Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-22
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Nine Christine Nilsson is said to be a
martyr TO rheumatism.
New Orleans Republican: Summer
is known to oysters and ~elergymen as
vacation season
Sothern, Florence and Geo. Holland
are going salmop.fshing in Canada.
probably to acquire more finish.
A Filth avenue florist sends bis pat
rons invitations to a rosebud recep.
ton" Each visitor is presented with a
nosegay.
Princess Louise will probably send a
marble bust Of her mother, Queen Vic
toria, to this years Royal Academy ex.
hibition.
During the season for picnics and
aquatic sports, the lads and lasses who
love salad for the social will have water
caresses.
The State of Illinois gives all tramps
until July LIST to get out Of the State, or
secure situation in government employ.
'-[Free Press.
An old negro preacher in Chicago says
of Solomon: King Solomon be had
three hundred wives and seven hundred
other lady friends"
The smiling dandelion is pointing its
golden fingers to the horizon, gladdening
the landscape and giving tone to boiled
pork. -[Danbury News.
The insurance companies will, il worse
comes to worst, build a fre.proof house,
get out a writ Of hebeas stay.there, and
compel Kate Claxton 10 settle down.
NJ. lie Verrier, the celebrated French
astronomer, has been reelected president
Of the Scientific Association of France,
making the fifteenth time in succession.
Seals have appeared in immense num-
bern on the Newfoundland coast this
year. One steamer recently carried
away a cargo Of 42,oOO, valued at $685.
900.
The Chinese possess the Oldest news
paper in the world. Its court circular
aud government organ, known as the
Pekin Gazette, dates back from 1I3
B. G.
Early morning. Man with head out of
window-"Halloal Who's there2' Man
at the door" Baker, With the bread
20, well, just put it through the key.
hole"
The English last year drank nearly
thirteen million gallons of French and
Spanish wines, to say nothing Of an &C.
casional go Of gin and o glass Of hold
hale for holidays.
If that dreaming Iolanthe in butter is
kept on exhibition the rest Of the season
it will be what the p~hrenologists would
call an exceptionally strong head
Worcester Press.
Toledo people are proverbially eco
nomieal. A man who died in that city
the other day left word that the door
plate should be taken of and screwed
on the top Of bis coffin.
A train OF cars on a Florida railroad
passed o man on horseback, and there
was a great hurrahing among the pas
sengers until they discovered that tie
horse was tied to the fence.
Germany has been seriously expert
menting on irou,clad boats at WilhelEs
haven, in the Baltic, lately, taking into
examination all the latest points in naval
architecture from England.
The Scotch sea serpent rather dis
counts Mr.. S~pinner's sixty.pSund bass,
but of course the serpent is a mere fish
ing.worm compared with what America
will produce before the year is out.
Ben Butler says: 81 saw no reporters,
unless they we're some hang-dog looking
fellows %lounging about the outer door"
Is that the way Ben proposes to shuttle
off old friends from the Lowell district
A French paper gives a bill Of fare for
the times, containing these items: En-.
tree, Russians into Bulgaria; Bouillc,
baisse, chowder Of the treaties of '46;
hash, a 10 inanciere; marmalade OF
Christians.
A chinese doctor, Of Austin, Nevada,
who prescribed Chinese brandy Tor a ro-
bust Indian, was sentenced to a fue Of
$3.50 or ninety days in the county Jail
No half.civilized Asiatic should attempt
to rise TO the altitude Of an Iudian agent.
Bergh, the friend and patron Of Amer-
lean hydrophobia, tried to make q
speech at the New York dog show, but
the faithful creatures in the cages kept
up such a barking hat his remarks
we're lost to the audience, This triang
incident will do much toward reviying
the popular c%relully concerning the
sagacity of Fido,