Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-28
LEDGER LINES.

The steamer Colorado passed up neal
daylight this morning and did not stop.
No fever at New Orleans is the --latest
news we have ffoR or sister city neal
the gulf.
First-class printing at low rates at the
LEBaRB job printing Office, 10 Madison
street.
Ninety-nine deaths from yellow fever
in Havana daring the week ending thu
18th inst.
A soaking rain fell this forenoon. Il
began early and held Oh at intervals, all
of the forenoon.
A large number of laborers from thi;
city have found work at East st. Loui:
handling freight for the railroad com
pahies.
The LEDGER job printing Office, IL
Madison, executes everything in the job
printing line as neat and cheap Es any
house in this city.
The committee Of public safety
notify the public that no force will be
used to drive people from this city. See
the notice elsewhere.
From indications now apparent, it is
estimated that about one-half of the pres
ent population of our city are liable to
have yellow fever.
Ths daily PUBLIC LEDGER will be
mailed To any address for fifty cents per
month. The subscription must, in every
case, be paid for cash in advance.
Seyenty-nine deaths occurred here last
week according to the official report. OF
these fGFty-four are.set down as fever, and
the larger nGIaber we're yellow fever.
A heavy exodus has taken place from
Greenville, Miss, owing to a yelisw fever
scare. The fever has not appeared there.
but the departing people fearit will.
The inhabitants Of our common coun-
try appear to be hostile toward Memphis
and her people at present. Lots Of sym
pathy is Suppressed, but no hospitality.
The crops are in splendid order in all
the country round. 1t will be interesting
to us all, il we survive this season Of
scourge, to enjoy a boaDtifll season after
frost.
The total number Of yellow fever casc'
In the bay at quarantine below New Yorh
70 far this season is Is. Last year there
we're 30 10 all, " looks as though there
viii be a greater number this year.
In spite Of ~quaraptines and other dis
tinctions the Southern Express Company
continues to bring fresh newspapers from
New York. A bundle Of lat Thursday
dailies we're kindly sent to this Office to
day.
The Louisville railroad viii stop run
ming trains to this city after Thursday
next. The way it looks now our onl,
means Of egress or communication Will
the outside world will be by mules or tn,
telegraph.
"Only n topic on eyerybOdy's lips n
present, and that is the yellow fever
says a dispatch from st. Loub. wher
about three thousand M~emphians are so
i~joarBipg. II is the all-absorbing them
everywhere.
Lizzie Brandy, 3 child two years old
and her brother, refugees from this city
are reported sick with fever ut thequarar
tine below St. Louis. They have a sho.
3 gun quarantine at Jefferson Barrack
twelve miles below st. Louis.
The steamer City Of Alton, from Ne
Orleans. passed south about two o'cloC
yesterday afternoon without landing. III
s.eamer Belle Memphis, from 81. Lou
> for this port with a cargo of miscellaheoI
stuff is expected to arrive here tonight.
The colored troops under Captain
Glass and Brown are to encamp on Il
d bluff in front of the city and will perfor
police duty during the day. The old eli
]. police are to be placed on duty only
night and the entire strength OF the for
is 10 be 70 used.