The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-17
FRLEGRAFIlIC AhNS.

ing order:
To the People ot'tLe city If Memphis
We would say q nelly remove your
families u place Of safety until we
can at least see whether The few csses
Of yellow fever will assume an cpl
demjc form. To people elnng the
lines Of the d Il rent rout 8 of travel
we say there can be no possible danger
of Injection for msny days to come.
FIVE new cases are reported this
morning. There Wss one death. an
infant OF Judge J. E. r. Ray, of the
criminal court, who, together with
another son, is Frustrated with the
disease.
A perfect stampede of citizens is in
progress. the trains being unable to
carry sway the hundreds who are ready
| to leave.
SAVANNAH July 10 The Cotton
Exchange reports for jane give the
following: Georgis-102 replies from
fifty-eight counties-Weather since the
first of June has been too dry, with
nights too cool; not as favorable for
the plant as last year. There has been
little or no change in acreage. The
condition of the pant is good and
it is clear of grass. 1t is small aud
needing rain, but is blooming and
I 'ruiting well AMI the stands are
go d. There is some complaint OF
injury occurring while clearing Of
the grass after II was planted
during the first OF May. AS compared
with last y ar the prospect is not sc
promising for farming owing to the
cool Digbts Tue plant has been
t troubled with lice nj owing to the
late season IN getting plants under
| way, and from the dry weather,
liz looks small. From Southern
! Georgia we have several mplsints oil
the csterpills-s.
Florida-2S replies fro Il - counties
since the first of June. The weat1eT
has been reasonably good with The tx-
ceptiOn of cool nIghrs, but not so IA
vorab'e for the Development of cotton
as last year. The acreage devoted t.
cotton remains the same as last report
stand good and plant blooming ano
forming we'll. The present condition
of the plant is good though small sno
as compared with last year, backward,
and not SO promising on account OF the
various draw backs, being at first t6C
much rain then hce, and now want OF
ram. The caterpillar is reported II
'everal counties but no injury there a'
vet. Ia the sea island section tn
prospect IF the farm; RS is more favor
able in every respect than last year
which Was bad throughout. TIT
stand is reported as in good CONDITION
aud the plant blooming and forming
we'll.
| WASHINGTON, July 14.-In view o
the misconcepuoHs which seem to pre-
vail in many parts of the Southern
St ties with regard to the powers an(
duties of the National B Iard of Health
DR.. Billings, vice president OF that or
ganization, has addressed a letter t.
the sanitary council of the Mississippi
valley, which is substantially as foI
lows: 81. 1t is the duty of the Stat
and local health authorities, and not c
the National Board of Health, II TAX
the initiative in adopting measures t
prevent the spread of contagious dis
} eases. The National Board of Healt
I has caused to be printed and circulate
: cer:ain recommendations which ind
cate the minimum amount OF precsu
/ ton to be taken by the State or loc>
8 authorities, while they may, ct theI
1 discretion, make more stringent rule
than those suggested, bat If they ar
I too stringent, even to absolute nor
t intercourse, this board has no power
/ interfere. 1t is only when the rule
' are made qrate that they can take Leg
r action. 2. Although this board d.
D slres to do everything In its power
= aid the State and municipal organic
tions, cit is not expected to do or pa
for all the work of prevention, neitht
E can it place money in the hands of Il
cal boards to be expanded at the la
ter's discretion. 1t must know Il
I what purpose money is to be use6
y Tue Secretary of the Treasury, how
o ever, has approved special estlma
of this board for funds to aid tt
health authorities of Memphis and tt
State of Tennessee, and prevent tn
: spread of the fever to adjoining State
but the power of this board is vel
- small, compared with local author
y ties" Finally the letter conclude
= '.Don't let quarantine occupy the q
a tentios of your council to exclusion
municipal cleanliness. which Is gre
object to be secured"
a NEW YORK, July IA "A savage pri
!. fight between John Cash and J1l
Moore, two well-known pugilists, too
y place early yesterday morning in sh'
l. near the corner of Seventh Avenue al
y Fifteenth street. The parties foug
st nineteen rounds with hard glove
J. when they were stopped by Patrolm
W O'Conner, who, single handed, fore
his way into the place and arrest
Cash. The crowd fled on the approa
Is of the patrolmsn. Cash had evident
q got the worst of the encounter.
MEMPHIS, July IA Judge Ray di
last night at 8 o'clock and was burr
almost Immediately afterwards in E!
wood Cemetery by the Masonic frat
s. nity, of which he was member. 1
We son lies in critical condition.
is SAN Francisco, July 14.-TheodC
lg Newman, late local editor of the u
he man Democrat of this city, commit
s, suicide in the woods near Seatt
,h Washington Territory, yesterday
ut shooting himself through the hes
He was in i'll health.
IS, NEW YORK, July IA e iward OK
ly, the last of the Fenian prisoners
essed from confinement on Spi
OF Island, in Cork harbor, died IN n
K York SATURDAY. night.
q. | mi l
u dred and forty moulders in the Rel
ing hardware works have struck
higher wages. At a meeting of t
moulders, held afterwards, a gene
strike of the trade in this city was
solved upon, which would throw (
of Employment about 1000 men.
ID LoYDoN, July IA The Times's flo
re cial article says the condition of
money market s one of congesti
produced by prolonged distrust.
We vet there is no appearance of rene'
of of confidence. Tue market is prey
in rumors. each one of which tends to
be strict the range OF business stIii I
"a Their. Money commands no prce &C
10 mensurate with the risks which lend
he must take. The latest reports are c
corning the impending failures in
iron trade at marlborough.
be FinGncier says one Of the largest I'll
M of iron masters in the North, VIII
position has hitherto been above g
picion, is said to be embarrassed. +
ng barrassmelts In other quarters are q
" spoken OF.
y, BERLIN, July 14.-The sevent
National Liberals who, on Sstur
OF last, seeded from that party cont I
is ed a section, lead by the histori