The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-26
TIE YELLOW E'EVER.

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TIE YELLOW FEVER.
MEMPHIS, July 24.-Fourtcen new
cases were reported to tho Board OF
Health this morning among the mum
Der Charles A. Stacey and Alexander
Kopler.
Two car loads of tents furnished by
tho government have arrived, and the
city authorities will tomorrow estab-
lish camp at Il point seven. miles
north of the city, OH the Paducah Rail.
road.
The Howard Association yesterday
placed u few nurses OH duty. This
morning the street in front of their
rooms was crowded by colorcd people,
all anxious to be assigned to duty.
They were informed that no more
nurses were required, whcrcupon they
dispersed.
-Four deaths from tho fever have oc-
Cured since last night.
CINCINNATrI, July 24.-Spccia} dis
patches from the South report threc
cases of yellow fever at the Bon Aqua
Springs, Tennessee, to which point
many Memphis people fled. Among
them is Lieutenant Robert Dowdy,
United States army. Numerous rough
looking plantation hands continue to
arrive in tho city in search Of free ra-
tons, and adviccs from plantations
twenty miles away report that the ne
grocs are openly saying they will go to
Memphis to plundcr aud enrich them
solves. From the present outlook it is
doubtful If there will be ablc.bodied
mon enough III the city in two weeks
TO protect property against pillagcrs.
The total number of fever cases report
cd is only ninety, but many mild cases
were not brought to tic notice of the
authorities. The indications arc that
tho fever will be of a less violent tvpo
than that of tho previous year. In
several families where NIL have been
sick none have died.
NEW YORK, July y24.-Mcmphis spc-
cial to-day says: "Thcre Is little
less Respondent feeling here. The
population is much thinncd and t @
prospects ofgetting the poorer clssscs
into camp eight miles from here are
SO good that the doctors believe fever
will soon be exhausted for want of
material. The report that, the two
steamers which started last night for
st. Louis loadeu with passengers have
turned back OH account Of the yellow
fever proves not to be true; both boats
are on their way and the passengers
are all in good health"
WAslI1NGToN, July pa telegram
received by the National Board Of
Health to-day announced nine cases
and two deaths since yesterday at Mem
phis, and five cases and one death
at Mississippi City. The latter port is
reported isolated and no danger of tho
disease spreading; the four cases there
are conyalcsccnt.
A CnARLEsToN1AN IN CAL1roRNrA.--
Tho Napa lCal.) Reporter, Of July II,
says: ''Tho Democratic State Con-
vcntion made wise choice when it
placed the name of Hon. Thomas p.
Stoney, ofNapa, upon the State ticket
as ono OF the candidates for Associate
Justice. It is not only q compliment
to the ability and integrity of Judge
Stoncy. and to the people amongst
whom he resides, but is a recognition
Of merit and true worth. Mr.. Stoncy
was born in Charleston, South Carroll
na, and is now forty-four years of age.
tie has been q practicing attorney for
twenty years, most ofthc time in Cali
ttornia, and for tho past eight years has
been county Judge of Napa county. AS
n learned lawyer he has few equals and
no superiors in this State; as a Judge
!le is impartial and incorruptiblc,
Knows no friend nor party when they
stand In the way of Justice and right;
and rs q private citizen his charactcris
irreproachnble. In short, we defy any
one to point toa single act Of Judge
Stoney, either private or public, that
will reflect OH his character as q gen
tlcman of honor and integrity; and
should the Dom niocratic party be success
ful in the coming campaign land we
trust IL will be) we are sure he will
discharge the important duties Of AS
sociatc Justice in a manner that will
reflect credit upon himself, lis party
and tho State at large"
GEORGE w. W1LL1AMs.-Wc arc
able to state, OIL the best authority,
that the reports relative to tho financial
troubles of Mr.. Williams, which this
and other Southern papers have copied
from Northern journals, are untrue, in
so far as they reflect OH his business
integrity and solvcncy. The relations
existing between Messrs. Williams anJ
blIlnc are OF friendly nature. No
suit has been entered or threatened by
Mr.. Birnic against Mr.. Williams. Nor
has Mr.. Williams offered to compro-
misc his debts, but Is prepared to nav
all legal obligations dollar for dollar
and even if made to pay the liabilities
incurred III the cotton future spccula-
tions OF the New York partner, he will
then nave comfortable million left to
his credit. There arc several facts
within our knowledge which we are
not at liberty to publish, but which, if
generally known, would confirm and
increase public confidence in its exalted
estimate Of Mr.. Williams cbarocter.
AS the successful merchant'' of tho
South, we hope that long and pros.
porous future is before him, for his
generous charity and enterprise have
Charleston, but to tho State at large. -
.Ba'msoeN People.