Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-19
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

A new poem from Mr.. Browning will
soon be published. 1t bears the musical
title of Prince Observation-Disclosures,
Savior of Society"
A Cincinnati child tied Grape ON the
door to see if the carriage would come
to take them out riding as it did the
family across the street
Dolly Davenport, says New York
letter, lives on Charlotte Russo, and is
educating a party of heightened Fifth
avenoodles who desire to act.
A bill has been introduced into the
Illinois Legislature prohibiting the sale
Of lottery tickets, and imposing penal
ties on newspapers advertising them.
Robert Branton, great-grandson OF
Brant, the famous Indian chieftain, aged
ninety-one, and his wife, aged eighty
seven are living in Detroit.
DR.. Mary Walker wishes she could be
man for only two hours, to the end that
she might know how they think and feel,
that she might better combat them.
Grant having been charged with ap-
pointing dozen Of his relatives to
Office, says only thirteen hold commits
sions under him. This is called refu'
tation.
Are we to have Tamberlik, the most
renowned of tenorsY Hehas just arrived
at Havana with a complete opera
troupe, and commences to carol at
once.
A cable dispatch gravely announces
that nothing more can be made out Of
the illness OF the Prince Of Wales, be
cause his death has been thoroughly dis
counted" lta9
The Hon. Captain We're Dawson Yer
dee Hunt 1--WE believe that is ALL has
been before London court on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Wilson's pay for twenty nights IN op
era in New York amounted to $22, 600
which is probably the largest sum ever
received by any prima donna in this
country before.
Paris fashion correspondents speak Of
some new things in colors; for example,
Paris brule, burned love letter tint, Paris
bombarde, carrier-pigeon slate, tawny
stone color. How lovely
The members of the Viennese Lady
Orchestra, as their peripatetic habits
seem to indicate, are all natives Of Bo-
hernia. They travel, however, under as
sumed German names.
In speaking of pastoral visiting, the
Liberal Christian says: Ministers who
spend most Of their time in running
about the parish, oftentimes sink into
intellectual imbeciles."
The City Council of Little Rock, Ark,
which is composed Of eight members,
recently balloted three hundred times
before they elected their chairman. II
took them all one day and evening.
1t is stated as an evidence cf advanc-
ing civilization among the Indians that
wives among them are no longer sold;
they are given away. Civihzs ton, it
would seem, has tendency " make
women worthless.
Strange as it may seem, they are talk
ing about cutting those ola friends o.
oars, the Siamese Twins, in twain
Whenever the medical or scientific
world runs out of job it falls back OF
the twins F'HN
A Long Island farmer has sued his
wife for divorce because, after she wen
to New York and listened to lecture il
favor Of free love she insisted upon hail
ing every man who passed the house ant
inviting him in to have a talk.
Dayton had heroine. Her sfiianceC
took the smallpox, and she nursed hin
throughii Upon his recovery they weF'
married. Soon after she was taken sick
having contracted the disease from him
which terminated her life.
A Republican ward caucus in Boston
has nominated Mrs. Lizzie Batcheler fol
the Board Of Education. This mus
not be construed into an Endorsement o.
woman's rights Mrs. Batcheler is mol
nominated because she is woman, bul
because she is Bateheler.
The way it is done in Alaska newspa,
pers is as follows. "a brilliant attack
upon the Red editor Of the Alaska Her,
aid, which might be possibly considered
as a gain for him in the name Of mar
tyr, is postponed with saeri6cial JUNCTION
tall next week"
The New York Mail asserts thai
many fashionable ladies, who are par
tial to low-necked dresses and have moi
a pretty neck wear false neck Of wax
or alabasier, which, when a heavy mech
lace is worn with il can hardly be de
tected from the real article.
| A Yankee in England being annoyed
BY the constant bOasting as to the supe.
riority Of the English girls, finally ST.
fenced laudatioD BY declaring that they
had q gal in Boston only eleven years
old who could chew gum in seven diff
ferent languages with her eyes shut. ="
Beecher explains that the reason he
gave up pastoral visits was because the
ladies kept min waiting 80 long while
they we're dressing Besides, they all
would talk Of nothing but servants, chill
drens ailments and family geHsslogies,