Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-28

aud active member Of the Lsuderdale
street Presbyterian church. BE viii be
sadly missed by a large circle Of alice
Tomato friends.
A'HUIsANoE TO BE ABATED,
From four to six hundred ~able.bodied
colored loafers are to be seen at nearly
all hours of the day around the head
quarters of the citizens relief committee
They are under the impression that the
time aas come SO long promised and
prayed for, when the government will
feed aud clothe them and they will never
have to work any more. The "provis-
ions, Josiar. de provisions" that what
they are after. But the provisions do
not roll out in barrels, The committee
only issues to the sick destitute upon
regular applications made out and in
dOrsed by members Of the visiting com.
mittees who live in the same ward as the
applicant. This morning the Zouaves.
a coloredb company, were ASSIGNED to
duty at the headquarters of the commit
tee and will perhaps succeed in preserv'
ing order and breaking up the nuisance.
CITIZENS RELIEF COMMITTEES.
At a meeting Of the committee this
morning, Mr. John G Lonsdale, jr,
treasurer, reported as follows: Amount
received since last statement, 1924 20;
amount paid out SlI64 rs. Total amount
received since the organization Of the
committee, $l2,5l9; total amount ex.
pended, $l979.15. Balance on hand and
in bank, SlO.53s So.
This committee is doing good work in
depopulating the city providing with food
for those who have gone into campdsnd
also destitute and sick in the city, pay.
q ing for an extra force of policemen, etc ,
and although the balance on hand looks
= large, much more will be necessary to
pay the many bills being contracted by
"a | luC NOnhittNCSs
NaA BOARD OF HEALTH. lHA
o. At the board Of health this morning
more applications than on any previous
P, day were made for permits to bury the
dead. Among the applicants THU
IL morning was a little boy about nine
years Of age, who was attending to th'
Is burial of his father, who died last night
e, Mr. DONOVAN AT BROWNSVILLE.
A private letter received from Browns
w vile contains the following: John Don
a. ovan is bere-the worst scared man
3 ever saw. He is wearing mourning 70
Ia. his wife aud cRildrenla He had wor
n when they were first taken, but his couI
age was like Bob Aeres, do not thin
IL he could be pushed into Memphis at h
nv bayonet's point, He ia spoken Of on
IN here in anything but a complimentar
he manner, and l understand that rotte
me eggs have been suggested. Lam sofr
flor Memphis, as she has certainly ha
in. enough without this humiliation. Thu
nd any one of her citizens would forsake b
WIN wife and children, even TO save bis ~
is too mean to think about We wei
.flv shown today a letter written BY Mr. in
vas Donovanin whichb gave h steasons f
not coming home when telegraphed
that his wife WAS dying. He said b
,ue could not do any good by coming, b
Ter. must take care Of himself so as to be ab
the to take care Of his little ones. Jas
Walsh, the county undertaken, took cal
the Of u Of them and his wife and anoth,
will child were cared for by others. 1t is So
the to say bu%ttrue, there are not many Il
for anybody TO take care of We are
sed receipt Of the following letter tod
.ply from O prominent citizen: e,m
brt To the Editor of the Ledger;
oii' MExpnIs. Tenn, August 2S
Takingit for granted ina man of 20
: prudence, the facts we're beyound gu
ton, allow ms to congratulate y
upon the article, "Ignomipiops Deserte
ns being the most apropos, forcible a
~iucisive one that l have had the pleast
go Of reading 10 any recent English com.
~ %sition.
IIs A GENEROUS OFFER.
GRAND JUNCTION, August q
pen B. Hughes, Memphis, Tenn; yfu.
rect, l hear that there are about forty cl
the dreh in the Memphis Orphan Hsr
Hour See the proper authorities, and If Il
will think they should be removed, l can p
uted cure transportation for them either
Huntsville, Ala, or Atlanta, Ga.
lived think the citizens of either city will
YOU vide for them. If it is decided TO
LIN move them | will make all arEar
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