Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-16

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music hall next Thursday evening.
COLONEL bob" Ingersol is bringing
action against quite a number of per
sonsfo publishing his lectures, etc.
with his license.
General Nelson A. Miles, comman,
der of the military district Of the Vel.
lowstone, is in the city. He is just
from the home of the noble red man.
He is Of the opinion that summer viii
pass off without trouble. Hebelieve:
that the Indian could be turned into
an agriculturist IF kindly treated by
the powers that be-" The Cheyenne'
are quite loyal, and enemies to the
Sioux.
A. R. Webb, formerly of the St.
Louis Globe Democrat, is in the city,
as business manager for Robson u
Crane, dramatists.
A "oall" to the pastorate Of st.
Johns Wood church, London, Eng
land, has come to Rev. j. Monro
Gibson, of the second Presbyterian
church of Chicago. The inducements
must be very great that will induce
him to accept. He is a talented d.
vine and author.
A human beast, aged GO, named
James Murtha, a saloon keeper on
South Clark street, has lately been
unearthed as the debaucher of seven
girls, aged from Y to II years. The
monster fed the city when his infamy
was made public.
Chicago's war bonds" amounting
to 81, 10000, that were drawing in
terest at 6 and Z per cent, have been
funded with A per cent, and oil pur-
chased by banker Henrotin at par.
A defaulter and absconder is Chas
A. Fitch, a shoe manufacturer. Liza
bilities about $40 900. Assets nix.
The "%avenger oil fool. Ellsworth is
in the city in the person of Capt. +.
E. Brownell, who killed Mr.. Jackson,
the slayer Of Ellsworth. at Alexan
dria, Virginia, in 1861. He will lee
ture on that tragedy Thursday eve
ming.
Dobler's defeat in New York, for
the 0'Leary belt, caused many Chica-
eoan's to lose considerable money.
They banked heavily on the Bridge
port boy" Bridgeport is asoutheast
ern section Of Chicago.
"Short in his accounts is w. Ii,
Escatt, late secretary of the Canada
investment agency company Of Mon
treal. He is behind the bars in Chi
cago. Shortage, SIS, 0
The files Of the Illinois lntelli
gencer' were sold the other day. They
were among the other effects OF Judge
Sidney Breese. The Intelligencer
was published at Vandalia in 1868
Advertisements of runaway slaves
appear in it's columns.
Plagiarism of Colonel ~lugersoll, =
is the subject of a lecture to morrow
night, by Mr.. Frank |. Jarvis, of the
Daily News editorial staff. 1t is prom
ised that the great free-thinker will
be handled without gloves. How
ever, "Bob's turn will come next
when Frank will irown instead o.
smile.
Mrs. Fay, Of Toronto, Canada, wa,
on her way to Chicago to see her hus
band. When near this city, she gave
birth to a fine girl baby. All ar,
doing well. The heir is to be named
Niagara" after the sleeper in which
she was born.
1.-The hide and Leather Nationa
Bank, of Chicago" :.has been author
lied to commence business again, ant
it will soon be in operation.
The assessed value of real aud per
sonal property Of Wisconsin nov
amounts to $406, 3O3, 1S5, or forty-nin,
million less than in 1878. The rate o
tax is $l.93 on the one hundred dol
lars.
The Chicago & Milwaukee and St
Paul railroad has bought or built 53I
miles Of road, aud earned four and
halfmillion dollars last year.
The site is being cleaned up for thu
new grand central railroad depot il
Chicago. 1t will be located between
Madison and Van Buren, streets; anC
Canal street and the Chicago river
! 1t will cost 1900, 900.
Let it be widely known that the
Chicago hotels and boarding house.
will not raise their rates during the
sitting Of the republican national con.
vention; nor during the meetings OF
the democratic and republican state
conventions to elect delegates to the
national conventions. The former
will meet June 10th, and the latter
June 10Th.
Crazed with love was, recently.
Fred Schlieo, of Chicago. Agnes
Lovetag was the object of his affection.
At the point Of the pistol he forced
her to marry him. Then he took her
to his mothers residence. From there
she escaped in few minutes. Nextd day
she sued fol- a divorce. The circuit
court being in session the case
was heard at once, and Judge Bar
mum Immediately granted the separa-
tion upon hearing the particulars OF
the crazy affair. This is an uncolored
fact.
Pinkerton's detectives have captur-
ed the notorious Chicago forger, g. Il.
Brockway. He is now behind the
bars in this city.
Victor Vanderloehan climbed the
golden stairs last night. Strychnine
did it. Dependency.
The Inter. Ocean Is being sued for
5000 by w. G.. Dyars.
The high price Of building materi-
ais is doing damage to building inter
ests in Chicago. However, quite a
number of handsome edifces are in
course OF erection.
Wages are taking an upward tend.
eney ia Chicago, aud prospects are
Frightening for the working classes.
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