Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS.


CHICAGO, Dece mber 1s.-It is reported that
Joseph FarnswOrth. Of the firm Of Farnsworth,
Brown d Co.. hat, cap and fur dealers, doing
business in this city, suddenly disappeared
from his house and place of business. He was
reputed to be quite wealthy and Of strict in
tegrity in business. His partner says Farms
worth took with him $500 belonging to the
firm. He thinks he had become heavily in
VOWED by specializing in Northwestern stocks,
and fed because he knew ruin was inevitable.
IEDIAxAPoLIs. December 1s,-The execution
of Chuck. the murderer, has been postponed
by lGovernor Baker on application Of Gen.
eral Thomas NJ. Browne and other prominent
citizens. until January 3D.. two weeks from
next Friday.
SASDUsKY. O., December lS.-Brues Hussey.
farmer Of Tymoehte township, in this
county, returned home Monday evening under
thu influence Of liquor. and being displeased
with some domestic matters, he began TO
abuse his family. whereupon his wife and four
children left him and went to the house Of
John Gibson. Mrs. Hussey's brother. Mr.. Hus-
sey followed and entered the house. A quarrel
ensued, and Gibson took his rife and shot
Hussey through the head, killing him in
stantly. Gibson has not been arrested.
VALPARAISO, IND. December lS.-The pas
senger depot. ticket and telegraph Offices Of
the Pittsburg railroad were destroyed BY fire
last night. 1t is supposed TO have caught in
the roof from sparks from a passing engine.
The loss il about 5000, fully covered by insur-
ance.
IWr. o
Crane. Of this city. died of softening of the
brain at Boston to-day. whittier he had gone
to procure medical aid. lie was treasurer Of
the Fort Wayne. Muncie and Cincinnati rail-
road, and was highly respected.
HAMILTON, o., December 1s.-Malloy and
Allen, two Of the party that escaped from the
county Jail last evening. were captured AT Har-
rison, Ohio. They were arrested By the au-
thority Of Sheriff Allen, who received tele-
gram giving a minute description Of them.
They were put back in their old quarters this
evening. Brown is still at large. The opera
tor at Harrison, while receiving the dispatch
describing the men. noticed two men come
into the Office, and when he came to the part
of the description Of Allen which read
when once seen he will be easily
recognized, owing to his thievish look, . he
looked up and noticed marked resemblance
IN one OF the men 10 the description. Finish
ing his work he went out, and securing the
services Of an officer had the men arrested
who proved to be two Of the escaped prisoners,
The eloquence which is inspired by
the exhilarating atmosphere of the
Rocky Mountains has merits Of its own.
The following specimen was the speech
Of a member Of the Oregon Legislature,
lately delivered on the subject of an.
pointing State geologist. "Mr. Speaker
Fortunately, or unfortunately, it has
been my province to live in a mining
country during the biggest part of my
brief but eventful existence. Fifteen
years ago | considered myself a eeolo-
gist. From my earliest infancy have
been possessed Of an overmastering i'm
pulse to explore the bowels Of the earth.
But, sir, Mr.. Speaker, the bowels of the
earth are hard to get at, and man who
would study the subterranean anatomy
OF the universe must pull off his boots
and socks like the prophet Of old, say
ing reverestly, This is holy ground
there's bullion in these diggin'sr PRO
lenged applause. Sir, for fifteen years
have eonseeFated myself to the inves-
tigallon OF the minerals that underlie
the Po-eihc coast. have traversed the
coast with the most learned biologists
Of this and the Old World, and we have
come 10 the conelusion-reluctantly but
unanimously-that this ere kentry has
rocks in it you can't find in the text
books"