New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-01
IN TIE SOUTHERN CITIES.
CONNECTION AMONG THE BLACKS AT MEMPHIS
NOUNCEMENr BY LIE NEM-ORLEANS UEAI

CONNECTION AMONG THE BLACKS AT MEMPHIs-AN-
EoUNCEMENT BY IRE NEw-ORLEANs HEALTH
BoARD-HERE AND THERE.
MEMPHIS Tenn. July 31.-Nine new cases of
yellow fever were reported TO the Board of Health
to-day, of which four are coored. Four deaths
have occurred-Michael Athy, brother Of Chief of
Police AthyI Brooks Wilson, a telegraph operators
c. S. Forbes and II. Dupratt. Forbes resided be-
yOnd the corporation line, and Dupratt miles
from the city. The wife of Chief of Police Athy
was stricken with the fever last night
at Raleigh, Tenn. and his daughter Eudora
Is In a dying condition. The weather has
been clear and warm. which is favorable
70 the spread of the disease. A storm from the
southeast Is now threatening. A large meeting OF
cOlored people was held at noon to-day. ResOlu-
tons were adopted opposing the removal OF the
blacks to camp, and expressing a determination to
appeal TO the absent merchants for assistance. The
sentiment of the meeting was strongly opposed to
the camp scheme. About 100 people, went 20 Camp
Marks to-day. At a meeting of the Howard ASCOT
alton this afternoon four physicians were placed on
duty TO attend the INDECENT sick.
NEw-ORLEANs. July 31.-The Board of Health
adopted resolution tonight, saying THAT at pres
ent we no reason for the least alarm on account
Of the casual case, few cases sporadically ex-
mbited and express the hope that our citizens will
continue their seif-pOssessiOn and confidence, and
that the places aud cities that have, through
great prudence put up their quarantine bars against
US. will feel it I'm their power TO take them down
and allow the business of the country to proceed
where 1t can do so without any real danger to the
public healthr The resolution accompanied by an
official statement of cases to date follows Carrie
S. Ma1negre, age two years and eight months, took
the fever on July %, Is convalescentj Flncenza
Spano, age sixteen, Italy, took the fever July "a
and died July 2s Louis Aufret, age three France,
Is still sick, has had black vomit, but there arc
hopes Of his recovery bernhard Sig1Smund BeIK-
took the fever July 90, died July 81 John Knapp,
age thrrty-three, Norway, Is still SICK, reported
doing well. One case Is reported at Quarantine
Station, and two suspicious cases oil children on
Westinghouse.
ST. LOUIS, July 31.--Hans Aston, Swede, who
arrived here from Memphis ten days ago, has been
sent TO the Quarantine Hospital asa suspicious case
CAIRO, ILL.,, July 81.-The local Board of Health
has passed resolutions that all persons entering the
city DO required to produce certificate that they
have not been in fever infected district within
fifteen DAYS. The Sanitary Council of the Mlssis-
sippi Valley issues card saying: " AS g
matter of precaution all Northwad-bound
travellers would do well to provide themselves
with medical certificates, whether the locality from
whence they came is infected with yellow lever
or not"
MOBILE, Ale, July 31.-Tho report of a case of
yellow fever in Mobile, published in a Now-Orleans
newspaper of to-day, is pronounced by the Board of
Health and attending physicians to be totally With
out foundation.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 31.-Quarantine has
been declared against New-Orleans beginning Au-
gust l. There is no yellow fever here, nor are
there any suspicious cases.