Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-10

MEMPHIS, August Q, 1875.
n. Burke. Superintendent Miasis-
sippi and Tennessee Railroad Company;
DEAR SIR-I am advised by the city
attorney that upon service of the iDjunc.
ton TO prevent your road from bringing
the freight from New Orleans to this
place, consisting OF sugar, coffee, hard
ware, ETC., you must retain charge of the
same, and at your risk. Now il may be
that the board of health would be willing,
as you request, to detail some men 10 re.
port TO you to act as guards for you, but
the risk or custody of the goods cannot
DE assumed by the board Of health, or
the city, and the men so detailed (f de-
tailed) must be under your charge, direc.
ton and orders, and not under that Of
the board of health or the city of Mem.
phis. Yours truly,
]. r. FLIPPIN, Mayor.
The notice Of iBjunction was served
yesterday afternoon and will be Obeyed.
NO EXCEPTION TO THE RUIZ.
The following letter was read and its
request unanimously refused:
NEW ORLEANS, la. August s, 1878.
To the President of the Memphis Board Of
Health:
The embargo lately established by you
on ell goods, etc from this city owing
to the reported prevalence Of yellow
fever has worked o great Injury among
the commercial community of the two
cities in regard to sugar ard molasses,
which are never qusrantinsble or sub
ject to inspection. Not wishing in any
way to crlticise your action, although
the character of the fever is greatly ex
aggerated, we cannot help calling your
attention to the uselessness OF quaran-
timing streets. Many Of your leading
grocery houses, having such goods 10
transit from Northern cities, have had
them stopped, thereby adding unntces.
sary expense aud delay. Should you,
however, have any fears on the subject OF
permitting their immediate entrance
you can iumigate sugar and molssses as
much as you may think proper without
the least injury to them, as the fumes
OF sulphur, etc, rather improves the
color and does not deteriorate them 10
the least for use. As to our Louisiana
sugar and molssses now required by your
merchants aud people, there is no: risk
from them whatever, as we are receiving
them direct from the plantations and
forwarding them forthwith, without being
stored here. We have at present several
lots OF such goods to ship for your lead.
ing merchants, and in view that there is
no danger or risk arising, would respect
fully ask you to make the usual excep.
tions on sugar aud molasses aud permit
them to enter your city; aud hoping our
request may meet your just approval, we
remain, very respectfully, yours,
A. THOMSON 4 Co
DR.. Erskiue, the health officer, stated
that the city was in good condition, aud
that the work Of cleansing aud disinfect-
ing be continued.
The board received information that
the fireman, Frank Frank, this morning
repeated his assertion to a passenger in
a street car, to the effect that his
(Frank's) wife had the yellow fever.
DR.. Saunders said be had visited aud
examined Mrs. Frank, who is sick with
chills, and has no yellew fever nor any
symptoms Of fever. Dr.. Saunders says
be was informed that Mr.. Frank was in
toxicated and neglected his wife. Mr.,
Frank was sober when he saw him.
The board instructed Chief Athy Il
notify Mr.. Frank that a repetition Of such
an unfounded report relative to yellow
fever would subject him to arrest aud
punishment.
The board will investigate all reports
OF this kind and publish the names oil
parties who inaugurate or circulate them
as falsifsrs. Persons who wish to avoid
an unpleasant publication of their names
will do well to make a note of this. The
board of health NEE is Monday morning
Drs. Saunders, Brown, Avent and 9th
ers are now on a trip to the quarantine
station at Presidents Island.
: There is no yellow fever in Memphis
{ and has not been any. The people here
we're somewhat alarmed q week ago fol
fe ar that it might be brought from New
Orleans. The watchfuiness Of the board
of health in maintaining strict quaran
tine, disinfecting and keeping the city in
good condition have Averted any such
danger. 1t is hardly possible for thu
yellow fever to reach Memphis.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
for Memphis is encouraging, and far bet
ter than at the corresponding period les
year. While quarantine has causeC
. some inconvenience, it has also given
: feeling Of security both 10 the people 0
Memphis and the patrons of this market
On the whole everything is favorable 70
r a big fall trade and good crops. Th
: receipts of cotton for the ensuing SeasoI
= will, it is predicted, be at least one hun
e bred thousand bales in excess Of las
: season.
e One of the Memphis and Charleston
q railroad officials informs as that thl
travel on this line from Memphis is quit
light, and AIDA that this shows the fee
r ing Of security on the part OF our people
| And so it does. There is no ireigh
brought by this line from New 0rleanl
nor are there any passengers from th
injected district coming by Grand JUNE
ton.
e Freight on the Mississippi and Tel
!. ness,e railroad aud from the infected
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