Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-11

volunteers and would like to Sc,
news reporters, correspondents anC
editors enter the list as Howard visi.
tors. Not a bad idea by any means.
The Masonic fraternity have buried
thirteen members of their order since
the fever appeared. OF these seven
were brothers and six members OF
families. They have had eighteen to
recover, eight brothers and ten mem
bers of families.
The temperature vibrated 2S0 yes
terday, rising to 81 during the warm
est hours and dropping to 56' shortly
before daylight. The air was l50
warmer this morning than it was yes
terday and the indications point to
warmer weather.
A humping match came off this
forenoon in the private closets of the
Peabody Hotel between a Howard
visitor and a physician. The latter
came off second best, SO it is stated.
The belligerents buried the Ratchet
after the row ended.
There's are a great many Memphi-
ans here. The exposition is a success;
Profs. Handwerker and Arnold are
engaged with the celebrated Eichorn
band to furnish the music, which you
may know is excellent, says a private
letter from Louisville.
Two sisters Of charity arrived from
st. Louis this morning and went to
the citizens headquarters on Madison
street, to thank DR.. Porter for his
influence in securing passes for them
to enter the city. The sisters are
.Quartered at the LaSalctte Academy.
The total sick now cared for by the
Knights of Honor, the Odd Fellows,
the Masons, the Hebrews and other
orders combined will not exceed
twenty persons. 1t is estimated that
the aggregate members of the several
societies, with members of families
included. is about two Thousand
The question Of whether or not the
troops encamped on the bluff
shall receive pay as police, the same to
be betrayed by the city, is agitated.
Colonel Cameron is in favor of it, and
protests earnestly against the promise
# $500 to each company, as has been
made by the citizens committee. The
question is an open one, and much can
,e said in favor of both sides.
A death from yellow fever has &C.
urred at Morgan City, La, on Ber-
bay, the terminus of the Ope-
Dusas railroad, near the Gulf shore,
nd where steamers to and from Texas
lake their landings. The town is said
be afflicted with a bad stencil,
aused by dead fish left on the shore
y the late food, and also by the bodies
f cattle drowned during the recent
torn.
David Coughlin and wife, five weeks
ut from Memphis, were found to be
.lffering with yellow fever at st. (
last Monday in the rear of 217
I'm street. Nj. Coughlin had a Sc
ere case and showed signs of black
omit. The couple with their little
aughter were sent to the quarantine
The child was apparently
ell, but it was thought best to keep
er with her parents.
The steamer Hard Cash is to reduce
he price of freights from St. Louis to
lis point after the present trip. Here
the rate has been 30 cents per
undred weight and 60 cents per bar
Il. The prospect of . little cotton to
clip out on the up trip will enable the
oat to work cheaper than heretofore.
'reights for the down trip only, with
to carry back, made it neces-
lry to charge high prices, to prevent
ctual loss to the vessel.
With but two hundred and nine
people looking to them for aid
nd attention, it does seem to an out
ider that ten physicians and eight
Toward visitors, running eighteen
Of course, belonging tol
he doctors and paid for out Of their
wn pockets-is rather expensive to
ne Pgbiic. The world at large is,
.oweyer, sending a liberal flow Of
money in this direction, and the How
rds believing that it is money we'll
pent no others should complain
Reports went over the wires yester-
ay from some source to certain
.ealth authorities, not named, that
he steamer Hard Cash had made a
here. There was a stir on
he subject which upon Investigation
rOved without foundation. The
essel landed her cargo at the edge Of
he bar hal fringes the Old Hen
sland above the city ~soveral mflog