Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-16
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ger of spreading.
EDWARD BRETON, Mayor.
Helena QunrantInes.
Special to the Appeal
HELENA, August 15.-Our city quaran-
tined and picketed. No person allowed in
gress. Publish. C. r. COOLIDGE,
Secretary Board of Health.
Mas0n's Depot Quarantincs.
Special to the Appeal
MAsoN's DEPOT, August 15.-Mason, Ten
nessee, will be quarantined against Memphis
tomorrow. A heavy fine will be imposed
upon persons violating the ordinance.
j. q. NICHOLSON, Agent.
oUarantinss.
Special to the Appeal
MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
August 15.-Montgomery White Sulphur
springs quarantined against all yellow-fever
infected districts until parties have been out
ten days. CALHOUN, RIVERS & co.
"arnHrdS' Arh s.e9& TaEentine" against
Special to the Appeal
BARNARDs, ARK, August IS, Uia Leata,
Mississippi, August Is, Ella Vicksburg, Au-
gust 15.-Quarantine has been established.
Will receive no freight or passengers from
Memphis. CHAs. L. CALLMAN.
Humboldt Quarantines.
Special to the Appeal
HUMBOLDT, August I5.-The board of
mayor and aldermen met this evening and
established a strict quarantine against Mem
phis, Mobile, New Orleans, Grenada and all
points south and west.
Great Excitement Mt COfreeVilIe, Hiss.
Special to the Appeal
CoFFEEvILLE, August 15.-There Is no
yellow-fever here. The town is almost de-
populated. Ii Is strictly quarantined and
lavlshly disinfected. Great excitement pre-
walls. Business is almost suspended
T. J. CRAWFORD,
Secretary Board of Health.
An Effective Quarantine.
Special to the Appeal
CARRIERS STATION, MISS, August ia
trestle quarter of a mile south of here was
saturated with coal-oil and set on fire by some
heartless wretch at nine o'clock tonight, to
prevent trains from running to Grenada. No
clue to whom it was. The fire was discov-
cred before any damage was done.
j. H. PAYNE.
Nashville Alarmed.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, August 15.-The news from
Memphis is the absorbing topic. Several
Memphians have arrived, among them Mrs.
Bruce, Mr.. Anderson and lady. Mayor
Kercheval, of this city, has issued procla-
nation ordering the health authorities to
clean up the city thoroughly, so as to prevent
yellowfever from breaking out here.
ER,
Special t. the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, August 14-At a called
meeting of the board of aldermen, it was
Ordered, That the city Of Brownsville be
quarantlned; that no person be allowed to
get off the train here going north from Mem
phis.
Any violation Of the above ordinance will
be fined not less than FIVE dollars nor more
than twenty-five dollars.
W.T.. SHERMAN, Mayor.
Associated Press Dispatches.l
Union City Qua-antines.
NASHVILLE, August l5.-Union City has
quarantlned against all railroads.
TwONew Cases in Vfcksburg.
VICKsBURG, August I5.-The health Off
Ger reports two new yellow-fever cases In the
city to day.
No AEOre Deaths at Port Eads.
NEW ORLEANS, August 15.-There has
been three new cases, but no deaths since
last report at Port Eads. Dr. Stone reports
that the cases, in the main, are doing well.
Tents for Memphis.
WASHINGTON August 1.-THE secretary
of war has made favorable response to the
petition from Memphis for a supply Of tents
to shelter the poor people i'll the country, al
though, as he states, there is no law for such
proceeding other than the law OF humanity.
Cairo Prohibits the Landing of Passen-
gers or Baggage.
CAIRO, August 15.-At the meeting of the
board of health this afternoon, it was resolved
to prohibit the entrance to the city OF all pas
sepger and freight trains from the south af
ter tonight, thus placing an embargo on
travel and shipments OF any kind from that
direction. Steamers from below will not be
permitted to land or send passengers ashore.
No Fever st CairO.A Rigid QuHran-
tine Enforced.
CAIRO, August 15.-No cases of yellow
fever here. The quarantine regulations are
being strictly enforced. The board OF
health has adopted resolutions forbidding the
entrance to The city of express messengers
and other train employees direct from the
yellow-fever infected districts.
ExcitemeaE over the Steamer John u.
Porter at CincinGati.
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of New Orleans, prominent for some time
past as the only yellow-feyer patient, left this
morning for New York fully recovered
There is some excitement over the arrival of
the towboat John D. Porter this afternoon.
with several cases of yellow fever on board. |
The health officer boarded her several miles |
below Lawrenceburg, and found the crew in
a disabled condition. The boat will not be
permitted to land here, and no one allowed
to go near her except two physicians, who !
will accompany her to Pittsburg, her destina-
ton.
y Call fFOm Grenada on the Old North |
state
WILMINGTON, August 15.-The following |
dispatch has been received from Grenada, |
GRESADA Miss, August IA, 1875 |
To the Mayor of Wilmington. North Carolina:
Help to pay nurses and bury our dead. Our |
town is graveyard. We need help The mayor is |
dying, and only one officer is LETT.
L. d A. MILTON.
City Marshal, and Acting Mayor
Immediately on receipt Of the above tele- |
gram the board OF aldermen of this city con- |
vened IN session and made an appropriation |
for the Grenada sufferers, and appointed a |
committee OF seven to solicit contributions |
from the citizens. 1t is thought that liberal |
sum will be raised.
st. Louis on Guard.
ST. Louis, August l5.-Health- Commits. |
sioner Francis reported to the board of health |
this afternoon that arrangements had been |
made to cooperate with the authorities OF |
Mississippi county, Missouri, to thoroughly |
inspect all trains from the south as they cross |
the Mississippi river at Belmont, and all pas |
sengers found sick will be taken for treatment |
to the quarantine hospital. Officers and |
physicians have also been detailed to IN |
spect all trains going through East St. Louis