Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-15
Personal Items.

fec0ter le Iorty-nVe, ana LondOn oOru.
Mrs. Hanaford is writing Peabody's
biography.
There is o hitch in the match between
Allen and Mace.
George Cruikshank is in his seventy
eighth year.
Wales calls his last baby Maud Char
loue Mary Victoria.
Efforts ore being made to induce Ed
win Booth to make a Southern tour.
Gsorge Peabody's personal property
in England was sworn under 100000.
Harriet Hosmer's estate foots up one
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.
The first car load OF the Thompson col
lection of paintings has arrived in New
York.
The Hon. James T. Wilson, of Iowa,
was once saddler in Newark, New Jer-
sey.
Green Victoria, accompanied by sew
ersl members of the royal family, will
visit Ireland.
A shoe manufacturer in Lynn, Mass,
has given $40, 900 to the Boston Theolog-
ical Library.
Right Rev. Carleton Chase, ID. d the
Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, is
rapidly failing, and it is feared he will
never be able to leave his house again.
A correspondent says that there was
one thing about the recent French ball
in New York suggestive of Paradise:
"They were all naked, and we're not
ashamed" a ts'
After an intermission of eighteen hum
dred years, L,ugini reopeus the Pompeii
theatcr with The Child ofthe Regiment.
solicits the continuance of the patronage
bestowed on his predecessor, Marquis
Quintis Martius, and promises to equal
the efforts of that eminent manager.
Noticing the purchase of pew in
Plymouth Church by Jas. Fisk, jr., the
Boston Transcript says this proceed
ing hss led to the gossip that he pur-
charsed in order to ring Mr.. Beecher into
some sort of injunction, with receiver,
etc., whereby Fisk may become manager
of the church.
Anna Gareschna, q young girl at Kief,
in Russia, rescued, recently, seven chill
dren from burning house which none
of the fremen dared to enter. The Em-
peror, upon hearing of her heroism, sent
her thousand silver roubles, and the
Empress presented ber with valuable
necklace.
The Marquis of Butte, it is reported,
took with him from Scotland to Rome
magnificent silver cross of gothic work
manship, adorned with Scottish stones,
and presented it to the Pope, who di-
rected that it was to be used as the pro-
fessionsl cross of the Council.
Several marriages between American
girls and forelgDers are on the tapis
Miss Field, of New York, to Prince Bran
eacco, of Naples Miss Spencer to the
Count Bologhetti, descendant OF col
lateral branch Of the famous Beatrice
Cenci; and Miss Hslliday, of California,
to a very handsome fellow, Count Four
tales, an attsohe last year Of the French
Embassy to Rome, who haa recently
been transferred TO a similar post at
Washington.-ROme correspondent
The ceiling Of the new opera house in
Paris, says correspondent, will be re-
marksble for novelty. Il will be com
posed of a vast number OF plates of cop
per screwed one to the other in such a
way as TO be easily put together and taken
TO pieces again. Part of the sdvsnts-
ges Of the plan is said to be that the cell !
ing can thus be raised and lowered at |
will. The whole 10 being divided into |
sections, which are painted With sllegori- |
cal representations of the hours of day |
and night, more than hundred figures |
hei=g included in the whols. The place I
10 which the artist carries on his labor is I
10 the grand cupola over the pit, and 4
forms an immense rotunds, ITO feet IN |
diameter and 65 feet in height
A young English lady, making her /
frst visit to New York, assisted in the /
New Years receptions at ber hosts /
house in Fifth avenue; but knowing
nothing Of the customs of the country, /
she asked for instructions as TO the man
ner Of proceeding. "Oh, you must do
last as you see us DO" said the ladies of /
The household. Now it happened that
he FIRST caller was a brother-in.lsw of the
Young ladies, and be was rspturously re-
ceived, wished happy New Year. and
4 sHectionately kissed. The young Eng-
fish lady stood sghsst when she thought
81 the hundred or more receptions
which we're to come. aHd in which she
was 10 take part. Timely explanations
relieved her from her dilemma, though
she pslvateiy admitted thai, strange as
Ihs easicm seemed 10 her, she had
made up her mind 20 "do At Rome ss