Daily globe., 1879-09-01
QUARANTINE QUARREL.

| The Local Authorities of Houston anf
: Uuited States Ofiici ia In Coufl,ct-Dea,t
| Of Edith II, cd at New Orleans Seventeen
Cases and Six Deaths Since the Appear.
! ance of The Fever--No Abatement In the
Disease at MISUNDERSTANDING
CONFLICT OF AUTH )RrTY.
HOUSTON, Aug. 3l.-When tho train arrived
at the city limits it wss halted by the police
force of Houston. The United States marshals
| having deputird about one hundred persons ON
the train, they arrested the police. On coming
into tho c;.y the United States officers we're
themt elves arres.cd BY the city aut horiles and
taken into custody. At 8 p. NJ. thew were
brought before Mayor Burke, in the Office of
| I he chief of police. The chief announced each
WAS rcqui ed % give bond in $50 for appear
ance at the city court Mon lay to answer to the
charge OF violating the quarantine laws Of the
Unit ID States. District Attorney German said
he and his paI.y acted under the authority of
he United SoateS government, and by orders
from Gov. Robert of Texas. He show ed
dispatch frnn the GOVERN 10 the conductor,
telling him to take the tram throagh at all
hazards. The prisoners refused to give blil,
Herman announcing they wonld Immediately
apply to Judge Mas 'crson for a writ of haheas
corpus. { reat indignation is felt here against
the United States officials for interfering. The
passengers were relsaled and allowed to pro-
ceed.
The train men and United States officers
alone were held and a"e endeavurng to Get q
hearing before the district ,dge Tonight.
THE sirCAoTIN AT NEW ,,RLEANs.
NEw ORLF.Ns, Aug. 3l.-Papel0 signed by G.
B. White, s.r. .t.ry director, and Edward Fever
vice president of the Sanitary Auxiliary as.
sociation, and approved By Dros. NJ. Bemis of
. hNv = -lel
rect information may take the place Of idle
and eXtravagant rumors We give the following
list of all Eases of yellow fever that have oc-
cured beginning with the fist landed.
Here follows the list Of name, and dates rs
heret"f"re telegraphed, showing hat seventeen
cases have occurred, seven recovered. six died,
four under treatment; the first. July 22nd, the
last, Edith Hood, Aug. Goth. Fifteen of these
cases occurred in e,even hOnseR in \ paralleln-
gram of three blocks by six. Que of the t
other cases the .enuiness of which. after ex
animation, VAS doubted by very high medical
authority, lived on the outskirts of the c = in
cl''se proximity o swamps. The other was an
I'M Orted case from Il he Mary Ann.
After referring t" the various sanitary meas
ures adopted by the board of health, the sani.
tary auxiliary associations and relief offered
by the national hoarl tho report concludes:
Having reacht September under these favnra-
BILE circumstances, it is not unreasonable to
expect that tho cool winds and dry weather.
proper to this month, will continue to etain
our present general excellent health, and are
lorg Danish apprehensious only felt by distant
commrrties.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 3l.-One case OF feve
was repor'e ed to the board of health to-day.
George Cutton, aged years, taken sick August
l7th. The board of hea tn to-da, decided to
divide what is termed th,. infected district into
seven sections, each und. an inspector. the
whole under the sanitary inspector of the
fourth district, requiring daily r+por,s. Dis
infec ing is continued throughout that omar
ter and every effort made 10 prevent spread
uf the fever.
New ORLEANS. Aug. 3l.-Lydia Hood died
last night. Other child very sick. Raining.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 3l.- wenty new cases.
white and IL colored, were reported to the
board OF health to-day. among the number W.
j. Berlin, Mrs. Mary L.. Craffcy and Waite,
K. Lucas. Five deaths have been reportetl,
j. ". Primm, Nellie Fozzi and three coured.
A telegram f'om G. rma town, Tenn, an
nou Ces that Julian Bedford is down with
iev"r at Bailey Station. 1t will be remem
bered his son Edward died IF fever about two
weeks ago. The Howards have sent nurse
and phy sician to that point. Weather sultry
and warm.