Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-06


Rutgers College Haltori, a Japanese
student will deliver an address ia his ma
tive tongue.
THAT clock" said an Aberdeen
farmer, was the best clock up till my
daughter began to have s~weethearts, and
now the wretched thing is always two
hours SLOW"
The fortune left by the late NJ. Michel
Levy, publisher, is, says Galignani, esti-
mated at seventeen millions of francs;
but nobody as yet knows exactly who is
to be the heir, as a will has not been
found.
A Dansville IN. " veteran of the war
of 1872, Moses George, was shot in the
groin by an Indian in the battle of Chip
pewa, July 8, 1915. The other day that
ball was extracted from his thigh by the
veteran himself.
Some malicious person is tryingto per-
shade Sergeant Bates to do areally brave
thing before her dics-to carry the Pope's
flag through Germany. Must we make
up our minds to spare this amiable nui-
sance for all time.
Wilson, the celebrated Scotch vocalist,
was upset in his carriage near Edinburg.
A newspaper, after recording the acct
dent, said: We are happy to state that
he was able to appear on the following
evening in three pieces"
A large turtle was recently captured
by a "turtEing' vessel, about two hun
bred miles from St. Marks, Florida,
weighing two hundred pounds. The fol.
lowing legend was discovered carved on
his back; "a. j., ST. Marks, April 8.
1882"
Price Bismarck, accompanied by his
eldest son, has taken possession of his
estates in Luxembourg, bestowed upon
him by the Emperor William after the
war of 1866. These estates have a value
of three millions of thalers, and last year
the wood cut upon them yielded a rev.
of ninety thousand thalers.
II did not think" said an evil tongue,
hat Madam A. B. G. would indulge her
self in the luxury of a convent before
making her re-entry in the world" A
still more evil tongue answered, What
would you have2 A woman would not
care to 60 to Paradise except for the
pleasure Of descending to Paradise Lost"
The oldest ex-United States Senator
now living is said to be Peleg Sprague,
formerly Of Maine, who was Senator
that State from 1920 to 1885. he
also represented the Kennebec district
in Congress from 1925 to 1929, was sub
sequeutly for many years Judge of the
United States District Court Of Massa.
chusetts, and is now living in Boston at
a greatly advanced age.
Miss Anna Dickinson has just sus.
tanned a loss in a court of law in New
York. The secretary of a lecture bureau
sued her for $500, alleged to be due him
for his services in advertising and ar.
her lectures. Miss Dickinson
did not appear, but her sworn testimony
was read, in which she denied any such
contract as claimed by the plaintiff, but
the jury returned a verdict against her
for 1882 60.
It seems that the Rev. John King, be-
ter known as "Mr. Launde, the sporting
parson," has left behind him a young
widow. In fact, though Mr.. King was
over eighty years of age, Mrs. King has
only just passed her thirty summers.
By the will Of the deceased, Mrs. King is
to have the seat, Ashby. with a liberal
jointure during her lifetime, and the
choice Of two brood mares. The remain
der of the stud is to be sold.
The words sin God we trust" have
been left off recent Issues Of new coin at
the Philadelphia Mint. We infer from
this that the Grant party are pretty much
in the condition Of the old lady, who, be-
ing thrown from a vehicle, was asked
"how she felt when the horse was ruu-
ning2'' well" said she, 81 trusted in
Providence until the ~breeching broke,
and then thought it about time to look
out for myself. Men Haren Register.
The Waterford Qreland) guardians.
greatly troubled to suppress the nuts
ance Of tramps, have solved the difficult
ty in a very ingenious shape. They
have adopted the trapping system. f"
Recently two tramps called for a night 8
lodging, which they demanded, and were
legally entitled to receive; but Cd apply
ing for their discharge next day, they
were told that they we're dementedl DER.
sons, and were accordingly detained, de-