Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-24

Knoxville Tribune, 18th: upon consid-
Grafton of the bids for furnishing marble for
the completion of the Memphis Customhouse,
the contract was awarded to a party in
Washington City, lower bid having been
offered than that formerly presented by our
home company. The bidder, we learn, has
not yet executed bond for the completion of
the contract, and desires to purchase the
stone from the Knoxville marble company,
if prices can be arranged agreeably."
Huntsville Independent, 18th: "On Mon
day night Mr.. johnson, brother-in-law of
Dr. Cross, died IN Decatur very suddenly,
and a Miss Crunk was taken suddenly i'll.
while several other citizens were reported to
be seriously indisposed. 1t is now stated,
upon the best authority. that neither the case
of Johnson nor any of the other cases were
yellow-fever. There is good deal of mala-
nal fever in Decatur. Some of the citizens
became alarmed and left, but we are glad to
| announce that there is no yellow-fever in our
sister city"
The prevailing epidemic has fallen
heavily or the expressmen. At one time
| there was not regular GttGche of the Mem
| phis Office who was able to do duty, and
messenger who had been brought here from
a distance had to attend to all departments
! Of the business. The deaths were: VIM.
Willis, superintendent; George A. Lane,
money clerk; w. G. Barnes, night clerk;
| George Kealhofer, freight clerk; J. p. Will
Hams, messenger, died at Grenada OF the
sick, James Lynch and M. II. Power, drivers,
have recovered; A. G. Rogers, cashier, is up;
| z w. Connell, who has been sick for some
time, is not doing well, as the fever returns
every few days; H. w. Hole, formerly mes
senger to Grenada, was attacked yesterday.
Jackson Tribune and Sun, 10th: Father
| Doyle, for some time past in charge of st.
Mary's parish, in this city, leaves to-day for
Memphis. There is scarcely priest of the
Catholic Church left alive in Memphis, and
Father Doyle goes by order of his bishop, tc
administer to the sick and dying and per-
form the last rites for the dead. 1t looks
like marching straight into the jaws of DEATH
but the bravo christian knight goes without
a murmur and with smile of peace and
love in his modest face. The love and pray
ers of all christian people in Jackson follow
the brave priest, and God bless and spare him
is on every tongue. He takes with him foI
the sufferers 800, contributed by the COM
municants of st. Mary's parish of this city ~
We are indebted to Alex Hum, of the
Masonic Relief Committee, for the flowing
report of the condition of those whom his
committee are looking after: Marcus Jones
is doing well; all of Mrs. Russel's family.
except one child, are doing well; VIM. Cal
houn's family, Georgia street, are improving
Mr.. Byrne and family are all down, with nc
doctor, on Georgia street; Mrs. Anderson
wife of the sheriff, is convalescent; Mrs. John
Edwards, on Wright avenue, is very low;
DR.. Kimbro's family are convalescent and the
doctor is attending his patients; Ed. Corson
is sick at SO Madison, new case that viii
have the benefit of good nursing; Uncle
Charley Price is convalescing; Brother Theo-
dore Hoist died at four o'clock Monday even.
ing; Miss Clara Plummer is up, but hel
brother Ed is suffering from an abscess or
the head or law