Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-10

his recent visit to Berlin. gave $4,000 to
be distributed among the poor of that
city.
The Bank Of England has raised the
salaries of all its employees i've per
cent, on account of the increased cost
Of living.
The German composer who lately set
his will to music doubtless intended
thereby to intimate that this worlds
goods are fugueacious.
Mrs. Mary I. Van Rensselaer,, who
died recently in Albany, was the woman
for whose beauty Queen Victoria said
she would give her dominions.
A married man, with large family,
recently ran off with neighbours daugh-
ter in Iowa. A Western paper says a
father and shotgun are in pursuit.
The report that the Pope is to take up
his residence at Pau is probably incor-
rect, inasmuch as His Holiness is not
just yet prepared to become pauper.
In view of the style of political warfare
prevailing in the present campaign,
sermon is promised from the text, Con-
slider the lie-lies, how they grow"
Even the fish are now going back on
the Britons and Billingsgate languishes.
With famine in beef, fish, coal and po-
tatoes, where are England s woes to end
Cigars seized for violation Of the Gus
tom revenue laws, and which will not !
bring at public sale enough to pay for
the revenue stamps, will have to be de-
stroyed.
Some young women are endeavoring
to start a new community on Lone
Prairie, Ill. 1t is to be Mormonism,
with the grand principle Of that sect 4
reversed.
A woman of pronounced enterprise
and morality went through the only
saloon Of Annapolis with her Ratchet,
and left it in an unfit condition for fur
Their injury.
A hot-water Mitrailleur has been in
vented and put into use in India. It's
intended for shipboard and can give at
short range a very murderous broadside
of scalding steam.
Farms in Rhode Island are increasing
in value. No wonder; there's only room
for such precious few OF them that two
prospective purchasers would almost
double the market price.
A Western genius has invented new
way of preparing the skins of beeves,
whereby all the grease is saved for illu-
purposes. 0x-hiderogen light
they call it out there.
Colonel Tennie c. ClaAin is said to
order her sable phalanx to halt thus;
" Now the very instant stop speaking
want every man of you to stand still
where he is. i will be minded. Haiti
An aggressive alligator that inhabits
Florida lake walks off with COWS, hogs,
or any animal that may step into his
element for business or pleasure, and /
cares as much for buck shot as he does
for summer rain.
The MarysvilIe California; Standard
is dead. The editor, in his valedictory,
saws he has devoted two and half
years in his efforts to keep up the paper,
which he considers equal to five years in !
the States prison"
1t is reported that recent cyclone in
India damaged the jute crop to the ex-
tent of 100000. II this has the effect
of curtailing the braids and switches
which are made from this product OF
India, that cyclone Will not have been in
vain.
Poor but dishonest young boys iasten
wrought iron nails to the end of strings
and harpoon sweet potatoes and apples
from their abiding places in front Of the
stores. This may be considered sport,
but it is the first step in the downward
road to Congress.