Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-07
CHICAGO LETTER
corr,spOnasuos Public Ledger.
OHIoAao. Deoember 4 ISL

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The next act was an attempt to arrest
ths culprit, made by several officers,
Que OF whom, named y. n. Wright,
was killed. The third act was al
other attempt to arrest the desperate
In this another officer vas severely
shot. His name is Mulvihill. The
last act was the discovery By
q boy named Fred Long,
of the whereabouts of the culprit 10 a
hen coop. By this time Ten thousand
people had & .thered, and the greatest
excitement prevailed The inal scene
was enacted by several officers rid
ding the carcass Of the demon with
bullets, aud her carting away the
lifeless body to the sfariOnhOuse L.
is likely young Lang will get the $500
reward offered for inform ,tion leading
to the arrest oil the desperate. Two
officers have been dismissed from the
force for showing the white feather st
the killing OF Wright. Their names
are Fletcher aud Foley, S,rgeant
Wheeler gets the credit Of doing the
irst fa'al pirt OF the shooting 10 the
last act OF the play. He put 6ve bul
lets into th: anatomy of the trans
gressor Of the law This prompt
execution Of the law will ave a good
deal Of trouble and expense to the city
and county.
Elk Governor Calhoun, of Manitoba,
is ia Uaicago His te N Of i've years
expired a few days ago. james Cox
Alkens is his SUCCESSOR. His ex-
excelleDov speaks ia high praise Of the
future OF that reiOn
Elk Governor st. John, of Kansas,
is in the city He says the temperance
is very strong in Kinsas, aud
that his lste defeat was personal mat
ter and a eght against him self nd not
against the t"mperanoe party.
The end of the world at an early
date is predicted by Rev & Battle,
Smith, Of Middletuwn, Conn, now
s,j1urning 10 Chicago The reverend
gentleman is the representative Of a
new organization, the Catholic Apos.
lolic church. He believes Christ
will soOn be among US. Chicago is
sore in need of some such holy vista
ton.
Sir EiEin johnson, an English
military General Of note. and a mem
Der oithc Bast Indian government is
IN ChissRo de has 4 hiEh opinion Of
General Sherman and Of West Point
military scGoeny.
A smash up o~ocurrsi = few ybtrs
ago among ChieEF0s tasks TIE
States Savings InstiUnsa vas
among the Er-ck. iis iibhhnes bang
about s. 900 ,0N It's President Mr..
Spencer. is a fugitive il . foreiga
land The receiver Of the bank,
Judge Dis. has already paid he
creditors IS per cent in Fix divi-
dends aud the faal dividend will soon
be paid. Saturday the last Of the
assets were disposed Of, consisting Of
bills receivable" etc. One Of
Spencers notes vas for over $3.50,
900. This was sold for $50
to an unknown person. A
$4,000 note sold or So. OF cours,
these notes we've bought no BY Mr.
Spencer's friends, aud in due time hC
will walk the streets Of Chicago Al
independently as If be was not tn,
prime factor in causing untold misery
to thousands of cur hard working
people.
"All on board 60 down to a watery
grave" This is the terrible news
that reaches Chicago, telling of the
burning Of the r. q. Peters, and the
loss Of all on board, some fourteen
persons 10 all, about forty miles east
OF MilS4ukes The Capt in OF the
i'll ft;ed craft wal named Olsen. NO
particul .rs at this writing.
The intended marriage Of Senator
Da7id DAVIS, as arranged by so1e
newspapers, is pronounced by that
gentleman as unauthorized fiction.
Hon. Joseph III dill, of the
Chicago Tribune, is prominently
spoken Of 70. the Uaited States
Senate from Illinois Certainly his
fidelity to the party should be re,
warded by suitable honors from the
Republicans.
Judge 3. j. Pendergast. of Cook
county, llinsis, is only % years o.
aye The Democrats recently honore1
him with bis present position. He il
a good layer and a gentleman with
few peers.
Sin Alb YOn is before the Chicago
Courts on q charge of numbering
brother celestial.
HlghWsymen Of Chicago "held up
Rev. S Il Meade, the other night
and robbed him
The Presidents message. as it ap
pears in the evening papers, is vari
ously commented on. Some ooasider
it very evasive" on the tariff ques
ton, while others think it q. K. In al
its bearings. Certainly it woulI be I
miracle if every one could be pleased
Mr.. Arthur is as much entitled to hi
views as any other sovereign, aut
should get as much credit for sin
ecrity as those who criticize his paper
During our late wal the stay.at home
were excellent generals after tn
battle. Mr.. Arthur is only mortaI
consequently, he cannot please ever
one who has a policy
Major Seth Hanehett, the newl
elected Republican Sheriff Of Coo
county, Illinois, Eart Of which i
ChieagO, iss IN mber Of the Ancien
Order Of United Workmeu. The
banquetted him the other evepin,
lie is a good fellow. A Confederat
bullet deprived him Of an arm durin
the little disturbance.
The prominent lawyers Of Chicag
lately honored with a banquet, HoI
It. H, Drummond, OF Portland. Me
and Hon. II G. Hutchins, Of Bostor
Too much "oombusted" Two firm
lately in Chicago Kreigh & Davi
and E s aud y. w. Richards, are Ii
u%nfortunates.
BE is an angel. Colonel R. v
Ricaby, a prominent lawyer OF Oh
cage, has gone up the golden stair
He was 3 native Of Hillsdale, Mich
and represented that State and city !
a hshting soldier during the war {
the 70 iellion. He was a splendi
mel.
Over 347 steamers and 791 sailin
vessels arrived in the port Of Chioap
the season just ended. The tonnaQ
was 456 979 These craft brought int
nur mart amonO othar things fOg NJ