Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-05

A religious contemporary laments the
fact that too many churches are run by
rings"
NJ. Y. o. B. These initials are painted
on the stern of pleasure boat plying IN
Duxbury Bay, Mass, which translated
means, Mind Your Own Business.
Agnes Norman, aged fifteen, who was
indicted in London for having murdered
FIVE children, but was convicted only OF
an attempt to strangle a little boy, has
been sentenced to ten years penal SER
vitude.
The Southern ladies at White Sulphur
Springs are reported to rise about ten
o'clock, breakfast at eleven, play GRO
quet until luncheon, sleep until dinner,
and dance until midnight.
A Chicago newspaper contains the fol-
lowing interesting item: A Chicagoan
who has been visiting the Northwestern
territories, brought home one scRlp-his
own" e
"Soft people" says the Saturday Re
view, like to fatter themselves that, If
others do not makea fuss about their
feelings, it is because they have none,
but the contrary is usually the truth"
A Nashville paper complains of the
"low-bred, ignorant and rather hasty
impertinence of the sophomore swash
buckler" who edits a rival newspaper,
"and thinks he ought to cultivate lit
tie of that courtesy common among gen.
tlemen."
A drove of three hundred buffalo, one
day last week, while fleeing from an APP
preaching train on the Kansas Pacific
road, ran wildly through the village Of
Fossil Creek. The inhabitants brought
out their guns and pistols, and made it
red hot for them.
Speaking of minister whose sermons
contain a little of everything and not
much of anything
His talk is like the stream that runs,
With rapid change from rocks to roses,
1t slips from politics to puns,.
1t glides from Mahomet to Moses.
Two countrymen gaping around a
Saratoga hotel the other day, were APP
preached by lady wearing fashion
able trail. One of the party lodged it,
but the other walked straight across 1t,
and on finding oHt his error apologized
with, II beg your pardon, madame; !
thought you had passed some time ago."
81 do so envy Eve" said married
lady to gentleman. How SOP" Be
cause her husband could never badger
her about how his mother could do
things" 81 do so envy Adam" replied
the gentleman. "Why so? asked the
lady. Because he never had mother
in-law"
"A Connecticut paper tells of thirsty
individual who, after drinking too much
river water, became possessed Of the de-
lusion that the Thames was the domestic
rockingham, and sat down in it from
the wharf. He had only time to remark
that some fool was always leaving pan
of water on those chairs, before he was
fished out.
A young gentleman was rowing q
young lady in Irondequoit Bay, Thurs
day, and when near the shore opposite
the Newport House, he attempted to
change seats and fell overheard. The
young lady drew him into the boat after
much exertion. She was so incensed at
his stupidity that she placed him on
shore, and then rowed for the Newport
House, leaving him TO dry on the beach.
The Fat Men of Connecticut have
had a clam bake at Gregory's Point.
They ate over one hundred bushels Of
clans and as many bushels more Of oys-
tiers, fish, vegetables, etc. There were
altogether l15 fat men-the lightest
weight being 2l2 pounds and the heaviest
347 pounds. Nine weighed over 300
pounds. The average consumption Of
provender is said TO have been half
bushel TO each fae4han.