The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-09

are pursuing Indians, who have carried
off 25O horses and killed Is persons dur
ing the past week.
YELLOW FEVER.
The Yellow Fever Spreading.
MEMPHIS, July 28.-Three new cases
were reported to the board of health this
morning. No death had occurred. A
detail of twenty-fi men from colored
military company has been made to do
police duty during the day, as the entire
strength Of the regular force has been
assigned to night service. 1t has been
raining steadily since daylight.
Ten additional cases were reported to
the board of health this afternoon. six of
whom are colored. Two deaths from vel
low fever have occurred one, however,
is beyond the city limits. Special police
men, engaged in taking the census of the
city, completed their task to-day. The
result shows the population of Memphis
to be 16, no whites, 4283 colored, H.
827 /; adults, 10,651 !; children, 5559. OF
the whole 9743 have had the fever, leav-
ing 1857 susceptible to the disease. Fail
ing to secure transportation to the site
selected for the es ablishment of camp
on the Paducah railroad, this afternoon
at o'clock Colonel John F. Cameron,
with o detail of sixteen colored soldiers,
took passage on train furnished by
Superintendent Mike Burke, of the Mis-
sissippl Tennessee railroad, and es-
tablished camp five miles south of the
city, one half mile below where camp
Joe Williams was established last year
Tents were taken along and by morning
the detail will have fifty tents for occu-
patton. The secretary of war telegraph
ed ID. T. Porter, chief executive of the
city that rations will be furnished only
to those sick with yellow fever or in
camps. A. d. Longstaff, president, and
Gen. w. j. Smith, vice-president of the
Howard association, have been added to
the executive committee of safety.
Railroad Business stopped.
NASHVILLE, July 28.-On and and af-
ter Thursday next the Louisville &
Nashville railroad having determined to
discontinue its trains between Mckenzie
and Memphis, which connect with those
of the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railroad, trains on the latter road
will not go any further than Mckenzie
Nashville will then be without any di-
rect rail connections. The trains on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad stop
ping at Milan, 100 miles distant, and
those of Memphis and Charleston at Mos
cow, 40 miles distant from Memphis.
The Fever at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 2S.-Mrs Pomeroy
who, with her child was removed from
Preston street to the hospital last week,
died last night. The child, which was
suffering from fever, is doing well. They
arrived from Memphis only the day be-
fore they were removed to the hospital.
The death of Mrs. Pomeroy is the third
that has occurred here this year from
yellow fever, and the first at the yellow
fever hospital. All of the cases were
imported from Memphis, not single To-
cal case having occurred.
| Another Death from Yellow Fever at New
York.
New YORK, July 2S.-Michael Fitz-
Gibbons, a Memphis refugee, died to-day
at quarantine of yellow fever.
The Fever at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. July 2S.--One fatal case
of yellow fever here.
Rations Only for the Sick.
| WASHINGTON, July 26.-The secretary
of war telegraphed to the president o1
the board of health at Memphis in re
sponse to an application for rations, thai
rations will only be furnished to persons
sick with yellow fever or in quarantine
camp, and who can be subsisted in NJ
other way.
| Yellow Fever and the Malls.
New YORK, July y28.-Precautions wer.
taken at the general postoffice in this city
yesterday, for the first time, 20 preven
the dissemination of yellow fever by
means of mail matter from Memphis ane
other doubtful localities. The postmast
er ordered liberal supply of disinfect
ants, and all mail and packages from the
the south will be thoroughly treated
The proposition to heat all mail matter
in ovens to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, ii
thought to be impracticable, as then, i
it would not destroy the paper, the hea
would melt the sealing-wax, which il
still used by many people. Not less thai
fifty tons of matter reach the office daily
and to " cook" that amount would be on
of the question. Another proposition i
that mail matter should be submitted t,
freezing process before being d.stri but
| ed. It is known that black frost kills th'
fever, and it is suggested that the germ
might be destroyed by intense cold. TIL
officials of the pos!office have no fears
however, of the pestilence reaching here
The Havana mail, though, is locke,
upon with considerable distrust.
Shreveport Guarding against the Feye,
| SHREVEPORT, july 29.-The authoritie
to-day established q retroactive quarsn
tine against New Orleans. Nothing tina
has been In that city since July Gath vii
be permitted to enter Shreveport.
Matches Quarantine against New Orlean
4. NATcHEz, July 29.-The city counci
to-day declared strict quarantine agains
New Orleans to take effect from and afte
Wednesday, the 30th.
Quarantine against New Orleans.
MEMPHIS, July 29.-Six new cases wer
reported to the board of health thi
morning. Late last night case was r,
ported from Raleigh, Tenn. Colon,
. Cameron, with his detail Of colored so
diers, took possession of the groun
which had been selected for the establish
ment of camp, and by O'Clock th
morning had l25 tents erected, The fir
train with refugees will leave this afte
: noon ct 5 O'Clock. The policy Of the 81
, thorities to furnish rations only to tho.
who are in tents will be strictly observes
ALI mail matter leaving this city is tho
oughly disinfected under the person
: supervision of inspectors Of the nation
!, board Of health.
/. Two more cases were reported to Il
q board Of health this afternoon. Fo'
deaths from yellow fever have been 7
= ported by undertakers, Ada Hicks Ice
ored), Easter 0ty (colored), Rridg
J Twoniey and John Twomey. The II
d last named had never been reported
Q the board Of health as having yellow
y | yer.
/ About 80 people went down to can
n this afternoon, The weather has great
le interfered with the removal. The po
e camp has been named Camp Marks,
honor Of the governor. The Howard
sociation has assigned 10 additional nj
II ses to duty, An aged negro, named
l. " Mcdonald. who had been left
q charge Of Mrs. Aliens residence, n,