Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-18

y Aaron, secretary OF tue helel
Commute Of The Knights of Honor,
died this morning.
John Savage, announced dead, is out
on The streets aud will be ready for bust
ness next week.
Major Whitmore aud Captain Mathes,
Of the LEDGER, we are glad to know, eOn.
time TO- improve.
Coldvater: No fever yet, bnt the peO-
are nearly scared to death nearly as
br as the fever.
Vincent Bacigalupo, a well.known Ital'
ian citizen, died yesterday at his resi-
detce on Union avenue.
Harry C Weller, a most estimsble
young gentleman Of this city, died on
Monday of the fever.
George Haszinger, master mechanic Of
the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad,
ID very SICK at Horn lake, Miss.
Mrs CE Jones, Miss Annie r Jones
and Arthur Jones, reported sick a week
since, are now up and doing well.
John H Terry, a composition in this
office, died at the Market street infrmsry
last week. He had relatives in Nash
VILE.
A note just received from Mr. Dupont,
at Louisville, states that Mr. Joe Locke,
recently ot,he LEDGER, had died Of the
yellow fever.
John A Burns, one Of our compositors
who was stricken down with the fever q
couple Of weeks since, called to see us
this morning. U
The statement ia yesterdays LEDGER
that the Church Home had been discon-
tinued is erroneous. That institution is
doing its fall duty, ,asg
Mr. ] Il Waggener, a gentleman well
known a few years ago as a merchant
%,ailor, died at his residence on Shelby
street yesterday, of the fever.
Marion Virgeson, a well-known Appeal
carrier, died at the residence of Mr. Bs.
ker, on Monroe street, this morning, Of
the fever.
The statement in the morning papers
to .he effect that Jesse W Page was
dead re are glad to say, is incorrect.
He is very i'll, but is snll living.
The old Gayoso Hotel has been sug.
gesIed as a proper place for another It,
irmaryy We second the motion, and
hope it will be adopted Immediately.
Marcus Jones FIVE children are all con.
valescent, thanks to the watchful auG
untiriDg catego Of their most excellent
mother, one of Gods noblest women.
Little Mary Jane Brown Phillips diet
Sunday at the residence Of her father
on Elliott street, Of the fever. She was
only seven years old, and a bright, love
" little girl,
Mr. c W Ferguson, a well.known book
binder Of this city, died at Indianspcli
yesterday OF the fever, contracted Will
nursing his son Harry, who died her
over a week ago OF the fever.
Mrs Lizzie Bellerson, Mrs Colonel G.
Ames, Mrs A Baires, Miss Lottie Coz
rell aud Mrs Mary Mccoy, at Go St Ma
Tin street, are all convaleseent. Mr. NJ,
Coy relapsed, aud is not doing we'll.
DR. Laurence took the fever 8 wee
ago last Sunday. His name was kep
out Of the papers on account Of bis wifi
he has had a very severe attack, but
now conyalescsnt rtfrg
...- sN."
DR. Bartholomew, a volunteer phys
clan from Nashville, together with son
+, four city physicians, reports the feve
decreasing in the Filth ward. We ma
4 safely say It's SO in every other ward
he city.
5 The noties in yesterday LEDGER co
c~erning DR. P S Jones family was pr
maihte7-Mrs Jones is still quite i'll, b
improving. The Doctor has no idea
seeing the city nll frost unless be shou
get able to offer his services to the Ho.
ards, ronaqre0Er
What an example Of devotion to du
the Catholic priests set. As fast as o
\. falls another takes his place. Fatht
Scanlap, Thoma and Van Toostenbu
have recently arrived here to take /
: places Of those who have died at th.
posts.
5 i Reneau, q c%ompositor in this
Zee, who was taken sick On Monday Ia
has a mild attack Of yellow fever. I
der the treatment of DR. Davis, Of N
Orleans, and the careful nursing Of
excellent wife, be is doing well
was almost entirely free Of fever throa.
out last night and rested we'll.
2. We are requested by Captain Mace.
! TO remind those persons who kindIy sc