Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-12
Second Edition.
= O'CLOCK, p. m.
THE LATEST
About the Heat and the
Fever.

he temperature between noon ana
three o'clock to-day rose to 9S0. At
II clock, am, it marked 97' at the
signal service Office, and at 2:45 pm,
960. The breeze from the southwest
is brisk, and when wayfarer can
catch it as it blows there is no
reason to complain of overhead. In
places where Soils rays strike down
without a shade to break their force
the effect is powerful and in hooks
where no breeze can circulate it is
also very oppressive.
ABOUT THE FEVER.
Up to 3 o'clock to-day no new cases
Of fever have been heard Of. The
Gayoso House watchman story turns
out, upon investigation, to have been
enc Of those canards which gain a
start and gather as they run, without
shadow Of foundation for their
support. At least twenty persons
were interviewed this forenoon on the
subject. Like tracer the reporter
followed it up from one to another,
until finally at headquarters it was
learned that no watchman at the
Gayoso House is i'll in the slightest
degree,
ANOTHER MAN sUNsTRUoK.
About2 o'clock to-day officer Albert
Cook, of the police force, was sun
struck on Madison street, nearly in
front of the LEDGER Office. As he
sank inseDsible to the pavement per-
sons gathered around, and in a few
moments he was conveyed to cooler
locality in the alley, where Dir. Thorn
ton administered the proper restora.
tiyes. The indications are that Mr..
Cook is improving, and that he will
recover. He is rather portly built
person, and of the shape and size
likely to suffer from the effects of hot
weather.
FROM JUDGE RAY. 3ut
The latest report is even more un-
favorable than the news given in the
first edition. The impression is gen.
eral that the judges term of life il
brief, and that his son is also in a very
critical condition. Judge Ray has long
held an exalted place in the hearts
of our people. He has lived here fol
more than twenty years, was secretary
of State Of Tennessee when Ishan
G. Harris was governor, and is re.
garded as one of the clearest headed
and most upright persons who evel
occupied judicial position in thi,
community. He is held in high esteem
by the legal fraternity and wide ex-
pressions of sorrow will be felt when il
is given out that he is no more. His
son, j, Il. r, Ray, jr., is at present
orderly sergeant of the Memphis
Light Guards. He is popular young
gentleman, Of bright mind and un.
usual promise, ambitious and deserv-
ing. His loss will be seriously felt il
the community.
THE BOARD or HEALTH
and officials continue to receive
abuse for having promulgated the fac
that yellow fever existed here. DR.
Porter, who is at the head of the city
government, pledged his sacred honor
months ago to many persons that he
would publicly make known the
first case of fever if any should
occur. He felt that he could
not violate such pledge and he has
no desire to shirk the responsibility
If the sickness spreads no farther and
is confined to the few sporadic cases
that are known to exist, it will not be
many weeks ere the excitement will
die out aud business will again revive.
In the opinion Of many it would
have been exceedingly unwise to have
concealed the fact that the yellow fe-
yer was among us, even though but
one case had occurred. The newspa-
pers solemly promised to sound the
toesin of alarm when the first
case appeared. They did it, and have
also given details of every suspicious
case This journal will continue to
report full details of all facts that can
be collected regarding its prevalence,
its spread, or its disappearance, as fu-
ture events may warrant.
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