Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

i arc Hileu Will iniuCo pres says INC
veracious Enquirer.
An infant found in the doorway of a
New York church, recently, was taken
into the building, baptized, and adopted
by the congregation.
Nickels are not highly esteemed in
California. They melt them down and
make fency trunk nails of them, accord
ing to local journal.
The Chicago Tribune says that at
takes about quart of powder and three
pounds of lead to arrest a man in Ar
kansas"
There are at present six thousand
prisoners in New York State suffering
the penalty of their crimes, most of them
from New York and Brooklyn.
Baltimore levies a tax OF one cent a
passenger on her street railways, and out
of this fund has purchased, constructed
and keeps in repair magnificent public
park
Twenty-thousand eggs of California
salmon have just been presented by
Prof. Baird, United States Commissioner
of Fisheries, to the Canadian Minister
of Marine.
What is the use of giving boy 25
cents to go to Sunday School when he
can buy half dozen fish hooks for
twelve and half cents. Economy, says
Solomon, is one thing, and extravaganza
another.
A large number of daily papers are
pretending ignorance as to what garter
is, bat hanged if we are going to get up
and say we've kept house twelve years
and never had a garter in the house.
Detroit Free Press.
In New Hampshire, recently, "a baby
only year old was sent by express from
Lisbon to North Concord, duly labeled
and propped up in big chair with
turkey and another express package be-
fore it to prevent its falling out"
A venerable called upon as lately for
the purpose, as he expressed it, of get
ting us to put the "ol' oman on they
papers" They oil eman, said our
autumnal sorrower, lis past threescore,
but damned she's too risky for we.
On retiring from business a wise old
man said to his son and successor:
" Now, my boy, remember that common
sense is the best thing you can bring to
bear on every affair of life except love-
making"
Mr.. Paddock, of Vermont, is much
puzzled to account for the showers of
hot stones which frequently fall upon
bis premises. There is not much mys-
terry about these hot stones, however.
They are evidently projected by the de-
parted spirits of thousands of small |
boys now in eternal torment.
The St. Louis Globe notices that the
bound trains are crowded with
nice young men, who part their hair in
he middle and carry Russia leather
bags. They have heard that
Mr.. Sharon, who gave his daughter a
million dollar wedding present, has an
other daughter in reserve, and they are
going West TO grow up with the country.
A young lad went out hunting with a
pistol belonging to the proprietress of
he Troy Thester and returned it loaded |
7ith ball 10 Miss Marietta Ravel, who
vas to use pistol loaded with only
powder, in play she was performing in
It the time. The mistake was discov-
,red in time to prevent a genuine
tragedy.
Mrs. Livermore says that Massachu-
etts women have in some resp ects got
more than their rights. The last Legis.
ature Of that State passed law under
which wife may 90 into business on her
'wn account, and, no matter how much
money she may make, or how poor her
husband may be, can force him to sup
'ort her. Mrs. Livermore regards this
IS unjust to husbands and "a masked
or by wives. But it is moi the only law
Vt like nature in tao United States.
A tall, yOuthfullooking couniryman
laid bis 6rst visit TO Baltimore a few
lays ago and invited lady acquaint-
nee to visit theater with him. The
ady accepted the invitation and the
'oung men, following the crowd. walked
~ TO the ticket Office, laid down a fifty
ent note for his ticket. and turning 10
rs companion said to her. the price is
ifty cenls." The lady happened to
AVE her portmonnaie with her, and, APP
the situation, drew from it
fly cent note, and her gallant compan-
On passed II 10 with bis money, and OBJ
aiming two tickets, handed one Of them
0 her, which she quietly accepted, ard
assed 10 after her rural beau.