Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-12
CHICAGO LETTER,
Correspondence PUBLIC LxDaER.l
CHICAGO, January 8 1882.
ml.aGr thn New Year In this ~rnninn

"A 4 - 49,
weather is, and has been during tn
I mast week, more like fine spring thar
: bleak winter; but at this writing,
5 change for the worst is imminent-tht
prospect for a good January thav
being h~attering. OF course this will
prove detrimental to business gener'
ally, while at the same time the team
ster will be afforded a spendid oppor
tunity to use ungodly language to
express his opinion OF the roads,
Business has been very cheering in
every line so far, the clearings for the
week showing an advance Of over
thirteen millions over the same period
last year. And, Notwithstanding the
presence of the munh dreaded small.
| pox, the health Of Chicago was never
much better. There is no evading the
fact that Chicago has but very few
more strides to make before she will
rank next to New York in point of
commercial Importance
You will remember that on many
occasions your correspondent express
ed the opinion that the only way to rid
Chicago, or any other community, of
thieves and other m~alcontents, was to
apply tie harshest measures as a rem
edy. Now, Hon. Carter H. Harrison,
our honored and worthy Mayor, has
promulgated the opinion that such
enemies of good order should be treat
ed as mad dOgs-even to shooting them
down when caught practicing their
unlawful calling, AS an evidence that
he means just what he says, he is
going to have established a pistol
school" for the police, where each Off
Ger may become proficient in the use
ola weapon so essential in an argu-
ment with thieves, robbers, house
burners, women-Outragers and muir
derers.
Chicago is to have another good in
stitution, and one calculated to injure
the future Of the present street car
monopolist. The Accommodation Car
Company has begun operations here
with a capital stock of $l,000,000. di-
vided between the patentee, I. I.
Prosser, and +. +. Cole, a real
estate man. The object Of the com
pany is to build and equip a thousand
cars and put them upon the streets of
Chicago. The car is the patent Of.
Mr.. Prosser, and as regards present
appearance, is a queer, oglesome look
ing craft, which carries its track along
with it, and to all inteDts and purposes
is designated to cross any aud all lines
of streets. The car, which is of the
ordinary kind, is mounted in the mid
die, upon a truck which sits on tour
wheels. each about one foot in diane.
ter. These wheels run around inside
Of two steel tires, each ten feet in di
amoter, and which rest upon the
ground and are held only to the car by
a set of wheel clamps. The car is de
to hold fifty people, and the
owners claim that the more it carries
the easier it runs. 1t will be stopped
in the usual manner, and two horses
will be required to pull it. The own
ers say they intend putting the cars
on the principal streets Of the city, and
the cash fair at 4 cents and
thirty rides for 81.
The Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago railroad is beginning the new
year quite lively. To morrow it will
start a through train to Louisville. 1t
will leave Twelfth street, Chicago, at
8 am. and reach Louisville at 9:45 p.
m. The passenger fare will be only
So. Colonel Jones, the energetic, en-
terprising and nationally we'll and
favorably known General Passenger
Agent at Chicago, says that very soon
through night trains, with Pullman
sleepers, will be run to Louisville.
These new features of through trains
between Chicago and Louisville will
be highly appreciated by the business
public who have been so much wor
ried and annoyed by the many delays
on this route heretofore experienced
Colonel Jones is a dyed in the WOOL
business man, and no one knows better
how to cater TO the wants OF the trav-
cling and business public. The L n.
A. d Q. r. r. will soon be as popular
with the public as Colonel Jones.
The crowned sOngstress and actre.s, (
Nine. Patti, has left Chicago, after a
very pleasant and profitable %sojourn.
There is no denying that she still
stands without a successful rival in
her profession. 1t is a great pity that
the people generally are not allowed
the pleasure of hearing ~andseeing her.
But such is impossible, because of
the high admission fee. II two in
stead OF five dollars had been the fig
IRE in Chicago, she would have reaped
a wonderful harvest Of wealth. This
drop in prices would not have initiated
against her ability, but, on the con
trary, would have exalted her in the
estimation of the hundreds of thou.
sands throughout the country who ap
preciate fine talent, but who cannot
afford the exorbitant prices asked for
the privilege Of gratifying their tastes.
However, it is in music as it is 10
commercial commodities, unless the
price is high, the quality is considered
inferior. 1t is a great pity that such a
gauge Of ability is practiced BIZ those
who should know better.
Rev. II. o. Bates, of Wayne county,
New York, is now in Chicago, en-.
deavoring, by means Of habeas corpus,
TO obtain possession of his young
daughter now in possession Of Mrs.
Julia Bates, his divorced wife. 1t is
likely he will succeed; that is, if he
a %substantiate his charge that Mrs.
Bates lives with disreputable people
here.
Suicide, by hanging, was the sad
fate Of n. 9. Olson, of Chicago, Friday
night. Whisky was heading him off
from the right path. Realizing this,
he went to West Chicago police station
and requested to be placed where he
could not get liquor. The officer took
him in, placed him in a cell, etc. Next
morning he was found dead, hanging