Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-26
FEVER ROUTED.

Jack Frost Succeeds in Putting Yellow
Jack to Eout The City of Memphis De-
clared Free from the Epidemic-A General
Revival of Business in Progress-Quaran-
tine Against the City Removed.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 25, 10 A. M.-Another heavy
frost f, II last night. Thin coatings of ice
formed on pools of water in the suburbs. The
thermometer placed by the signal service Off
Ger on the ground as test marked 32h de-
grees at o'clock this morning. The steamer
Hard Cash from St. Louis arrived this morning
wharf since July Oath. Weather clear.
The following telegram was sent this morn
ing: Hon. A. 3. Marks Governor, Nashville.
Tenn: The epidemic is declared ended this dav.
The camps will be broken up Monday morning.
l thank your excellency in behalf of the people
of Memphis for fraternal assistance rendered
and for further aid promised, if necessary.
We have sufficient funds to carry VA through.
Will not be compelled to draw on you for any
(Signed) d. I. Porter, president of the taxing
district. --@
MEMPHIS, Oct. 25.-One case was reported
this morning. Alfred Berntz; two deaths &C.
CURED, VIM. johnson, colored, at Buntyn sta
tion, Joseph Lea city hospital. This is the Of
hcial announcement Of the board of health, de-
claring the epidemic ended; owing to fall in
the temperature within the past three days,
there having been two good <rosts, with pros
poets Of a continuation of cold weather, the
board of health hereby declares the cpl
demic of 1879 ut an end, together with
the announcement that there is little danger
to be apprehended from yellow fever by
absentees of other persons coming into the city,
providing the instructions published Septem-
Der 26th have been complied with, regarding
the ventilation of the hosses, bedding, cloth
ing, etc. I take this occasion to advise people
on their return to avoid infected places, There
are few cases of yellow fever yet in the city.
few cases may yet develop, but by ordinary
prudence there Ia no danger of the disease nov
spreading from that source. BY order of the
board Of health. J. CHANDLER, NJ. D.,
I'm Secretary.
humber of new cases or deaths since morn
ing-tctal cases reported for the week, 81;
white, FL; colored, 10. Total to date, l,61 l.
Total deaths from yellow fever for the week,
IA. The Towards have rs nurses on duty at
tending ~ whites; 10 colored families. This
included those sent to Forrest City, Ark. The
first through train from Louisville, with GO
passengers, arrived this afternoon. Browns
vile, Tenn, raised the quarantine to-day.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-The official announce
ment that the fever epidemic at Memphis ia
over, caused quite stir among the Memphi-
ans in this city this afternoon, and prepare
lions were Immediately commenced by Men,
phis cotton dealers and brokers and grocers and
dry goods firms doing business here to remove
their stocks and resume trade at their old home
as rapidly possible. Steamers which left
here were crow rd with passengers and heavily
laden with freights, and next week the Anchor
line will put on extra boats to transport the
extra goods which will be shipped to that city.
Cotton factors have already ordered cotton at
points below Memphis consigned to them here
to be landed at Memphis, and by the last of the
week the cotton trade of that city will be fully
resumed.