Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-10

byron brooks, carrier oil the appear,
is very low with the fever and not ex.
pseted to recover. A sad warning to
returning absentees.
oB Lamb, of the Memphis and Little
Rock road, is not dead, as reported. He
called to see US this morning and says
be is getting along finely,
Casey Young'is around again, doing his
best to relieve distress. He is fairly out
of the woods, and il he goes slow he may
go to Washington.
NJ A Feeny, a volunteer nurse from
Shreveport, returned from Brownsville
yesterday, where he has been on duty for
twelve days.
News from the country places is some
what more favorable. Nurses are daily
returning, the best evidence of the rapid
abatement of the feaver.
DR. P S Jones, Mr. 7 P Hollands ply.
%sician, reports him comfortable and do
ing well, and expects him to have a
speedy recovery.
NJ Lsthrop. Of Denver, Col, has been
doing brave work. He pulled Thatcher
through o severe case of the fever, Go
slow Thatcher.
NJ A FeenJ, a volunteer nurse from
Shreveport, La, who has been doing
good service at Brownsville for twelve
days past, arrived in the city yesterday.
III A McCullon, of Wilmington, N C.
will communicate Immediately with "
S Cutherell, at the Peabody Hotel, he
will hear something to his advantage.
Mrs Ida NJ Parsons, sister Of Andy
Granger Of this city, died at Louisville
on Saturday last. Mrs Parsons was the
wife Of the chief clerk OF the Jefferson
Vile and Indianapolis railroad.
DR. Besaneny reports the condition of
affairs at Decatur, Alabama. as disheart-
ening. He employed nurses on the
route, in addition to those sent by the
Towards.
Willie Preston, three.year.old child Of
Charles Johnson, of Fort Pickering, died
Of the fever yesterday. Mrs Johnson, we
regret to learn, is still very low Of the
fever.
Mr. Jennings, Of the postolice, yester-
day received q telegram announcing the
dangerous illness Of bis wife. He left on
the moor train on the Charleston road to
see her. His sister died Of the fever a
week or two agS.
Convalescsnts cannot be too careful.
1t is safe to say that two hundred per
sons, whose recovery was thought GER
tain, paid With their lives for their folly
10 going about too soon and over.taxing
mind and body.
We are again called upon to correct
death notice, that Of the child Of Colo
mel A S Livermore. Colonel Livermort
and family are we'll, and all but himself
} and one child have been free from the fe
yer thus far.
Refugees are warned aud implored By
the board Of health not to return to tht
city OF the present time, nor until after
severe frost. DE- r F Brown, secretary
states that it is almost certain death u
return now.
or the Masons, we learn from Ale1
Hum, that a son Of Charles Johnson
! Charles Piercy Johnson-died anothe
daughter Of the late DR. Slater was strick
en- and the Rev DR. George White re
ported out Of danger.
Albert Carey,A member of Captain
GLASS; company, died at Camp 10
Williams yesterday. He had convt
leaced and WAS supposed to be doin
very we'll, but overtaxed himself an
. died after q few hours illness.
Mrs ] C Grant was stricken with th
d fever yesterday at RoIsville. A nurs
will be sent to her to-day. The Telegram
giving the above Information says theI
have been fifteen cases Of yellow feve
.e to date, four fatal, and one probably die
last night.
0 F Prescott s%uccumbed yesierda.
Mr. Prescott is a hero OF four epidemic
a and Notwithstanding his family has gu
fersd severely during the scourge, he r
NAMED on duty as secretary Of the reli
board Of the Knights Of Honor, uni
the fever forced him to his bed.
To answer many inquiries from hei
ADD abroad, Mr. Buttinghaus. wants
inform his friends that be 10 fast impro
h. ing, and, Proyldeuce permitting will
Is cut again in a few days. His daughte
Jennie, is still sick, but under the ca
and attendance Of that eminent ply
d, clan. Dr. NuttAll, there is a fair prosp'
al for her recovery.
The HoWArds sent out a special ira
he yesterday with nurses And supplies {
Oh points along tho Louisville railroad
far a. Paris BY request Of the railro
IRE authorities il proceeded TO Erin, ioi
10, miles beyond Paris. AZ the train near
every station and calls we're made
ug physicians, nurses, supplies or medicir
At ttsy we're promptly furnished. Gene.
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