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


ter of Mr.. Charles Woodward yester-
day.
Saturday night Chas. Schahk
stabbed to death Fred. Kandzid. and
Chas. Campbell shot sand killed NJ.
Beattie, in different SECTIONS of the
city.
The American Union and Western
Union are now bitter rivals for tele-
graphic patronage to and from Chi
cago. The Western Union threatens
to close up its offices in any hotel that
gives room to the American Union.
A drop in the rates will be next in
order. This stand will be immediate
ly taken by the latter company.
Father ]. NJ. j. st. Cyr was the
first Catholic priest in Chicago that
there is any account Of and he is now
residing in Carondelet, Mo. He To-
Gated in Chicago in May, 1888. He
built the first place of worship,
Three years afterward he was sue
ceeded by Father Schaeffer. What a
change has come over the spirit Of
Chicago's dreams since that early day.
The change has been really wonder
full.
Prot. Proctor, the great English
scientist, is delivering lectures on as
tronomy, etc., here. He contends
that the earth is 500, GOO, 900 years old;
that the moon is a dead world; and
that it took $4,000, 900 years for the
sun to form. Also, that it will take
Mr.. Jupiter 100000 years to ''cool
down. to the same temperature that
mother earth is at present. 1t is a
long time to wait, but Isuppose we will
have to be patient and let the old
fellow get over his mad. However,
the delay will be annoying. But if
Mr.. Proctor can stand it we will all
have to be as patient,
Now General Mcdowell is in for it.
Lately he was turned out of the pub
lie service as superintendent Of the
construction of the custOmhouse in
this city for Irregularities amount
ing to thousands of dollars. His
trouble now comes from a Annie j.
COe, who is suing him for $4,000 for
breach of promise, etc. Queer stories
are aaoat as to the capers of Annie
and the gay general,
"0ne year" was the verdict against
one Henry Ascial last October. Henry
did not like this, and asked for an
other trial. This was granted, and
yesterday the jury found him guilty,
and assessed his punishment at five
years in the peniteniary. Still he is
not happy, but wants another hearing.
Dead is Loomis E. Bullock, junior
member of the large boot and shoe
firm of this city.
Death also last night, calledsudden.
ly on ex-comptroller, S. s. Hayes, one
of Chicago's best, most honorable.
respected and very able citizens. He
retired at 10 pm. A few moments
later, he called his oldest daughter Ma
mie,l5 years Of age, to his bedside aud
told her he was ill. She gave him q
little brandy and then sent for two
physicians. At 1890 he passed into
the shadowy land, just a few minutes
before the doctors arrived. The com
plant was yalvular disease of thu
heart and congestion of the lungs
Mr.. Hayes was a native of Nashville
Tenn, and was a son of DR.. r. P
Hayes, of that city, who was q nativ,
of South Hadley, Massachusetts,. Thu
Doctor died in 1887, in Cincinnati
from poison administered by a coloreC
servant, who tried to destroy tn,
whole family. The late deceased wa
a prominent lawyer, and held man.
places of honor and emolument. Ii
politics he was staunchly Dem
o%cratic. Two daughters and tire
sons remain to mourn his loss
while thousands Of the best PEG
pie Of the country regret his suddel
taking of. His death will be sadl
felt by the whole community, as vel
as by his bereaved family. Mrs. Haye
died two years ago.
The late Sprague-C onkling shan
courtesies that passed between thes
persons made so notorious recent
has evoked the disgust of Chicago
best society. The position in whic'
Mrs. Conkling is placed is considere
that of the veriest slave, and not a
f all creditable to her. But all kno'
she was coerced into it by her gay an
festive lord, whose optics are steadil
directed toward the presidential chat
5 1t does not seem possible that Wash
, ington's select society would cour
tenance such a person. 0 temper
. o moresl
St. Patrick's day, it is more ths
likely, will witness no parade in Chic
f go. In the evening a number of bal
l. ond b~nuouats mill h. Lold L -