Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-27

Z ness.
Sir Sidney Waterlow, Lord Mayor o
| London, recommends the establishment
of commercial tribunal Of commerce II
that city.
The heart of wise man should re
semble mirror, which reflects ever.
object without being sullied with any. :
COnJacius.
A rake factory out West has beef
burned, which, with the arrest of Wood
hull and Clafflin has given virtue a new
start.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has reduced
itemizing to science. Here is lat
example: Henry Layman, shoemaker
Terre Haute-bedcord Jealousy.
An enterprising merchant will brint
out in few days pocket handkerchief
for equine purposes. Good blowing IL
the best thing for leaky nose. Zoo
zool
The centenary of Linneus' death viii
be celebrated at Stockholm on the 10th
of January, 1873, when a statue OF the
great Swedish naturalist will be I'M
yelled.
Large and elegant steamboats,, like
those that float in our rivers, will be
placed on the Rhine next summer, for
the convenience of travel to the Vienna
Exposition.
"Iwant Young Mans Companion,
said spruce customer to bookseller.
"very well" said the bookseller, pick
ing up a volume, there's My Only
Daughter.
Empress Elizabeth, of Austria, has
written to the Woman's Rights Club in
Vienna: Ladies, take my advice, and
keep away from politics. There is
nothing but misery in it"
Vicksburg has discovered two build
ings thirty feet under ground, just be.
yond her city limits, and are greatly
elated thereat. The philosophers and
wise men are unable to tell if they are
ten or hundred years old.
A gentleman driving through the
lower part Of Richland county, NORTH
Carolina, few days since, ran over q
good sized alligator that attempted to
cross the road. The wheels did moi
seem to disconeert his alligatorshiT
much.
Miss Anthony is said to have aban-
doned the classics altogether, Disguised
with the invidious sexual distinction
implied in the oft quoted mems conscfd
reeti," until Mrs. Stanton pointed out to
her that, after all, the mems part OF the
phrase was feminine.-N. y. World.
An Irish gentleman of mechanical
turn took of his gas meter to repair IT
himself, and put it on again upside
down. so that at the end Of the quarter
il was proved with arithmetical correct
ness that the gas company owed him
three pound seven and sixpence.
| Joel T. Hart, enc of the greatest scnlp-
tors living, who is now in Florence, Italy
was many years ago p stone-mason IN
this county, and some Of the fencing and
chimney work put up by him in the Hai
rock neighborhood are still standing.
I Paris Kentuckian.
Tbs late William H. Seward made his
will at Pekin, China, and lawyers moi
overburdened with practice are debating
the question whether the document wai
made in strict accordance with the laws
of the Flowery Kingdom regulating
devises.
Cardinal Luigi Amat, who died OF
Saturday in Nice, Italy, was born il
Cagilari, Italy, June 81, 1876, and wa
made Cardinal in 1887. He was ap
pointed Bishop of Palestine in May
1852, and held the Office of Vice Chan
cellor Of the Holy Roman church, tn
local church of the city Of Rome.
The damages sustained by the Amer
leans on the Mexican frontier within tn
last six years are estimated at Sc, DOC, DOC
Besides this, over 300 American citizen
have been killed by Mexican marauderi
All the facts touching this destructio
Of life aud property will appear in tn
forthcoming report to Congress.
A very pretty election bet was made i
? Bridgeport, Conn, between young lad
I and gentleman. II Grant were electe
the young man became the happy po
SCISSOR OF the young woman; if Creole
were elected the young woman was to b
the proud owner Of the young man. Tn
election news 10 either case was the ma
. rlaRe-nOOSe.
Women have been accused of VANITY
but curious investigator watched Will
; five hundred men passed large looking
glass used as a sign on Broadway, Ne
York. Four hundred and ninety-nin
5 glanced complacently at their images 3
they passed-the other man was blin'
OF the same number of women WI
o passed, not one looked at the mirror
i they were all busily examining eac
l. others dress.
Ugly women ought to profit by Ii
( example Of Pisaroni, the ex-primA dol
r ma, who recently died, and who was {