Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-02

y latest Washington bride is describ-
ed as q beautiful girl Of the tawny blonde
typs-red. gold hair. sud complexion
like a rose leaf" Tawny blonde-red
halr--some how that language doesn's
condense we'll.
A Glasgow autiquary recently visited
an old castle, and asked one of the
villagers if he knew anything of an old
story about the building. "Ayl" said the
rustic. There was anither auld story,
but it fell down lang SINGER
a Boston lady. who lately returned
from Europe. was waited upon by a
friend who had also been abroad, and
who preferred this request: Can you
give me a Marquis card? | can give
you two %viscouuts in exchange"
An old author quantity remark
Avoid arguments with ladies. In spin.
ming yarns among silks and satins, a man
is sure to be Worsted and twisted; and.
when g man is worsted and twisted, he
may consider himself wound up"
An educational exhibition, to cos.
$4,000, is to be made by the State of
Ohio al the Centennial. Despite the
fact that abe sends some mighty mean
men to Congress, Ohio has her good
qualities as well as the rest of US.
a man in New Hampshire had the
misfortune recently to loso bis wife.
Over the grave he caused a stone to be
placed, on which, IN the depth of his
grief he had ordered to be inscribed.
Ieara esnno. restore her--therefore /
weep"
Miss Violetta Colville is now-speak-
ing from a purely professional standpoint
happily disembarrassed Of the gentle
man whsse ridiculous puHery of her.
doubtless well meaut, but unfortunately
fatal nearly ruined her prospects in this
country.
The forger Winslo~ expects 10 make
his loyalty count. He said to a news.
paper correspondent the other day:
Say that [ ask Massachusetts to re-
meaoer my services in the army and
navy. l will yet clear myself Of these
charges"
Phil Sheridan is getting fat. Lincoln
once said TO Welles that Sheridan vas
a brown, chunky little chap witA a
long body, short legs, not enough neck
to hang him. and such arms that if his
ankles itch he can scratch them without
STOPPING"
Miss Hobart, a Massachusetts girl, who
recently purchased twenty acres Of land
in Westminster, California, is putting out
ten acres OF onions, and will soon sink
an artesian we'll in the place. A new
heroine, evidently. iOs Bret Harte or
Joaquin Miller.
A correspondent, mentioning Wendell
Phillips nomination of Grant for Prasi-
dent aud Fred Douglass FOR Vice-Presi-
dent, asks us whether Phillips is really
sincere in nominating this ticket. IN
doabtedly. Hasn't he put it in blacR,
and white -New York World.
A Sacramento policeman. observing
three thieves evidently plotting mischief,
the other morning, with a view of learn
ing how far they would 60, disguised
himself, feigued drunkenness, and fell
near them, IS il totally overcome. just
then a bill.sticker came along, and, see
ing the PROSTATE figure, conceived the
idea Of putting q patent-nedicine poster
on his back. He was putting a liberal
supply Of plaster on his coat, when tho
officer concluded to attempt no more
strategy, but gave the enterprising bill
poster a blessing from whic. be will not
recover for some tihe.
After an exhibition Of Katie King by
tbs Holmeses in Philadelphia, a few days
ago, the examiner who entered the cabi-
net to report the fairness Of the repre-.
sentation reported to the audience that
before the exhibition began he had B.-
teaed two hooks in the cabinet besides
the lock. The lower hook be found IN
fastened, the cabinet was Embossed from
the door and had been moved, ana p-
stead Of the lock which be he'd put % d
small brass mi had been substituted.
Moreover o of the sides hsd been
lifted. The audience did not wal, %
bear more, but broke up 10 disorder,