Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-19
CHICAGO LETTER.
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Lords day to write to the LEDGE
And it is very pleasant day, th
weather being as balmy as sprinI
Everybody and family is out, and tn
streets and special prOmenades pre-
sent a joyous picture. Ifthis kind :
weather continues for any great lengt
of time, the weeping and wailing Q
coal men viii be universal in this re
gion. Already high grades of tina
staple have fallen from So 90 to IS pc
ton. However, as the weather is 8
very treacherous in this region, an op
posite reaction may at any momen
take place in prices Of that necessar
commodity | have known this eli
mate to make a change Of thirty de
erees in twenty. four hours.
The Citizen. | have made men
ton heretofore that John +. Finerty
of Chicago, purposed publishing, il
this city, a journal in the interest o
Ireland's freedom from England
domination. Well, his purpose
developed yesterday in splen
did proportions editorially, typo.
graphically. etc., and flying the
name of The Citizen. 1t is a quartz
of good size, printed on clear white
durable paper. and is "chuck full" Of
splendid reading pertinent to its laud-
able mission, besides variety ofnews
on current topics that is interesting t.
the reader in search OF newsy informa
ton. The editor and proprietor,
although young in years, is old in the
profession Of journalism, he is edu-
Gated high up in letters, is possessed
of broad views, is a gentleman of the
old school, is an Irish patriot who
loves ireland and wants to see her
once again a free and grand nation
among great nations. He is no poll
tician or Office seeker, but an indie
pendent of Independents in all matters
of public policky, and only in favor Of
the best men OF the country for offices,
without regard to politics. In short,
he is the right man to have at the
head of a journal whose mission is so
noble as that of The Citizen. 1t
would not be wide Of the mark to say
that Mr.. Finerty is one OF the
ablest writers of the press in Chicago,
or any other great city in the Union.
He has travelled all over this broad
Union. from Maine to California, and
from Bafins Bay to far beyond where
the sun sinks to rest and leaves ia
twilight shadow the halls OF the famous
Montezumas. Everybody who has
read the Chicago Times for ten years
past will remember the articles signed
-. Z. f." These were written By
John f. Finerty, who has unfurled
the journalistic flag of The Citizen.
and given to the world a paper that is
a credit to its author and an honor to
the noble cause for which Parnell and
bis illustrious compatriots now suffer
in Kilmainham's prison. England's
loathsome baslile in ireland. Ilthose
10 Memphis, in Tennessee, throughout
the South and the country generally,
who desire to be we'll informed as to
the situation in ireland, they should
subscribe for The Citizen.
The Chicago Press Club held it's
second annual reception and banquet
in the palatial Palmer House yester-
day evening. The occasion was very
The Club now numbers
one hundred and twenty-five persons;
is very attractive in all features; owes
no one; has U. S. bonds to its credit;
is select as to its members, and in
every way is attractive-even to having
3 jolly, fine fellow for its President,
Hon. W. K. Sullivan, one Of the
Evening Journal editors.
The LEDGER readers will remem-
Der General Grierson, the celebrated
Federal raider. He is now quartered
at Fort Uoncho. Texas. Well. cloud
has just overtaken him and his family.
A son Of his, q student Of Ann Arbor.
lately ran away from that
College, and is now at the Grand Pa
ci6c hotel suffering from an attack of
Mr.. Trude is one of Chicago's great
i not greatest, criminal lawyers, and
Stiles is another able p.acti
TONER. Somehow, these gentlemen do
not agree always. The other day they
we're opposing counsel in a case. Af-
Ter its close. Chicago Tribune re.
porter and General Blackburn Jones,
40 attorney, came to blows. Mr.
Trude rallied to the support of
The member of the press.
while General Stiles sided with
Jones. Things were made quite live.
ly for awhile, lawyers, journalists,
outsiders, etc., becoming considerably
tangled up. The cause of this unin
viting spectacle appears to the fact
that General Stiles lately offered
$500 reward for the conviction of any
Jury packing lawyer. Mr.. Trude
has the reputation of being a success
full, and only reliable "6xer" of juries
During the trial prior to the little diff
iculty the General pointed some of
his structures at Mr. Trude. Then.
when opportunity offered, Mr.. T. 'let
fly his left" on the Generals claret
bowl. Now, Mr.. Trude adds $1,000 to
General Stiles fund to purify the
court channels. Probably Mr. T. is
going to retire from practice.
1t will cost $59,0 600 to run Chicago's
public library this year.
One of Chicago's southern suburbs.
Irondale, has lately had horrible
sensation. An elderly couple took in
a stranger and nursld him through
the smallpox. AS reward for this.
he outraged the person Of the lady and
robbed the house Of a goodly sum oil
money and fed. Comment may be
termed by the indignant reader.
The new cable attachment to the
street railroads in Chicago has been
completed on some routes, and the
poor horses will now have rest. The
cable is operated by four $50 horse
power each engines, and is in constant
motion. a grapple il attached IN each