The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-27

mornings paper. As your personal friends and
as men interested in the present and future
of Memphis and as we believe. with all the proper
regard for the welfare of the general public. we be-
seech you to consider well before assuming grave
a responsibility. To be unprofessiona the panic
ana excitement OF the past ten days seems
out OF all proportion to the actual causes
of alarm, and but express honest
convictions when we say that the needless damage
To the commerce and the property values of Memphis
resulting therefrom cannot be restored in less than
ten years of uninterrupted health and immunity
from yellow fever. How far the medical profession
and the press OF the city is responsible for this
we will not assume to say but that they have
been active in fomenting excitement and alarm
is matter of public notorety with what result we
point to the closed doors of our business houses,
abandoned dwellings, suspended railroad trains the
departure to other places of local packets and
the ridiculous quarantine established against us all
over the country. When we consider the re-
lation held by the medical profession and the press
to the public, it is not surprising such results
should follow the frantic efforts which nave peen
made to induce the inhabitants to flee the city, But
when We look around for Justifying cause we are
totally at loss TO find 1T. and we think when the
public frenzy has been raised to that pitcn
of absurdity that leading Journals seriously
discuss the proposition that the general gov
moving the inhabitants ont OF the city and burning
1t to the ground means of destroying the source
OF so much danger to the national health, that it is
time for those in authority TO pause and ponder
well what they do. instead OF adding TO
the farcical excitement that dethroned the
reason and common of almost a continent
by declaring epidemic which We do not believe
is justified by the facts existing in Memphis to-day
potlons and if possible try to get the public mind
and nerves back into their normal condition. We
dressing you but we feel it duty ourselves and
to the community in which we live and expect to re-
main With very great respect, we subscribe our
selves your personal friends. J. w. AVERY co.
NJ HAWKS co.
ACTION OF THE HOWARD ORGANIZATION.
The Howard Association had meeting this after
noon and authorized their president to place three
additional members of the organization on duty If
his judgment the necessities of the sick demanded
additional attention. There is a growing dis
position behalf of the blacks to so into
camps. All of to-day they were in consultation with
Colonel John +. Cameron, and the result will be
that they will establish several colonies somewhat
on the same plan as Camp Father Mathew, separate
and distinct from the large camp. to which will
be removed the masses OF the poor whites and ne
grocs.
SADNESS RELIEVED HUMoR.
A good joke is related Of one Of the inspecting
officers who last night. after having inspected the
outgoing train the Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road, got quietly aboard and disembarked at La
grange, Tenn, about forty miles distant from
Memphis. He has been lately married and thought
he would pay flying visit to his wife, who
lives in that vicinity. 1t was his intention to
return by the early morning train. and as no one
knew of his absence considerable alarm felt for
information OF him. About to-day the follow
ing telegram from Moscow. Tenn, was received by
Dr. william Mitchell. which explained his absence:-
''was arrested by vigilance committee at Lagrange,
Tenn. Run into the woods. Am coming on foot"
ADVICE FREE GRATIS
The authorities are daily in receipt Of numerous
letters from parties suggesting the best means Of
preventing spread Of the fever. The following is
fair sample. 1t was written at Washington d. c.,
and says:-"I now appeal to your common sense; l
appeal to your humanity; appeal to your patriot
ism: appeal to your conscience; will you allow SO
much bitter and widespread suffering in your city
and other parts of the country to take place when it
is in your power to stop it at once, when the
remedy is at hand. And do you ask what is the
remedy? Why, simply this. Hang JEFF Davis upon
gallows fifty feet high. then when he is dead burn
his body to ashes and scatter it to the four winds
and the plague will be stayed forever and never re-
turn"
TOO MUCH ICE.
G.. j. Wdrig and his daughter Eva reported
in q dying condition. Mr.. Widrig last night while
his slept from his bed and took q
large quantity Of ice. His who was lying sick
in bed with him. asked Cor some. but was refused.
His condition tonight attributed his act of last
evening. He will die.
FEEDING DESTITUTE.
II. A. Montgomery, one Of the leading cotton COM
press of Memphis, to-day gave DR.. Horter
check for $50 to be used in feeding the destitute of
the city. In addition to this Mr.. Montgomery is
himself paying the expenses of fifty of his employees.
who out of employment owing to the enforce
ment of quarantine. which prevents the arrival of
two large congresses which he had In course Of
erection.
TWO DEATHS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ex-
CITEMENT.