Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-17

haNAN recoveN
chele Woodward died at 81 Louis on
he Slse oflAe fever
Ne wits Ne architect, Is ABLE to be
NroenS, amer a severe attack
rhs WesA Orphans HsmN % the
GA RAleigA road. is closed
Ne Laegs,a8 has passed he crisis
ana Nh b an rkAt ma few days,
JoAo leEler had the ever 10 New Or
leans Asd came home a day or two
since
Mrs Hagge was stricken with the fever
yesterday At hes residence Ia Fort Pick
cngU OItfOV
Or NeFa,lAni arrived trom Savan aAh.
yesterday, BE has been through six
epiienics.
HI MeGtanr, foremaaef the Appeal
is M aud GU. of danger. His wife is
quite low.
Three more good Sisters, MathslSis.
MarsAt md BerSaSdOe we're stricken
yesterday.
Mrs Dunlap, at Hopefeld, is very low
and not expected to recover. There are
quite a numbsr Of cases there.
Me- W F Boyle is not sick-at least be
was not yesterdsy morning, the last heard
from him, at Covington, Tenn.
Mrs Lizzie jenkins and Mr. Jake Geb-
hart are out of danger, through the
careful nursing of Mrs S C Triplett.
Mr. ] B Aldrich is doing nebIe and
hard work for the Knights Of Honor.
He is $ whole team, and will long be re
membered by the members of the fra
telnity.
Mr. Frank Church, a bookbinder, aud
a young man OF much promise, died Of
the fever Saturday night, three miles out
on the fernando road. We learn there
are other cases in the same neighbor-
hood. Y T
Captain Matbes, editorof the LEDGER.
is viewing the landscape Ger from his
Bedroom window, and expects to call on
US in a day or two. Mrs Mathes had a
very light case, and is about we'll. They
are both happy.
MF = Wbismorey proptistor Of the
LEDGER. viii be able to take his place in
the counting.room this week. He says
be feels bully" We knew be would
pull through. Ed Schloss has kept an
eye on him all the while.
Messrs Corson aud Marsh, of Mans
fields drug store, arc in daily attendance
at their post of duty, waiting upon the
sick. Mr. Corson is an accomplished
druggist, aud q gentleman whose popu.
lsrity is as widespread ash Is deserved
Two leading wholesale drug stores of
the city are closed-Wilkerson & Blair
and G W Jones & Co. The citizens re.
lief committee you'd be sustained by the
peopleit hey would open them by force
and keep them open.
Very Reverend NJ Riordan, vicar gen.
eral and pastor of ST Patrick's church.
diedthis morning at 9 0 clock at st Pat
rick's church. Rev. w Luselli, who
has lived with him for seven years, assis.
ted him to the last.
Jas W Heath, OF the firm of Randle,
Heath & Livermore, foundrymen, who
has been quite an active worker amsng
the sick, and who recently became an
active member Of the Howard Assoeia
tion, died to-day at his residence OF
Fifth street, Chelsea.
af t,FRoM HERNANDEZ.
HERSANDo, MISS, Sept, p, 1878.
10 tue EllLOr OF tue Ledger
DBAR SIR-We have the fever in thil
town. The people are moving out in al
directions. The greatest excitement pre-.
walls at presents The deaths so far arr
Mrs Martha Vorndrau, beloved wife o
Peter Vorndran, foreman for q Harder
Mrs West, wife OF Judge West, Of thii
place, and Chas Campbell, one of you
policemen. There are 10 more cases
| three or four that are very low and on,
not expected to recover. Those doing
well at present are Frank Mellersh, Wu
and Ed Harder. The citizens met thiI
afternoon and formed q citizens relic
committee, with the following officers
/ DR. L Burlington, president; e. Worn
dram, vice president D Mckenzie, treas
urer. These men have put their shoul.
der5 to the wheel while others run. Refu
= gees are treated we'll. Mr. E J Vorndrar
has "a from Memphis in his house ant
invited as many more; in fact, he CAV
his house up to them and furnished
: cook and provisions for all and went t
his mother in laws to make room. I vii
write you again, Yrr
A LEDGER MAN.
The John DOnovans.