Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-11
FROM CHICAGO.

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to be certain that enough has beer
brought to light TO warrant articles Of
impeachment being brought against
the judge. What the Knott commit,
tee are going to do about it your cor.
respondent is unable to say but he
advances the opinion that the matter
will be pigeon-holed. That the Judge
has, whether with or without criminal
intent, placed himself, by his own mo.
ton, in rather an unenyiable position
is an undeniable fact. | believe his
acts of misfeasance were committed
innocently.
The Reno investigation is about
closed. A few hours on Monday will,
no doubt, wind up the tiresome labors.
General Reno was on the stand in his
own behalf to-day. His explanations
were about in accordance with those
o previous witnesses who leaned to-
ward him. | cannot see that the court
can do otherwise than acquit the gen
eral, and apologize to the nation fol-
putting it to so much expense by such
needless fuss and feathers.
The bullet hal Miss Pauline Her
zog endeayored to lodge in her heart
has been found. She will recover. ]
was visiting last night on Franklin
street, a few doors north of Miss Pau
lines residence. The shooting scrape
was alluded to. A well informed lady
present remarked that the shoot
ing was not accidental, as
reported, but premeditated. The even
ing previous her lover had visited her
and she induced him to loan Ter his
pistol. You will perceive, en- pass dut.
that Northern "chivalry' tate bark
ers. Well, it was that little gun that
did the work. Next evening when her
Adonis put in an appearance she told
him she had shot herself. He was in
credulous; but she convinced him,
and he started to give the aalrm to her
parents, who, by the way, are highly
respectable people. This she would
not listen to, but, on the contrary,
made him take her to a surgeon. This
he did. The surgeon, DIR. u. H. Pratt.
examined the wound and then ordered
a carriage and sent her home again.
Then the alarm spread that she was
going to die. This made the lover
pick up stakes and skeedaddle, and he
is still non est inventus. The only
reason hal can be assigned for the
young lady's attempt upon her own
life is that the lovers had a skirmish.
Miss Pauline is highly spoken of.
A startling domestic drama was en-
acted on West Indiana street last
night. A gentleman of former aflu-
ence wa an employee in a box factory.
on Ohio street. The names of the
actors are withheld for the present.
In this factory he worked for several
months for the small p~ittance of 81
per day. Consequently he and his
beautiful wife had to reside in hum
Bile quarters. A few days ago fortune
turned, and he realized $4,000 from
an old business transaction, and he
was looking around for a more pre-.
tentious locality to move to. Yester-
day he returned rather earlier than
usual. Judge of his horror to find his
adored wife en- deshabille, and his for
mer employer of the box factory dis
robed in his chamber. Wild with
rage, he rushed for his pistol. and
levelled it at the miscreant's head.
But before he could fire, the des-
troyer Of his happiness sprang
upon him and wrenched the
weapon from his grasp, and then
rushed from the house. iii was not
for a powerless thumb that was Grip
pied in the late war, which prevented
his cooking his pistol in time, the in
truder upon the sacred marital domain
would now be laid out on ice. The
half crazy husband says he never
dreamed of his wife being other than
the purest as well as the loveliest of
women. There is scarcely a doubt
but the outraged husband will Kill
his wife's seducer whenever opportu-
nifty offers.
Charles Woodland, the great dia-
mond and jewelry robber of the
Palmer House last summer, has been
sent to the %penitentiary.
A strange suicide took place at the
Gault House yesterday morning. The
night-clerk, Percy H. Gaylord, aged
twenty-One years, shot himself through
the heart. He had occupied the posi-
ton Of clerk for three years, and was
a general favorite with the guests.
and especially with the proprietor, who
was his guardian. No other cause
than temporary insanity can be
assigned for this terrible act.
A fatal accident occurred ON the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road track in this city the other day.
by which James Brada and Antoine
Hedliska were killed. 1t is claimed
that the road is responsible for the
tragedy, because the train was running
faster than the city ordinances permit.
Christian Weber, of New York, was
found frozen to death under a side
walk last night. He was in destitute
circumstances, and went under the
sidewalk for shelter. Still we will
continue to send money to Christian
ize the heather. Such is life.
Madame La Chopelle, who is at
tempting the feat Of walking 200
quarter miles in 2T00 consecutive
quarter hours, is going ahead man
fully" She has already completed 1900
and odd quarters, No doubt she will
win the thousand dollars bet that she
would fail.
7. +. Davidson, Esq, one of the
Times staff, and Miss Minnie O..
Howe, one of Chicago's fairest flowers,
have Joined hearts for life. They
deserve a happy future.
Female shop-lifters are making
things lively for our merchants.
General Joe" Shelby, Of Missouri
was in the city yesterday.
Weather fms. Business fearfully
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