Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-11

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Mrs Robt Kumpf is down with
the fever at her residence, on the
boulevard.
DR. Dawson, who was stricken
with the fever on Monday last is
doing finely.
Louis Frierson, one Of the newly
elected Towards, went home sick
this morning.
The infant son Of RObt and Ma
tilda Kumpf, sl1 months old, died
yesterday of the fever.
At Port Gibson, to date, there
have been AIS cases and IS deaths
from yellow fever.
Mrs NJ Kenzler, aged so, a wor-
thy, good lady, mother Of Robert
Kumpf, died on Saturday last.
Mrs Carrie Davis, one Of the vol
unteer nurses from Nashville, died
Monday night at the inirmary.
Professor Francis, organist at the
First Methodist church, was report
ed dying this morning, three miles
out.
Mrs Butler P Anderson, who
was reported dead a few days since,
is still alive, but in a critical con-
dition.
Miss Lorena Mead, "a Gayoso
street. has nursed Annie Cook to
the last. She deserves all the credit
that can be given.
Jack Leopold, who came from
Waco, Texas, to nurse his relatives,
was himself taken with the fever
and died last night.
Andy Granger, Fred Brennan's
faithful friend, is down with the
fever. He will have the best atten-
ton his friends can give.
DR. P G Nugent, Of st Louis,
was stricken last night, and is at
the infrmary, on the corner of
Court and Third streets.
There are nearly 5000 people
down with the fever at Vicksburg.
General Featherstone is very low
and not expected to live.
Joe Mahaffy, a well-known press
man, of this city, and his wife, have
both died Of the fever, leaving seve-
raj small children to the cold char.
tiles Of the world.
Good sister Vincent, from St.
Louis, who came here to nurse our
sick, died this morning Of the fe-
YER. She was the daughter of our
fellow citizen Maurice Hickey, por-
ter Of Rice, Silk & Co.
TIP Kavanaugh, of this Office,
who has had a severe attack of the
fever, called to see us to-day. He
is looking somewhat reduced, and
presents the appearance of having
been we'll billed out" His friends
will be glad to know that he is all
right once more.
Annie Cook died last night.
Though fallen from society, she
has done noble work in nursing the
sick and relieving distress. She has
shown that she was good at heart,
at least, and none will be SO unchar-
liable now as to remember her call
ing. May she rest in peace!
l indorse DR. Louis A Brian, Of
Houston, Texas, as the right man
in the right place. He is in charge
Of the hospital, corner Third and
Court streets. He has been SEN
here by the physicians Of Houston
to attend and study this plague.
DIR. PAUL OTEY.
The board ofhealth at Coldwater
Miss, has quarantined Memphil
and Holly Springs, not even allow.
ing a Memphis newspaper to b,
sold or carried there, and entirel,
stopping all mail matter from Hol
ly Springs. They are now making
arrangements to stop the wind from
blowing from the direction Of eithe.
city. Will this stop the cOmmerc,
Of the world ?
Thos. Cubbins, who has been ap
pointed by the city to solicit sub
scriptions of wood in the country
reports having received the appro
baton and promise Of free trans
portation for all wood subscribed
on Memphis and Oharlestown rail