Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-05
Va rfeties.
A hotel for negroes is p projected a
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A hotel for negroes is projected at
Washington, d. ..
After the marriage of the, Princess
Louise to the Prince r oyal of Denmark,
on the 9th of July next, tn 70 Princess
Beatrice will be Que en- Victo ria's only
unmarried daughter.
That was trium plant appe al of an
Irishman who wp.s "a lover of antiquity,
who, in arguip thu, superiority of old
architects ov,r the new, said: " Where
will you fin'. any m odern buildings that
lasted as F,ng as the ancientY
Englis' n coach bu ilders are beginning
to amp ounce that they are prepared to
build light carriages on wheels imported
froUl America. They have discovered at
las { that the Americans are half CEN
t'lry ahead of them in the matter of car
riage building.
St. Louis has discovered new hazard
| in hailstorms. During late occurrence
of that kind, one of the papers states, on
the authority of physicians, over one
hundred premature births occurred,
brought ON by the excitement, and, in
many cases, terror caused by the storm.
A little boy and girl, eact probably
five years old, were by the roa dside. The
boy became angry and struck his play
mate blow on the cheek, whereupon
she sat down and began to cry The boy
stood looking on sullenly for a minute,
and then said: 81 didn't mean to hurt
you, Kate; / am sorry" The little face
Frightened instantly. The sobs were
hushed, and she said: Well, if you are
sorry, il don't hurt me-"
A story is told of beautiful young
lady in st. Louis, who is imprisoned by
her father to keep her away from q young
man who loves her. All day long she is
directly under her parents eye in his
store, and at night he locks her up IN her
chamber, and places a large bull dog
under her window, fastened with chain
long enough to enable hira to spring upon
any solitary serenader or wandering
Romeo who may come to steal away his
treasure.
A Texas paper says: The price of Ia
dian scalps has advanced since the noto-
rious outlaw Glauton made q contract
with the authorities of Chihuahus, Mex
leo, to furnish them at ten dollars per
head, and attempted to ring in Mexican
scalps at the same price. Colonel Buck
Berry, of Bosque county, writing TO q
gentleman of Corsicana, says that q
purse of one thousand dollars has been
made up for the scalp of each and every
Indian or thief killed in that section.
Boston's vicinage was shocked into
| lively state of excitement the other after
noon by q very positive and unmistska-
Bile tremor IN the earth an d thunder in the
air, which suggested earthquake at once.
The localities affected " ere Brookline,
Hinghan, Stoughton, CaEtou, Dedhsm
and South Dedham. 1t occurred a
nearly three clock with heavy report
and a vibrato ry sensation, which did not
last more thai three seconds The crock
cry ware she ok in the closet', and the
glass in the windows. The weight and
duration of the shock was heaviest Of
DedhauI.
Napoleon the Third never examines
the applicsiions for pardon addressed 10
him By criminals whom the courts hsve
sente need TO death, but confirms enly
the Recommendation made to him ny
the Minister. of Justice in such cases.
King Williain Of Prussia, on the contra.
~ studies all sooh cases with the utmost
care. Franc is Joseph snd Victor Eman
uel have late ly displayed great aversion
to signing az y more death varrents; &C
that fewer pc son are nowadays executed
in Austria an Italy than in any othei
/ European CO.. 1ntries.