Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-22

day morning. Mr.. Carson was, up to the
time of his death, a clerk in the commlssary
department, and faithful assistant OF Cap
tain Maccabe. He was a brave and good
man, and esteemed for many manly virtues.
DR. D. T. Porter, who was so long pros
trated by the fever, is now looking stout and
healthy. He is again conducting the busi-
ness of Porter, Taylor & Co. whose Memphis
house will remain open. HIS noble conduct
during the epidemic has endeared hum to
every one who knows him. We need town
full of such useful citizens.
Charles Bruer, a white nurse, claiming to
be from Little Rock, who has been nursing
at Chris. Cess on Beal street, was arrested
Yesterday morning for larceny. On his per-
son was found 800 belonging to Gels and
clothing enough to make quite respectable
appearance in a secondhand clothing estab-
lishment Several others are now confined
in the statlon-house for like offenses.
While complimenting other druggists,
we must not forget our friends S. w. Hunter,
of Norfolk. Va, H. J. Brooks, of Hartford,
Conn, and our fellow-townsman Geo. h.
Batter, who have held the fort at Morrison
& Humes' since the commencement OF the
epidemic That good man, John A: Holt,
has charge of the business since Mr.. Morrl-
sons death, and, though overworked, can be
found daily at his post.
have most generously contributed, through
P. D Canale, secretary of the Memphis Ital-
ian society, one hundred and fifteen dollars,
and one hundred dollars from the Italian So
ciety of Louisville, to aid the sick and suffer
ing in our frightfully scourged city, and it is
useless to say that it will be most sacredly
and religiously applied to that end by the
Italian society relief committee.
Henry l. Ring, who did good service for
ba RaIiaf COnoOniftaa and bod u
twenty-one days spell of the prevailing,
is navigating Main street daily, and picking
up fast. He said but for the delay of his
baggage probably he would have crossed the
river Silk before now. He is almost able
again to renew work for the afflicted, and
says If the trouble lasts much longer he
will go his whole strength and i'soul to pull
through" all cases he comes in'contact with
Huntsville Independent: Barney Hughes
enjoys justly-merited reputation for having
fine humor, and grim as his last preparation
may seem, we will tell it. He came out of
Memphis early last week, having already wit
messed much distress, and incurred every
danger of an attack. He says that he felt
easy enough in Memphis, but, as soon as he
grow alarmed; that the further he came
from Memphis the greater alarm he found
among the people, and consequently the more
alarmed he became himself; that, when he
reached North Alabama, he found it SO bad
that he could not stand the fright, and, feel
ing that he would be safer in Memphis, he
went back.
The Ledger of yesterday says:-"Capt.
J. Harvey Mathes, who was taken with the
fever two weeks ago to- day, at his editorial
desk, has so far recovered as to be able to sit
an hour at time. His attack was very
violent one, and, but for the promptness of
his noble wife, before doctor could be found
and her excellent nursing afterward, and the
unremltting attention of DIR. Mitchell, the
case might have termina ed differently in a
very short time. Mrs. M. has been down with
the fever eleven days, but is slowly recover
ing. Both hope to be up toward the last of
next week. They have been well supplied
with everything necessary by the Masons,
Knights of Honor and Citizens relief COM
mittee. Some of their nurses proved to be
thieves and whisky guzzlers, but at present
they have two excellent nurses, Mrs. Mitch
ell, of New Jersey, and Mrs. Davis, of
Memphis.
George Francis Train sends US the fol-
lowing postal card:
Citizen J. NJ Heating:
The fever is born of panic, based on COR
mandizing diseased animal foolish, eggs,
butter. Meat is the delirium tremens of
flesh. All your remedies only make matters
WOESc. Dup dlCOnOly lODdCCO, DEdQuY, QO1-
nine, drugs. But above all, keep in the open
air. Abolish hearses, funerals, and the
graveyard horrors; they spread the pesti-
lence. Commence at once crematlng the
dead The disease is mental. 1t is not the
yellow-fever THAT my father, mother, three
sisters, purse, doctor and five servants died
Of IN New Orleans in few days when l was
but four years oldl. It's the Asiatic plague,
or consolidation OF all the diseases through
mental action or fear of death. Memphis
knows me. If you have faith, will stop the
pestilence. Telegraph and | will come by
express. Mayor and Citizens Committee
must sign the dispatch. My guarantee OF
good faith is that you will see me moving
among the dying and dead. G. FIT.
Little Rock Post: To-day an affecting
incident happened in the Western Union tel
egraph office. While one of the boys was
working business" on the northern wire,
Lindsey Mynatt, attending the Hot Springs
wire, and all the wires except Memphis rat
ting to their full capacity, there came an
ominous call from Memphis-"Lit Rock
Little Rock-Lit-." The operator nearest
the instrument answered the call, when the
hero at the other end of the wire replied
''Send Mynatt here, | want to talk to him u
Surrendering the Hot Springs wire, Lindsey
took his seat at the table, and slowly the sad
| words were repeated: Your father died OF
yellow-fever at FIVE o'clock this morning.
1t was enough; the young mans face grew
| ashy pale, his head dropped upon his arms
folded on the table. Among all those young
men, accustomed as they are to startling tel
egrams, there was not dry eye. The de-
ceased was faithful father. He successfully
nursed his family through the fever, and il
was hoped he would be spared Disappoint-
ment followed, cruel as the grave. Worn
out and weak from the battle when he saved
his children, he proved an easy victim. He
will be remembered in heaven.
Mr.. B. Lowenstein, jr., in the course OF
an interview with New York World re-
porter, said what every sensible man here
will indorse: Il believe" said Mr.. Lowen-
stein, that Memphis could be secured
against yellow-fever if the proper measures
were adopted. We ought to have a better
system OF drainage and sewerage. With this
and strict sanitary code, which would quar-
antine persons and things from New Orleans
whenever tn yellow-fever broke out there,
think the city would be perfectly safe There
is no reason why we shouldn't have perfect
system OF drainage unless that our city was
impoverished by the war. At all events,
think the first step to be taken by the bust
ness men and property owners, when the
present plague Is over, will be to unite with
the authorities IN trying to improve our con-
ditlon as community. The city has debt
of about six million dollars. and can't pay the
interest on its bonds, so it has no more credit,
of course. | have given this matter a good
deal of attention, and can zee only two
ways out of our trouble. One is to have the
city put in the hands of receiver, and have
all the taxes for few years to conc spent on
public improvements. | am oppos; o repu-
diation as strongly as any one, but 81 such a
pressing case as this think the be holders
might be made to wait. The only other
way would be for the property-owners to
e., 81 i a. n
the same purpose, and to take their chances
of getting repaid. Our city, unlike New Or
leans, stands on high ground, and 1t ought
to be healthful.'