Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-05
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Al Wheeler, secretary Of the Masonic
relief board, is sick.
Mrs Will s Brooks is sick Of the fe-
yer in South Memphis.
Mr. W l Berlin and wife, on Union
avenue, are nearly we'll.
John Dutlinger, Main street grocer, is
down with the fever.
At New Orleans yesterday there we're
2l2 new cases and Y deaths.
] H Willett, the billiard man, died of
the fever at St Louis a few days since.
Miss Emma Brown has the fever at her
home on South Jackson street.
c A Mundinger, president of relief
board A 0 ", was taken down to-day.
There we're 36 interments yesterday
at Vicksburg, with an increase in new
cases.
Jim Hunter, an Avalanche carrier and
a wsll.known citizen, is down with the
fever.
Mr. Kerr, an Avalanche c~ompositor,
was stricken down last night with the
fever.
There we're IL new cases and 8 deaths
yesterday at Grenada whites and l
negro.
Mrs Butler P Anderson, wife OF the
martyr, was taken sick at fernando
yesterday.
Miss Mary Bodie, a ~well-known pub.
lie school teacher, has the fever at Is
Tate street.
Two Of the Avalanche compositors, 0
p Bard and James Cruikshank, are
down with the fever,
DR. Ingalls,, well known in Spiritual.
istic c%ircles, died at $50 Main street, yes
terday, OF the fever.
At Canton, Miss, there we're l6 new
cases and 4 deaths yesterday, The peo-
pie are calling for help,
John II Terry, q compositor on this
paper, was stricken down with a bad
case OF the fever Tuesday.
Four members of the family Of Mr.
Hegge, q bootmaker on Adams street,
between Front and Main, are down with
the fever.
Walter F Prescott, son Of j P Pres.
colt, is down with the fever, at their
home, on Chelsea street. His is a mild
case, and improving.
Mother Alfonso, Superior Of St Agnes
Academy, is reported dying at LaSalette
Academy. Some halt dozen other Sis.
tiers are sick at LSSalette.
Billy Stephenson and Mr.. Fuller,
c%ompositors on the Appeal, we're strick.
en- down yesterday. Henry Moode is
the only one left on duty.
DR. P S Jones. Mrs Jones, Miss Sallie
Jones and P S Jones, jr, on the boule.
ward, who have been down with the fever
about a week, are all doing we'll and are
out OF danger.
Herbert Landrum, local of the Ava.
laDche, one OF the best and wittiest
writer's in the Southwest, who has
had q wrestle with the fever, is again on
duty. This is good news.
The pouring Of csrbolic acid in the
bayou has killed all the fish in it. This
morning vast numbers Of dead fish were
found on the banks Of the bayou and
emitted q foul stencil. The matter has
been reported to the proper officers and
the nuisance will be abated,
Miss Lizzie Temple and Miss Emma
Rseder, two young ladies Of intelligence
and refinement, who came from Cincin
natl to nurse the sick, we're this morn
ing placed on duty by the Masonic re
lief board and are nursing in the family
Of Dr. Kimbrough, having three sick per
sons under their charge.
Another good man has gone. Mr. G
W L Crook died this morning at an
early hour, Of yellow fever. He has
lived here maHy years, and was a prom.
iaent member Of the Odd Fellows. II
1874 he was one of the most efficient
workers OF that noble and heroic order.
We are in the battle new. The fall o
the good aud the brave comes too often
to admit Of such tributes as they deserve.
Mr.. William Chase, one Of our oldss
and most respected citizens, died Of vel
low fever at his residence in North Mem
phis at s o'clock this morning. He was
born in Washington county, P~snnsylvA
MIA, June 9Th, 1909, and moved to Mem
ptis in the fall Of 1885, since which pc
Rod be has resided here continuously
Although 60 years Of age, he was vel
preserved, vigorous and erect. But fol
the calamity which has dssOlated anC
depopulated the city, be bid fair to liv,
down to a green and beautiful old age
Very few people are left who have livet
in Memphis 43 years.
II KNIGHTS or HONOR
have As patients in charge. Their new
patients since yesterday are Walter
Prescott, child Of Sterile and E W Lib
son. VIM Burger, a brother Knight o
Honor, and Phil Congo, colored, ar
nursing DR. s Il Brown. The only deatl
since last report is the wife of H Wind
ler, who died in child.bed
BURIAL PERMITS.