are being exhumed a
Newark, N. j.
They raise one and half pound onion
in Stafford county, Virginia.
A company is forming in New York to
lay an American Atlantic cable.
New York has an association for th,
encouragement of poor authors.
Count Bismarck has been named
knight of the Baden Order of Fidelity
A butting match is one of the features
of negro tournament in Tennessee.
Spanish etiquette classes duels al
duels of the first blood, and "duels t.
the DEATH"
Princes Metternich recently paid 6
dressmsker's bill of $240,O0O for one
season in Paris.
Boys in San Francisco amuse them
selves by throwing Cayenne pepper into
the eyes of Cinnamon.
The President of the Republic of Ven.
ezuela has recognized the Cuban insur-
gents as belligerents.
Fanny Janauschek is contemplating a
tour in America, with representations in
the English language.
The New York Express says the
twelve hundred convicts at Sing Sing
threaten a wholesale rebellion"
The stone on which Wilmington sat
with his cat and heard the bells prophecy,
has been renovated and enclosed.
A deserted wife has reached Cincinnati
all the way from England, and had her
bigamist spouse arrested and bound over
for trial.
The telegraph makes queer plumbers.
Speaking of crazy person, the wires"
say she was "in state of temporary
alienation"
The Common Council of the city of
London have within the last six years
expended 100000 in royal entertain
ments.
The Cheyenne Argus thinks that if
the national capital is to be changed, St.
Louis is too far east for the new loca-
ton.
It was most remarkable that the sea
serpent kept quiet so long this year, but
he has at length turned up off Cape Ann,
Massachusetts,
At many Of the watering place hotels
the walters are not paid any salary, the
fees they receive being considered sufi-
cient compensation for their services.
At the Peace Jubilee, Ralph Waldo
Emerson was mistaken by Gilmore for
flute blower, and was ordered ITO his
place"
A Frenchmsn counted up how many
times Victor Hugo used the word IRA
disiion in his last book, and found the
number 544
The next State elections will be in
Kentucky, August I'd; Alabama. August
3D. Tennessee, August 9Th; Montana,
August 10th.
Parents should watch how the children
spend their pennies. A single imma-
ture apple may cost dozen visits of the
doctor, and as many sleepess nights.
A certain Virginia town does not al
low old maids. When the girls reach
thirty, the young men draw lots, and the
lucky ones make up purse for the vic
tim.
The French Court of Cessation has
Just decided that two young men, who
died in the gsleys fifteen years ago, were
innocent of the crimes of which they
we're convicted.
Olive Logan describes the female bath.
ers at Long Branch as Hanging them
selves on the safety rope, looking ex-
ceedingly like newly washed clothes on
a windy Monday"
Sunday schools are being established
in Russia upon the American plan. In
the usefulness of these institutions,
America has silently taught lesson to
entire Christendom.
The free school system is very success
full in Nova Scotia. Since it was estab-
lshed in 1861, the number of registered
pupils has increased from $4,000 TO
So 900, or $4,000 in four years.
Two ladies' we're riding past pond in
Irondequo,t, N N, on Wednesday of last
week, and their horses, taking fright,
backed into the pond, and both of the
ladies were drowned.
The last English mail brings news of
the failure Of extensive English cotton
dealers, and the wretched condition of
the cotton trade has given rits to rumors
of more misfortunes impending.
Rev. Moses Clampit, an eccentric
preacher, was holding forth at Santa
Clara Valley; young man rose to 60
out, when the preacher said, Young
man, if you'd rather go to hell than hear
me preach you may" The sinner stepped |
and reflected a moment, and then saying. |
"Well, l believe / would"
went on. i
DR.. HiHcheliffe, Biahop of Peterbor-
ough, had much ready wit, and was ex-
tremely apt at checking those who were
fond OF caviliug at the meaning of diff
ferent texts Of Scripture. On being
asked one day what was to be understood
BY the expression "Hs clothed himself
gith curses as with garment "The
clearest thing in the world" replied the
Doctor, "the man had habit Of swear
ing.
Lindley Murray, Of grammar renown,
Is said to have resided for the space Of
years in one front parlor
without once going out, attended upon BY
. kindly old naid, enamored of his prin-
,iples and his preterpluperiects, living
,hiehy on boiled mutton and turnips, and
Iolscing himself in the intervals Of con.
ugsting verbs BY grinding q barrel
,rgsn.
A French lady Of rank has sued for q
livorce from her husband on the ground
IF i'll treatment and desertion. One Of
he most serious items laid to the charge