Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-10
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
Physicians Troubled Over Several
Cases Of Mysterious Poisoning
Saints VS.. Saloons.
Murders aud Other Grimes. TX
pIOSionS, statistics, and 9th
er News OF Interest.
Fron our Rerplar corresponaent.


to the nature Of the poison. But the
/ all agree that the destructive agen
must have been in the water. One
physician relates that some years agC
be was summoned to treat s family
afflicted similar to the present suffer
ers. They we're using hot water as an
emetic. When it gave out the tea
kettle was being reflled when it was
discovered to contain q very poisonous
worm. This had caused the sickness
In the present case no worm has been
found. The city is very much sgitated
10 the present instance, every one
fearing the symptoms are those OF
Asiatic cholera and not poison. II
this foreign horror should visit US il
would be dreadful calamity.
The Western IndisE= railroad has
just bought piece Of Chicago school
property for $4,000, near Polk street,
on which to erect depot.
Some of the members OF the Tele
graphic Brotherhood employed by tn 2
Chicago and Alton railroad went out
on the strike to day. However, tine
railroad people do not seem uneasy.
The American Society of MicroscOp.
lists are holding their sixth annual SEES
sion in Chicago. The organization is
large and is daily increasing in mum
bers. Among its members are many
very distinguished people, among them
being Ex-Governor J. D. Cox, o.
Ohio, and Prof. Rogers, of Harvard
Medical School. DR., Hamlin, of New
York, read very interesting paper
The saint element of Chicago are
working hard to make saloon men pay
$500 license for selling whisky, instead
of SOB. La this matter there exists a
conflict between the city and State
laws. The recent State enactment
calls for $500, but before it became a
law the city continued" the license
for nine months at SOB. Thereby
hangs tale.
Another murder. Last Sunday
some picnic roughs assaulted farmer
named Charles E. Lovett, residing
near Jefferson, a Chicago suburb, be-
cause he would not submit 20 have
his premises plundered of fruit. One
Of the roughs struck Mr.. Lovett With
a olod of earth on the neck. The blow
killed him. The gang of murderers
are in Jail.
Over 1859 deaths occurred in chi.
cago in July. This is considered
alarming.
Cook county, ILL.,, of which Chicago
is part, has 1856 head OF cattle.
80 537 horses, IL, 1894 jacks and mules
3542 sheep, 1884 hogs, 1926 watches,
245O carriages. 1850 pianos, 637l sew,
ing machines, etc.
During the quarter ending July 81
theamount of property reported stolen
in Chicago was S34, l33. Or this SIT.
294 worth was recovered. During this
time 7786 arrests we're made, 5972
being males and 1914 females; and the
expenses of the police department
reached SlSJ 034.
The great yachting season has
ended in Chicago. The Canadian
boats carried away no laurels. All
the prizes remain with the Chicagoans.
Chicago news boys are very fire.
quently employed to do private de-
tective business. 1t is said they are
very shrewd. One Of them was EN-,
ployed by man to shadow his wife
This he did but found the lady o. K
Soon the wife hired him to watch the
husband. Her liege lord was found
in house OF i'll repute, A divorce
was the result.
Police officer John Wall, Of CHI.
csgo. shot his life out last Saturday
after learning that a man he had
wanted la the discharge Of his duty
was on bis death bed.
DR.. Henry Meyer. of Chicago,
is now ia jail. Some time
ago he was indicted on a
charge Of having poisoned his wife,
also the husband Of his second wife.
The case is considerably mixed.
Whisky is at the bottom Of most Of
the divorces granted by Chicago
courts,
She started the ERE with kerosene.
The explosion that followed gave the
doctor job, and now Miss Louisa
Albright avows she will never do il
again-if she RECEIVERS.
Sunday some roughs assaulted a
Chinaman on a street car. 1t appeared
they tackled the wrong kind Of Celes.
tisl. He sent one of the sooundFels
flying from the car into mud hole in
the street, and gave the others to un-
derstand that he would make mince
meat OF them with his keen knife.
Sunday, the 9th inst, Chicago was
50 years old.
Governor Hamilton, OF Illinois, is
charged by some irreYeTent scribblers
with having more mouth than
brains
Bishop Beckwith, Georgia, preached
10 trinity Episcopal church, chicago,
last Sunday. on Teachings Of j esus .
The audience wag very large, and the
discourse interesting.
Chicago is contributing funds for
the completion Of the Bartholdi statue
presented by France to America, and
to be erected 10 New York CITY.
The Silver King is having A bi0
run at Hayerly's TbsateT. Its the
hrst time the attractive play vas pFe.
sented in Chicago. w. -
b. Bernard Commaudery KNIGHT,
Templar j. the pride of Chicago. and
high hopes are folt that this oreaniza
ton will carry off the prize At the en-
suing eonclaye competitive drill i
San Francisco. Next Friday m,
Commandery will start for Caliiorni,
in royal style.
| Chicagoans are anKiously awaifin,
the publication OF the book nrenare,
by General Gideon j. Pillow lsts !
the Confederate armv nrio. Il 4.