Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-11
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

discharged for incompetency, and be-
cause two women-one colored and one
plain-haye been claiming him for a
husband.
Louisiana newspapers charge Gov,
Davis, Of Texas, with malice, in declar-
ing a quarantine against New Orleans,
and assert that that city has never been
more healthy or free from infectious
diseases.
1t is reported that an effort is to be
made on the coming Congress to place
the whole immigration system Of the
country under Federal coRtrol, and pro.
vide places Tor several hundred more
civil service reformers.
Horse stealing is unusually active
throughout the West from Minnesota to
Texas. Three negroes we're lynched
recently near the Delaware Reservation,
l. t., for appropriating to themselves
horseAesh belonging to others.
A young lady in Gloucester is
charged with keeping light burning in
the parlor until very late on Sunday
night in order to harrow the sensitive
feelings of an envious neighbor into the
belief that she has really got beau.
The last Legislature Of Indiana passed
law against the killing, at any and all
times, of any turtle dove, meadow lark,
robin, knocking bird, blue bird, wren,
sparrow, red bird, pewee, martin,
thrush, swallow, oriole, yellow hammer,
and cat bird.
The Michigan Constitutional Com
mission, now in session, will not sub
NIT the result of its deliberations to the
people. lis simply an advisory body
to the Legislature. Whatever two-thirds
OF the Legislature shall approve will be
submitted to vote Of the people.
Judge Wallace. of the California Su
preme bench, has written letter deny
ing that he is a railroad candidate for
the United States Senate. He does not
deny that he is candidate. If he had
proper respect for the judicial office he
would not be writing letters on the sub
ject.
The pleasant little rivalry between St.
Louis and Chicago hourishes in full
vigor. Here are the head lines Of an
article in a St. Louis paper: Too Thin.
Chicago Has ATS More Business Houses
than St. Losis. But 1877 of them are
Grog Shops. She beats US also in Pawn
Shops and Undertakers.
A prominent army officer in Arizona
suggests that sheep be put upon the In
dian reserves, and the Apaches be taught
to manufacture their clothing as well as
to produce their food The Indians
must always be to some extent nomadic,
and they had better be herding sheep
than stealing horses.
General Charles Albright, who be-
came notorious through his having re-
ceived the bounty Of private soldier
from the taxpayers OF Banks township,
Lehigh county, when he was in fact
Colonel Of the regiment into which he
was mustered as a private, is chairman
Of the Grant Executive Committee Of
that county.
A school superintendent of Douglas
county, Colorado, wanted teacher to
make his pupils pronounce " bellies let
tres as il spelled bells letters. The
teacher refused, and the superintendent
sent him notice that on account Of the
little progress made by the scholars"
the school would have to be closed.
A soldier recently FROM Newport bar
racks, Kentucky, complains that the
enlisted men are forced to throw their
money away by buying goods at eKtor-
tionate prices from the sutler, Who is
said to be the richest man in Newport.
The sutler is not 50 much 10 blame. He
probably has to pay q high price Tor bis
license.
While We condemn an Indian ike Sit
ting Ball for his murders aud outrages.
it is difficult after an to help admiring
the man who rather than wear the livery
and receive the meagre rsiions Of the
stranger, prefers TO battle Tor bis naiiFs /
Independence. Had sll he Sioux chief /