Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-07
FACTS \ FAxCIEs.

George Eliot has begun a new work,
and viii have it in iae printer ihahas
before the end Of the year.
AGeorgia paper wants Senator Lamar
to explain how he got the gold standard
mixed up with Jefferson Davis.
Mr.. Rohlfs, the German explorer, will
soon lead a new expedition to explore
the eastern pact of the Desert Of Sahara.
The Oldest person in New England is
said to be Mr.. Lancaster Hodges, of
Brown6eld, who reached last week the
mature age Of l07.
"Seasonable weather" has come along
now, and we sre likely to have it, accord
ing to the orthodox old recipe: First it
blew, then it snew, then it thew, and then
it friz."
A lady in Sedalia, No, before submit.
ting to a dangerous surgical operation,
prepared a very elaborate and beautiful
outfit of grave clothes. She did not die,
however.
The United States ship Supply, de.
tailed by the aayy department to carry
goods to the Paris Exposition. which was
to sail on February 9th, will not sail an
til a week later.
Extract frem a new French book Of
biography; IN. Carl Schurz is one of
the popular lecturers of the United
States. He is quoted at 5000 1000
@frsncs) an evening"
The fine collection of ancient and
modern musical instruments of NJ.
Adolphe Sax has lately been sold by
auction in Paris for only $24OO. 1t had
taken forty years to collect them.
THE times are hard, my dear" said a
man to his better.half, and l find it diff
6cult to keep my nose above water"
You could easily keep your nose above
water" returned the lady, "if you didn't
keep it so often above brandy"
The wife of a French Canadian la
bOrer, in the village of st. Benoit, county
of Two Mountains, about thirty miles
west OF Montreal, has become the mother
of q pair Of children united as we're the
Siamese twins, and all are doing we'll.
The superintendent Of schools in EN-.
met county, Iowa, is out in a letter of
advice to his schoolma'sms, in which he
says: Remember that your time be.
longs to the district, and leave at home
your novels, love letters and needle.
work"
An American lady who has married q
F%renchmsn Of rank and in good circum.
stances, says that none know, unit. they
have lived en- fsmille in France, what
economy in its true sense means; how,
in fact, the most can be made Of every.
thing.
Modjesks, in a recent conversation
with OF interviewer, said Of herself;
No, | am not powerful, if by powerful
you mean a large figure and a great
voice, a physical presence to awe aud
impress. Even if I had the large voice,
1t is not my nature to declaim."
A Copenhagen correspondent says:
Immense quantities of behring's are
caught on the west coast of Sweden, the
number Of fish taken being so great that
thousands of barrels are rotting away on
account Of the want Of means to get the
fish forwarded to the Norwegian and
Swedish towns.
Prince Henry, the second son OF the
crown prince and princess Of Germany
has recently Joined the school of naval
cadets at Kiel, and he is said to hold bis
own we'll in every branch of study with
bis fellow.eadets, although the latter are
all older than he is, he being only in his
sixteenth year.
More than three hundred Chinese
have been received as members of the
Protestant churches of California, and.
in addition, there are seven hundred
Cinnamon in Christian associations for
learning Christian doctrines; $50 Chi.
nese attend the mission schools of San
francisco, aRd more than 1000 60 to the
Sunday schools.
Qaeen Mercedes receives no annual
allowance from the Spanish nation, but
should she survive her husband an az.
nual pension Of $4,000 will be settled
upon her. By the way, Alfouso's pre-.
mier, Senior Canovas del Castillo, played
a very clever trick upon the Opposition.
de gave out that he and the cabinet were
unslterably opposed to the kings mar.
riage, and in favor of a union with a Ger.
man princess. This was enough for the
Opposition, which at once came out
boldly in support of the marriage. When
it had thus committed itself, the govern.
ment showed its true hand.
The Montreal Gazette, having cause Of
complaint against its evening cotempO.
raries in their pillags Of its news, wrote
up a visit to the HOwers, in one Of which
1t found an old belt with a singular in.
scriptioN in brass letters upon it. The
same evening the Star brought out its
graphic story Of the visit to the sewers,
wharotp $40 Al ln----