Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-02

New Orleans express, dolly. 6:45 AN. 500 Pm.
Freight daily. save Sunday. $40 JPN. 4;4O AN.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON. RAILROAD.
Through express, daily......lO:55 pm. 6:lO AM.
Through mail, daily........... lao pm. 6:l0 pm.
Somerville &C. save Sunday $40 AN. $40 pm.
MEMPHIS AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Mail Express.".......".-" GO0 pm. ll:O0 Pm.
Express"."............... AN. 400 Pm.
yellow FEvER-WEEKLY RESUME
The heavy frost Wednesday night, and
the clear, bracing weather since, have
dissipated all fears of any further
spreading of yellow fever, whose ravages
for three weeks past have paralyzed
business and created no little conster-
nation. That the fever is rapidly abat-
ing we have incontestible evidence. The
number of cases reported to the Secretary
of the Board of Health have daily grown
smaller during the week, and the
Howard Association have few more
applications for nurses. Last week the
rooms were almost literally deluged with
requests of THIS character, which were
some days more numerous than could
well receive attention. Yet, notwith-
standing the rapid abatement of the
disease, the mortality has been much
heavier this week than last. The report
of DR.. Rogers, the health officer, showed
&c deaths last week. The number of
interments for the six days of the pre-
sent week ending last night is as follows;
Sunday, 8; Monday, z; Tuesday, g.;
Wednesday, II; Thursday, s; Friday, 6
total, so. Estimating today's inter-
ments at yesterdays fgures-6-we
have for the week 56-a daily average
of s. Last week the mortality from
yellow fever was 36, an average of II
per day, The mortality the FIRST week
of the fever was 2S, an average of All
per day and the total mortality
for the three weeks of the dread
scourge was 49, mean average Of
81 per day. That an average of s.
deaths per day for three weeks should
create the panic which prevailed here for
ten days can only be explained by the
fact that so large a proportion of our
population had never before come in
contact with the disease, added to the
extraordinary appliances used to induce
sensation. The heavy mortality
during the present week was the natural
result of the sudden changes of weather,
causing many cases to prove fatal which,
with steady temperature, would have
been saved. But the same weather
rapidly abated the disease until now it is
regarded as having run its course.
Already many citizens driven away by
the fever have returned, and we notice
new arrivals every day. We do not
believe any one incurs risk in coming to
Memphis now, although many may pre-
fer awaiting another frost, which will
doubtless come very soon. The terror
inspired by the dreaded scourge has
passed away; our citizens no longer
wear heightened faces, and our mer.
chants are busy as bees preparing for
the trade which must flow into the city
in few days.
New MEMPHIS THEATER.-Miss Mel
ville's benefit drew a large audience to
the theater last night. Cdmilla's Hus-
band, the opening piece, is an interest
ing drama, possessing good plot, Miss
Melville's Camilla was a careful, cor
rect rendition. She played it with no
little feeling, and was greeted with
rounds of applause. Mr.. Roche, as
" Maurice the artist husband of " Ca
milla surpassed many of his previous
efforts, and Mr., Ellerton's Dogbrier,"
strolling drinker, produced merriment in
abundance. Before the afterpiece the
recitation of "Col. Burke before his
Judges was well rendered by Mr.. j.
Seessel The Pretty Horsebreaksr con
cluded the evening. This is announced
as Miss Melville's last evening. The
bill is Esmeralda and the SViss Sloains.
New BooKs.-The new Hand Book of
Cookery, for ladies aud professional
cooks, containing the whole science and
art of preparing human food, written by |
Prof Pierre Blot, is out 1t is one of
the most complete books on this subject |
ever written, and its author is the highest |
authority. We commend it to the class
indicated above. For sale by Cowperth-
wait, Chapman & Co, 279l Main street.
This firm has also received " A Book for
Lawyers" by John Cody Jeaffreson,
bsrrister atlaw. Il abounds in sketches
and anecdotes Of prominent lawyers OF
the present and past ages, and will be
found especially interesting to the pro-
fession. They have Miss Muhlbach's
works complete, and the Globe edition
Of Dickens works, Of which they are
agents. Their supply Of schoolbooks
and stationery is ample.
silk undsrshirts and drawers at
anti-war prices.
. 1oanaoU. gNpuD a co.