Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

and fernando road.
Robt ] Mccoy, Poplar street,
opposite toll gate.
Mrs Louisa Arata, Lee avenue.
John Marsden, 70 DeSoto street.
Mary NJ Zanone, four miles out
Pigeon Roost road.
Chas Carpenter, Linden street
infrmary.
Dave Taylor, Clay and fernando
road.
Geo Diggens, As Clay.
Mary Fort, near State Female
College.
Miss Willie Finnie, 22Ot Yelling
ton.
Miss Lizzie Droyer, 1873 Sixth,
corner Looney.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Colonel A s Whitford is doing finely.
James Ralston, boiler inspector, is in
a critical condition at Raleigh.
Albert Morton, Of ] S Hatcher & Cos
bookstore, died this morning. He was
one of cur promising young men.
Il B Howell, $ Font street merchant,
is down with a light case and is doing
finely.
Walter Ralston, son Of W JRalstou,
boiler inspector, died at Raleigh this
morning.
Mrs Katie BAily died Of the fever at G
o'clock this morning, on the Horn Lake
road.
Ed Weber, the w~ell.known Monroe
street intermixer Of %seltzer, died at an
early hour this morning.
Mr. Chas B Miller has kept the store of
Thos h Allen d Co open during the
entire siege.
Stella RinEwald, daughter Of John
Ringwald, of the Green Tree House, died
on Wednesday near Bartlett.
Nellie Campbell. daughter of George
j Campbell, on Union avenue, is conva-
lescent; also Albert McGhee, at same
place.
Brownsville is telegraphing to Nash
vile for money and commissary stores,
while President Lsngstaff is supplying
them daily With everything asked for.
DR. DeGrsFenreid, the Howard pbysi-
clan al Hopsfeld, makes a favorable
report Of the condition Of patients acio ss
the river. A negro woman was the only
death there yesterday.
DR. Laurence reports Colonel A S
Whitiord, the cotton shed man, as hav.
ing a bad case Of fever. His daughters,
Mrs Bailey and Miss Emma Whitford,
are in a critical condition.
DR. D q Gray Of Denison, Texas, who
went to Holly Springs on the outbreak
Of the lever there, aud remained IS long
as there was work for him, arrived yes
terday and will remain here during the
remainder Of the epidemic.
NJ Mickey removed his family, mum.
bsring six persons, back to the city last
Monday, and last night both he and his
family were taken down with what iS be.
lieved to be hopeless cases. Refugees,
take warning.
The citizens relief committee held a
meeting yesterday, at which the question
Of issuing rations was thoroughly sifted.
A committee Of four was appointed to
make diliaent inquiry into the matter
and all questions bearing upon it, and q
report from them will DO heard to NOR.
row.
President Langstaf received the fol.
lowing dispatch from Grenada yester.
day: "Distric! No. l, Carroll county,
"a cases. 9 deaths, Is convalescipg
District No. l, Grenada county, SO cases,
Is deaths, 3 doubtful. The above reports
are from October Sd to 10Th, inclusive. "
No members Of the Citizens relief
committee have rendered themselves
more worthy Of public mention than
hessrs Thos Randolph and Coleman
Thomas. They have labored INCREASINGLY
for the good Of all, without pay or the
hope Of reward, and are entitled TO the
gratitude Of our people for their disin.
tefesied kindness.
In complimenting the officers of the
eommissary department for the energy
and efficiency exhibited 10 the discharge
Of their duties, we have inadvertently
overlooked Mr. j J Smith, who has per.
formed every duty entrusted to him with
prsmptness and dispatch, and whose
official department has inspired the con.
ddence and respect Of all clOsses Of our
people.
Captain Forrest, the ~stationhouse
keeper, after a severe attack of the fever,
is again at bis post, though yet quite
feeble from bis own illness and the smic.
tons by the loss Of bis devoted wife and
daughter. Mrs Forrest was a devout
member Of the Linden street Christian
church, and Mrs Dalton, bis daughter,
of the Fret Methodist church. Both
these ladies we're highly esteemed by
their friends.
C,a. III.