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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-02

London, Nay IA telegram to Lloyds
states that the Chilian feet has retired from
the Peruvian coast to protect Valparaiso and
other ports threatened by the Peruvian fleet
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-02

Providence, R. l.. MAY flames H. Field,
aged 60, of the firm of Field h Corn, furni-
ture dealers, killed himself this morning.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-02

Pesth, May IA violent hurricane at
Szegedm yesterday destroyed the works pre-
pared for restoring the railway and filling the
breaches in the dams Barges filed with
building material and earth were mostly sunk.
The storm caused extensive fresh breaches
and the laborers are in great danger. Relief
has been sent them.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-02
CITY ELECTION.

CITY ELECTION.
AN ELECTION FOR TRUSTEES OF
IN Carson City viii be held
MONDAY, MAY 5th, A. D. 1879,
As follows viz:
For One Trnstee NJ Large;
- One Trastse for First ward;
One Trustee for Second ward
The Polls in the First Ward will be held at the Currv
Engine House. with Alfred Helm, J. D. Harnlnood and r
D. Edwards as Inspectors Of said election in Firt Ward
The polling place in the Second Ward will be held at the
house OF r. Ellsworth, with s. H. Wright j. c. Dorsey
and H. Ellsworth as Inspectors Of said election in
Second Ward.
The Polls will be opened at O'Clock D. and will sOse
at O'Clock P. n. Of said day
By order Of the Board Of City Trustees this 18th day Of
April 1879.
Attest J. II. MARSHALL, Clerk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-02

n B.-PackRges net exceeding 4 pounds in weight in
quantity desired be by mail and when casa
accompanies orders viii soil seeds catalogue prices
postage paid. nkll-n
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-02
WAN TED.

RELIABLE GIRL Is WANTED TO
N do general house work Inquire the residence OF
rnard Olcsvch King street. aL.CGd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

According to the report of the census
takers, as returned yesterday, there are
now {, lilo people in this city. OF these
1887 are black, and 1888 white. The
people subject to yellow fever, according
to their w statement, number 1867,
while those who are exempt by having
had the malady, either In 1878 or 1873
number 9743 persons. There is perhaps
$500 white people nov here subject to the
fever, and as many as 1000 blacks, making
a total of say $500 likely to suffer from
the pestilence between this and cold
weather. Distributed, as they will likely
be, through the next ninety days, it is
hardly possible for us to have more than
n few hundred persons sick at any one
time, hence the prospect is less alarming
than many have supposed. There are
people enough here who are not liable to
the malady to take good care of all who
are likely to suffer. The census, as taken,
is doubtless inaccurate, but it is as COM
plete as could be made in the present state
of affairs, and it approximate the facts
sufficiently for all practical purposes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
THE v E
Seventeen New Cases.
Only Three Deaths.


Inc Dead.
Since yesterday noon the following or
ders for interments have been received by
the undertakes. Itshows 8 deaths from
yellow fever and 2 from other causes :
c. Virgins, colored, age %, GAG Mad
ison, yellow fever.
Robert Williams, age 2, oorner Ech-
OILS and Elliott, disease unknown.
Michael Mccormick, corner Fifth street.
Chelsea, still-born.
Bridget Twomey, age SS, 4 Jones ay-
enue, yellow fever.
John Twomey, age II, 4 Jones avenue,
yellow fever.
New Cases.
Since yesterdays issue seventeen cases
have been reported to the board of health.
swelling the total to one hundred and
sixty-six cases, as follows;
Tony BOtto, age 80, corner DeSoto and
Elliott.
Maria Lenahan, age 40, Is Wright We
nue..
Easter Otey, colored, age 10, IS DeSoto.
4. Rosenheim, age 20, SO Beal.
Mary Fletchall, age 40, 55 Ross avenue.
Mary j. White, age 81, oil fernando.
Sam Hatcher, age %, corner Adams
and Main.
Mary b. Easton, age 38, 1856 Washing
ton.
Amelia X. Easton, age Is, same place.
Eliza Easton, age Il, same place.
Rebeeca Young, colored, age 80, 145
Jefferson.
Callie Hughes, colored, age 10, corner
Exchange and Fourth.
Laura Williams, colored, age 80, corner
Echols and Elliott.
Mary Volkmar, age 10, 81 Union.
P. w. Phelan, age S2, 2O7 Vance.
Mitchell Castago, age 85, corner Sixth
and Broadway.
j. Jones, black, age q, between Laud-
erdale and Orleans, fernando road.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
Police Items.

A drunken white man who is ashamed
of his conduct, as he ought to be, exposed
himself to his fellow-couRtrymen in an
unpleasant and disgusting manner He
was fined $40 this forenoon by DR.. Porter.
A %disorderly yellow man, also ashamed,
was fined 50. Neither had money, and
they must work out their fines ON the
streets. Four plain drpnks were dis
charged upon q promise to reform. Ann
Crumley, m Irish h%ousekeeper, charged
with vagrancy, was put under $3.50 bond.
She could not give it, hence, goes to Jail.
l. Chile, for prowling, and Jenny War
ing, a fighter, had their cases continued.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
Fire Last Evening.

Some miscreant, whether from motives
of malice or a wish to raise an excitement
with a view to robbery is unknown, fixed
an oil lamp with combustibles in the up
per portion of Ozanne g. MAYS stove and
hardware store, last evening, half an hour
after the place had been closed. The in
jury resulting was considerable, the
premises being flooded with water. The
fire did little harm, being extinguished be-
fore it made much Roadway. The bookstore
of r. NJ. MansfoFd, next door, was also
considerably injured, while the Office of
DR.. Baskerville was literally demolished
or turned topsy-turvy. Lawyer Barnes
and printer G. A. Beehn had their quar-
tiers somewhat drenched. None of the
parties we're insured. The stock Of r. NJ.
Mansford, it is reported, we're insured in
the Memphis Fire and General Insurance
Company Of this city, and the buildings,
which belong to Mr.. AppeFson, are be-
lieycd TO be covered by the same com
pany,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
A Small Thief fin Prison.

A black boy named George Alexander
was arrested and sent to the lookup this
forenoon. They caught George in the
act of robbing a set of rooms over the
grocery on the corner of Fourth and
Poplar streets. The scamp had thrown
out of the window an empty pocketbook,
a pair of buttons, some shoes and other
small items. The tale George tells is that
he was on his way down town to buy
newspapers when one Ben Frank, a ne
gro living out Poplar street, beyond the
toll-gate, hailed him and offered a half
dollar if George would climb in the up
per window and do the stealing. The big
rascal escaped, but the force are after him
with a sharp stick. One of the soldiers
captured George and marched him to the
station-house at the point of the bayonet
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
KNIGHTS Of Hnnnr.

The Knights of Honor met at their
this foreeoon and elected w. B.
Gibson first assistant secretary, and Mr..
Moreland second assistant. w. X. Davis
was chosen superintendent of nurses. 1t
was agreed to pay physicians 81 for each
visit to the sick, except there be more than
one person i'll in the same house, In such
cases, 81 will be allowed for each addi-
tional person.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

betrayed by the Towards and the relief
society.
They are now trying 10 scare people
into the belief that cows and other stock
are subject to yellow fever; that the
Nicolson pavement has it; that the very
stones suffer from the febrile mala-
dy, and hat it is in the air we breathe.
The lunatics.
Tomorrow is the last day hat regular
trains will leave here owe the Louisville
railroad. The mails will come and 90 on
locomotives, and no more travel is to be
permitted to and fro. We may, now and
then, have a supply train, but passenger
travel must stop.
The people of Guthrie, up the Louis
vile railroad, announce solemnly that
they viii resist the establishment of a
yellow fever hospital at that place with
extreme measures if necessary. 1t is a
State quarantine station and the folks
t~hereabOuts are "agin" it.
One Of the colored soldiers filed himself
with bad liquor yesterday, and behaving
as drunken people usually do, he was
bucked and gagged by the officer of the
day. Several old soldiers went out on the
bluff to take a look at the fellow, merely
to remind them of the way it used to feel
when they were punished in the same
way for going on a drunk.
The small, gray mosquito, slightly an
noying, but the most decent of his tribe,
are exceedingly numerous at present, the
recent rains having brought them out in
force. A person who is obliged to rise
very early and busy himself over bis desk
for several hours each morning, counted
479 bites as his contribution to sustain
the gray tribe this morning.
The steamer Belle Memphis came in
from st. Louis last night with 1881 bbls
meal, 500 bbls and half-bbls flour, 41S bales
hay, 34S SKIS oats, 800 SKIS bran and sun
dries for this market. The article of meal
has been very scarce here for some days,
and prices ranged from SO to 50 so per Dbl.
The fresh stock now offering win cause a
decline to reasonable figures.
An Italian girl has died of yellow fever
near the corner of Second and Constance
streets, New Orleans, and another person
is i'll in the same neighbOrhood, The
locality is in what is known as the First
district, or tho upper portion o. the city,
the bealthiest and most fashionable quar-
ter. This is the first public announcement
of yellow fever in that city during the
present season.
The quarantine officers are playing a
sharp dodge at all points. Over on the
Iron Mountain railroad the lynx-eyed
fellows drive people from the trains at all
stations unless they have health certif-
Gates. This thing extends all the way
from the Texas line to away up in Mis-
souri,. The country south of the Ohio
river is now under a sort of half-military,
half-mob rule by this quarantine business.
Letters from absent citizens received
to-day express much satisfaction at the
prospect that money donated for the sup
port of the poor and the relief Of the
sick, will be judiciously expended this
season, and that the waste, extravaganza
and general lack of judicious manage
ment of last year is to be avoided. Many
express a willingness to give freely and
they have commenced the good work
with a proper spirit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
No RoofY.

Night before last a negro made his way
by means of cutting tho shutters into a
house on Pontotoc, near Shelby street.
1t happened that tho late occupants had
moved out a week or two previous, 80 the
villain had all of his hard work for moth
ing. If he had known how near he come
to being shot, the chances are that he
would abandon further attempts at ras-
cality in future. A gentleman living next
door held a revolver for half al hour
pointed straight down toward the win
dow, watching for the burglar to show his
anatomy beyond the house corner far
enough to be perforated. The scoundrel
didn't know this, and it was only by qcci-
dent that he escaped,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
REMOVAL.


OWING 10 the prevalence Of fever at pres
~ emit in our midst we would respectfully
inform those who are DESTROYS Of eommunica-
ting With us that all letters addressed to Rice,
Stix & Co., 40 and 4l2 North Fifth street,
ST. Louis, Mo-, will receive prompt atten-
ton.
Our patrons and friends are fully assured
that our facilities will be ample for filling
any and all orders entrusted TO our care.
Our house At Memphis will remain open rs
usual, and those Of our customers residing
along the line Of roads. not guaranteed we
would respectfully solicit their patronage.
l23-it8 RICE, SrIX co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
Fell by the Wayside,

As Officer Gill came riding up Poplar
street last evening, he noticed three men
feeling over II PROSTATE person lying on
the pavement, near the alley between
Main and Second streets. Thinking tho
man dead the officer left the cur and went
to his side. The other three ran away,
The fallen individual turned out to DO
very drunk, and he is said to have been a
barkeeper at the Bay Horse saloon. His
double-cased silver watch was gone, and
he claimed to have lost three FIVE dollar
notes. Only one dollar was left in his
pockets. The foot-pads got Of without
being captured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

Just received per steamer Belle
Bemphis, 200 bills meal; -four in
barrels and half barrels, choice
butter, new cheese, crackers, GIN
ger snaps, q. r.. bacon, shoulders,
hams, lard, etc. Cash customers
will do well TO call early.
TAYLOR q ARNOLD,
l31 Az Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

A man was killed at noon to-day at Col.
Browns place, near the Graham crossing,
not far from Elmwood Cemetery. Of
ficers were sent out to investigate the cir
cumstances.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
TEN CENTS Pc r We E K.
H CITY.
Tuesday Evening, July 20, 1879.
FEVER DEATH LIST

The following statement of deaths
from yellow fever each day, since the
prevalence Of the disease became known,
Is made from the records of the board OF
health and other sources:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
DEG MUZZLES
AT +. j. ~TURNBULL'S,
23t Main st. |
10 RatiOna in tIIe CttY.

The secretary of war has telegraphod
here that he cannot furnish rations ex-
cept TO relieve persons actually sick with
yellow fever, or in camps, and who can,
not be relieved or subsistod from any other
source, The National hoard of health
also urges the removal of tho we'll to
of observation and it will not ap-
prove the distribution Of supplies or
rations in the city or elsewhere than in
such camps. So said a telegram from
icc-President Billings, sent from Wash
ington yesterday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

NJ. j. CoHN's wholesale and retail
cigar and tobacco store, corner Main and
jefferson street, will be open during the
yellow fever from I am. to s pm. 1873
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
Tennessee State Board of Health,
Nashville, Iuly Fl, 1879.

JOHN JOHNSON, ESQ. Sir-Put in
practical operation at once upon railroads
and steamboats, the entire rules and regu-
lations to be enforced during the exist
ence of yellow fever. Especially begin
with establishing freight transfers. APP
point medical officers to supervise such
reshipment upon each route.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
LEGAL.
Trustees sale.

-
DY virtue Of a deed Of trust made TO me on
ID the Sd day Of February, 1875, and record
ed in Book 5, page 1l0, Record Book of Shelby
county, Tenn, for the purpose Of paying tho
balance Of the Indebtedness secured therein,
| will offer for sale at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the southwest
corner Of Main and Monroe streets, in the
Taxing District of Shelby county, State eS
Tennessee, on
Friday, sth Day of August, 1879,
at IL o'clock m, the following described real
estate lying apa being in the county of
Shelby, state OF Tennesseet beginning M n
stake in the Macen AID Memphis road,
Neelys northwest corner; thence west along
said road - chains and 40 links TO a point I'M
Hurricane creek, about 10 links north of Cole
mans bridge over said creek; thence with tho
~meanderings Of said creek south 4So east s5g
links thence south So east 1888 links; thence
south So east 1913 links; thence south S9La
east 81 linksj thence north s9Io east 143 links:
thence south Sl1s' east l4O links, south 25o
east 100 linksl thence south l60 west go links;
thence south 1919 west 3l0links; thence south
ga, west 22S links to a point in said creek
with three willow pointers; thence east 27
chains and5 links to q gtake in n lane in
Neely's west line, south 6%o east as links from
a red oak marked 5; thenee north Is chains
and 50 links to the beginning, eontaing 50
acres.
All right Of equity Of redemption is waived.
The IT'LL, is believed to DO good, but l convey
lO6-lSS IN. PAINE, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

GAINESVILLE, TENN., July q, 1879
EDITOR LEDGER-As it is impossible for
me to address my people by letter you
will very kindly oblige me by publishing
the following card: | have been appoint
ed by my bishop to attend all the mis-
sions on the Louisville railroad as fur rs
Paris, the Charleston railroad as far as
Grand Junction and Psducah railroad as
far as Covington. Should any persons
on these missions require my service or
attention they are hereby requested to
address me at GAINESVILLE, Tenn. until
further notice, | do not wish, and indeed
it is too much to expect Memphis city
priests to attend country calls. If there
is any place outside Memphis where
twenty or more Catholic families are
located | will either remain with them or
attend to their spiritual wants three Sum
days each month till fever sphaides,
Respectfully yours, ID. A. QUIZ.
Address "Father Quin, Clarksyille,
Tenn"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
For Sc. Francis River.
SpeCiaL Notice.

DY mutual agreement Of the ann~
ID undersigned, the steamer k<alRSwAnr
CASH ~withdraws from e41Z
the White river trade on May Dist, and re-
sumes again on July 9Th; the steamer JOSIE
HARRY withdraws. on July 18th, and resumes
on August both, thus equally dividing the
dull season and giving each boat an opportu-
nifty to make necessary repairs.
STEAMER HARD CASH,
ETC. Postal, master.
STEAMER JOSIE HARRY,
Git M. X. Harry, master.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

]. S. GALLOWAY, j. P, will occupy
temporarily the office of 2. j. Quigly,
Esq, opposite st~ationhouse. 1873
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
INSURANCE.
NOTICE.

A LII policies Of insurance expiring IN the
"A companies | represent as agent viii be
renewed al the expiration during the preya-
lOnoe of yellow fever, unless otherwise IN
strueted, l can be addressed at Nashville,
and communications will be promptly an
i2i-iI7 R P. BOILING, Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
The Lotteries.

The Commonwealth draws on the 8ist
of July, and the renowned Louisiana
Lottery draws on the 10Th Of next month.
Those who feel like risking their fortune,
would do well to choose a number and
send for a ticket without delay. l2it
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
1. & N. r. R.

SUPERINTENDENr's OFFICE, I
July q, 1879.
NOTICE.-From aud after this date this
IN company viii not receive, check or for
ward any baggage bat good, clean trunks and
yeliles, aud they must contain wearing ap-
parel only All b==sage must be claimed
and taken avs % arriYal az destination.
This company will not store or DO responsible
list JAS. MONTGOMERY, supt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29

OFF1cE HONE Insurance CoMPANY,l
Memphis, July 10, 1879.
A LII policies expiring In this company from
n this date during the prevalence Of yellow
fever will be renewed unless otherwise or
dered. Parties in interest can address me at
Nashville, and receive very prompt replies.
12i-lH X. p. BOILING, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-29
J. D. PLUNKEr,

President State Board of Health.
In accordance with the above notice
no steamboat or railroad train will be
permitted to leave the city of Memphis
until all the rules and regulations of the
National board of health adopted by the
Tennessee State board Of health, in refer
nee to steamboats, and railroad trains
carrying passengers, baggage and freight
have been in all respects complied with.
All baggage must be disinfected by and
under the supervision of sanitary officers
appointed for that purpose. Persons
desiring to leave the city must send their
baggage to the depot or landing not less
than six hours before the hour of depar-
ture of the boat or train on which they
desire to leave, in charge of some person
to open and repack the same after being
inspected and disinfocted,
Inspecting officers will SEQ that the
rules and regulations as to passengers,
baggage and freight are strictly complied
with. J0HN JOHNSON,
100 Sup't Quarantine at Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-01
ARKANSAS.

The prospects for big crops were
never better in Western Arkansas.
Preparations to welcome the Arkan-
Sas editors are being made Use. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks
aud wife, Of Indiana, are soiourning
at Hot Springs.
The rivers of Arkansas arc beino
stocked with shad. Over 1000 00
have been deposited within the nast
week. II Little Rock Gazette.
Independent Arkansian. 9th. Tho
rains on last Saturday and "Wednesday
were general. They came at the rioht
time and insured good crops through.
out Western Arkansas.
Batesville Guard We noticed last
week that the crops in Big Bottom
were looking remarkably we'll. consid.
ering that they have had no rain for
several week. The clean condition
shows that the farmers have been =
work.
The land department OF The Little
Book and Fort Smith railroad has
offered a reward Of $50 for The best
collection Of agricultural products
grown IN any Of the counties through
Bhlch tins road passes Hpssellyille
DEMOCRAT.
Five thousand people witnessed the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-01
Latest Items by Cable.

ROME, June 3O.-A convention
between Germany and the vatican is
said to be in negotiation. The Ger
man government is to nominate
bishops subject to the approval Of the
pope and the bishops to nominate
priests subject to the approval Of the
government.
Berlin, June 3O.-Mr. Schweinitz,
the German ambassador at St. Peters
burg, had a long conference Saturday
night with Bismarck, and Prince
Orlof, the Russian ambassador at
Paris, visited Gortschakof ct Baden.
Trustworthy adyices from Constan-
tinople speak of the endeavOr Of
Russia to come to an understanding
with France relative to the Eastern
question.
AZ Is said that Russia is ondeavor-
ing to conciliato Turkey by dwelling
on tho possibility Of the release Of
Bosnia and Herzegovina from Aus
trian domination.