Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-07

known as "bucketshops, are in full
blast in Chicago, for the exclusive
benefit Of ladies, who daily appear on
the boards as bulls" and bears"
Chicago has twenty-three grain ele-
vators. In these there are now stored
l9,455, 900 bushels.
Loves Recollections' is the latest
fashionable waltz published by s.
Brainard's Sons, Chicago, 1t has be-
come very popular. 1t is by A. De-
Auguera, of this city, who dedicated
it to Major W. C. Mcclure, of the
Chicago Evening Journal. Mem
phians will kindly recollect the gal
liant major as formerly connected with
the press of the bluff city"
A watery grave was selected by an
old man this morningi in Chicago. He
threw off his overcoat and jumped
into Lake Michigan. The suicides
name is still a mystery.
A few months ago a beer saloon
keeper, named Mrs. Ann Sullivan,
killed an unknown man by throwing
a beer key on bis stomach as he lay in
the gutter. A Chicago jury has just
awarded her free board for n year in
the %penitentiary for her pleasantly.
A bad boy is George Evans, lately a
bell attendant in the Burdick house,
Chicago. He amused himself BY en-
tering the rooms Of guests and appro-
priating their yaluables. He had a
hankering after diamonds.
The jewolry robbery excitement
still agitates police circles. J. H.
Morrow, travelling for a New York
iewelry house, was lately robbed off
trunk of samples valued at $4,000. For
800 Mr.. Aldrlch, a private detective,
had the goods returned to him. Now.
an attempt is being made oy the Chica
go city detectives to have Aldrich in
dicted for receiving stolen property.
After publicity was first given to the
robbery, Aldricb was approached by a
man, whose name he will not diyulge,
and upon promising secrecy, told him
(Aldrichl that he could recover the
goods for $500; whereupon Aldrich
went to MIR. Morrow aud after stating
the facts was authorized by him to Of
fer the unknown" 500. This was
Reluctantly accepted, and the goods
turned over to Aldricb, who in turn
was rendering the gripsack containing
the valuables to Mr.. Morrow when
three city detectives appeared upon
the scene and gobbled the bag and
Aldrich. Public opinion is not with
MIR. Aldrieh, but the end is not yet
The persecution" part being played
by the city officials is considered the
part Of envy, because an outside de-
t%ective accidentally deprived them of
their chicken-pie.
A mail robbor, in the person of Jno.
L. Sims, late of DeKalb, Illinois. is in
durance vile in Chicago. 1t is likely
his arrest will unearth a gang Of rss-
Gals.
Percheron- Norman horses, 400 in
number. are within few miles of Chi
eago, on the farm of Mr.. M. w. Dun.
ham, at Wayne Station, on the North
western railroad route. These are
ranked as the finest breed of horses in
the world.
L%ard>butter is supposed to be in
habited by trichna. So thinks the
medical board Of health Of Chicago.
The last Of the Mohegans" lee
tured in Chicago Saturday night. His
oamc is Gurdon S. Hubbard, his In
dian cognomen was Che-mo-co-mon-
ess. In 1918 he entered the employ
OF the American fur company, at
Montreal, sixteen years old, After a
five months trip BY river and lake he
reached Fort Dearborn, DOW part Of
Chicago. He is the last representa-
tive Of those early days.
Chicago consumes nearly two hun
bred thousand tons Of coal per month.
Food adultcratioa, aud its remedy.
is %agitating business men of Chicago.
Mrs. Yaleria @. Stone, Of Boston,
has donated fifty thousand dollars to
ChicaEo's theological seminary.
A fiat from Iowa, Mr.. A. S, Par.
sons, arrived in Chicago a few dsys
ago. he had four thousand dollars
with him. This no deposited in bank
for safe keeping. Then he went forth
for a good time. He gotit. When he
woke up his certificates we're nix, and
he is out his pile. Chicago whisky
the cause.
Chicago is going to issue small
bonds. 1t is supposed the working
people will take them largely, and
that they will soon be part Of the
currency aoated in the city. NAYR.
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