Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-07
Fire Crackers and Toy Pistols
Freely Used, Which Will
Cause Many
An Unfortunate Person to Forever
Remember Independence
Dsy of 1888.
An Interesting Budget of the
Latest Happenings In the
Great Metropolis.
From our Regular Correspondent.

INC uIccTdCAeI pTOclalm LnaJ J1e pa
triotism Of the rising generation ha.
only quieted in those unfortunates
who are nursing wounds that will evel
remind them Of the glorious Fourth
Of July. Up to this hour, z pm, thu
list Of casualties is quite extensive
Aside from the noise usually made BY
the juvenile element, the day has beer
remarkably devoid of interest. Even
the general hurrah made by the adults
who get top heavy on such an occa,
sion is conspicuOusly missing. This
may be owing to the late high license
excitement, but it is more than likely
the extreme heat is the cause. For
the past three days the Thermometer
has marked as high as $50 in the
shade, causing many sunstrokes and
the suspension Of work on exposed
new buildings. However, it may be
safely said that Chicagoans have fully
demonstrated that they revere the day
we all love to celebrate.
Last Sunday Chicago contributed
one more to the angelic host. A 50
calibre ball did the business. Two
brothers got into quarrel with a man
and while one of them was being j ohm
Sullivanized the other set a slug into
the slugger's anatomy. The grand
jury will Investigate the homicide, and
it is likely young Stanislaus Grashow.
ski will find himself In much trouble.
The Anti Monopolist League Of
America" is In convention to-day in
Chicago, At present the order does
not contemplate forming a third polit.
ical party. The League believes its
anti monopolist views will be carried
out eventually by the present political
organizations.
Another distinguished foreigner will
honor Chicago by his presence. Next
week Marco A. Sato, President OF
Honduras, will arrive.
President Garfield, two years ago
yesterday, received his death wound al
the hands Of the assassin Guiteau. II
is scarcely probable that the dreadful
occasion is remembered outside OF his
unfortunate family and a few newspa
per men. 1t may be better that such
shocking calsmities should be only
remembered as a hideous dream.
Certainly President Garfield was a
distinguished American citizen. and
his sad fate should be mourned
by all his countrymen. He
fought the hard battle Of life to for.
tune and fame single handed aud
alone. Consequently his virtues should
ever be kept green in the memory Of
every true American citizen. Peace
to his ashes.
General ROsecranz, one of Oalifor
MAS Congressman, Is in Chicago. The
general is as irrepressible now as he
was in 1862 at COrinth, Miss, in Dc.
tober. He is as good a Democrat as
he was a dashing fighter for the
Union during the bloody years of the
rebellion To use an expression Of
Josh Billings, If our foresights were
as good as our hind sights" in these
days before the war, it 10 moEe thar
likely the country would not have
bean involved in such a horrible con.
test.
Under the snow near the majestic
Rocky Mountains. is where the miss.
ing remains of Mr.. j. w. Goodspeed
Of Chicago, were lately found. He
disappeared last winter. 4 snow
slide accident is supposed to have
caused his death. The unfortunate
man was a well known publisher.
Chicago chemists say that all the
fuss and feathers made about Nfood
adulteratiOnp is all CANNON, that none
Of the ingredients used are deleterious
to health. They only cheaper the
genuine article.
The creditors of McGeoch, the
great lard corner failure, will settle
for fifty cents on the dollar. Mac
may come cut an even" bankrupt by
this measure. However, there are
people in Chicago skeptical enough to
think he will come out ahead.
Two Chicago limbs Of the law had a
knock down argument in a court the
other day, and the Justice fined one
of them FIVE dollars and costs for thus
0utTaging the majesty of his sanctnm
sanctorum.
General Packard is Inspector of
Internal Revenue of the Chicago dis
trict, vice General 7. j. Kinney, who
goes to California,
N. !. Lehman is the proprietor OF
an extensive variety mercantile estab.
lishment in Chicago called the Fair. "
Yesterday jury awarded him $25, 600
damages against the Chicago Herald
Company for libel. That journal has
an unenviable reputation in this re
gion as being very unfair in its criti-
cisms.
m.-The city is one wild hurrah
of natFiOtie enthusiasm. The serenity
of the day is all gone. The booming
and clatter in every direction is be~
yond description. The air is full Of
blazing rockets aud beautiful balloons
as we'll as the owileps sound of the
dread Ara bells. The night is lovely
the excessive heat of the day haviGp
tempered down to about 75o, and
everybody seems to be enjoying the
occasion.
Rev. Father Riordap, enc Of Chi.
ssS9is most distinguished Catholic
divihes, has been called to the coadiu.
torship Of the Bishop of California.
His countless friends here regret the
ehanga,
~ Arthur and Lincoln would suit the
Chicago pailyNews as the Republican
standard bearers in the nextPresiden
tial battle. No doubt the Democrat.
would like to TACKLE iOres leas strong
Parties WHO have been smuggling
horses from Canada, the other day
contributed $1,000 to the Golfers Of tht
Federal courts in Chicago BY means o
fines,
In 1877 the States Savings Bank o
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