Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-13

CAPTAIN Maccabe, commissary OF the cit
liens relief committee, reports the following
donations received at the commissary de-
partment of the citizens relief committee yes
terday: B. L9wenstein & Bro. % par army
blankets; J. NJ. Watkins, Talbot, Tenn,
ham, 1871 lbs, coop (l3) chickens; E. NJ.
Apperson & Co, 800 worth of provisions;
Cincinnati southern relief committee, 2 srls.
beans, 2 brls. hominy; Village of Avondale,
Ohio through Cincinnati southern relief COM
Inittee, % brs. crackers; Cincinnati southern
relief committee, through James NJ. Glenn,
5000 lbs bacon.
We regret to say that the Mcclellan
Guards, colored, have, In Private Hollenberg,
lost one of their most dutiful and attentive
members. He breaihed his last on Tuesday,
the tenth, at Holenberg's dyeing store. He
nursed that family through the yellnw-tever,
and at last was taken down himself. The
company mourn his loss. He will be long
remembered by those who knew him. he
was the man that won the prize at the drill
few weeks ago at the Exposition building.
On Wednesday H. ]. Hendren's resi-
dence on Hotchkiss avenue, Brownsville,
Tenn, was consumed by fire, and with it a
yellow fever patient named Colonel Grove,
well known citizen of that town. Grove had
| relapsed and was almost maniac. No one
was OCCUPYING the house except himself and
nurse, the latter of whom was out when the
| FIRE occurred.
Tom Best, reported dead from yellow
| fever, was murdered At an early hour yes
! terdav morning his body was found lying in
| front of the Olympic Park stable door, per-
| forated by pistol ball. Captain Arata has
1 ordered the police to use every endeavor to
arrest the murderer, and as the name OF the
suspicioned party is known, he will most
| likely be arrested to-day.
General J. l. Amonette, who died on
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| highly esteemed citizens CT Memphis. He
| had spent long and useful life here, and
| had earned good name among his neigh
! bors.
Acting Chief Police Arata yesterday
received the following donations to the fund
of the police relief association: A. J. Rogers.
chief of police, Detroit, $40 25: M M'Keogh,
through Hon. Casey Young, 50; Miss Kate
Dewes, 81.
C Young Stewart, recently in charge Of
Kahn & Frleburg's store, died yesterday Of
yellow fever, at the family residence on Her
nando street. Miss Sarah M. Stewart, his
sister, also died of the yellow fever at the
same place and nearly al the same hour.
| "A telegraph from New York last night
states that Mr.. F. S. Davis, president of the
| First National Bank of Memphis Is IN thai
city. and greatly facilities the forwarding o.
money and supplies for the yellow fever suf
erers in this city and neighboring country.
The Messrs. Stephenson, father and son
APPEAL compositors, are both down witt
the fever. Two of the daughters of the eldel
Stephenson are also down with it. They
have the best of attention.
Rev. Mr.. Schuyler, of Hoboken, New
Jersey, who came here only few days ago
was taken with the fever yesterday, and i
now an inmate of the infrmary for ply
sicians and nurses, on the corner of ThirC
and Court streets.
Our friend E. J. Corson. with MANSFIELD
& Co., was forced to shut up the house Oh
Wednesday and go home; but yesterday W
had the pleasure of seeing him once more a
his post, putting up prescriptions as usual.