The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-14
THE YELLOW FEVER.
Continued Ravsges Of the Disease
in Memphis.
The Deaths and New Cases Yester-
day-Arrest Of Negro Militia
for Raiding Farms Near
the Camp.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 13, IL a. m.-Several col
wred soldiers were arrested yesterday for
raids on farms In the vicinity OF the camp
Shots were fred In the melee. No one was
hurt. ALI we're sent to jail under heavy bonds
this morning.
There were nine new caaes-Mrs. Ltta
Jones, Edgar A. Roper. Edward Burns, white;
James Farran. James johnson. VIM. Tice,
Annie Fletcher, Jennie Jones, Chas. Young,
colored.
12:4o p. m.-The deaths to-day in the city
were Lily Todd and Wilhemina Ostman; In
the suburbs, Maria English, Emma Forbes
and James Scholes.
$50 o. m.-New cases Just reported Miss
Judith White Dr. J. D. White and Arthur NJ
Reynolds, white; Mile Dodson, Vlnna
Burns, Mary Scott, w. II. Phillips, Cada
Smith, Henry Lewis and Annie johnson, col
ored.
gp. m.-AdditionaI new cases VIM. w. Will
Hanson, Harriet Williams, Fanny Haywood,
colored; j. II. Mclaughlin, white.
Deaths Willie DoIan, Matte Forbes. Miles
Owens, Thos. $, Bateman, white; Florence
Hopkins, Moses Lewis and Carrie Doyle, col
ored
PIN Mayor John Johnson, member
of the State Board OF Health and SupeIin-
tendent Of Quarantine, has resigned On ac-
count Of q difficulty among the health officials.
The new cases sum up 23, and the deaths 13.
AT THE NEW YORK QUARANTINE RULES
TO BE RIGIDLy ENFORCED.
New YORK, Aug. 13.-There is only one case
OF sickness at quarantine now, that Of an old
sailor, who will be discharged as soon as he
gathers some physical strength.
The health officers will look out for Infected
vessels coming from Havana and TampicO
and there will be rigid enforcement OF quar-
antine rules. The port of New York is at this
4 aDrunar1fiERv f,f
active infected material, and the object is to
keep 1t 50.
THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL BOARD.
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 The National Board
OF Health received the following to-day:
MEMPHIS, Aug. 13.--T There have been twen-
WHAT THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALLH
THINKS or THE SITUATION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.--Dr. Cahil1, Of Vir-
ginia, president Of the National Board OF
Health, n conversation this afternoon ex-
pressed the opinion that the yellow fever
this country. He thought the vigorous
measures taken at Memphis to contine the
fever to the limits Of the city have proved
most successful. He thinks that If the re-
fever In that city are correct there is danger
to be apprehended from that quarter. It
would require the utmost vigilance on the
part Of the authorities along the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts to prevent the Introduction Of the
disease from Mexico.
The National Board Of Health has notified
the authorities Of the condition of affairs at
Tampico and advised that a careful lookout
be kept for vessels from that quarter. 1t is
confidently expected that the establishment
of system Of sanitary inspection of vessels
at the ports of Havana and Matanzas, Cuba
which has been done by the National Board
OF Health for the purposes of examining all
vessels bound for ports in the United States
will greatly adm preventing the introduction
Of fever into the United States from that quar-
ter. The surgeons who recently volunteered
for this dangerous work will soon be at their
posts.
Both President Cabeli and Dr.. Turner sec
retary Of the board. deny the rumor Of their
Intention to resign their positions They in
tend to remain in their present positions SO
affairs will permit