Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-29

fht WALfhALL NfihAAhhs
Major W. 7. walthall. in view OF III
expected early closing OF the Inhrmar
bearing bic name. has addressed a state
7 ment OF iis operations and results to A
D. Langstail, President OF the Howar
Association. as follows;
Since tho In6rmary was opened, Of
the 18th Of September, l6I patients hav
been admitted. OF these the disposition
TO date has been as follows Died, 70
discharged, 10; remaining, II OF th'
remaining patients Is are eonvalescen
or doing we'll and the condition OF 3 4
still critical, Two Of these, however
have recovered from yellow fever, ans
arc now suffering from its consequences
combined with old chronic disease.
Supposisg that these three should
eventually die-which is BY no mean,
certain, perhaps not even probable-anc
the others recover, as II seems almost
certain they will, the result would be AZ
follows:
Discharged cured, 49, died, 70; total,
l67.
In other words, Il will show a total
result Of about 81 per centum cured, and
about AZ per ccntum Of fatal cases.
When the malignant type OF the fever Is
considered, the very great danger and
evil attending the removal OF a yellow
fever patient in any case, and especially
the fact that about halt Of the deaths
have been Of persons brought to the In
Urinary ia an already morbnnd condl-
ton, the result speaks most Significantly
for the skill aud success Of DR.. Black
burn and the other physicians who
have occasionally assisted him in the
treatment of certain patients.
OF those admitted TO the lnhrmary,
there have been males, l07; females, 6Oi
total, l67. Eight were colored patients
and 20 were white children, between the
ages Of 4 and l6 years.
OF the deaths there have been males,
SO; females, II; total, &c. Two of the
colored patients have died, and 8 chill
dren. OF whom 4 we're males and a
female.
Leath Orphan Asylum gratefully &C.
knowledges the receipt Of $50 80 from
the National Elgin Watch Company; 10
in cash and 10 barrels OF coal from John
B. Atkinson, Esq, Secretary Of St.
Bernard Coal Co.; from James NJ.
Anderson, Holly Springs, Mississippi;
100 from friend at Cambridge, Mass;
A. G. Dennis, shoes to value Of IL %;
also, l6 from Wake Forrest Baptist
church, North Carolina, and 100 from
a friend in Griffin, Georgia. AZ from pu-
pills OF La Grange Female College; Sc
cents from Aaron Bucks nickel bank.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
OFFICE OF grand CHANCELLOR. KNIGHTS orr
PYrHIAs, STATE OF TENNESSEE,
MEMPHIS. Tenn. October q; 1873.
p. p. the 10th.
To the Fraternity of the X. OFF,. Greeting:
DEAR SIRs AND BRoTHEEs-To the
Order at large we return our most pro-
found thanks Tor their prompt and lib
eral response to our call for aid. The
noble and generous sentiments ex-
pressed in the multitude of communica-
lions received at this Office and by our
members generally, has proved great
source of consolation to us in the dark
aud gloomy hours through which we
have been and still are passing. The
bonds of friendship that unite us have
been fully tested, and we of this plague
stricken city can, OF truth, assert that
our beloved Order has evinced by its
action that their obligations are still
green ID their memory. God grant they
may ever remain SO.
I Owing to the exceedingly generous
spirit that has actuated our warm
hearted brethren, we have now a suff
cheney OF means to relieve all of our fra
ternity who may need assistance, and
would suggest that no more be sent.
As soon as practicable, an account OF
all receipts aud disbursements will be
sent to the G. C. of each jurisdiction.
| am, Sirs, yours in f. c. and B.,
I. s. JUKEs, G. c.,
Secretary and Treasurer Of X. Of p. Re-
lief Association.