Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-25

AWestern railroad advertises that eacn
train carries coroner and six jurymeh
for the convenience Of passengers
Because a man who attends Hook OF
sheep is a shepherd, makes It no reason
that man who keeps cows shouiu DC a
coward.
Victor Emmanuel is said to have a
fortune of at least $20,000,OOO. Among
other things, he is the owner OF some
twenty splendid palaces and nearly seven
hundred blood horses.
OF the fashionable watering places the
story is still, crowds, fashion, folly and
extravaganza. Never were the dresses
so costly, the equipages so numerous
and brilliant, and the amusements SO
extensive and elaborate as this year.
The wife Of the Czarowitz OF Russia,
formerly the Princess Dagmar, has had
more reputation for personal charms
than any other feminine member oil me
ROYAL families of Europe, and probably
deserves the place heretofore assigned
TO the Empress of Austria
Rose Hersee has not LEFT the United
States this summer, as she intended 10
do. Mr.. Julien has persuaded her TO
remain and sing at his concerts. Inc
fair vocalist has received nnbounded
applause, and the other evening IN New
York two men were required to carry
the bouquets presented to her to her
carriage.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, says the
Paris Journal, is in Paris, and has been
met by several persons walking rather
infirmly in the Bots de Boulogne, lean
ing on the arm of man servant IN
appearance he has grown ten years
older.
Mrs. Mary f. Nealy, of Washington,
is astonished 10 hear General Schenek $
daughters quoted as beautiful by the
English papers. She says they have
thigh cheek bones and little common
eyes-iust like their father, who is no
beauty"
Ills stated that the practice of brew
ing beer from rice is rapidly coming INTO
use in Germany. This beer IS SAID 10
be of very clear, pale color, OF an ex-
tremely pleasant, mild taste, foaming
strongly and yet retaining we'll its car
bonic acid.
sWhat is the size of this placer asked
n New Yorker of the conductor just at
ter the brakeman had sung out "O-pe-li-
kan az a southern station, where not a
house was visible among the pines ex-
cept a rambling shed called an eating
saloon" Its about as big as New
York" was the ready answer, but 1t
isn't built up yet.
A sad case of drowning occurred at
Graniteville, S. c., on Wednesday last.
A little girl fell into the canal from
bridge over it. A boy, named Cline,
seeing the accident, Immediately jumped
in after her, and, being good swimmer,
had nearly reached the bank with the
girl, when she managed to grasp him In
such a manner that he became power
less. and both were drowned. The
brave boy who sacrificed his own life in
endeavoring to save anothers was only
eleven years of age. The girl was about
FIVE years old
A Young Prussian officer, who doubted
the love of his afianced bride, requested,
after the battle of Gravelotte, one OF his
friends at home to inform the young
LADY, that he 1.-THE oficer) was among the
killed, and report to him how she would
receive the news. The friend complied
with the officers request, but the letter
which was to Convey the report of the
young lady's demeanor brought TO the
officer the terrible news of her death,
the young girl having committed suicide
the night after his friends sad commu-
nication. The young officer was so i'm
pressed with the catastrophe and felt so
much aggrieved at the death of his fair
young betrothed, that he went mad. He
Is now in a Berlin Innate asylum, and
his case is pronounced hopeless.