Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-13

more car0Ollc aeld q De Drought mere.
There need be no fear upon this subject.
Twelve barrels of carbolic acid will last
a long while. Let the people be cool
and avoid fright. Should there be any
more yellow fever the LEDGER will an.
nounce the fact. a
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The following is authentic and official:
MEMPHIS. August ID. 1878.
Mrs, Kate Bionda, sick at No. 2l2
Front street, is undoubtedly a case Of
yellow fever.
D. D SAUNDERS, NJ. D.,
President Board Of Health.
j.. II. ERsKINE, NJ. d.
Health Officer.
DEATH OF POLICEMAN MCCONNELL.
Policeman Mcconnell died last night
al his residence, No. 448 Poplar street,
His disease was pronounced malArial
fever by the board Of health. DR.. B. G
Henniug, the attending physician, claims
that Mr.. Mcdonnell died Of yellow fever
In this opinion we are told that Dts.
Frayser and W. Z. Rogers concur. There
is a difference OF opinion among these
doctors aud the board Of health. Yes.
terday we understood DR.. Rogers to say
it was a malignant or malarial fever of a
suspicious character. HIS tells us that
be made no such statement nor had such
opinien, as will be seen by the following
card:
To the Editor of the Ledger:
The editor of the Avalanche was mis-
informed as to my opinion about Mr.
McOonnelIs cass. | did not pronounce
it malarial fever, bat said it looked very
suspicious. am now satisfied he dice
of yellow fever. w. Il. ROGERS.
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
The Howard Association met at l,
o'clock this morning to consider th'
situation of affairs az Grenada, Miss
There wasa goodly attendance Of mem
bers and an earnest feeling manifested,
for the news from Grenada is anything
but encouraging. The following tele
grams we're read:
MORE NURSES WANTED.
GRENADA, MISS, August ~. 1878.
j.. IL. Smith, Secretary Howard Association:
Send good nurses or none-iemale
preferred. Things are no better thi
morning. Send oranges and lemons,
W. SMITH
PHYSICIANS NEEDED BADLY.
GRENADA. MISS. August u. 1878.
j. II. Smith, Secretary Howard Association:
Physicians are wanted badly. SEN
on first train. DR.. r. f. Brown leave
on the morning train. The nurses yol
sent arrived safely and have been dis
tributed. The fever is no better.
w. j. SMITH.
GRENADA. MISS. August L., 1878.
Major j.. j.. Murphy. Howard Association
Memphis, Tenn;
There have been two deaths to-day
and abont twenty FIVE new cases. Tn
condition ia II fearful; worse than we hat
it in Memphis in 1873.
BUTLER P. ANDERSON
The association has SEM thirty.Din
nurses to Grenada.
The association was notified OF the fac
that there was o case Of yellow fever a
No. 2l9 Front street. The official state
ment Of the board OF health was read.
Hon. John Johnson was elected al
active member of the ASSOCIATION, an,
made superintendent Of the nurses,
The association is reported to have sen
three physicians to Grenada.
TIE FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS.
The last number Of the New 0rleAn
Bee received contains the following
which we translate from the French
IN. le DR., FACET desires to correct sew
eral reVieys on the subject Of yellow
fever which have appeared in the New
Orleans Democrat. lie Publishes 10 th
3 Democrat a Communication. OF whiel
I. the following ia an extract;
? II have published for a long time N.
, gievs 10 regard to the fever which i
nov Ia the country, and | do not see th
necessity Of repeating It again, nor do
Wish the responsibility Of opinions pub
/ lisbed by QlheF pastias. About tue ye
8 low fever have TO say never wa
8 called for q single case this year, but
, have seen aud examined 10 the Chart
4 Hospitel ths fssl ynll9V lsYsE
, EIn the las. few weeks Of July ep
+ August | had soms cases Of remittau
k fever which only gave way to treatmeu
a. splphAts of %qqipine. But what hav
y seen the most Of is a foyer among adult
d aud children, accompanied BY the SYM
s toms Of yellow fever, which are heat
ache and backache, the anne nearly q
IS observed IN tho beginning Of yello
feyer.H
.. The Bee says editoriallyi lie D
FACET IS of the opinion hat no persC
% born in New Orleans can have the ye
low fever, except the ANS takes Il
h character OF a pest, as in 1888; that
y. child born in New Orleans is safe lro
= the disease, and that negroes are al