Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05


cumstanees under which Lockejaw may
be n pleasant thing
An indianapolis balloonatic proposes
to build an air ship that will sail Al
straight and steadily through space asa
vessel through water.
Ann Campbell, Canada dairy maid
has died at the age OF one hundred and
thirty.one years. She has worn out ~
teen generations Of cows,
A progressive individual is digging iol
silver near Rock Lick, in BrcckinridGt
county. The spirit of departed red
man tells him be will be successful.
A Titusville maid,we are told, has had
q book-keeper in her eye for some weeks
She ought to get sty in the other eye,
and then she would have a place to keep
him.
"Chemicocerebropathy" is the label
which n Cincinnati physician winds
three or four times round new system
of medical treatment Of which he Is the
originator,
Rev. Mrs. Hines, a lady preacher over
seventy years old, is travelling over the
mountains in California, exhorting the
Maynard, wherever she finds them, to
repent.
A wedding is TO come or in Philadel
phia, In December, with twelve brides
maids oil attired by Worth, of Paris,
The brides dress will be Of Belgian lace
and cost $4,000.
The author OF "olrig Grange the
poem whose anonymous publication
some months ago excited much interest
in England and America, is now said "a
be DR.. Walter Smith.
This is a Michigan marriage notices
Married on Thursday, October 10Th
Mr.. Frank Modrow and Miss Matilda
Hummel, both of Three Oaks, Sawyer
keeps stock Of Collins on hand"
"Ellas Williams, Of Buffalo, Missouri,
blew into the muzzle of his gun 10 see i
il was loaded. Could Mr., Williams com
municate with his friends in this world
his spirit would gently:whisper, twas. ~
A young burglar was brought into a
New York court, the other day, streaked
from head to foot with bar soap. lie
had been obliged to cut through a mass
of il in his enterprises, and the proof OF
his guilt stuck TO him.
A new ride, tho invention Of a Wor-
iemburg gunsmith. i attracting the at
tention OF tie iPfassaE Government. II
Is said to be capable Of firing twenty
six ahots per minute, and to have a
-ange Of over ! 800 yards.
Boston proposes to become a second
Venice. This she will do by extending
several more bridges over the waters
which divide her from her suburbs, aud
" draining, reelaiming and filling in the
marches which border the Charles river.
The play Of Charles l., just brought
,ut at the Lyeeum Thea,er, London,
.epresents king Charles" as all grief
md goodness, and Cromwell as all
hat is base aud venal, But the play
las poetic merits.
Saws the Boston Courier An amusing
error was discovered in
he proof OF an article in our musical
column last week. A piece Of music,
As the Hart Pants was made TO read
As the Hair Parts" which was bar
ferrous transmutation.
Anonymous writer's eAnno, be shielded
v their publishers in Switzerland. A
ase has been decided there in which
he editor Of the Volksblat refused 10
i've the name Of the writer Of an often
i've article. He was then summoned as
witness before an examining magis
rate who. supported by decision OF
be supreme Court, forced him to give
be name OF the author
Al Society Hin, S. c., after the war,
sr,e widow ladies, who were in great
amt sent TO some Charleston merchants
"a inquiry whether they could obtain
las, lars and sugar on credit for the
purpose Of making preserves to see II
hey could make any money out OF the
business. The credit was given, the
preserves made and shipped to New
York city aud sold. They Sound the
business Profitable. At the present
ime forty families are supported at
Society Hill by this industry alone
,ommeneed by three enterrrising Wid'