Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-08

The old adage of too many irons in
the fire " conveys an abominable old lie.
Put them all in shovel, tongs and
poker. Adam Clarke.
Charles Reads new novel has front
ispiece representing young man seated
very close to a pretty girl, and when we
look at this picture and are told by the
title page to Put Yourself in His
Place" we feel like taking the advice. =
Louisville Courier Journal.
Carl H. WALTON, who recently com
mitted suicide in Woodlawn Cemetery,
near Boston, left note declaring that
as the garden he had laid out had been
devastated by the chickens of his son,
he had become tired of life, and was going
to meet his beloved wife"
John, whispers the employer, get
all the profits you can out of that man, ="
and yet this employer processes religion,
talks religion, gives to the church, and
finally somehow expects Heaven. Obi
what delusionl John does not believe in
his religion any more than he believes in
it himself. 1t is the open road to hell
In Cincinnati few days since young
girl named Augusta Neuman was lean
ing over balcony feeding a child in a
lower window with cake She lost her
balance, fell thirty feet to the ground
and was instantly killed. A devoted
dog, seeming to appreciate the disaster,
jumped after his mistress, and was not
disabled by the fall After regaining his
feet he fled from the house and was seen
no more.
A young German named Daniel
Mitchell came out of lager beer saloon
in New York the other evening, carrying
club in his hand, and meeting police
man he requested the officer to accom-
pany him home, as he was sure to be
murdered if he went alone. The police
man could not leave his beat and Mitchell
went un The officer made his rounds,
and near the same place on his return,
he observed man staggering toward
him who appeared to be drunk This
proved to be Mitchell, with his hands
clasped tightly across his abdomen to
hold himself together. He had received
a ghastly knife wound across the body,
and the position of his hands alone pre-
vented his bowels from falling in the
street He could not speak intelligibly,
and the wound was pronounced mortal.
One among number Of ladies occu-
pying box near Victor Emanuel in the
theater at Florence, so far forgetting the
proprietes of the place and the respect
due to royalty, from behind the fortress
of her fan began to let fly at the King
smiles, familiar glances, and finally
words Of sweet and winsome tone. This
royalty is gallant enough, as all the
world knows, but never was royalty any
where subjected in public to so outrage
Gus an attack. The King face became
red, purple and black with rage, and the
order was given for the box to be cleared
But the officer was not able to execute
the order without scene which attracted
the attention of the whole theater for
who ever knew resolute lady not dis
posed to stand up boldly for her real or
supposed rights? This one left the field
with lofty air, stamping her protest
with emphasis upon the floor, and beat
ing it upon the wall with her shut fan.
The box has since been bought by order
of the King.
At the Plymouth church prayer meet |
ing on a recent Friday evening, one Of
the speakers who followed Mr. Beecher's
opening remarks occupied himself with |
an incoherent recitation of detached |
passages from the epistles and other
Scriptures, tied together with a good va
riety of conjunctives After this exer-
else had proceeded at some length to the
evident fatigue of the congregation, the
well-meaning but voluble exhorter was
interrupted by Mr.. Beecher with "Be
brief, brother, be brief; there are others
waiting to speak, and we have the whole
Bible here with us, you know" saying
which he laid his hand on the open vol
ume at his side Scarcely Disconnected
the brother undertook reply, in
which 'he alluded 10 previous occasion
when affirming that he had been living
without sin, Mr.. Beeeher had remarked
that he thought he ought to have been
in Heaven long ago" At this reminis-
cence of an old rebuke Mr. Beecher was
moved to administer another, saving, II
think so still The brother sat down
amidst general audible smile"
One of the most singular religious
of the day in London is car
ried on by converted prize tghterI
named Ned Wright. He has been in
the habit of giving suppers at his own
expense TO thieves of both sexes-the
indispensable and only requisite Cor ad-
mission being evidence that the eandi-
late has been converted Of thieving.
After a good substantial supper Ned ad-
lresses the company, detailing his own ]
history in thieves slang, and exh0rting
iis hearers to abandon their present !
,ourse Of life, lie has done q great
AMOUNT Of good in this way, aud has un-
louhtedl, sowed much good seed"
which will hereafter spring up and bear
,ood fruit Lately, Ned has been ad-
lressing other audiences Of a higher
lass, but his words have Of course less
fleet upon them than upon those with
Fhose ways and thoughts he has a better
He is declared hy eli 4
he paHeFs t2 10 ihe least objectionable ,
e the reviYalisi preachers, and as he (.
makes parade Of his former life only TO :
how his audience that there is hope for
II, he ohends none by pretense az su- :
,erior virtue and goodness,