Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-11
BROM CHICAGO.
Correspondenee q the Ledrer.l

are being turned. The ensanguined
garment is no longer Haunted in the
face of Democrats by Republicans.
II has been laid aside as a thing use
less, and its standard bearers have
dropped into local oblivion. The boot
is on the othor leg. 1t is now the
sacred duty of patriotic Democracy to
lay bare the sins Of the cloven- footed
Republican party. The legislature of
Illinois has been petitioned by infu-
entail citizens Of Chicago to have in
vestigated the recent frauds commit
ted by the Chicago South and West
Side Street Railway Companies in
" bulldozing their Democratic en-
ployes into voting the Republican
ticket at the recent election. The
petition is numerously signed by
prominent citizens Of every walk of
business and profession in Chicago,
including distinguished lawyers and
large taxpayers. AS | have often said
before to the LEDGER, the poorwork-
ingman of the North is the veriest
galley slave that exists on Gods broad
earth. The capitalists manipulate
him to their own venal ends as easily
as an image maker handles his clay.
Their condition in Chicago, as a gen
eral thing is of the most degraded
character. Liberty with them is
m%erelythe hope of the innocent pris-
oner that justice may loose their
bonds at no far distant day, and that
they may, untrammeled, enjoy the
rights of sovereigns of this once glo-
riOusly governed republic. This end
is the mission of the Socialists, and
not for plumber as the republican or
gans would wish the world to believe.
The $4,000 votes cast by that party at
the late election werepolled by men who
most certainly carr their bread by
the sweat oftheir brow, representatives
of all industries, from the professions
down to the street cleaner honest.
respectable, hard-working citizens
over whom moneyed monopolists
would desire to tyranize. 1t is to be
hoped the legislature will hearken to
the petition, and take the advice of
such liberal journals as the Evening
News to have the "bulldozing y
frauds punished to the utmost extent
of the law.
Chicage's divorce mill is in full
blast. The present sensation is an
application from Mrs. Stella L. Loring,
daughter of the distinguished physi-
clan and surgeon, DR.. Dyer, to be
divorced from her worthless husband,
whom she declares to be wanting in
fidelity, moral honor, kindness to
her. etc, and also of having squan-
dered 5000 of her private fortune.
One Lydia S. Smith is a dark horse"
IN the little unpleasantness. Such is
life.
The foul murderer, Peter f. Stew
ems, who killed his beautiful child
wife last summer, is now on trial for
that blacklist of Infamous crimes. He
is beginning to exhibit some signs of
feeling as to his situation. But lie
says he is a thousand times easier at
heart than before his cruel deed.
Jealousy prompted his heartless ac-
! ton.
Chief Moses, the celebrated Indian.
and a number of his brother scalp.
takers, passed through Chicago yester.
t day on their route to interview the
, pale face father at the White House
D. C.: Major Boyle, of the Twenty.
first United States Infantry, and a host
Of scouts and interpreters were among
/ the party.
Miss Emma Abbott, one of Chica.
5 go's g%eniuses, is agitating lyric circles
, by her superb rendering of Mar
guerite' in Faust at HoOley's Opera
l House. The initial performance oil
the Abbott Hess opera troupe took
, place Monday evening. Faust wa,
presented in admirable style to a large
and appreciative audience.
> 1t takes thirty dollars initiation fees
and thirty dollars annual dues to en-
: title one to utilization with the 'Illnois
Club of Chicago. Judge John G.
Rodgers is the president, and A. p.
Dickinson secretary.
The Times perpetrates q mot to the
effect that when it was reported around
G the City Hall that none other than
, Democratic city employees would be
paid off in greenbacks and Republi-
cans in scrip, inquiry developed the
! fact that no such thing as a Republi-
can could be found among those look
! ing for back pay.
: Illinois p~enitentiary owes about
$4,000, which is drawing 4 per cent.
interest.
) Another angel came very near beinI
made last night. Charles Kreigel
sheathed his knife In the abdomen o.
! his friend Louis Rutter. Louis MAY
climb the golden stairs. A little game
: was going on and Louis was "tele
u graphing what Charles had in hi.
hand. Then Charles got mad anC
: commenced to carve the Interpreter.
. Louis is not happy.
D. Justice Mitchell, police magistrat,
IS of Englewood, one Of Chicago's beau.
IS tiful suburbs, has gone into the
o shadowy land to explore the mysteries
Il Of the great unknown. He was a
a M~ichigaRder by birth, a lawyer by
profession, a gentleman of the ole
y school, and was much beloved. ONLY
g. thirty eight summers had rested upon
his head. Peace to his ashes,
Fares from Chicago to Denver are
.e now $27 frst.class, and $50 omigrant
n The ladies Of Chicago who are OPP.
i posed to whisky are petitioning tn,
IF legislature for the privilege of votinl
On onO1;cation fnr lioansa 70 COLL III