Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-30
YELLOW JACK.

Tho Fever Al gain ON the Increase in Mem
phis-Gen Hood, of New Orleans, Proba-
bly, Dead-Twenty-Two Cases and Five
Deaths In the City Since tho Appearance
Of tho Miscellaneous Fever
Notes.
MEMPHIS, MORNING.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 29.-Five new cases were re.
ported to the board of health this morning,
Seven deaths have occurred since last evening.
Among the number were Louis Tezze, w. a..
Johnson, Mary Mccormick and James White
head. Elias MoDougall is still alive, but his
death is expected hourly.
MEMPHIS EVENING.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 29.-The fever again on the
increase. Twenty-Five cases in all, six whites
and sixteen colored, were reported to the board
to-day. Three additional deaths occurred,
ored. The reported death of Ed. Heating last
night was premature. He is still alive, but in
q precariOus condition.
Twenty-Five nurses were assigned to duty to-
day by the Howard association.
John T. Hoffman is very low. DR.. George E..
Richardson died tonight at clock.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 29.-Ed. Heating, keeping
court square, died tonight at 10 O. clock.
THE SITUATION AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 29.-Dr. Beemiss reports
that Gen. Hood is very dangerously ill; another
of Gen. Hoods children has the fever to-day.
The Times says that within Camp st. River,
Second and Seventh streets, the fever has been
confined during its existence through the
present year and there are now said to be
within this area five cases, all told. OF these
one is believed convalescent. one was attacked
Friday, one August 18th, the other two since
then.
NEW ORLEANS Aug. 29-Evening.- Another
assistant of Gen. Hood was taken down with
fever. Gen. Hood is very low; it is feared he
may not live through the night. His consti-
tuition ismuch shattered owing to the loss of
his wife and the loss of nearly his entire for
tune.
Ida Rodjeski, sister-in-law Of Theodore
Berkson, is recovering. Berkson's residence is
almost opposite Gen. Hoods.
Since the first case of yellow fever. July %,
there have been seventeen cases and five deaths.
With three exceptions all the cases were in the
Fourth district.
LITTLE ROCK QUARANTINE.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 29.-The Little Rock
board of health adopted the following resolu-
ton last night:
WHEREAS, The expense of supporting State
quarantine over two seasons has fallen almost
entirely upon Little Rock and has become q
greater strain than generosity can bear; there
fore,
RESOLVED, That after the 9Th proximo this
board will exercise supervision over quarantine
no farther than the quarantine limits of the
city, five miles.
Notice has been given the State board and
local cooperating boards. The State board will
at once assume supervision over the general
quarantine.
ENERGETIC MEASURES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The national board
of health has received Geographic request
from New Orleans for additional aid this after
noon, and has sent $4,000 to the health au-
thorities of the State, to be used in the work
of isolation and disinfection. The national
board telegraphed DR.. Bemis to spare no effort
to stamp out the disease. Should the fever
continue to spread New Orleans will be shut in
under the rules of the board very much as
Memphis now is.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY ANTICIPATED.
GALVESTON, Aug 29.-The governor this
evening issued proclamation declaring Hous-
tou's quarantine against this place at an end.
1t is anticipated Houston will disregard the
governors proclamation.