Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-30
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X-ELE,DgNr FEs-&ks.
Eight oew cases aud fouT deaths from yellow
fever were reported st Memphis yesterday.
About fifty people sent GcVe 80 gsfup Yea:or-
dag. The weather has greatly ;n!oT!aTred with
the rcr0Gval Of the n'or The camp has hccu
uamcd Camp Marks, in honor Of tho Cover
ncr. Tia Howard Association have assigned
ten pddi:ioual nursca 70 iuty.
An aged negro named Billy Med >pald, vino
had been lee: in charge OF Mrs. Allen resi-
deuce, near The uortf gate of EImwood Gene
terry, was fourG dead yesterday morning, niur'
iclcd by some unknown party. There ls 40
clue to tho cause or the assassin.
Lizzie Brandy. the little ohild Of Mrs. Bran.
dy, irorn Memphis, died o! yellow fever Of the
ST. Louis qua!raotina bos9i.a! yesterday.
One more case OF fever ig reported at New
Orleans, ard there are vagGe runnra d others.
causing tie unsccjimated 10 leave in c,asdc;
a6lo plumbers.
Col. Keating, the editor Of tho hinnrhis
rpeai arrived i: Washington yesterday. diTec!
fcorn Memphis, which place ne lett On Satur-
day cveEicg last. &c says that he thinks the
fever thcrc has spent i,s force. The people
left in the city arc so few il Dumhcr that it vii
be Impossible fer it to spread. lie reports th!
authorities Of Memphis az haviDe tho affairs
CT tho cisy vol 10 hand and that they will be
able to care for ali 8i;hou! having to appeal fol
sid fr0u outside. The cases so far developed
he says In DO woy prescott the malignant form
the fever did during tho epidemic # last year
Tic anticipates that within SIX weeks business
10 Memphis will be going Oh as usual.
There ~ea considerable excitement ip Wash
ington, yesterday, consequent upon a reported
case Of yeilog fever 10 that city. Gel. Morris
who ca.Uc from Memphis, Yves taken with chill
followed with TIE usual fever symptoms, snd 6
iriead Thn cursed him proooupceG the case
serious. Yesterday, however, be uas better aDd
was interviewed BY the healih authorities, snt
showed clear bill Of ;icaiih The Past Of thi
morning says All sorts u! disturbing runoi
we're IL the air last nigh,-some plausible
others improbable and ni let Us hope, iupce
sibe. IL any and all events. however, it be
hoovcs cuG local medical authorities TO eXer
every possible uc&na and probe the matter II
the bottom, Until that is done, we cntreat
suspension Of Judgment"
LATER
New YORK. July 30.-Tinls' special 0
last night from Mem! his says -
The weather aud tho fever Exhibit bette
symptoms today. Three OF the six interments or
said to have been yellow fever cases, but thor
sro doubts about this because Of the irrc QUART
Ct the reports from the uOdcytakers, physicians
signatures not being affixed 10 auy OF the 3rti
fcatcs. The ncigbbors Of onc of tho victiraa
g c0lorod man, say &c had 10 physician un'
that nc had 10 tcyel; bis symptoms moro re
| stmbiing those OF poison, a Dow case Of tevc
was discovered to day in that pert Of Poplar st..
| near the Market house, whore tho dis.sse q
last ytar ragged with such fear!uliy fatal results
!. created panic Ia that ueighborhood, which
was almost eDtT2ly deserted TO day.
The 7smo paror hos snecioI from NV Or
| leans G5 follows
| Tae cooh.ct OF opinion between tho Board Q
| Health aud she majority Of physicians makes
difficult fer that body and the public goutrali
! 10 ascertain the true coalition Of affiils iu n
! Orleans. The Board ooy admits The xgtouc
of 4 cascs-one on Constance street, corner c
| Second; enc on Third street; ono on Seyec!i
! street, and ono imported from Morgan city, o
| Bourbon in tho French portion Ct the city,
| This makes at oDoG tour poia:s If Injection. BIT
reports como to day Of physicians, IN priFai
Drao'icc, which make tha uumbcr OF casc1 uov
| iGistiEg about II, with - MS the total runb7
to date. This noIud4a CESS ncw REGARDED a
| Suspicious, bat sirnoGy believed 10 be yello'
| tcv.r. I'll the cases knc4n hero arc isolated
! aud the s"?lrt uJGi5g S:yca:s dTuHchca 9Th ia
iron. The exodus has fairly begin sot III,
alai m - visible on evcry.sido, berg, pchhaps
more actively manifested than last year. Ii
lot c1naitcreG as cGeiain that 'hcr0 will be ri
cped. n 0. alihou;ht since Inc disease has N sni
tested itself so oa1ly il ;:c aeas0D. tho pre-
| spcct is very gvnvo ard the probability strong
tat among those yc: remaining unhceIimntcd
tho disease vii run its sGuIso pretty throucbl
:ci re frost sotS IN. f:l:ro Is 81 c1DsdcTahl
tcpdcncy to c,inp.ic,;inE with maiaria. st ia,
year, alf III" disease - annarcr:;y Of u20i
| rHl!deT tyne than is uSl.: with caIy cases. III
! fac; that MoiiIO viii Dot lay 20 embargo upa
| through trains has eivcc hop, to The aHaoa4
| men nDd helped materially to check the te1dco
cy to dcpTt sion. Ia fact outside ot those o
!! the owe Of departure 'harc Is little eyciicm9u
visible, and the Gid Creole stol;dity 10 fac af 81
lisp 2adiug epidemic IN mu3h more appsrcn
| than it has been for years.
| MEyrnIS, July 30-Fgur now c:sascf vello!
fever we're rcp,rtod 70 the BosrI IF HcaIti
this mrrping-Raso lIondiicss. J.h C-ocdcD
g. Fl. Smith and Maggie Towues. n death
had been reported up to noon. II. w
| C,rcorab, the banker ct Washington ID q,
he's sent Il check for $4,000 to be used 70
the rcuoya! Of the poor and destitute from
| the city. OF tho sick, Brooks Wis,u. s. il
Hatcher, Niles O.9cp md Michael Ably sr
reported 10 crl.Io. condition. The seathc
is nov settled.
TIie s8ncE&!n.s!i Trial.
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