Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-10
CHICAGO LETTER.
BriCkIaysrs and Cigarmakers
Still Holding Out for
an Advance.
A Trial Message Over the Postal
Telegraph Wires and the
Satisfaction it Gave.
The Wife OF a City Missionary
EkIps With One of Her Con-
verts--s0ther Items.
Prom 0ur rerular eorrsapondeat.

From our regular correspondent.
CHICAGO, May Z, 1888.
In my last letter I was of the opin
ion that the bricklayers' strike would
soon be over, but, it seems, | wai
wrong. To-day the dead lock seems
as firm as it was two weeks ago. How
ever, both sides to the important mat
ter are now in conference, and some
| good may result therefrom.
The cigar makers are on a strike,
but most likely will get what they
want. Chicago has 42l manufactur-
ing cigar shops, and over 1850 union
cigar operatives.
Two children were burned to death
this morning in Chicago. They were
the little sons of a Mrs. Taylor.
Rufus Hatch, New YOrk's great
moneyed man, sent 1900 words of a
message over the Lego postal tele-
graph wires this morning from New
York. The time occupied was four
minutes. This was test message.
Now it is more than likely Rufus will
take considerable stock in the enter
prise.
Colonel Henry Rowland, recently
drowned in New York, was a we'll
known Chicagoan. He was about
fify-six years old, and during our
late local war served the Union cause
with distinction.
Too bad; too badl Nevertheless it is
sad fact that Ii. A. Elkins, the ia
nous landscape painter of Chicago, is
now confirmed whisky sot. No more
brilliant genius was ever wrecked by
alcohol, He has devoted wife and
two children on whose lives this terri
bic cloud will fall, and whose hearts
will bleed at his awful fall. Poor
fellow, poor fellow
A Chicago member of the demi
monde assisted materially in wrecking
the fortunes of the Cineinnatian who
lately came to Chicago as Board of
Trade operator. She is a blonde OF
winsOme ways, and a person who has
caused the ruin of many happy home
and prosperous business. The late
Pat 0 Neil, the once whisky king"
dealer of this city, was one of her vic
tins.
Accidentally shot dead by his
brother John. This was the fate yes
terday OF Martin Heayey, of Chicago.
Jennie Hogan has gone back on her
hubby. Ben is an ex-prize fighter.
Since his reformation be and his wife
have been doing much good by con.
Quoting a mission in Chicago. One
George Briggs, molder, is the villain
in the case, Mrs. Hogan lately con-
verted him from some of his wicked
ways, and in return he induced her to
skip out with him. after he had in
duced her to procure divorce from
Mr.. Fl. while he was absent from
home.
Bishop" MCNAMARA, the head and
front Of the Irish Reformed Catho-
lies, of Chicago, is gaining followers
every day to his new ideas. Among
his priests is a colored gentleman
named johnson.
Prominent Chicagoans feel confident
that the United States will not sur
render to England any of those per-
sons charged with being accessories to
the murder of Cavendish and Burke, |
year ago in Dublin. That is, on the
perjured testimony of such scoundrels
as Carey.
The Chicago base ballers got de-
feated Saturday by the Detroit boys.
The Homeopathic aud Allapathic
doctors OF Illinois are about to frater
nize amicably.
Over S85 per square foot is the value
of property on the northeast corner of
Clark and Monroe street, Chicago.
lreland's friends had a love feast
Saturday night in Chicago. They
held mass meeting in Central Music
Hall to ratiiy the action of the late
Philadelphia convention. The at
attendance was large and the proceed.
ings satisfactory. Patrick Egan,
Mayor Harrison, President Sullivan
and other distinguished gentlemen
made addresses. The grand stand
contained quite number
Of Chicago's most illustrious citizens
among them being four judges of the
bench. England's inhuman treatment
Of Ireland was illustrated by the
speakers in the most hideous colors.
Judge Moran, of the Criminal Court,
presided.
A Chicagoan died sometime ago.
de left some property in trust to be
devoted Ito having masses" said for
his soul. The trustee did not believe
in this, and being his brother. and
inst heir, concluded he wouli use the
bequest for his own benefit. Suit was
brought by interested parties to force
the trustee 10 carry out the provisions
of the will Of the deceased. Saturday
Judge Tuley decided that the will
must be obeyed.
Illuminating gas has been reduced
to " per 1000 feet, and heating gas TO
$3.50, in Chicago.
A peculiar suicide is agitating Chi
cago. Andrew Hansen is the ANGEL
de was gay and festive lad. Be-
cause Of his wild ways his wife was
divorced from him. However. he
loved her. To demonstrate this, last
Friday night he hanged himself to her
door knob.
A train on the Michigan Central
railroad, last Saturday, ran between
Chicago and Niles, Michigan, at the
rate of 65 miles per hour.
A $4,000 verdict was received last
Saturday by w. j. Cornell, an Omaha
lawyer, against the Pennsylvania rail-
road, because he had been elected
from train on its line. Judge Carv
Of Chicago, presided. This is NE
second favorable result in the case for
plaintiff.
Embezzler f. M. Kerr, late assistant
l.. Il n T.