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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
The Hospital Camp.

The camp established by DR.. Lau-
renee in connection with the city
hospital, five miles out on the Poplar
boulevard, is now in good working or
der. 1t has a good kitchen and store.
room and the tents are made water
proof by good flies and have plank
floors. 1t is supplied with a we'll Of
water, and is we'll lighted by lamps
with rehectors. 1t now contains some
thirty inmates, placed, by DR.. Lau.
renee, under charge of Mr.. Joseph
Serrano and DR.. Adams, who arc
attaches of the city hospital. DR.
Laurence is under obligations to Mr.
Barney Armstrong for furnishing tho
site for the camp, free Of charge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
An individual Inquiry Of Every
Reader.

The opportunities occur for a fortune to
every man it is said, some day or another,
buthow seldomdoes man really know the
exact opportunity. The newspapers every
now and then tell Of some person who
has drawn a hundred thousand or thirty
thousand dollar prize in the long
established Louisiana State Lottery,
which Is drawn on tho second Tuesday
Of every month, at New Orleans, La. But
does it ever strike the reader on read
ing about the lucky man that a similar
good fortune might attend him if he were
to send two dollars for the next, which is
the 18th drawing, to NJ. A. Dauphin, P.
o. Box 692, or same person at No. 819
Broadway, and see what fortune has in
store?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

London Saturday Review
For good or for evil, beauties are
now in fashion. Indeed, so fashiona-
BILE are they that to be a beauty is one
of the recognized professions. ANA
teaur beauties are despised and nee
lected, and have no more chance OF
success than a medical man with no
diploma. The faces of the leading
statesmen, barristers and physicians
are not so familiar as those of the
leading beauties. Marriage seems to
be a necessary preliminary to recog-
milton as a beauty in these days.
When the pretty woman has been
married she has, as it were, passed
the first examination-the ''smalls" OF
beauty. A woman hardly attains to
her full beauty until she is twenty
two, and if she is not married by that
time the world thinks that she ought
to be.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

Mr.. FL. S. Ashe has gone North to
attend medical lectures.
DR.. A. L. Kimbre, Office southeast
corner Main and Union streets. 16
Mr.. Joseph Achtman is doing fairly
under the care of the Odd Fellows.
Wade w. Hampton, of II. Dow &
Co., is stopping a few days with R. T.
Walker at the curve.
Mrs. NJ. j. Grey died of yellow
fever at Camp Marks hospital, last
night at eight o'clock.
The two sons of j. J. Peres are
making favorable progress at their
residence on Irrelevant street, near
Shelby.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
Sad s~lehf.See,s.

With tears in their eyes the recent
Arkansas board of health inspectors
accompanying Governor Miller, ex-
tended their observation on the
Hopefeld side of the Mississippi
river the whole length of Memphis,
and this was the sad picture they tell
of seeing:
With the exception of the militia
encamped on the Memphis bluff. and
four carts that went down to dump
garbage into the Mississippi river, no
other sign of life, or a human being
could be observed. If there ever was
a gloomy city it is Memphis. 1t re-
minded all of the history of old
Memphis on the Mediterranean Sea,
except it was not buried in ruins, but
reared its tall spires and magnificent
buildings in the distant horizon, a
living, yet dead city to all observers.
Sad, indeed, was the picture. and the
eyes of those who beheld it became
moistened in grief at the spectacle
before them. The people all along
the line were clamorous that commu-
nication should be opened on the
Memphis road with the Vicksburg
Anchor Line Of steamers for com
mercial purposes only, and that they
can obtain supplies at a living rate.
The people with whom We conversed
expressed themselves as satisfied with
the quarantine at Hopefeld, and that
they individually now felt a security
from any ingress of fever on the Ar
kansas shore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

A Benson lover, soft as mush,
kissed his girl about forty times right
along, the other evening, and when he
stopped the tears came into her eyes,
and she said in a sad tone Of voice
"Ahl John, / fear you have ceased
to love me-" mo, | hain't," replied
John, p" but / must breathe" NORA
Breathe before the start is again
attempted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

Eller Turner, Of Pembroke, Mass,
lost an eye in q singular manner In
selecting a piece of meat from a store
he drew it from a barrel with a hook,
and while near his face the meat
dropped of, and the hook, suddenly
freed, was jerked into the eye, which
was instantly destroyed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

A physician went out to look into the
trouble this morning.
The Teuton.c relief association ac-
knowledges the receipt Of S25 in
groceries from G. A.. Eckerly & Co.
and j. F. Frank & Co., also $40 in
cash from Erb \ Co.
Six S Of yellow fever, and one
fatal, is the record at Cincinnati for
the present year. No case since July.
The quarantine there is to be raise l
tomorrow against all points South.
All lower river points will raise
quarantine against New Orleans ex-
cept Vicksburg. Cotton has com
menced arriving in the New Orleans
market at the rate of 1000 bales daily.
The bedding and garments used by
the Arnold familyshavo been carried
away by the darkies in the neighbor-
hood, and will doubtless spread dis
ease in the future among others. This
is quarantine, and for this congress
appropriated its money to pay in
spectors.
Everything in the grain and bread
stuff market has been advancing
within the past few days. AT St.
Louis -four has gone up twenty cents
per barrel since last week. The heavy
European demand Is attributed to be
the cause of this improvement in
values. The article of meats holds
its own fairly, but has not gone up
any as yet.
The wife of Ex-Governor John G.
Brown gave an entertainment last
night at Pulaski, Tenn, at which
Henry Farmer, formerly of this city,
served as musical director; Mrs. j. A.
White, Miss Lucille Galloway, two
daughters of A. Vaccaro and others
participated, all for the benefit of this
city. ThsRfair, according to the APP
peal's special, was a great success.
The members Of the Steamboat
mems relief association are using their
best efforts to relieve distress among
the boat people. They have thirty-six
members, whose families number in all
eighty-three. They look after their
sick, bury their dead and provide for
the families of the living. Mr.. R. N.
Blackmore, of j. w. Avery & Co., 800
Front street, is their treasurer, and
will gladly receive all contributions to
the society from the numerous liberal
men of the craft. Their treasury is
almost empty. They solicit contribu-
tons from their friends and all who
desire to assist the needy.
The Criminal Court ~judgeship va
caney is a matter of interest to many.
Petitions to the governor have gone
up in favor of ex-Judge Thos. Log
wood and General G. W. Gordon.
Many here favor Mr.. Greer who stood
second in the convention when HOrri-
gan was nominated and who came
within an ace of getting it. Judge
w. S. Flippin has friends and would
make a most excellent judge. II
rendered the position, it is stated
that Judge Flippin would accept, but
he will not apply for it. Either
would make a good judge and thous-
ands would indorse the governors
selection should he name Flippin or
Greer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

A young man at Spaxton, England,
thought that it would be fun to set
fire to a nearly empty cask of benzo-
line. He dropped a lighted match in
the bunghole and ran. One person
was killed by the explosion, and the
young nan is in prison awaiting trial
on a charge Of manslaughter. He
will probably plead that he didn't
think it would go off"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
A MOther's Crlme.

ST. LOUIS, September 14.-Mrs.
Bonesteel, residing at Shawnee, Jack.
son county, Mo-, killed two of hel
children, little girls, yesterday by Civ.
ing them morphine. She then tried
to commit suicide by taking the same
drug, but not having enough to pro.
.duce death, she attempted to Kill
herself by hanging, but was dicovered
before life was extinct. Supposed
cause, mental arrangement occasioned
by domestic trouble.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
Acts of Tennessee, 1879, Page
100, Chapter Gil.

Section 3. Belt further enacted, That any
person or persons who shall willfully disro-
gard or eyade such quarantine as the board Of
health may declare, or violate any rule or
regulation they shall make in attempting to
prevent the spread of any epidemic disease,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than Fifty
dollars nor more than FIVE hundred, or impris.
oned in the county Jail for a period Of three
months, one or both, at the discretion Of the
court"
Approved March %, 1870.
By order Of the State Board Of Health, Of The
State Of Tennessee.
JOHN JOHNSON,
Superintendent Of Quarantine.
Memphis, Tenn September s, 1879. G
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
INC NInmmo1h Gave Sole.

Nashville Banner.l
From the Lexington Press we learn
hat a company of Eastern capitalists
purchased the Mammoth Cave on Sat
urday, and will proceed at once to put
it in the best possible condition to
make its great wonders accessible, and
to be seen under the best conditions.
The railroad from Glasgow Junction
will be completed to the cave, the
hotel and surroundings put in the
finest order, the entrance to the cave
made convenient, the routes made
easy and secure, and such other facili-
ties for thorough exploration as will
make a trip through it a matter of
pleasure instead OF a pilgrimage of
penace as heretofore. The price paid
was 100000; much less than its value
to the purchasers, and much more
than its value under the old manage
| ment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

ANOTHER supply of bed pans and feed
ing cups just received; also Hicks Eng.
registering thermometers, the most accu-
rate and desirable in use. Tenants and
other make On hand, together with a gem
eral supply Of drugs fresh and genuine
articles just to hand, at Goodyear's drug
store. IA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
COftOn.

The Liverpool kilograms at 1870
pm. quote spot cotton Lied lower;
uplands 6sd, Orleans gid futures
dull. New York kilograms quote
spot cotton in fair demand at lower
rates. Old cotton steady; new irregu-
lar; middling IL 3-16d. Futures easy
at 1l.73@11.75c for September deliv.
derry; October, lO58@lO.6Oc
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

In New Hampshire a good deal of
opposition has shown itself to the re-
cent State law taxing church proper
ty on all sums above $4,000. In
some cases the law has been do
nounced from the pulpit,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
Fatal Shot.

COLUMBUS, September 14.-During
an alter cation in the. northeastern
suburbs of this city tonight, Andrew
Fleming was fatally shot by James
Kerr. The affair occurred near the
Pan Handle round -house, and Kerr
boarded an East bound freight imme-
diately after the shooting and escaped.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

Scotch Ale, London Porter, Ger
man seItzer Water and the cele-
brated-PA. Best milwaukee Bot
tied Lager Beer, delivered 10 any
part of tlAe ciy. Henry Luehr-
mann, 3S Monroe. II
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
LEDGER LINES.

from 90 10 20 yesterday.
Temperature So before sunrise.
The thirty-seventh week of the year.
Each day brings less summer cheer.
Good cotton ripening weather this.
The Towards took in $22I9,7O yes
terday.
Forty-four days to the first of No
yember.
The moon sets at half-past 6 this
evening.
LEDGER job printing Office, ID
Madison street.
The mosquitoes are ravenous in
spite Of the weather's GOODNESS.
Tomorrow is the first of the
the year 5640 in Hebrew chronology.
Cotton is now one-fourth of a cent
per pound lower than it was two weeks
ago.
The medical society will meet at DR..
Jones Office this evening at half-past
seven.
Those who last until the next new
moon may hope to be near the edge of
the woods.
The autumn of the year, when
leaves drop loosely through the
dampened air.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER job printing Office, ID
Madison street.
Mr.. G. L. Dennison was on the
streets to-day after over three weeks
confinement to his room.
Mr.. John johnson favors standing
by rule G, and the chances favor a
rigorous adherence to it.
One hundred and thirty-ive steam
ers have passed here without stopping
since the 22d Of July last.
Some two hundred colored folks
collected opposite the station-house
this morning seeking justice.
Efforts have been making for a few
days past to have a special judge APP
pointed for one of the courts.
Three absent judges and one place
vacant leave litigants without a
chance for legal redress here.
Walker & Wilson's cotton shed on
Court street is now open to receive
cotton R. w. Barnes in charge.
Cotton picking progresses well. A
few new bales came in yesterday, not
first bales, but new, fresh and clean.
The towboat Mary Ann and empty
coal barges passed up this morning,
-
and the John A. Wood went up last
night.
The river fell nine inches yesterday
and is now only about eight feet above
low water mark. A low-water season
is close by.
The LEDGER job printing office, IL
Madison, executes everything in TX
Job printing line as neat and cheap as
any house in this city.
The type made Mr.. George Arnold
a conductor on the Glendale and
Clarksdale railroad, yesterday, instead
Of a contractor, which he really is.
The daily PUBLIC LEDGER will be
mailed to any address for fifty cent,
f per month. The subscription must
in every case, be paid for cash il
advance.
t A bale Of strict middling cotton
came up from White Haven, Miss.
yesterday, consigned to Taylor & Ar
: mold. Plenty more will be ready in
few days.
Mr.. Ben Crone Of the X. of H.. ha
a bad case w. S. White of tn.
same, has it mild. The remainder o
the X. of H.. sick are getting alonI
handsomely.
Malarial sickness prevails to a con
Q siderable degree about Lucy Station
a dozen miles or so north Of the city
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
YELLOW FEVER.
Nine Deaths Since Yesterday
Noon.
NEW CASES SIXTEEN.
The Death List.

The yellow fever death list, as taken
from the undertakes books since noon
yesterday, is nine, of whom eight arc
white and one colored, as follows;
John Arreghi, age 80, Union avenue,
yellow fever.
Lallie Davis, age 8, Ovorton Station,
congestion.
Francis Wells, age SO, Walker avenue,
yellow fever.
VIM. Eanes, age So, Horn Lake road,
yellow fever.
George B. MahafTy, age 40, Wellington
and Gayoso, yellow fever.
Fred Volkmar, age IA, Union, yellow
fever.
DR.. A. c. Campbell, age SO, yellow
fever.
Mary Madden, age IS, $50 Boal, yellow
fever.
Fred Dietrich, age 40, city hospital,
yellow fever.
COLORED.
Henry Henderson, age 2, II Turley,
chronic diarrhea.
BERTHE Cole, age 81, spinal meningitis.
Maria Ward, age SS, II DeSoto, yellow
fever.
New Cases.
The total yellow fever cases as reported
to the board of health since the malady
first appeared is 1883. This is exclusive
of those who have been i'll beyond the
city limits. Since neon yesterday the
new cases have been sixteen, of whom six
were white and ten colored, as follows
Chas. Miller, age so, 81 Market.
w. s. White, age %, Sc Court.
Loretto Bilbo, age 3, 20 Huling.
John Clark, age SO, 2O4 Front.
d. L. Carmichael, age 38, 2l7 Beal.
Maggie Burns, age 2, Carolina and
Broadway.
CoLORBD.
P. Brown, age.S SO, l62 Madison.
Mrs. Brown, age 85, 1862 Madison.
Joseph Clark, age 10, 169 Beal.
10 Simmons, age 50, 2l2 Beal.
Alice Boyd, age 10, Georgia and LaRose
VIM. Williams, age 40, 1856 Court.
Louis Napoleon, age 80, 40 Court.
Ella Martin, age 81, 445 Pontotoc.
Henrietta JOnC7, age 10, Union neal
Lauderdale.
j. Gray's infant, Jessamine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

Harpman e. Bro, 2S6 Main street,
just received fresh imported 1879 crop
cigars, fresh Key West cigars, and are
selling the Above All s for % cents. 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
wednesday Evening, Sept. II, 1879.
YELLOW FEWER DEATH LIST.

The following statement of deaths
from yellow fever each day, since the
prevalence of the disease became known,
& made from the records Of the board OF
health and other sources:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

First ia the Market, Wiener
Wurst, at Henry Luehrnann's.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

Rheumatism comes from inactive kid.
neys. Hop nitsars never fails to cure it
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
K. OF H..
NOTICE TO PHYSICIANS
And Members Of the Order.

DHISlCIANS attending on any member of
J. this order are requested, after being
called in, TO at once report such attendance To
headquarters, otherwise their fees for services
will not be recognized by the relief board.
Membors taken sick and not having same ut
once reported TO headquarters, will be dc.
barred from all relief from this board.
JAMES b. COOK, Pres't.
W. b. Gibson, Asst Sec'y. 1901
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

THE LEDGER job printing Office, l3 Madi-
i son, executes everything In the job print
ing line as neat and cheap as any house In
this city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17

Fine boots and Shoes, at lowest
prices for cash, at John Condon's, 989
Main street, near Mccall. 20
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LEDGER JOB PRINTING OFFICE

LEDGER JOB PRINTING OFFICE
IL Madison Street.
Every Description Of Printing,
executed in a style
UNSURPASSED IN THE CITY
Our facilities
Are UnequaIed by any House.
Prices Reasonable.
Country Orders Also Solicited
OYSTERS.
Saddle Rock, received daily al
Henry Luehrmann's, 33 Monroe
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Ice Cream
AT Specht q Walters.
Old Pnners.

good wrapping paper at this Office, 81
cents per 100. 1887
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Nc DOgberrY Runch.
Royal LOwrle's LAST Year at 81. OIave,s

A Jolly story of American School Boy Life.
BY MAGNus MERRIwEATHER, author Of "a
General Misunderstanding" Illustrated by
Miss i. B., HUMPHREY,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-17
Don QuixOIe, Jr.

The Adventures of Sir Miltiades Poterkin
Paul on his steed ~"Doughnuts." BY JOHN
BRowNJoHN. A funny story written expressly
for the Little Boys of America. illustrated
with comic pictures by L.. HOPKINS.
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PUBLICATION.
AWAKE


~ is conceded on all sides that Messrs. D.
4 LOthrop x Co. have splendidly accomp-
lished what they set their hearts upon a few
years ago, viz: to make a magazine absolutely
u IN its influence, unrivalled in its literary
merit, beautiful artistically, and then to fur
nish il at a price so low that people could
afford to take it. THREE JOLLY SERIALS.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-08-13

This story of young mans downfall
through drink is told bya correspondent
stationed at British camp in South
Africa: A young Englishman of good
family-there is no need to mention his
name-had been appointed to commits
sion in the Frontier Light Horse, under
Col. Buffers command. Once he had
committed himself through drink, but
the offence had been passed over, and he
was so efficient and had behaved so
well, both at Zlobane and at Kambula,
that he had been recommended for
commission in one of the regular in
fantry regiments. Since Zlobane he has
been subject, it is said, to fits of excite
ment, and these were scarcely soothed
by occasional recourse to drink. Last
night, before lights out" heard him
swearing to himself in very excited
way about some grievance in the way of
extra duty. which he fancied he had.
Later, when the camp was quiet, he
loosed off" his revolver in his tent.
There was naturally general commo-
ton. No alarm was sounded, but in an
instant every man turned out. The
cause ascertained, the troops were or
dered to turn in, and the young officer
was ordered to consider himself under
arrest. The camp was scarcely quiet
again when he repeated the foolish per
formance of firing his revolver, and
there was a repetition of the universal
turnout. The general and his staff
came round into Buffers camp, and sum-
mary and strong measures were deter
mined on. But the young fellow was in
the tent rapidly breathing out threaten
ing and slaughter, and protesting that
he would shoot any one who attempted
to enter. Major Cleary was equal to the
occasion. He had the tent ropes loosed,
and down came the tent on its obstrep-
erous inmate, effectually bonneting him.
He was at once seized, bound and under
q guard conveyed into the artillery
camp, where he was made fast to gun
wheel, u blanket given him and he was
so secured from further mischief. The
poor devil raved on wildly all night. 1t
is an evidence of what influence Butler
exerts over those under his command,
that the burden of his constant cry was,
"For Gods sake send me away before
Butler comes back; don't let me see
Butler! l never can face Butler again
after this!" Butler is at present absent
on reconnaissance; he had overlooked
the young fellows previous backsliding
and had saved his life al Zlobane. He
had his prayer. This morning his &C.
counts were made up; the money due to
him was paid him; Gen. Wood, in q
sentence, dismissed him from his force,
with the stern warning that if he came
back lie should be fogged as an unau-
thorized camp follower. He was set on
his pony, and, escorted by an officer and
file of men, conducted to the other side
of the Blood river and there turned
adrift on the world.