Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-14

North Main street, in that city. 1t is
useful roster and viii be placed in a con
spicuous position for future reference.
R. Campbell, VIM. Robinson and Alex
Thompson, three colored Zouaves VIII,
went on a watermelon foraging tour a few
days since, and were shot at by a water
melon grower, themselves returning tn,
compliment only to be arrested, hav,
been sent to jail in default of bail.
Down below Whitehaven, on the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee railroad, where
Mrs. Bolton is i'll with fever, several fam
lilies reside. DR.. Bradford, of the State
board of health, went there and tried to
induce these families to remove. They
respectfully but firmly declined, but prom
ised to steer clear of the infected premises.
Colonel Cameron complains of seven
marine hospital patients who have been
sent to Camp Marks. They are inhrm,
diseased, decrepid, and only walking dead
men, he says, and he has been compelled
to arrange quarters for their especial ben
eft. The colonel ordered the filthy fell
lows to be washed, cleansed and thor
oughly disinfected,
A flare-up in the National board Of
health and the miniature tempest in our
State board of health, caused by the res
ignation of Hon. John johnson, is just
now the leading local sensation. Our
State board has refused to accept Mr..
Johnson's resignation, and perhaps this
has caused the two National board wise
acres to quit.
The relaying of the stone pavement on
the west side of Main street progresses
favorably, and the workmen appear to
have made a good job over the course
laid. They are now about to cross Mon
roe street, moving northward. Captain
Jewell has something over a dozen faith
full stone workers daily employed at this
enterprise.
To draw ten dollars a day and ex-
penses, is the chief business transactions
of your State board of health officials.
He may issue a few health inspection
certificates and perform other minor SER
vices, including that Of casting his lynx
eye upon a brother official of whom he is
jealous, but this part is only by play and
is merely thrown in for exercise.
In these tieklish times scarcely a person
retires at night without serious thoughts,
not of alreligiousscharacte generally, but
whether or not the ~premonitory chill an
nouncing Yellow Jacks grip will not
strike the aforesaid person before day
light. These are not cheerful thoughts TO
make one sleep easy, but everybody has
them.
Three times is not too often to have
Yellow Jack. There is a man near by
who has had it bad that many times, and
another at hand who once sailed the ocean
with a ship captain who recovered from
four attacks, finally to die when it struck
him on the fifth, just as a long and severe
epidemic was winding up, and through
which he stood unscathed up to the time
of early frost.
An acquaintance when asked yesterday
how his friend and neighbor was getting
along with the fever replied: He passed
a bad and restless night. He has too
many friends and their visits worry him
sadly y and this is the condition Of many.
The nurses, medical attendants and per-
sons necessary to care for a patient is all
the company his good demands.
The colored relief association has made
a start with STA in their treasury and
Mr.. Edward Shaw is chairman aided by
R. N. Countee secretary. 1t is not a pie
thoric treasury they have, but tall oaks
from little acorns grow, is IN old adage
and judieiously handled the fund will re-
lieve the necessities of three or four sick
persons. Doubtless more money will
come along after a bit.
Robert E. Barnard, the ~sixteen-year old.
nephew, and Frank T. Taylor, a nineteen
year old young man, both employed in
the Office of Hon. Casey Young, at Wash
exchanged shots on the historic
field Of Bladensburg yesterday. It is
limited that they were blank shots. Their
employer arrived on the field in time to
stop further proceedings and prevent
bloodshed.
The Jail has been closed TO visitors and
It's eighty prisoners are for sanitary rea-
sons 10 live in solitude from now until
frost. Fresh prisoners are washed, scrub
bed, sulphured and fumigaied and a new
suit given them. The chance for clean
new clothes IS almost an inducemcnt 10
do something mean, something to get into
Jail just 70 draw a fresh suit, if one could
only get out again.
The new steamer Parole was removed
from the ways, where she stuck in launch
ing one day last week, and was landed
last Saturday OF Allegheny, opposite
Pittsburg. She il one Of the handsomest
and best modelled boats built at Pittsburg
in many years. James Lee, jr., and Major
Adams have examined and pronounce her
the best they have ever seen. She is des-
tined to make a proud record in the Mem
phis and Vicksburg trade.
REV. A. LU1sELLI, pastor Of st. JO-
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