Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-22

having picnic with the money.
The wedding cake Of the Princess
Royal, the London Telegraph says,
was nearly seven feet high, surmount-
ed by dome, on eight columns, en-.
closing an altar, upon which two Gu
plds supported medalions Of the royal
couple.
In Paris, as shown By recent re
turn, there are over 10000 people
who live upon private means; the pub.
lie forces, including the army and DO
lice, support $4,000, and there are
above $1,000 who have no visible
means of subsistence.
In Finkenberg, near Botzen, in the
Tyrol, where two perpendicular walls
OF rock form a narrow ravine through
which rapid mountain stream forces
its way, an enormous portion Of rock
has fallen in, stopping up the river,
filling the ravine, and causing lake
to form which is already twenty yards
deep.
Captain Delaunay, French infantry
officer, predicted four years ago that
there would be an earthquake 10 Java,
giving the date within two days OF the
time Of its actual occurrence. He
predicts a worse disaster in 1886. The
Academy Of Science, discussing the
prediction, decided that it was merely
an extraordinary coincidence
Herr Joseph Beraz, who has achiev-
ed quite a reputation in Germany as
a discoverer OF wells, has now applied
his method to metals, and claims to
be able to demonstrate infallibly the
presence Of iron, silver and gold in the
bowels of the earth. So sober jour-
nal as the Munich formerly Augs.
burg Allgemeine Heitung treats Herr
Berazs alleged discovery with some
respect.
The Deutsche Rundsehau has an
article by Professor Pischel on The
Home Of the Gypsies." He thinks the
evidence is in favor Of India being
the home and considers the Dardu and
katri languages most like that OF the
gypsies; but their original home he
places in Dardistan, and thinks that
further investigations in the Hindu
kOosh would throw light on the sub,
ject.
A number. of workmen on the estate
OF Francis Augustine Leigh, Rosegar,
land, County Wexford, Ireland, have
been poisoned through eating diseased
meats. A portion OF a heller which
had TO be shot was distributed among
the wOrkmen. One man named Fur
long, aged q, died, and thirty. five
others we're made critically i'll. It is
supposed that the heifer was bitten by
mad dog, or had taken some poison
usually set for strange dogs,
PoLIcEWITH BREEcH LEADERS -
Till lately the sabre was the only
weapon allowed to be carried by the
Police at Vienna. Owing, however,
to the increasing frequency of distur.
Dances 10 the streets of late, and OF
acts OF violence Of which these guar.
dams Of the public peace have been
the victims, it has been determined to
furnish each with a breech loading
earbine. Upon the request Of the Pre-
lecture of Police q sufficient number
OF these weapons has accordingly been
supplied from the arsenal.
A PoUssIN.-The Able Malbec, an
antiquarian, living in the Oharente
lnferieur, France, is reported to have
discovered picture by Poussin with
the painters name still legible. The
picture is Of medium size, and repre-,
sents an allegorical subject, a strange
mixture of sacred and NEUROLOGICAL
personages. For instance, there is a
statue Of the god Pan, faun, two re.
cumbent women, representing limo
cence and Peace. and in the back
ground Justice, angry of visage, seiz>
ing the sinner by the hair.
A HUGE CAsTING.-One Of the
heaviest castings ever made on Tyne,
side has just been nodded at the
Northeastern Foundry, South Shields.
1t was an anvil block for the North.
eastern Marine and Engineering Com
paHys new works at Wallsend, and
weighed thirty.six tons. The melting
Of the metal occupied FIVE hours, and
it was poured into the mold from
three large ladies', one containing ff.
teen tons, another eleven tons and
another ten tons. The operation was
successfully performed, and was done
in very short space Of time.
ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITIoN.-A
National Exhibition of Architecture
was opened at Brussels recently at the
Palais des Beaux Arts. The section
which contains drawings dating back
more than three centuries is especially
remarkable. Some Of the exhibits,
as, for instance, the drawings by Ru.
bens, are almost priceless. The mod
ern section comprises plans and draw.
ings OF the most noteworthy buildings
and monuments erected in Belgium
since 1880. The Exhibition has been
organized by the BELGIAN Central So,
ciety Of Architecture.
A life saving apparatus, the inven.
ton Of Mr.. Atimmis,of Westminster
was successfully tried at Portsmouth
recently by the Staff Commander Of
the Steam Reserve. The raft is rect.
angular 10 form with sharp ends, and
is constructed Of cork and canvas
with protective MEETINGS. The cente,
consists Of we'll open to the sea, but
covered with a platform netting. II
Is only Of moderate size, but the buoy.
sney OF the raft is such that it hoated
81 blue jackets from the Duke of Wei.
lington and resisted all their effort.
TO capsize it. The trial was witnessed
by Admiral Mends, the late. and AID.
miral Sullivan the present Director Of
Transports.
ENTITLED TO "a VorEs.-An OBJ,
Ijection wa, lodged by the Liberals al
the Revision Court at Oxford, on
Tuesday, against the Rev. Washburnt
West, Bursar Of Lincoln College, OF
the ground that he did not occupy tho
house for which he claimed. Ii wal
stated that Mr.. West was one of The
largest taggot voters 10 England, and
he admitted that at the last election
he voted seventeen times, and then
was obliged to miss seven place.
where he was entitled to vote. II,
claimed TO be represented in Parlia,
ment by 81 members. The objection
was overruled, as Mr.. West stated thai
he owned the house, aud had used
I during The past year. Liyerpoo
Post, September q.
PREACHING VS.. PRACTlcINa -Thi,
is the view the American (Paris) Reg
ister takes offs subject that las at.
traeted more or less attention here
Why is it that some newspapers
while protesting holy horror for pu,
gilism, give prominence to the train.
ing Of the bruisers, and inform theil
readers that so and so is going into
training down in Blanktown, and that
his work is done under the suporyis
lon OF another brutel How is Il that
the pugilists slightest actions arc
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