Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-01

Correspondence PUBLIC LRDGER.l
CHICAGO, February N.--The Par
nell Dillon excitement is over. But
the agitation incident to the calling Of
the Illinois republican convention for
May 18th, at Springfield, is still rip
pling. The Logan faction is making
things lively for Grant, while the
Blaine element is making considerable
counter noise. The anti Grant voice
is very pronounced in its cOndemna-
ton Of the third term business. Con-
s%equently lively times may be ex-
pected in the convention. The Blaine
men will make a vigorous fight for
him. On the other hand, the office
holders and Office. seekers will die
hard struggling for Grant. The rep.
resentativc republican voice is severe
upon those who contend that Grant is
the only man in the party who can
pilot it safely through the coming con-
test they are bitterly arrayed against
the one man idea as presented by
Senator General John A.. Logan.
Well, they should not mind the vaga
ries of such an eccentric demolisher
of rhetoric, logic %andgrammar as John
A., a man who is so far behind the
times as to be afraid to allow
those who fought for the
confederacy to be allowed the priv.
lege OF lighting tor the union, if such.
calamitous occasion should arise.
What a strange stand to take by a
minor citizen when such distinguished
persons as General U. s. Grant, favor
the placing in Office OF Guerilla"
Mosby, General Longstreet, Postmas-
ter General Key, ct all. and especially
when such a number Of "Brigadiers''
are among the national law makers.
Senator Logan must forget the fact
that the rebels lai | down theira arms
with the understanding that they
were to return to their former status
as citizens. 1 suppose Logan's be-
lief in the covert disloyalitS of the
south, arises from a d~isordered i'm
aginatiOn, or from the fact that he CON
siders Others like himself not to be
trusted. | suppose no Importance at
taches to the fears of the ungenerous
conquerer in the republican ranks,
else Senator Thurman would have
given him such a scoring that would
have made republicans blush that the
party had such a long cared animal in
its ranks.
Chicago feels bad that it lost the
national democratic convention. Well,
she cannot have all theluxuries going.
But this disappointment will not
make her lag in the fight when the
grand struggle commences. Every
democratha his individual preference
for president, but all will work faith
fully for the nominee Of the Cincin.
natl convention. The late "confed-
crate boom against Bayard attracts
little notice.
The Citizens league" want saloon
licenses increased to $3.50 per annum.
Whisky sellers r yexed about it,
Beer banishers'' is the new name of
the Ladies temperance union"
A new ten-dollar counterfeit made
its appearance here to-day. 1t is a
United States treasury note, letter
&C." signed John Allison and John
Q. New. 1t is dark in appearance.
and printed on heavy paper. The
fiber Is initiated by the plate being
scratched. Series 1876" printed in
red, is one.third larger than in the
genuine. 1t is a dangerous bill.
A rumpus is going on in the Bap-
list church Of Lawndale, a Chicago
lovely suburb. This is because of the
presence Of Rev. George B. Vosburgh,
late Of New York, who has lately
been installed as pastor. 1t appears
that a couple of years ago his reyer-
ence was arrested and tried on a
charge OF attempting to poison his
wife. But he was acquitted. Never.
theless, he seems tainted in the ewes
Of his Laundale parishioners, and thew
are making it lively for him. Theend
is not yet.
The exports of the United States
last year amounted TO over six hun.
bred and n~inety-nine million five hun
bred thousand dollars in produce: Of
all kinds; or four and a quarter mil.
lions more than 1878. These are re.
liable figures. OF this large amount.
Chicago shipped direct forty.6ve mil
lion dollars worth Of grain, -four
meal, ETC., weighing in all 76S, 1853
tons.
Friendly Ute Indians, Mr.. Alto
Medes, interpreter, are in Chicago on
their way to Washington. They at.
tract considerable attention at the
Grand Pacific hotel.
The new-Union railroad depot will
be sgrand affair. Il will be Jointly
used by the Pennsylvania, Chicago and
Alton, and Chicago, Alton and St.
Paul roads. Work will be commenced
in April. It's cast will be ahout ana