Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-28

are fleeing from the villages at the foot
of the mountain.
The Treasury has decided that all dry
sugars shall be classified according to
color, and not according to their mode
of preparation.
Victoria, the smallest of the British
Australian colonies, has population of
about 100000, and yields revenue of
S2OOOO,OO year.
The Russian Government in a des-
patch which has recently been made
public, announces its determination to
withhold its recognition from the Span.
ish republic.
A British army officer named Thomas
Fl. Minchin, who served at Waterloo and
was one of the guests at the historic
ball at Brussels just before the battle,
recently died in England.
For rescuing the crew of the schooner
Sappho last year. Captain Hopewell, Of
the British brig Countess, has just re-
ceived gold watch and letter of thanks
from the Canadian Government
A house was stolen in Jersey City, re-
Gently. 1t was an old wooden structure,
and during the night, the thieves pulled
it down and carried away the materials,
leaving nothing but the bare foundation.
A letter from Governor Dix, of New
York, printed in the Albany Journal
says: You may conclude with safety
that am not afflicted with paralysis,
erysipelas, neuralgia or any of the
diseases with which the newspapers have
favored me.
A justice of the peace in Cincinnati
had become SO imbued with the routine
Of his office that, in concluding a ar.
riage ceremony the other evening, he
substituted for the usual formula; "You
will now stand committed unit fine and
costs are paid"
The acquittal of ChiU aman charged
with murder, in Nevada, is quoted as an
example of increasing civilization in
that section. To acquit Chinaman of
any crime charged to him is. without
precedent in the annals of the Pacific
slope.
Among the latest news from Australia
STA is the authentic item that the Pro-
vincial Council of Auckland, capital of
New Zealand, has actually instituted an
ANNUAL tax of S. per head on all bache-
lcrs, old or young, the proceeds to be
applied to educational purposes.
Somebody calculates that to feed New
York and its adjacent population re-
quires annually 100000 head OF cattle,
100000 sheep, 100000 hogs, 100000
barrels of -four and 100000 barrels Of
corn and rye, with milk, fish, fruits, veg
etables and groceries to correspond.
A child was born near Eufala, Ala,
on the 2sth ult. which had two distinct
heads and necks of natural size. Both
heads had perfectly developed ears,
noses, mouths and other features. It
was found necessary to sacrifice the
child in order to save the mother.
The warning interests of brain and
muscle called forth a debate the other
evening in Pittsburg lyceum on the
question, us the circulating library
more beneficial to the rising generation
than the gymnasium" A majority Of
the judges decided in favor of the mega
tive.
When a woman rushes out of the
house after another womsns young 'un,
seizes it by the hair of the head and
"wrassles " it around a few, and the
other woman rushes to the rescue with
her teeth set and her talons convulsively
working, then there are at least two
women with the god of battles" in
them, anyhow.
The revelations Of the chambernaids
at the watering places, about this time,
are exceedingly interesting. They say
that the soap, matches and towels that
have been taken away by mistake the
past season is astonishing, and that y "a
powder and paint rags found behind he
bureaus, and the pieces Of pink sar ,cers
discovered in the washstand cupf .o.rds
are too numerous to mention.
Old John Harper" of K en-, ,ncl,v The
well known turfman and own erof Long.
fellow, whose death be s aires dy been an.
nouneed, was born al Harpei's Ferry in
1900, and was carried to Kentucky in
early childhco Cd His will vas admitted
10 probate B few days ago, and his es-
tate, valu ed at 500. geo, divided among
bis heirs, his nephew, Frank h arper, re-
ceiving the largest share. ineludine
horses, stock, etc.