Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-10-03
died of the fever at the National eemetery six miles
! ont louisville railroad. Tuesdav

died of the fever at the National cemetery six miles
out on the Louisville railroad, Tuesday
George Persons Is much better to-day.
No more rations will be issued from the
commissary department until Monday next
Transportation was furnished by the
HoTards last night to six nurses returning home.
Mr.. Lew Cusp, jr, is at work in the
Howard rooms on Main street. An efficient assistant.
Barney O'Farrall is very low from
second case OF relapse, a. his residence on Main
Jimmy Carr, the coal checker. has so
far recovered as to be able to his duties yes
terday.
Jack Leach, well known in baseball cir
cles and who was an attentive nurse among the fire
boys, died yesterday.
Germantown telegraphed last night for
an additional nurse for Mr.. Simmons who was taken
with the fever yesterday.
Owing to shortness of force, the tele-
graph Office will be closed for all kind of business at
seven O'Clock In the evening.
There will be a meeting of the Howard
association at their rooms on Main street. at half
/ past eight o'clock this morning.
| Mason, Tennessee, notified the Towards
yesterday OF two new cases, aud also requested adj
| ditional medical stores and supplies
M J. Cuff of Claremont, Iowa, who has
been here nursing for the Towards, left Tuesday
| for New Orleans, where his sisters reside.
Mr.. VIM. Lake, in the suburbs, who has
His daughter, Flora, is conVaescent.
Henry Towns, entered on the police
docket as a book keeper, is IN the stationhouse
| charged with committing rape and misdemeanor.
DIR. Lowry, the volunteer physician from
Cincinnati, who has suffered severe attack OF the
fever and relapse resumed his duties yesterday.
Louis Emerson, who has a relapse, is
getting along smoothly, and will soon be able to re-
sumo his duties in charge of the Howard storeroom
In our issue of yesterday we stated that
Miss Davis died at the residence of Billy N. Lewis
1t should have been at the residence of Gilly II.
Lewis.
Mr.. ]. J. Tomkins, one of the Norfolk
nurses who was once reported dying, has so far re-
coyed as to be out OF danger. He has outiyed Sc
we're case.
Mr.. H. Sigler, the popular and efficient
chief telegraph orator. took the fever Monday, and
IS well cared for at the residence of W. l. Berlin,
Union avenue
j. s. Hatcher, a well-known bookseller
on Main street and prominent Odd-Fellow of this
city, died late Monday at the State female college of
the yellow-fever.
Tim Scalau, an old river clerk, died at
the residence of Mr.. Leon Crisp ir.. yesterday He
had been sick only four days. he was buried yes
terday by the Towards.
R. H. Barnes, who lives on the New
Raleigh road, has had nine cases of fever in his
family he nursed them all to health with the eX-
ceptlon of his son Frank.
-Mansford, corner Second and Monroe,
keeps full stock of stationery, ETC.. always on
hand Open from nine O'Clock in the morning to
Three O'CLOCK IN the evening.
Mitchell Brown, son of DIR. r. F. B own,
who nearly convalescent, relapsed night before
last and had a very high temperature yesterday We
sincerely hope he will recover.
j. w. Anderson, sheriff. is down with
the fever; Also, his Oldest daughter. Deputy
Sheriff John L. Eichberg has charge of the ONCE,
and will attend to all the business.
Mr.. A. Maulmouk, a most efficient nurse
YORK city yesterday Mr. Maulmonk made many
warm friends during his short stay with US.
Mr.. Lewis Kahn, who resides at No. 1872
Second street but refugee in Cincinnati, has
donated his cow and calf to the Howard medical
corps to be converted into beef for the needy.
In consequence of the presence of yell
put her house in order and Augusta Charleston and
Savannah have been advised to go and do likewise.
The Toronto Globe, Of the 9th. contains
and Madame MMahon, of France. had donated tive
thousand francs for the yelowfeVer sufferers of the
south.
We are glad to learn that Howard Visi-
tor s. Ii. lobe is doing very we'll to-day. He Is at
tended by Dr.. Thornton and nursei by his faithful
wife. The Towards gave her an assistant yesterday
morning.
Colonel Andrew J. Gillespie, of Mobile
auditor of public accounts in Mississippi during the
r, and an honest and capable officer, died in Aber
deem on the fourth instant in the forty ninth
year OF his age.
Mrs Kerr, with her family of six chill
dren, who has been In refuge since the outbreak of
the fever, returned last Sunday. She and three of
her children have been stricken with the fever-tWo
of them very low.
Mr.. M. E. Everett operator Of the Mem
P9s aha LITTLE BACK a as aaeeed WITH
Watkins, RozelPs Station on the Memphis ana
Charleston railroad.
Memphis parents of students at East
Tennessee university, at Knoxville, will be glad to
learn, upon the authority of Thomas NJ. Humes, the
president, that there is not and has not been any
cases OF yellow-feyer In that institution.
The Memuhis Towards received a dis
patch from the Lagrange Towards, recently organ
ized asking for medical stores and supplies. They
hours, and the sickness on the increase.
Three more nurses are wanted at Her
nando The Towards will send them to-day by spe-
Six new cases were reported yesterday, among them
Secretary R. Hckl ng, of the relief committee.
There are only six printers in the city,
among those who are residents that have not been
taken down. They are: Henry Noodle and John
Chambers, OF the APPEAL; Frank Van Horn and T.
P Holland, or the Ledger Joe Crabb and r 8
Smith, of the AUata7acbe.
"A. d. Langst}f president of the Howard
associations has returned from Mason, Tennessee,
where he had gone to visit his wife after his late
vigor 20 lead his noble band in the sacred cause of
relieving the sick and distressed.
Mrs Mary L Craffey, from st. Louis.
who has been here nursing during the past four
weeks, has had an attack of sickness, but owing to
cd @ y Mrs y Ms an he has fs ag s7
sent to the Court street nfrmary, and received the
deserving of thanks from the citizens of Memphis
1t is with deep regret, says the New
Orleans Times that we announce the death, from
yellow-fever of MI John X. Irwin, late attache of
Irwin was formerly connected with the Memphis
press, and did gallant duty among the sick in the
epidemic OF 1873 During his long journalistic ca
reer he bore an irreproa enable character and his
untimely death viii be source of sorrow to many
-EDIToRsAPPEAI-Yo will please notify
the public through your paper that have stopped
collecting toll on the pike until the fever over as
there Is no one travelling except doctors or people
going for nurses, medicine collins and hearses
taking the responsibility on myself as Mr. Boyle
or Mr. Winters are not here and know they would
do the same were they here.
ELLENOR MONAGHAN.
Toll-gate Keeper.
The police docket showed nineteen ar
rests to twelve o'clock last night Four are en-
tered as nurses, two charged with msdemeanor one
suspicious character and one drunk. One was en-
tered a doctor. He had physician badge on
but took 1t off before entering the statonhouse He
was charged with misdemeanor, aud was anxious to
bail himself out with forfeit, but it was refused
is believed that an examination of his ease will
not result very favorable TO him.
Mr.. John Nj. Peabody. superintendent of
the Leath orphan asylum, died Tuesday evening of
yellOwfeVer. He had been in charge of the asyIum
for five years. and during his term OF office made
faithful and efficient officer ever syllpathiZDg with
the little ones under his charge and doing all hnos
TO render their home an agreeable one. Mr. p ahO6v
an active member OF the Masonic, Odd Follows
and Knights of Honor lodges of this CITY HiS loss
Will be Sorely felt by all who knew him.