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New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

candidates and cOnfnlnc fhe business - The
SIMPLE process Of bsotiug on IN" hr.t
ballot 'thr vote stood: Havley. ~; jew
Ell 81: Plat "a: Hirrisrn. II: Minor. Ia Bar
man, 10: Governor Andrews. Bc JaHIn D'"g'as~; l.
The luc-s Uf j. HelIs vote was ~ufprsr 20 rs
friends who confidently counted cu i.s cas- .ug -
and leading Htwlcv Htwlc,'- frrnis ~'r. q9Ne
eiated prOsp ct and the llrr mon F1bt
east down "a their fayorte beI- So Jar -
h'ud. o. tAe second JI.,o- Lwcy rAH.G o,
Jewell aud P'8f' :. iC E.risrA lost !.
y nor 8 ami Barnum B. Z. len ihe bt4caNng went
on. with var; ~ t.'uu.s lDd ua.- cH- teme Z,
Lu.r AFTER EouT TN .litr Hldui it. AZ - "
trr two third ballot -,out U4v3rg r. j. we'll =.
P.aU 2~. Hairsou it. H,wic' = h.ghe@t vote
was uu tho eleventh aul ir.Iff Ha! o.s Whcn ~
Ieac.ei Il wc.'s reached l3 ou th" tEclfth ~.
Ha,rispu'- vote la. rUn a. hiyh 80 %. Plaifs
hls brru as low ana hIgh ~
20 AMI 40 fu, moment G. ere i- no Immediate pros
pccJ OF any candidates letting majority.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

If the results OF this session shall be such
a. To command general approval. the Republican party
viii have greatly strengthened Us hod uuon popular
support, and ne put IN good condition FOR struggl s
which ju come but tue Democrats VII surely profit
nOn Republican mistakes and failures. Next wear the
cHuu ~ VII hr dEan dgItatrd bY PresdcE .id can
and, uw iu 10 the peculiar condition ~ Affairs %
VIII DE hardly possible Tor candidate 70 be chn -eu
without the eic tora ut this state. Il So hcTe- re.
in the kcsj dl essential That the m'iu.itv IN the
l. CS atue orier ITS cuDduc. a. . justify he conf
Crucr when pressed l.. pub lean tnl- !uI Tie
management Of aflrs 0v ne verdict rendered AZ the
polls las Ful tnout -ucn iI,tIichton me RrpublI-
can parry need NOT expect 20 carry New YORK for s
Pre- Idcula candidate $50. maintain IL relative
strength IN The Congress. .ual delegation.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
MIDNIGHT WE11HER REPOR1.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

WA,HINGTpN. Jan. l., l a. m.-SnOw has
pr"ts led iu N,W England. and thence westward over
the Lake re,on and Upper Mississippi Valley. Light
raius have prevailed in the ONO Valley. and thence
-oatAvarJ to ;Le Gu E. followed by colder ct"arug
weather. fi.-u and brisk uoriAe~lv 90 rasferlv winds
,e reported from the At.n ic .0ast. a0d heavy >utN
u1Itu cf N1 lil. .lolowr, to gat ,ca "eatDe- aul
north westerly winds. The baG0me,crl- highest iu Tic
Cop Ohio Nay. and 10 has IN east OF the Mississippi
I..ycr.
IHdicQt0Rg.
For the Mdie Atlantic -t4tea. clear p.r.lY cloudy
ws1t .a-. v.gfI,tiy winds. shifting tO eI-tCtr aui
.,t cr.y slowly ri>u. temperature and riaiu-. fol
lowed 30. stiIIa barometer.
POL N-S-E.-.9la. partly cloudy or clear wcai ler.
mort c:fr winds. shifting o. westerly and -oG'I"rt.
siul t.lowtt u tdIt barometer. and slight rise ll
rc.uI'-Ts4j. j..Ir tuIll- jtc day.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
rMnARRA..vENr. or nENKY NAYo & 90.

Bo,roN. Jan. 16.-Henry Mayo 4 Co.. en-
sa.ed ia tle wholesale n,l business, and LATER IN tie
canned goods business under tue uir ot the Gr"celr
Packing Company, are embarrassed. Their d'irat
lIc Glr 10 tie ut trade. faurc,. de' trciau"n
fist. stock and .rL UApciI,rS luttrr'u .u h atNA-
tract wlfh Tie French Government witch rhrv sUn-
posed nuu secured. bui Which fi! through Their
lI4nlf-ic, to about -IT1.rpo. and while Lhrir
nut- have vet 20 protest. tA'f w iu SD ~ 40
week unless aIrIu-rrrur- fHr extension are made
Their uI receivable and tner asset are IN eXctss
fN. . b f. .tf. r.a5
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
A HOME TRIBUTE TO -HLRNAN.
- LII IL Il. Ill IL.

We definitely make public III tnlS Issue,
what ra- oug been per-onatan private conyolou'
fha tue Hon JOhu -nciIiaH D. ga. .aFo.l can dte
been tmattly acquainted VIII MI -nc luan through
out bs private 4ud uDc ltr. wc spcah iL great con-
rdrucr o. that his SupclcT natural cnH""-
meuts. hE uusuOtted prVSt' cEdtartei' Hl- az I'-
feacncd aud unlmpeachablr pubic ne, his i"ng' wise
aud enneuty successful -iOna career, ana ms
eminent naanc al tVr abl ~. o. asp d} ed ID
hs 0llcuIi aud gv responsible position, aI
combine TO render MIN prrrmue%,tly qualified Tor the
A!sItsi executive office OF Tie NaiIou.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
EDNUNDs FOR PRESIDENT.

Senator Edmunds has been closely Identl-
heG VIII every great measure Of tAe Republican pafiy
And tA' entire confidence of every kcpubhcdh
Brave honest and cautious he has been balance~hc
IN lhe SeuAe, and s promptly trusted by ms fellows Ia
That body where keen Observation, true patriotism ana
practical demand As the cDlcf executive
o TIE Nation Ae would DTn 20 the service Of the Leo
pe broad mDd. "A rpc judgment, wcll-dehned primo
pts. uniaerng Oyalfy % ms country and hls party
ttaH hands slTUA. Il! minute Information 10 tie
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
ALBANY.
TIE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.

COMMENTS on THE RESULT OF SPEAKER ALvoRDs
LABOR-A DEBATE OS REINFORCEMENT.
Speaker Alvord presented the list of committees
in the Assembly yesterday. The reading was lis
tened to with much interest, and the composition OF
the several committees was warmly discussed after
the close If The session There heated political
debate in tie Assembly on the subject Of the re-
apportionment of the State, and the committee
was instructed to report a bill within forty days
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
1gcBBEsH0P PUaCtLpS SrCCESSoR

CINCINNATI, Jan. 16.-Ihe Catholic Ie'egroW
,, o4,al organ o. this ciOcese today says Of the
ss te egr IN announcing the acceptance OF the res Z
nation Of Archbishop Purcell: I'VE doubt ls uutAiai-
r4s h,rause Rome would not consider The question OF
.,,c.sor unt II official word OF lls accrp lhnoe
q, a., rastruaiiou 10 Archbishop Purcell ana constl
nj Si and lie other archbsROps oi the country Rome
d1rs WI things IN order
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
special >otice.
-urr cure tor Iunx Throat aud Nslarial Di-ea-c.

-urr t,Ie tor Lung. Throat and Nsiariai Diseases
RYE AND RUt n A. PREPARED ~ Nj SOLD
BY LEADING DRI GGI~rs AND REGOMMESDED BY
PROM NINENT PHYSICIANS. ASK FOR ny RYE
AND ROCK" AND TAKE so OTHER ~ PER LARGE
BOTTLE r. van BELL ~ CHAMBEKssT- shy ~
DOORS WEST oF BROADWAY
see that new and fascinating novel. SEBASTIAN, last
pubi.hsd IL TRIBUNE NOVEL, EXTRA NJ. Il. P1ce. ID
eenta Address c4ry. THE TRIBUNE. Sr~-York.
rhree Ball " ashiRx CRYSTAL" adopted tr.!s-
fo aNst worthless
4. H. Fi~thEk ~
IaIics. Try " BIZ EDINE' the best LaIadry Bias.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

to Investigate the affairs OF that firm has suhmitte"
report ng their direct lhbes Al Ss6.42s Ol; CON
tingcnt, 81 626 25; assets. S57474 81. They ree'm
mend the acceptance Of 81 crnts ON N" doiiaf
cash. payable thiry days from February l. proFideo
all the crrdiOrs the COmpEH mi'". N"dI' az tH'
Boston creditors have -yued. aad j. VI smith hds gone
20 Nrw-Ynrk n soc Dc crrhltnrs ID tl1L CliN.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

theory OF our institutions, and visionary schemes He
nard money man, practical Civil Service reform
advocate aud hs views OF the sectional
QUrs stIon. The Republican party do more foolish
Thing than % nominate him, and II Is doubtful II II
do better There isn't Northwestern state but would
give him the full electoral vote.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

lnm The Tnainnnpni.s .vetrk Ind

JfoW The In6l0aGp0t,s Ne1rF md
Perhaps this long delay in investigating the
cipher s been with purpose. Perhaps II thai lnves
uEaion comes the coparceneI- viii produce key That
VIII translate all these dispatches IntO harmless chops
and tomato messages. Perhaps the construction
such key hat busIed JnelT Drains these many
months. ll" s too desperate Tor their play
l. TN IHlnrNE fnruned
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
AsoLo ,oUTHEEx orlEloS ,,.,..'I OF I'LL TIDE

Nh. Illdeu would -tem to represent tHc
f.ft. A. heI,yes iu -fiui ard ala.ulI! uui id'AS
thr rk .ren The game d, Won % Insist upon nav
r- rtaar- II the country !s ripe lur AtloH O. cor
little " ID shall u IRE lt-i -ii. '
or tu. lon Gut r. HeltyefA country Dr. dt-i".-
Gctuly fa rr,tllr tur landmarks O fAt FATHERS --'
hrIu- 5ar. .ue pride and Tu,IT or adm nl-tti"n .A'
honest masses gI infinitely prefer B ara i' Il.eu.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
Try TELEGRAPH TO rHE rRIBrSE.i


There Was only one bin ~ Importance Introduce or an
least. Of genera interest. This vas presented by hI
Fish and is designed 10 encourage the making "l
couirlc;, made THIS state PAYABLE IN gold euIuuA "
-iivcr This discrimination against silver Is d"sl-ru
q So to aid the bank. Of New-York Ctr in their policy
of refusing deposits Of silver special deposits
TO be returned kind. The BIN was gwen IN inH ''
yesterday TRIBUNE.
Speaker A.vord announced the list OF COM
m.1trrs As is tle case Awlvs. the Trdd'h-
of the list was listened 10 with almost Or ".h-
less interest 10y the As-cmhlymen. and the
committees have been about the sol subject ~ iaA
among members Of the Legislature his af'cr"oon ana
evening. speaker Alvord had the hard task OF
" upiug muriy-~,vcn Of lis party Hs-'ciai"s upon
ta.rty..-It committees. Moreryer De hH 'A'
ar more d-lIr1te work % giving thai reward
u prominent p aces on committee. wuitn lis supporters
"a tle .- sirIg-.r over hr sleakrf,ilp Latu'aHl 'A
rcc-cd when t.e~ p-om.~ l.u tn'r votes II Us 'r-
p-,ut tat. wul.p rHIldu- Isis t.lrao,. Nj AFrId his
NOT sought to pul-l those Republicans Who prei"Fr''
Mr. sloan Tor Speaker. There IS mo- trace m'ii''
u t4e committee .i-t. Nr Sloan .- mad" chairman 'I
the chief committee, and s supporters aie i"und "u
tered among tae Avord men upon every I'M
portant committee Ildcrt Mr.. Avord carried
mis- charity $40 FAR a- to -.ve tbr eharmaa-.p7
~ -cyera committees t' wei r-kt.vr supporters ol VI.
sloan R,sardin- .le most pf fhr committees 4i'r can
Vet bc sul OWNS 10 80" l.rr aum rr ot new n'i.er,
% ;lc Assembly who's" Au.ut r- asr 1rkaown
4nr Committee oh ways "H" Means D. con i'''' ".
,c-v abe men, u- cil-t m"m"rrs. cx--9'aNeT-
'''ai "'u t. an
'E ana J".'' H. '''''''''.-' "'
he'd experience hcf.r" II the work of thr
.,... NJ ---,..,,, t.,... h.r,.. bs. ur-ii chair
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m'H "t ''" NtI'i''' 'iI.''r' '..' "'' '"' '''''"
I~ Hcp.Uru-I. h.s T. .oT members are 70"
G. -nc WORK os .us committee In vi.v n The recent
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New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
TRUST AND MORTGAGE COMPANIES.

.JPEEl>TLN UENT LAuB.
ALBAVY. Jan. 1j.-Below VIII be found the
remainder ~ and mortgage companies reports
according to recent e-aminat.ons by lp-r-AteAdent
Lamb. l- stated iI Gl- report:
MERCANTILE Trust CDMPANY-N. :. CITY,
Examined september %
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES.

THE LIST AxNoUNCED BY SPEAKER ALvORD-CoM
MENrs OS TIE APPoINrM ENTs-sOME STRONG
CouNITTFF,-SN,LL HOPE FOR LIQUOR DEAL
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
/ NJ. SMITH & co.'s FAILURE

BosroN. Jan. l6.-The committee recently
,,ut At 4 meeting OF creditors Of J. NJ Smlth i Co.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
Posi- Oricr Nouoe

flffcf NOTIHP
RIA i. lamar. -. .--t VI close tAis once
I.IIUue ts strains -liU " y0u.
VA u,yu-Iosu ol " kuN E~DAf a. a. w. loI Eutopc.
-f.s.rn.g BATAVIA seIs'UNu. pu TIKI t~IAH 80
100 u rIr1ge stsam-IiD mate. 'li Nlr-nstown
aire.oBu-rc- .DI Germany and Ffauc- I'D - 10Y tir ~
1s specially sdrf-set aHt a. - n Tor
fufu,. steamship tI- "a tYmJuu. hrl Dourz ana
Hamburg SATURDAY. a. a .. m. tof turUpr "
--4-.Y CIV u-s,l.. 4urrsipwu .c0rr-sDDudruts =
frr GERMANY scotland fJfyIi-l ny ti- steamer
sdurr-sri. aLi a. a ~. TO- scot l4nd
t!rr-f Iy s-~u-l t.l-~la va ~ 4ssJS and a. IT 80
bF st~8tI-hlD irln. va ~oninAnD
- md Bremen -spoudecr ior Britain IIl 20
Conn u-ut Doe :rvaI rt bv ts steamer mus De- sir'
aar ed. The steamships WyOuG. Flt1vo Adlatc snd
l,y a., .sse.- DoHBaE. -se"sh snd
January iR usl- for Nassau. : p cave vow YORK
I.-tl.-- arc lot lie - rst indies. VA Err'
. f-sv- N-,, Iauusrv lG. The mails Cor Havana
.s N-wYork J4ua@rt l6 The mails tHr hayt ~ayaulla.
N.s 4ulaIY n. The nAls l1r Austrai q
AZ. Saa T. au,l-co January 20 Inc for China
spd IaDzn leave ~au Frauciscp Janusry y.
TuJ~. h. JAMES. Posi- ,n4s,ec
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

Den'lrnc, oI impairment of capital l-.-..- Ia"o-o -
rt. r.,,rt ,tai.- however, that under the law of
1a- m. rlpit ~ thi. company reduced TO 500,
L.--. =
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

The figures Of the Havley managers
turnrd out % be the most Trustworthy
when the result OF the urst ballot was
de,lared the nrst move after the opening of
the eaicu. this evening the passage ol a
rrsoutlon shutting On DISCUSSION 0i the merits Oi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-10

The Health OF HAVANA.

A report from DR.. Stanford 4.
Chaile, chairman of the United States
sanitary commission now at Havana,
and t~elegraphed from Washington on
Sunday last, says:
During the week ending August 16
deaths from yellow fever were 100; by
all diseases, 253. The numbers for
the preceding week were, respect
lively SO and 295. The doctor al
ludes to his report of August Z, in
which he called attention to certain
facts illustrative Of the value and Of
the danger of commercial intercourse
between Cuba aud the United States,
and in further illustration Of the same
subject, he submits a table Of the total
number of vessels american and for
eign) which entered each Of the vari-
GUS ports Of the United States from
all of the ports of Cuba during the
year ending June 30, 1879. This total
shows that 1892 American and 744
foreign vessels entered United States
ports from Cuban ports during that
period. The doctor adds Ny atten-
ton was called to the unusual sanitary
evil in Havana; householders are for
hidden by police regulations, except
when it is raining, to pour refuse
water from residences into the streets.
Hence such houses, except a few con-
nected with sewers, have a separate
reservoir adjacent to the latrines for
the reception Of dirty water from
kitchens, etc. This filthy water un.
dergoes decomposition, which renders
it, as is said, more offensive than even
the contents of privies. Though both
Of these may have their sides walled
yet the bottoms are usually Of dirt
only and permit a widespread sol
pollution by inhibition in the very
porous earth of this place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-10
Alpine Climbing.

A correspondent of the London
Times writes under date of August 8:
The strength of an Alpine storm
and the danger to which it exposes
mountaineers have just been expert
enced in no ordinary way in the neigh
borhood of the Aletsch glacier. A
member of the Swiss Alpine club left
the Bel Alp hotel at one o'clock in
the morning of the 9th, with two
guides, to ascend the Aletschhorn,
and cross the peak to the Eggisch-
horn hotel. The guides seem to have
suggested, when three-quarters of the
ascent had been made, that the threat
ening weather made the attempt risky,
but the Herr wishing to continue, the
return was not pressed. At noon,
when on the arete, about a quarter of
an hour from the summit, a terrific
storm broke upon them, and for some
time they were obliged to remain sta
tionary, cling to the rocks, while a
complete tornado blew over them
wind, hail and lightning combining to
increase the danger Of their position.
Eventually they succeeded in gaming
the summit (since the descent on the
Eggischhorn side was, in the circum-
stances, the easiest), and had proceed
ed about twenty minutes down on the
other side when the storm broke on
them again with renewed violence. the
loose whirling snow binding them
with its fury, and the raging of the
elements rendering it impossible for
them to pursue their way. In this
critical state Of things they hit upon a
crevasse in the mere, which had a lip
or bank, on one side about three feet
high. Under this they crouched,
covering themselves as we'll as they
could with a plaid, and in this peril
GUS position they remained from 2
pm. until 6 am. the following day, at
a hight of about thirteen thousand
feet above the sea. Thick clouds
enveloped the mountains during the
whole of this time, and the strength
of the gale rendered the struggle
against it hopeless. Their provisions
and stimulants were spent, and they
had given themselves up for lost when
happily the storm abated, and they
were able to make their way down to
the Eggischhorn hotel, which they
reached at 1890, noon, on the 7th-
after ~thirty-6ve and a half hours of
exposure. The guides suffered some
what severely from the exposure and
the effects of the night in the snow
more so han the traveller to whom
they had given their loose warm
clothing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-10
HOW OLD IS TIE woRLDl
Trying to Ascertain When the World
Was Formed.

London Academy
Biologists, astronomers and physic-
lists alike have hitherto been bafHed in
their attempts to set up any satisfac-
tory kind of chronometer which will
approximately measure geological
time and thus give us some cleW to the
antiquity of our globe. 1t is, there
fore, worth noting that Mr.. Mellard
Reade, of Liverpool, has lately con-
tributed to the Royal Society a very
suggestive paper, in which he endeav-
ors to grapple with the question BY
employing the limestone rocks of the
earth's crust as an index Of geological
time. Limestones have been in course
Of formation from the earliest known
geological periods, but it would appear
that the later found strata are more
calcareous than the earlier, and that
there has in fact been a gradually pro.
gressive increase of ~calcareous matter.
The very extensive deposition Of car
Donate of lime over wide areas of the
ocean bottom at the present day is
sufficiently attested by the recent
soundings of the Challenger. Ac-
cording to the authors estimate the
sedimentary crust of the earth is at
least one mile in average actual thick
ness, of which probably one-tenth
consists Of c%alcareous matter. In
seeking the origin of this calcareous
matter it is assumed that the print
tive rocks of the original crust were
of the nature of gigantic or balsaltic
rocks. By the disintegration of such
rocks calcareous and other sediment
airy deposits have been formed. The
amount of lime salts in waters which
drain districts made up of GRANTEES
and basalts is found, by a comparison
of analysis, to be on an average about
I3.73 parts in 100, 900 parts Of water.
1t is further assumed that the excessed
areas of igneous rocks, taking an ave
age throughout all geological time,
will bear to the exposures of sedi-
mentary rocks a ratio of about one to
nine. From these and other data Mr..
Reade concludes hat the elimination
OF the calcareOus matter now found
in all the sedimentary strata must
have occupied at least 600, 0O0, 900 of
years. This, therefore, represents the
minimum age of the world, The
author infers that the formation of
the Laurentian, Cambrian and Silu-
rian strata must have occupied about
20O,000,000 of years; the old red sand
stone, the carboniferous and the polk
little systems another 200, 1000, 900, and
all the other strata the remaining.
200, 600. Mr., Reade is, therefore,
led to believe that geological time has
been enormously in excess of the
limits urged by certain physicists
that it has been ample to allow for all
the changes which, on the hypothesis
Of evolution, have occurred in the
organic world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-10
YELLOW FEVER.
Deaths Eight Since Yesterday
Noon.
New Cases Fifteen, Nine
Colored.
The neath List.

The yellow fever deaths since yester-
day noon have been eight, according tc
the intermsnt books at the undertakers
as follows;
Teresa Buchignani, age l6, IA Beal,
yellow fever.
Mrs. NJ. Crimson, ago 40, fernando
road, near curve. dropsy.
Sam Richardson, age q Poplar, yellow
fever.
Mary Dargis, age Ss, oil Carolina, yell
low fever.
Edward Brennan, age 4s, hospital, yell
low fever.
John j. Walker, age ~, poor-hOuse,
cause not stated.
Rufus Sutton, age 25, Horn Lake road
six miles out, yellow fever.
John Hood, age SO, SO Second, yellow
fever.
Father Ohrysostom Reinacke, age As,
st. Mary's church Catholic yellow
fever.
John Born, age so, Gayoso House, yel-
low fever.
New Cases.
The total cases of yellow fever since the
first outbreak, as they appear on the books
of the board of health, up to noon to-day
are 1868. OF these, Is have been recorded
since yesterday noon-9 colored and 6
white-as follows:
Mrs. J.. Franciola, age IS, ia Poplar,
Willie Seidel, age II, 1856 Union.
G. Edgerly, age 20, 10 Overton.
Mary Maloney, ago IA, Mccall.
Mary D. Lee, age "a, So Third.
Mary r. Finn, age IS, Broadway and
Second.
CoLoRED.
Washington Vance, age II, 81 Treze-
want.
Smith Turner, age "a, 30 Court.
Dave Smith, age 10, Washington and
Alabama.
Jasper Robinson, age S8, Alabama.
Orange Reid, age So, 1853 Pontotoc.
Henrietta Hart, age 80, Broadway and
Orleans.
Ellen Jones, age 40, Orleans and Broad
way.
Mary Moore, age rs Broadway and
Orleans.
Louisa Gray, age 16, Second and Broad
way.
We know Hop Bitters are above and be-
Yond all as a nnfritinns tonic and curative
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-10

New Orleans Times.l
On Sunday evening, shortly after Q
o'clock, Mrs. Anna Maria Hood, the
wife of General j. b. Hood, died at
her residence, No, go Third street,
corner Of Camp, Of a fever contracted
after a severe cold.
Mrs. Hood, three weeks ago, gave
birth TO twins, but, unfortunately,
previous to this critical event in
every woman's life, her mother, who
is temporarily residing with her
daughter, was taken seriously i'll.
Mrs. Hood, about two weeks after the
birth of her children, took a bath I;
and this imprudence resulted in a
severe cold, which was almost imme-
diately followed by a high fever.
DIR. Biokham, who, in the absence
of DR.. Bemiss, the family physician.
attended her, found her temperature
lO6, and that she threw UP a black
substance which very closely resem-
bled black vomit, but from the abb
sence of other symptoms of yellow
fever, particularly the absence of al
luminous urine, he believed that the
disease which caused her death was
puerperal fever.
This opinion was expressed at a
consultation which occurred on St.
Mary street last evening, at which
were present Drs. A. w. Smythe. w.
?. Wood and DR.. Bickham. After
hearing his diagnosis Of the case, they
CONQUERED in the opinion expressed
by DR.. Bickham.
Later in the evening a representa-
tive of the Times had a conversation
with both Drs. Smythe and G. B.
White, and both Of these eminent
medical men and yellow fever experts
gave it as their opinion that Mrs.
Hood did not have yellow fever at all,
but died Of p%uerperal fever, which
was su%perinduced by too early a bath
after her confinement.
On the contrary, DR.. Bemiss has
given a certificate that the lady died
Of yellow fever; and DR.. Bemiss'
position as a member of the National
board of health, unfortunately, has
given prominence to a report which
has resulted in unfounded rumors and
unnecessary alarm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-10

The steamer Hard Cash arrived from
st. Louis after dark last night and
landed at the Hen and Chickens
Islands, above the city, to discharge
200 tons of supplies and merchandise
for merchants here. The officers
would not allow barges to approach
the boat, and the freight was landed
on the bar. 1t will be brought to the
city on barges to-day. The Hard Cash
proceeded to Walnut bend as soon as
she was relieved of the freight con
signed here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-10
Lightninr KiIIs 3 morne-

A horse was killed by lightning in
the north part of Chelsea yesterday.
Mr.. Lanham, the gentleman who
owned the animal, left him hitched to
a spring wagon while he went in his
house to partake of his dinner. He
knew nothing of the accident until he
came out and found the horse lying
dead in the street. A person standing
across the street at the time saw the
horse fall, and he says he died WITHOUT
a culver or a STRUGGLE.