Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-27
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! Darn, anu tnen tranquiJ ioo"eu ~
solemn march. n
$ The editor Of the Fonda New York
Democrat has achieved triumph o
, mixed metaphor. He says; Now tina
we are cleaned out and got down to rocl
bottom, let the blackboard he spongeC
clean and commence new account.
The story goes that a certain Secre
tary of the Navy, when first taken on
board frigate, expressed surprise thai
the darned thing was hollow; but the
Springfield Republican thinks that fel
low was regular sea dog compared
with our Secretary Robson.
The New York Times thus explains
how it was that the flames got to the
roof ia the burning Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Fire always is aspirant, the
sole exception being where incandescent
masses fall down and so act as media
ignition"
A Detroit man had fever, during
which he frequently asked for pickles
and cider. When he had become SO ill
that his death was considered only a
question of a few hours, his wife gave
him the mueh-desired yiands, and he
recovered.
Mark Twain has acquired sensible
idea with regard to dueling. He says;
"If man were to challenge me-now
that can fully appreciate the iniquity
of that practice-I would go to that man,
and take him by the hand, and lead him
to quiet, retired room-and kill him. =
Lieutenant" said noble captain,
now no more, Lieutenant / am going
into my first battle. / fear | may net
be equal to the shock. Lieutenant,
keep your eye on me, and if talter, as
you are my friend, shoot me before |
disgrace my name" lie died of fever
later.
The London Pail Mall Gazette, COM
menting on the discovery of the famous
Atmospheric Wave" which is similar
to the English atmospheric wave, wants
to "be permitted to express hope that
the fact of America having an atmos-
/ pheric wave, like ourselves, will tend to
tighten the friendly bond which unites
the two countries"
Judge Gary, of Chicago, is a merry
dog. The Tribune reports that after
having granted his third divorce On Sat-
urday last, he said to lawyer, who
wanted his case heard in open court, to
save the expense Of hearing before a
Master: "They are all in such hurry,
/ am afraid that am overlooking this
market with secondhand married wo-
men" Which is fact.
Louisville, Kentucky, claims to have
at the same time remarkable scientific
phenomenon and man capable of ex-
planning it. Last Thursday evening a
meteor appeared in the zenith, and after
lingering about for while and changing
color several times, finally burst all to
pieces. Everybody for miles around is
looking for the fragments in order to
send them to Professor ]. Lawrence
Smith, who is an adept on meteoric
stones. We are anxious to hear of some
piece being found in order to relieve the
Louisvillians from suspicion of seeing
these meteors and exhalations' through
the medium Of prime old Bourbon.
The Swiss Times says that comical
story is told of couple Of lovers who, a
few days ago, attempted to commit sui
eide in the Lake of Zurich, near Rush
clikon, because the young lady's parents
refused their consent to their marriage.
In order not to be separated in death,
the young lady tied one Of her feet fast
to one other lovers, and they thus threw
themselves into the water. But the
young man does not seem to have been
as courageous or as DESTROYS of leaving
this world as his companion, and shouted
for help at the top Of his voice. Help
was fortunately at hand, and they were
both dragged out Of the water and handed
over to the police, who provided them
with dry clothes, and put them under
lock and key.
A bill for the suppression Of the ro-
ligious orders, applying to the province
and city of Rome, has been presented
to the Italian Parliament by the Minis
ter of Justice It's dispositions include
the suppression of the religious orders,
the whole property of which is to be
converted into Rente. The religious
orders are henceforth TO be considered
and are to stand on the same footing to-
ward the laws of the State as all other
civil associations. & reserve is made
in favor Of the orders for women, which
are entitled TO houses for the exercise Of
their missions. The property Of the
suppressed corporations will continue
to be applied to the charitable purposes
for which thsy were originally estab-
lished.
Susan Anthony should get after the
man who makes the following discrimi-
nation The male mosquito lives a
short, idle life, doing little harm, and
subsisting upon the sweets gathered
from flowers, having dainty preferences
for lilies, in whose creamy, petalled
bells he pensively swings. The female
is the noisy, aggressive sex, and makes