Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-20

Arkansas. He is aclear-headed and plain
spoken person. and his remarks have the
ring of true metal. Mr.. Brewer believes
not in mob, shotgun or other guarantees
and people from this side will not be
turned from his doors.
The health officials frightened a sick
man out of his bed in Chelsea last night.
He fled through fear that he would be
sent to the hospital, and he ran several
squares before he could be induced to re-
turn. According to the views of some. an
act of barbarity such as this ought not to
be condemned.
A numbered people over on the Arkan-
sas shores do not propose to be parties to
the a~bsurdities being enacted by the Little
Rock board of health or be made Jointly
with them the laughing stock Of the world;
hence they win not tolerate mounted pa
trolls along the river bank. They will per
NIT no such outrage, so they say.
The Howard Association has re-
eeived a donation of Sl0Z.5O from
the school board baseball nine
of Cincinnati, the same being the pro-
eeeds of a game played by them on the
9th of October last by the council nine of
the same city. The school board nine are
prepared to play another game with the
same object in view.
The State board of health met at Nash
vile yesterday and inde7sed their presi
dents action during his recent conference
at McKenziei also his action declining to
accept Mr.. John Johnson's resignation
they also order a positive prohibition of
admittance to this city of all persons who
have not had yellow fever, unless the per-
has a permit from the quarantine
superintendent.
Reports go to the outer world that our
dead are s%cantily buried, and the State
board of health folks are going to inves-
the matter. The only person re-
ported less than the usual depth under
as far as heard OF by people here
Is Mr.. Herman @. Wehrum, whose burial
Yellow jacks Night Hawks supervised
'ne dark night in Hatchie bottom six
niles or so north of the city.
When our insurance agents return home.
t would be a good idea for them to inves-
igate the sanitary condition of houses and
ther property upon which they hold or
AXE risks. The insurance men could do
more etfectual sanitary service than any
ther class, by refusing to underwrite for
who refuse to clean their possess
ions. This oversight has already cost our
insurance men a considerable sun of
money. a
On Sunday last Mr.. B. Rocco. whose
1putation as a skillful caterer is first
lass, invited II number of his friends To n s
.ch repast prepared under his Immediate 1
ipervision. 1t was a feast which all who I
TENDED enjoyed to the full, and praises l
Mr.. Rocco's culinary capacity as well f
his liberality, were numerous and va-
Among other dishes was a boun- h
full supply Of the palatable maccaroni l
in true italian style. The t
ming was In every respect superior and S
was SO pronounced by all who partiei- b
ated. 1
A citizen here who has been quietly
.nted at not to visit his people in the
'untry any more during the prevalence g
fever, says he is not certain whether or g
1t he will last through the summer. If
should pass to the world beyond by the L
'llow fever route, and any influence can
exercised to that end in the future life
will use his best energies to establish L
absolute quarantine against those who
ould obstruct his movements here. at :,
until the scary set are thoroughly I
'oderized and cleansed byfre. In other
ords he will make it warm for them. if !.
can. "A