Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-24

Special Correspondence PUBLIC LEDGER
CHICAGO, April pa frightfuI
windstorm swept over Chicago Sunday
night, doing much damage to property
and nficting considerable misery upon
the anatomies of numerous citizens Of
either sex. The awful cyclone struck
the city about Z pm, in, as it was
thought, its full force; but 10 p IN
witnessed the frightful power of the
air demon. Whole sections Of side
walks were lifted from their fasten-
ings and twisted into splinters, hurl
ing the unlucky pedestrians in all
directions and indicting on them Sc
rious, if not fatal injuries; signs were
knocked about like feathers; tree:
were uprooted and carried to no one
knows where; houses were unroofed
chimneys knocked over; steeples and
towers toppled to the ground; build.
ings in course of erection demolished;
windows smashed to pieces; buggies
and their occupants turned over; yes
sells in the river torn from their moor.
ings and dashed against the docks, OF
dismantled entirely; persons of light
avoirdupois picked up bodily and
landed hundreds of feet out Of their
line of march. In fact, the king OF
the winds held the most horrible OF
carnivals for nearly an hour, and it is
simply a wonder the damage done was
not great to life, as well as to
property. The frgihtful ordeal
through which we passed now seems
to have been tempered by Providence
since the tidings reached us Of the
human sacrifices created by the tor
nado in Missouri and the james rivel
valley. This shocking tale makes u;
think we have cause for thankfulnesi
in only receivinga passing recognition
from the destroying iend. But meagel
information has reached Chicago as Il
the damage done vessels caught on the
lake. However, it is generally con.
ceded that considerable damage ha,
been done. A terrible adventure hap
pened to a sailor of one stranded YES
sci. The mar became benumbed
while up in the rigging, and knowing
he could not return to the deck, h,
dashed himself to the cross trees
Shortly after this he fell asleep. II
this condition he remained lively,
long hours, when he was released
All this time the storm ragged %iercely
but the sailor, lashed aloft, was dea
to its wild howlings. The hero o
this thrilling adventure is Charlie.
JorgeuSen, and the vessel the Nit
chell.
The fre-fend, during all the storm
took pity on the "Phenix city" Blu
in the afternoon of Sundays gale i
paid A visit to the lumber region il
the south division OF the city, an,
made a total wreck Of w. Il. Frost 4
Cos. pine planning mill. Loss abou
$4,000.
The greenback convention of Hi
nois will be held in Chicago June 9th
The socialists intend to send delegate
to it.
Governor Cullom is the present in
cumbent of the gubernaterial chair q
Illinois. He is a republican. 1t
more than likely he will be his Ow
successor.
The sentiments of the Rev. Devil
Talmage, as telegraphed here, regarC
ing the south, makes a considerab
number of skeptics here open wild
their eyes. Mr.. Talmage speaks frol
personal observation of men an
things in the whilom rebel region.
Visits of such talented men as tn
distinguished divine, aud who are nj
afraid to give expression to the trutl
will do a world Of good in destroyiI
the hostile prejudice of hundreds
thousands of persons in the north fl
their fellow citizens south.
Mrs. Robert, who killed her sedu
Ger, T. B. Weber, here last year, an
who has been for some months in Il
insane asylum, will, it is believed, SOC
be released because of her sanity. n
one believes she was ever other tina
merely temporarily insane. Lawye
w. w. O'Brien worked her throug
her troubles. Mr.. OBJ. is brilliaI
legal luminary. During early mar
hood he was a porter in a Peoria, III
hotel.
OF course you have heard, or res
of, or saw, Victorien Sardon's dram
Daniel Roehet." Well, it turns OF
that Sardon is a wholesale plagaris
having purloined the whole plot. fro
a book written by M. Theodore Vi
bert, of Paris, entitled "Martura,"
a civil marriage. Martura was an o.
phan in q convent. She was vel
beautiful and a %re7erencer Of Roma
Catholic church canons. An inhd
became enamored other, and induce
her guardian to press his suit. Tn
was done successfully, on conditio
that the marriage should be performe
in the church. This was obpoxioJ