Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-30

z son.
jerks Love, age 10, AGA Poplar
Catherine Hiser, 44O Poplar.
Robert Lucas, colored, 2S2 He
nando.
G Annie Weidt, age 81, IA
l Washington.
Joseph Vorbrink age SO, 10
| Dunlap.
Joe Woeller, age 80, 5 miles i
the country.
August PEPPER, age 81, 2 mile
from the city.
Frank Cause, age 20, Commerc
and Third.
Mrs Martha Bradley, age Sc, Auc
ton and railroad.
George Davis, age 40, Front anc
Court.
Ely Cobb, colored, age rs, z
Hill.
Chicago John, age 40.
Henry Orsin, age 81, 173 Adams
James Newman, Allen avenue.
Katie Williams, colored, 1923
Poplar.
Turner (male), Dunlap.
Mrs Lynch, age SO, G8 Com
merce.
Il Cole, age 40, 115 Market.
Eliza Felking, age 40, Fifth and
Looney.
Maggie Bowles, colored, age 40.
HUMPHREYS.
Monroe Seymour, colored, age As,
81 Robson.
Thomas helms, colored, age IS
173 Jefferson.
August Riders, colored, age As,
10Y Poplar.
John Hall, age so, Rayburn
avenue, gunshot.
Mary Robson, age 70, colored,
old age, Pontotoc.
James Lynch, age s, neglect, 8
IL Alabama.
Mary A O'Gara, age 20, hem
morage, 81 Robson.
MISCELLANEOUS
Davey, of the Chickasaw Iron
Works, is doing we'll under the treatment
of DR. White, at J w Heath'u house.
Three additional sisters Of St Mary
episcopal are en- route from New York
assist those already here in their work
among the sick and destitute.
The citizens relief committee issue on
average 5000 r%ations und expend
$1,000 per day, which exhausts govern.
and all other aid received. All
refugees unable to 90 are furnished
transportation. Seven cases of yellow
ever have occurred in the county Jail
and the jailer is down. General Wright
made arrangements to send the other
prisoners to Presidents Island for quar-.
DITTO Summers, of Nashville, who
came down and offered bis
ervices in this dire extremity, has been i
'ssigned to duty at Camp 10 Williams
in conjunction with DR. Nall, he
NIL have charge. Both these gentle. l
nen deserve the highest praiss-Dr Nall.
or his assiduous labors day and night;
Summers for coming among us to [
IsS 30 much in the cause of science and
uman'iy. We hope they may be spared II
I'LL out long and useful lives. TT
DR. Schmele, of Philadelphia. whose NJ
Exhaustive essay on the cause, diffusion. pSs
~'calIzAtlon' prevention and cure of epi.
emic' has reached US, says, on page 80.
az physicians or nurses should never F'
.ke any food in the sickroom, or in thu :
'u'e or vicinity of a patient, and when ~
'lrlng home from the visit OF infected 81
calllieS' to wash their mouths with lime Ma
''er' or by water acidulated BY sui. uRR
uric acid and'te drink a glass of ice. ply
''er' TO which two or three drops of sui. 1891
uric acid may b. added"
A PROPOSED PREVENTIVE. Rec
Thomas Cubbins, sn intelligent and 20,
ugA'ial mechanic Of this city, has
DRY in regard to the prevention oil r.
low fever, which is worthy of consid.
Ion' His idea is that the disease il vii
pagated at night in the absence Of the i HUH
oil the sun, and that this can bs re-. rive
'ed by artificial heat. He would go.
three cords Of wood between every :.
blocks of buildings, and Gre them At FO
He has strong faith in this Reg
me- and cites the fact that during Fr
'mer epidemic there was no yellow nv
IN the vicinity of a brickyard where J.D
were Kept constantly burning Mr.. Len
.lna sustains his theory further from barT
ia II. cofn