The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-13
A DREADFUL PLAGUE.

GREAT NUMBER or PEOPLE STRICKEN DOWN
AT GRENADA. Nlss-THE DISEASE PROBA-
bly, YELLOW FEyER-AID BEING SENT
FROM MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. Notwithstanding the
apparently contradictory reports of
the existence of yellow fever at Grenada
telegraphed yesterday, number of private
kilograms received by citizens this morning
all bear testimony to the place having been
struck by a fearful maady of some charac-
ter that's battling the medical talent. Thou.
sands Of refugees from New Orleans fled to
Grenada, some Of whom have been stricken
down, and the natural supposition is that it
is yellow fever Of some new form caused by
climatic difference. The news comes this
morning that within radius Of few hun
drcd feet fifty or more citizens of Grenada
have been suddenly seized Of the malady
and the physicians are unable to cope with
it. The mayor Of Grenada telegraphcd the
chief Of police Of Memphis this morning to
send such disintectants as are used in Mem
phis, The chief Immediately sent per ex-
press a quantity of carbolic acid and cop
pcras. n telegram was also received by the
! board Of health requesting that skilled
physician be sent Immediately to diagnose
| the disease, in response towhlch DR.. Brown
the secretary of the Memphis board of
health, has just left for Grenada. Dispatch
es were also received from the Masonic and
other societies for yellow fever nurses and
such other assistance that could aid IN fhoir
present calamity. The Memphis Howard
association is organizing corps of nurses,
| which will be sent down in charge of mem
bcrs of the association on special train
this evening.
The news from Grenada is creating con-
siderable excitement in Memphis, being al
most at our doors. Yet the sober minded
are sanguine Of security here, both from
the rigid enforcement of the laws of quar-
antinc and the active eXertionS OF the board
Of health to place the city in good sanitary
condition. The railway authorities and
the various packet lines have declared their
intention to observe ali restrictions placed
upon them, and will do all in their power
to aid the health authorities in preventing
! the spread of the disease from one point to
! another. Our business interests are begin
! nign to suffer on account Of the embargo on
| transportation, but there is no grumbng,
because every one appreciates the import
ance OF keeping the disease away from
Memphis if possible.
LATER.
News is Just received that seven deaths
occurred at Grenada to-day and fifteen or
twenty new cases are reported. \ special
train has left Memphis for Grenada with u
corps OF nurses, in charge of Gen. W. J.
Smith and Col. b. p Anderson ofour How
ard association. Reports come from yari-
Gus sources that the citizens Of Grenada are
in great panic and ar, leaving the town,
taking up their abode in the woods and
anywhere they can find shelter. Supcrn-
tcndent Burke of the Mississippi and Ten
ncsSce railway has issued orders stopping all
trains coming mo ,irmpiis, and the Sonj-
tary officials are taking every prccaution
against any one coming INTO the city clan
destincly. The people here are almost on
the eve Of panic.
YELLOW FEVER SURE.
DR., Brown, who was sent to Grenada by
the board of health to-day, tccgmphs Dr..
Saunders, president Of the Memphis board
of health, ato 40 tonight Us follows: "Ycl-
low fever, and no mistake, Fifty cases
down, with five deaths to-day
TEXARkANA,
There is no truth in the report circulated
through the North that Tcxarkana is quar-.
antined, except against New Orleans, Pas
scngers or freight coming from the North
meet with no detention whatever.
Ar NEW ORLEANS.
New cases of yellow fever %; deaths IA
At Port Eads to date, % cases and ) deaths
are reported,
Rev. Father Tamcy, president of the
Lazarist order, late professor at Cape Girar.
dcau college, Missouri, died in the Hotel
Dicu to-day of yellow fever. He camC
here few weeks ago to spend the vacation