The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-17

ltb ESTABLISHMENT. Ilet6 mas not DeeQ q
case Of yellow fever here since July. Be.
fore that time there had been six imported
cases, one fatal. .M a.
MemphIS-MoEnInE Report.
MEMpHIs, September 16.-Twelve deaths
were reported this morning. The Presi.
dent Of the Howard Association only had
S47 balance remaining in the treasury from
last year. NJ. F.. Hungerford, Treasurer,
said he had telegram from Pittsburgh
authorizing the Howards to check on them
for 500. $50. r. ..i,,
Noon Report. t N
MEMPHIS, September l6.-At noon to-
day there were six new cases reported to
the Board Of Health-two white and four
colored. The undertaker's reports say
the interments since last night are: Rob-
ert Yobe, George E. Ware, Maria O'Don-
nell, wife of ex.Chief Of Police Thomas
W. o'Donnell; Ross Hodges (colored),
Dan E. Sullivan and Richard Sharp. The
two last were mentioned in these dis
patches last night. El
W. I. White, an operator in the West.
ern Union Telegraph Office in this city,
went home this morning suffering with
achill. 1t is thought he has the fever.
The inspecting officers have begun to
has developed this year. The work will
be thorough.
DIT. Porter and Col. John T. Cameron,
who departed for Nashville this morning,
will consult the Governor in reference to
the further continuance in service OF the
two colored military companies now doing
patrol duty. aaf. 49,
Night Report
MEMPHls, September l6.-Twenty-three
new cases in all-eleyen white and twelve
colored-were reported to the Board Of
Health to-day. Among the number we're:
Fred, Lizzie and Ed. valkmar, John
Hornhan, John Clark and. W. S. White,
the last named a telegraph operatorin the
W. U. Office. Three additional deaths re!
ported-Joseph Sharp and two colored.
Joseph Sharp Is brother Of Richard
Sharp, whose death occurred last night.
Both had sought refuge at house six
miles east Of the city on Poplar Street
Boulevard. Several died in the same
house last year, and four have been buried
from there this season.
Drs. Ess and Winn, who went 10 Horn
Lake Island this morning, to investigate
the cases OF sickness at that point, re-
turned this afternoon. They report John
Kreuter's death, which occurred, last
Sunday, as being from yellow fever not
withstanding DR.. oReilly, the physician
in the neighborhoOd, pronounced histll-
ness bilious intermittent fever. His i'd
fection was traced TO this city. A Mr..
Kraukle is down with case OF yellow
fever at the same place.
Two other cases have also developed
outside the city, one eight miles south on
the Mississippi aud Tennessee Railroad
and the other eleven miles on the Pa
ducah Railroad. This indicates the grad
ual spreading Of the feverin the country
adjacent TO Memphis. 0fthenine deaths
reported To- day four died beyond the cor.
poration line, varying in distance from
four to six miles. The donations to the
Towards to-day were S2.249, 81 900 being
from ]. W. Preston, chairman OF the Gitt.
Eens' Committee at Chicago. The weather
ranged between 90 and 70.
Action OF Nashville BOARD OF Health.
NASHVILLE, septemberl6.-At meet
ing Of the State Board Of Health 1t was de.
cided to adhere to rule six, prohibiting
the Introduction Of cotton into Memphis
until the epidemic declines, because Of the
increased facilities Of communication with
the country, and because Oft the danger
more or less remote oi transpo orting yellow
fever poison in cotton ginned and baled
and infected atmosphere. Afesolution was
adopted, instructing the Superintendent
OF quarantine to issue passes 70 persons in
Memphis, desiring to 60 out into the
country to seek work in picking cotton,
only on condition that such persons shall
20 into camp and there remain for ten
consecutive days, prior to going to the
cotton fields, or other places for employ.
ment
A resolution was adopted to enforce
Rule s, in regard to public assemblies un.
til October lst, when 1t shall terminate
by Limitation. II, ,.I,.--,
BuIlion Matters. ln