The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-21
THE FEW Err.
Steady Decrease Of the Fever i'm
Memphis.
A Warning to All Refugees Not to
Return to the Infected City
The Appeal Made to-
the Government
for Aid.

MTsfPHISy Sept. %, 10 a. m.4Two easss oE
fever were reported this morning-M Mark M.
O'Ryan and Mrs. d. J. jackson, wife OF the
health officer. The weather has again taken
q change; q cool wind from the north is blow-
ing.
:35 p. n-Ore additional new case has
been reported Ohm FarrelI-at the city hos,
pital.
Two deaths have oseurred-Thc'nas York
and Henry Harrison.
The following warning to absentees will be
published this afternoon
Frequent applicant ps beirg made to tho
board Of health and thesuDr rtntenfent OF quar-
saa nae fy ba ~ % am asre TO We
That though tEe NUMBER II new ca4es OF yellow
fever and deaths are small and perceDtlbly on
not having had the disease to re turn yet. The
com oar ativsy small Lumber 1f new cases and
deaths is due to the f1st that th,,te are so few
1nacclimated people hero Tnoss who have had
tha fever and .i-h TO return viii be Ds rmitted
to do So aud will be. furnished certificates to
that effect on application to othe,suDertntendent
cf quarantine None others wiA be permitted
to enter Memphis before 1t 10 officially an
noanced b, the board 4 health thai i T. Thought
there is no long ger danger from infection. which
"4'' ~ 'N''' : O. b THobNToN. NJ D..
JOHN JOHMSOF.
Superintendent Of Quarantine.
tteven cases i'm all-siy whites and one COL
ored-were reported to tho board OF health to-
day. Among those reported this afternoon
were Horaes Graham, Henry Good and Geo.
Gillespie. Noadditionai deaths have occurred.
Mrs. Prestidge, wife Of Col. ]. Prestidge, was
stricken to-day; also Fred. Harpman, OF
Harpman & Bros, tobaeconistS. Their names
will be reported to the board OF health to
morrow. Miss Louisa Luecaring, residing
two miles out on Poplar streat boulevard,
has the fever. The total number OF new cases
pf al u 81 wt11tfsa
48, colored 80. Total to date 1916 The total
deaths from yellow fever in the city for the
week are 81 total to date BAG. The donations
to the HoWards to-day aggregate 1922 30.
They have 1876 Durses on duty attending 93
white and 80 colored families. The ther-
mometer has ranged between ia anc 70.
A general meeting has been Called for next
Monday afternoon At the Cotton Exchange to
express the views OF the cftizens regarding
order No. of the State Board of Health, which
prohibits loose cotton froIn being brought
into the city
WHAT MEMPHIS NEEDS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20-Frank J. Davis,
president OF thu First National Bank OF Menu
phts, received the following dispatch from
Memphis to-day.
We want 100000 rAtions for $500 people In
camp, aud can doub the nurnbsr when able to
assure them that W III feed Them. We eannet
do 50 unl-ss tha government assists. Call ON
n ng Kew 10 oay hono
able Secretary ri War We have bur little money.
no provisions, and 1900 people now In camps.
whom we are ia honor bound TO feel
JOHN Johnston.
Mr. Davis, In compliance With the teiegrans
called upon various members of the Cabinet.
The Attorney General referred him to the
National Board OF HEALTH saying that under
his recent opinion tue Secretary OF VA war naa a
cials of the Board Of Health said that the law