Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-30

iorty-fve miles above the mouth 0
the Arkansas. The two form a tri
weekly line.
Lieutenant Robert w. Dowdy i
now at Moscow, KY, aud is reporte,
to be healthy. While sick recently a
Bon Aqua, his grave was prepared
his coffin finished, and everything ar
ranged to give him speedy inter
ment, but he wouldn't die.
There are thirty orphans at tn
, Church Home in the suburbs on tn.
I Raleigh road. They are all health.
and have had yellow fever or are no.
considered liable to it. Thirty unac
climated children of the same institu
ton are at Huntsville, Ala.
Full moon tomorrow, and the sec.
ond attack of the same kind thi,
month. August OF this year is the
only month that boasts Of two full
moons. 1t is only one month in any
year that can enjoy this privilege
and August is the lucky one this time
The total rations now issued at the
commissary here is 225O, of which 41t
are to soldiers and their families, 67G
to Camp Marks, 547 to Camp Father
Matthew, 229 to Camp Benges, 36 tc
Camp Burk, 81 to Camp Langstaf, 54tc
Camp Teutonic and 80 to the minute
men.
The steamer Hard Cash put of
some 200 tons of freight at a safe
distance above here. The boat lay
too, all night to discharge. The Paris
Brown also lay above the city at a
safe distance all last night to dis
charge a hatboat load of Ohio river
freight.
The river has been rising here for
several days past and is now nine feet
above low water mark. This stage
affords fourteen feet over the shoal-
est sand-bar from Cairo south. The
deepest water, however, in front Of
the city from the mouth of Wolf river
to the head Of Presidents Island is
ninety feet.
The Clay street vicinity, in the
lower portion Of the city, where the
yellow fever first spread, is now the
healthiest territoE in Memphis. All
who live thera1bouts have had the
fever. 1t might not be a salubrious
neighborhood for unacelimated emf
grants for a couple of months to come,
but it is certainly almost free from
all kinds Of diseases at this time.
In DIR. Porter's reply to State Com
missary General Wheless, regarding
proposed supply donations, he says
-four, meal, potatoes, salt meats, on
ions, sorghum, beans and vinegar ara
needed. They will be issued in the
most economical manner to the indi-
gent sick in the city, and the we'll and
sick at the camps, and the supplies
are to be sent to camp warehouses as
soon as they arrive. DR.. Porter sees
in this c~onsiderate action Of the gov
ernor an assurance Of speedy relief
and also dispels the Notifying idea OF
idea of being obliged to call on other
States for contributions.
Five deaths and seventeen cases Of
fever have occurred at New Orleans
since the 22d of last month. All Of
these were in the Fourth or garden
district Of the city except three. This
is the official or board Of health re-
port. Private advices through letters
declare that yellow fever has prevailed
at New Orleans in spite of what board
of health people say. Dispatches tC
the morning papers say another
daughter of General Hood has been
attacked also that the general is very
low and that he would not be likely to
live. Ida Rudgeski, who lives oppo,
site the generals residence, is recov-
ering.
No shotguns we're meant or even
limited at when the remark was made
in these lines that the grapevine or
willow twig artist at the camp should
have some one to lay for him. Several
timid persons have said shotguns
were certainly limited at. They are
mistaken. S%hotguns cannot be advo-
Gated under any circumstances except
to drive away quarantine officials when
they would attempt to remove q
yellow fever sufferer by forcible means
to a hospital. In such cases shot
guns, blunderbuses, powder kegs.
anything would be excusablc. Clubs
only are admissible at any other time.
Clubs are good defensive weapons, and
a good clubbing would have a good
effect in toning down the brutality O.
a brutal-mindea official.
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