The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-07
GAINING GROUND.
The Awful Epidemic Slowly and
Surely Advancing.
Seventeen New Cases and Three
Deaths at Memphis To-Day.

Special to the Star.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 7-Noon.-Five new cases
reported to-day; ]. NJ. Tighe, Maria Jones,
Cornelia Carter John Swanander and Nike
Dwyer. One death, Mike Holly. Two
hundred dollars were donated to-day for
the relief of the Police and Fire Depart
ments. PICKETT.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 7-3 P. M.-Twelve more
new cases have been reported: Bette Jack
son, Jessie Jackson, VIM. Thomas, Jenny
Green, Rosa Miller Laura Fickland, julius
Fickland, colored; Mrs. Lettie Todd, R. +.
Webb, Lizzie Gatchell, Johanna Peters and
Annie Marley, white. Deaths: L. Cherot
and Ben. Hollander's son. PICKETT.
National Associated Press to the Star
THIS MORNING AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 10 A. M.-The weather
this morning is slightly cloudy, with every
prospect of another day of sweltering heat
, The fever has now quckened into such
activity that there is hardly hope that it
will be checked before frost, unless the
material is entirely exhausted. The How
ards books show: Total cases from all dis
eases, 21S; total discharged, all diseases, IS;
receiving medical attention, all diseases,
l55; total yellow fever cases, 80; discharged,
yellow fever cases, 10; balance yellow fever
cases, A; convaescent, yellow fever cases,
2l still sick, %. The Howards are also
furnishing nurses to other physicians, and
to-day the number of Howard physicians
is increased from four to six.
| Seven more cases and one death were re-
ported to the Board of Health after our last
dispatch yesterday, the report closing with
seventeen new cases and three deaths, Rev.
Father Fahey being one of the latter,
REPORTED AT BAYOU REEF.
HoUsToN, TEX, Aug There is some
excitement over the rumor of yellow fever
at Bayou Reef, La, near the Texas line.
There are said to be three cases among the
Memphis refugees.
ONE MORE CASE AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS Aug. 7.-One new case OF
yellow fever was reported to the Board OF
Health up to midnight.
| DELIVERY OF MEMPHIS MAILS ORDERED.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. The Post-ofiice De-
partment has ordered the delivery of mails
at Memphis to begin again. The authori-
ties have agreed to disinfect the mail mat.
ter as required by the National Board OF
Health. The officials have forwarded the
necessary machinery. such as retorts &c.,
to be used for the purpose of subjecting the
mails to proper heat in dsinfecting before
delivery.
AT NEW YORK.
New YoRK, Aug. 7.--Wm. Kennedy, q
seaman from the steamship Moro Castle,
and Curtis Chapman, second mate of the
brig Salisbury, have been discharged from
the Quarantine Hospital as being we'll
Only one case of yellow fever was admitted
to the Quarantine Hospital in the past two
days, that of Henderson, seaman on the
bark Debreca Carnana, from Matanzas.
1t is probable that in view of the rigid
enforcement of the quarantine laws, which
adds to the expense of steamers when
obliged to discharge and load their cargoes
at the upper Quarantine, that the three
Havana lines will form pool for the re-
mainder of the season, and send one
steamer each week.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. I.
Eight cases Of yellow fever to date, anG
three deaths. No new cases for two days.
| [Signed] S. S. HERRIcK,
| Secretary.
Cincinnati.
DR.. Minor this morning received the fol
lowing dispatch
"MEMpH1s, Aug. I.