Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-15

has tried it begs here to whisper 10 biz
ear go slow"
By request Of the Mayor Of Chatta
noogs, President Llngstaff has extended
the trips Of the Howard relief train t.
that city.
Seventeen of the new cases reported
since Sunday morning are in the distric.
bounded by Poplar street and Union
avenue.
We were in error yesterday in stating
that W D Burdell was down with the fe
yer. 1t should have read three of bis
family are down"
Pat Burns and his family are very
thankful TO DR. Thillett for his kind at.
t%entiou, aud bringing them through the
yellow fever.
The board of health would do we'll to
have that manure pile in front of TIE
street car stables, Vance street, re-
moved. It smells rank.
R D Grove, a ~welLknown cotton man,
who has been reported as having died at
Como, Miss, is, We are happy to say, o
X at that place.
Jobn Rovsar was ort III, ~orn;or
after a severe attack Of the fever. b
has had eight cases in his family and one
death, Darrell F Griffin, bis son in.law.
Peter Blair, who came from Augusta,
Ca, and volunteered to nurse the sick
of Memphis, has been very faithful and
proved to be one Of the most efficient
nurses.
We learn with tOrrow Of the death of
Mrs Ruth Carraway, who died last night
at the residence of her husband, Green
Carraway, Eve miles from the city on the
Randolph road.
Miss Idelle Holland, daughter Of the
late T P Holland, had a light attack Of
yellow fever yesterday. Her sister, Cora
Lee, not yet two years old, was also sick,
but the doctor thought it was only q
chill.
Mr. P Kelly, conductor on the Loui,
vile and Memphis railroad, is sill at bis
post. He has not lost a trip, while all
his crew-engineer, fireman, b%rakemen,
baggagemaster, and mail agent and ex.
press messenger, have died.
DR. Zehning, corner of South and Shell.
by, who was seriously Frustrated with
the fever for three or four weeks, is grad.
ually recovering, and it is hoped will
o be abroad again. "Dr" Stewart, OF
the Masons vas his regular visitor and
comforter.
Hundreds Of lives have been sacrificed
from incompetency and criminal neglect
Of so'called yellow fever nurses, other.
wise tramps and adventures, who are on
the wake looking for something to pick
and plenty to eat and drink. A negro
man was heard to remark the other day
that he had nursed long enough to make
800, and lost every person in his
charge.
Mr. Thomas Collins, Of Hot Springs,
n Of the best nurses that ever came to
Memphis, took the fever at the residence
of j Harvey Mathe5, 3Ol Cynthia street,
sld was buried in a handsome coffin by
the Knights Of Honor, who sent him
there. Mr. Collins spoke Of having a va.
lise full of good clothes uptown. Any
one knowing the whereabouts Of the
anne will confer a favor by leaving word
at the LEDGER Office, that it and other
effects Of Mr. Collins may be sent to his
friends.
Thomas Richards, aged thirteen years
died of yellow fever last Friday night a
nine o'clock, at the residence Of Mr.. Fe
lix H. Dowdy, on Tripg avenue. Ht
was q cousin of Mrs. Dowdy, a goot
boy and highly esteemed and beloved
and is greatly regretted by those who
knew him. His sister, Miss Matte
about grown, is down with the fever a
the residence OF Mr.. Dowdy; also Mis-
Lettie Dowdy, an adopted daughter, nov
grown, Of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Dowdy
They bo.h are bad cases, but With tn,
best Of treatment, hopes are entertaincc
Of their recovery.