Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

the number to as many thousands.
The crossing took place at Black Rock
June /, 1866, and the battle of Lime
stone ridge was fought on the I'd. The
fenian loss was only 10 killed and ID
wounded. Mr.. Finerty participated
in the invasion, and his statement is
true.
The gold discoveries in Alaska ere
ate considerable excitement in Chi,
cago, and expeditions are being fitted
out to 90 to that inhospitable region
TO seek for treaFure.
From Starksville, Miss, halls Mr.
Chas. A. Sullivan. He is here in the
interest of an "air ship project.
From his specifications the affair
would seem practicable. The model
works very well, and scientists are OF
the belief that MIR. s. has nearly
solved the vexed problem that cost
Professor Donelson and others their
lives.
A strange story is told by a young
Swede named Nels. Nelson, who're
Gently married a young girl Of his own
county. that he. might gain his liberty
from iail. She had charged him with
being the father of her child. Now
since the knot has been tied Nelson
saws that his landlord in Denmark
gave him and the girl money to come
to this country; that no loved the
girl. but soon learned that she was
about to become a mother, and in con-
sequence refused to marry her; where
upon she chargedbim as before stated.
He now afirms that the landlord is
the legitimate father of the child.
Young Hultgren, lately on trial
charged with most foully numbering
his companion and friend, one Johan
sen, has been acquitted. The muir
dered man had his throat cut and his
head smashed in. When H~ultgren
was arrested a razor was found upon
his person apparently stained with
blood. This was introduced by the
prosecution as the most damniDg point
against the accused. An expert was
called to clinch the statement of the
prosecution. Presto! The expert pro.
nouaced the stains those Of blood?
No. What? Cheese and dirt. That
settled the question, as it co~rroborated
the statement made by the prisoner
when arrested that he kept the razor
to cut his bread, cheese and meat.
Poor D. b. Burnett, an expert tele-
grapher, made an angel of himself
with a little pistol the other evening.
Only thirty seven summer suns had
smiled upon him. He had travelled over
the world, was a fine fellow and at the
head ofbis profession. A host offriends
mourn his sad end. Temporary insan-
itg.
tax receipt swindlers are having
a rough time Of it. But they deserve
it. This is the way they do it You
had heavy taxable property. The
deputy assessor approached you. aud
said he would FIX" you on the books
fora certain "divvy." You acquiesced,
and thereby saved about two-thirds
Of your taxes. The ring is supposed
to be quite extensive
CHICAGO aldermen have voted them
selves three dollars for each day OF
service.
Another heroine adorns Chicago
society. Her name is Mrs. John Ad-
olson. The other evening she cap
tured a burglar at the point OF her
pistol, and just in time to prevent
him from escaping with over $1,000
worth oil jewelry, etc.
Smallpox still horrifes the deni-
zens Of some sections of Chicago.
My Geraldine" is BARLEY Camp
BELLS latest drama. 1t had a good
run in Chicaeo. Campbeli's plays are
iayorites. BARLEY has struck it rich (;
but he never forgets the days when he
eked cut a scanty living as a reporter,
and general Bohemian.
The Passion Play" viii, most GER
tain Y, soon be produced in New York
under the auspices of Chicago capital
and enterprise, and afterward in this
city.
The ladies of Chicago are up with
The times They have a ladies grain
exchange" and bull and bear the
market with as much vim as their
masculine fellow. citizens. A Miss
Chapman is president. She is a lady
of extraordinary ability and ~intelll-
genee in the business.
Coal is dear and scarce in Chicago.
1t ranges from seven to nine dollars
per ton. This causes great suffering
among the poor.
Business is dull. This is due to
the extremely villianous weather.
Real estate is booming. Especially
is This the case in the southern region
of Chicago and its suburbs. Every
thing is tending southwark. THIS
year will be the landlords harvest.
Rents are going up rapidly. NAYR.
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