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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04
A WILD WOMAN.
A Woman, Frightened Away from Mem
Phls, ROams Through the Woods
---Sad Lack of Humanity
Among Christian
People.

Little Rock Gazette.l
Mr.. J. Handle, who has lust ar
rived in the city from Critteuden
county, relates rather sad story in
regard to woman who is now roam
ing around in the woods of the Mis-
sissippi river bottom. Shortly after
the yellow fever appeared in Memphis,
the woman, whose name is Mrs.
Annie Harper, left the city, crossing
in skiff to the Arkansas shore. She
lost her husband and two children
last year, and when the fever appeared
again she became wild in her manner.
and declared that she would die unless
she left the city. But leaving an in
fected city is not perfect assurance
against trouble, if it does sometimes
prove safeguard against disease.
Mrs. Harper wandered around in the
dense forest almost crazed. The
bottoms are very sparsely settled,
houses in many instances being sew
eral miles apart. When the woman
applied at the first house a man
came out with a gun and demanded
her immediate change of scene. In
vain the woman pleaded. The man
explained that it was better for
one person to die than to be
the cause of the death of a
dozen. Flooding to another house,
the woman was just entering the
gate, when man came out and said
that coming in would be more disas-
trous than case of yellow fever. The
poor woman walled aloud, declaring
that she certainly wore the mark sim
liar to that worn by Cain. At the
next house man gave her something
to eat, but advised her to move on.
Thus she has been wandering around,
gettinga morsel to eat here, and being
spurned there. She turned toward
Memphis, but lost her way in the
woods, almost tropically dense. When
she went to the next house, where a
Mr.. Woodson lives, she declared that
she had the fever, and wanted to
spread it. This, of course, excited
the inmates Of the house, and the wo-
man S hasty departure was demanded.
Mr.. Handle saw the woman near
Blacklist. The woman had been
wandering aimlessly and had at last
reached the railroad. Having heard
Of the woman, Mr.. Handle asked her
several questions.
I'm wild, the woman said. "Yel-
low fever is chasing me. Like a
bloodhound it follows my footsteps. y
Then, in quiet manner, the woman
related her sad experience, and then,
in moment, she became wild again,
and, with wild shrek, she dashed off
into the woods. Mr.. Handle followed
her into the woods, but she paid no
attention to him, wildly exclaiming
that she was dying with the fever.
Mr.. Handle says that, from what he
can learn, Mrs. Harper belongs to a
good family, and that her husband was
quite a prominent plumber and gas
filter of Memphis.
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Foreign News.

Garibaldi has started for Caprera.
He continues troubled with arthritic
pains.
The Vice Regal party have re-
turned to Ottawa. They left
Thursday for Toronto.
The report of the death of General
Lazaroff is officially confirmed.
Cause, dysentery.
1t is asserted that Bismarck will
visit Andrassy on the 18th inst, and
that Andrassy will remain in Office
until that date.
While the anchor of her Maiesty's
corvette Euryalus was being lowered
recently, at Alden, the capstan swung
around, killing two men and seriously
injuring several others.
The whaling ship, Our Queen, of
Dundee, Scotland, with fourteen
whales, was caught in the ice in Ian
caster sound, between Bafin's bay
and Barrow's strait, and crushed.
The crew was saved.
The American consul at Alexan-
dria has officially notified the Egyp-
tian government that the United
States demands to be represented upon
the commission on the liquidation Of
the Egyptian debt.
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WHITE RIVER QUARANTINE.

The health officials at Little Rock
have agreed to permit steamers to
navigate White river, provided they
have not been in the Mississippi river
for forty-fve days. The steamer Ira
der which left here about six weeks
ago will not be allowed to run until
sixty-fve days have elapsed. This
will keep her in quarantine until the
latter part of the present month.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04
KATE sPRAGUE'S EXIT.
A Letter From the Governor Regarding
the Children.

Boston, September IA dispatch
to the Boston Herald from Providence
denies that Mrs. Sprague left New
York in steam yacht Saturday, and
adds that Governor Sprague denies in
toto that he kept any watch over his
wife, or that he intercepted any of her
letters or messages.
1t is further stated that Governor
Sprague will not at present sue for a
divorce, but will take immediate steps
to regain possession Of his daughters.
Governor Sprague Sunday sent the
following 70 Mrs. Spragues counsel /.
s%NARRAGANsETT, r. J., August 30.
Gentlemen Of course | have a
natural desire to know of the present
we'll being and situation of my three
children, who, without my knowledge
or counsel, were taken from my juris-
diction and control yesterday after
nooa. My purpose is to contribute to
their comfort qs far as possible. The
object of this note 10 to say that their
wearing apparel and personal effects
are ready to be forwarded to them in
any way you, as counsel for Mrs
Sprague, VII indicate. The brother
Of the little girl (Wm, Sprague) is the
bearer of this note. | am, stc.,
WM SPRAGUE.
To Messrs. Hazard r. Thompson and
Chas. H. Parkhurst,
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TENNESSEE
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Nashville, Tenn, August I8, 1879.
RULES
For the Government Of Memphis
and Other Infected Districts.

RULE l. No person shall be permitted to
enter a town or place which is dangerously
infected with yellow fever, unless such per-
son has already had the yellow fever, and
then only after obtaining permission of the
Superintendent of Quarantine.
RULE 2. The Superintendent of Quaran-
tine at each place dangerously infected
shall have charge and control, with the coun-
sci and advise ofthis Board, of the disinfec-
tion of houses, privies, cellars, clothing, bed
ding, and all other textile fabrics, baggage,
mails. cars, depots, sewers. drains, public
and private yards, and such other places and
things as 1t may be at any time considered
necessary to disinfect
RULE 3. Local Boards of Health are ex-
pected to have charge of, and to enforce gen.
eral sanitation within the limits of their re-
spective jurisdictions, and to give aid aud
support to Superintendent of Quarantine
during the epidemics in the carrying cut Of
such rules and regulations as the State Board
have adopted, and may from time to time
adopt
RULE 4. A house infected with yellow fe-
yer shall be designated by Yellow Flag.
Rule 5. No person shall be permitted to
enter house infected with yellow fever ex-
cept physicians, clergymen, and such nurses
and attendants as are necessary to the care
of the sick.
RULE 6. No persons, except physicians
and clergymen, shall be permitted to leave
an infected house without the permission. in
writing, of the Superintedent of Quarantine.
they having FIRST complied with such methods
of disinfection as may be prescribed BY him.
RULE7. Physicians and clergymen may
come and retire from the apartments of the
sick of yellow fever at all hours; provided.
however, that they shall not enter nom
infected house, carriage, car or other public
place Of resort until their persons and ap-
parel have been thoroughly disinfected.
RULES Public assemblies of all kinds are
prohibited in any place dangerously in
fected " with yellow fevor, and the Superin-
tendent Of Quarantine is charged with the
rigid enforcement Of this rule.
RULE 8. From the hours of On. IN. To the
hour of am. each day, all persons not
engaged In the care Of the sick. or I'm
the execution OF their duties as of.
heers OF the law, shall remain at their
homes or on their respective premises, unless
they be granted permission to leave them bv
the Superintendent of Quarantiae,
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4 Girl Accidentally KiIled-FigbS
with u Lion.
snocial to tho coqrior-Jo Journal.l ]


PADUoAH, KY, August 1.-Yester-
day afternoon, near Calvert City Miss
Baker, sixteen years old, aud her
brother were swinging together, when
she attempted to stop the swing with
her foot, but in doing so she was
thrown from the swing, her head
striking the ground so violently that
she died in half on hour.
The transatlantic show exhibited
ct May6eld, Saturday In the street
parade a nan appeared with two lions.
A mischieyous boy, seeing the lions
tail hanging out between the bars,
slipped up and gave it twist, The
lion sprang upon the trainer, inaicting
three severe wounds on his arm, his
side aud his leg. lie crammed an iron
bar down the lions throat and draw
ing a pistol the lion became subdued.
The man was then taken from the
cage amid great excitement. This is
the second time che lion has attacked
his trainer
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The Murder Of Bud oliver.
Special to tho Courier J Journal. ]

special 10 the C0urler-JO Ournal.I
SHELBYvILLE, September la
report reached here to-day of a
most cowardly and unprovoked mur-
der at the little town of Camdenville,
in Anderson county, about sundown
Saturday evening. Robert Mosely,
town marshal. and Bud Oliver, a
former saloon-keeper, we're neighbors.
Oliver had been hunting Saturday,
and as he returned home and entered
his yard, with an unloaded gun, he
was hailed by Mosely and asked if he
was ready to settle that difficulty.
Oliver asked what difficulty, when
Mosely commenced cursing and abus-
ing Oliver, and finally drew a pistol
and shot him dead. Mosely was ar
rested and is under guard.
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BUsINEss IN THE EAsT.

A general advance has recently
been noticed in all leading commo-
dities at the Eastern seaboard
markets. The iron trade is looking
up, and revival is progressing in
other mechanical interests. While
we are penned in here by reason of
the plague and other evils it may be
well for our business men to know
that an immense traffic is progressing
in foreign breadstuf, and provision
shipments from the Atlantic ports,
every departing ocean steamer car
rying full cargoes the wholesale
merchants are overcrowded with Gus
toners from the West and South.
filling orders for their fall trade and
prospects favor one of the most ac-
tive business seasons during the en-
suing fall and winter that has been
experienced for many years. The
brisk movement in the several lines of
mercantile, agricultural and mechani-
cal pursuits has caused tendency
toward strong rates in the leading
money markets Of the country-em-
ployment being found for all spare
capital, and it is said that a stringent
financial market would be experienced
but for the fact that free arrivals Of
foreign gold during the past two
weeks, with liberal receipts yet to
come, has had a tendency to prevent
this result. For more than eight
months past money has been exceed
ingly cheap and plentiful in the lead
ing centers. The recent improved
demand for money and the increase in
the volume of business encourages
capitalists to believe that active EN-
ployment at higher rates OF interest
are certain to prevail during the
autumn and winter months. The
Philadelphia Ledger, in one Of its re-
cent money articles, says much Of the
present propitious business outlook is
traceable to the resumption of specie
payment as the main cause. In
speaking Of the prevailing rates Of
money, the same journal says;
Call loans are quoted at 4@41 per
cent, best commercial paper 5@6 per
cent, for four months or longer 5!06
per cent, loans on government cola
teral 31(14 per cent, on irst-class
bonds and stocks 6 per cent, and on
second-class bonds and stocks at all
rates agreed upon by the parties ne
gotiating.
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Quarantine souabhIo.

HoUsToN, August 3O.-When the
train from Galveston arrived at the
city limits, it was halted by the whole
police force Of Houston. The United
States marshals having deputized
about one hundred persons on the
train, they arrested the police. On
coming into the city the United States
officers were themselves arrested by
the city authorities, and taken into
custody. At 8 pm, they were brought
before EiGyor Burk, in the office Of
the chief Of police. The chief an
pounced that each was required t5
give 0 bond of fifty dollars for ap.
pearance at tho City Court, Monday,
to answer the charge Of violating the
osrorantine law.
United States District Attorney
Homan said he ana his party acted
under authority Of the United States
government, and by oFleps Of GOV,
Roberts, Of Texas. He showed dis.
patches from the governor to the con
ductor telling him to take the train
through at all hazards. The prisoners
refused to give bail, Homan announc-
ing they would Immediately apply to
Judge Masterson for a writ of habeas
corpus. Great indignation Is felt here
against the United States officials for
interfering. The passengers were re-
loased and allowed to proceed. The
train men and United States officers
alone were held, and are ondeavorlng
to get hearing before the district
Judge tonight.
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Scared.
Forrest City Ark.) Timos.l

Forrest City Ark Times.
Helena, Mariana and Forrest City
are the points more exposed to the
yellow fever than any others in the
State of Arkansas. We hear of no
panic at either place, but business
proceeds as usual. Contrast this with
the wild utterances of some towns in
the West. Why nothing is talked of
except the fever, strict quarantine,
personal contributions to render the
capital safe and such nonsense, while
the newspapers fan the blaze and keep
the scare up with flaming head lines
about the Yellow Monster, Carnival of
Death, and other such revolving stuff.
If we have to die, for Gods sake don't
scare us to death. We are of the
opinion, and it may be erroneous,
that if one case of fever was announc-
ed at any of the places which are
"panically" inclined, more people
would die of fright than of fever.
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pressed willingness to do all they
lawfully could, but were of opinion
that the National board of health
should feed the destitute out of the
appropriation availablein their hands.
The subject was to be considered by
the cabinet on Tuesday last.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04

PARIS, September 1.-The trans
port Var, with the amnestied Commun-
lists, has arrived at Port Vendres.
There was no demonstration. The
Communists are entirely destitute and
majority of them will be sent here
tonight.
Advices thus far show that thirty
cOunsels general favor the Ferry edu-
cational bill and thirty-two oppose it.
Nineteen have not yet discussed the
question.
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PRINCETON, KY, September l.
David Cantrill, aged 1S, shot and killed
A. Frank Mcdonnell, aged 10, in this
county, Saturday evening. Oantrill
claims it was accidental. He was
brought to town to-day, waived an ex-
animation, and in default of bail was
placed in jail.
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SUBSCRIBERS who wish to re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list Is very
large, and our force to do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
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Appeal for Government Ala.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, August 3l.-Colonel
Polk, State treasurer of Tennessee. is
here, and will have an interview with
the President tomorrow, to urge
him to supply the destitute people of
Memphis with government rations
during the remainder of the epidemic
season. Ho brings commission from
Governor Marks for this purpose
When asked why Governor Marks
does not use State funds for this pur-
pose, Colonel Polk says there il no
money in the treasury and no authori.
ty TO 9pply it, To call the legisIaturIe
together would cost more than to feed
the people for the next forty-five days
by which time the epidemic will he
substantially over. The National
board Of health claim that they have no
authority ia feed the people, ,except for
ten days in quarantine. A large nor
tion Of the half million dollars con-
trolled by the board is being fooIod
away, paying so-called Inspectors ten
dollars day each and expenses ~ 10
run about over the South, "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04

Among the persons who assisted {"
at the funeral Of the late Louis Ma
poleon was a certain General Schramm.
who served under Napoleon |, and
was wounded at the battle of Leipsic.
The founder of the Bonaparte family
saw the young officer, then a lieuten-
ant, weeping and apparently dying on
the field. Why do you weep ?" he
asked. Because | am going to die
without being a captain" was the an
sWer Napoleon made him captain
at once, IN order, says the chronicler.
to soothe his last moments" The
soothing turned out to be wonderfully
efhcacious.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04
Es v hIIMUNE9
Publisher and Proprietor.

The subscription price OF the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
SOC per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege of
changing pOstOfiOe.
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Carried into Court on Pillows
Philadelphia Record.


Colonel William B. Mann created A
sensation in the Center County Court.
at Bellefonte yesterday. On Tuesday
afternoon he was taken seriously i'll at
his office with an attack of dysentery
and inflammation of the bowels. He
was removed to his home at Fifteenth
street and Girard avenue, and by night
had recovered somewhat. He had an
appointment to meet at Bellefonte
yesterday which required his atten-
ton, being the trial of the well-known
Peter Herdie. Accompanied by Mrs.
Mann and a friend, the colonel started
to keep up his engagement. A com
partment in special car was procured
for him and he reached his destination
safely about 10 O clock in the morning.
He was so weakened by his sudden
illness that he was unable to walk,
and was carried to the courthouse on
pillows, where he appeared, and, al
though so i'll, defended his client with
the vigor for which he is so well
known; The novel spectacle of car
rying the lawyer into court on pillows
in . country town created a sensation
which caused the barrister's name to
be on every tongue.
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ACARD,

40 all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscrotions of youth, nervous weakness
early decay loss of manhood, etc., l will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
This great remedy was discoy-
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rHE RAr1oN nnEarroN.

State Treasurer Marsh 7. Polk,
now in Washington, hadan interview
with President Hayes and Secretary
of War .McCreary last Monday on the
subject Of issuing rations for the ben
eft Of the poor here. They both eK-
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Germany.

BERLIN, September lit is ru-
mored that the emperor will start for
konigsberg tomorrow to witness the
military maneuvers and will have an
interview en- route with the emperor
Of Russia.
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The Ice Crop.

New YORK, September Last
years crop of ice was so large, and
this summers consumption was so
small, comparatively, that some Of the
ice houses on the Hudson will remain
unopened this season.
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RAGS AND RAG-PICKERS.
oFFIcE BOARD OF HEALTH.

OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
TAXING DIsTRIcT OF SHELBY Co., TENN,
MEMPHIS, TENN, September /, 1879.
NOTICE is hereby given that from this
IN date all persons are forbidden to collect,
sell, or buy rags Of any description; nor
shall bedding, clothing, carpets, or dry goods
of any description be removed from houses
where there has been yellow fever without
permission from the board of health.
Dealers in rags are also forbidden to move
rags during the fever.
By order Of the board.
j. CHANDLER, MD,
Secretary Board of Health.
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MNPHs, TEyy., Auqp.t "a 1s-o.

MENFHlsi IENN.i August q, 1873,
The attention of the eitizens of Meuri.
directed to the above rules and re"ris as als Is
adopted by the State Board of gesitb giiba'io4s AZ
being my duty to see that they are CON- a,i;aS
with and inasmuch as they are inteS5ad 'Sp for
our benefit and to check if possible. he fay. Az.
o1er spread Of Of the disease, invite the CO.
SPs1ssaO1 Pdrca b oi a good citizens in aiding me to
,z,1so q JOHN JOHNSON,
lSl lo3 Superintendent Of GUARANTEE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04

The attractions of Yazoo City as a
summer resort are not az great as they
used to be.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04

Weakness and sickness changed to
health and strength with Hop Bittcrs
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Notice to Shippers.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

1T is highly important that every house in
i which yellow fever has existed this year be
thoroughly disinfected Citizens are earnest
which have not been disinfeeted, in order
that il may be done at once. Such disinfee-
tion can be done quickly with little OF no in
convenience to sny one and will greatly
diminish the danger to present and future
residents. JOHN JOHNSON,
az Sup't Quarantine.
Appeal and Avalanche copy l week.
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