Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
YELLOW FEVER RECORD.
Twenty-Six New Cases and Six
Deaths in Memphis Yesterday.
Residents of South Memphis Kick
ing Against the Isolation.
The Chelsea Isolation Business
Abandoned AfterAll. y bs
Barksdale, the Murderer of Dixon
in Mississippi, Bailed.
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YELLOW FEVER.

MEMPHIS, &TENN., Aug. Zl.--
Two new cases were reported to the
Board of Health this morning
Mrs. f. Mulbrandon and U. E.
Speers. Four deaths occured-J.
IL. Haven, Frank Lindsey, Camilla
Genni and Richard Majors, colored.
At a meeting Of the citizens -resid-
ing in the Southern portion of the
city, Iheld last night strong
resolutions were adopted protesting
against the enforcement recently
passed by the State Board of
Health at Nashville prohibiting citi-,
zens to venture beyond their prem
ises between the hours of 8 p, m.
and 4 a. m.
A telegram from Rogersyille,
East Tennessee, announces the
death yesterday of Capt. Sam. R.
Cannon, . prominent criminal
lawyer of this city, who was
recently assistant Attorney. General
of the Criminal Court.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 21.-At noon to-
day the guards which had been
stationed in the streets between
here and Chilsea, for the purpose
of isolating. that suburb SO that it
should not become infected with the
yellow fever were withdrawn by the
city authorities. + The citizens of
Chilsea threw SO many obstacles in
the way of the attempted quaran-
tine restrictions and objected SO
strenuously to its further continu-
ance that the authorities were forced
to abandon the effort.
LATER-Twenty-six new cases in
all were reported to-day, seven
white and nineteen colored. Two
additional deaths have occurred,
Amanda Yates, colored, and Ellen
Roach. The last named resided
beyond the city limits. At q meet
ing of the Executive Committee of
the Commictee of Safety, this
morning, Rev. DR.. B.ggs, John
johnson, Gen. w. J. Smith, D. T.
Goodyear and oW. w. Thatcher,
were appointed a committee
to estimate the expenses necessary
for the maintenance Of the people
now in camps until it is safe for
them to return to the city. The
expenses of the Safety Committee
to date are $9,645. The amounts
deposited with the National Bank
Of New York for the credit of the
First National Bank of Memphis,
Will be paid in Memphis free of
charge. The Odd Fellows have
appealed to absent = members
for funds to enable them to nurse
the sick members of their order.
This is done to avoid the necessity
Of the Grand Masters calling for
assistance from the order at large.
Shoulder to Shoulder" club of
st: Andrews Society, of Memphis,
calls on their sister societies for as
sistance. All communications
should be addressed to R. w. Lamb.
The thermometer has ranged from
81 to 81. M
Special to the Nashville American.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 10
There were thirty.one cases renorted
to. the Board Of Health today
eighteen white and thirteen colored.
The following are the names of the
whites, including four cases beyoud
the corporation line, and the inter-
ments, as reported by the under
takers, for the twenty-four hours
ending at 6 p. m.:s ,H3es ueh
James Butler, aged Al, Drive ave.
nue.; James E. Burke, aged "a, 22S
Vance street; Nancy Ross, aged
"a, 230. fernando road; Edie
York, aged 19, 1S1 fernando road !;
Mrs. T. seB. Moores, aged 90, 4S2
Main street, Allen Stepens, aged
90, City! Hospital Annie
Dougherty, aged 35, City Hospital !;
Cora 3. Forbes, aged Ii, City Hos
pital; Camille Gauni, aged 33, 156
Beale street; James B. Taylor,aged
26, 56 Jackson street; Frank Lind
sey, eyed 30, IT'S South street; Jo-
seph Stilker, aged 2S, old Gayoso
Hotel; Henry Bertram, aged 40, 80
Mosby street; tThomas Dobbs, aged
,35, 179 Secondsstreet; Mrs. Cook,
aged SO, IA Jones avenue; Pearl
Markey, aged 4 II Winchester
ayenue. Thomas : lFIa atlav aced 113.