Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-21

-Four of the Chicago Vigilance Com
mittee were out the other evening, and
pursued man who they assumed was
thief. He was walking leisurely along,
looking behind occasionally, and on each
side ence in while. The suspicious Of
the four were aroused. " He is thief,
said one. "Why does he look around Z"
remarked another. Lets 90 and see
who he is" said another, and they walked
toward the supposed thief. He walked
faster. They were confident now, and
commenced running. The solitary indi-
vidual also started on run, and, being
Aeet-footed, soon distsnced his pursuers.
Th ey kept after him, about half block
in tie rear, and saw him enter three
stery brick house Then they concluded
thew had made q mistake, and they went
home. The next day we'll known mer-
chant called at the central station, and
reported that he had been chased home
bv some garroters the evening before.
lie m met them-four ferocious-looking fell
lows. armed with "blackjscks - and
had he not been good runner be would
have been knocked down and probably
murdered. This is the heaviest " load "
on vigilance committees and self-consti-
tuted police we remember to have no.
ticed. .-Nev York Commercial.
Il is found by experiments recently
m,,de by Prussian military authorities
that sheet of ice three inches thick af-
fords q perfectly safe passage for infantry
or bo, ses marching in single file, and for
I'm onr-iages: with a thickness OF six
;ncbes II will bear all sorts of wagons and
cannon. The strength of the ice may be
increased by covering it with straw and
laying plauks under the wagon wheels.
The last nalned precaution is to be re-
commended with heavy vehicles even
when the ice is six inches thick. All
Jerking and irregular motion is to be
avoided, as it serves to make the ice dan
cerous. A few winters ago, ten or twelve
,|oung people, joining bands in an ex-
Ton led line, attempted to cross a large
nond at a smart trot, keeping step as they
pont a few minutes and the ice began
20 osc;lIa,s a crash followed, aud ma
;or;tv of the uarty got an improvsed cold
bath The ice was found IN thls case 70
be only two in, hes thick, but It would
have r, ,sisted a regular and
Steady movement Sc 'uswhst longer.
Horse races, accordl 'ug to the old Car
nival custom, recently discontinued IN
Rome, will be restored to he spring fes-
tivities of this year by perm. selou OF tne
Pope; and it is said this fash. 'oh OF eA-
ercise will be carried out into ue Can,
magma, where it will assume uriy,
The latter locality has aI-
ready witnessed the kindred innovatiLC
of an English fox hunt, and foreigners in
Rome have had their meets +" and
" runs" among the ruins of those classic
so that the ancient fashion oil
may possibly revive in the
Eternal City.
Pierre Bonapsrts has been placed in q
in the Montgomery Tower, SO
called from the Duke who was the invol-
untary cause of the death of Henry ii
In the tournament at the Place Royale.
The cell is large and well ventilated,
two good-sized beds, table
and three chairs. At first Prince Pierre
objected to being the object Of any
especial favor; but it was observed that
this cell is the only one possessing
aoor, and it would be necessary
for his gouty habit to avoid the brick
of those ordinarily occupied
BY prisoners.
The Louisville Commercial relates the
"a few days previous to Gen.
departure for New Orleans,
he called on the medical examiner
Of an insurance company in this city,
stating his desire to take out q policy.
IDflating his large chest and striking IT.
he remarked: You needn't take the
trouble to examine me, doctor; I'm in
hurry; I'll live forever; a doctor IN
said / Icouldn' { die OF disease
I'm a sound man, sir In ninety days
he General was dead.
The estimated cost Of the new Roman
Catholic cathedral, nov n process OF
erection on Fifty-third street, near Fifth
avenue, New York, is $4,000, ,000i SoO0t'
300 have already been expended, and the
whole work will be completed in 1917.