Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

James Gordon Bennett is seriously i'll
California hospital nurses rob dying
patients.
Gustave Flourens has turned up il
London.
"old Whackaway." was Thackeray
school name.
Mrs. Howard Paul is to play tragedy
in Boston this spring.
If you want to become real estate
agent, marry rich wife.
A masked ball has been defined as a
merciful institution for plain women.
Beverly Tucker and son have gone into
the hotel business in Canada.
That bewithing clerk of the Iowa
House has caught one of the members.
Gen Lee looks the same as at Apo
mattox, save that he is thinner and his
beard winter
A girl who played Little Eva at a
Chicago theater few years ago now
weighs 28O pounds.
General Grey, Queen yictoria's pri-
vate secretary, is lying unconscious from
stroke of paralysis.
The husband of scolding wife. on
being asked what he did for living, re-
piled that he kept hot-house."
John Harvey, of Canada and st. Louis.
proposes to back McCoole with $4,000
against the winner of the Mace-Allen
fight.
Garibaldi has written to the Italian
Journals to deny the statement that he
received legacy of 100000 francs from
Swiss lady.
Prince Henri Bourbons death was
delieately and officially announced in
Madrid as having occurred while shoot
ind at mark.
M. Maurice Richard, the French Min
lister of Fine Arts, married, on the 9th
inst, Mile Aubenot, a great heiress
aged twenty-five.
M. Lebouc, Partisan advocate and
great admirer of Lamartine, has bought
his chateau of Moneeau for 35s, 900
francs, under the hammer.
Prince Napoleon has bought model
of the excavation of Pompeii for 10000
eight years to finish it.
The Queen has had telegraph wire
connected with Winsdor Castle. A few
days since she sent message in the
royal cypher to Prince Arthur, and on
her return from a walk she found an
answer awaiting her.
NJ. Olivier is brave man. In the
midst of his own work for liberty he en-
courages his wife to discourage the low
necked dresses worn by ladies. We are
afraid it will be found easier to reform
than to re-dress.-Punch.
The Paris Figaro, of March 81, says it
is able to state positively that Prince
Pierre Bonaparte had not been ordered
or invited to leave France. The Prince
also denies having received any intima-
ton from the Emperor that he should
expatriate himself
NJ lie Sessi has made very favorable
in London by her perform
ance in Lucia di Lammermoor. One
critic, in remarking upon her personal
says that :" her golden hair
iustifies all the encomiums which have
been showered upon it in Paris
When a railroad conductor comes to
President Grant for his ticket he quietly 1
takes his cigar from his mouth, waves |
his hand loftily, and, in humble imitation |
Of General Butler, exclaims; "Shoo fly, |
dom bodder me. And the conductor |
becomes anon-eonductor in the twinkling |
Of an eve.
The Pope, who seems out of spirits,
gave audience the other day to the Zou-
lves whose term Of service is expired,
and addressed to them these words:
You are going away, young menl You
abandon me when it is -ery possible !
may soon need you to defend me- poor
Did man that am, against the enemies
If the Holy See
Church's new picture Of Jamaica
presents o view Of the interior district
Known as st. Thomas in the Vale 1t
illustrates the gorgeous character of
ropical scenery under the blended effect
# storm and sunshine, and though not
o vivid in color as the Heart of the
Andes" nor so quiet and subtle as Da-
nascus, it inspires feelings of admirs-
ion for the nnsensational beauty of its
tory, unequaled by any of his former
forts"
Among other treasures at Delhi is a
ieoe Of marble bearing upon il what {
be faithful declare TO be the impress of
be Prophets foot. When these curiosi-
les we're being exhibited 70 the Duke of
,dinburg,. on his recent visit, one Of the
nite asked the man who showed the OBJ
scts, How could Mohammed make an
npression with his foot upon marbleg
As your prophet raised men from the
cad, was the reply, delivered with the
tmost solemnity. !
Abraham Lincoln used TO say the best
.ory he ever read ofhimselfwas this Two
we're travelling on the rail v
,ad, and we're discussing the probable !
.rmination of the war ! think, said Q
le first, that jefferson will succeed. a
Why does thee thiak sO3" asked the
her. Because Jefferson is praying s
an. And so is Abraham a praying o.
an, objected the second. Yes; but
ie Lord will think Abraham is joking