Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-24
6fiItA0O LErfER.
A Summary of the Most HmpOr.
tant Happenings in the
Great Metropolis.
Correspondents Public Ledger.

Dunn, who lately made an angel d
James Elliott of New York, has beer
justified in his act by twelve eooC
men and true OF Chicago, on thC
grounds of seli-defense. This plea Of
the defense was we'll sustained BY the
evidence It was proven beyond a
doubt that Elliott. had threatened Ia
Start a first class sporting" funeral
MI. Dunn TO head the procession,
Alter considering the project carefully,
Jesse determined to change the pro.
gramme by sending Mr. Elliott across
the dark river. Accordingly, he took
his little gun, and with its assistance
gave the coroner q Job. The Jury
remained locked up but a short time
The verdict OF acquittal was not a
surprise TO any one who had read the
evidence. Outside Of his immediate
friends, Mr.. Elliott was no loss to
society. He was very bad char
2cler-a thief, thug, etc, etc. Mr..
Dunn is Of a more gentlemanly stamp.
lie is high toned sport, aud favor
lite with that class of citizens. He ia
a determined man, and permits no one
to tresspass on his rights. Heis a
splendid specimen of nature physically
aud mentally he is pretty evenly bal.
anoed. 1t is true he is a graduate
from school where vice is not crime.
During the late war between the
States he trencbed upon Uncle Sam
uels Golfers by jumping a number of
bounties. In accomplishing these
feats it is said he made several angels
out OF human anatom os that attempt
ed to interfere with his little amuse.
meht. It'll needless to say that Mr..
Dunn is now quite a hero among the
Chicago sports.
Illinois has a real estate and per-
sonal property exemption law. The
other day Judge Pendergrast decided
that where firm" failed, each part
ner could protect his exemption"
rights from execution. The plaintiffs
to the suit at issue took the opposite
stand, This is a point on which the
Supreme Court of the State of Illinois
has never acted.
Gone to his last resting place. This
step was taken last Friday night BY
Mr.. Benhardt Blasey, Chicago's Oldest
baker, aged seventy eight years. 10
1887 he opened a bakery in
this city. About thirty years ago he
retired from business, having made a
little fortune. He was a good citizen.
and leaves behind him many warm
friends.
Chicago has fully 100000 popula.
ton; $50 miles of water main pine:
50 steam fire engines; 8 hook and lad.
der trucks; 5 chemical engines; 349
firemen; l52 fire horses; 1850 bydrants
and 81 ,Oa feet of hose.
j. Russell Jones is the President
OF the West Chicago Street Railway
Company, one Of the richest monopo-
lies in the country He is a power in
the Republican fold, and was sent as
Minister to Belgium by President
Grant. However, his very virtuous
Iecord has not prevented his son from
organizing himself into a very peculiar
and reckless, if not criminal, specula-
tor. So far, he has played such a
lively game as to cause the old man
to fall short over one million dollars
The tangle he is in at present may
prove kDotty problem for the crimi>
nal courts TO solve. If the matter
was Of small moment it would be called
stealing; but as the operator is the
son OF a wealthy man, and the trans
action is of enormous prOportions-it
is styled Specializing"
Chicago has a suburb called South
Chicago. 1t is a Aourishing town,and
has a daily independent paper, the
editor of which is Edward Fleisher
Eddie feels very sore to>day Why?
Yesterday Mr.. Lodge, manager Of the
theater in the town, gave him a sound
thrashing for comments made in his
paper rejecting upon the moral status
OF the females in his company, one Of
whom Is Mrs. Lodge. Mr.. Fleisher is
new at the pen. As "masher" he is
outranked by Mr.. l..
The milk business is a prof able 10.
stitution in Chicago. One handler of
the lacteal fluid has a route that
brings him $4,000 per month His
name is 2 @. Peck.
Yes, sir; was one OF the Army Of
the Potomac boys during the var, and
| will never forget the TACT that when
General Mcclellan was the Demo
cratic candidate for President against
President Lincoln we Democrats 10
our regiment were not allowed Ia cast
our ballots for cur choice, which was
little Mac :" This remark was made
to me the other day by an old veteran
who wore the blue during our late
irightiul war. We were speaking of
the recent reunion at Washington. In
those days of 1864 the ballot was
sacred only when cast for a Repuhli- !
can. And such is tha ease now a |
days, according to that party's gospel; |
or, at least, the Office. wanting and
Office holding wings of it. Probably |
Little Mac" may yet be President Of |
these United States.
Chicago has a shoemaker who nearly |
committed suicide because his wife |
mended q pair of pantaloons for |
boarder. A policeman took him in |
charge, and after few hours stay in |
the cooler he changed his mind
Ohicago's Board of Trades pcp
building Is nearing completion. Tnc
very attractive features Of the main
entrance is bull aud bear" These
will rest on pilasters on each side OF
the door. The structure will be nam. |
moth in proportions, and magnificent
in design,
By the way, if any LEDGER readers
are interested in short hand" matters !
let them drop a line to Professor j. |
Geo. Gross, Bloomington, H., author