Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-13
CHICAGO LETTER.
Local News, Personal and Pc
lltlcal Gossip.
The Election Tuesday-GOne DEM
ooratic-Reminisoenoe OF -
Abraham Lincoln.
The New Tfme-A.M. and Pm
Will Have 10 Goa Word 20
Patriotic Democrats.

true UcMOtTA ne Obuti JUG -
Republican. The Democrats also
elected their candidate for Superior
Judge. These were the only offices at
issue. The vote OF both parties was
very light-being not much over half
that polled at the last national contest.
Now the Democrats have controlling
voice in the Affairs Of Cook county,
Illinois, IS well as Of Chicago.
And General Malone has been very
eifectually re adjusted, by the good
people Of Virginia. This shock may
restore his long lest mental faculties:
Certainly he has been yici0usly mad
for years. Peace to his memory.
"Give Us cent city postage This
is the refrain Of Chieagoans that
promises to be soon realized.
"Feehznyille IS a charitable train
inc school near Chicago The insu-
tuition Is named after Archbishop
Feshsn. Of the Roman Catholic
church. and vas. | believe, estAblishs
"a by him. Chicago courts are send,
| inr destitute children there. These
cost the esanty SO per head per
month.
Her vitals are now in Chicago.
! That is, the internal anatomy Of Miss
Fora Burns, lately murdered at Lin
coin. III. Chicago medical experts
are roinx 70 examine the parts for
SINS Of pJison taken iol g purpose. 2
Uhiesro drama. Burglar rObs a
saloon Of money. etc. binds man
drunk outside. Hsuls hin inside the
/ bar and then skips hahsying lhe uns
I f1r,urais slloE val be considered
The burklzr. SeooBistene; Drunken
uta discovered; p5licsnln takes him
I b.zsas Magistrate, who listens to the
statements Of al concerned aud the0
discharges The prisoner with no costs
I Exit k1IVy u1teftunits. blessingJ ust-
ice keota -w
Stvsrsl talegrEphers are before the
Chisag c5urts charsed With tapping
lie Eirss leasizg ilta ths. Board OF
1 Trade an shaking the commercial
,notsti Us ahead OF time, and selling
thsm "a OUTSIDE oPsrAtors. The dodge
las nate tie n55sy., 4 i sai1, for
-anY shrsFa nsA u such De the
casa. thsa shs csss 81 tie hsbtning
! iarksrs ma ba A easy one 10 manage.
Nassy VII fix more conscientious
/ pssps thla thoss composing the aver
Les lticlEo Jary. A
Ctictcs, iEss Iuesily, oaly east
g. 81 Toiax In lSS7 she polled 6,
AZ IA abssaisss Ee1e equally d
Fi3s1 hn5ls Rsrutfsihs and Demo.
GrItS VS.
Abzhzz Libsiln, he murdered
President, vas n lS7 a member 81
TIA Hines Lea stature from Slnzz-
ma s5zig. Thsn he and Diniel
Si0ns gralestsd zEKinsi the LsEisl8
tire 7nssrisriaF wiih the United
I States ee1stiiGtiglRl eeaciMents re,
Ezrdinr slavery. Hotsver. about
eighfesa years sitsr that rhetorical
event, military necessity caused him
TO eenmit one Of he most gigantic
faross ever contemplate The Emzn
patton ProelsmBn0n 4 procesiiDg
unconstitutional il iu every feature
and only made lawful BY subsequent
acts Of STATE LeEisiaiures. Il was I
stroke Of policy, AID not a e0nscien
ei01s act Of the PfesdsBt However,
tie eKpe5ieat proved fruitful AT
this late day Il IS more than likely the
heirs Of The individuals impoverished
! By the stroke d Mr.. Lincoln's pen
could force the United States to in.
demnify thsn FOR the loss thus sus
tanned. This Is 40 opinion based upon
sound legal precedens The case OIL
: the Lee heirs Is one il point. Prop
! eTiy is properly, whether it be real OF
personal, and the principal is respop
81 le for the agents actss
Very gallant. Mr.. D. Edwards is a
shining tight 10 the church circles Of
Jefferson, Chicago lovely suburb
He has Withdrawn from the Firsl
Congregational, and says he will re-
main outside its fold until Miss J osi.
Bryan is reinstated. The lovely younI
lady was recently bounced for, | SUP
pose, doing nothing At presen
writing the situation is desperate Will
Deacon Edwards.
General Grant is % 10 The bettia,
in Chicago, bec1use Of bis recent let,
ter TO Fifz John Porter declaring BIZ
belief that that gentleman has beer
most foully dealt with, aud express
ing his hope that Congress will partll
undo the terrible wrong done by re
turning him to the army, This hon
orable stand OF the conqleror Of th
. legions Of Lee voices the heart Eel
sentiment Of the millions Of this Rlo
rious country, outside venaIpolitician
and jealous and csWardly so>eslle,
soldiers.
The new time" Superintendent
Warfeld. of the st. Louis division
railway mail service, has adopted III
: new standard Of time now under dis
cussiou by the Chicago postoffics. L
his notice Of the adoption, Superin
tendent WaTfeid explains how III
! system will be used He says: "Fo
I representation Of the time 10 thi
Z schedule il has been deemed expedi
emit to substitute for the current a M
and pm. a "a hour scale, beginning th
day from midnight and contiuuinl
for "a hours, the 18th hour bein
noon and the Oath hour midnight
The minutes between the close Z
the day-the 24th hour-and ono hou
alter midight will be indicated AZ !
many minutes after midnight thu
four minutes after ~ To- clock .nidniah
Current time) will shown as :OI, ind
eating that the day is four minutes olt
6 and SO continue till sixty minute
d are reached, when the hour
100 thereafter it will be shown 4
y now, lilo, l:l5, las, etc., until il
> ~. The same rule governs throug
the entire "a hours Stated in bria
! All numerals below 1900 indicate a m
b all numerals above IL indicate D IN
q without the necessity Of speciiyin
= ante and post meridian" tt'
= Breach Of promise is assigned az
d reason why MRS. Mary j. Mann.
It Chiosgo, wants damages. The accuse
y TIN with woman's Hscred affection
y is Mr.. J, b. Childs, a brother az n
: editor Of the Philadelphia ledge
!. He married another lady, witbo,
" consulting Mrs, Mann.
Re The bOvines Of Chicago cannot
'. Stems, stand prosperity. They bs,
=, ! nGaeted a disease called 6sWel
IL head. They seem TO be patterpil
after the higher animal OF the biiurc
re ted species-known in the realms
- domestic human development as ma
~ II the "swell-heaG" OK is injurious
e. human happiness, and must Be STAN
s ed out as poison, then the other Q
noxious element should be made
re cleanse its ulcers.
by A divorce in twenty Eve mint,
n Thisis Chicago's latest act. Jud
all Smith presided. Yesterday the eve
=, transpired. In axactlv tvon,,, q