The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-21

that locality. The military will remain
there to prevent violence.
The board Of health reports fifteen new
cases from nine o'clock Sunday night to
nine o'clock tonight, with twelve deaths
within the same time.
ID. Jones, coIored, is reported to have
died Of malarial fever Three other deaths
are reported two from heat and the other
debility,
The following card will appear in the APP
peal tomorrow morning:
EDITOR's AppEAL.-Rumors are ahoat
that the steamer James W. Gaff, which left
here Friday, has yellow fever aboard. This
is untrue. Dispatches received from the
Calf at Cairo, report all well and in best of
spirits on board.
r. W. LIGHTBURS,
Agent VI and o. Packet Co.
INDECENT people are being carried to their
camping ground by the train load
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug l9.--Thc new
eases to-day number 1919 and deaths AZ
The presiding officers Of the cotton exchange
and chamber Of commerce have addressed
a communication to the acknowledgement
protesting against interference with L. ).
mails by the quarantine authorities in towns
and cities of the states Arkansas, Texas,
Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi They
represent that great losses and inconven-
fence have resulted to merchants Of New
Orleans and their customers in states named
from the arbitrary action of such local au-
thorities in preventing any and all mail
communication. They appeal to the post
master general for relief in view OF the APP
parent Illegally Of any Interference with
United States mails.
In rcsponscto the appeal yesterday the
Howard association sent twelve more yellow
fever nurses to Grenada.
The chief Of police has received instruC-
tons 10 remove bells from ice cream wagons
and to instruct drivers Of vehicles 10 drive
slow when passing localities where there
are persons suffering from fever Forty to
fifty applications per day are made to the
Howard association and the officers report
that donations are coming in literally for
use in caring for the INDECENT sick. The
daily list includes Max Vilter, druggist; A.
r. James, ticket agent jackson railroad,
and ID. ". Jones, business manager Of the
Southwestern Advocate.
-Four Of the nurses sent by the Howard as
ISOLATION to Grenada have the fever. Yellow
fever at Ocean Springs; one death reported.
NO AUTHORITY TO ACT.
WASHINGTON, August l9.-The post office
department responds to requests Of New Or
leans business men, that the department in
tertere with quarantine, which detained let
tiers from yellow fever cities, that it has no
authority to act in the manner suggested,
vICKsBUHG.
NICKsBuRG. August l9.-Thc health Of
ticcr is unable to give official figures, but
estimates one hundred cases in the city and
increasing rapidly, Four interments to-
day from yellow fever and eighteen deaths
to date The city council raised quaran.
tine this evening.
GRENADA.
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. 10.-The mortality
is terrible. The scene cannot be described
j. ~ Vaudeville an experienced yellow
fever physician, says he has never seen any
thing that would begin to compare with it
that it is fearful beyond description Total
deaths over 20, with no abatement and nc
hopeful cases reported. Several deaths Just
reported, 1t seems none are to be spared