Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-04
business place aud hamlet throughout


the length and breadth of the world.
This is no fiction. And the merchant
who studies his own interest would do
well to pay Chicago a. visit and pros,
pect for himself. As an evidence 81
the prosperity Of Chicago, It is only
necessary TO give two items OF trade.
During the year 6,0O0,0O0 hogs were
slaughtered in the city; and the Inter
nal Revenue collector raked In over
$4,000, 900 from the manufacturers OF
and dealers in alcohol,
Chicago's clearinghouse was es'
tablished in 1865. The first year the
~"clearings" were over S3l9,0OO,000,
last year they amounted to over W
2l9.6O0.OOO The year of the great
fire. 1871. the '~'clearances' had reach
ed 1863, 000,0 900, 900. Then she got en-
tirely 'eleaved out.
Statistics reach me that in the En-
glish speaking world there are 24,274
newspapers. OF these there are over
1000 dailies, 1857 tri and semi, and
1889 weeklies, 1896 monthlies, and
1872 other publications. Europe has
1851; North America 12,400; South.
America 699; Australia 661, Africa
182. The total annual circulation of
these is over ten and a half billions.
Germany has the greatest number,
$500; Great Britain 40S2; France 1865.
"Lloyd's Weekly" of London, has a
daily issue Of 6l2,000 copies, aud is
sold at n penny q c%ents.)
The other day a Chicagoan named +.
Z. Peterson, took a peep, over a hotel
transom, at some ladies who were dis
robing. His curiosity cost him one
hundred dollars aud costs.
The railroad mileage of the United
States increased 8242 during the year
Just closed; and there were 25S new
roads projected,
The business Of the railroads enter
ing Chicago amounted to over S15,-
100000.
The Northwestern Association of
Commercial Travellers lately in SEES.
sion in Chicago, has a membership of
1859; 1921 of these are Of Chicago.
Our c%ountry's gold and silver mines
turned out over SIS, 800, 900 last year,
against SIS 200, 900 in 1880.
General Squirting, POstofice Ia
spector at Chicago for some time, has
had to walk the plank. Senator
Logan gets the credit of doing
the deViltry. General Squirting
was a staunch Union soldier during
the unpleasantness. 1t is believed
that his Blaine preference" was the
cause Of his downfall. This is civil
service" in earnest.
A terrible battle occurred the other
day in Chicago between a number Of
little sparrows and a pigeon. The
pigeon swooped down on some grains
Of corr that the sparrOws we're eating.
At first they were scared off. After a
little while of t~wittering they attacked
the enemy v~iciously. Soon the pigeon
gave up the fight, and rose into the
air some distance, but in a few min
utes fell to the earth dead, while the
sparrows went on with their corr
cracking.
Minnie Brooks was a eourtesan
some time ago, but she reformed aud
has lately been living properly. When
she broke up her den she discharged
her colored barkeeper. He loved her
desperately. It is likely she thought
a heap Of him, as she married him a
few days ago. This is what | would
call a double barrel reformation.
The Norwegian colony Of Chicago
is quite large, wealthy, intelligent, in
fuential and enterprisiug. The other
evening the first settlers for that
country held a grand banquet. 1t was
one Of the most enjoyable events Of
the happy season The assemblage
was most creditable to the land Of
their birth, and added luster to the
hOnors Of the land OF their adoption.
Our neighboring State, Michigan,
has a colOred lady aged 1O6. Her
name is Sojourner Truth, and her &C.
cupation a "sybil." She is worth
over $1,000. She made her will the
other day, making her three daughters
equal heirs. She was a slave az one
time.
The little sQuabble between Con
gresham Blackburn and Genera
Burbridge is considerably commente,
upon in Chicago. II is g~enerally
conceded that if Colonel Blackburn
considers General Burbridge mo gen
tleman' he will not place him on
code equality, letting him seek hi
own volition. 1t is likely Blackburn
will notice nothing from Burbridg,
save a personal corporal assault
For this he will be prepared. 1t i,
a matter Of history that General Bur
bridge committed outrages in Ken
lucky that would probably compar,
%fayorably with the atrocious crimes o
any military fend, the Endorsement
Of General Sherman to the contrqr'
notwithstanding. General Sherman
veracity has been often publicly ques
toned by gallant union officers Their,
are gentlemen in Chicago who considei
Burbridge's reign in Kentucky SINH
lar TO that Of hiatory's great fend, tb,
Duke Of Alya. 1t is strange tina
other Kentucky Union soldiers arr
not afraid to live in Kentucky. Then
if General BIS record is clear. wb,
does the ghost Of the past keep hin
out Of his native State? 1t is an ole
saying, and a true one, that "wher,
there is smoke there is fire."
| hope all the LEDGER people, ant
readers, spent a happy New Year.
NAYR.