Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-19

taire and his satellites without gloves
while at the same time he said good
Q word for Tyndal, Greg, Arnold
. Spencer, and Frederick Harrison
seekers after light, and men of good
aims. And he was sorry to be called
upon to give Colonel Bob Ingersoll a
. blast as the "sower of the seed OF
, irreverancc." Of course the gentleman
had the best side of the argu.
ment and especially as to
Voltaire and his so-called lib
eral school. 1t appears to me that a
great deal of reliable time is wasted
discussing the Bible and religion and
their traditions. The teachings of
Christ are simple, easily understood,
and should be easily and readily lived
up to. my religion is, " said gentle
man to me some years ago, to do unto
others as | would they should do unto
me-" What better religion could one
want?
The Hennepin canal projects meet
ing with daily favor in Chicago, and
the territory is to be benefited by it.
The day appears to be in the near flu
ture when boats win run through from
Lake Michigan, at Chicago, to the
great Mississippi riverat Rock Island
by canal, and from Hennepin to Alton
by the Illinois river. That will be a
great event for the prosperity Of Mis-
sissippi river cities, and espec
tally Memphis and New Orleans.
The farmer reader may be pleased to
learn that salt is a splendid fertilizer
From one to three hundred pounds
to the acre will destroy chinch bugs,
hasten the maturing of grain crops,
and increase the syield from twenty.
five to fifty per cent. The more. salt
the better for the crop and the farmer.
Gone before the heavenly bar has E.
A. Small, one of Chicago's most able
and estimable lawyers. He was born in
Rumford, Maine. He was fifty. three
years old when death called him away.
Charles De Forrest, of Chicago,
is in Milwaukee jail for
trunk stealing and robbiDg, and
his wife is in a Chicago prison as
an accompllce. He would watch
around depcts and if he found baggage
not checked, he would buy ticket fer
some point, have the baggage checked
to his destination and there rob it.
Again, be would 60 into baggage
rooms and learn the numbers of the
checks on wealthy looking trunks,
and then present duplicate counter
felt checks for them and take them
away. 1t is likely their jig is up for
long time
Knowles. Clogs & Co, the lately
deiunct Chicago wholesale and retail
grOcers, have compromised with their
creditors for ffty>eight cents on
the dollar, They were trying to do
5000, 600 business on a rated" capt.
tai of $4,000. 1t took them twenty
years Of hard work to discover that
little boats should keep near shore.
Crane Brothers large foundry and
gas and water pipe mill, Of Chicago,
wentup in flames the other morning.
Loss ever $4,000
Chicago has a promising boy named
Dixon. He has been raising the wind
by new swindle. He would adver-
tise eligible rooms, residences and
places Of business for rent. Then he
would make list OF all places be
knew to be idle. The applicants
would have to deposit 50 or S. forfeit
for his influence etc. 1t is likely
his brilliant career is at a close.
Chicago has another new grain ele-
vator. 1t cost over $500, 600, and will
hold nearly 100000 bushels. The
structure is 344 by 1924 feet,
Captain Dillon lately died of small
pox at Lone Rock. Wisconsin. He
was General Logan's chief of artillery |
during the Atlanta campaign.
Jay Gould contemplates establish
ing a stock yards at or near Chicago. |
Chicago cCntemplates raising its
revenue, in one respect, from $3.50, 600 !
to $7l0,500 by increasing the
license on theaters, shows, auctioneers,
saloons, express wagons, etc., etc.
Smallpox still has firm hold on
Chicago.
Again Chicago is heard. 1t is VIM. |
Basuui, a collector for Hoffman & |
Bros, who has become illustrious
When his swindling was about to be. |
come known he mado way with the |
firms books, thus outgeneraling the
enemy.
Alexander Galilzin,a Russian nowin
Chicago, says his country affords more
cemiort for the traveller than any 9TH
er in the world He is down on the
present rulers Of his country, the
Romanoffs, and predicts their downfall, |
and the nations return TO the demo-
cratic principles that acturated its
rulers up to 1913, when the present
dynasty usurped power.
Franklin MacVeagh is the senior
member Of the large whole
sale grocery house Of Frank
lin MacVeagh & Co., of Chicago,
Tuesday night he addressed the Chi |
cago Retail Grocers Society" HeI
gave them good, sound, logical bust
ness talk, iudorsing the object Of the
organizations, ETC., and said it was
not outside the pale Of possibility for
the wholesalers to organize "grocers
exchange" Mr.. Macy. is a brother
of the late Attorney General, Wayne
MAJ Veagh. His house does about
$4,000 600 worth Of business annually.
k. w. Durham wps recently elected
President of the Chicago Board of
Trade.
Colonel W. S. Scribuer, is the
choice of the linton Veterans" Of
Chicago, for pension agent. The Col
onel is one of the best men that ever
fought for principle, and no better Sc
lection could be made. He is no Of.
fee seeker, but is deserving Of a good
pecuniary ono from his Republican
friends.
The Union Pacific railroad earned
the enormous sum Of over $29500,00O