Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-09

OolOhel ftlentlne BAKER dlned Win
the Prince Of Wales and the Duke Of
Cambridge ate. his release from prison.
Y.u are all Of you like the ocean,
which, distinguished by different appel,
%lations, is, after all, nothing bus salt
water.
A New York paper says that ex. Presi.
dant WoOlsey is a graduate of over fifty.
six years standing. How tired he
Eust be.
Every thinker, thinking honestly, will
add something to the truth, however hos.
tile to OR views Of truth his theories
may be at any given time.
The tuuneling of St. Gothard, in
Switzerland, is nearly half completed,
and st the present rate the whole will be
finished by the close Of 1880.
Mr.. Moody prefers to have his adver.
tisements in the amusement columns.
He says that is the place to catch the
eyes of strangers in the city.
The cottage stamp of the Province Of
Newfoundland bears 10 the center the
6garo of a Goldfish. That may be called
doing business on a legitimate scale.
Lady" Hollands poodle was taken
sick 10 the night. She got up to take it
to the nurse, made a misstep, and fell 10
the bottom OF a staircase. This great
event is cbronicled in the Court Journal.
A steamboat is now under construc.
lion at Paris for use during the exposi.
ton, which is expected to have a motive
power Of forty three miles per hour, The
author is NJ. Gilisrd, a celebrated French
asronaut.
1t is rumored that Mrs. ex Secretary
Belknap is about to publish q book on
Washington society. The chapter on
post traderships would be of piquaut in.
terest, as sketched by our own artist
OF the post"
Erasmus, who was of a sickly oonsti
tuition, and had therefore Obtained a dis.
pensation for the eating Of aash in times
Of abstinence, being r~epreached by toe
pope for not observing Lent, replied, Il
assure your holiness that my heart is a
Catholic enc, but | confess | have a Lu
theran stomach"
Magistrste-You are condemned ia
two months confinement. Prisoner
TANKS, your honor. Magistrats-why
thank me; | have given you the longest
term. Prisoner-Because the sentence
carries me over into January, and
shall have to make no New Years pres
ents or calls Paris Paper.
I'm glad they're married. They
think alike and just fit each other" she
remarked, as she came home from the
wedding. II was glad to leava; they
fit all day ike cats and dogs" she com
mented, automatically, after visiting
them six months later. And so that
eternal fitness of things is ever beiaq
m IFed,
Speaking OF slang, a girl, thir,eeu Of
fourteen years old, was heard yesterday
calling to a boy across the street: 'sSay
johnny We've got the boss society al
our school now. It's just bully, and
don't JON forgst IT," And yet abe was {
member Of one of the highest depart
men,s Of the public schools = orpicl
Bulletin
The Plymouth pastor sometimes ex
presses himself rashly when he gets intC
realm Of Oriental smile. Last SUNDAY
he said 4All men arc animals at tn
bottom, aud under certain temptation.
the animal growls, and religion tend.
sEaias. the animal aide bat slowly
We deny III II such a thing ever hap
pened, quote your illustration.
Early on Tuesday morning, a polio
officer in Brooklyn saw two men hal
glariously enter a storo. BE stationq
himself 10 front Of the building, an
when they came out be seized them
0oe Of them broke from his grasp, bu
the officer he'd the other. A large do,
who was with the officer at the i'm
cemprehepding tho situation, imned
ately ave chase to the r%etreating bpl
glar, and succeeded in overtaking an
throwing him to the pavement, and hol,
ing him down until the officer came u
with the other prisoner, The two me
we're taken to the staiion.house.
Railway travelling in France is ted
Ously slow, and the companies have I
J length become convinced OF the fac
At present it requires sixteen hours I
go from Paris to Marssilles, even by q
press. Steps are new being taken
which the time will be reduced from sii
teen hours to twelve, 1t is found that
effect this improvement sixty new Ell
gines will be necessary, Of the kind no
/ in use 10 England aud America.
{ year or more must elppse beforo the
/, can be completed, hut there is no douI
that by the time the exhibition is opene
the new arrangement will be ia fell op
ration.