Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-21
CHICAGO LETTER.
Slightly Overdue, but Not
0ut Of Date.
A Newsy. Cosby MeIange From
tho Real Paris Of North
America.
Summary Of Personal, Dramatic,
Railroad, Local and Gen.
eral News.
LETTER.
eneninl oorrolpondence Ledger.


This is Sunday. The weather is
lovely and all Chicago is out enjoying
the occasion. When the denizens Of
our grand city turn out In parade at
tire the panorama presented is as at
~tractive as the scenes are numerous
and Kaleidoscope. This metropolitan
region is entirely cosmopolitan in its
human make up, and in tastes OF dress
andmanners. From anypoint Of obseT,
walton on the different promenades OF
the streets, or in the delightful parks,
the picture presented is novel enough
TO attract the closet attention OF the
artist or physiognomist. Gold and
dross, silks, satins, laces and "shoddy,"
and representatives of all nations, go
10 make up the incongruous mil" OF
our society as seen in holiday attire.
CAPTAIN j. Harvey Mathes, editor Of
the Memphis LEDGER, was a guest OF
the palatial Palmer House, Chicago,
last evening. Also Mr.. Jones, his
travelling companion, also of Memphis.
Your correspondent had the pleasure
Of grssping their hands and feeling
once again the thrill of happiness ex-
Lerienced when old soldiers ola lost
cause meet. Both gentlemen looked
none the worse for their rapid trip to
our magnificent city, As they were
billed" for the opara, | had only a
short half hour to interview them
about my many acquaintance in
dear old Memphis" to use the fitting
expression Of lady friend now living
In Baltimore, but who formerly re-
sided in Memphis-Mrs. r. B. Cole
man. 1t is likely | would have missed
seeing Captain Msthes if it were not
for a note sent me by Major w. @.
Mcclure, Of the Chicago Evening
Journal. stating that the chief edito-
rial engineer Of the LEDGER had
bivouscked in Chicago for a few hours.
This city has to attain mountain
GUS proportions in population,
wealth, magnihcene Of buildings,
and general prosperity before It's
charms will be seductive enough 70
cause the Captain to desert his old
love-Memphis. To her be Is a.
true as he was to his country when
she needed brave hearts and strong
arms to defend her from total annihi.
lation. May he. and bis, live long and
prosper. / was glad to meet Mr.
Jones. He is one Of those solid mel
who always reject credit upon com,
munities Of which they are members
1t is a great pity that his kind are 81
few throughout this glorious land o
lours.
Hon. A.. NJ. Sullivan, the brilliant
orator, eminent Irish patriot, ablC
editor Of the Dublin Nation and ex.
member Of the British Parliament
from Ireland, is in Chicago and the
guest of her most notable citizens
He arrived last evening. A large
deputation of the most prominent
citizens received him south Of the city
limits aud escorted him to the Palmer
House, where for hours he received
the most courteous complaints of ouI
most distinguished citizens, clergy.
men, judges, journalists, lawyers,
bankers, merchants, artisans, mechan-
les, etc. Tomorrow night he will
deliver e discourse on Irish affairs in
Music Hall. The audience will be
one Of the largest that eyer assembled
to listen TO a gifted orator discoursing
upon the wrongs of a noble people,
and pointing out the possible remedies
to free ireland from England's brutal
thraldom Mr. Sullivan is a natural
orator and writer. He is a self made
man, aud made out of the best mate
rails where talent, energy, experience,
patriotism and lofty ambition are the
chief ingredients. In his laudable
cndesvors to see Ireland once again a
nation grand and free, be is ably
seconded by his noble hearted Ameri.
can wife, who is a native Of New Or
leans.
Jacksonville, Florida, and Chicago
will be, about the middle of this
month, connected by a line of Pull.
man palace cars on the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago route. This
train will leave Chicago every evening
at 1879 aud make the 1913 miles tC
Louisville in eleven hours.
Republican spite is vented 10 thu
Chicago Tribune to-day because Cade
Whitaker has gone over to the De
mocracy in South Carolina. 1t i
wrong, Of course, for that colore,
gentleman TO desert the Republican
flag; at the same time it is all regula
when a Democrat deserts to the Re
publican standard. 1t all depends O.
which bovine gets the others antle
poked into his anatomy. Republica
consistency, so far as the Tribune.
philosophy is concerned, is not niue
of q jewel.
John +. Burrill, late G. S. G.. L
A +. A. NJ, Of Illinois, is under
cloud in Springfield, charged wit
embezzling lodge funds. His accoun.
are said to be $1,000 short.
is more than likely his arrest is pr,
mature.
Mayor Harrison will not run (,
Congress in the Third Illinois distriC
He considers such action would int
fere with his honest duty as Mayor
Chicago. This will give Col Georg
r Davis, Republican candidate,
bis own successor, a complete wall
aWay ia the race. The Colonel
very popular with everybody, and Il
Third is confessedly a Republics
district. No Democrats save Harriso
could carry il.
Rev. David Swing, OF Chicago, h.
returned from a pleasant Europel
tour. He saw little religion
France. and not much more in En-
land. He found the people not vel
full Of information, but very qui
and u%nobtrusive. The chapel bui
by Queen Victoria in memory
Prince Albert, at a cost Of $1,000, 00
he found to be the mo
beautiful object of all the sigh
which greeted his eyes; aud Il
tomb Of Napoleon, under Il
dome Of a church, the most impre
sive. In al. the distinguished gentle
man found little Of moment surpassin
what can be found in these Unite
States Of America.
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