Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-20

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M,s webN ase Al, yellov ker
mouth Wolf river
Mts Christine l,app, agc IS, dia,rhca
D. l56 Poplar
Sophie May, age Il months un
known, Winchester, near Third,
Patrick CoOney, age 40, yellow fever
Auction.
Max Hammer aye -, yellow fever
9sl Main.
Total deaths, 26i yellow fever sOi
other causes aud unknown, &,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Nathan Swinek, = young man
formerly in the employ OF Rice, Silk \
Co, and who lell some two weeks since
on aeeoun, Of the sickness here, died in
the pest house in Cincinnati OF yellow
fever.
Mr.. Joseph wiiOwsky, the tobaoeonist,
died Of yellow fever, Friday, in Little
Rock,
Daniel Johnson, the isweler at IA
Main street, aud Stephen Longiellow, at
the United States Marshafs office, we
learn. are both improving
Touy Depaol, in the same peigh6or.
hood, is getting we'll.
Lou Childress, at AS Main street, no,
sick. however, with yellow fever, is in
critical conditions.
Mrs. Beek,el and daughter, at Go
Linden street, have recovered from sup
posed yellow fever.
DIR. ]. Joseph Williams rested very
well last night. His fever is Abatins;
temperature, lOl' F. The friends of
this admirable gentlemen entertain
sirong hopes Of his recovery.
Captain W. r. Hendrix is reported
better to day, also Master John Suter,
both OF whom we're considered quite low
few days since.
Miss Flora Gray, who has been down
three or four days on Tennessee street,
with the fever, is improving. Miss Gray
is sister of W. P. Gray, who died on
Allen avenue several days since.
Mr.. John Walsh, the undertaken, was
taken down with the fever yesterday, but
is reported much better to-day at noon.
There are thirty.eight patients at the
Walthall Infrmary. Since the last re-
port for twehty.four hours there has been
two deaths, one discharged and three
received.
Mr.. Jno. l.. Chandler, now stopping
at Canton, Miss, sends $40 to the suffer
ing Of the city, and Mr.. John c. Hazlete,
at Holly Springs, $40.
Mayor johnson was reported better to-
day at noon.
DR.. Freeman, we regret to learn, is not
so well to-day.
W. W. Lusk, who was under care Of
the Masonic Board of Relief, died at
noon to-day.
Rev. DR.. Lotion is reported much bet
ter to-day
Mr.. Geo. F. Burrows, who has been
sick for over week with the prevailing,
is improving rapidly.
We are pleased to announce that Rev.
Guilford Jones is considered out Of
danger.
THE MAsONs.
The Masonic Relief Board report all
patients under their care doing well, with
the exception of Mrs. E. Porter, corner
of Third and Exchange streets, and
Mrs. Chris 0berst, in Chelsea. Both
these parties are very low, with but lit
tie hope Of their recovery. Contribu.
tons are still coming in. No new cases
have been reported to-day. Among
those reported as convalescing is Mr..
Mr.. Sam Topping, the well.known cotton
shed man, who has been down some days
with q severe case Of the fever.
The following contributions were en-
tered up in the books Of the Towards to
day: Board of Trade, Louisville, 5000 40;
Cash. Charleston, S. C, 4 W. B. War
ton and n. T. Mckay, Florence, Ala,
dozen chickens and quarter beef; NJ.
A. Helen, Athens, Tenn. 10; Cltize MS,
Savannah, Ga, by Rev. S. Landrum,
100; VIM. Goringe, Chicago, 2; J. A.
McGinty, Uhrichsville, 0hio,l6 IS; J. H.
Clough, Superior City, Wis, 20; Citizens,
Selma, Ala, l08 So; Burke & Herbert,
Alexandria, Va. 40; W. A. Hemphill
and Others, Atlanta, Ca, Is 50; Trinity
NJ. e. church, through H. D. Bennett,
Treasurer, Evansville, Ind, l79 IS:
Presbyterian church, Evans
vile, Ind. per ]. H. Schloep. 200; Young
Mems Christian church, Bloomington,
ILL.,, 4lG Sc; New York Produce ex.
change, through 6. II. Grant, 800;
Equitable Fire Insurance Co., Nash
vile, through j. G. LOndsdale, 100.
Personal.
We leaan that Major W. T. Waltkall,
who has been acting some weeks with
the Howard Association, as the repre-