The New York herald., 1879-07-29


without authority from the government or
from the Committee of Safety. The measures which
may in future be devised shall be taken strict
gard to the rights Of all citizens and to The laws of
the land. ID. L. PORTER
President and Secretary.
CITY.
DIR. Samuel ]. Fox. of Ennis, Texas, who
arrived yesterday. sent out of the
city to-day by order of John johnson.
Superintendent of Quarantine. DIR. Cox come for
the purpose of investigating and experimenting with
yellow fever. but as he was unaccimated he not
permitted to remain and instructions were issued to
the quarantine officers not to permit any one never
having had the fever to como into Memphis.
There seven Catholic priests on duty here.
but only one. Father Doyle, of st. Patrck's
Church. remains in the city after night. Tho
Others como and go during the day. but sleep at
Camp Father Matthew 1t showercd all tho fore
and at this writing ten O'Clock p. NJ. rain is
still falling.
AN INcENDIARY FIRE.
This afternoon. at six O'Clock an incpent fire was
discovered under headway between the roofs of Nos
29s and 800 Main street, opposite the Peabody HOTEL
and occupied by Messrs. Ozanne Il May
stove store and M. X. Mansford, books
aud stationery. The fire was the work Of
incendiary as q box containing coal oil lamp
and other combustible material was found burning
just underneath the roof of the two houses
named. The alarm drew about fifty people to the
scene but the fremen had the flames extin-
gushed without material loss to either of the
pants buildings
THE FIRST DEATH FROM YELLOW FEVER IN
NEW oRLEANs-ACTIoN OF THE AUTHoRI-
TIES.
New ORLEANS. July %. 1879.
The Board of Health report death from yellow
hat oc T+aI;a
girl at the corner Of Second and Constance streets
The case first attracted attention on Saturday when
Drs. Bemiss. White. Bailey and Holt visited the
patient. All united in tho opinion that it spo-
radio Of yellow fever, the first that has
occurred this season. member Of the Board of
Health at once sent nurse, who remained with the
girl until she died. At ore O'Clock this morning
she was buried in the Cypress Grove Cemetery. The
Spano family have been bore two years, but lust
summer at y beeah srs F,tj lever removed to
Carrolton, esas ,ined closed during
tho nti-e sea
.oTING.
= far'ily moved .oday to another house. the
l destroying all the bedding, &c. and
fumigating the premises. The entire neighborhood
for four squares around has been disinfected with
zinc and iron and the Auxiliary Sanitary Association
and the Board Of Health united in contributing
their utmost to prevent the spread OF the disease.
The former association, in accordance with resolu-
tions adopted last week, to-day began the work Of
disinfecting tho city They began the river front
with large force aud will continue until tho work
is completed.
QUARANTINE AGAINST NEW ORLEANS.
SHREVEPORT. La, July 2S, 1879.
The authorities to-day established a retroactive
quarantine against Now Orleans Nothing that has
been in that city since july "a will be permitted to
enter Shreveport
~tATcHEz Miss, July %. 1879.
The City Council to-day declared strict quarantine
against New Orleans. to take effect from and after
Wednesday, the 3Oth.
PRAYERS AND COLLECTION FOR YELLOW FEVER
sUFPERERs.
lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERAID1
SnErDYvILLE. Tenn. July %. 1870.
Prayers were offered in all the churches here yes
terday thst thu. meaus adopted to prevent an cpl
demic would be successful. Collections were taken
up for the bcneat of the family of Rev. b. f. Tier.
the refugee Memphian who died of yellow fever here
OH Friday night His family stin kept at tho
quarantine station, which is guarded.
sropPAGE OF RAILWAY TRAINs-AN ABSOLUTE
QUARANTINE AGAINST MEMPHIS.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. July %. 1879.
On ana after Thursday next the Louisville ana
Nashville Railroad having determined to dis
continue trains between Mackenzie and Men,
phis. which connect with those of the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis Railroad.
tho trains on the latter road will no.
go any further than Mackenzie Nashville will then
bc without any direct rail connection with Memphis.
the trains the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
stopping at Milan. 100 miles distant. and those
the Memphis and Charleston road ut Moscow. forty
miles distant from Memphis. The mails will be
sent forward on locomotives. This action viii mako
absolute quarantine against Memphis.
DEATH OF ANOTHER MEMPHIS REFUGEE IN
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. July 49, 1879.
Mrs. Pomeroy, who. with her child removed
from Preston street to tho hospital last week. died
last night The child. also suffering from yellow
fever, is doing we'll. She arrived from Memphis
only the day before they removed to the
hospital. The death of Mrs. pomeroy is the third
that occurred here this year from the fever and
the first at the Yellow Fcver Hospital. All OF tho
cascs imported from Memphis. not single
local case having occurred.
LOCATION OF HOSPITAL oPposRD
At meeting of the citizens of Guthrie to-day 1t
was resolved to resist the establishment of hos
pital for yellow fever at that place with extreme
measures il necessary. Guthrie Is the state quaran
tine station tho Louisville aud Memphis Rail-
road.
CASE OF YELLOW FEVER AT ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. No.. July 80. 1879.
Although 1t is not officially reported there is good
authority for the statement that there is woll
defined Of yellow fever at Quarantine Hospital
In the person OF Lizzie tho twoyearold daughter of
Mrs. Brandy. OF Memphis.
SUSPICIOUS CASE IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI. Ohio. July %, 1879.
Chris Myers. thirty-seven years old. who left
Memphis few days ago. called the health
officer this afternoon and stated that he believed
that yellow fever had attacked him. After an
animation the officer sent him TO the hospital as
suspicious case.
CASE OF YELLOW FEVER REPORTED AT MAN.
CHESTER, N. II.
MANCHESTER. July 90. 1879.
An announcement In the local papers that u per-