Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-04

threw herself on their protection. The
soldiers contributed enough to pay her
passage to Omaha; then she sold the
few garments in her little bundle and got
money to pay her fare to this city.
Yesterday she walked the piers, looking
for some vessel bound to the fstherlsnd.
The poor girls appearance attracted the
notice of Harbor Master j. M. Thomp-
SOD, a kind-hearted official, who at once
took fatkerly interest in her. he went
to his friends Captain Edward Howard
and Captain G. P. Raymond. Together
they called on Messrs. Miller IL Conger,
General Abram Duryee, and other Sou b
street merchants, who promptly contrib
uted funds to pay Enily's expenses to
Scotland, and to-day she sails in the
steam packet, We asked her why she
did not remain in this country. Said she
in reply: II want to go back to tell our
people the truth about Mormonism-to
let them know what vile imposition it
is." Emily, we think, will prove sharp
thorn in the sides of the missionaries.
Two gentlemen have been fined in
Bremen, the one for bitisg off the end of
cats tail on wager, and the other for
holding the cat for that purpose.
A young wife of seventeen, in Chicago,
has got divorce. She married fellow
who said he had 100000, when he hadn't
a cent. Besides that, he pinched her.
A San Francisco barber has invented
"shampooing helmet" 1t fits close to
the head, and has no crown. The suds
are poured in, "sloshea about" and then
run off by means of tube.
A Quaker lady recently explained to
her domestic that washing day came on
every Second day. The girl left in high
dudgeou. She didn't go to be washing
every other day. Not she.
A few days ago Mr.. E. Fl. Wade and
Mrs. Susan Moulden we're married in
Knox county, Tenn. 1t was the bridge
groom's fourth aBd the brides third mar
riage. Mr.. Wade is the father of twenty
seven children.
A young lady while going to her we'd
ding in Rondout, on Sunday, was thrown
from the carriage and broke her leg. 1t
was proposed to take her to a physician
and have the limb set, but she refused,
saying she was going to be married first.
And, as usual, she had her way.
In the published report of the proceed
ings of the Grand Lodges of the United
States of the Order of Free and Accepted
Masons, it is stated that the membership
of the Order in the different States aud
Territories and the British Possessions
reaches 454, 1856, including 479l in Mary
land, 1888 in the District of Columbia,
5000 in Virginia, ll,l84 in North Caro-
lima, l3, l67 in Georgia, 29.850 in Penn.
sylvania, and l6, 969 in Tennessee.
A hard working man who had spent
most of his life in trade at Pittsfeld,
Massachusetts, and accumulated twelve
or fifteen thousand dollars, sold out there
a few months since, and went to reside
in one of the suburbs of New York.
Having q son who was a clerk in
bankers office in that city, he placed his
surplus funds in his hands for invest
ment. The young man put them into the
gold pool, the memorable "a b of Octo-
ber came, and with it the crash that
ruined so many millionaires, aud he was
"cleaued out" and the father, at sixty,
is ruined.
A young man connected with New
Haven daily newspaper, who goes home
at one or two o'clock in the morning,
made mistake on recent morning, and
got into the wrong door, which happened
to be unlocked. He had scarcely got in
when rush was made for him from be-
hind the door, n woman's night dress
fluttered around him, and pair Of
plump, soft arms glided around his neck,
In another second his head was drawn
down, and O warm, melting, luscious
kiss planted Just below his mustache,
while a soft, joyous voice, which the
Young man recognized, asked; my
darling husband, why didn't you come
earlierY" The shy young thing 1--WE mean
the reporter) shrieked and fled.
Euglish travellers, bound for Russis,
are warned by the home journals not by
any inadvertence to wrap their hair
brushes in copy of the Times or of
Punch A decree lately issued orders
customtouse officers throughout the en-
pire to arrest any tourist in whose effects
they discover written or printed paper,
and send him to the nearest town for
trial. If he is convicted Of attempting to
introduce forbidden printed matter he is
liable to fifteen years in Siberia; if he
has carried in his portmsnteau an attack
on the Emperor, the ukase declares that
be shall be executed. The uksse has before
been less severe, all suspected papers
being at once destroyed, chile the trav-
eler was allowed to proceed on his jour
ney.
An Old Fellow, named Alexander
Thomas Martin, was found dead in q
water oistern in Clarendon street, Lon
don, lately. he bad been q sellerman,
who, after life Of sobrieiy, had taken
suddenly to drink, on which account he
lost his situation and grew queer" Ec-
centric to the last, be wrote letter to q
friendly undertaken, with various singu-
lar directions as to his funeral, con-
Gliding With the following original and
pathetic lines.
Oh, ny poor head. how verse 1 feel,
And have out my shoulder 10 the wheel,
/ must 20 at double quick.
For 4 find IL Is time 70 cut my stick.
have not lived a life Of clover.
A f.w etruCrles and Ali IL over