Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-11
CHICAGO CHIMES.
Its People Becoming too Rapid
For the Old HOrss-Car
Transit System.
Strikers Forced to Acknowledge
That Capital Has Some Rights
Labor Must Respect.
Most Important Happenings of
q week Briefiy summed Up
by Our Regular Cores
pOndent.
CHICAGO, june I, 1883.

CHICAGO, June Z, 1888.
This region is beginning to expert
ence something spproximating to fine
summer weather. For this agreeable
change from cold and rain the people
are very thankful.
Another blessing has also fallen on
this recently much troubled commu>
nifty. This comes in the shape of the
end of the bricklayers strike, and the
dissipation of the gloomy cloud APP
pearing on the horizon because of the
threatened shut down of the iron
manufactures. These happy changes
are much appreciated.
Chicago wants more rapid transit
accommodations; and all sorts OF ele-
waited, underground, electric, ETC.,
railroad projects are talked of. The
present horse car system is entirely
inadequate to afford anything like
comfortable, commodious and quick
conveyance for our rapid people.
A startling case of domestic inte>
licity is the subject of gossip in Chi
c4go. Mrs. Nj. Rymal deserted her
liege lord for the embraces of one w /.
Mackey. Now w. NJ. has deserted
her for baccus; and she is
soliciting forgiveness from the
man she has dishonored; while he is
appealing to the divorce courts for
relief. Also. a Mrs. Doctor Graham
is warning drunk factories that she
will not be responsible for the whisky
debts of the doctor. And, again, a
Chicago man, named John +. Stevens,
telegraph "line man" had to go out
to Waverly, Iowa, to be shot dead by
a woman whom it is said he was en-
deavoring to lead astrsy. Still his
bereit wife has gone for his body. AS
Fritz would say: "Phat funny pee
pies"
There is a lard adulteratiOn now
going on among the specializing fra
ternity of Chicago.
The Chicago strikers have acknowl-
edged that capital has some rights
labor must respect. Certainly it is
high time that intelligence should
rule in the houses of those grand Gle
ments of mans prosperity. The hot
headed, rule or ruin, elements should
be weeded out OF all societies and
communities where labor and capital
are interested. As general thing
irresponsibles cause strikes. These
are men not competent to earn good
wages. To cover up this
defcitS they resort to bonn
bast, and by the consequent
agitation manage to subsist on the
wages of their crime, the funds do
mated for the benefit of the strikers.
On the other hand, good and capa-
bic men have to suffer. | have kept
thoroughly acquainted with the
causes of strikes for a number Of
years, and can trace nine out of every
ten to the source just mentioned. No
man should receive more for his SER
vices thansthey are worth; and,cn the
other hand. he should receive every
cent they are worth. What newspa-
per publisher would pay a man as
much for setting 5000 "ems" per day
as he would one setting SCOOP of
course, no one would. This was the
trouble in Chicago. The Union
bricklayers wanted to establish an
"even" scale. This the bosses would
not stand.
Barnum's circus, including Jumbo,
the monster elephant, is in Chicago
The other night the extensive tent
was destroyed by FIRE. Fortunately,
no other damage was done. This
little episode did not much disturb
the great Snowman. During his won I
derful career he has witnessed the
loss of $3,000,000 worth Of his prop.
erty.
Judge NJ. R. Waite, Chief Justice of
the United States, was in Chicago a
few days ago. He is a fine looking
gentleman, and hale and hearty. He
was on his way to the far West, on q
resting tour. And Secretary of War
Lincoln was here, too, and spent a
few hours with his many friends.
Bob is very popular in Chicago. Seven
years ago, when praeticing law here,
it is scarcely probable he ever more
than dreamed of being the custodian
Of the war portfolio of this grand
country. And there are things less
likely to happen than that he will be
its President at no distant day.
The friends of Ireland in Chicago
have organized sub league Of the
Irish National League OF America
recently formed in Philadelphia.
John McKeogh was elected President;
james ConlOn, jr., Secretary, and
Dennis O'Connor Treasurer. Tie
Parnell Testimonial Fund has a
staunch friend in this organization.
EI Governor A, G. Gibbs, of Ore
gon lectured in Chicago Tuesday night
on Mormonism. During his remarks
be said that Mormonism commenced
sixty years ago in Manchester, N. Y;
that Joe Smith. its founder,
was born 10 Vermont, in 1905;
that joseph was an Ignorant man, that
be claimed 10 have found certain 10
scribed plates 10 . we'll hole, that
these be read from behind curtain
while en- amanuensisitranscribed what
be uttered, that this translation was
printed By Job Gilbert. Of New York,
etc. All this, however, was a base
lra1d. That this so-called Mormon
Bible vas written By Rev. Solomon
-Da1lding, graduate Of Dartmouth
! University, Who had tired Of preach
Tag, ssa intended 10 publish it as
rOnsEss. he left the manuscript
with a sfiBlsf named Sidney Riedon,
10 pistsbafE Soon he died. Then
the printer and Joe Smith entered
into he finding Of the plates" con-
spiracy, and Published the book as the
revelation NJ . pew religion, and
dubbed II the Mormon Bible, etc.
The governor said MoTmOnism was
Increasing r1pidly and the fold be-
b coming very rich. Certainly brother