Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-20
FACTS \ FAXCIEs.

The bonapartisis have adopted the
camellia as an emblem.
Victoria refuses to permit ~higt.aecksd
dresses to be worn at court.
The Minnesota legislature refuses to
allow women to practice Law.
Nine newspaper %proprietOrs are nam.
bers of the house Of commons.
The proportion of Roman Catholics 10
ProtestaDts in Ireland is nearly three
and a half TO one.
Adelina Patti is not a drinking woman,
but her objection to her married life was
its great want of De Caux.ruu.
Thirty Of the Brooklyn city railroad
horses died last week of spinal menin-
gifts, which IS epidemic among them.
Michael Chevalier has published a
fresh pamphlet on the silver question
"LaNouvelle Depreciation de rArgeut.n
a modest country editor says; "Oar
editorials have been crowded out tois
week By a pressure Of interesting read.
ing matter"
NJ. Couture, a Canadian, has besu ap.
pointed choir-master Of the Church of
st. Clotilde, which has one Of the most
%aristocratic congregation in Paris
Mile de Montpsnsier, at present the
great mademoiselle" of the Bour5ons,
is to be married at the end of April to
the exceedingly young king of Spain.
DR.. W. W. Hunter, India dir,c.or.
general of statistics, has worked out a
cycle of drought5 in South India, which
promises to be of much practical value.
The body Of Martha Grinder, executed
eleven years ago at Pittsburg, was kept
unburied for ten years by the undertaken
who bad it in charge, for the purpose Of
experimenting on on embalming process.
Mr.. Walter, Of the London Times. SAYS
he was surprised At seeing 50 little
drunkenness in America. But it must
be remembered that be associated mostly
With newspaper men while in this eoun-
try.
1t is said that Crouch, the composer Of
Kathleen Mavourneen," received only
five pounds for the copyright Of that
enormously popular song The pub
fishers must have made q small fortune
out of it.
The new French prints are very ele-
CANT, having stripes, flowers, quadrille
effects aud other designs in beautiful
colors on fac grounds Of dark blue, seal
brown, ink-green, black and white, end
neutral tints.
Professor Alfred Stern, Of Berae, in
Switzerland, has written a history of
John Milton and His Times" from a
German point Of view, two volumes Of
which have just been published in Leip.
zig, Germany.
Landlady to boarder who has passed
his cup six time)-"You r very fond Of
coffee, Mr.. Smith" Mr.. smith--"Yss
ma'am, it looks as if l was, when | am
willing to swallow SO much water for the
sake Of o little"
1t is now generally believed that NJ.
Bennett went to Europe because, accord
ing to the terms OF the duel, the psincl.
pals we're to stand on different sides If
the Atlantic and shoot, and Mr.. May won
the toss for the American shore.
Rice powder, which is much used by
ladies upon their faces, is said to often
contain lead, which renders it very ipju.
rious. II a little iodide of potash is
dropped upon the powder, the presence
of lead will be revealed by its turning
yellow.
Leuten Dist-Inquirer-" Well, Sam.
DO, how do yoa like your new placer
Slmbo-"B Berry well, maaaa." Inquirer
-" What did you have for breakfast this
morniDg2' Sambo-"W Why, you see,
Missis billed three eggs for herself, and
gave me de brot."
IF could have my way" cried the
aged Neal Dow at a Portland meeting
the other night, II would make it hang.
ing for the first o%dense, for that's what
it has got to come TO-" The dreadful
crime he referred to was the selling Of a
single glass of cider.
Idaho has contributed 50, 225, 900 the
past year to the metallic medium Of the
world. Her placer mines are not paw.
ing so we'll as usual, bat. a new Impetus
has recently been giving to quartz min.
ing, and there is reason to believe that
the increase will now De g%enersl
A very poor man with a very large
family to support recently presented an
order at a store 10 Groveion, N. H., for
one dollars worth Of goods, which be
took up as follows. 0ne plug of tobacco,
4Oci matches, Toe; pack Of playing
cards, 25c; tea, to balance, 95..
There is in the heart Of woman such
a deep well Of love that no age can
freeze it.-[Exchanse. That's oil very
true, but still one hates to find her in the
hall as he comes homes at one o'clock.
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