Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-01
Five Dollars per Annum
FROM CHICAGO.
Correspondence Of the Lodserl

CHICAGO, October %. 1878.
The snow, the beautiful snow" paid
its respects to this region Sunday morn
ing, following rapidly on the heels of
Saturdays drenching rain, and had the
efezt Of calling forth numbers of the
moth.eaten overcoats Of season gone
by. The weather had been so iHe pre-
viously that Chicsgoans had not thought
Of preparing for the unexpected visit Of
the Aeecy element; consequently, when
it and hn over supply of Jack Frost put
in on appearance, q general overhsuling
Of wsrdrobes took place to meet the
emergency; and rest assured the east
offs" came in handy.
AS the virgin fakes were filling the
cir and covering the earth, | strolled
down Milwaukee avenue, intending to
20 to church, AS l entered Randolph,
going east, noticed policeman leading
to the station o woman under the iuhu-
ence of liqaor. Curiosity led me to fol.
low, in search of an item; and | got
one. The unfortunate woman | learned
was Kate Masber, by which she is known
by the demi monde bat whose right
name is Mrs Kate Southwick, formerly
the respected and loved wife of Louis
vile merchant, and the belle of her cir.
Gle 10 that gay city. Her story is sad
one. l will make it brief 1t seems
that financial misfortunes overlook her
husband, and for some reason she de-
serted him, and came to Chicago with
her boy. She entered upon life Of
shame, becoming the mistress Of a gam,
bier. Gradually she kept sinking, until
she reached the lower stratum-the noto-
rious region "Biler avenue" However,
before getting so low, she sent her son
back to louisville. Her life has been a
terrible one, and now she is a pitiablc
wreck Of human beauty and virtue, and
only awaits death to relieve her misery
How sad
AS an Offset to this gloomy picture, ]
will mention ore Of society's --latest
events, the marriage OF Miss
Jordan A. Pinkerton aud Mr.
William ] Chalmers, of Evanston
one Of Chicago's suburbs. Miss P. il
the daughter OF the celebrated AlIer
Pinkerton, the detective. The affair wa
one OF the most attractive Of the season
And, by the way, it will be followed mex
month by the marriage Of The daughte
Of LieutenautGovernor Shuman, G
Illinois, Miss Anna o., and Mr.. Fran
Elliott, both Of this city. The arrange
ments for the nuptials are being mad
' on a prinoely scale The father Of th
] bride elect is also editor.in.chief Of th
Evening Journal, of this city.
0 Another dark future. There is no
i in the Good Shepherds Home in tbi
] city, lady pauper, who twice inherite
d large fortunes, out which were scatter,
D to the winds by drunken husband, wh
} is now an outeast from society, and
J most pitiable if not despisable o.
iect. The outraged lady had
. appeal to public charity to be allove
], to enter the Good Shepherds. She say
u she is learning 10 do laundry work, au
i is iD hope soon to be able to earn b,
living at honest labor. 1t would wtir
tears from a heart Of stone to Geo tb
10 terribly wronged woman 40 situate
s But whom the Lord loveth He cha
. teneth."
d Politics are raging aud the shoricor
ings Of the several candidates are We
Y ventilated, Some Of their records q
pretty well daubed,
a. The Times claims that through Il
acumen OF its local detectives 1t h
discovered the existence of a Moll
. Mcclure society of cltthroats and '
grants in this city, numbering 1900 vote
!. and that they are sworn to support i
Republican ticket. To be candid, CT
- sago's bummers go with the noney
4 element election times,
:; Fred R. Breuau, of the Mempt
:. Appeal, is a guest at the magnifice
!, Grand Pacific Hotel More anon
NAYR