Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

Mr. Henry Wade. at the Buckley
place, who has been i'll with the fe-
yer for two weeks, is able to move
about his roomu0H1D r
Capt Chris Steinknhl, of Carr
avenue, reports this morning that
the Spieers are doing well, and
that Arthur Mckee will not be
able to pull through 4h1 "a
Good DR. Landrum was on the
streets yesterday. Thank God, we
still have him with us, and would be
proud of more such good Protest.
ant divines in our midst. Bhlk
Chas G Fisher, chairman of the
Citizens relief committee, is among
the new cases. He is one Of the
modest men Memphis Gas ever
known, and we hope he may soon
be up.
L. u Leym0 n most \ excellent
Chicago nurse, is overworked. BE
is now assisting Mr.. johnson. We
hope he will soon be,able to resume,
for be has done much good as a
nurse.
FoRest CriT; September %, 1878.
| W. Z. Smith. Superintendent.
The ladies made one hundred
and ifty-four dollars for the Mem
phis sufferers by a concert here.
j, Z, CUMMINGS, M, d,
AUA X&t.WA
Marcus Jones, OF the 0dd-Fel-
lows relief committee, has passed
the crisis, and is now believed to
be on the high road to GONZALES
cence. The remainder Of the fam
lily who have been down with the
lever, are now convalesceut.
Judge J A Anderson, after Q two
weeks tussel with yellow fever, il
now convalescent. lie was SO for.
tunate gas to be nursed by Mr.
Weed, one of the very best of tht
celebrated Mobile "can'trget-away'
nurses.
Major Whitmofe and CaptaiI
Mathes, of the LEDGER, and EC
Schloss, the Independent Howard
association within himself, desire t
return thanks to DR. Julius A Wise
who has Just returned from Cincip
matt, for a supply Of fresh oysters
Our old friend and office com
rade, Fred Brennan, city editor o
the Appeal who has had and re
covered from one ofthe worst case
ofyellow fever known in Memphis
looked in upon yesterday afternoon
looking somewhat reduced but yer,
- an M2 ~ LM AM W.
happy 9MAJuAA W
The fever is rapidly making it
way to the country. On all tn
roads andavenues leading out iron
the city it has made its appearance
and hundreds Of the suburbans ar
down with it, and much distress
reported among the poorer peopl
Mr. Cooper, a Howard visitor,
doing much good work anon
them TN3A A0S2A 28aAI
A true and grand hero died, whe
Father Riordan, vicar general, lai
down his life at Memphis. At DO
Aqua, when the pestilenoe struC
Memphis, he FASTENED from the lif
. giving waters to the dark, ruship
stream, on whose banks sat Il
! plague, the pail ofldeaths HeaGe
administering to the sick and d.
ing, and has gone to the martyr
reward Jackson Sun.
Mr. Weatherly, of the Somervil
I; Ih9tel, died of yellow fever la
Thursday. His son James died IL
Tuesday previous, Mrs Weather.
Nina and John Conrad are We.
sick. Misses Mary and Annie Co.
rad have recovered. We learn tn
the fever is very bad in Someryill
a dozen families being stricken, al
no nurses. Great alarm prevail
The undertakers push collins in
the front pOrches and run away
haste.
Theodore W Hoist died at 70
= O'Clock last evening, He was t
last of three brothers WHO orig
ne ally composed the undertaking fir
Reared in Memphis, he was knO'
by nearly all the residents Of
g city, and was as generally esteem
at as any young man in Memphis,
,r- was a charitable, honorable a
agreeable gentleman, whose de'
Ter will cause a pang id the Hearts
he Thousands Of our best people.