Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
LEDGER LINES.

LEDGER job printing office, Is Madison
street.
Mrs. Pomeroy, from this city, died Of
yellow fever at Louisville, night before
last.
First-class printing at low rates at the
LEDGER job printing office, ID Madison
street.
Rainfall yesterday a little over an inch
and a quarter. Total in the last five days
nearly two inches.
From IL to so wa the range of tenn
perature yesterday. Wind mainly from
the northeast, though at times variable.
Camp Father Matthew is to get a hun
bred dollars from DR.. Porter, a part of the
fund sent to him to be used as he deems
best.
The LEDGER JOB printing Office, 10
Madison, executes everything in the job
printing line as neat and cheap as any
house in this city.
There are FIVE cases of yell ow fever re-
ported at the quarantine hospital at
Louisville. One, a doctor, was taken
from the train yesterday.
Fourteen fever cases on Sunday and
nine deaths; thirteen cases and one death
yesterday. Yet some of u neighbors
find comfort that it is no worse.
The daily PUBLIC LEDGER will be
mailed to any address for fifty cents per
month"; The subscription must, in every
case, be paid for cash in advance.
A contract for necessary supplies for
the sick was authorized by the committee
Of public safety yesterday, DR.. Boggs
being the medium appointed for the pur-
pose.
The price of meal 4 given to-day a.
SO % per barrel. Com 4 selling at 53@
55c per bushsl ost., Se50c per busheli
bran, SIG per ton. or Sc per cwt hay,
S1@l 25 per cwt.
The store of Furstenheim q Wexford
is announced Us open for the seige. This
house keeps a full supply Of Mumm's
celebrated champagne, and also the we'll
known Appollinaris water.
The soaking showers of yesterday are
the first that have really performed good
m%oistening service. The earth was soft
ened and saturated all the way down to
the bottom roots of vegetation.
A man named John Bone, said to be
a doctor, telegrapbs that he has a remedy,
Let Mr.. Bone try it on himself and if he
don't gostraight to the bOneysrd, perhaps
some one else will let it be tried.
The steamers 0uachita Belle and Mollie
Moore, leaving here last Wednesday with
nearly four hundred persons, arrived safe
at St. Louis yesterday, all well, and many
went farther north without delay.
Mr.. Joseph solari treated his friends to
Il genuine dish Of Italian maccaroni at
store of Taylor g. Arnold on yesterday,
1t was prepared in an artistic manner,
and those who dined pronounced it splen-
did.
r. p. Waring has been chosen secre-
tary Of the Howard Association in place
of J.. II. Smith, resigned. The lattor now
resides at Cairo, Colonel J. II. Edmon,
son has been chosen superintendent of
nurses.
We are requested by DIR. Porter to say
that o train will leave the Mississippi and
Tennessee depot this evening at 5 o'clock
for the encampment, The tents are up
and rations free for all who wish to TAX,
advantage of this movement.
The old Camp 10 Williams or a spot
near it is likely TO be the place selected
for people who are willing to go out of the
city, live in government tents and draw
free rations. Those who chose to remain
will not receive rations except for pay.
The Southern Express Company quit
business here after Thursday, owing t.
%quarantines, but they have rendered tn,
use of a number Of their teams to tn,
authorities the expense Of the same to b,