Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-25

men In England.
Madame Parepa-Rosa has left Eng
land for Italy on account of her health.
The Lord of Lorne and his fair young
bride have gone to the Continent on a
bridal tour.
1t is rumored that DR.. Russell, Of the
London Times, is to receive the Iron
Cross from the Kaiser.
Emile Hepp, of Strasburg, who was
one of the most distinguished physicians
and chemists in Europe, is dead.
The pledge of the Anti hignon So
ciety has been taken by over fifty thou
sand ladies in Germany.
A colossal statue of the late Chief
Justice fancy is being made at Rome,
to I'll an order given by the State Of
Maryland.
There are one thousand six hundred
pupils and two hundred officers and
teachers in the Baptist Sunday schools
in Richmond and vicinity.
The parties who recently attempted
to use forged check on the Savannah
Bank and Trust Company have been
arrested and committed for trial.
Over fifty horses are in training at
the Nashville Tenn. course, and it is
expected that they will number seventy
FIVE before the races come Off
A company has been organized for the
purpose of working slate quarry on
the 0ostanaRla river, four miles above
Rome, Ga. The slate is said to be of
cellent quality, and in quantity practi-
cally inexhaustible.
A man named jenkins, a farm laborer,
has died in Herdforeshire, aged lO7. He
had his wits 10 the last, and was a great
smoker, some people will be happy to
hear. His age seems really well authen-
tieated.
The milk sold in Providence, r. l., is
so bad in many instances that cats won t
touch it; but then, says the Journal
Of that city, 1--WE are an honest, intelli-
gent people; nothing can rub that out I"
A Keokuk woman has made applica-
ton for divorce from her husband on
the plea that he is an Internal fool. I"
The husband, by contesting the suit, has
pretty well substantiated the charge
The King Of Bavaria has presented
Prince Bismarck with the order of St
Hubert, appended by the star Of bril-
iants." This is the highest mark of
distinction within the gift of the Sow
ereign Of Bavaria.
Twenty-Five members of the United
States Senate and forty-eigbt members
Of the House are natives Of New Eng
land Vermont comes first, and then
follow, in the order mentioned, Massa-
chutts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island.
Animals require much water, varying
according to size, food used, work done,
and other circumstances. A horse re-
quires eight gallons day. A COW will
drink six gallons, sheep two to three
quarts, while an elephant will use up
nearly barrel.
The sad story Of the two little children
Of Mr.. Brunell, of WEXFORD, Rhode
Island, who were buried alive by the fall
ing in of the wall Of cave, has a sad
sequel. Mrs. Brunell, who was i'll, died
from the shock, and Mr.. Brunell, the
father, has become insane.
Theophile Gautier, the renowned lite.
rary animal-fancier, had at the begin.
ming of the siege of Paris $50 cats; and
at the capitulation discovered that his
feline stock had been reduced to nine
owing to the rowing habits which made
them a prey TO the hungry population
Even of the nine. four had their taili
shot away. Gauter is sorely troubled
over his losses, as his love Of cats, he
says, passes the love Of woman.
Some workmen, digging in the Stan
ley coal-pit at Carolton, Wakland county
Georgia, recently lighted upon a cham
Der in the rock, and found therein. amid
a Pile Of bones, some octagon eopper
plates, on one Of which was rndely
sketched the legend, "0mo Cutie, 1905,
and on the reverse, E. 0. l.. A., sur
rounded by an equiateral triangle.
large copper Maltese cross was fount
with the inscription, A. F., 1881. NJ
one has yet been found TO play DAME
to this mystery.
A new Peabody has arisen in England
with the difference that he has not a
present revealed his name. Some tint
ago a gentleman stated that he was pre-
pared 10 expend fl5O,000 in the cree
ton of lunatic asylum for the benef
Of the lower middle class. He is nov
proceeding TO carry out that purpose
and has publicly minated that he i
prepared TO devote g public and usefu
purposes sum equal to that given b
/ Mr.. Peabody, so soon as he can satisf1
himself as to the best means Of elfectinl