Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-10

about the smallpox in San Francisco as
in Chicago. The latter city must have
the malignant kind.
The cooperative packing house started
at Muscatine, Ia, by the grangers, has
packed four ffths Of all the pork made
at that point this season.
Waltz, the scissors grinder murderer
Of Catskill, has decided, after careful
survey of similar cases, to declare him
self victim to emotionality.
A grand jury in Houston county, Ga,
has indicted q circus company for erect
ing its tent on Sunday, aud the railroad
that brnughtthe circus to town on that
day.
A man in San Francisco thinks his
case hard one because he had been de-
tanned two months in Jail as witness,
while the man who shot at him has been
out on bail.
Phoebe A. Eanford, lady preacher OF
the Universalist church, has accepted .
call to Jersey City. She has now been
pastor of a New Haven church for
three years.
London is geing to build tower 200
feet high in honor OF Abraham LINCOLN.
It is to cost 49,, 900, half of which has
been raised in London and the balance
in this country.
Belgium has already adopted the
double postal card system, by which
answers can be returned on the
same card, without expense to the
sender Of the answer.
A Nevada clergyman was compelled
to yacate his charge without taking
formal leave, because he was so fastidi-
GUS that "he would not even hold the
stakes for + scrub race.
1t is stated that Bishop Miles, Of the
Episcopal Diocese Of New Hampshire,
has lust been made an American citi-
zen. Though residing ;u this country for
many years, he had not pntil lately been
naturalized.
Al regent wedding in New York, the
organist failed to pai In an appearance,
and at the eleYentk hoaF tbe brides
sister, who is fine performer, struck up
the inevitable Wedding March just
as the bridal party arrived
Thirty-one persons were known to
have lost their lives by falling into the
river, canals and docks in and around
London during ile recsn' heavy fogs.
The list Of casualties irom lireet acct
dents is many times larger
A dry goods merchant at River de
ohate, \. f., reeeEily Eissea . sup Of
money WHICH be bad placed between
some goods on the counter, whereupon
he applied for warrants Of arrest against
everybody who had traded with him that
day.
At Nottingham, England recently, a
large bundle was brought into a pawn
brokers' store by two men, who left i'm
me1iately after placing il on the conn
Ter. Il gPs pfleFEsFd discovered that the
bundle contained nan in 9 hopeless
state of intoNoation.
Baltimore will not admit girls to the
high school under twelve years of age.
II thinks that below this limit the chill
drss soSid hgye to undergo a process of
mental forcing which e seEy injurious
and quite opposed to the complete de.
Yelopment Of their minds.
A mill las been recently started in
England in which -four is made by crush
ing the grain by small trip-hammers in
sssz5 Of grinding it. It is claimed that
Q pounding lHiii, costing $1,000, will pro-
duce as much Sour in the sane tiNs &c
a grinding mill worth $4,000
Dryden and Otvay lived opposite 10
each other in Queen street, OtWay,
coming one night from the tavern,
chalkel on Dryaen's door; Here Ives
John pryden-he Is ? gin Dryden
knew his haDdgriting, and neTt day
ehalked on Otsay's door: Here lives
Ton 0tWag--hs is opposite.
A correspondent Of the Waterloo Oh.
server tells story Of man who went
20 new town in the West. When he
arrived with his wife the town was build
ing hotel She being the arst somas
there the town stopped work, gave three
cheers and engaged her on the spot 70
mend their clothes for two dollars a DAY
snd board
PaieBis Of nobility aHd patents iof
inventions appear 10 be closely allied IN
England Three members Of the British
House Of Lords are descendants Of in
gentors Earl Dudley's family was
founded BY 81 Inventor 10 iron manu-
iactare. Lord Foley is o ieslepdspi Of
FOLEY, another Inventor Of iron.matiug
and Lord Bsipsr j. dsscsnasa from the
inventor Of ihs stocking frame lede-
diah Strut