The New York herald., 1879-09-20
W. Prester. chairman Citizens. committee.
THE HEALTH BOARD SUSTAINED.

THE HEALTH BOARD SUSTAINED.
MIR. John johnson. Superintendent OF Quarantine.
tonight received the following from Nashville,
being copy of telegram sent President Punkett.
OF the State Board of Health Nashville by State
Attorney General BENJAMIN d. Lea.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 49, 1879.
To DIR. j. ID. PLUNKErT, President of the State Board
of Health, Nashville. Tenn.:-
In reply to your letter OF yesterday asking my
opinion by telegram to whether the State Board
has legal authority to enact such rule No. 6.
which reads. "No lint seed cotton will be allowed
to enter Memphis during the epidemic" it is my
opinion that the Board of Health has the power to
enact such rules and regulations will prevent the
spread OF the disease, to the prevention of all
travel and the interruption of all commerce. il the
spread Of the disease cannot be otherwise
arrested a. ravsn rne primary s oD5ses OF the law
II this be done without restriction on
1t cannot be thus prevented then. in arrest
II, they may stop all travel aud communication with
infected districts, except such may be necessary
to afford relief to the infected districts. The Board
had the right to enact Rule No. q. II in their judg
ment 1t was necessary to prevent the spread OF
disease.
i BURNING INFECTED BEDDING.
DR.. s. II. Collins. one OF the inspecting officers Of
noon from the Arnold place. eight miles south Of
this city, where several cases OF the fever have deve
oped this year. he went for the purpose of burn.
by the sick in that neighborhood. On arriving he
ascertained that negroes had stolen the bedding.
log cabins. which were burned, together with their
contents permission having been granted by Mr..
Arnold. the owner OF the huts. Dr. Charles Basker-
vile departed to-day at noon to attend Miss Louise
Bedford at Bailey station. Tenn. who stricken
LOOKING FOR THE FROST
People are already beginning to speculate as to
fo.t Known to have occnrroS hsrs Inc .
ten years was on the 26th OF September. This
in 1871. The frost was not killing one. In 1873
heavy frost occurred here the night of the th
October. Several heavy frosts followed between
that date and tho close of the month. The ther-
-.loxrh h~c
II degrees.
THE EPIDEMrc IN coNcoIDIA, MIss.--PITIABLE
CONDITION OF THE cITIzENs--A RELIEF
FUND.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
GnxEsv1LLK Miss. Sept. 10. 1879.
The situation in Concordia presents features Of
improvement The latest from there Is dated
September H. at three r. NJ, and reports Sam Reis
man dead Mrs. Key dying and George Tobin in .
desperate condition. Four new cases are reported.
~ follows :-AIincrva Arnold and Cornelia Smith
(colorcd). and Frank Tobin and old Mr. Blessing
twhitel. Dr. Cnrrcll. of this town. writes that the
fever is similar to the type had ip Greenvillo
last year. All the marked by congestion of
the kidneys. suppression and quick death. SO far.
out of sixteen cases. only is considered out OF
danger. DIR: NJ. $. Craft. OF the National Board of
Health, has been the spot for Ave days, but has
80 far not succeeded in checking the fatality Of the
disease.
DESPERATE CONDITION ov THE POPULATION.
The condition OF the citizens Is pitiabe. Hedscd
In by shotgun quarantine flight s impossible, and
there IL nothing lett them but to await their fate
in despair. There is scarcity Of money and
and tB Concordians have appealed for aid. Twelve
nurses are on duty and they threaten TO strike
less promptly paid. Four nurses, with medical
stores. leave here to-day Concordia At a relief
meeting held here to-day $500 was raised and sent
TO Concordia Mayor Bourges was requested to ask
assstancs from other towns IN Mississippi, IL being
the general opinion that Mississippi ought TO be able
70 take care of Concords without assistance from
tho outside world
YELLOW FEVER VICTIM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
LEBANON. N H., Sept. 10. 1870
Intense excitement exists here q case of ycl-
low fever rs it is pronounced by leading physicians
Arthur II. Gray, the patient, returned on Thursday
from sea voyage. having just landed at New York.
Although 1t IL not of tho most malignant type there
is NO doubt that IL is . genuine case.
CHAMBER or COMMERCE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed on Thursday by the
Chamber of Commerce to collect funds for the relief
OF the sufferers by yellow fever ut Momphis met yes.