Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-11

yard we infer, not that there is to be a
war, but an election"
In England, recently, a ton of beef,
which had been prepared for the sol
diers ofthe Crimea in 1856, was recently
opened and its contents found perfectly
sound and wholesome.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
South has published a hymn book in
Spanish, to be used in Mexico. The dis.
cipline of the church has also been
printed in the same language.
A female lawyer in Wyoming was re.
Gently obliged to Suspend her argument
before a justice in order to administer
to the wants of her baby, who was argu.
ing for its dinner in an adjoining room.
Mr.. Algernon S%artoris has gone to
Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he has 0
farm. He lived there and titled the sol
for quite a while before his wealthy ia,
Their and Nellie took pity on his ard
condition.
A colored congregation in Dayton
have decided to forgive their clergyman
for betting on three.card monte and los.
ing ninety dollars of festival money.
One of the deacons remarked; I'VE is
all human, aud de game is very en-
ticing.
The last King Of Spain, before the one
just proclaimed, bearing the name
Alfonso, was Alfonso XII, historically
known as the Avenger, who reigned
from 1924 until his death before Gibraltar
in 1850, so that between Alfonso XI, and
Alfonso XII, there is only the little
period of 535 years.
The people at a railroad depot in Bos
ton were astonished by the sight of 9
man getting off the cars with his mouth
wide open, and kept so distended to it,
utmost capacity in what looked like
permanent yawn. He had while gazing
thrown his jaw out of joint, and was OIL
his way to a hospital to get it repaired
When a girl crops her front hair ant
pulls it down e her forehead like
Mexican mustang, and then ties a piec,
Of red velvet around her neck, who car
wonder at the number of pale-faceC
young men that throw away their ambi
ton and pass sleepless nights trying Il
raise down on their upper lips?-KanSa
city Times.
The Troy Times says: "a pretty goo,
story is told of one of Governor ilden'
staff. II is said that when the individ
ull referred to FIRST presented himselfer
militaire to his wife and little daughter
the latter, after gazing at him in wonde
for q few minutes, turned to the mothe
and exclaimed, Why, ma, that's not
real soldier; it's pa.
The San Francisco Bulletin says tbs
the first piece Of gold found which raise
such a revolution on the Pacific coast
still to be seen. It's value is betwee
four and FIVE dollars. 1t resembles
piece of spruce gum Just out of tn
mouth Of a school girl, with similar il
dentations. 1t could easily be identi6e
by any one who had ever seen it.
The huudredth anniversary of Boccal
clos birthday is to be celebrated tn
year. The initiative is due to a sma
Italian village which claims to have bee
the birthplace of hat celebrated write
Steps are also being taken to get Il
Municipality Of Paris to have itself re.
resented at the festival which is beir
organized, for the author mother was
Partisan.
Sir Michael Costa is credited vii
having been so jealous of the late S
} Sterndalc Bennett, the composer, tbi
even the latter's death could not solte
him. He was c~onspieuOusly absent fro
the funeral, and it is alleged that he r
> fused to allow the Dead March fro
saul" to be played at the concert give
as a tribute to Benefits memory by Il
) Sacred Harmonic Society.
. A game called lamora is played in
0 Louis barrooms. Its advantage is tn
; nothing except 6ngersis required. Ea'
, player puts his right hand, palm dow
4 ward, on the bar, extending as mai
; fingers as he chooses. Then they que
; how many fingers both together ha
q out, and the one who ONE nearest
correctness scores one point. Twel
points make a game, thumps rate t
. same as fingers, and when the guesses a
equally good neither counts. Lamo
: is an Italian diversion, brought over
emigrants.
A c%ountryman bought a shirt in RI
eigh, North Carolina, which was the fiji
white one he had ever owned. The ne
I Sunday he was TO be married, and th
was the important occasion that incit
him to the purchase. The shirt had
nice starched bosom, and was open
the back, a style that was new to the pr
SCISSOR. After careful study he put it
with the opening in front, concludi
that the stiff bosom was intended for
kind Of shoulder brace to make h
q stand erect. Thus dressed, he met {
bride at the church door; but her know
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