Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-23
FROM CHICAGO.
.espOndsnce of the Ledrer.l

CHICAGO, April 2O.-It is 3 pm. as
! sit down to write. The day is ex-
tremely lovely-a joyous exception to
the villainous weather that has been
recently battling against the approach
of summer. A sensation is in pro-
gress. tits grand military display of
the Socialist element. Music is play
ing, drums beating, flags flying, and
everything else transpiring to make
the scene very exciting The demon
stration is evidently surprise to the
thousands that throng the route of
march. This is evident, because the
usual demonstration of cheers by the
lookers-On is wanting. All look on in
silence and wonder. The column is
moving companies, right in front. !"
The advance are attired in gray uni
forms, with the palmetto hat and
feather, and recalls to your CORE
spondent's mind scenes of hopes
long buried. The other com
mands are in blue, with hats like the
advance, with the addition of an in
sertion in red on the side that is
turned up. As far as | can learn, the
object of this display is to show poll
ticians Of the Caesar school that the
Socialist body is solid, and fully able
to maintain its rights under the CON
stitutiOn. The sentiment is displayed
on the numerous notices futtering in
the breeze, And also to demonstrate
that Socialists are no paper men,
but horney handed, honest sons of
labor, seeking equal rights and ready
to defend themselves against the out
RACES that were heaped upon the
workingman in 1877. Here | will say
that it is endeavored to run bill
through the Illinois legislature,
called a militia enactment, that
will virtually place the people
at the mercy of whatever party
may be in power, making it the
privilege of said party to deprive citi-
zens Of the right to have firearms in
their houses. Down with the militia
bill is one of the notices, while an
otherstirically hurrahs for His majes-
ty L. s. Grant" Most of these men
that | have just seen move with splen-
did military precision have smelt
powder in both hemispheres, and
their appearance to-day demonstrates
that they are ready to step into the
arena to battle against tyranny. And
the most significant feature of all is
the fact that most of those composing
this war-like picture used to vote the
Republican ticket-a party they say
that is now deserving the contempt Of
honest patriots. By way of conclud-
this item, | will state that the Social
lists have a representative journal,
"The Socialist" in this city 1t is
conducted with marked ability and
fearless in its logical advocacy of the
partys doctrines.
General Beauregard has been in
Chicago several days, and received
especial and distinguished attention
from the most prominent citizens.
Last night he was the guest of the
Calumet Club, one of the most select
in the country. | called at his hotel,
the Grand Pacific, yesterday, but
found him not. 1t is over eleven
years since | had the pleasure of last
meeting the gallant gentleman, and
then it was at the Clifton House, on
the Canada side of Niagara Falls, in
company with General Stistead, X. G.
B., lieutenant governor of Canada, a
gentleman and soldier without peer
The book of the late distinguished
General Richard Taylor is editorially
pronounced by the Times this morn
ing as the ablest history of the war
yet published, placing it high above
General Sherman's work, as well as
those of General Adam Badeau and
Pollard. AT the same time the Times
gives the mead of praise to Southern
literature of the kind when compared
with those of the North, not except.
ing the productions of Horace Gree
ley. This is quite gratifying for such
an able authority, and especially as it
is, politically, so pronounced against
the South. Time works wonders |
But facts are said to be stubborn
things.
The Stevens murder trial still drags
its slow length along. 1t has been
in progress going on two weeks, and it
is more than likely il will last another.
To-day the jury are taking an airing,
under surveillance of deputy sheriffS.
Tho court granted one of them prive-
lege to 20 and visit his sick child, and
another to go to his PLACE Of business
and examine its affairs. The trial is
simply & farce, and a reflection on the
intentions Of justice, II is a patent
fact the prisoner murdered his baby
wife. No matter what her wrong do
ings were, he was not justified in the
killing. Consequently, as the penalty
for such crime is death, he should
suffer it. ] am opposed 70 the law Of
hanging but as such Is the paaiSh-
g9Dt, | would like to see it carried
QUE.
The CarEital Of Authors is the
rage, and thousands nightly tbrong the
Exposition building to witness liy-
igg representation" of men and things
that pegeF bad life, but were merely
the creations VI Literary brains. The
CarnivaI" is surprisingly grand. |
have paid the fete two visits, blt the
crush was so great each time as 10 de-
prive me Of an opportunity to see
cgQggh to enable me to write proper
descfiptieG Of the affair But / will
manage to encomBGSs enough to-mor-
row night, or at least in ttiim9 fer my
next letter. 'O'
The o. 'Leary champion belt is being