Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-19
moving Others to camp 10 Williams, south Q

moving Others to camp 10 Williams, south of
the city, will continue tomorrow.
1000 army tents for their
accommodation having arrived to-day. At
meeting of the citizens relief com mittee
to-day it was represented that Peter Mitchell,
owner of the land upon which it is proposed to
locate the encampment. and another man
named Haggerty. were visiting the negroes in
the vicinity to oppose the pitching of tents A
subcommittee, consisting of Col. Mike Burke,
Gen. Luke Wright, Major Welles and Dr.. Paul
Olny. was appointed to proceed to the spot and
learn the extent of the opposition. On their
return they reported a few whites and about
forty negroes ASSENT led at the camp ground
had expressed the determination to resist the
formation of the camp with force. Accord
ingly, Capt. VIM. Cameron's company, the Bluff
City Greys, and the Mcclellan Guards, a colored
company, under Capt. James Glass, were called
upon by the sub committee. and about dark
proceeded by rail to the spot selected with in
structions to pitch the tents and make other
preparations for the convenience of those who
wish to avail themselves of the opportunity to
get out of the city. The citizens committee
also empowered the police to employ twenty
extra policemen at the expense of the commit
tee, to help patrol the city and prevent the
plumber of closed stores and residences. Bust
ness being almost entirely suspended and the
workshops closed. many persons are deprived
of means of support, and applications have
already been made to the committee for food
MOBILE.
MOBILE, Aug. 16.-The doctors question the
correctr ess of the yellow fever case reported on
Friday. At present there is no sickness re-
sembllng yellow fever.
POTTER PALMER's MITE
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-Potter Palmer has sent to
the Howard asylum of New Orleans. 800, and
to Memphis $50 for the relief of the suffering.
and authorized tie asylum to draw on him for
more if the epidemic continues.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18.-It is becoming known
to our health officers since sending physicians
to Belmont to examine all North bound trains
for yellow fever cases and the establishment of
strict quarantine regulations at Cairo, passen-
gers by steamer from the South have been
landed on the Arkansas shore some miles below
Belmont and crossed the country to the main
line of the st. Louis & Iron Mountain railway.
and they last night sent DR.. Emanuel down
that road to Poplar Bluff to examine
all up bound trains. The arrangement
has not been made too soon, for upon the first
train DR.. Emanuel met, he found two cases of
fever which now are in the quarantine hospital
This surveillance of trains at both Belmont and
Poplar Cliffs, and at East st. Louis will be con-
tinued and rigid examinations Of them will be
made.
LOUISVILLE,
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 18.-The report that yellow
fever exists in one of the hotels here is
malicious. There isn't a single case in the
city. nor is it feared there will be any,
yICKSBURG.
VIcKsBURG, Aug. 18.-The health officer re-
ports forty -eight cases of yellow fever under
treatment at 8 o'clock last night. Estimated
cases between eighteen and twenty-nine
Some cases appeared in the northeastern part
of the city. No deaths reported to-day.
PORT EADS.
PORT EADs Aug. 1S.-Only one new case; no
deaths to-day.