Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-29
buttons should be addressed to Governor F.
/ J. Nichols, president, or J. II. Murray, treas
ursr.
Concert for the YeliOw-Fever Suffer
ers ut Iuka, Miss.

| J. Nichols, president, or }. ii. Murray, treas
! urer.
] Concert for the YelIOw-Fever Suffer
erH ut Iuka, Miss.
From an Appeal Correspondent
IUKA, Aug Pin gloomy times like these,
when sickness hangs over so many homes in
| Memphis. her stricken people must feel great
iul indeed when they hear OF acts of charity
and kindness from abroad toward her afflicted
citizens | therefore send you the following
account OF a concert and hop given in aid of
the sufferers at the luka Springs hotel, which
was kindly rendered on the occasion by the
proprietor, Mr.. I. NJ. Miller, on Thursday
evening last, hoping you will find room for
its insertion. The following musical anna
tours of luka took part, assisted by Prof. w.
NJ. Williams, of Memphis: Misses S A. FL
lis, NJ. L. " 'Cutchen, 4. D. NJ Cain, A B.
Moss and Or. J. Z. Crenshaw. The music
was exceedingly good, and speaks very high
lY of the amateur musical talent of the town.
Mr.. Louis Herzog, of Memphis, then adj
dressed the audience. Thanking all present,
on behalf of the Memphis sufferers, he an
nouuced that a bouquet of flowers 1.-THE gift
of Mrs. r. G. Brinkley) would be offered at
auction, at ten cents a vote, the young lady
receiving the highest number to be the receiv-
er. After a spirited contest, Misses Fisher
ard Simmons were declared the winners,
amid rounds of applause from all present.
The little folks contributed greatly to the
evenings enjoyment. 1t was found that the
bouquet had realized the handsome sum of
ffty-four dollars and twenty cents-perhaps
the highest price ever realized for one in this
town. The young folks then adjourned to
the courthouse and INDUCED in hop, which
was a part of the programme. The thanks
of Memphis are not only due to the perform
ers in the above, but also to the whole COM
munity of Iuka for their generous support and
aid in contributing to so noble an object OF
charity, and especially to the untiring efforts
of Mr.. Louis Herzog and Colonel w F Tay-
lor the orIgnators and promoters OF the affair.
The net proceeds of the evening, amounting to
one hundred and forty-two dollars and TWEEN
ty cents, were forwarded to Mr.. Fisher, chair
man of the relief committee, Ter draft on
Porter, Taylor & Co. MEMPHIAN.
COIIierviIIe, Tenn.
From an Appeal Correspondent
COIIIERvILLE, August 24.-"Justice. in
his card Of the twenty third instant, published
in yesterday Ledger, does not coDfne him.
self strictly to facts In regard to quarantine |
at this place. A vast difference exits between |
Memphis and Collierville in point of popula-
tion-Memphis containing, say City thou |
sand while the census of Collierville would |
not show over eight hundred In number, |
which might have been perhaps temporarily |
made thirteen hundred, had not this town |
established quarantine. Memphis is a COM
pacty built city, while In Colllervllle the |
dwellings are from fifty to one hundred and |
two hundred yards apart, with large and |
roomy yards between; and if a case of yellow
fever were to appear here, it could not rea-
sonably be expected to spread beyond the
place of origin. As to freight, the law has
been but very recently modified In reference
to certain class, while others are positively
prob, bited, though Justice" assumes that
freghts have at all times been free to come.
If there have never been at any time any
ordinances prohibiting trains from stopping
here, nor preventing well persons from COM
ing lis asserted by Justice, " WHY these
flaming signs, so conspicuously nailed to
trees and f, noes on the approaches to our
western limits, giving notice OF ''htty dollars
6ne to ony one entering the city from the in
fected districts" and, further, why have well
persons been arrested for this action? No
passenger trains going east stop here, as the
railroad officials do not care to subject them
selves to penalties to which they are liable
under our ordinances. The petition sent you
was, with one exception, signed by all our
city physicians, who are presumed to know
whereof they speak; the other signatures are
Of persons whose characters will compare ia
vorably even with those of this or any other
and many other respectable
names could have been added, but it was not
thought necessary. Perhaps a public meet
ng will be called to obtain a full and fair ex-
preston of the sentiments of our citizens on
his VeXed question. Our sympathles, as SO
far displayed toward Memphians, cannot be
,egarded as of very encouraging and invit-
ng nature; we seem rather to have given you
,he cold shoulder, or, if addicted to slang, [
night say the "dirty shake" The authori-
les in this matter have not fairly represented
he people; their determinations against
Memphis are unjust and ridiculously useless.
We would notruthlessly peril the lives of our
owed ones, nor do we believe any such dam
ger contingent on our absurd quarantine reg
llations, which will hereafter make our wise
lcres the laughing stock of every enlight-
med community. The idea that scattered
rillage like this is In danger of epidemic yell
ow-fever is supremacy preposterous. s.