Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-18

n0unceS hlmSelt IN the puolic press VI
that city as candidate for Governor OF
Georgia
Professor Selye of Amherst College
will start on his trip around the world on
Friday, the 18th inst, the day after
Commencement.
Judge Pierrepont sailed in the Russia
for London, where he goes on the bust
ness of the Texas Pacific railroad. He
is expected back in August.
In travelling by rail, always take your
luncheon with you, for the quality OF
food at the wayside restaurants is ex-
tremely uncertain.
The French papers assert that Metz
has at present only population OF
forty-two thousand inhabitants, besides
the German garrison.
The Iowa Legislature has passed bill
declaring that bushel of undried ap-
pies, pears. peaches or prunes shall
weigh fOrty-eight pounds.
The moving machine business will be
lighter this season than for many years
past, in consequence of the partial fail
ure Of the grass crop.
The trade in ginger beer is getting to
be enormous; few years ago it was
hardly known in this country, and
chiefly by the imported article.
In Columbus, Ca, recently, a negro
girl, aged six years, was killed by the
windlass of well, which slipped from
her hands and crushed her skull.
The Swiss guides are excellent fellows.
They have organizations amongst them
selves, under the best regulations, to
prevent any imposition upon travellers.
The Austrian Ambassador to England,
Count Won Beust, gave a grand dinner
at the Embassy in London the other
day, at which General Schenck was
present.
James Wsrnock, a prominent lawyer
Of Cincinnati, while conversing with
one of his partners in his Office re-
Gently, was suddenly taken i'll and died
in few minutes.
The Italian Gazette recently pub
lished decree stating that the conven-
ton passed between Great Britain and
Italy relative to postofice orders will
shortly come into force.
The man who, seeing the Coliseum for
the first time. thought it must be the
Metropolitan railroad stables, is the same
individual who thought the " Black Ma
ria was Boston's notion Of hearse.
There is man in Randolph county,
No, who has a foot so large that his
shoes are III inches long and II inches
around the instep An ordinary pair of
summer shoes for him weigh FIVE pounds.
General .Dufour, former commander
in-chief of the Swiss army, now eighty
FIVE years old, and living in retirement
at Geneva, recently received call from
General Sherman n.
A Kalamazoo Judge fined reporter
for appearing witt lin the bar in his shirt
sleeves. The repc Tter, however, proved
to the satisfaction Of the court that he
had no coat and the fine was RENTED.
Some men are like cats. You may
stroke the fur the right way for years,
and hear nothing but purring; but aeei-
dentally tread on the tail, and all mem
ory-of former kindness is Obliterated.
Miss Kate Stanton, who has been the
past season lecturing successfully in the
West, will next season have two new
lectures; one on "The Loss of Great
Men" and the other why I Studied
Law"
Rev. J. B. Jeter, DID,, Of Richmond,
Va, has been appointed by the South
ern Foreign Missionary Board to visit
Rome, for the purpose Of attending to
the erection of house of Worship in
that city.
Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt has sailed
for Europe. He goes TO note the advan-
tages of the London underground rail-
way, with view to the adoption Of simi-
lar means Of transportation in this
country. ,.
The Charlotte Dispatch says there are
thousands and tens Of thousa uds Of
bushels Of blackberries going to y Rsie IN
North Carolina, and with the exc option
Of few coU nties, no attention is paid e
v-h,f rrsrbt bo q most uroGfable bus inees