Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-15
FROM CHICAGO.
Correspondence of the Ledssr.l

@hNN 49, 1917 Wv ANNNAnNAF ~ AZ Il
sweltering hot, causing many eases Of
fainting yesterday, Sunday, when all
Chicago was out on an airing expedi.
ton. The change Saturday was re-
markably sudden, the temperature
rising from 5' to So inside Of two
hours. To-day, as l write, the air is
simply sickening, and everybody is
saying: My gracious how hot it is
However, the heat is much needed for
the farming interests.
l wish you could have seen Chicago
Yesterday rigged out in her Sunday
clothes She was simply rich, rare
aud loveable in her appointments.
An the promenades, avenues, parks,
the beautiful lake front drive and
common, and the bosom of beautiful
Lake Michigan were thrOnged with
beauty and fashion, from the humble
home Of the "horny-handed son of
toll" and the palatial hauntS Of the
more favored sons of fortune. Some
of the toilets were bewitchingly per-
feet. In a city where there is so much
real poverty and its eoncomitant evils,
it seemed impossible to believe so
much costly style could be displayed,
Ny attention was attracted, in Lincoln
Park, to the most unique costume of
the day. As | gazed upon the rich
drapery, the wearer suddenly turned
around and directed her attention to
a pyramid of flowers near by. Such a
face 1t was wonderously beautiful
the most superb picture | ever beheld,
and my style, tOO-a brunette
with soft black eyes and aossy
dark hair; stature medium, and
figure perfect. could not
resist the temptation to discover
her sphere of life. This | did from
an officer of the park who knows all
the citizen-habitues. She is of the
humble walks and a corresponding
clerk in one of the largest firms in
the city. This was the queer picture
Of Chicago's grand panorama Of.
beauty as displayed yesterday in her
delightful parks, on her beautiful
%bouleyards, and among her countless
other pleasureable retreats.
Chicago is soon to have another at
tractive institution, the Central
Music Hall, situated centrally on the
corner Of State and Randolph streets.
1t will be six stories high the main
hall seating about 1000 persons. The
site costs $l25, 900, and the building
$250,000. Its front on State street
will be 124 ,eet, with a depth of $50
feet on Randolph. 1t will be a mag
n%iicent structure, and one much
needed here as a central hall.
General Franz Siegel and Major
Reno honored Chicago the other day.
Everybody has heard of the latter be-
cause of his being the central figure
in the late General Custer massacre
court of inquiry held in Chicago.
And of course every enc knows
Siegel, even though he may not have
fought init Siegel.
A simon pure confidence man
walked ever some Of Chicago's rail-
road men the other day. His name
as given was 7. w. Armstrong. He
claimed to be the agent of the G. B.
and Q. railroad at some point in Iowa,
etc. He was well fixed with tongue
and cheek, ETC., and succeeded in
" working" the " stay-away from me
officials of the road here TO the
extent OF money, passes, etc. In
fact he had a high old time
of it. Instead of going East
after his invalid mother, as he said, he
got off at Adrian, Michigan, where he
played the role Of special p~ostOfice
agent" giving his name as w. I.
Henderson. He made several re
forms in the Adrian postOfice that
did not suit the postmaster, who tele-
graphed to Washington for particulars.
This dang fool act of the postmaster
was the stone in the way of w. T. H.
In a few hours he was Gagged. The G.
B. and Q. officials won't talk about
the superb sell. 1t evidently takes all
sorts of people to make a world.
The Morning Herald, the Demo
cratic daily, had a little trouble Satur-
day night with the parties who run off
the editions. This the Times of yes
terday magniied into a mole hill to
the effect that the Herald is about to
collapse or that it wOnld not have
appeared Sunday morning if it was
not for a strong word spoken in its
behalf by a mOneyed Democrat. There
can be no doubt as to the financial
stability Of the Herald-the report of
the Morning Bankrupt. as the News
calls the Times, to the contrary not
withstanding. But it is a fact that
Democrats do not do their duty to-
wards any organ of the party. North
or South, This is reprehensible. The
Republican party's strength lies in its
unity.
Mark Gray, the unfortunate fellow
who missed Booth, will be Quartered
for an indefinite perion in Illinois
lhSaile retreat aJ Elgln. ms Is the
jury's verdict.
A statue to the memory Of the late
gallant Colonel Mulligan, is now a
proposition before the Illinois l@episla.
ture. The proposition is to erect il
| in Calyery Cemetery, real Chicago.
, The O'Leary championship belt oil
! the world is finished. 1t is a beau.
e tlful piece OF art and design. The
E center piece of gold is encircied BY /
wreath. Within this is inscribed
, Champion 75-hour pedestrian of tn,
world: This belt is to 60 to the win.
. ner OF the race TO be commenced il
Chicago in Exposition building. OF
5 May 18th. 1t is believed that O'Lear,
will compete for this belt himself
d Guyon, who the other day won III,
. great match in New York, and who i
,, n Dbioouo ,,op mill - I'LL.