The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-24

The Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Re-
publican Conventions.
Good Republican Literature Con-
tained In Both Platforms.
The Celebration of the Twenty-Flfth
Anniversary
Of the Organization of the Repub-
Ilcan Party In Wisconsin.
Continued Increase Of Yellow Fever
at Memphis.
The City Being Rapidly DepOpulated.
The City Being Rapidly DspOpulated.
TIIEuOpELEss CITY.

THE HOPELESS CITY.
The Situation at Memphis Not ImprOV.
ing-Nineteen New Cases Reported Yes.
rtlay-PrecautIOnRry Measures ut
Other Points.
MEMPHIS, July 23.-Thirteen new cases
were reported this morning and one death.
The fever seems to be gradually spread
ing in the northern portion Of the city
and Chelso, which up to yesterday had
been exempt, The citizens continue to
leave the city in large numbers.
NOthIng Encouraging.
MEMPHIS, July 23.-Six more new cases
were reported to the Board OF Health this
afternoon. Two additional deaths have
occurred, Mrs. Katie Coppinger and D.
Creeden. Every station along the line OF
the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad
between here and Grenada, having quar-
antined against this city, no more trains
will be sent out on this line till the fever
disappears. Twenty-Five tents were given
this afternoon to Father Welsh, who will
re.establish the camp Father Matthew.
One hundred additional tents will be
furnished as soon as those sent by the
Government are received. The city au.
thorities will tomorrow make q selection
OF q site for the establishment OF a large
camp. tbs thought that some spot seven
miles distant from the city, on the Padu-
cah Railroad, will be selected.
All the sick are progressing iavorably,
except Miss Viola HadSey, Miss Eva Wild.
ney and John Whelan.
Harsh Measures OrTexas Authorities.
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-Information was
received here to-day that the Texas
authorities were about adopting regula.
tions requiring all passengers entering the
State to show health certificates, obtained
at the points from which they started, no
matter what locality or section OF the
country. The superintendent on all
roads leading toward Texas, the Missouri
Pacific, the Iron Mountain, the ST. Louis
and San Francisco, and Missouri, Kansas
aud Texas, Immediately joined in u
telegram to the State Health Officer at
Houston, calling attention to the
great inconvenience this would occasion,
and requesting him instead, to send relia.
bic officials TO st. Louis, Cairo and Hanni-
bal with orders to request sworn Certif.
Gates OF all Texas passengers, that they
have not been in the infected districts
since July 10th, and requiring all passen-
gers to be identified. The st. Louis roads
ntraH 70 nm thu avNnnuny nf urnn nfTt ,,nHu
and cooperate fully with this plan, and
to protect Texas from the incorporation OF
any case OF yellow fever.
The situation NJ Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 23.-Paducah has quar-
antined against Memphis by river and
rail. Mrs. Carrie Eckers, a refugee from
Memphis, who arrived here last Sunday,
died OF fever at the residence of her
father, on Story avenue, this afternoon,
and was buried soon after. Mrs. Essing,
also OF Memphis, whose case has been
heretofore mentioned, 1t is thought will
die. There have been no new cases OF yell
low fever reported here among the
refugees and not single case among our
citizens. Mr.. Paradise, of Memphis, who
has so far been the only inmate OF the yell
low fever hospital, is getting on very well
and is now out OF danger. lie will proba.
bly, be able to leave about the last OF the
week. The steamer Vint Shinkle, from
Memphis, passed up for Cincinnati. There
were about $50 passengers on board, but
not single case OF sickness.
Regarding the Mails. u.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Superintendent
Of Mails Hunt, at st. Louis, telegraphed
to the Postofiice Department that the
Postmaster Of that city has refused to re.
ceivo mails from the infected districts and
asking for instructions. The following
reply was sent by the Acting Superintend-
ent OF the Railway Mail Services: "By
direction Of the Postmaster General, you
will deliver all mails that cannot be ior-
warded to their destination on account OF
quarantine regulations to the Postmaster
at st. Louis, who will be held responsible
for the safekeeping OF the same"
Nashville Prepared.
NASHVILLE, July 23.-Ln accordance with
an ordinance passed by the City Council
to-day the Mayor will issue a proclama.
ton tomorrow declaring the establish
ment Of inspection stations on the rail.
roads leading into Nashville, for the ex-
animation Of persons and baggage from
Memphis. An infrmary las Deen estab-
lished one mile west oil hero for the 40.
commOdation OF any Memphians who may
come here sick with fever. Everything
has been systematically arranged 10 isolate
any case OF fever. -r- a -,z
That Brooklyn Case.
NEw YoRE, July 23.-The body OF Den
mis- Manning, the yellow fever patient who
died yesterday, was buried the same even.
ing, and to-day the premises We're vacated
and fumigated. - ~ q sa-eI E-s
Mortality at Havana.
HAVANA, July 2S,-There were 90
deaths from yellow fever during the week
ending July 10th, a decrease Of nineteen
compared with the previous week.
A Beer Bottle Murder.
ArciIlsoS, Kso July 28.-A man named
John Mcclure, an employe Of the bridge
company, was found dying at an early
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