Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-26

keeper, A bigger man than old Grant.
We have had more than one Of this clas'
hereabouts.
For three successive days thunder show
ers have passed over this city, and We
have had about an inch of rainfall in all
1t has refreshed vegetation. purified the
atmosphere, put corn and cotton crops in
splendid order, and cooled the torrid heat
to a most delightful degree.
With the rank of colonel on the staff Of
Governor Marks Colonel John F. Came
ron takes command of the local troops
here to-day. The two companies of col
ored men have signihed their willingness
to perform service whenever needed. and
under Colonel Cameron's orders.
Among contributions sent here yester-
terday were; From b. NJ. Estes
$50 II, A. Montgomery, $50; Hill, Fon'
tame & Co, $3.50; w. II, Wood, 500; all
to DR.. Porter for the INDECENT poor. Also
S5Oto DR.. Landrum from VIM. H. How
ard, of Augusta, Ga, to be used as he
deems best.
"The eyes of the people Of the State are
upon you. Prove true soldiers. | will
ask the State to reward you. Remember
the first duty of a soldier is obedience"
So telegraphed Governor Marks to the
officers and men of our two companies of
oolored militia. The boys know how, and
they viii behave like good soldiers.
The child of the late Herman @. Web
rum, by a former wife, a bright boy some
thing over a year old, is in a bad way
1t has recovered from yellow fever with
its lower limbs paralyzed and its spinal
column badly affected The child suffers
great agony and it is said to be impossible
for it to live, though it may hold on for a
month or two.
Sneak thieves broke into the late Mr..
Conrad's house on Tennessee street, a few
nights since, but were chased away before
plumber could be carried of. The rascals
took up the carpets, but were obliged to
roll them under the house, so close were
they run. Several well loaded shot-guns
and revolvers are ready for the next gang
of thieyes roaming in that vicinity.
Fill a hospital full of yellow fever sick,
force iee-cold air into it, pack the sides of
the rooms with great slabs Of ice and
freeze out the fever, keeping the patients
warm with hot bricks and hot water. This
is a cure proposed by a lunatic named
Hetck. If the man will come this way
and get the fever, we win pack him in the
%ice-making corner of our beer factory.
Another "old man" is out to win lau-
rels in. the p%estilential field, and this one
is sixty. seven years old, (which the same
is several moons ahead of any other old
man who has yet gained renown here
abOuts. This "old man" is Capt. Lenow,
the hero Of Elmwood. He aourishes like
a green bay tree and now communicates
with his friends in town by a telephone.
The Father Matthew camp has been re-
established about four miles from the
city, near the National Cemetery. Some
four hundred people have moved to il.
Mr.. Consadine is in command. Father
Walsh sailed from Ireland as soon as he
heard that fever had broken out here.
The father will shortly be at his old
quarters caring for the sick and working
for the welfare of lis people.
"The incubation of yellow fever lasts
about five days the disease is easily rec
ognized and no one suffering from it could
remain long under the care Of a physician
without his informing US of his discov-
cry" This is a New York doctors opin-
ion of Yellow Jack, and yet we have
doctors here who have handled the dis
ease through several epidemics and they
are in doubt whether We have it here at
all.
DR.. E. S. Biggs, of Arkansas. writes
and says: If you want any help in the
way Of doctors what are the terms offered
to the risk Of the feyeraD We now
have several hungry looking NJ. DIS about
here that we could spare and then not
have business enough for those left. A
dozen or more Of doctors here talk of
going over on a fishing frolic and more
than one hasn't practice enough to keep a
snowbird alive.
Several days ago the railroad officials
across the river got themselves into hot
water by carrying a lot Of hands from
Hopefeld to Little Rock, when the
authorities had given permission to send
a train only to Forrest City. Upon find
ing it out the hands were elected from
quarantine and thrown into the care of
the railroad company. The people Of.
Little Rock have given $1,000 toward
keeping their quarantine.
You sec whole families go away and
take just what movable property they
can carry then the thieves help them
selves to whatever suits their fancy. The
police are almost powerless to stop them.
Theygo through the crowded trains and
rob with impunity." Thus said the wife
Of a prominent merchant from Memphis
to a man in Philadelphia a few days
since. She has fever sores, and p~lasters
Mr.. Kohlberg heavily with compliments.
The lady struck about as near to the facts
as the man did who said East Tennessee
was oyerrun and eaten out.
Howard ASSOcfoffOu.