Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-01


BY oil Irisbmen In favor Of Ireland.
freedom from Englands hated and
villainous thraldom.
Chicago's next attraction will be
show consisting of 300 cats-Thomas
cats and other cats. The management
! is advertising for this number of well
behaved and good looking felines, So,
send along your contribution OF boot
| Jack shoppers to Kohl & Middleton
Dime Museum.
A good invention. o. D. 0rvis, oil
Chicago, has patented device to va
porize crude petroleum oil, the re-
sultine vapor to be used for fuel. 1t
promises wonders in economy of ex.
| penses for heating purposes.
The commercial standing OF the
Jews Of Chicago is beyond question
for strength and honor.
He was sick and tired of life, and
be climbed the golden stairs Satur.
day. This is what Frank Grenier, of
Chicago, did.
Rev. John De Blick, of Chicago,
has gone to heaven. He was born in
Belgium in 1921. He was theolo-
gian with few peers. His friends
were legion. His loss will be much
felt By his Catholic brethren, and all
others with whom he came in social
contact.
In 1849 Chicago had very poor ex>
euses for elevators, and the handling
OF grain was a matter of more labor
than by the present perfect system.
In those early days the receipt" of
300 bushels per hour and the ship
ping" of 1000 were great feats. Now
$4,000 bushels can be easily received
and $4,000 shipped per hour. Our
largest elevators can store as much as
l,750,000 bushels.
During 1882 there were in Chicago |
36ll cases Of small pox, of this num>
Der 1892 were fatal. In the hospitals
1855 were treated and 2S2 deaths re
suited. Outside the hospitals 2556
cases were handled with 1910 deaths.
This demonstrates that the hospital
treatment must have been the best.
Chicago is talking of improving her
harbor.
General H. L. Stewart, who lately
died in Chicago, was a veritable self
made man and a benefactor of his
race. The better part of his eighty
Years of lite was spent in projects that
.ventuated for the good of the public.
During the late war he fought on the
tide of the Union, and won his spurs
BY many feats of gallantry. He leaves
behind a record for homer that will be
,ver fresh and green in the memory Of
ais host of friends.
In great luck. This is the present
ituatiOn OF Mrs. Jane r. Stow, a
widow of Chicago. Recently the
prospect was pretty fair that she wonld
70 euchred out Of $4,000 worth OF
Jhicago real estate. However, Sat-
lrday, when the game was played out,
Ter attorney held the winning card,
he missing link or document, the
Sheriff's deed to the estate in contro.
Jersey. 1t was discovered, it might
'e said, the very last minute of the !
rial. This important document had ,
lot been placed on record. This fact,
t is believed, was known to the enc
MES Of the lady. This, and the gen.
raj belief that it was lost or destroyed,
10 doubt caused the parties to attempt
o rob her of her rights. Fortunately
he Sheriff who issued the deed is
live, and the excitement attending
he suit induced him to examine a box .
t old papers. Among them was the .
Missing deed. 1t is supposed that the !
ady, not knowing much about bust
ess, never called for the document !
iter it was properly made out, conse-
uently it remained with others Of no
alue. Certainly the fates were on the
ady'S side. r3 NAYR.