Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09

An enterprising reporter in New
York is said to have interviewed several
members of minstrel troupe on the
subject Of the Shakespeare. Bacon con-
troversy.
According to the Posen Gazette, an
order of expulsion has been issued
against the Jewish population of War.
saw, which numbers at the present time
between $4,000 and $4,000 souls.
Tipkins reused his wife from a sound
sleep the other night, saying he had seen
a ghost in the shape of an ass. "0h,
let me sleep, was the reply of the irate
dame, and don't be frightened at your
own shadow"
The new part which Julie" Nelson
has been studying and means to act in
this country, during the winter, is " Isa-
bella in Measure for Measure, u play
which hasn't been on the stage since the
great Mrs. Siddon's day.
A Georgia paper thus catalogues the
merits of candidate for Congress: HE
is well formed and highly impregnated
with nervous ganglia; be has a mystic
rious sunset sombre about his face; his
eyes have a dreamy sparkliness that
enehsnts like amuleis, and his entire
organization consists of a delicate tele-
graphic network that transmits the ner-
vous fluid like lightning throughout his
whole system"
The St. Louis Republican is RESPONSE
BILE for story that widow in Western
Missouri, daughter of former noted
railroad officer, repairs to the tomb of
her husband every evening at sunset,
enters the vault and seats herself in
chair formerly used by the departed,
where she remains an hour, and she
has done this with scarcely an intermis-
sion for two years since her husbands
death
In Yeddo, Japan, there are no less
than eighteen newspapers, of which some
are daily and others appearing every
fifth day. The three which have the
largest circulation are the Nischinshin-
iishi, daily sheet, of which an aver
age of 1900 copies are issued; the To
kionichinichi Schimbum, daily paper,
with 800 circulation, and the Chinban-
SASH, d daily, with the same. Of the
other fifteen, some appear daily,
and each furnish about 200 copies A
Japanese Punch has also been com
menced.
A Manchester, England, paper says;
Some engineers in Baden have just
contrived an ingenious piece of mec-
hanism, which has already been adopted |
in some Of the public buildings and
streets Of Heidelberg The object is to
provide for the simultaneous lighting of
the gsslights of the town. This has
been done both in Paris and with us in
the Albert Hall by the use of an electric
wire, but the German engineers have in
vented a method more simple and dura-
BILE. Their apparatus can be affixed |
equally to all gas jets. and it is made to
act, not by any special mechanism, but
simply by the increased pressure of the
Gas which is always laid on from the
gasomerter when the lamps should be
lighted. The one act Of turning on the
gas at the main ignites it at all the
burners fitted with the new apparatus"
Thirty-four persons are soon to be
tried in Ravenna, Italy, for the commits
sion of thirteen murders in that city
between 1865 and 1871, one Of the VIC
Tins being signor Cappa, the public
prosecutor, whose assassination caused
so much excitement some years since
The prisoners belonged to q co-opera-
tive society, of which, however, they
but a small section. They
we're in the habit Of sending threatening
anonymous letters and Of placarding the
names Of their intended victims. Some
Of these were assassinated, while at
tempis we're made on the lives Of others.
Suspicion at length fell on the society,
and on the arrest Of some Of It's members
The murders ceased Full information
vas given By Rasta, an officer Of the 80.
ciety, who was in the secrets Of the
band, but took no part in their acts.
According 10 the London newspapers
The grave Of the author Of the Pilgrim
whose remains lie in the Non.
sonformist burial ground, BunbillGolds,
s at the present time in a very unsatis.
factory state. Whether owing 70 almos.
Dheric influence or other injuries, the
figure Of Bnnyan is rapidly
,rumbling away, three parts Of the more
having already disappeared. The two
1asrelieis on the side Of The tomb. rep.
Pilgrim, sin.laden. starting On
bis journey, and Pilgrim, At the close u
bis journey. kneeling hnmbly a. The
loot Of The GROSS, hays besn subjected 70
B disgracsf0i act n vandalism. Tho
nose, upper lip. and chin u the latter
lguro have been deliberately clipped
III, aud that very feernflvt chile On the