Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-22
FACTS AND FANCTEs.


Forenoon horse trotsin San Francisco
are now called matin-neighs
Every man is expected to do his duty,
and that is about all it ever amounts to.
A young woman who writes gushing
letters from Vassar College says that the
freckly seasoL4there is twelve months in
the year.
No one can realize the power of the
female tongue, and the keenness with
which women can hate and SANDER each
other, until he has listened to couple
of female candidates for the same office.
Score another for Chignon After the
latest attempted murder in New York
the surgeons found that the bullet had
struck the large chignon worn by Mrs.
Liuienstruth and that this saved her
life. by causing the ball to glance, and
preventing it from entering her skull.
A Michigan court has decided that a
woman with two husbands cannot be
guilty Of bigamy if she marries her first
husband before she is eighteen years of
age. The decision has caused consider
able CONSERVATION among those eGee-
tomato husbands in the State who thought
they .were hurrying up their happiness
when they married girls.
The latest New York fashion, imported
from Berlin, is that of early parties.
We read that the cards for one of the
most swell affairs of the season have
been recently issued, with from 4 TO ii
pm" engraved in one corner. Accord
ing to this system the blinds are closed
and the gas lighted at4 o'clock in the
afternoon, the dancing begins by five or
six and the ball is over by eleven.
The Travis county (Texas) CORE.
spondent of the Galveston News writes;
Shaking is now good. Twenty.one
rattlesnakes were caught and Gagged at
Elgin during the last cold spell. Two
sink-holes were attacked and thirteen
taken from one and eight from the other.
They measured from three to five feet,
and some of them had as many as nine
rattles. There are several other rattle
snake dens in the neighborhood which
will be attended to the next cold spell.
Three little girls, the Oldest less than
ten years old, we're caught plundering a
toy store in San Francisco. They had
carefully planned the robbery, and, hav-
ing climed in through an unfastened rear
window early in the morning, while the
porter was sweeping the sidewalk, we're
just retreating with their pockets and
hands full of dolls and other playthings.
They were thoroughly scared by an hour
of detention in a police station, and then
sent home for spanking by their parents,
who are reputable people.
Detroit Free Press: A woman called
at one Of the book stores the other day,
said she would like to have a look at
some "chromoes,' as she wanted 10 find
something to please Harvey, who worked
on the farm all summer and should be
rewarded. Anything religious2" asked
the clerk as he ran over lot Of such
chromos and engrayings. wall, no,
not exactly religious" she answered.
Some of it might be solemn like, but
down in the corner there ought to be
dog eight, or a man falling off barn, or
sunthin' to kinder interest the young
mind"
Jim MeCue is a member of the Cali
fornia Assembly, and one of the most
impuIsive Of San Franchises statesmen.
If be should rise high enough in politics
to step into Congress-and the fact that
he is the richest saloon keeper on the
Pacific coast, with an extensive drinking
acquaintance, gives reasonableness to
such a surmise-he will be good mem
Der not to have a misunderstanding with.
The other day Mr.. McCue rode out with
Colonel c. a. Spear, another San Fran
cisco politician. They stopped at a way
side GROCERY to drink, and in getting
into the carriage again they jostled each
other. The Colonel unwittingly put his
hand toward his pistol pocket, and the
Assemblyman, putting the ordinary Yves.
tern construction on the movement,
quickly drew his own revolver and fired.
The ball went half way around the Col
onel's head, between the skull and the
scalp; but courtplaster and an apology
are likely TO heal the wounds of Uranium
and friendship, and thus no break will
be made in the ranks of the Assembly
mar supporters.
LEGAL.