Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-16
No More Yellow Jack in
Sight.
Hot Weather Again Total Deaths
Two Since Yesterday.
The Exultant Rumor-Fi end-Quar-
antines all to be Raised.
Bayou GayOSO 20 be Flushed and
Cleaned Out, Etc., Etc.

Everything is quiet to-day except
the solar heat and the CAB of tattlers.
There seems to be no let up on either
of these, Panicky and evil disposed
people are numerous, and their
tongues wag without apparent cessa-
ton or rest.
INTERVIEWS SINCE YESTERDAY.
Only two persons have died since
noon yesterday, according to the state
ments of our four undertakers, all of
whom were visited at II O'Clock to-
day. If any Others have become de-
funct they are either hid away in
back yards, stolen surreptiously out in
the dead hours of the night and flung
in the river or down in priyy vaults,
or cremated with nome near to witness
or carried through secret rear PASSAGE
ways into tho cemeteries and there
hidden from view, quietly and unbe-
known even to the cemetery grave
diggers. The foregoing statement is
made for the benefit of those who
believe that journalists are paid or
have a private understanding to sup
press the facts, aud that sickness pre-
walls of which no mention is made.
The two interments since yesterday
noon were
Miss Leila J. Waldran, died July
18th, at the residence of w. B. Wal
dram, beyond the city limlts, near
Poplar street boulevard, of typhoid
malarial fever, aged seventeen years.
Buried about 10 O'Clock this forenoon.
Physician, DR., Il. H. White.
A child of George Davis died Of
dentition at No. Is Front street, aged
eighteen months.
Like yesterday there Is a mcager re-
port and a slim death list, but it is all
thst can be given to-day.
AT THE HOARD or HEALTH.
No news can BIO stirred up-only an
order OF two for some weak. minded
person to 90 to the hospital, and
the remark of a doctor present
that he would have to leave
here in search Of a place where
more sickness can be found, or
he would not be able to oarn a living
for himself. Several druggists this
forenoon reported business dullor
thax they have ever known it at any
season of the yosF.
GUARANTEES RAISED.
This forenoon advices were received
from the mayors of several towns on
the Mississippi Central railroad
stating hat they had advised no
quarantine against us, and that
there would be none also a let.
ter from Mr.. Morey, an official Of
the same road, stating that the OIL
Gals of the road would be directed to
receive Memphis freights after 5 days
notice Of raising of the embargo had
been announced. Mr.. Lapsstaf and
others are working earnestly to have
even this restriction removed.
THE RUMoR-FIEND
has been active since yesterday, in
fact, seems to never tiFa, 1t went al
over the city last night and this
forenoon that C.. Berton, on Bea.
street, was dead and buried. At moor
to-day Berton's place Of business wa
open and has not been closed at any
time. G. Berton is moving about In
shape that III him to be the live
Hest looking corpse extant, that is i
he was buried last night. The same
remark willy apply to Mr.. g. Gels
Yho is now moving about in goot
good shape and has had no symptom.
az yellow fever.
Down on Elliott street. near Her
nando, the family Of Mr.. Samue
Moore were yesterday eating chick.
ans, corp-bFead and p%igeaRnles. Tn,
day previous it was reported that Mrs
Moore and three Others in the famil.
we're down. A note came up tow
and was read on Main street urging
person to hasten ct 9gcs and Femoy.
lis family, as the fever had appeared
close byand the danger was imminent
The contents Of this note spread in al
directions and created great conster
nation. Even yet there are peopl
who will not believe that the Moor
family are not suffering with the vel
lev fever. As NJ, MoQye st9rse,
down fernando street Juggling q chill
in one arm and a load of proycnder il
the other about sunset last evening h
cheerily told all he met that his folk
were all right. 1t may be asserted as
fact that the family are iust az he say.
Hester and others living near, an.
reported ILL ouly have an ear or tooth
ache, or something equally simple
d. CFedqlous folks wont perhaps believ
, H. INT it IL Sar
AT JUDGE RAYS oal
news has been received up to s o'cloe.
this morning At that time Mr.