Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-11


Rhode Island has new secret order,
with the cheerful title of Sons of Jona-
dab"
At Glasgow, Scotland an iodine fac
tory uses up four thousand tons of sea-
weed every year.
A strawberry tree grows in Gambia,
which bears fruit very like a strawberry,
except in shape.
The papers are talking of corner
in whisky" Why, whisky is corner
itself, is it not?'
A Wisconsin hen laid an egg on which
was the inscription, War with Eng
land, 1872"
Buffalo Bill let loose thesdogs of from
tier war at the Bowwowery Theater.-
Boston Post
Mr.. OAfenbach grinds hand-organ at
Albany, in imitation of the other must
clan of that name.
Tom Scott, the great railroad king,
is called the Pelion-piled-upon-0ssa
railroad manager.
Edward j. Roye. the drowned Presi-
dent of Liberia, was barber in Terre
Haute thirty years ago.
Since the Louisiana affair of honor,
duelling has come 70 be considered as
far less dangerous than baseball.
Not to be outdonc by the explosive
mince-pie of Ohio, an Indiana sweet
potatoe exploded and scalded an infant.
A Danbury, Conn, dog has learned to
bring in eggs from the barn, and his
delighted owner names him Leigh Hunt.
With the approach Of the Chinese
New Year, residents of the Interior Of
California commence to take extra pre-
cautions about their hen-roo SITS.
The idea that Lord Bacon wrote shak-
speare's works has now taken possession
Of Western individual, who amplifes
it for the benefit Of rural lyceums.
Mr.. Byer, New York sehool-teacher,
spends the. recesses in knocking down
his pupils. The parents object. saying
that they didn't Hyer him for that.
The editor Of the Detroit Advertiser is
down with delirium tremens. In his
rawlings he declares that he can see a
group Of Kentuekians swarming around
a demijohn.
On Washington's birthday tipsy Dan
bury man braced himself against lamp
post and exclaimed: Merciful heaven
can it be possible that that great and
COED man is dead? ?"
A man looking for site for paper
mill has found one in an Iowa town,
where, he says. there are more rags in
proportion to the population than in
any other place he ever saw.
II you want Japanese itzibOo you
must go over there and get it soon, for
their sale to foreigners is to be stopped.
We cannot describe it further than 10 say
ilzibooly. Adrertisg
There is family living in the north
ern part Of the city whose children are
ragged and almost shoeless, who keeI
four dogs, two cats and use quarter
worth Of tobacco per day indianapolis
Advertiser
Mr. Horace White, managing editor o
the Chicago Tribune, wears gingbau
: shirts when at work in the office. Hi.
variegated envelopes are always adorned
by paper collars, the general effect be
ing very much heightened thereby.
Three gentlemen from California, who
we're snow-bound, frost-bitten and nearly
starved on the way, have arrived at CHI.
; cago. They declare themselves ready
to put head on any man who ssyi
Beautiful Snow"
tits said that King Amadeus, Of Spain
is SO suspicious of his subjects aud the
members Of the household that be i'm
AGNES every time he has pain ia his
stomach or a cold in his head. that be il
poisoned.
The present year will contain three
hundred and sixty-six days This il
. more than is contemplated by the mora
law; and the odd day may properly b.
; devoted to getting drunk and the prac
tiee Of general inquiry. San Francisr,
a Nelos Letter.
The Weldon News says that one Ton
Weaver, eolored man, eat the follow
: ing at one meal: "a lbs ham, 2 lbs sau
- sage, 10 roast meat. - dozen eggs,
ID butter, 81 biscuits, 81 cups coffee,
4 guar; oysters, taking six drinks o
whisky and ! quart Of cider in tn,
meantime.