Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-20

Mr.. Sewsll's fifty thousand dollar libe
suit against the Cincinnati Enquier was
quietly kicked out of court.
j. P. Benjamin, former Confederate
States Secretary, is in receipt Of a large
professional income as lawyer in Eng
land.
A New Bedford man found long-losi
brother recently, by reading over the
cases of cures in a patent medicine
almanac.
Ex-President Theirs is going to sup
plement his consulate and empire with
history of subsequent events down to the
commune.
Yours to cinder," is the expressive
termination of love letter which was
put in as evidence in a recent case in
London court.
A Baltimore man who was bitten by a
dog had small quantity of his blood
analyzed to ascertain if he was free
from hydrophobia.
Several horses and buggies were stolen
at an Ohio camp meeting, but local
paper adds that the religious interest
continues undated.
When a man has trouble he takes to
drink. but when a woman meets with a
misfortune she merely goes over to her
mothers and takes tea.
Hoosac Falls, Vermont, announces
the early pearl of the season. Size OF
pea. None of your Ceylon oyster abor-
tions, but out of a fresh indigenous
clam.
Disraeli trusts that the wisdom of Par
lament will remove the anomaly of elm
mating the franchise from a household
or property qualification when held by
woman.
In Scotland demonstr atoms in favor
Of unfermented wines being used for the
Holy Communion are constantly made,
and the subject is creating considerable
attention.
The home Of Warren Hastings, which
stands on an eminence in Worcester
shire, surrounded by park Of eleven
hundred acres, will be sold at auction
this summer.
Those people who were calculating on
a million apiece from the Burnham es-
tate in England, will be grieved to learn
that the estate consists of an old house
and an acre of ground.
The Danbury News man, now in San
Francisco, does not like the California
style of making change, and asks if it
is customary there to charge five cents
commission for handling half dollar"
President Grant had bad scare last
evening; one Of his bullest pups was
sick at the stomach. The consultation
disclosed the fact that the meat had not
been cut fine enough.-LOHg Branch
Court Journal.
Cambridge, Vermont, is proud Of
family which has moved thirty times in
eleven years, has been in sixteen States,
and moved seven times in one year. The
longest time they stayed in any one
place was eighteen months.
A father in Massachusetts,, who grew
impatient the other evening at the pro-
longed stay Of an ancient admirer Of his
daughter, entered the room and invited
the young man TO remain to breakfast.
The young man declined the invitation.
President McMahon's eldest son, Pat
rick, is candidate for admission to the
school of St. Cyr. His other sons,
Emmanuel and Eugene, are students at
the College Of Versailles. and in the
most democratic way associate with
tradesmen's sons.
AS a rich and pretentious shoddyite
was looking at some paintings which he
purposed to buy, the dealer pointed 10 a
fine one, and said: There is dog after
Landseer." us it, really2" exclaimed
the preteHder. What is it after him
for2"
One Of the curiosities at the Vienna
exhibition is a German translation Of
Homer's Iliad in stenography, by Prof
Schneider. Of Vienna. Il consists Of six
hundred microscopic pages, condensed
into so minute a compass as 10 20 into a
nutshell.
Lovers ef claret and Burgundy will be
pleased TO learn, co the authority Of an
eminent French chemist, that red wines
nowadays are commonly oolOred with
rosaniline, which contains arsenic enough
10 cause symptoms Of poisoning II it be
taken in frequent dossA
Brother spurgson." said one Of his
members, IL you want 70 touch my
purse you must touch ny hear" BE-
lieve you" vas the ready reply. for
there is where you keep your heart.
Another person said. Il thought you
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