Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-22

and placed II upon SECONDHAND oeo-
stead. ~
An order by the Sultan forbidding the
wearing of turbans in places Of public
amusement is creating some trouble at
Constantinople.
A Taunton street car company used a
detective as driver, and thus got evi-
dence.to convicta conductor Of knocking
down fares.
A Missouri beldam sans merci re-
Gently burned of her lovers whiskers
because their color did not match that
of her best dress.
Moss agate necklaces are fashionable
in Denver, aud the polished she'll of a
four-inch mud turtle adoras the shirt
bosoms of the male swells.
Chicago dogs are great cpicures They
won't eat beef when they can get live
babies. This fastidiousness seriously
affects the growth of population in Chi
cago.
DR.. Livingstone's father-in.law, the
Rev. DIR. Moffat, has received testimo-
NAL of three thousand pounds in rec
ognition Of his missionary labors in
Africa.
A Des Moines, Iowa, chap, has fitted
up a fiddle that will run by steam. His
horri6ed neighbors invite proposals for
killing the man. The job viii be given
to the lowest bidder.
A LondoR firm proposes to erect banks
near Great Yarmouth harbor for the re-
ception Of Holsters, salmon and other
fish, which they intend to import from
Norway for the London market
The farmers of Vineland, New Jersey,
are making preparations for the coming
fruit season. The crop Of small fruits is
expected to be larger the present year
than that Of any previous season.
A student, undergoing his examina-
ton, was asked what was the mode of
action of disinfectants. lie replied,
"They smell so bad that the people open
the windows, and the fresh air gets in"
A Washington inventor is hard at
work on a model for dog that can run
along the top ofa fence. He expects to
wreak destruction on the cats, and be-
come wealthier than the Rothsehilds.
An Iowa dealer, who sold several
pumps, to be paid for when Greeley
was elected" recently brought suit
against his customers for pay. Judg-
ment was given for the defendants, with
costs.
A duel between an Opelika Georgia.
editor aud another citizen" did not
take place last week, because the other
citizen recollected at the last moment that
he had another appointment which he
couldn't possibly postpone.
Some nitrO.glycerine was put into
water-trough at Stanton, Ky, to keep
cool. The river rose, log went over
and struck the nitro-glycerine, and sew
eral shantes and railroad buildings in
the vicinity also rose, and came down in
variety Of places.
Startling news comes from Monaco.
An Englishmsn who had won 10000
francs at the Casino, and who had left
by rail for Mentone, had been found dead
in the carriage on the arrival Of the train.
His pocket had been ransacked of every
thing. II was thought he had been poi
soned with chloroform.
The women to the boatsl" rang
through the Northaeet, and with her
officers drawn up in line on the quar-
terdeck and her commander standing
with loaded revolver at the gangway,
as many as might be we're saved. Good |
bye, my love" said this noble captain,
as his own wife, bride of three weeks, |
was pressed into one Of the boats, good. |
bye, my love" aud went down with his
ship Of the few survivors Of the At I
lantic, the captain, who was asleep in
the chsrtroom. is one Of the 6rst re-
poried.-Louisriuc Courier.JournaI
The city Of Pskin abounds with doves /
which are profitable 10 the owners as
food. FORMERLY they were prsyed upon I
BY vulturss, which are exceedingly M.
merous also; 50 that it would have pro
tectsd The pigeons against the extsrni.
mating warfare Of a cruel enemy. had
not . lucky mechanical contrivanee
been devised for tLeir security. The
Chinese make small whistles that give q
shrill sound, held against the wind, /
which are fastened TO the tails Of the /
birds, just As they are ready to be Eeansd. /
Fly which way they may, fhe little organ /
pipe screams Justify without impeding
the bearers for 90 as they choose, The /
sEiitsr the better for the whistle. they
fnghten their old vsEabond dsstroysrs
prodiEiously, which Zee as fast as their