Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-20

Ing three yeast cans full OF diamonds
moss agates aud rubies, which he sal
he had found somewhere on the Littl
Colorado river, aud on the line between
Arizona and New Mexico.
The Vanderbilt OF Melbourne i
known as big Clarke" He enjoys al
income of over 81 100000 yearly, which
he has gained as butcher, grazier an'
usurer. he spends next to nothing, ant
lunches daily off the cheapest dishes a
the cheapest restaurants.
A statue to Sir Humphrey Davy
which has been erected by subscription
at cost of six hundred pounds, has
been unveiled at Penzance, county o
Cornwall, England The statue presents
Davy holding the miners safety lamp in
his right hand. Sir Humphrey wal
born in Penzance in 1887
A Massachusetts Sunday-school re
Gently undertook the novel task of rails
ing money for the library by eontribu
tons of paper rags from the scholars
The evening of the gathering was rainy
but the whole amount of paper rags
brought was l4O5 pounds, which will
realize about fifty dollars.
There is possibility, if not probable
ity, that Venice, the former queen Of the
Adriatic, will again assume proud
position in connection with commercial
and maritime affairs. The Mount Gents
tunnel and the Suez canal routes place
her again in the line of a direct commu-
nication with India, and the valuable
trade Of the Orient promises to find its
way through her long deserted canals.
Henry Ward Beecher begins an arti-
Gle on kindness to horses by saying that
one good effect of modern speculation,
if it shall show that man was developed
from lower condition in the animal
kingdom, it is to be hoped, will be to be-
get kinder feeling toward our former
kindred and companions.
Emilio CASTELAR, and King Amadeus
Of Spain met recently in sidepath in
the Madrid Pardo. The King, who had
never been introduced to CASTELAR,, ap-
preached the great Republican orator,
and, shaking his hand, said to him.
"Senor, | admire your genius" And
l." replied CASTELAR,, admire you Maj
estys courage.
In addition to eating onions and wear
ing spectacles, the Boston girls are fear
fully dirty, if the following from the
Traveller is true: " A physician in this
city lately called at house for the pur-
pose OF vaccinating a young lady. After
waiting until his patience was almost
exhausted for his patient to appear, she
presented her right arm, when the fol-
lowing conversation ensued: Il must
have your other arm, Miss; we dom
inocculate the right arm" Oh, dear"
was the reply; couldn't you do it on
this arm? 1t has taken me twenty min
utes to wash it, and I'm afraid it would
take me an hour to wash the other"
One Of the clergymen in Peoria, Ills,
has been living on a parsonage that did
not come up TO his idea of what a min
lister should enjoy. Recently he was
called upon to announce that their would
be mite society at the ministerial build
ing After saying that the mite society
would be held at the parsonage, he
paused moment, and then remarked:
" On the corner OF the street near my
residence is a we'll. Said well is covered
and clapboarded. 1t is implanted and
weather-worn; but wish to describe it
so that none Of you may make mis-
take and take the well for the parsonage.
The mite society will be held in the par
sonoge and not in the well. J"
A fair denizen Of fashionable Paris,
whose extravaganza bore rather hard on
her husbands purse, was taken to task
by him for her want Of economy. |
know what you say is true" replied the
repeniant belle; but what shall do
to reduce our expenses2' Why, ma
chere, replied the husband, delighted
with her submission, you ride great
deal. Why not take an omnibus occa-
sionally instead Of earriags2 That
will save something surely" The vile
agreed, and as soon as her husband was
gone she rang for her maid. Mariette,
call me coach, that | may get to the
omnibus to 90 to the Madeleine. must
economiEe."