Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11

Mrs. Clark, q California woman, edits
paper in the interests of George Fran
els Train.
The State of Nevada contains 1872 mills
used in the crushing and reduction OF
precious ore.
Colonel W. L. Scott, prominent citi-
zen of Greensboro, North Carolina, died
on Sunday last.
1t is said that there are more Ameri-
cans in Switzerland than in any other
part of Europe.
The Sultan Of Turkey will send a col
lection of works of art to the Vienna
exhibition next year.
A statue of the late Chief Justice fancy
is to be placed in front of the Annapolis
State House, Maryland.
The Society of Brevet Widowers in
Mobile exacts fine from each member
for every profane word.
The Good Templars of Firrburn, Ca,
are going to run candidate of their
own for the Legislature.
American watches with dials suited to
the Arabic division of the hours of the
day are exported to Syria.
The Russian feet, with Alexis on
board his ship, left Cape Town, Africa,
for Annoy, China, on July goth.
Ballard Deyerle, of Roanoke county,
Va, went to Salem, Saturday, to attend
the circus, and died of hemorrhage.
1t is exceedingly unfortunate that Dfe
Livingstone ever got lost. 1t has caused
some people to doubt Mr.. Henry Star
ley's veracity.
A manufacturer of aavoring extracts
in Boston recently received single con-
signment of vanilla beans valued at more
than $4,000.
During a recent storm at Athol, Mass,
hundreds of chimney-swallows took ref
uge in a room, the window Of which had
been accidentally left open.
The value of the gold coinage issued
by the English mint during the year end
ing on the Both of June was SOC, 493, 200,
and of silver coin 81, $50, $50.
Mr.. Lowe, the Chancellor of the Brit
ish Exchequer with other Parliamentary
notables), is spending the vacation at
Dunrobin Castle, in the Highlands.
Commander Fillebrown succeeds Com
mander eastman in command of the
United States steamer Wachusetts, now
connected with the European squadron.
A dry goods house in Chicago has in
one of its show windows a sheet Of
plate glass measuring ninety-six inches
by one hundred and sixty-eight inches.
At the tin wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Colonel Sidney Cooper, Of New York, at
Saratoga last Wednesday evening, John
G.. SAKE made matrimonial speech and
read some good-natured lines, as follows:
ICED bless your tin wedding. and may the
ten years
That must pass ere the marriage Of silver
appears
In conjugal joys that the moments shall win.
Compared with the first be as silver TO tin"
A crocodile connected with Western
circus having lost portion Of his eau
DIAL appendage was supposed to be in
dying condition, and was thrown into
the Ohio river at Towanda recently.
On reaching his native element he
seemed to revive, and report says he has
been seen swimming in the pool within
the past day or two. The boys prefer
sun baths on the land now.
Another baby farming case has come
TO light in Londsn, this time the defend
ant, named Jane Haley, a woman fifty
years old, being brought up at Bow
street. An inspector had called upon
her unexpectedly and found that she had
three children in her care, all dread
fully emaciated and weak. When the
infants were removed to the workhouse
a mob which had collected was so in
censed as to attempt to inlict punish
ment on the prisoner themselves, aud
they were with difficulty kept back. Evi-
dence having been given to show the
horrible manner in which the children
had been treated, the prisoner was re-
manded.