Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-16
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

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Two.thirds Of the Episcopal Bishops
were consecrated since 1866.
Five of the freshman class of Yer
mont University are freshwomen.
The Pope has authorized the Irish
Catholic University to confer degrees.
A Kansas farmer, at a recent meeting
moved that vote should be taken vice
versa"
A journal devoted to the interests OF
the carpet trade has been started in New
York.
Mr.. WiIkie Collins has been hand
somely entertained at the clubs in
Washington.
One hundred and twenty men in Cali
fornia own between them sl4O, 900 acres
Of land.
Sixteen men have the same mother
in-law in Iowa. Divided to such an ex-
tent she falls.
The Hoosac tunnel has been vast
enterprise which the people could never
see through till now.
Berlin is agitating the project OF get
ting up an international exposition to
eclipse that of Vienna.
Miss Nellie Grant is to Oficiate as
first bridesmaid at an approaching we'd
ding in Philadelphia.
A San Francisco paper thinks that
using money to influence legislation
ought to be made a felony.
A new organization in Boston is enti-
tied THE Society for the Encourage
ment of Studies at Home.
A rich Bostonian, of ritualistic pro-
clivities, proposes to build an Episcopal
church in that city costing 100000.
-Four varieties of fish are said to have
been discovered in Lake Superior
good, bad, Indifferent and bullheads.
A member of the Illinois Legislature
was recently elected from railroad car
for trying to travel on dead-head
ticket.
Flora Searles, courageous young
lady, plunged into the water at Lewis
burg, Pa, and saved boy from drown
ing.
An exchange points out that merely
as a matter of economy wood will last
much longer if left to the women folks to
saw and split.
General Sir John Fitzgerald, Of the
British army, recently celebrated the
eightieth anniversary of the date of his
first commission.
After recent accident in New Jersey
man in the business was heard to re-
mark well, be spared the lightning
rod, and here's the child spoiled"
The Norristown Herald man, admit
ting that Oliver Wendell Holmes is the
Great American Humorist, demands
fercely that be write comic almanac.
Brigham Young has ordered nineteen
sets Of muskrat furs for his nineteen
wives as a Christmas present, and each
Of the children are to have little drum.
Says the Detroit Free Press: Beeth-
oven used to swear, and since the Chi.
cago Post exposed him we have deter
mined not to give anything toward the
monument"
A whitewash professor, in Bingham
ton has brought suit against the city for
damages for having been employed in a
building where there hGd been small pox
by which he took the disease.
An exchange says: Does be want to
marry2 is the query among Massaehu.
sets women the moment a stranger en-.
tiers a town" And ii may be added
that the answer always is: No, Hot till
he gets out o. the state.
Quite an excitement was created q,
one Of the up town clubs the other even
ing by the appearance Of lady who
requested her lord and master % q
! ioin her at her residence Immediately
Neu York Nail
! A niece Of Colonel Tom Scott, The
railway king. is about to be married Z
| Mr.. Richard Townsend, q Wealthy younl
gentleman Of Philadelphia. The wed
I S.ug is announced to take place in tia.
city aariy mex: month.
IN sgeatiug Of the Ashaniee s1peii-
ton. ihe Loudon Tines states that q
quautty Of ori.nasal carbon respirators
't1ii entirely over TIRE mouth AID ears.