Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-08-23
yellow Fever Notes.

Memphis the fever seems to remain about one
thing in its rate of mortality, but during the
past two weeks, has made something of an in
crease in the number of now cases. Yesterday
there were thirty-ono new cases officially re-
ported and six deaths. Those officially reported
are about three fourths of those really existing.
Corinth, Miss, is badly scared over the appear
ance of the fever in their midst. Tho Mayor
and a member of the board of health arc down
with the disease. Shotgun quarantine seems
to be getting pretty thoroughly established
among the farming community.
White Haven, Tennessee, has developed q
case Of fever.
Two more cases are reported in St. Louis,
both refugees.
Tho City Council at New Orleans are protest
ing against the quarantine regulations adopted
by Southern cities against that city, as they
declare there is not q single case of yellow fever
in tho entire city.
AUGUST l4.--Forty -one new cases and FOUR
teen deaths is the monotonous report, with tho
weather warmer, the thermometer ranging from
SO to 81 degrees. John johnson, a member of
the National Board of Health, publishes his
resignation, r~escrving another time for an in
vestigation. There seems OF have been a differ
ence between him and Drs. Mitchell and Coch-
rane of the board.
B. P. Robson, acting agent for the NJ. and C.
railroad at Corinth, telegraphs n denial to tho
report of the appearance Of yellow fever at that
roint.
AUGUST 49," Steady increasing" con-
tinucs the report from fever stricken Memphis.
Forty new cases Officially rcported) and
eleven deaths. Tho Towards say that in their
rounds they find many cases of fever that have
not yet been visited by physicians. One en-
couraging feature is the fact that a number of
cases of black vomit have been cured. In
former years it was regarded that when the
patient had reached this stage his case was a
hopeless one. Tho physicians say that the
only requisite is perfect care and an obcyance
of Instructions. 1t has just been discovered
that the last Congress set apart SIS 900 or $780,
900 for the Sanitary Fund of Tennessee, and
now the people of that State want to know
what use has been made Of tho money, and
where il is at present.
NASHVILLE, TENN, August lathe follow
ing dispatch was received here to-day:
"Dr. j. Pltmket, President Of the State Board o.
Health, Nashville.
owe encountered difficulties about supply
ing rations on terms which will enable us to
keep up the supply as long as will be necessary
After consultation with Col. Casey Young, ]
respectfully suggest that you urge your Cover
nor to call q meeting Of tho Legislature to pro-
vide for the emergency. In tho interval / will
advocate such action on the part of tho %nationa
board as will suffice for the present crisis. Thu
Governor has been tclegraphed. You had bet
ter SEQ him." "CArBELL.'
AUGUST Reports from the yellow fever dis
trict are moro favorable, the new cases yesterday
at Memphis being but fourteen with eigh
death. Tho check in the number of new case
has been caused::by atmospheric changes inEth'
weather, a d~riIzling rain prevailing with rcgu
lar fall weather.
AUGUST 1s.--Nows from the yellow foyer dis
trict (Mcmphis) is slightly in favor Of n dccrcas
in both mortality and sickness. Tho wcekl,
report from the Board Of Health was made oil
the 10th, with the following showing: Toto
now cases for the week, 1888, of which seventy
one are whites and liz Oolored. The wards ar
represented as follows; First, throej Second
two; Third, mono; Fourth, eight; Fifth, thirty
seven Sixth, twcnty-o n Seventh, ~forty-two
Eighth, forty-nine; Ninth, nonoj Tenth
twenty-ono. Total cases 10 date, 631. On ac
count of tho request from tho Board of Healt
that there DO no public assemblies, Their
were no church services held last Sunday,
the negro element be excepted. In this matter
as In every other, they entirely disregorded tn
request of the Board. They held services q
usual. One Of their ministers died, and with
view to getting up a big demonstration, hcl
the corpse until decomposition had become I