Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-12
FACTS AND FANCIEs i.

Sauce for the goose, etc. H
Last Christmas some unknown hand
placed on the tomb Of Charles Dickens,
in Westminster Abbey, wreath Of
holly, mistletoe and laurel,
Newfoundland last year exported
l,l64,535 quintals Of Goldfish, less than
1900 qaintals coming to the United
States on account of the high tariff.
The number of deaths in Richmond,
Va, last year, was 1852, OF which lS5
were from consumption, being more
than from any other single disease.
Dayton, Ohio. is again mystified about
its sleeping beauty who, as fat and
as dead-looking as ever, has now CON-
menced her annual somnolent humbug-
gerry.
Bristol in Tennessee and Virginia,
which is almost evenly divided among
the two States, is an anomaly among
towns. The State lines pass through the
center of the main street. The popula-
ton is 5000.
A German antiquarian, DR.. Heinrich
Schielman, confidently asserts that he
will shortly be in position to demon
strate the exact position of ancient
Troy, now thirty-fve feet below the pres
ent level.
An editor of Utica, New York, has
been sent to jail on a charge OF libel,
and the last edition of his paper is
largely devoted to Jail intelligence, and
contains column Of personal notices OF
Jail birds.
A Pennsylvania paper, in speaking of
songstress, says: " She beats cats on
high notes. There was no music or
chest tone in her voice, but it was about
six octaves above the screech of lost
Indian"
The old tree near Vicksburg, under
which Pemberton surrendered to Grant,
making him President, is entirely gone,
the locality being now marked by an in
verted cannon.
Henry Ward Beecher approves of his
renting their pews for the
evening service. He says one sermon
carefully listened to is enough for any
one to digest in one day.
A Pittsburg family we're surprised by
the entrance into their house of freight
car loaded with pig-iron. 1t had jumped
the track. The house was demolished
but the family saved.
At leap-year sale of old bachelors in
Ala, recently, quotations
were low, except for widowers, who
brought $1,000 each. Lawyers were
knocked down at FIVE dollars head.
At recent California fair, bottle Of
castor oil was waggishly put on exhibit
ton with several bottles of strained
honey. The tasting committee tried
the wrong bottle, and cast it all away.
The parents of little Mary Reilly pc
titioned the New York legislature for
leave to change their child's name, be-
cause it wasn't that kind of baby, a
mistake having occurred at the christen
ing.
Some of the officials of Page county,
Iowa, are in serious quandary because
they have forgotten the combination
of the county safe lock, and
are unable to get at the S25, 900 which it
protects.
A clergyman recently received ball
ticket as fee for performing mar
riage ceremony, the groom having mis-
taken the envelope for the one contain
ing the filthy lucre SO repulsive to gen
tlemen Of cloth.
What number of our exchanges
speak OF woman who lectures as a
" lectures. 1t is just as proper to say
speakeress," cookess," talkeress,"
onversationaIistessl If women we're
good at keeping secrets we should next
expect to see prestidigtatoress."
The Turkish Sultan, in the midst of
his reforms, has taken step backward
in etiquette. He has revived the order
compelling all horsemen to dismount
and lead their horses when passing his
palace at Dohnabaghtche.
A few days since the marshal at Mil |
waukee received telegram, directing
him to arrest "a girl with green dress
on" He followed his too general in
structions by arresting twenty-five Of
them, and then did not get the right
one. "
"What he knows about dairy-farm.
ing" is thus announced by q modern
milkman: Take off as much cream
and put in as much water as you dare,
and the holder your operations the more
money you viii make" This is watering
stock with quick return
A project is under discussion to take
hundred Of the New York public school
girls on a tour to Europe next summer
The passage from New York TO Liver
pool and return will not be more than
Fifty dollars apiece. and the continent