Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-16
CHICAGO LETTER.
The SO-CalIsd Religious EIe-
m1snts Greatly Disturbed.
A Population of $4,000, and An
Indebtedness Of Only
$12,000,000.
A Splendid Showing for What
May be Called a Twelve
Year-Old City.
LFrom eur resulat oorre.pondent.l

IRON cur regular correspondence
CHICAGO, Feb. u, 1888.
1.-THE gay aud festive knight OF the
playful sand bag" goes to heaven,
then one was sent there last night from
this city. His name was Antoni Kor-
zenski, a native of Chicago, aged 10,
and tough OF the hardest material
ever created to stretch hemp. The
gentleman who did the very COM
mendable shooting is named August
Gerhardt, an employe Of the North
western Railroad Company, OF Chi
cago. The defunct rough attacked
his intended victim in a lonely place,
and struck him on the head with
heavy billy. However, the blow was
not very effective, and before it could
be repeated Mr.. G. fred on the ruffian
twice, the last shot doing the business
very neatly. But the young villain
fred twice before he gave up the ghost
About one thousand such good shoot
ings would be a perfect God-send to
Chicago, -.
Friedrich Thoms. Of Chicago, will
have TO remain in Jail until he serves
out $2500, at the rate Of $l.50 per day
This is the amount OF judgment
against him for criminal CONVERSE
ton" with mans wife. 1t appears
his conduct in the premises was aotu-
ated by malice" If this was not the
case he could have scheduled out
under the debtor law.
President Arthur's son, Allen, is in
Chicago. This scion Of noble house
has many friends here, notwithstsnd-
ing the fact Of his being turned out OF
Princeton College for some harmless
deviltry.
The Poles of Chicago remembered
the illustrious Kosciusko yesterday by
a social gathering, where speeches,
wine and pretty women we're the great
attractions.
Sydaey Myers, who died recently in
Denver, was president OF one OF the
many Chicago banks that went up in
smoke in 1871, and which caused SC
much terrible misery to thousands oil
people 10 this region who had theil
| hard earnings stored away in those
villsinous institutions. Probably re
morse helped to shorten the gentle
man earthly career. Ii the prayers
of the sufferers avail anything, Mr.
Myers and the other swindling presi-
dents OF those rotten banks will have
hot place in the cloven footed gen
tleman's dOminions.
Prot. Felix Adler is stirring up the
religious elements of Chicago that
preach but do not practice the doc
crimes taught by Christ. The distin.
4 guished gentleman could enter nc
better field than this city to preach
bis policy. This place is full of the
abjectest misery, and gaunt want is Il
be met with at every turn in its mos
hideous form. Still our so-calleC
philanthropists, or most of them, o
both sexes, are always to be tOunC
making strenuous efforts to collec
money to send of to civilize th'
heather. And in this respect ever,
other section OF this broad Uniol
presents the same example. Chart.
should begin at home. Mr.. Adle
has struck the right key, and it j
: to be hoped that his eloquenc
will have the effect Of turning to hi
standard those who are so sentiment
I ally working very hard in a distan
, cause whose virtues are not half a
great as those at home.
/, The Western Union has absorbe,
I 1.-THE Mutual Union Telegraph Com
: pany, a child Of only two years exist
! ence. 1t is more than likely the pub
! lie will lose by this circumstance
! The Western Union had to make
1 spread some way, as the recent storm
weather caused it a loss Of near 5000.
loco.
81 News reaches Chicago to-day Of tn
very serious illness Of Ex. Governo
w. Il. Smith, Of Wisconsin. He ha
y many warm friends in this city. H
4 was born in Scotland, June Is, 49,.
aud if he is claimed By death, wi
e have reached near SO years. In com
merce, as well as politics, he has bee
very successful, In the social circl
y he has always been bright figure.
The Lenten season is in full blast j
\ Chicago. and the fasting and praye
t business is booming. In many il
a stances the fasting part of the Ger,
T mony is from the sclrcity Of Wand
: and some of the praying is Of a chal
d acter not recognized by any religion
!. body. However, this makes the goo
+ shine the brighter.
q Chicago's ahead. Her populatio
= is about 504, 900, and her indebtednei
/ only $l2,000,00O while New YorI
e with population Of only little ov,
" twice as great, has a debt of ov,
n l30,0OO,000. While Ohicagos del
Il is only abou. s. 25 per head, thar
n New York is about $24; Boston $24 7
70 Philadelphia, $l2; Cincinnati $40, ar
e Providence SIS so. Is not this
a splendid showing for what might
y called a twelve year old city2 Ais
" real estate that was bought for $28,0
k four years ago, sold for $4,000 Ia
"A week. Next
Three weeks ago fire destroyed 4
extensive nail works at Cummins,
i Southern suburb Of Chicago. To d
o. they are in operation again. II
II ashes Of the remains had not got co
b. before the rebuilding began, and Il
m good work has been going on night al
~ day ever since. Is not this unprec
dented enterprise?
" About 500,00O,0O0 cigars are sold
Il Chicago annually, according to the {
he innate Of experts.
~ Whisky, 1t is generally coucede
y, causes most Of the crime and mise
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