Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-22
FROM

Correspondence Of the LEDGER
CHICAGO, July IT, 1878.
By way of preface / will say that it is
frightfully hot here, the thermometer
being $50 in the shade, and the heat is
of q peculiar suffocating nature. On
all sides Of one the news Of sunstrokes
is hourly heard. The dreadful scourge
has conquered some of the most eau
tious of our citizens, among the number
being mary eminent physicians. The
mortality among women and children is
great, and unless the Manitoba wave"
prognosticated by the signal service de.
partment, arrives soon the death rate
will be shocking. The difference be-
tween the sudden excessive heat here
and the temperature Of Memphis is sim
ply this: here it ia of q dead, sickly ma
ture, while with you a breeze generally
accompanies excessive heat.
Notwithstanding the oppressiveness of
the day a goodly number Of people as.
semblsd to witness the unwilling of the
Douglas monument, in the southern por-
ton Of the city. The cornerstone of
the monument was dedicated September
6, 1866, while President Andrew John
son was making a tour Of the principal
cities throughout the country. That H.
lustrious Tennesseean and General Dix,
Gen. Grant, Secretary Seward, Secretary
Rawlins, General Custer THE martyr),
and other distinguished personages we're
present. For various reasons the COIN
pletioa of the testimonial has been post
poned until this late date. However, il
is now complete, and stands before the
public as a gem Of the artist, Leonard
Volk, aud a beautiful tribute Of love fol
a great man. Most likely If Mr.. Douglas
had never existed our late iratricidaI
var would not have been inauguraied
for certainly it was over his position .ht
Democratic party divided, which resulted
10 Mr.. Lincoln's election TO the Presi
deney, and the inauguration Of a terribl,
war. Aside from this, generations 10
come will not fail to admire this beauti
full monument Of art, as we'll as the ex
allied character OF the mar to who's.
memory it is erected. The statue is O
bronze, ten feet high, on a base ninetl
feet, and is a perfect likeness Of thu
Little Giant" It's cost is $85, 900. TbI
grounds surrounding it are Gimply love
~, and command a near view OF LAX,
Michigan. Near by is the first hous
ever owned by Mr.. Dougla5, built a quar-
ter Of a century ago, and now occupies
by his sister. Judge Cation was the ora
tor Of the day. Quite a number Of dis
} tinguished persons were present. Tn
t b%roiling weather cut short the. cere
monies.
General business is now at q stan
still, and the suffering consequent i
[ simply beyond belief. Thousands di
/ actually starving, and no relief at hand
Chicago is the stopping place for q
foreigners going West" As a genera
: thing they land here without money, an
r are thrown upon the charity of tsx-riC
den and oppressed people proper. AT
q other eyil-these oreigners.worm into a
sorts Of positions, working for a bar
> subsistence, 10 consequence Of whic
q the citizen proper is ruled out Of b
|. situation and left TO suffer. Matters i
/, this respect have reached such a STAG
. that an American can get nothing to d
: In fact the Northern European has tn
IS city by the neck-the Irish being Il
Q only exception to this rule.
A The communist scare is on its back
virtually dead. Ia fact, there is no SUI
d party as a communist organization. G
e the other hand there are countless ho
ie orsble w%orkingmen's societies who !
!. tend to make their power felt in Il
coming local, State and national ele
a tons.
rs More anon. NAYR