Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-28
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

Dog skin boots are made in Rich
mond, Kentucky.
A sentimental naturalist calls bait
angelic mice.
Black silk stockings are fashionable
among London bellies.
Boston claims the possession of more
bar-rooms than Chicago.
New Orleans recently sent a valuable
horse as present to the Pope.
A lodge of Hindoo Freemasons hai
been established in Bombay.
Lord Lytton was the most cpulen
literary man Of modern times.
Robert Lytton has been for some year,
Secretary of Legation at Vienna.
Yale students have organized shoot
ing club for practical triggernometry
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon says IT is moi
preaching that kills ministers, but empty
seats and dead churches.
The world of fashion in Cincinnati
has been fashin the Mayor by making
him attend ffty-two balls this winter.
The late statistics of the Jesuits show
that the Order is not declining in num-
hers. II is claimed that the present
number is $751;
A disloil contemporary is moved by
recent events to suggest that the name
of our national capital be changed to
White-washington."
The Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese
of Maryland has so far lost his voice as
to be able to speak only in whisper,
and is under medical treatment.
A Western woman whipped man
who had slandered her husband. She
was arrested and fined, and her migrate
full spouse refuses to pay the fine.
There are thirty members of eyausel-
ical churches belonging to the lower
House Of Congress the present session.
This is an increase over former years.
A prophet he's been travelling in Ken
lucky announcing the destruction Of the
world in 1873. He pays his own ex-
penses and asks for no contributions.
The native Christian community in
India, in the year 1871, numbered
224, l6l, being an increase in the last ten
years at the rate of sixty-one per cent.
In the parish church of st. John, Nor
wich, England, they have substituted
wine, water and biscuit for the usual
bread and wine Of the communion table.
A young lady of New York, aged ten,
wanted to borrow her mothers solitaire
diamond to attend ehildrens ball, so
that the other girls might think she was
engaged
The English Congregational ministers
are discussing the question of liturgical
service. Most of them approve Of the
use of some portions Of the English
prayer-book.
Some of the Baptist papers are dis
cussing the question whether Regular
Old-Line Baptists should commune at
a table where Free-will Baptists are per
mitted to participate.
A lady philosopher has arrived at the
conclusion that, although woman is
Justly blamed with having tempted man
to eat forbidden things, he took to drink
ing of his own accord.
A couple of good Samaritans 10
Bridgeport, Conn, benevolently offered
to sit up with dying neighbor last week
and found profit in their philanthropy
by pocketing his spoons.
Mr.. Gerald Curran, a surgeon, Of
Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, died
recently from the effects Of an overdose
of laudsnum. he was a grandson Of
the celebrated Irish orator.
The Church Journal is Of opinion
that until something is done to rersedy
the deficiencies in clerical support, it is
useless to talk about a society for the
increase Of the ministry.
OF eighty.four Baptist missionaries
sent to Asia since 1865. only three have
died. OF the forty-six sent TO Burmah
by the same denomination, not one has
died in the space Of seventeen years.
An employe Of the Swiss Federal
Palace has lately been detected stealing
census returns from The national ar
chives in order to supply a Frankfort
lottery firm with the names Of victims.
The Baptist Year Book. which is now
passing rapidly through the press, shows
that somewhat over 81. 900 bap,isus took
place during the past year. Reports
have not beer received from q number Of
associations, or the 6gurss would be
mach larger.