The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31
'I'DLEGRAFaIC NEWS.

ter addressed to the Secretary Of IN
Treasury, in which Dir. Egsrts state
that the Mexican and British Minister
have called his attention TO the recen
proclamation OF Governor Nichols O
Louisiana establishing quarantine az
fecting a most extensive commerce u az
| apparently efTec:ing niost swsepin:
prescription nj the same, says: 81 an
compelled to the conclusion that th,
right of the States to establish qusran
sine aud health avs has always beer
fully recognized by Congress, and tina
the custom officers of the United States
are made subordinate to the Ssste au
thoritios in such matters. Indeed, sec
ton 4792 of the Revised Statutes ex
pressly provides that quarantine and
other res tcaints established by the health
laws of any State respecting shy ves-
sells arriving in or bound 10 any port oil
district thereof shall be duly observed
by the officers of the custom revenue
OF the United States, by the masters
and crews of the several revenue cut.
tiers aud by the military officers com
handing IN any port or station upon
the sea coast, and ali such officers oil
| the United States shall be faithful IL
the execution OF such quarantine and
health laws, according to their re.
spective precincts, and as they shall
be directed from time to time by the
Secretary OF the Treasury. Although il
would seem that Congress by its recent
legislation has. assumed powers with
reference to establishing quarantine
regulations which have not before been
exercised, yet no new power has been
conferred upon the Secretary of the
Treasury to interfere with the execu-
tion of the State regulations, such as
] are established under the proclamation
of Governor NichollR."
MEMPHIS, July 27.-Fourteen new
cases were reported TO the board oil
health to-day. Among the most promi.
nent are Miles Owen, Brooks Wilson
and Lefames Meath. Nine deaths have
occurred since last nighr, as follows
c. NJ. Widreg, Eve Widreg, Henry
Parthesus, Louis H. Wehrum, Mrs. W.
Hammerle, Mrs. James Ashbrook, Ed.
Kearney, Mary Burns and Charles
| Philmot.
At meeting of the Howard Asso.
citation this afternoon it was unani-
mously resolved that the association
needs no assistance st present from
| persons or nurses from abroad to at
tend to the comparatively few cases
now under their charge, with heartfelt
| thanks to the many who have already
kindly rendered their services and who
will be gratefully remembered. We
| would add that under no circumstances
will services of unacclimated persons be
hereafter accepted.
Two colOred military companies went
into camp to-day on the bluffs, under
orders of Col. John F. Cameron, of the
Governors staff.
The police fire department has been
strengthened and the authorities do moi
anticipate any trouble.
Camps will positively be established
tomorrow.
MEMPHIS, July 2S.-Three new cases
were reported to the board of health
this morning. No deaths have &C.
Cured.
A detail of twenty-five men from
the cOlored militia company has been
made for police duty during tie day,
as the entire strength of the regular
police force has been assigned to night
service.
1t has been raining steadily since
daylight.
DR.. Samuel j. Fox of Ennis, Texas,
arrived this morning. He will be sent
out of the city tonight, by order OF
John Johnson, superintendent of quar-
antine, as he has never had the fever,
and the inspectors at the quarantine
station have been instructed not TO per-
NIT unaccllmated people to enter the
city.
ST. LOUIS, July 28.-Dr. Rutherford
of the Tex 10 State Board of Health has
telegraphed to the officials here that
medical officers will be sent from Tex
as to Cairo, st. Louis and Hannibal,
who will examine all persons going to
that State by rail and give them certif-
Gates of health il found to be well and
not recently from the yellow fever dis
trict.
ST. LOUIS, July %. The steamer
Ouachita Belle, with 500 passengers,
and the Matte Moore, with ninety,
from Memphis arrived at the quaran-
tine line late last night. There was
no sickness on board, and the boats
and all the passengers were permitted
to come up to the city this evening.
There are now five steamers at the
quarantine, and they will be held un-
TIL the authorities deem it prudent for
them to come to the city.
Six persons ale now sick at the quar-
antine hospital, but no cases of yellow
fever have yet teen developed. These
include Mrs. BIndry and her two chill
dren from Memphis and Mr.. G. Wact-
ner, chief clerk of the steamer Coaho-
ma. The children are very sick, and
the younger one will probably die.
New ORLEANS, July 2S.-The board
of health reports one death from yell
low fever last night at the corner OF
Second and Constance streets. One
other case is reported this morning in
the came neighborhood.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Dr. Bemis
tslegraphs from New Orleans to the
National Board of Health to-day that
there was one fatal case of yellow fever
on the corner of Second and Constance
streets, on Italian Gire's premises, which
are filthy and crowded.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The Secre.
tarY of War has telegraphed to the
President of the Board of Health al
Memphis, in response to an application
for tents and rations, that they will
only be furnished to persons sick with
the fever, or in quarantine camp, who
can be subsisted In no other way.
CINCINNATI, July 2S.-Chas. Meyers,
who left Memphis five days ago, called
on the health effioer this evening and
said he believed ne had yellow fever.
After examination, the officer sent him
to the hospital as suspicious case.
NEW ORLEANS July iyy % The case
of Vicinza Spano first attracted atten.
ton Saturday, when Drs. Bemis,
White, B2yley and Holt visited tao
patient. All united in the opinion ths;
it was q sporadic case of yellow fever,
the frat case that has occurred this sea.
son. A member of the Board oil
Health at once sent q nurse, who re-
manned with the girl until she died al
o'clock this morning. She was bur.
led in Cyprus Grove Cemetery. The
Spano family have been here two years,
but last summer at the breaking out oil
the fever removed to Carrolton, and
their house remained closed during the
entire season. The family have
removed to another house, the
Board Of Health destroying al
bedding, etc, and fumigatine
the premises. The entire neighbor-
hood for four squares around has been
disinfected with zinc iron, and the