The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-25
MEMPHIS MOURNS,
For Her Streets Are Silent and
Her Sons are Stricken
by the Scourge.
One New Case and Ten Deaths
To-day.
Serious Danger Of a Conflict With the
Negroes.

Serious Danger Of a Conflict With the
Negroes.
Special to the Star.
MEMPHIS TENN, July Noon.-One
case Of yellow fever, T. G. Widock, reported
this morning, and the ten deaths as follows
Maggie Sohn, Mrs. Constance Ammons
Mrs. J. f. r. Ray, II. c. Werum,
VIM. Ward, all white. Ned. Chambers J.
Richmond, WIN. Coopwood, John Ken
nedy and Eliza Gilman, colored. The
weather is warm and raining, and favora-
bic for spreading the pestience. An
indignation meeting was held by the
negroes on Beals street late yesterday
evening, led by Edward Shaw noted
colored politician, who exholted them
to stay in the city and not go to the camps.
A citizens meeting was held this morning
and committee of five appointed to meet
tomorrow to take measures for public
safety.
Captain Cameron, of the Bluff City Greys,
has been promoted to Colonel by Governor
Marks. He is in the city, as is supposed,
by the Governors order to lead the
military should the occasion require. A
census will be taken by the police
of all who have not had the fever, and
an attempt will be made to clear the town
of all but the police, doctors, nurses and
sick. All the little country towns are
quarantined. No trains will leave this
city on the Memphis & Charleston Rail
road after tomorrow night Mrs. J. Z.
r. Ray, one of the deaths, was crazed by
the loss Of her husband, Judge Ray, and
children and sent to the hospital to be
treated, She took the yellow fever, and
died soon after A. B. PICKETT.
BON AQUU REPORTS coNTRADIcTED.
Special 10 the Star.
NASHVILLE, July 25.-A special from Bon
Aqua states that the report of yellow fever
being there is untrue. Lieut.. Dowdy sim
ply became overheated from dancing, and
in his anxiety to cool off went up to the
blowing cave, very cold place and laid
down i'll front of the cave on the damp
ground and fell asleep, and when found
some time thereafter he was unable to
move himself, and had to be carried to his
room in a state of congestion, with his
pulse l0S and temperature 105, and the
wonder Of all who know the facts is that he
did not die within twelve hours. He is
improving.
New ORLEANS, July pa dispatch from
Bon Aqua Springs states that Lieut.. RGbt.
Dowdy, who went there from Memphis ten
days ago, had a genuine case OF yellow
fever. There are hundreds OF guests at Bon
Aqua.
AT MISSISSIPPI CITY.
DR.. Fitzpatrick, Sanitary Inspector of the.
National Board of Health, telegraphs from
Mississippi City that the cases in the Creel
family were yellow fever One died.
National Associated Press to the Star
THIS MORNING AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, July 25-9 A. NJ The weather
this morning continues warm and fair, and
there is little change from the deep gloom
and death-like stiffness that has pervaded
this community for the last day or two.
With the exception of the little hustle at
tending the departing steamers and the
few persons quietly making their way to
the Memphis & Charleston depot now the
only outlet left open, there is but little evil
dence of life to be seen. Drug clerks, doc
tors telegraph operators and undertakers
alone are kept busy. The fever, at first
confined to Jones avenue and the Clay
street neighborhoods, is now gradually |
spreading to all parts of tine city and it is |
only question of material to work upon |
for it to appear in any unexpected spot
One more new case and two deaths, max |
ing 18 new cases and 6 deaths altogether, |
closed the report for yesterday.
Mrs Ray, widow of the late Judge J. r, |
r. Ray, died suddenly last night at the City |
Hospital.
TROUBLE WITH THE NEGROES.
New YORK. July Pa Memphis special |
says that of the sixteen thousand people |
remaining in that city over twelve thousand |
are coored. Tie col0red people are not in
favor of the proposed camp scheme, not |
liking the idea of being removed from the |
city. They declare they have been mis-
by morning paper, and that
their conduct has been commendable. |
There's not the best of feeling between the
two colored military companies, and it is
thought trouble is brewing.
THE CASES IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, July 25.-Charles Daysman,
Of the schooner Field, who was admitted
to the quarantine hospital Tuesday, has
been discharged. John Hennessy a steve
dore. who was sent from the upper uuaran-
tine to the hospital Tuesday, isnot expected
to live The Brooklyn Health Board had
fireman McKoan, of the steamer City
Merida, who, it was suspected, was sY fer
ng from yellow fever sent to quarantine
Yesterday. DR.. Vanderpoel decided the
case not yellow fever. Charles Merris who
arrived from Aspinwall Wednesday, was
;ound yesterday suffering from malarial
lever.
AREFUGEE DIES IN NEW YORK.
New York, July 25.-Johanna Brennan, a
young woman who arrived here Wednes-
lay from Memphis, died last night of yell
ow fever.
Cincinnati.
1t was found that the Delhi people OBJ.
ected strenuously to the quarantine being
% near their houses, and the liabilities
hey incurred by having Memphis freight
n such close proximity to their habita-
ions. When DR.. Minor arrived upon the
cene he saw the people meant business,
md Immediately telegraphed to the Sheriff.
Deputies Tom Taylor and Martin Heron
we're sent down, and their presence seemed
o have soothing effect upon the mob for l
here were no more threats made after their
appearance.
The Vint Shinkle arrived at the quaran-
inc yesterday afternoon, and was put
through the usual process of fumigation,
No sickness was found on board, and every
hing appeared in good, healthy condi-
ion. b
While the officers were inspecting the
'oat barge containing rags and other con-
raband freight was dropped down to the
'hnkle, and when she steamed off the
,arge was taken along The officers soon
discovered the trick that had been practiced
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