Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-25
FROM CHICAGO.



that now torture her; but, alas, my
wishes were not realized, and all that
is lett me is to sympathize with her
frightfully prosecuted citizens, and
still hope and pray that the yellow
demons reign of horrors will be but
brief. Deep interest and concern is
felt by Chicagoans for the fate of
Memphis, and the "Garden City ,"
will not be slow to express substantial
sympathy it occasion requires, and
this, too, when she sin anything but
healthy condition financially, with
an epidemic of cholera, or other fatal
disease, threatening her at every turn,
the city being simply in a pestilential
condition. | sincerely pray that ere
this reaches you the mad course Of the
yellow fend will have been stayed
and his fatal breath be forever driven
before the winds of health.
A double suicide is ChicagO's latest
tragedy and the sensation Of the hour.
The scene of the dreadful deed is l26.
Langley avenue. The chief actors
were the Misses Elizabeth and Emma
Trowbridge, persons of middle age,
and from the walks of society's best
people. Some trouble with their father
is believed to be the cause of the
dreadful calamity. The fatal plunge
was taken last night. The deed was
evidently premeditated. Both ladies
were discovered hanging by their neoks
in the main parlor of their palatial
residence. A younger sister gave the
alarm. 1t, is generally believed that
the three had entered into a compact
| Tor self-destruetion, but that the
youngest had not the courage to per-
form her part. She refuses to give
the particulars of the sad affair, and
her mind seems out of poise. An in
tquest will be held tomorrow when
particulars may be developed.
Baron Mantewfels death recently,
in Chicago, gave the press an opportu-
nifty to work up a sensation that the
baron died pauper, and was support
ed during his dying days by a young
girl, who earned livelihood by max
ing cigars. This is all fiction. The
baron, who is son of the noted gem
eral of the Prussian army, was well
= supplied with means, although he
spent his money freely, and left enough
= to bury him respectfully. The young
g lady, Miss Maggie Stanginger, to whom
$ he was engaged to be married, remain
led by his side until death summoned
, him away. She is spoken Of as al
e Iestimable creature. and deserves great
Ipraise for her devotion to her lover
a The baron's mother resides in Pom
Q merania, and has been duly notified O
her sons demise.
= 2" Misplaced confidence " is now thC
e drearyrefrain that falls from the lips O.
: the Chicago Dredge Company's s mem.
e bers And all this because theil
). bookkeeper and collector, Il. V
Woodbury., has embezzled them out
I of unknown thousands of dollars. f.
! V. W. is behind the bars. 1t is the
t old story of "bucking agin the tiger
s with other peoples money.
The United States sub-treasury al
e Chicago has ovor $20,000,000 in it;
vaults, and recently extra precaution,
= have been taken to guard it from
s burglars. /.
e The great races did not commence
!. to-day because Of the heavy rain o.
g yesterday and last night. The track
n will be o. X. tomorrow, when the
s races will commence unless prevented
d by the very excessive heat 1t Is
t melting hot as | write, and the mos.
e quitoes make me wild by their villain
= Gus bites.
E Chicago's death-roll numbers "a
cases for the week just ended, an in.
crease of 81 over the week previous
The mortality among children is large
;, Death has called away an old anC
N influential citizen, Washington War
rem, Esq, of the firm of Warren Bros
He was injured in the elevator Of thei
:. establishment a few days ago, lie,
# having to be amputated. This pro
}, duced fever, and death followed.
IS Chicago boasts of an opium den
kept by q swashee, Washee.o Patron
I, pay ten gents q smoke. Among tn
h visitors to the Villain0us den can b,
y counted some of Ohicago's most ele
It vated merchants and professional gen
j. tlemen, both young aud old Now
It that the mayors ak has fallen on the
Z, neck of Superintendent of Police
y Dixon, and that Captain O'Donnell i,
d acting chief, it is to be expected that
|, this, enemy to the brain will be extir-
n patel,
It 0'pOhpell, is making it warm foi
:, thieves, thugs and malcontents gener
It ally. His late general order say,
e thsy viii be prosecuted and perse
u cuted If they do not leave Chicago
e Each officer is required to note dOwr
o and report to headquarters, all mem
It bers of the pernicious class, and Il
Z, hound them out of the city. The
: gosd work is goipg pp brayslY,
/? jim keehe has been Z hearing 2 the
IS wheat market lately. The first move
II was to run down the article
). two cents. This squeezed shorts
y to the wall, causing the weak to fail
| Then three cent rise was in order
Il caused by Epropeon demand Fhi,
v hleae 9f sffaTegf has benefited Kins
3 Keene hundreds Of thousands Of dol
: lars.
:, inc cigar makers are on a strike to-
+ day against q down cut of wages.
I Fifteen thousand dollars worth O
e diamonds were paWaeda a few days az,
: tp BaWpbroker Peppers, by a lady h,
! thought hp knew. After she left tn,
u office one of Captain Turtles detec
a tives stepped in and took possession o
: the sparklers as a part of the grea
t diamond robbery, The mysteriou
= lady is still non est inveptus. L
0 looks as though scpew was loose