Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-16

commandments for the past year oil l4z4'
The Shah is said TO be dirty and III
hammered. But what should we expect
Of man brought up in harem-searem
way2
A Baltimore fellow-eitizen recently
celebrated his golden wedding, and one
Of the city journals wishes him " many
happy returns."
The working boys Of New York have
organized a society to secure a free ball
ground in the city, and additional free
bathing facilities
joaquin Miller is going to marry
again. and so is his divorced wife, and
perhaps their sad songs won't be heard
SO often hereafter.
A young man recently popped the
question in new KeRtucky court house.
and now boasts of having held the hrst
court in the building.
An American negro minstrel troupe
are performing in Buenos Ayres, and
they take dried beef, hides. cattle and
horses at the ticket Office.
In Philadelphia the jews have eight
synagogues. and in New York twenty
ak. The census of 1870 numbers l52
synagogues in this country.
Ben Butler is out in favor Of free rail
roads-permitting every man who wants,
10 have bis own locomotive and cars, and
90 and come when he likes.
The only pledge that General Butler
is willing to sign is that he will never
take an office beyond bis reaeh-ner'
for that matter, anything else.
Grace Greenwood I" intimaies that
never a one Of the nominally masculine
writer's Of the press viii make the man
that Miss Susan B Anthony is.
Rev. R. T. Cross has resigned his
place as principal Of the preparatory
department in the college at Oberlin,
Ohio, to enter upon pastoral work.
A Buffalo girl committed suicide on
account of the degraded character Of her
father and mother Parents are great
trouble to young people nowadays.
Anew York paper has discovered that
"he who eats twenty-four pound loaves
Of bread imbibes therein the alcoholic
equivalent Of bottle Of port wine"
A Newport belle, of vivacious temper
ament, who appears in bathing suit of
alternate black and yellow stripes, has
been named the Striped Hurricane"
The clergy Of Milwaukee have preached
so positively against theatrical perform
snces in that city that actors and man
ayers have lost money during the last
season.
Mormon missionaries inst arrived at
New York from Europe report that
twelve or fifteen hundred Mormon emf
grants will come to this country during
the present summer.
The late Convention of the Episcopal
diocese Of Louisiana reported 4342 com
municants, being a net gain for the year
of AIS. The contributions we're in the
ratio Of S27 81 to COMMUNICATE
That the British soldier is well fed is
abundantly evident from the dietary,
which gives six pounds eight ounces Of
solids aud liquids daily as the regula-
tons and allowances for each man.
For the poor beggargirl, whom we
handed fifty cents yesterday, and who
said she would bring Us back forty cents
il change as soon as she could step
around the corner and get it. We are
growing painfully anxious. We fear she
has met with foul play. IL she hash t.
then we have - Courier Journal.
The daughter Of milliner who was
attending fashionable school annoyed
her mother by teasing for money to buy
Watts on the Mind" " il may be OF
great importance to young lady" said
the mother. holding up fashionable
bonnet as she spoke, 60 but watts on her
head is great deal more important.
The Catholic Review says that Bishop
Vaughsn's mission to the colored people
Of the South is prospecting, and that at
the College Of St. Joseph, in England,
twenty-three students are preparing for
this work. 10 addition to the usual
VOWS these missionaries bind themselves
for life to the negro mission, as fathers
aud servants Of the blacks.
The venerable Bishop Morris. for
years saperannuaied. lately married a
young wife. in opposition 10 The wishes
Of bis brethren. de finds that his salary
is cut down from $500 10 $500, aud
tbereupon expresses bis opinion Of the
matter as follovs u am not nov Abls
TO preach Al al or attend = ny ofcia
duties. because Of ny age and affection
bat have yet 70 learn that age and 10