The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-07-24
THE sNFFRON-HUED ANGEL.
The yellow Fever Sc0urSe lncrea sinG
DaiIy-yhe Death Angels Wings
InrOIded and His Victims are Nusn
he red hH The Scare


Herman, Harry Ray, Liwis Brumond and
NJ. Hanmerli.
The two colored military companies,
the McGillon Guards and the Memphis
Z1usves, have volunteered their services to
protect the people Of the city if necessity
arises.
The city authorities will doubtless select
a site oday, where a camp viii be sstab
lished to which the poor Of the city will be
THE SITUATION AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, ILL.,, July 22-Thi. has been a
day Of excitement in this city. The meet
ing Of the Board of Health wa- informal.
No change was m ade in the quarantine re-
striciions. The IIInt !hinHe passed up
without landing with go Memphis people
on board. Ii is said that one sick person
was aboard.
Telsgr aphic information from Memphis
from Dr.. Mitchell states that there are
elevea new Cases and that the disease il
spreading fact. IT will be declared epidemic
to morrow. There were three coaches oi
passengers from below this afternoon for St
Louis and Chicago. They will change car.
on The other side of the river. Additional
restrictions will be made here tomorrow.
CINCINNATI GUARANTEED.
CIScINNATr, July 52-Health ofiiceI
Minor has ordered quarantine regulations
for Cincinnati against Memphis, 10 TAKE
effect to day noon. The same prscaution,
exercised during the epidemic OF last yeal
will be observed, and all boats, as we'll al
railroad trains, from the Sou,h and West
will be stopped and inspected By the s,ni
tary authorities.
DISCUSSED BY THE CABINET.
WASHINGTON, July - The Csbne
discussed to, day the yellow fever question
The acting Postmaster-G.neral wac In
struc,ed to use all the means in his powe
to keep the m all communication open.
CASES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MEMPHIS, July 22-Two increases wer
reported to the Board of Heslth this eve
ming, both OF whom were coiored.
Two additional deaths have occurred
Bob Thompson and Patrich Menth.
The Howard Association held meetin,
this evening and detailed two of th-i
nurses were required, which will be far
nishad; but the organic 'tion, az whole, vii
not begin operation. Tney do not ,hinl
the situation at present is sufficient,
alarming.
Under the direction of Jas. PIunket
president Of the State Board of Health
John Johnson, resident membar
to day put in practical operation
all the rules ard regulations of the n ,,iona
Board of Health. All baggage wi be dis
infected under the supervi-on OF sanitary
officials. The rules IA applied to passen
gers, freight and baggage will be rigidlI
enforced.
The city authorities find it diff ,ult to
select a site for the establishment OF a camp
owing TO the fear of citizens living 10 th'
ad iacent towns that the persors remove,
from Memphis will bring fever in thei
mid-t.
The Cotton Exchange remains open, bu
all business is suspended. No reports vii
be sent in the future until business reviyes
Camp Father Matthew, under the super
vision of Father Walsh, il to be re estab
lished at once.
A reguisition hss been made for on,
hundred ients, which will be furnished q
soon as those sent by the government Ar
rives. /, is anticipated that 400 psopl
will by this means be removed from tn
city.
The steamer Hard c 81, which left thi
evening for St. Louis had \ full lit o
passengers The Louisville and Nashville
railroad to day refused half rates to tn
city authorities to points beyond McKepz G
No MORE MAILS.
WASHINGTON, July 22-The followin:
telegram from the agent of the railway IN al
service at Little Rock vas received at tn,
po.tof.ice department to-day:
"The Little Rock Board of Health sa,
emphaticslly that the fumIg atoms of mail
makes no d ference and that TO mails mus
pas St louis. II so, no mail matter vii
be allowed to be taken from the cars o
agents handling it, to stop at Little Rock.
PENSACOLA GUARANTEED.
PENSACOLA, FLA. July 22.-By order O
the Board of Health, Peusacols hss quar-
antIned sgsinst all points west of Mobil
and including all points and places in tn
Mississippi valley south OF Cairo, H., ex
cepting sesports in Texas. No psrson o
freight from the places included or iufecte,
will be allowed to enter the city withou
The jurisdiction OF the Board Of Health ex
tends TO the Alabama line.
SPREADING TO OTHER PLACES.
NASHVILLE, July GA Shelbyvills
Tenn, dispatch says that Rev. B. F. Teller
Of Memphis, who reached that place sicI
on the 18Th inst, is Frustrated with yellow
fever.
The State Board of Health met here to
day and adopted the rules for the guidanc.
Of the supervising medical inspectors. TIL
city council met tonight to adopt measure
70 put into force limited quarantine il
the inspection Of persons from Memphis
and the establishment Of a quarantine hos
pital in case of need.
Two CASES AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, july 22-The healtl
officers discovered two cases OF fever in thi
city this afternoon, both of which wer'
brought here from Memphis. Mrs. Samue
Eckers, wife OF the banker who died II
Memphis several days since and who cam,
to Louisville Sunday. ia i'll at the residence
Of q friend on Story avenue, in the eastern
part OF the city. The other is the case Of /,
Miss Essing, refugee from Memphis, re
siding with relatives on Pollard avenue
Both cases are of a mild character anC
there il no excitement over the discovery
There is no case Of local origin in the city
DIED OF YELLOW FEVER.
NEW YORK, July 22.-Dennis Morning
fireman on the steamer City Of Mer,dian
plying between Havana ard New York
died at Brooklyn to-day of yellow fever
The Board of Health has taken precautior
to prevent the spread of the disease.
Arsr. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 22.-The 81. Ge4rie,e ar
rived from Memphis this evening, having
on board go people and 400 tons of freight
After brief detention at quarantine, she
was permitted to proceed to the landing
and the passengers reach the city. No
freight was loaded and tomorrow it will
be subjected to through fumigstion.
There was no sickness of any kind on
board.
The Missouri, Kansas & TeIa. and the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern rail
way companies have issued joinf circular,
stating that freight destined for points in
Tex "a going beyond the southern terminus
of the two roads will not be received from
this date unless accompanied by affidavit of
shipper stating that the goods have not
been in the infected yellow fever districts
since July let, 1879.
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