Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-01
Miscellaneous Items.
Publisher and Proprietol

Catherine, the oldest Bsecher, is SO and
single.
The Empress Of Russia is given up by
her physicians.
St. Petersburg physicians think the
Empress of Russia will die before April.
Ninety thousand barrels of -four are
inspected in Charleston annually.
Il is said that New York lost 81 ,000,-
600 picture gallery by an omission in the
will Of Henry Keep, the railroad mil
lionaire.
The S.. Paul Pioneer thinks that not
less than $50, 1000 bushels Of apples will
be gathered in Minnesota this year.
An orchestra, composed entirely Of
female performers, is making a concert
tour through Germany.
The people of Maine are about to erect
statue of VIM. Pitt Fessenden, the late
distinguished Senator.
Rev. Orange Clark, D. D., the oldest
Episcopal minister on the Pacific coast,
died in San Francisco on the 9th, aged
seventy-two.
The Raleigh IN. C.) Standard says
there has been an astonishing increase in
the valuation of property in that city and
neighborhood within the last few msnths
A colored justice of the peace in JEFF
lerson county, Florida, named Pembroke,
grants divorces for the very reasonable
sum of FIVE dollars.
General Mcclellan and family, with
his father in.law, General Marcy, have
engaged rooms for the winter at the
Metropolitan Hotel, New York.
Lord Holland, who lived in the time of
William III, used to treat his horses to a
weekly concert 10 the stable, on the plea
that mueic cheered their hearts aud i'm
proved their tenpers.
The appearance on Thursday night Of
brilliant aurora borealis at Norfolk,
Virginia, caused the 6rebells to ring,
empted the theater, and brought out the
FIRE engines.
The Concord IN. B. } Patriot says the
rare atmospheric display called the mir
age was seen in Dumbsrton, New Hsmp-
shire, few days ago. An old house
with its surroundings, which stands many
feet below the surface of hill, about one
and half miles distant, and usually en-
tirely hidden from the place Of observa-
ton, was distinctly seen by several per-
soas apparently on hill much higher
than the intervening one, remaining
sometime, then gradually disappearing
behind the hill again. The occurrence
is very rare in New Hampshire.
Malibran, in her younger days, did not
like TO sing "Desdemona on the stage,
and was absolutely frightened by her
father, Garcia, who played "Othellc,'
and who told her that if she did not come
up to his expecia ions he would kill her
on the spot, for which purpose he should
on that night take a real dagger instead
of stage one. The night arrived and
Malibran achieved quite success, but
ia the last act, as "0thellop vas steal
ing M TO the recumbent "Desdemons,"
a shrill scream rang through the house
and Malihran jumping up from the couch
rushed off the stage, The curtain wss let
down snd the opera came to an untimely
end. MsIibran was missing, searched for
by the police, bot for two days she conld
not be found Then she was discovered
hiding behind some timber in lumber
yard, half dead with fight aud stsrTs-
ton. This incident occurred in New
York city during her engagement We be-
leve, at the Bowery Theater. Ever after,
after singing TIE part of Desdemons,
Mslibran would be seized By fsinting
Ct.