Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-27

who have both had bad cases of the fever, are
out on the street. looking a little thin, but
out of danger.
Sam Croft, the pressman, reports his
family doing well. He has had six members
Of his family down, two of whom relapsed,
but the best of attention has resulted finally
IN a fair prospect of recovery.
DIR. Kuhne, of Dayton, OHIO, who is
volunte r physician employed by the Howard
association in the ninth ward, sat up yester
day for the first time since the seventeenth
instant, when he was taken down with the
fever.
MIR P. G. Bigley, who had charge of the
Howard store rooms, went home sick We'd
nesday night. Mr.. Bigley's services in the
and he will be missed. OF course, he must
pu through.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ment Of the Bedford (Virginia) Springs iron
and alum mass, which the springs company
propose to furnish to physicians that they
may test it in their practice.
DIR. w. G. Kavansgh was stricken with
the fever yesterday. He was promptly fur
nished with competent nurse, and we hope
be will be spared to us, for a more energetic
physician does not live than DR.. Kavanagh
has been during the epidemic.
Mrs. j. Harvey Mathes was taken with
relapse. Mrs. Mathes passed very rest
less night, but seemed easier yesterday morn
ing. The captain is still on the improve,
and hopes to be up in few days. So mote
it be.
Information is wanted of Miss Jane
Hughes, who came to our city from st. Louis
with DR.. Nugent. Any one knowing of her
relatives by leaving the information at the
Office of the chief of police, corner of Monroe
and Main streets.
LOUIS Frierson, the gallant young How
ard who was down several days, bravely
wrestling with a severe case of the prevailing
fever, was out on the streets yesterday in
search of fresh air. LOUIS shows unmistak-
able signs of the fearful combat, but there is
enough left of him yet to reOrganlze into the
useful citizen he has proved himself to be.
Col. Jas. T. Laath, late president of the
Board of Police and Fire commissioners and
superintendent of public schools, was buried
from 78 Fifth avenue, New York, on the
nineteenth instant, the Rev. DIR. Conkling, of
tie Rutgers Presbyterian church, Twenty
ninth street and Madison avenue, officiating.
-Drs. Bartholomew and Tucker, volunteer
physicians of the Howard ASSOCIATION, have
been placed on duty in the fourteenth civil
district. There have been great many cases
of fever in this district, and DR.. Bartholomew
reports the type malignant. Orders left at
Mr.. John Heinrich S grocery, near the curve
on the fernando road, will receive prompt
attention.
Mr.. John B. Robinson, son of Mr.. J. B.
Robinson, of the Planters insurance COM
pany, and son-in-law of Colonel W. s.
Pickett, died near the State female college
last Monday. Mr.. Robinson was promi-
nent lawyer of this city. Mrs. Robinson, his
wife, is conva escing. Mr.. Robinson had
been married only ten months, and his I'M
timely death is a sad affection to his young
wife.
Among the prominent dead of yesterday
are: Chairman G. G. Fisher, of the Citizen
relief committee; Ed Corson, the prescription
clerk at Mansfeld's drug store; detective Pat
Connell of the Southern express company,
and Captain Billy Homan, of the police force.
All these gentlemen have left records of
which any of us would be proud. They stood
to their posts during the most trying times,
and died like heroes.
There is a sad case out on Rayburn ave.
nue., just beyond the city limits. A family
by the name of M'Namee have been severely
afflicted. Two of their children have died of
the fever, the mother and the father have
been down some time, leaving the only re-
manning member of the family, young girl,
alone, we'll enough to administer to the
wants of the others. Yesterday she was
stricken down, and three are now left.
Nurses have been sent to them, and they
will hereafter be carefully attended to.
Mr.. Chinn, acting signal officer, sends US
the following, showing the state of ther-
mometer at points named below yesterday
evening, at 4:35 pm. washington time):