Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-03
FACTS AID FANCIEs.
"Awiully Awful" is a new LOndOr

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Oregon. killed seventy deer.
Rents are falling in Montreal at a rate
alarming to property-hOldera.
Office. seekers find standing room
only around Washington departments.
Some of the English papers mention
the new postmaster general as Mr..
MKey.
Oliver Ames, who died at South
Esston, Mass, the other dey, was worth
sl5, 600. 600.
Queen Victoria is expected to open the
Manchester Town House some time in
May or June.
General Longstreat became a member
Of q Roman Catholic church in New Or
leans, recently.
General Longstreet became a member
OF a Roman Catholic church at New Or
leans, recently.
1t is said that the demand for ivory in
England causes the death Ct $4,000 ele-
plants annually.
The mother whose baby took the first
prize is said to feel a little mad because
the judges hesitatea.
Abner Huntley died at Cuba, Ale
gheny county, N. Y, March 18th, st the
ripe age Of 100 years.
An English farmer hanged himself
while smoking, the pipe being between
bis lips when his body was found.
low oegin to plant croquet hoops,
sew Johnny's summer trousers and set
your grandmother on the south porch.
The Emperor William has lost his "a.
vorite charger, Sadows, which bore him
at Keaiggratz Sadowa was twenty
eight years old.
The harbor Of Antwerp is nov illumiu-
ated at night by electric lights, aud it is
proposed to apply them to the public
squares Of the city.
Miss Phoebe Cozzsns, the only lovely
woman who appears in public as a cham
piou Of "woman's rights" wants to be
postnistress Of St. Louis.
Wagner lest $4,000 ia gold by his
performances last year at Baireutb, but
he doesn't mind the chin music Of the
present from bis creditors.
"Disz," the name Of the president Of
Mexico, who counted himself in without
the help of an electoral returning beard,
is pronounced BY Spanisrds and Mexi-
cans, "DseAih,"
When the New York police commits.
sioners discover a detective in partner
ship with thieves they make e policeman
OF him. This is very v punishment
in-New York..
Secretary DsTens is bschslor; but
the President didn't make a mistake
when he appointed the secretary Of war.
AeCrary is married and therefore knows
something about war.
The prisoners released in India on the
occasion OF the queen assuming her i'm
psrisl tilsare very grateful. To prove
this the FIRST thing g number Of them did
vas TO ps,iiOa the vicsroy Tor pensionsl
A gih totally blind, employed by a
knitting machine company on Broad
way, Eorss better aud more rapidly than
many Who havst their sight. She learned
Ger trade at The New York Blind Asylum.
Mr. George S. Jackson, of Boston, is
following the good example set by Eu-
genie when empress Of the French, in
collecting money for the redemption of
articles plEnsd by the working people
o. the city.
Miss Florence Tilton has gone with
her father to California. Elizabeth has
a few music pupils. aad the old house
keeper points to her portrait on the wall
Of the Livingstone house snd says she
ought 10 be there"
Aunt Julia said a blooming girl Of
seventeen, what is necessary 10 order
to write a good love letter. well,
replied the aunt, you must begin with.
out knowing what you mean to say, and
6nish without knowing what you have
written"
In Newfoundland there is not a snake,
toad, frog, or reptile Of any sort; not a
squirrel, not a porcupine, moose or mink.
The Arctic hare is found in EewfouDd.
land, but not in Caps Breton, nor 10
Nora Scotia, and yet the island is fail Of
boys and swamps.
It is estimated that about 10000 Of the
French rsvoluiionists who participated
in the revolution Of the Commune are
noa in the United States, Of whom about
1000 reside 10 New York city. About
10000 are still held in penal seryitude
al New Caledonia.
Many fashionable women nov wear
sour milk as ornaments. That is to say,
a Yankee at Manifold, Conn, is making
a great quantity Of sour milk into an
imitation Of coral for jewelry. The
auid is colored, run into moulds, asd
,olididea by heat.
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