Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-15

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and Rock Island railroad at Mar.
settles, Ills. Ten years ago he was
chief clerk IN the lake transportation
OF the New York Central office at Buff
talo, and was also Treasurer of the
Odd Fellows Benevolent Society.
Suddenly he skipped out with all the
money he could get belonging to both
concerns trusting him. He was en-.
tirely lost sight of for 10 years, until
the other day, when an old acquain-
lance penetrated his disguise and gave
him away to a Chicago detective. His
first wife had died, aud he had mar
RED again, and was endeavoring, he
said, to lead an honest lie. He was
returned to Buffalo. What o terrible
picture to contemplate s,- .,s
The second race between the yachts
Cora, OF Chicago, and Atlanta. Of To.
ronto, resulted in the Canadian win
ming the splendid Fisher Cup prize.
The winners time for the IA miles
was 2 hours l6minutes and % seconds
The loser was 8 minutes and 4 seconds
behind. ChicAgosns do not like the
celebrated cup leaving this region,apd
efforts will be made to buy the At
lanta. SO
A Chicago man wants a divorce.
Recently he discovered that his wife
has another husband.
The Chicago Daily News runs a
good chance of having TO pay Miss
Minnie Papin $4,000 damages for
defamation Of character, in publishing
q report that she had csrnal and Grim.
lnal Intercourse with lord of crea-
ton. 1t is all we'll enough for the
News to SANDER Southerners, but the
game does not work SO we'll when the
latitude is changed. Miss Pspin is
pretty mitten maker.
General Hermann Lieb is a Chica.
goan of prominence and a strong
Democrat. He argues that all
nations of the earth coming the
nearest to free trade and only the
necessary revenue for government
maintenance, are the most prosper
GUS. He ably argues for tariff for
revenue only" in this country.
For several years past Uhicagoans
have been paying out their dimes to
gaze on the monster whale on exhibi.
ton on the lake front. The big fish |
turns out to be canvas counterfeit, |
etc. The originators of this colossal
swindle have reaped a big financial
harvest by the enormous fraud.
The late Thomas Hayne, who was
killed in the railroad accident near
New York, left property valued at
$3.50, 600. All this he made by honest
industry He was a self educated and
self made man, having commenced the
great battle of life without a shilling.
Chicago liberal Republicans do not
blame Ex-senator Dorsey for exposing
the game played to elect General Gar.
field President 1t was a sad day for
the General when he was nominated
at Chicago. Does it add to Mr. Dor
sey's credit to proclaim that be was
the man who raised the cold deck that
swindled the people out of their
rightsP | think not.
The taxable property of Illinois is
returned as amounting to $756, 422 29l,
or over five millions more than the
in 1882. Cook county, of
which Chicago is a part, is valued at
S13S, 639.8O6.
The Union Veteran League is an
organization OF ex- Union soldiers. Its
main Objects the establishment of
soldiers home in Chicago This laud.
able plan bids fair to be carried out.
Colonel Wiley s. Scribner is the Pres.
ident ofthe society. He was gallant
soldier, and is an honorable man, and
occupies the important position of
record clerk in the Probate Court. In
1866 he was Secretary and acting
Governor of Montana.
A dishonest clergyman. The other
day he skipped cut with funds col, /
lected to build church. Yes, he
was an Illinois divine.
Edward Brooke, distinguished
Englishman, and a descendant of the
celebrated house OF Warwick, tells
ChicagOans that the LANDED estate
element" is about played out in En-.
gland, and that the United States had
better discountenance land mOnopolies
in time. NAYR.