Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-17
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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years is as follows: 1877, 76,30S 1878
4l,O6O; 1879, 35,4l6.
In the present Federal senate out o
76 members SO are lawyers. Out o.
2l9 members of the house OF repre-.
sentatives 219 are lawyers.
To give an idea of the ravages Of
diptheria in southern Russia, it may
be mentioned hat in one province Of
Pultava about 1000 persons have died
of the disease in each Of the last three
years.
Ex-United States Senator Truman
Smith was one Of three persons who
last Sunday united with the Presby-
terrain church at Stanford, Conn, on
profession of faith. He is eighty
eight years old.
Bishop Matthew Simpson, tall,
slender, white haired, pale and round
shouldered, has been delighting the
Methodist of Atlanta, Ca, with his
eloQuence. He has been the guest OF
Governor Colquitt.
st. Louis has only one citizen whose
taxable property exceeds 1000, 900, 900
in value. There are FIVE having over
100000, seventeen over $250,000
thirty over 100000, and one hundred
and eighty-tw0 over $4,000.
General Grants watchful ordinarily
that no ~utterances of his may be given
a squirting construction, but during
his visit to the National capital he
made that sort of a blunder. Being
asked what city of all the world he
would like best to live in he said, en-
Enthusiastically Washington"
Danbury News: "a good Rochester
pastor, a widower, proposed to a young
lady a short time since, but was re-
jected. His feelings had the second
severe test yesterday, when a widow
sent him the following text to preach
from: You ask and receive not, be-
cause you ask amiss. -James w., g."
AT S~tatesville, Oregon, recently a
society wedding took place, the church
being filed with a large and fashion
able congregation. The names of the
parties concerned attracted great at
tention from their singularity. Col.
John Buzzard married Elenor Crow.
Rev. DR.. Robin united the couple in
marriage.
The strongest candidate whom the
Democrats could nominate for Presi-
dent is Horatio Seymour, says the
Utica Herald (Rep). But it says fur
Their that mo one who knows Mr..
Seymour can for a moment suppose
that any exigency of his party can arise
which will induce him to become its
candidate.
The Indianapolis Journal (Rep.)
prints talks with l151 Republicans in
different parts of Indiana on the sub
iect of their choice of a presidential
candidate. OF that number 342 were
for Blaine, $40 for Sherman, $50 for
Grant, 80 for Hayes. % for Wash
burne, II for Garfield, and a few
scattering"
This is the burden of a negro song,
which has more Of piety than poetry +:
Ole woman don't you cry,
For dey say about de sky
Dat cherry cloud it hez a silver linin';
Oar is hoe cake on de shelf,
SO go and help yeself,
An do'ant be standin' in de doah and
whinin.'
Since Senator Houston's death SEN
ator Hamlin is the oldest man in the
senate, and has served as a senator
longer than any of his colleagues,
although Senator Anthony has held
his seat more years consecutively.
Senator Bruce is the youngest senator.
Mr.. Waite, of Connecticut, is the old
est man in the house, being II years
of age. Alex. II. Stephens is a few
months younger. The youngest man
in the house is Frost, of Missouri,
who is %. Fernando Wood has served
more years in congress than any other
man, although Judge Kelly is the
oldest in point of consecutive service,
having been in congress for twenty
three years. Fernando Wood has
served twelve terms, making twenty
four years.
Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie, in a big
gingham apron, superintends every
day at the foundry Of the Washington
navy yard the preparations that are
making to cast in bronze her statue OF
Admiral Farragut, for which the gov.
eminent contracted at a cost of SO
900. The model is ten feet high, and
represents the admiral on deck of a
ship, standing with his foot upon .
coil of rope, and in his hand a marine
glass, which he is in the act Of raising
to his eyes. The statue will be put VI
next summer in Farragut Square, /
plot in the aristocratic part Of Wash
ington on which some of the fines
dwellings front. Lieut.. Hoxie ha
built a handsome house fronting thi
park, and he and his wife will Away
have the statue visible from the win
dows.
/, Secretary Schurz has recommends,
to congress an appropriation Of 500
r to purchase the first patent ever issue
in this country. Accompanying i
was a letter from Il. 7. Hall. O
Columbus, Ohio, the present possesso
? of the document, in which he saws i
| was issued at New York, July 81
1880, to Samuel Hopkins, Of Philadel
a phia, for an improvement in maxim
d potash and pearl ash. 1t is written o
d a sheet Of parchment in a round, old
/ fashioned hand, signed by Georq
Washington and certified by EC
- Randolph Attorney-G General. as bein
G comfortable to the act of congress b
d promote the useful arts, and its deliy
cry TO the grantee is certified by Tho.
Jefferson, with the seal Of the Unite
States,