Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-25
FACTS mi FANCIES.

A fne, expansive jowI, io hat of Gov
ernor Stesrns.
One man in Buffalo voted for Susan B.
Anthony for State Senator. He was
probably intimidated.
Ostrich eggs are worth ten dollars each
at the Cape Of Good Hope, where they
are Matched by an artificial process.
Wealthy ladies now have models of
their igares by French artists, and leave
Their models With their dtessmakers.
Some of the heaviest jlwing ever ex.
perienced in this country will begin in
about two weeks, when Congress meets,
Judicial work seems to be healthtul
enough. No Judge Of the Supreme
Court of Maine has died while in Office.
A negro woman, Of Rome, Georgia,
s~trangled her infant>to death because it
interferei with her attendance on the
dances.
The Parisians ere canoibalu as we'll
IS horse-eaters. AT least Llcy Hooper
writes, We are not to have even a MGR.
sci of Wagner"
Within a single week FIVE children IN
one household at North Aud1ver, Mass I,
died OF diphthesia. The funeral services
we're held over the remains of all to.
getheri and then a sixth child, the only
remaining one, and the parents fell i'll
with the same disease. Defective dF,in.
age is believed to be the cause of the
d~iphtheria in these cases, as 10 many
Others.
In one Of the German towns, it is
said, there Is no tax.assessor, each citi-
zen carrying voluntarily to tho authority
whatever be supposes his share Of
the municipal expenses to be-. The
newspapers there have never published
a communication signed Taxpayer"
but doubtless Macy Citizens" stir one
auotsar occasionally on the size Of their
conscience,
Renowned as the Egyptian ladies are
for the richness of their attire, they
would regard il as greatly ~indecorous 10
display on the street the maguidoencc
OF their dresses. When they 20 about
the streets Of Cairo on shopping expe
ditiOna they cover themselves With a
diamal robe OF black. AS a general rule,
whatever hey are compelled to exhibit
to the public gaze is qimplicty itself,
while what they reserve for private in.
speclion ia gorgeous Ia the extreme.
In saxe.Go,ha cremation Is now fairly
established. The necessary apparatus is
to be introduced into tbe cemetery Of the
towu Of Gotha. At a recent sitting OF
the town council il was clearly stated
that !" FIRE burial" should only take plSce
when = Wish to that effect had bsea ex,
pressed by the deceased. The aahes are
TO be gathered in urns. which may either
be handed over to the family Of the de.
ceased, or be act up in a hall Of the
cemetery destined for that purpose.
Notwithstanding the suppression Of
the converts in Italy, there are 10 the
prefecture Of Florencs alone, at the
present time, l23 %conventual institutions,
1850 nuns or sisters, and 865 monks. 10
other districts Of Tuscany the monastio
institutions are still a%ourishing Severe
canonical penalties are imposed BY the
authorities Of the church upon all the
members Of the converts who become
secularizsd and endcavor to free ihem.
selves froui th sir old obligations.
Cardinal Antonslli's colossal fortune
will, tits said, be divided equally among
his brother, Count Angelo Antonelli, aud
three other members Of his family, aud
he has left bis valuable and unique col.
lection Of precious stones aud rare mar.
bles to the Vatican museum de iaher.
tied much wealth from two u%ncles. His
salary as Cardinal Secretary Of State
was, it is respected, only s25OO a year,
1t is mentioned as one Of bis admirable
traits. that even when most overwhelmed
with business and the cares Of State, be
peysr omitted for one single day to visit
his mother, for whom he entertained the
most flial affection,