Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-14

~ Fechter's Chicago engagement was moi
a financial success.
In Charleston, Illinois, the other day
Miss Matte Bower fell dead while heI
photograph was being taken.
"A Cincinnati paper speaks Of gam
bler's white hat that shone in the sun.
light like a beacon of lamb-like limo
cence.
So much ice has been stored away in
New England this season that the ice
dealers there fear the price will be so low
that they will lose heavily.
A Florida jury, trying case of lar
eeny against negro woman, brought in
verdict that I'VE, the jury, find the
prisoner not guilty, but believe she stole
the goods.
The latest thing in New York is theateI
parties. One given last week filed the
whole parquet at Wallack's, and was fol
lowed by supper at Delmonicos.
The new shades in evening silks are
peach-blossom" and "sky-blue" for
the blondes, and the cameo " shades
ranging from saffron to pale cream color
for the brunettes.
The Medical Gazette suggests an in
quiry whether the common practice ol
putting up chewing tobacco in lead foil
may not account for some of the numer.
ous cases of lead-poisoning not traced te
any recognized source2
Francis Greeley, aged eighty, often
said he would be willing to die when be
had seen his youngest granddaughter
married. He attended her wedding the
other evening, near st. Louis, and taking
part in the dance, fell dead without q
groan at her feet.
A young woman, not more than twenty
wears old, starved to death in Rochester,
New York, on Thursday last. She had
striven silently to support herself after
being deserted by a worthless husband,
and was too proud to let her poverty be
known.
A suitispending in Piscataquis county,
Maryland, by Charles Haines against M.
Nutting, brought to recover pay for lun-
cheons, horse baitings and courting fires
furnished to the defendant to the amount
Of ninety dollars, while courting the
plaintiff daughter.
II meant to have told you Of that
hole" said gentleman to his friend who
was walking with him in his garden, and
stumbled into pit full of water. No
natter" said the friend, blowing the
mud and water out Of his mouth, " I've
found it. :"
An Iowa boy of twelve years, becom-
ing angry with the person with whom he
boarded, poured kerosene oil over four
horses owned by him and set them on
fire. Three we're burned 10 death before
help could sreach them, and the fourth
was burned so badly that it had to be
killed But what shall be done with such
a boy as that2
1t is stated that at a recent revival
meeting in New Hampshire one of the
young brethren arose and said that he
had received a revelation from the Lord
that it aas his duty to kiss Sister,
and she, nothing 10th, rejoined that if
the Lord was willing she was, and the
kissing was proceeded with then and
there, to the evident satisfaction Of both
parties.
Col. Geo. W. Fish, an honored and
respected citizen Of Ogleth0rpe, Ga,
was assassinated, recently, while passing
the court honse on his way home, in
that place. The assassin was concealed
in the court house, and fired upon him
with a gun loaded with buckshet as be
passed the door. The shot took effect
in his face and neck, aud resulted fatally
in few minutes. A negro has been ar
rested on suspicion.