Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23

yesterday. He is nov an angel. In
his pocket was found seventy-eight
dollars.
"0ur Country's Defenders" is a
new organization in Illinois 1t will
give its vote to a union soldier in.
preference to one who did not fight
when he had a chance.
A female burglar is Chicago's latest
sensation. Miss Jennie Wilson is the
person.
George Augusta Said, the London.
Daily T~elegraph's literary envoy ex-
t~raordinary to North America, is in
Chicago, resting for a few hours be-
fore going to California. On his re-
turn to England be will write a book
Of his sights and scenes" He ranks
Chicago papers next to those of New
York. / consider Chicago's journals
second to none in the world.
George Ewell is another sanctimo-
Nous fraud of the Moody and Sankey
school. He recently robbed George
L. Lewis, of this city, out of 5000 in
property.
A suicide is Sergeant K. T. Hall,
company B., 9th Illinois infantry.
Dependency induced him to send a
ball into his right temple. A. v Ho-
gland did the same thing with lauda-
mum.
The 900 of the Geneva award,
unexpended, about which congress is
quarreling, should be given to thepoor
Of Ireland. So says the Chicago
Daily News. Good idea.
Mrs. Anderson is a heroine. The
other day she captured a v~illainous
burglar herself.
Chicago's street lamps burn, on an
average. 3.43 cubic feet per hour.
Horses sell, in Chicago, at $40, and
down to $50.
Chicago's great refracting telescope
is one Of the finest and keenest 10 the
world. 1t has an aperture eighteen
and one-half inches and a length Of
twenty-three ieet.
Chicago boasts another romance.
Mrs. A., the wife Of a wealthy grocer,
Of the west side, died lately. She had
a lovelyniece thatresided with her and
her husband. Mrs. A. was hardly we'll
laid away when the Widower made love
to his niece. She accepted his heart,
property and hand, upon condition
that he erect a suitable marble" over
the grave of her aunt, and perform
other duties of respect to hermemory.
This was cheerfully complied with.
Then he selected a nice boarding
house for his intended, $50 that scan.
dal's tongue could not wag against
her." He also furnished her with a
magnificent wardrobe, money, etc.
When every other preparation was
made the gay and festive Widower de-
sired his fair choice to make him
happy. Presto! The girl changed
her tactics, declaring that she could
not become her aunt successor. Then
he got On a big spree, and wound up
by sending to Europe for another girl,
and when that distinguished foreigner
arrived they we're married. 1t is said
that the "old mans son" engineered
the job against him, and will soon
marry his fair cousin. If it had not
been for the part played by her niece
no monument would ever mark Mrs.
A. last resting place.
The Chicago Times has fallen
back upon its old price of five
cents per copy. The six cents
programme did not meet the public's
approval. Three centsis enough for
any morning paper. Such papers as the
Times are too large for this rapid age.
The public taste demands that news
should be condensed to the lowest
limit. Business men have not time
to wade through columns of words to
ARRIVE at a few lines of news. The
country should have moro New York
Suns and Chicago Evening News.
Captain Bogardus aud son, re-
nowned glass ball shooters, are giving
exhibitions here.
This is an unadulterated fact. Yes,
Chicago is ahead again. 1t is a cat
this time, and the said feline has just
given birth to three little felines and
one pure Scotch terrier pup. The
pussy is the property of Mr.. Theo.
Clemenz, 1876 Madison street.
The Northwestern railroad lately
caused Gustave Baxter, ofChicago. to
lose an arm. Yesterday the courts gave
him $4,000 damages.
Miss Ida johnson, a respectable
young girl, everlastingly thrashed
Carl Schilling to-day for insulting her.
The Chicago Daily News is in favor
Of making the United States a free
trade nation by opening her ports to
the world. This country has nothing
TO fear from competition with any
nation. NAYR.