Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-22

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A 3" Red Headed Mans Ball" is I,
shortly come off at Bridgeport, Connect
cut.
Louisa Muhlbach is writing a play
and Wilkie Collins has just published
one.
1t was j. Don Cameron, not Senator
Simon, who recently had windfall o.
$l,000,900.
In Baltimore nearly 5000 women find
steady employment throughout the sea
son in packing oysters. las 81 1o
London correspondents of the German
papers say that there will soon be scan.
dalous trial in that city, in which the
Prince of Wales will play conspicuous
and unenvisble part. -
The first instance where calling man
liar saved his life occurred at Lesven-
worth. He started out to drown himself,
when be met man who called him liar
and be waited to thrash the man and
forgot his errand.
Boston gives its poor on Monday and
Thursday, mutton soup with rice; on
Tuesday and Friday, fish chowder; on
Wednesday, beef soup with ship bread;
and on Sunday, beef soup with dump.
liDgs.
Bishop Simpson said, in q recent lee
ture, that while in Europe he never trav-
eled with German student without be-
ing told that he was saving money TO 20 to
America, nor ride with an Irishman that
did not ask him if be knew his cousin
EMrs. Russ, widow of the Russ pave.
ment inventor, recently died in New
York. The Immediate cause Of her death
was unusual. She discovered small
pimple near her mouth during the pre-
vious week, and picked it with her nail.
The nail poisoned the flesh, and morti6-
cation rapidly spread until it struck
vital part
1t is stated in Washington, in . journal
careful of its words, on the authority of
Senators, that the President has declared
that no mGn shall be put in the vacant
seats upon the Bench of the Supreme
Court who is not pledged ia advance to
mite with the dissenting Judges in re-
versing the decision just rendered !"
At the time of the Masonic celebration
in Boston, two years ago, William II.
Bslknap, register Of deeds, was put of
train on the Boston and Maine railroad,
in returning to Exeter, New Hampshire,
the conductor contending that the ticket
was not good for that trip. Mr.. Belknsp
sued the railroad company and obtained
d verdict of $500 damages. The case
was appealed, and jury at Exeter, on
Thursday last, accorded him $l6S5.
The culture of the pineapple is profita.
Die in Florida. A local paper reports
hat one man in Key West has sold his
srop Of pineapples this year for nearly
IeveR thousand dollars. The crop was
gathered from less than one acre and
islf of ground. The same man has one
hundred and fifteen thousand plants,
which will be in bearing next year. These
,over less than seven acres of ground,
md, If sold at the same rate rs this crop,
will net him sixty thousand dollars.
The pineapple crop Of next year, it is
will exceed two hundred thou
and dollars.
The late Mr.. Peabody, though BY no
means Of a joTial turn of mind, was social
n his disposition, and very hospilable.
ds used to rise at eleven, dine ct seven,
Ehen, till near the end Of bis life, be al
rays drank q bottle Of champagne, and
10 to bed at Fam. It's wonderful, per
laps, that with such habits his life was 20
ong. But Of late be had been very feeble
dis last signature was On the books Ct the
Peabody Institute, heading the page. and
olloved BY the autographs Of 9 list Of
american notsbililies rarely to be found
q connection, is scarcely legible. BE
Eas very long 10 writing il, and mourned
much over tie unsiEhtliness Like most
men Who have accumulated fortunes, he
vas vsry exact in money maitsra In
he EsT Of 1912 be vas drAhed, served,
,El Vst voanded, for which he was
sVarded q pension. BE drew this per.
;ion regularly up 10 ths year Of bis death.