Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
NO 60
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

William Lswler served on the St.
Leuis police force forty-two years.
Out Of one hundred and thirty.fye
Newspapers ia Kentucky only Eve are
Republican.
The Montgomery Blair Of these days
is tsll and cadaverous, with glittering
steel-grsy eyes
Governor Hampton is one Of the dele.
gates to the Protestant Episcopal Con.
vention of South Carolina.
Private DalzelI has done we'll in the
Ohio legislature, and is now announced
as a candidate for governor.
Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, is said
to bear close personal Resemblance to
King Kslakua, of the Sandwich Islands
The Boston Journal says it is only
within year that Northern man has
been able to feel socially at home in the
South.
The Cincinnati Euquirsr thinks that
the possibility of a Republican majority
in the next house of representatives is
serious enough for consideration.
There are eight greenback newspapers
in Maine, including one daily. The
party there is actively organizing, aud
hopes to cast thirteen thousand votes at
the next election.
1t is reported in Maine that Senator
Blaine and his faithful Achates, Repre-.
sentative Hale, have united to prevent
the reelection OF Senator Hamlin and to
pat Hale in his seat
II is understood that the executive
COMMITTEES Of the Republican campaign
committee has decided to request a Coz
tribution Of fifty dollars each from Re.
publican members of congress.
The most important question before
the eountry-nsmely, the prevention of
future entsnglements in Presidential
eleotion-is not receiving the attention
from our statesmen that it deserves.
At an early closing association meet
ing held in Lsndou lately it was stated
that while artisans work about ffty.two
hours week, shop assistants, they are
never in England dignifed by the name
OF clerk), work eighty and ninety
On June 23d President MacMahon
will hold q grand review on the Long.
champs race course of all the troops
stationed in Paris, together with a mum.
Der of battalions from the suburbs. 1t
will form part Of the exhibition attrac-
tions.
Accounts at the Vatican under the
papacy Of Pho Mono were very loosely
kept. Cardinals Berromeo, Nina, and
Franchi have discovered that large sums
are missing from the Peters pence fund.
Pope Leo has taken the fund into his
his own hands,
The correspondent Of the London
Economist says that the German to.
baceo tax is not expected to pass. The
majority for increased taxation is secure
but it dlsspproves of tax upon single
article, and wishes the increase to be
spread over sugar and liquors.
Miss Mary AndersoR, the actress, ia a
conservation at Rochester a few DAYS
ago denied the report that Henry Wat.
terson had aided her in her plan Of
going on the stage, but said that she did
SO az the advice Of Charlotte Cushman.
who early became convinced of the
young girls powers.
The Ohio house Of representatives. has
passed bill making it misdemeanor
for any person or corporation to pay the
wages of labor in goods or in supplies
through the intervention of scrip or
other evidence of Indebtedness at higher
prices than are charged at the nearest
retail market.
An outbreak by an elephant is. re.
gsrded by cirous.mauagers ss an excel. |
lent advertisement but probably Old
Joha Robioson's show will pay more this
year for that kind of advertising than Il |
ls worth. Already the Robinson ele. |
phsnt has killed two persons, and a suit |
for S50OV damages has been commenced
in each case.
The Russian government is understood
to have concluded q contract with the
Russian National Provision Companv
Tor the immediate supply of $500 O0a
portions of preserved food, and for the
supply OF 1900, 900 annually during this
succeeding seven years The present
supply will consist Of 5,225.OOO portions
OF preserved meat and 4273 portions Of
extract Of meat.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany pays its directors gold piece a.
every meeting There are twenty,nins
directors, who receive ten dOnaTs spiece
making 1920 tor each meeting Eleven
persons are tho executive committee who
get i've dollars at each weekly meeting,
Or ttty'hTe dollars; then the committee
On expenditures meets daily, and its
three members, Messrs. Twombley. Nor
gan and Thorn, thirty dollars apiece a
week, always in gold.