Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-30
FROM CHICAGO.


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Correspondence of the Ledger.l
CHICAGO, June 26.-Your CORE
spondent has one thing at least TO ON
municate. which will explain the
reason why he has so long deprived
himself of the pleasure of writing you.
This reason of silence may be of meal
cslable benefit to your readers. At all
events. it will be to me. Well, the
other day, after a long walk under the
piercing rays of a hot sun, l took a
violent headache. Having business
10 perform, | took a piece of ice and
laid it against my temples. This afford
ing no Immediate relief, | placed my
head under an hydrant faucet and let
the full volume of the refreshing
water pour upon it for some
minutes. Feeling relief, | lay
down for a little rest. This is all
l knew of earthly doings for
several hours. Then it was to find
myself surrounded by many relatives
aud friends, gazing a%nxlously on me
my mother holding my head, while
the physician felt my pulse. The
next morning it was explained to Inc
that a friend called. and | not answer
iur the summons, search was made,
when | was found stiff and inky black
in the facs on the sofa. A physician
was summoned, who pronounced my
case hopeless, apparently the brain
having become paralyzed. OF course
| was reiOieed that his diagnosis was
amiss; but he declared that my recov-
cry was a miracle, and due to the
action Of a lady present who actually
breathed the breath of life into me
through my nostrils and this extra
ordinary life presever is a lazy named
Mrs. K. A.. Shannon, the proprietor of
a tea establishment in this city. She
says she was suddenly struck with the
idea, BY remembering that when a girl.
having seen her father resuseitating
from death frozen lambs. The moral
of this is. be careful how you, when
Oyerheated. put TO much cold water
or ice on your head. A few hours ago
the doctor told me the danger was not
over. and forbid me even to write.
However. ] could not resist tha temp.
tatiOn to drop you a line and tell you
how a little cold water nearly turned
me into a black corpse,
Now, from grave TO gay, Ybe day,
or rather evening, before l nearly be.
came an angel, | attended a delightful
affair. the union Of an old resident
of Memphis, Major w. e. Ne
Clure. With Miss Eliza Devling,
late of Buffalo, New York, a charm,
lug aud accomplished lady whose
many amiable virtues a wide circle OF
friends admire. In her bridal robes
she locked the very queen, and dis
pensed the honOrs of the evening Ia q
bewiteking manner. And the major
why, there is 30 use mentioning his
many amiable qualities. His actions
we're the regal geptlemsG's IS he
moved among the guests, Many Mem
phianE will remember him as con.
neeted Uith the press Immediately
after the war. The occasion was in
every way delightful. The guests
Numbered beautiful ladies and gal.
liant gentlemen. May tle lives of the
two Be ever as joyous rs tic event oil
their nuptials proved.
1t is scarcely necessary for me IA
mention the so,Called Communist
massacre" Briefly told, a militar!
company Of Bohemiaps were assem-
bled with their friends IN tbeir pri
vate picnic groUBds When some ygf
fans commenced insulting the ladies
After being elected by tas policeman
on duty, they broke IN again With ad
ditional numbers aud assaulted tbosI
endeavoring to enjoy themselves
The assault was made with al
sorts Of missiles and firearms
Seeing this some members of thu
rifle company rushed for thei
arms, fell into line and charged bayo
nets upon the rabble, and upon beinJ
fired on, returned the Gre and ejecte,
the villains. During the melee seyera
parties were wounded, oae of the mot
dangerously. For this defense .
their rights nineteen Of the compap
have been placed in duranee, az,
styled assassins, etc. The fact Of tn
matter is this: Radical Republica
politicians melted the riot against til
Bohemians merely because they vote
like the other Socialists, with III
Democrats, in the late elections. Th.
was done to make political capita
But il will do the Radicals no gooC
on the contrary, it will rebound ,
their injury. Since the outrag
heaped upon the Socialists duril
the so.called riots Of two yea
gothem mob has been repeatedly warn,
that the noxt time such was attenlp
ed some one would get hurt; th
they, the Socialists. would be ful
prepared to defend their right
This has been fully demonstrate