Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-19

road through Its president, Il. u
Standiford, offers to carry poor peopl
to points in Tennessee at half fare
This is in response to a letter Of in
quiry from DR.. d. 7. Porter.
Medical men continue at logger
heads as to the what is it ?" Som
say it is and others that it isn't
Between twenty and forty person
down about Clay and DeSoto street
are awfully sick, whatever it is.
A heavy rain-shower driven by ,
strong wind will perform better anC
quicker scavenger service than a stree
force of a hundred men. The rain,
since night before last have cleaned
the public highways until they look
neat and inviting.
Back streets wear a Sabbath all
and but few people are to be met by a
strolling wayfarer. The population
has thinned out to a yellow fever basis.
The majority of the citizens Of Mem
phis are scattered far and wide over
the entire United States.
From present indications it is going
to assume a milder type than any fever
heretofore experienced. None now
sick are reported critical except Mrs.
r, Hester. Jas. Hester has not been
sick, though his name appeared in
yesterdays list as one Of the sufferers.
There is not now, and there will
not be an epidemic of yellow fever in
Memphis this year" says an NJ. D.,
who has been absent a month. There
is whole chunks of wisdem and solace
in that remark, whether the doctor
understands himself or whether he
don't.
The Ancient Order of United
Workingmen have organized a relief
board to attend to and watch over any
of their fraternity who may suffer
from illness. The members are Samuel
A. Taylor, chairman ; W. l. Berlin,
secretary w. j. Chase, W. C. Davis
and j. B. Cook.
A dispatch from the mayor of Milan,
Tenn, to Mr.. Langstaf announces
that a quarantine has been established
against Memphis, to take effect at
noon tomorrow. A dispatch to the
same gentleman from Brownsville
states that great excitement prevails
in that place, and reliable news from
lhere is asked for.
Caterwauling cats spark, and barking
dogs let their mellihuous voices float
up on the air at nighttime to the dis.
gust Of drousy can 't-get-aways. The
evening meetings of swvethearts at
front gates has given temporary place
for the summer to the four footed
tribes love meetings.
Captain Arrata, who resigned from
the police force yesterday, lost his
wife by last years scourge. He has
six small children who would be left
destitute if he should be carried of,
and his pay here was so very small
that he felt it poor encouragement to
remain and take the chances, hence
he leaves the city tonight.
A quarantine has been established
at Hickman, KY, but like other quar-
antined towns, it is not worth a fig.
A man let for three quarantined
points by one of the boats last night.
A hundred miles from here he gets
off, waits a day, takes the next boat
and is let into the quarantine ring
beautifully.
About one hundred newsboys gath
cred yesterday near the LEnGER's
hour for going to press, and while car
rying on as boys usually do, some one
pitched a box of cigars into the middle
of the street. The boys forgot all
other subjects, while they went for
those cigars much after the fashion of
a brood Of hungry chickens when the
baTnyaFd master seatters food for their
benefit.
1t d~rizzled and rained by turns yes
terday, and the wind shifted from
northeast to northwest and her
back again. The total rainfall meas
ured s%eyenty-nine hundredths of an
inch, Of which above half an inch fell
night before last. The atmosphere
appears to have been greatly purified
by copiOps electrical currents that
daVted in every direction during a
portion Of the stoFm.
At meeting held yesterday at the
Bank Of Commerce the relief com
mittees from the several lodges or.
ganized themselves into a cen.
trial relief committee in case this
city should again be afflicted with
an epidemic. The election Of officer;
resulted in the choice of James B
Cook fer president, W. 7 Berlin, vic,
president, Angus \. Nc69llpm, sec.
retary, b. y. Goodyear, treasurer, J.
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