Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-29
OLIVER, FINNIE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Death is knocking at every door.
Twenty additional physicians are sadl
needed.
"A freight-train from Little Rock runs a
far as Forest City, distributing supplies.
Willie G. Taylor, one of the APPEAL
compositors, stricken down Monday, is doinl
we'll.
"A colored lodge Of Masons at Little Rocl
send twenty-five dollars for the Memphis suf
ferers.
st. Louis has contributed five thousand
one hundred and thirty-six dollars for yellow
fever sufferers.
Liverpool, England, has appointed g
committee to take up subscriptions for the
yellOwfever sufferers.
Three cases of what is called biliOus-fe-
ver-refugees from Memphis-at Paris, Ten
nessee, created scare.
One hundaed and nineteen new cases
and ffty-eight deaths Of yellow-fever In one
day is enough to give US panic.
Among the subscriptions in Chicago are
one of $1,000 by the hotel men, $40 by the
Tribune, and 800 by the Journal.
Robinson, the druggist, corner of Sec
ond and Madison streets, keeps open all night
and makes up prescriptions promptly.
jackson P. Crews reports that all the
members of the Chelsea Baptist church and
congregation are well, except Mrs. A. I.
Lacey.
Harris Haskell and Banch Offner died
at Cincinnati yesterday. Mrs. Ofner and
child and Mr.. Desaner are In the hospital
with fever.
Eight petitions in bankruptcy were fled
yesterday with. Mr.. Andrews. the clerk, at
Bartlett. Onlytw more days left before the
bankrupt-law expires.
The Howard Association needs more act
i've members. None but respectable citizens
need apply. 1t is to be hoped that thirty or
forty will volunteer to-day.
The headquarters of the ninth ward SUBJ
committee of the citizens relief committee
has been established at the corner of Fifth
and Saffarans streets, Chelsea.
-Mansford, corner Second and Monroe,
received last night large line of reading
material. Store opened from eight o'clock
morning till Ave o'clock afternoon.
Robinson, the druggist, ON the corner of
Madison and second streets, is doing most
service in the present trying
times, in keeping his store open all night.
"A subscriber, writing to us from New
Orleans, says that business there as here, is
at standstIll, and that the best physicians
are slccPssful in their treatment of the yell
low-fever.
"A friend informs us by letter that there
Is no yellow-fever at Brownsville, where
many Memphis refugees are enjoying the
generous hospitality OF the good people of
that flourishing little city.
Kansas City contributes 5000; Chicago,
$80OO; Omaha, Neb., $1,000; Falls City,
Neb., $62; Wheeling, w. Va. $1,000; the
Masons of Leavenworth. KS, $500, and the
city of Evansville, Ind, $500.
The bankrupt-law expires next Satur-
day. Petitions eau be sworn to before no.
tary public and fled at Bartlett, Tennessee.
Blanks at the registers Office in this city or
at the clerks office at Bartlett.
Secretary w. Il. M'Clune desires us to
announce, for the benefit of the teachers of
the city schools, that they will find checks
for their salaries for the month of May at the
Union and Planters bank, on Madison street.
Mr.. S. f. Sewer, formerly with Wiggin
d Co., the Main street hatters, has become
member of the Howard association. and was
on duty last night. Mr.. Sewer will give val
liable service to the association during these
trying times.
The good people of Brownsville are get
ting up concert for the benefit of the suffer-
ers from the epidemic in Memphis. 1t will
take place next Wednesday night at Lee hall
in that city, and we feel assured that it will
yield handsome sum.
w. w. Quinlan, of Crittenden county,
Arkansas, writes US that the best way to pre-
pare a mustard plaster is to mix the mustard
with the white of an egg, and nothing else.
He says such a plaster will not blister if you
let it remain on twenty-four hours.
We understand the banks have deter
mined to reduce their lines of discount to
mere nothing. They must protect them
selves and their depositors. These are extra
times, and it behooves banks to look
out for themselves. A word to the wise.
Don't rely on the banks for discounts.
Augustus Pollock, of Wheeling, West
Virginia, sending handsome contribution to
the citizens relief committee, writes: There
was enough already In the condition of our
to make US humble, without adding
this terrible calamity to the dire experiences
Of the period"
Mr. John II. Dix, the proprietor of Dix's
new hotel, Nashville, writes as follows:
please say to your board of relief to send
me four children, from seven to twelve years
DID, to take care of until the yellow-fever is
over in your city, free of charge. | would
take more, but have not sufficient room"
OF the one hundred and nineteen new
cases of yellow-fever reported in the twenty
four hours ending at SIX o'clock yesterday
afternoon, thirty are colored people, and yet
yet negroes may be seen at any and all hours
Of the day. in the alleys and back ways, stuffing
their bellies with watermelons and all sorts
of unwholesome trash.
Considerable complaint is made of the
negligence of nurses. Some of them are re-
ported to be exceedingly industrious and at
tentive when visitors are about, but as soon
as their backs are turned they become negli-
rant and do not Give the prODar attention n
patients. Much of the fatality may be at
tributed to this cause.
The streets presented more deserted ap-
pearauce yesterday than since the fever broke
out. The few met here and there were de-
spondent, and all believe that sooner or later
each one must sooner or later yield to the
ravages of the disease. How many will sur
we must be determined hereafter. Yet there
is work for US all to do, and each one seems
determined to die, if die he must, at his post
Of duty.
Bishop Quintard, at a meeting of the
bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church,
was. the New York Times tells US, too much
ratigued by his recent journey to make an
address of any length; but, with few words,
ne urged the people of that city to redouble
heir efforts in sending succor TO their plague
stricken brethren of the south, and assured
hem that the accounts of suffering and want
received from there were not eXaggeratlons.
The relief committee of the Memphis
union received a telegram
from Washington City yesterday, announcing
hat the employees of the government print
ng.ofice in that city had forwarded contribu-
ions. amounting to eighty dollars, for the
elief of the sick and destitute printers of
Memphis. The amount was forwarded
through Mr.. Defrees, the public printer. 1t
,ones in good time, as already several MEM
1ers of the union are down with the fever,
m in need of help. 1t is unnecessary to
sy that it will be judiciously expended.
DIR. Schmule, of Philadelphia, whose
Exhaustive essay on the cause, diffusion, To-
llization, prevention and cure of cpl
lenics has reached us, says, on page
g. that physicians or nurses
hould ''never take any food in the
lck-room, or in the house or vicinity of pa
isnt, and when retiring home from the VS.
/, of infected localities. ID wash their mouths
Ill. A. H.,