Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
FROM MEMPHIS.
yellow Fever snn Lingers--The OicaIIa
Outrage.
The appeal of the Sd says:


The appeal of the Sd says:
1.-THE Howard Asrocciation reports eight
new cases of yellow fever yesterday, show.
ing that it still has hold that it is unwill
ing to let go, even after encounterinQ. as
it has, frosts enough, according to all past
experience, to kill it outright. The deaths
were thirteen-seven from yellow fever and
six from other causes, an increase of two
over the total of Saturday, which was
eleven, bat exactly the same proportion 10y
yellow feveru
The Memphis Appeal of the Cd says
The biggest fraud yet perpetrated on our
community was discovered yesterday, and
the perpetrator was no less parsonage than
eX-acting Mayor, Paul Cicalla, chairman
of the Board of Aldermen. He presented
to Major Nealis on the morning of the 9th
of October, a requistion for thirty days.
ration for the family of Mrs. McNichols, a
widow lady living on Hurting street, who
supports four children of a sister who died
with the fever, three of her own, and self,
making eight in all. Major Nealis re-
fused to fill the order at first, but Mr.. CT
Gala demanded them as Mayor of the city,
and Major Nealis, believing he had the
right to control everything in the estab-
lishment, filled the reGuisition and started
provisions for the lady's residence. To-
day she applied to Col. Jack Halstead for
work reducing her to the last extremity
The Colonel being large-hearted man,
and ever ready to assist those in distress,
made out requisition on Major Nealis
which the lady presented to be filled. The
ma or remembering our eX-acting Mayors
demand for such a large amount of pro-
visions, and the name connected there
with, refused to fill the reqiusition, and
was in the act of taking steps to have her
arrested but she pleaded hard and stated
so positively that she had not been the re-
cipient of anything from the commissiary,
that she was permitted to leave.
She proceeded to Col. Halstead's resi-
dence and asked him with tears in her
eyes, "Why did you send me to that place
boy to jail?' This was more than our old
citizen could stand; and although sick, he
started on the warpath. After a long
search, Jack found his honor the exact
ing, and invited him to take seat in his
buggy. Forbearance ceasing to be a viz
tue, the destitute widow in tears and the
rascality of his eX-hOnOr was about as
much as Col. Jack could choke down-but
after a struggle he was able to keep his
hands off the distinguished Alderman of
the sixth ward, and the following ques-
tons were put to him by the redoubtable
Jack "What did you do with the ra-
tons you drew for Mrs. McNichols ?p An
swer-"I stored them" Question-"Where
did you store them? Tell me quick, for 1
will know?n Answer-"I stored them at
HOME" Then the old citizens wrath
was at the highest pitch, and after order
ing the ex-acting Mayor out he informed
him that measures would be taken at once
to see the matter properly examined into.
The ex-acting will doubtless want COM
mittee to examine the case Monday, but as
the case was put in the hands of Captain
Harry Crammer, and as he shows no favor,
Paul can look out