Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-20
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

The most fashionable napkin rings are
square shaped.
A spinning bee" is the latest an
nouncenent in Boston.
The dairymen of Minnesota have
formed a State Association.
Some of Boston's steam Ere engines
have been put upon runners.
There were eighty.three failures and
suspensions in Boston during January.
Formers in Atlantic county, N. j.,
want the killing Of quail prohibited for
five years.
There is a general depression of bust
ness in Liverpool, in London, in Paris,
in Berlin.
The Female Benevolent Society at
Trenton, N. j., ffty.eight years old, was
disbanded a few days ago.
"Will the coming woman lecturer
asks a cotemporary. If she marries she
will. -[Norristown Herald.
They are talking in Chicago of light.
ing the tunnels with electricity, and ex.
peet to make a great saving by it.
Three hundred dollars we're found
pinned in the drsss,lining of a Norwalk
Conn J woman who died recently.
A hundred M~enuonites from Russia,
on their way to Kansas, arrived at Cas-
tie Garden, New York, last Sunday.
Mr.. Edgar Welles, the eldest son Of the
late Gideon Welles, is on the Atlantic,
on his way to America, summoned by
the telegram announcing his fathers
illness.
Madame Modjeska is said to have
learned the English language in less
than a year. She is an ardent patriot,
aud is eloquent on the subject Of Pc.
lands wrongs.
A New York child drank kerosene the
other day, and his mother, being of a
saving disposition, ran a wick down his
throat and used him that night instead
of a lamp. -[Albany Argus.
On the 18th instant, for the fret time.
the government bond list was called on
the New York Stock Exchange once
every hour during the time the exchange
was open. This gives six calls daily.
Bergh, the New York humanitarian,
has sent bis assistants to Albany to find
out the names of several members of the
New York State legislature, who are said
to have been active participants in a
cock 6ght in Albany.
Boston Post: What becomes of all
the stage debutantes2" inquiries the
Brooklyn Eagle. They skip of with the
collegians, who call around at the news.
paper offices after graduation and offer
their services as editers.in.chief for ten
thousand dollars a years
Lightning never strikes twice in the
t same place" This is where a rocking
chair rather has the bulge on lightning;
a we'll organized and healthy rocking.
chair can strike a man full seven times
5 consecutively in the same place, with one
: ; arm tied behind its back.-[Danbury
! News.
/. A Chinese laundryman on Grand
street, Brooklyn, %rejoices in the cogno.
men of Honk Ling. If any of the
sweet singers" of America thirk they
can scare up q better rhyme for Conk-
ling than this makes, they want to skip
right forward and get their money
lDanbury News.
II a woman wants 10 faint in compar.
alive safety, Maine is the place to do it.
A woman tainted in a car on a Maine
railway, aud thirtcea liquor TASKS were
promptly placed at her disposal. In this
connection it may be incidentally men,
toned that there we're iust thirteen mea
In the car.-lOanbury News.
The comptroller of Georgia reports
that there are in that State 81, 1854 col.
ored voters, who W 457, 635 acres Of
land, valued on the tax list at 81, 244, IO4,
and city property valued at 81, 100, 725.
besides about 81, 600, 900 worth of horses,
mules, hogs and cattle, and 50, 100, O0e
in other property not enumerated.
We have received an alarming cireu.
lar by mail from some Que in Indiana
stating that "This nation is sinking"
and we are thoroughly enraged because
the Associated Press agents have not ap.
prised US of the event. But ne shall
stick to the old thing we ere no rats,
Mr., Heath, no rats, -[RocAester Demo.
crst.
1t is reported of Lord 0do Russell that
when last in London he urged upon
Lord Derby the recommendation of
Prince Bismarck, that England should
seize on Egypt. To this Lord Derby de.
INJURED, upon the general principle that
} "%snnexations are wrong" Abroad"
observed Lord Odo, people do not IN.
Gerstand the distinction between annex.
atoms in southern and in northern
Africa"
:, What we insist on is that a good many