Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-31
OLIVER. FINNIE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

There was an extraordinary heavy drain
upon the Towards yesterday for nurses.
Captain Sim Barinds went on duty in the
Office of the Towards yesterday-a valuable
acquisition.
Horses and buggies for the volunteer
physi clans are very much needed. Who will
supply them2
Orphan children will be received and
cared for at the Garfield and also at st. Pc
tsr' s asylum.
Captain Jim GLASS; hack-horses STAN
pedeo yesterday, and came near reducing his
vehicl 2 to kndling-wood.
Rev. DR.. Daniels's friends will rejoice to
hear that he passed the crisis about noon yes
terday, and is doing well.
Rev. A. Thomas, pastor of the German
Lutheran church, Is Gown with the fever. He
will have the best Of attention.
Chief Athy has moved his Office into the
upstairs, northeast corner of Main and Mon
roe streets. He promises q square deal.
The bankrupt law expires tonight. Pc
titions are fled with II. E. Andrews, at Bart
lett. No petitions can be fled after tonight.
We regret that Mr.. Landrum, of the
AUalGnche, was compelled to give up work
yesterday. Hope it is only fatigue from over
work.
According to DR.. Dowell, one should
make for the topmost crag of Pixies Pc k If
ne wanted to get out OF the yelow-iever
zone.
The Towards received large accession
of nurses from Mobile, Shreveport and Sa-
yanuah yesterday, most Of whom went on
duty at once.
Rev. DIR. Boggs entered upon duty yes
terday as Howard visitor, in place OF Mr..
Ed Mansford, who was stricken down with
the fever the day before.
CaIia Sullivan upbo loft tho citv
last Monday, is down with the fever at
Brownsville. She is receiving every possible
attention, and is doing well.
The Creole treatment" published in
the APPEAL, has the Endorsement OF Medical
Director Mitchell. 1t has been printed by
the Howard association for general dlstrIbu-
ton.
Mr.. William G. Woodruff is among the
dead of yesterday. One of our best business
men, he was also a gentleman in the best
sense of the term, true in all the relations OF
life.
Mrs. Newman, of 128 Washington street,
who. died yesterday, willed all her worldly
goods to the children of friend, and was
buried by the county undertaken, at her own
request.
Rev. George c. Harris yesterday received
Telegram announcing that three Sisters of
s.. Mary (EpiscopaD will leave New York to-
day, to tender their services for the relief of
yellow-tever victims IN Memphis.
"A telegram was received by the Towards
yesterday from Grenada, announcing that
Colonel Butler T. Anderson rested well the
night before, ana was getting along favor
ably. Mrs. Anderson Is with him.
1t was reported yesterday that there were
twenty-four cases OF fever at the jail; that
M Williams, under sentence OF death for
MURDER had died; and that Brizzel, also
under sentence of death, was dying.
The news of the favorable change in
Captain Brennan's case yesterday was re-
ceived with joy by his numerous anxious
friends. He is in good hands and will now,
it is earnestly hoped, rapidly recover.
The Garfield orphan asylum is estab-
hshed and kept up by the citizens relief COM
mittee. All applicants should be sent to $40
Poplar street, where the orphans will be I'M
mediately sent to the asylum, three miles out
on the Louisville road.
Miss D. Murdoch, the volunteer nurse
who was awarded gold medal for valuable
service In Shreveport during the epidemic of
1873, arrived yesterday from Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and reported to Rev. DIR. Harris,
OF st. Mary's (EpiscopaD church, for duty.
We need more physicians and more nur-
SEES. The government, we understand, pro-
nOses to supply the fUrIner, but where are the
latter to be had, if our own people do not
volunteer? The Towards call for new mem
bers has so far been answered but by three
gentlemen. More are wanted. Who will
| volunteer?
Mr. w P. ProudGt having resigned as
| member of the citizens relief committee,
| Colonel James S. Prestidge has kindly con-
sented to take his place, and is appointed
chairman of the subscription committee and
| a member of the auditing committee. All
subscriptions to the citizens relief should be
sent to him.
Colonel James S. Prestidge, of James S.
Richardson g. Co., and w. w. Hatcher,
cashier of the First national bank were yes
| terday elected members of the citizens relief
committee-the former from the seventh
ward, and the latter from the fourth ward
| and they were added to the finance commit
| tee Colonel Prestidge was made chairman
OF the committee in place Of w. ?. Proudft,
| who has resigned.
Captain J. C. Maccabe issued from the
commlssary yesterday the large amount of
| iity-eight hundred and seventy-three ra-
| tons to destitute citizens, exclusive of sup
| two hundred and thirty-eight families, 417S
rstons; nineteen soldiers. guard on Presi-
dents Island, 50; Captain Maingault's camp,
| 200; refugees at Denies store, seventeenth
district, 1850; and jail prisoners, $50.
Here is another yellow fever remedy: As
| soon as you feel the fever coming on, take a
foot bath of warm water and mustard, two
| tablespoonful of powdered charcoal, one and
| a half tablespoonful flour of sulphur, half a
tablespoonful off calcenated oyster-shell, and
| two spoonfuls of white sugar; smix well to-
gether, and give the patient one teaspoonful
! every half hour in wineglass of camille or
| other herb tea. Every other person in the
house should take of the above mixture half
a teaspoonful three times a day in water