Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-02
Miscellaneous liens.

Several New York churches have The
contribution boxes passed around by
handsome young ladies, and it pays
handsomely.
The body of Mr.. Adkins, who was bru'
tally murdered near Augusta, Georgia, a
few days since by the negro Godby, was
found to be literally cut to pleces-nc
less than twenty three wounds having
been afflicted by the assassin, OF which
all but three were mortal.
A little child four years old, near ko-
komo, Indiana, suddenly appeared on
the railroad track as train was passing
at a rapid rate, and was picked up by the
cow-catcher, thrown fifteen feet high 10
the air, and landed in the ditch without
ipjury.
Fanny Ellsler, who once illustrated the
refinement and poetry Of dancing, was
married the other day at the ripe age oil
fifty.nine. The happy husband is ex'
King Ferdinand Of Portugal, and pSrsu-
ant to royal rules the union is moSga
natic one.
A story of heartlessness hard TO believe
is told of Massachusetts, man. HIS wiie
being mortally i'll, he sold all her cloth,
ing, and one evening went out to attend
show, leaving her in the death pangs
On his return the poor woman was dead
and his sole expression was that sue sp
pesred natural"
VIM. Rice, a negro, procured quo
few days ago, and proceeded to whee'
another negro with whom he bad VreVi
ously duarrelled, was at work in ueio
near Morganfeld, Union county, ly'
and deliberately shot him to death. RI @
then returned to the house, and drawn
revolver, shot and killed himself. a
Radical loss of two.
James Mckee, of Paterson, N, j., who
purchased the brown mare Nelly from Dr.
ii. Thompson, of Goshen, N. Y, las
winter for one thousand dollars, has sold
her TO a gentleman Of New York city for
eight thousand dollars. AT the fair of the
Orange County Society for the Improve
ment of Horses at Goshen, last iall, ioi
the silver service, Nelly was the winner
trotting her third heat, without urging
in 2:45.
A New York paper collar company
have put small signs up all over thei
building, that no one employed by the
company is allowed to wear collars Of
cuffs made of paper, either bought o
other compsnies or their own, unde
nenaltv of being discharged. An em
nlove of the establishment who is obliged
ta wear linen collars, advises the publ'
not 10 wear paper but linen, which hi
saws will be found much cheaper snt
better.
President Grant, on his way from
Washington by rail, ran over COW
Everybody, says the New York Demo
craf. congratulates the President on hi
eseape. but no one has said anythini
about The poor COW, run over and muiil'
ated. although it has been discovere'
tbat IL was the identical COW TO who's
tail the President attached himself IN hi
Younger days, ON her way to Washington
to claim office on the ground OF old &C
quaintanceship.
Two sons of Captain J. P. Reniro, o
Gonzales, Texas, aged respectively tnir
teen and fifteen years, set out TINS !, yeai
to make a crop for themselves. lnen
father gave them the land, which tney
broke up and planted early in the season
putting in thirty-6ve acres, two Of cottot
and three Of millet, making forty acre.
in all. The whole crop has beer
thoroughly cultivated by themselves, II
now In fine condition, and gives promist
Of rewarding the little fellows hand
somely. These boys never did any farm
work before, but we're sickly and delicate
now they are in fine health, and can dc
a. ,nuch nlowinR as any negro on thu
captains farm.