Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-09

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compliment the weather. This is my
fortune now. If had the job to do
} myself could not turn out a more
| satisfactory article than the picture
presented to day. 1t is simply splen.
did. The sun smiles happily, the gen.
tie air is filed with melody from
countless birds, the streets are full of
happy people and the joyous laughter
from lovely girlish lips is heard on
every hand. 1t is Sunday, Gods day
assigned to rest, and every one seems
as happy as the weather is bright.
The fine weather in this region is
working trouble for the coal men.
As to general business in Chicago,
the first mouth of 1882 hes been very
satisfactory, with good prospects for
the future. Real estate is booming,
and the building outlook was never
better. New structures for elevator
and manufacturing purposes are in
course of erection, no matter where
the eye wanders; and especially is this
the case in the southern section Of
Chicago and beyond the limits of that
region. Laud that was nearly worth
less year ago, is now being cut up
into town lots and sold at good figures.
The grand jury has adjourned with
out being able to dealany severe blows
to the gambling fraternity of Chicago.
The best way to stop gambling is for
persons outside the profession to do
their playing at home.
Burglars murdered Police Officer
Huebner, Of Chicago, the other even
ing. The fends are still at large.
Poor Huebner was on the force ten
years, and was good officer. The
order of Forresters willibury him, and
will pay the widow $1,000. The police
society will give her $500. A few
sessions of Judge Lynch's court would
create healthy reform in Chicago.
The Guiteau outcome, nor the Ryan
Sullivan pummelliag match aggitates
Chicago but little.
Opium, it is asserted, caused E. W.
Gaskins to be now in a Chicago prison.
He was "snob" letter carrier for
some years. Lately he got to lingering
the letters too freely, etc. Too much
opium the cause.
Major W. c. Mcclure, formerly of
Memphis, and lately of the Chicago
Evening Journal, is now business
manager of John f. Finerty's The
Citizen.
Small grOcers and others, who lacked |
experience and ability, displayed these |
qualities glarringly the other day in |
Chicago. The tea, coffee, spice, to.
bAccO and syrup house of Lockwood |
4 Co. having suceumbed to circum-
stances, it devolyed upon the Sheriff |
to hunt assets through the agency of
an auetioneer. l stood by for
awhile watching prices goods |
were selling for. Near me
was an expert. He told |
me that goods went rs to 30 per cent
higher than they could be duplicated |
for by any wholesale or jobber in the |
city. This proves that experience and
ability are required in an auction |
room, as well as in runniDga newspa-
per. In this respect it may not be out |
Of place to say that tea and coffee arc
lower in this market tkan ever known
in its commercial history.
The Texas State capitol will be
built by Mr. Matthias Schnell, of Chi
cago, at cost of two million dol
lars. For this he is to receive a grant
Of three million acres of land, said to
be worth fifteen million dollars-on
paper.
The County Board Of Cook county,
Illinois, is in a muddle. Some of the
members are endeavoring to make out
that some Of their brother members
are not strictly honest. And beneath
the smoke it is said there exists con
siderable FIRE.
He will be hanged. This will
be the end of john Galus,
on March 24th, in Chicago.
Last November be murdered an
old man who had befriended him. He
confessed his crime to the Court, and
was sentenced accordingly.
The city Of Chicago and some boat
men are quarreling over the right of
way through the city by way Of the
river The boatmen claim that it is a
navigable stream, consequently a pub
lie highway, and outside the jurisdic-
ton OF the city. This the city denies
as to is public nature, at the same
time claiming that even if it is navi
gable it was made so at the expense OF
the city, and is under Jurisdiction Of
the city, and that masters of boats
travelling its waters are amenable to
the city for violations Of the bridge
ordinance. | think such will be the
view taken Of the matter by the
Courts.
Chicago postoffce, during January,
delivered 2,663,l49 letters, 585,937
postal cards, and 900,2ll newspapers;
and sent out 3,903,777 letters, l,l07,.
O67 postal cards, and / ,0l0, 229 papers;
and paid out about SS7 600 in money
orders.
The 'horse.whipping" sensation
that lately agitated Chicago, has taken
another change, the injured lady suing
for $4,000 damages. 1t was Morris
Simon, Chicago yonng blood, that
did the slanderiDg, and Miss Celia
Beilman who laid the horse whip so
effectively on his contemplate should
ers. She should have substituted
good revolver for the whip. No one
but a miserable abortion Of humanity
would deiame defenselesS young
lady.
The Chicago and Northwestern
railroad did a business last year
amounting to 100000; and to ac.
complish this feat expended over
Sll 100000. The company operates
32l0 miles Of road.
Underwriters assert that the cleo.
/ trio light wires add To the fire riska