Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-16
Strikes Of WOrkingmsn Serious.
Iy Affecting the Progress
of the City.
A Husband Defeats His Father in
Law in a Suit for the Dead
Body of His Wife.
The Unjust and. Cruel War
Waged Against the Illinois
Central Railroad.
Correspondence Public Ledger.

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it will end. The bosses avow the,
will not aceede to the demands of tb
masous, and the latter declare the,
will not lay brick unless they ge
what they ask. This conflict Of in
terests is working great hardships tt
the city in every line of business, ant
especially that OF building. 1t wa
estimated that this season would wit
ness the erection of over 5000 houses
but this unfortunate strike will reduc,
these figures one-half.
The boom for John A. Logan 70,
the next Presidency is gaining grounC
in this region.
The Chicago cigarmakers are seri
ously contemplating q strike.
The remains of the late Judge G
B. Lawrence, of Chicago, who recently
died in Alabama, were sent to Gales
burg, Ill, under an escort of the mos
prominent members of the bar of this
city. The deceased leaves many
friends to mourn his loss,
Judge Knickerbocker, of the Cool
County Probate Court, decide curl
Gus case to-day. Justice Walsh il
the father-in-law of Thomas Waters
Mrs. Waters died recently, and hel
father had her remains de
posted in the calvary Cemetery
vault, and refused the husband per
mission to bury it. Mr.. Waters ap
pealed to the law. and to-day was
awarded the custody of the body. II
appears that the main cause Of the
trouble was money affairs
The dressed beet" shippers OF
Chicago express themselves as very
Indifferent with reference to the pro-
posed increase of freight by the rail.
road lines going eastward.
The war now being waged against
the l. q. railroad by the courts Of
Illinois seems very unjust and savors
greatly OF persecution. The case is
now before the United States Supreme
Court, on appeal by the railroad. 1t
appears that the railroad commission
ers of Illinois supervise aud regulate
the passenger and freight tariffs OF
railroads in the State. Somehow the
| G. officials ''overcharged" ono j.
NJ. Morris about So on some freight.
This caused him to bring suit for
damages. This resulted in the road
being fined $1,000. Appeal after
appeal was taken until it is now before
the court of final resort. The road s
defense is that it is operating under a
special charter" and not amenable
to the commissioners authority. 1t
seems a great hardship that a
corporation which has done
so much good for this region Of
country should be SO badgered and
prosecuted for what was most likely q
clerical error.
Chicago taxpayers complain that
the assessors favor" large capitalists
aud overtax the small property owner.
A Boston diamond broker lost over
$1,000 in jewels last night in Chicago.
A peculiar phenomenon is now at
tracing the attention of medical men
in Chicago. Mr.. Andrew TaIlman is
the mystery. He is what might be
called a nerveless man. You may
prick him with a needle, pull his ear,
etc, and he will not feel the sensation
for several minutes thereafter. His
sense of hearing is alike affected
When spoken to it takes several min
utes before the sound is heard by
him.
Three wives. This is the number
falling to the lot of John j. Raser a
Chicago lawyer. John is likely TO
have considerable trouble on this
account.
Death lately overlook Isaac H
Burch, Of Chicago, at Nice, France
He was a native of New York. having
been born in Utica, and came to this
city in 1895. In few years after
ward he established banking house
10 lS4S be married Miss Turner, a
niece of Erastus Corning, of Albany
Shortly clouds began to gather, and he
applied for divorce. Great excitement
followed this declaration. During the
trial he introduced two confessions
signed by his wife, acknowledging Grim.
inal intimacy with several we'll known
persons, ETC., among them being Gen
David Stuart. However, these con-
fessions were set aside by means of
alibis. The adultery" dodge fell
through, and the divorce wss not
allowed. But, subsequently, by mu
tual consent, divorce was granted
the father retaining the older and
the mother the younger daughter
This was one of the most celebrated
cases that ever agitated the courts Of
any country.
Miss Lille G. Daust, for mapv
years editor Of the Herald, Circleyillle
o., died in Chicago yesterday, at 81
Joseph's hospital, She was a poet
OF much merit, and wrote over tho
nom de plume of Kenneth" Peace
to her memory.
1OungOllver Spotted Tails remains
passed through Chicago yesterday or
their way to the Rosebud Indiar
agency. He had been in attendance,
at the Indian school, Carlisle, Pa, anC
was ranked as a very intelligent mind
Consumption had laid its fell spel
upon him, and he started for his In
dian home, but died before reaOhin.
this city,
Mr.. James Ward died in Cbieaeo
July 6, 1881. In May 1880 he made
will providing for his family. Jul,
10. 1880. be had a son lori
to him. The father died. for,
getting to have his will aitered
so as to include bis latest born in il,
provisions. Now the little fellow,
guardian is appealing to the law fol
redress according to the statutes
WHICH provide that child born aite,
a will y made is entitled to a lik,
share with other legal hsirs,
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul railroad has struck the mos
4 ha,