Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-26

Patrick Ryder, age 30, yellow fever.
W James McKcon, age 81, yellow
fever.
Catherine Jones, age 10. yellow fever.
Florence Davis, Is months, yellow
fever.
Mrs Riley, age 40, yellow fever.
Tom Warner, age 80, yellow fever.
Ed A Standberg,. 6 months, yellow
fever.
H S Harrington, age Q. congestion of
the brain.
Mary Lynch, age 81, yellow fever.
George Scales, age %, congestive
chill.
Mary Bette Bell, age 10, congestive
chill.
Alice Scherrer, age l3. yellow fever.
S E Berry, age sc, yellow fever.
John Conlin, age 40, yellow fever.
McKernan, age so, yellow fever.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Walter Oakley, son of Major C P
Oakley, is doing we'll at 1923 Union street,
under the charge Of his parents. So
much for good nursing.
The young ladies Of Iuks gave a con-
cert recently for the benefit of fever.
stricken people, from which was realized
$l42 90, which sun was to day received
by Chas G Fisher, chairman Of citizens
relief committee, from the committee
having the matter in charge.
Sisters Veronica and Dominica, Of La
Salette Academy, we're taken with the
fever last night.
Little Jimmie Winters, age 6, was
found lying on a door step at the corner
of Exchange and Front streets this
morning suffering with the fever. His
story is that be came IN from the camp
looking for his brother, whom be did not
t find. He was carried to the hospital.
A X Gillen, Of the citizens relief com.
mittee, is reported in a dying condition
to-day.
DR. Frayser has been Frustrated two or
three days from overwork and a light at.
tack of fever, but is doing we'll and will
be up in q few days.
General W ] Smith was resting we'll
at hAlfpast n to-day, and all his symp.
toms we're favorable.
Some little confusion has occurred in
the receipts Of two organizations, from
the fact that j G LOndsdale, sr, aud
r John G Lonsdale, jr, are trsasurSrs, re
spectively, Of the Howard Association
and citizens relief committee. The for
mer's headquarters ara at the Towards
depot. 2C7 Main street, while the Office O
John G Lonsdale, jr, is at Al Madison
street.
THE PRINTERS.
At a special meeting of the MemphiI
Typographical Union, No IL, yesterday
it was resolved to ask sister unions 70
pecuniAry assistance. The following re
lief committee was appointed: Wm
., Taylor, Henry Moode, r S Smith, ]
Of Wheles and I P Kavanaugb. All com
munications. etc, should be addressed !
VIM G Taylor, chairman. Appeal Office
ANOTHER PREVENTIVE.
The Vick'burg Herald says: Man
Of our old citizens think that pulverize
hh willow charcoal is almost a sure preVer
tive Of yellow fever. They point to th
be. fact that many families in this city use
it during every visitation of the yello'
ed, fever, and that not one Of them had th
disease. The proper way to use ii
Of mixed with a little sugar aud water,
tablespoonful at a dose, once or twice
in. day before meals. 1t can be had OF an
druggist. Others have great confident
in turpentins. They say it is the be
disinfectant Of ooEs now known, al
ed. hat Bronze John refuses to call whe
turpentine Is kept constantly open
small vessels iu every room. A lit
poured in a saucer and kept in evOl
room in the dwelling is sufficient"
THE FATHER MATHEW CAMP.
cen This camp has been established
Cyprus creek, and over $50 persons ha
already been accommodated. 1t is
tended, frat, for the members Of the
TO ciety; second, for ell Catholics who ne
its protectioni and, next, for all who
the it may be able to assist. 1t has secur
lay, a tract Of more bar one hundred acrl
There is a sparkling sprisg in the mid
,on' and the stream, pure and clear, courI
through il.
l44 No one is admitted to a permAne
place in it until q certain number
. days shall have elapsed: The tempora
camp is on enc side, and the more p,
low permanent one on the other side Of {
stream, All who are permitted 10 emf