Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-16

has been taken down with the lever.
CG Fisher, chairman citizens relief
committee received a telegram from Mr.
FS Davis, stating that Colonel ] r.
Leath died in New York on Saturday.
We met Mr. J P wheless Saturday,
one of the Avalanche eompositors, look.
ing thin and melancholy, but otherwise
happy as happy can be.
DR. E A White and W B WAldran, who
were taken down last week, are both con-
vAlescsnt. -Four negroes on the premit.
eI are sick but are doing we'll.
Miss Jewell Boddie, on Union avenue,
is very low with the fever, and is not Z
pected to live. Her mother, Mrs Van
BOddie, has the fever, but is doing well.
Lewis, the polite and clever porter for
the Union and Planters Bank, is down
with q light case Of the fever, and will
be all right in a few days.
john B Hoskins, y Of the Appeal
oompositors, who has had an attack of
the fever, called on US to-day, looking
happy. The happy brigade" is receiv
ing many recruits.
C~oLLIERVLLK. TENN,, September IS. 1878.
Last night DR. P A Perkins, sr, died,
aud his wife and son, Benjamin, are
very low. We need nurses more than
anything else. B G. BLEDsoE.
W ] HARE, jr, With P M Patterson h
Co, is all right again, having entirely
recovered. BE will attend to business
as usual. Billy is happy without a
doubt.
Mejor VIM Willis, superintendent Of
the Southern Express Company, we are
grieved to state, died of the fever early
yesterday morning, after two or three
days illness.
Dr. Marable and his wife are both
convalescent. The doctor relapsed
twice, and we suppose be is all right
now, as he has stood il the best TWO
out Of three"
James Young and wife ana Master
Lee Mcconnell, FIVE miles out on the
II Aleigh road, are down with the yellow
fever. None of these have been in the
city since the fever commenced.
Any one knowing anything of the two
children of Joe Atchison will please no.
tify Charles G Fisher, chairman Of the
citizens relief committee, Al Madison
street.
Appeal and Avalanche please notice
Mr. R W Blew, of the Western Metht
odist, his wife and three children, all
died within twenty four hours Of each
other. Two more children are sick and
not expected to ecover The baby is
yet we'll.
We congratulate Gen W ] Smith, who
divided the Donors Of heroism with But,
Ter P Anderson, at Grenada, upon his
complete recovery from perhaps, one OIL
the severest cases OF fever we have
known.
DR. P S Jones, who moved out on the
boulevard more than a month ago, and
whose family have all been down with the
fever and recovered, will return to the
city in a few days to the residence on
be corner of Adams and Fourth.
We are glad to say, by authority, thai
Mr. f Whitmore, proprietor Of tbs
LEDGER, is out OF ell danger, and is rap
idly recovering, thanks TO a good consti
tuition, good sense and the very best at
ton by his accomplished and %eficien
! nurse. Mrs Edwards, from New Orleans
He will be at his post in a few days.
The fever has almost disappeared from
Pinch. An old lady remarked to GU
q reporter Saturday, while strolling through
that part Of the city looking for sights
There is no sickness up here we ar,
all well and, in fact, this is the health
9 est part Of the city," All Of her famil!
have remained at home aud have heve
been sick,
0ne Of the SaSdest instances Of fam
, ly annihilation BY the epidemic is tina
i furnished by the Flack family. Th
widowed mother, two Sons aud fou
daughters, we're swept away in a fe
days, the last TO go being Miss Louis
who died aud was buried yesterda.
Their names and ages are as follow
MIRA Barbara Flack, 5IyearH; Tom FLAG
28 years; Willie Flaek, 10 years; LauI
Flsok, "a ysarS; Louisa Flack, "a year
Jennie FlAck, 20 years; Clara FlaCk,
years. They all resided at Ill ElliO
street, and we're cared for aAd nurse
by Il J Buhler, the scenic painter at Il
~ theater.
> Mr. Rossbrough, the Methodist mini
ter WHO died al the State Female q
ns legs last week, was, as the printers ter
it, " subbing" for q brother minister
the Rev E E Hamiltou-who lett
OK charge at the outbreak Of the fever her
nd Truly Mr. Kosebrough died that othe
might live. Tits 40 absolute and bur
bis log shame that so many Of the Prote
So. ant ministers have run away to 50
their own lives, whils their congreGatio
Il. have been left to die like dogs-"uuwe
pnhonorod md n~nsun0h Al anoti