The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-29
Only Sixteen Thousand Souls Re.
main In Memphis.
The City Cut of from all Inter.
course with the Country.
Two Cases of Fever at New Or
leans Yesterday.
The Losses Sustained at PetroIla,
Pa, by Saturdays Water Spout.
The Effect Of the Reform in Gus
toms Collections.
Wrlght's Committee at Chicago,
investigating
Into the Causes Which Led to the
Panic of '73.
Into the Causes Which Led to the
Panic of '73.
YELLOW FEVER.

YELLOW FEVER.
Thirteen New Cases nj Memphis Yenter.
day, and Two Deaths-OnIy 1000 PeO.
pie Remain, Susceptible OfTakIng the
FeVeF-TwO Cases nj New OrIeans-At
Other Points.
MEMPHIS, July 2S.-Three new cases
were reported to the Board OF Health this
morning No deaths had occurred. A
detail Of % men from the colored military
company has been made to do police
duty during the day, as the entire strength
otthe regular police force have been as
signed to night service. 1t has been rain
ing steadily since daylight.
Only 10000 People Remain.
Ten additional cases were reported to
the Board of Health this afternoon, six OF
whom were colored. Two deaths from
yellow fever occurred. One, however, was
beyond the city limits.
Thespecial policemen engaged in taking
the census completed their task to-day.
The result shows the population Of Mem
phis to be II, ITO; whites 4,2S3, colored H.
S27 adults l0,B5l, children $3.50. or the
whole number 9,743 have had the fever,
leaving 1887 susceptible to the disease.
Failing to secure transportation tn the
site selected for the establishment OF
camps, on the Paducah railroad, this Of.
ternoon at 5 o'clock, Col. Jno, F. Cameron,
with detail Of 16 colored soldiers, took
passage on a train furnished by the Super
intendent, Mike Burke, OF the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad, and established 4
camp 5 miles south of the city and one
half mile below where the camp Joe.
Williams was last year. The tents were
taken along, and by morning the detail
will have fifty tents for occupation.
The Secretary Of War telegraphs to D. 7.
Porter, Chief Executive OF the city, that
rations be furnished only to those sick
with yellow fever or in camps.
A. D. Langstaff, President, and Gen. W.
]. Smith, Vice President, OF the Howard
Association, have been added to the Exc
cutive Committee on the Committee Of
Safety.
Two Cases Mt New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, July 2s.-0ne fatal case
Of yellow fever, an italian girl; premises
filthy and dirty. The Board of Health re-
port another case Of yellow fever in the
neighborhood Of the fatal case.
The family Of the Italian girl who died
Of yellow fever, to-day moved into anoth.
er house. The Board OF Health destrov-
ed all the bedding and furniture on the
premises. The entire neighborhood for
lour squares around has been disinfected
with zinc and iron, and the Auxiliary
Sanitary Association and Board OF Health
are united in contributing their ut
most to prevent the spread of the
disease. The Auxiliary Sanitary Associa-
ton, in accordance with the resolutions
adopted last week, to-day began the work
of disinfeCting the city. They began on
the river front with large force, and
will continue until the work is complete.
The Situation at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 2s.-Mrs. Pomeroy,
who, with her children, was removed
from Preston station to the hospital last
week, died yesterday evening. The child,
also suffering from the fever, is doing
well. They arrived from the from Mem.
phis only the day before they were re.
moved to the hospital, and the death of
Mrs. Pomeroy is the third that has occur
red here this year from yellow fever and
the first at the yellow fever hospital. all
OF the cases were imported from Memphis,
and not single local case has occurred.
At a meeting Of citizens at Guthrie, KY,
to-day it was resolved that: We will resist
the establishment OF q hospital for yellow
fever at this place with extreme measures
II necessary. Guthrie is the State Quaran-
tine station on the Louisville & Memphis
road.
Absolute Quarantine Against Memphis.
NASHVILLE, July 2s.-on and after
Thursday next the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad Company having determin.
ed to discontinue its trains between Nc
Kenzie and Memphis which connect with
those OF the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railroad, the trains on the latter
road will not go any further than McKen.
zie. Nashville will then be without any
direct rail connection with Memphis, the
trains on the Louisville and Nashville
Road stopping at Milan, 100 miles distant,
aud those OF Memphis and Charleston at
Moscow, 40 miles distant from Memphis.
The mails will be sent forward on locomo-
tives. This act will make an absolute
quarantine against Memphis.
Two Deaths at New York.
NEw YoRK, July 2S.-John Hennessy,
admitted to the hospital from the upper
quarantine some days ago, died last night.
J A. Freutch, barber, OF the steamer
Saratoga, and Z. B. EstY, steward OF the
schooner Freddie Ebbet, from Haytian
ports, were admitted to the hospital to-
. day sick with the fever. Michael Fitz.
gibbons, a Memphis refugee, died OF yell
low fever at the quarantine to-day.
Quarantine ut Anna, III.
Anna, ILL.,, July 2s.-After this datt
steamboats, leaving Memphis with passen
+ gers or freight must transfer the same tc
some other boat which has not touched al
: that port since the Gath inst, the dat
when the city was declared dangerously
infected. The transfer must be made at {
t point not less than 80 miles distant from
3 Memphis. An inspection OF boats ant
trains will be established at Cairo.
: Shreveport QuaraRtines Against New
'' Orleans.
SHREVEPORT. July 2S.-The authoritie
to-day established retro active quarantin
J. against New Orleans. Nothing that ha
n been in that city since July cath will b
permitted to enter Shreveport.
Natehez Also.
, NATcuEz, July 9s.-The City Council tc
,. day declared a strict quarantine agains
r New Orleans, to take effect Wednesda
!, the SOth.
: oIScSSArl, July 9s.-oharles Myerl
Z Z 81 years Of age, who left Memphis te'
days ago, called on the Health Officer thl