Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-22
CHICAGO LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

Tue DldlCao AitOluO9 noo ploOSN hAnA'
self in a rather questionable attitude
The striking bricklayers are still
defiant, and fully determined not tc
recede from their original position.
will here explain that the strike
) merely consists of difference of opin.
lon between the union" societies and
some of the masters" or bosses.
This is not principally as to increase
of wages, but as to whether the
union" has a right to demand that
an "inferior" worker shall receive as
much pay as a coed" hand. The
bosses say mot, and the union people
say YES Most of the union men are
now at work at 81 per day, the wages
demanded. But the war still goes on
as to the "brincible OBJ de ting
i Mayor Harrison was sworn in the
other evening as Chicago's third>term
consecutive Chief Executive. One of
his bondsmen was a strong friend
of the opposition party dur
ling the late election, not.
withstanding the fact that he is
stauch social friend of His Honor.
Virginia is represented in Chicago
in the person OF Mr.. w. L. Grove.
To. day he came very near making an
angel of Mr.. Marcus Latham, prom
inent law reporter, who was politely
directing him to the county physicians
Office. Suddenly Grove drew pistol
on Mr.. L and then changing his tao
tics, ran the weapon into the mouth
of Mr.. LIS companion, etc. However,
matters eventuated without injury,
and Mr.. Grove is now in jail. He is
insane. Certainly it is rare condi-
ton in which to find typo
The other day the Chicago Times
published a three column sketch of
the lite and times of Samuel j. Tnien,
whom the Office holding Republicans
robbed of the presidency in 1876 |
read the article very carefully, and, at
its conclusion. was fully of the belief
that such men as Mr.. Tildeu are the
exception instead of the rule in this
broad land of ours. And now, alter
studying the matter over, and cIreful>
ly weighing each and every one oil our
other great Democratic standard
bearers, l consider that he
is the "ablest" and no
blest Roman Of them all,"l
and should be unanimously selected
to lead the Democratic hosts to victo.
~ in 1884, as lie did in 1876 This
should be done because of his superi
or fitness for the position, and not by
way Of complimentary sentiment l
wish every voter throughout the
country could read the biography |
allude to. Ii such were the case, what
is styled the solid ranks" OF the Re
publican party would be thoroughly
for shame that such an outrage
was permitted as deprived majority
Of our citizens Of their choice Of the
nations chief executive, and a re
markably able man of his we'll earned
rights From the earliest date Of Mr..
Tilden's public career be has been the
peoples boldest champion, and the
bitterest foe of wrong and wrong do
ers. To him alone is due the greatest
credit for breaking up in New York
the villainous Boss Tweed ring and
other monstrous vices that SO long
cast blacklist cdium on the Dem
Ocratic party, simply because
those robber gangs protested to
belong to that wing of politics.
In all these combats Mr.. Tilden dis.
played extraordinary generalship, fully
demonstrating to those who knew him
best, and who were well qualified to
pass up on his merits, that he was, and
now is, the ablest statesman on the
American continent. Remember,
reader, this is no "beom" opinion, but
merely an expression Of my conyic
tions after very carefully Analysing
every point Of the subject presented.
Thomas Walsh, who murdered his
poor wife few months ago in Chicago,
aud who plead guilty last week, got a
sentence to day of thirty. five years in
the penitentiary. He was drunk when
he committed the horrible deed.
A nickel murder. This is the latest
Chicago sensation. 1t was a dispute
about the payment of glass of beer,
then row, and finally the firing OF
several shots, etc., the result being the
killing Of Lawrence Rossiter, boy of
seventeen years. Mr.. Kuhn, proprie.
tor Of the saloon, did the shooting.
The iron men of Chicago and vicin.
ity are apprehensive of hard times, if
the Amalgamated Association does
not fayorably respond to the PROPOSE
ton Of the former to reduce the price
one dollar per ton on pudding" for
skilled labor.
/ Some time ago a Chicago man beat
| his wife with his wooden leg. For
this Amusement she had him carefully
laid away in the Bridewell prison.
! While there a fellow unfortunate took
the aforesaid leg and with it made an
angel OF its owner. Because of this
the widow brought action against the
officials for $4,000 damages. Yesterday
she compromised for about $500, etc.
Mrs. Lucinda Clark is this lucky
lady's name.
The Louisiana State Lottery, ac-
cordlng to the Chicago Times repor
torial investigators, is a square insii
tuition. This opinion AMI belief is
expressed after a very careful scrutiny
Of the matter. The mere fact of such
distinguished gentlemen as General
Beauregard and Early indorsing the
organisation should convince the most
! skeptieal ia the premises.
The Chicago Eye vas recently rep
resented in Milwaukee By its editor
Yr. Bernard Bixby, AID stopped al
the Br4nSWick Hotel. He refused to
pay for meal because he had not
been aroused ip time 10 catch train.
lie was detained in his room until q
warrant could be procured for hil
arrest. The court discharged him.