Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-31
CHICAGO tRrrER
Correspondence Public Ledger.

drenehing rains. As | write the sky
is wrought in mourning, and the copi-
Gus fall of tears has foodedthe streets,
and heapsd untold discomfort upon
the luckless pedestrian. Last Tues
day, by way OF q change, agood wintry
snow visited us. This being the case,
l can cheerfully forgive the ''intelli-
gent compositor who, in my last
letter to the LEDGER, made me say
that snow has o~vertaken Pullman, "
when it should have read sorrow"
Commercial delegations from st.
Louis and Cincinnati are on a visit to
Chicago and are being entertained
BY the Commercial Club, and the
city generally. 1t is needless to say
they are having a delightful time.
Such congregations Of the business
men of the country are too few, and
should be more generally INDUCED in.
Much good would result therefrom.
Chicago's latch-string can always be
found hanging out invitingly to her
sister cities whose business citizens
desire more friendly relations with
her.
Mail railroad time is soon to be re-
| duced to % hours between New York
and Chicago; and 20 hours less than
new between New York and San
francisco.
Railroad mileage in Illinois has
reached 1888. This augurs we'll tor
Western progress.
Chicago sports now have rooms in
the most fashionable hotels wherein to
initiate the shrewd bucOlic gentlemen
into the mysteries of the little game of
tiger" or the seductive amusement
"of draw" Of course the minions of
the law will break this up-When the
"divvy" proves insufficient.
Cremation and murder has thrown
the town of Highwood, neal Chicago,
into Mysteries. A farmer named John
Mccarthy was the victim. Tramps
are supposed to have committed the
terrible crime. and the capture of
money being the inducement. Several
persons are under arrest.
Officers Brink and Costello, of the
Chicago police, deserve credit. Last
night they discovered a suspicious
light in a house. They forced the
door, and discovered a bed in flames,
three children being in it. They put
out the FIRE and saved the little ones,
who were found to belong TO Nj. @. NJ.
White.
Chicago has a clergyman Of the
Baptist profession, named Hensen,
who would like to see all newspapers
abolished, ave religious ones. Of
course the reverend gentleman is en-
titled to a public hearing
Reinach's toy factory is no longer a
Chicago joy. The lurid flames made
a total wreck of it yesterday.
l. Chicago bricklayers want more
wages; the furnace men of the Union
Iron & Steel Works are on a strike,
and the tanners of two of the largest
firms are still on the ragged edge, but
hopeful of victory.
The prominent whisky men Of the
West were recently in convention in
Chicago, and perfected an organiza-
ton styled the Western Export
Association, with H. B Miller,
Of Riverton, Ills, President, and w.
N. Hobart, of Cincinnati, Treasurer.
Times have changed with Congress
man Robson, Of New Jersey. Before
he came Secretary of the United
States Navy his taxes we're nix, but
since that event his taxes are high,
and our navy id low. Such being
the ease ii is not to be wondered at that
he aspires to lead the Republicans in
Congress.
Rev. Mr.. Callison is a Presbyterian
divine Of Chicago. Last Sunday he
preached a most eloquent sermon on
the wrongs inflicted upon Irishmen
and Ireland by England. His picture
Of ireland in her glory was simply
grand, and most astounding to his
auditors when he proclaimed that Erin
was a proud, learned and Christian ma
ton centuries before the people that
now constitute Great Britain were
known to history. His sympathies we're
I all with Ireland. However, he was
firm in his opinion that she would
never be independent; that is, just so
long as Rome and Romish religion
controlled the Irish. He dated Ire
lands downfall from the time Henry
III received permission from Pope
Adrian to invade Ireland and enforce
Romish doctrines; that the Reforma-
ton made Rome and England bitter
foes; and 50 long as Rome's religion
was Ireland's, so long would hatred
for each other animate the English
mans and Irishman's hearts. | leave
the question to be argued by LEDGER
readers.
Doyle, lately convicted Of counter
feiting, is still in Jail, but has not yet
received his sentence. Judge Dryer
does not believe in letting c%onyicts
out on bail.
Live cattle sold yesterday in Chica.
60 at over 50 perhundred pounds. This
is the highest figure ever reached in
this market.
Owen Sweeney is the latest Chicago
individual who has been lingering
Uncle Samuel's mail with f%elonioul
. intent. The gentleman was consider.
able Of a ward politician, as we'll al
a letter carrier. He only" received
$500 per annum salary. This sum no
being sufficient to support his family
] he had to draw on the boss firm. Over
has a brother, an alderman, also abou
$50 relations in Chicago; yet he Ian
guishes in a bastile for want Of bonds
men.
: A new feature has been introduce,
. into the business of the immens
sl2ughtering and packing firm Of Ar
g mour & Co., Chicago. Ice has bee
G entirely discarded as a cooler" an.
a machine of peculiar constructio
Q substituted, which cools their estab