Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-04

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Mcfarland Goodmau.. i
W Dickinson.
The sum of $l73 80 was given in by
Sanitary Sergeant Rogers.
The sum Of two dollars was received
at the LEDGER office this morning witt
the following anonymous note:
To the Howard Association:
From little girl who is on n visit tC
this city, and whose mother sent her five
dollars, and she gives two dollars, it be.
ing all she could spare.
Messrs. Lloyd, Clarke & Co. write al
follows:
Anything in our line that will be o
use to your lnfrmary we will cheeriully
donate. Destroy all bills that have beer
rendered for articles. purchased.
LOOP.
Alexander Hum, an active working
member of the Order, who has done
much for the relief OF the distressed
was himself taken down with yellow
fever yesterday at his residence on Lin
den street, two doors east of DIR. Walk
church. His is considered serious
case. John Rapp, corner of Fifth anC
Looney streets, in Chelsea, is doing
well. j. B. Hays, another brother who
has worked himself down in the cause
is sick, and quite sick, 'on Main street
next door to Miners drug store. j
Achtman' wife,in Chelsea, is doing well
j. P. Gore, 40 Market, is doing well
The Odd Fellows Relief Committe,
has altogether twenty-nine cases il
charge and employs thirty-four nurses
Letters of sympathy and offers Of hell
have come from the lodges in Chicago
and funds will no doubt be received a
an early day.
Brother C. Richmond contributes six
dollars and c.. A. Beehn an order fol
twenty We dollars in drugs. j. Acklin
a white nurse, on being paid of, con
tributed two dollars out of his wages
C. c. Bills, supplies for the sick, S.
Lloyd, Clarke & Co., offer to furnish al
supplies in their line needed by the sick
The Committee provides the best o.
nurses. One of them who attends Mr.
John Rapp, in Chelsea, says he wants
no pay-that he works from sympathy
Many of the nurses, however, are paiC
ten, dollars per day.
j. NJ. Frank and sou, l2l Beal, doing
well; L. j. Dodson, 1871 Old Madison
not so well; H. Hess, at so Jackson, los
child yesterday and has another very
i'll; the little girl died yesterday, and th'
little boy losses in his bed wild with fe
yer and constantly calls for his sister.
At Mr.. Geugels house, corner of Elk
change and Main, the three ladies arr
doing we'll; the boy IS very low. Ia
Fritz, IS Market street, doing well. ID
LanOs, so Hill street, not so well; verl
low. d. F. Goodyear, 81 Exchange, do
ing well. W. l.. McLefresh, 1877 Vance
doing well. Mrs. Uhl, 0verton street
no doing we'll g. W. Johnson and r
C. Blackburn. doing we'll s. f. Noyes
lag Fifth street, Chelsea, improving rap
idly. W. L. Allen, corner Chelsea am
Fourth streets, quite sick. -Four Of TN
above cases are new ones.
THE SICK.
Mr.. VIM. Hendrix, of the firm Of Hen
dirk, Center 4 Co., on the corner o
Front aud Union, is said to be very sicl
with the fever in his room over the store
and it is further rumored. but we canno
vouch for the fact, that he lacks atten
ton.
Aim. Mellon, clerk at Wards cloth
ing house, is very i'll with the fever, an'
fears are entertained that he will no
recover.
Mr.. Smelser, Of the Avalanche, hai
been quite sick, but has excellent friend
as nurses, and is doing well.
Mr.. Leidy. the halter, ia also improv
ing.
Rev. Father Carey, Of ST. Peter
church, who has been down for severa
days. was improving this morning.
Rev. F. H. Bowman, Of the FRS
Presbyterian church. has the yelloV
fever. Services in his church viii b
suspended until further notice. He O.
doing we'll
Mrs. James N. White. We ere PLEASED
to learn. has recovered. alter eight days
] sickness.