Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-31
A Romance In Real LIFE" Ex-
Union Spy" Rsgalss a Large
Audience.
Rural BOOSTERS Robbsd-Cook Couns
TVS Cost-Editorial Excursion.
An Interesting Budget of Per-
sOnal and General Gossip.
From our regular correspondent.

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made things generally lively unit
midnight. This freak of nature was
terrible blow to those countless mum
bers that meet under the shade O
night, after their long days toll, an,
discuss affections OF the heart, etc.
A romantic reality of absorbing in
terest has just eventuated in Chicago
Some years ago beautiful Kentuck,
girl married the man of her choic
before sixteen summer suns had smil
ed upon her innocent head, a younJ
lawyer named Ed Malone. At thiI
time Fannie was the rage OF CoYingtol
top ladder society. A child, a girl WA
the fruits of the union. Clouds soor
gathered, and Mrs. NJ. was granted a
bill of separation In due time she
married George Palmerstou, of Gin.
Cinnati. He proved receant to his
VOWS, and skipped out with very
unattractive maiden. and all the
wealth he could gather out of the
partnership business in which he was
engaged with his confding wite's
father. Then the forsakeu lady retired
to her mothers protection. Shortly
aiterward that lady died. While
attending the burial poor Fannie's
little girl was stolen, etc. Until lately
the mystery of her disappearance re-
NAMED unsolved. Now the little one
is with the wronged and terribly out
ragged mother. Mr.. Thomas j. Wells,
a Chicago lawyer. worked up the case
TO a successful issue the other day, he
having traced the little girl into a
Missouri town, where she was in care
full keeping Of DIR. Il. A Whites wife,
of Brighton, st. Louis county, the
sister of Malone, Fannie's first and
brutal husband. The child had been
the kidnapper expecting
to be able 70 control considerable
which would fall to Der right.
It is to be hoped that the future OF
Mrs Malone Palmerston will be less
cloudy. She is now only 26 years old
and very fascinating OF face, form and
manners.
The duello, in Illinois, is a fatal
amusement The little pleasantly ia
iulged in yesterday by Louis Phillips
md Jacob Rosenbrook, residing near
V andalia, afforded the Coroner a dual
OBJ, and fully demonstrated to the
ioubting Thomasses that the gentle-
men were dead shots.
A Union Spy" that was lectured
n Chicago in the First Baptist
'hurch. The ex>soldier and secret
Iervice man is no less parsonage than
Rev. DIR. r Riddell, Of st. Paul.
When General Beauregard offered his
Iuns against Fort Sumter. his rever-
nee was OILY 10 years old; but the
aroused his martial spirit.
md against the desire of his patterned
,rogenitor he joined the Sixty-frst
New York as drummer boy. From
his rafting position he graded up to
le a daring spy. This part of the
discourse was particularly interesting
nd exciting. He came very near, on
everal occasions, being turned into
q angel.
Minnie DAILY is a winsome lass
mong grangers visiting Chicago, but
holy terror as pickpocket, in the
stimation Of the police. And Miss
laud Dutton is a good mate for her;
Notwithstanding the fact that her
arents are financially solid.
1t costs about $4,000 to run the |
overnment of Cook county, Illinois |
nnually. Chicago is in Cook.
Ung Shung Lin lately left Chicago |
. join the angelic hosts in the celes
Lal regions reported to be above"
iowever, his mortal remains have
cen sent to his home in the Flowerv
Kingdom to gladden. his sorrow strick
relatives and friends. The de
eased scion Of oriental halls was fast
rifting from joss idols toChristianity
Chicago has many dashiDg looking
lardians of the public peace, vul.
arly styled cops, collars, perlecemen
g Well, yesterday one of them
led his MASKING smiles on a girl
he maneuver vas disastrous to him.
wo Of her fellows made a total wreck
his good clothes and smiles His
erulesn orbs are now in mourning
An editorial excursion to the Louis
lille Exposition is the latest attrac
on OF the Louisville, New ALBANY
nd Chicago railroad. The company
as invited the press of Chicago and
leir wives and ladies to a ride, with
lie promise to take good care oil
hem, and present them to the
reat attractions of delightful Louis.
lille and the splendid Exposition
eng held there "all aboard" will he |
nouted on September 6. This dem
nstrateS to the most skeptical that
abroad men have a warm place in
heir bosoms for the element that
Intellectually enlightens the uni~
erse.
The 18th ward of Chicago has 20.
w population, one NTH OF whom are
nder fifteen years of age. Itisa
oreign ward. In American wards
My One-ninth are under fifteen wears
/ age.
Mrs Clark, of Chicago, is perfectlv
atisfed that Professor G K Lewis
Id not murder her daughter Eva in
lvntana, IS was at first Renerallv
elleved. She is confident thar tbe
illing was by accident, as the Profes
or states, the gun going off while Miss
lark was handling it.
Hon. W. X Ackerman's reopestod
hange from President to Vice Presi.
e1t oil the Illinois Central railroad
NIL work no harm to that splenJ;d /
orporation, as Mr. James O. OIL
nd Mr.. Alderman have always pnllad
ogether for the best interests Of he
abroad and the public. Now Il is in
rider to promote traffic agent Thicker
here is no more deserving man in tbs
fine array of business talent
With CLARK, Alderman and Tucker