The New York herald., 1879-09-23
THE SCOURGE OF MEMPHIS.
SIXTEEN NEW CASES AND SIX DEATHS RE-
PoRTED-MEETING OF THE cITIzENs-AN
EFFORT TO OBTAIN MODIFICATION OF QUAR-
ANTINE


poRTED-MEETING OF THE cITIzENs-AN
EFFORT TO OBTAIN MODIFICATION OF QUAR-
ANrINE.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
,te MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept. %. 1879.
At meeting of citizens held this afternoon at the
rooms of the Cotton Exchange, Mr. w. Ii. ID. Wendell
was chosen chairman. Messrs NJ. Mageveny. Jr.;
A. S SLivermore. j. W. Avery. Joseph Specht and N.
W. spoers. sr. were appointed committee to draft
resolutions expressing the sentiment of the meet
ing. which done by the adoption of the follow
ing:-
Whereas the orders OF the national and State
Boards OF Health bear very oppressively upon all
our people OF every class aud condition. especially
cause their dependence the actual necessaries
OF life upon their daily labor and whereas almost
entire suspension OF business has been the coEse-
quence of the i'll advised and unnecessary quaran-
tine restrictions thus deprvng our laborng classes
OF the means OF getting work TO do whereby to pro
vide food for their hungry families thus almost
making them beggars.
Resolved. That we. representing, we honestly
believe, tho wishes of the citizens of Memphis of
every class and condition, do most respectfully ask
of State and National Boards of Health either an
entire revocation their quarantine orders or such
notifications thereof as Will restore to city it's
business and commerce and thereby give employ
ment to our people.
specttully urged to repeal the order No. forbid
ding seed cotton being brought to city sale
rence OF 1867. 1873 and remarkably that of 1878 in
our city and the experience OF New Orleans, Mo-
bile. Galveston and vicksburg. through every
yellow fever epidemic since the war, has most
mistakably shown that contagion has been
carried to any portion of the world not to the
operatives who have worked up this cotton though
thousands of bales have been ginned in all of the
cities during those epidemics.
Resolved. therefore. That we regard tho expert
ence Of the past twelve years in this regard far
more decisive of the entire absence Of contagion
from seed cotton than any and all scientific specul
ton.
Resolved. That the terrible sacrifices being made
by our poor. dependent small cotton planters Of
for onethird one-half their actual value forced
to do because forbidden to bring them to city
because of the oppressive rule No, g. simply ru
inous.
Resolved. That our best physicians be requested to
explain why it is that yelo fever has become 1T
were. localized in city and the country closely
around while every other city and town is exempt
from Its ravages. notably New Orleans. Mobile, Gal
weston. vicksburg, Charleston, Grenada. Holly
Springs and Brownsville and even in Havana the
scOurge has been light.
The meeting then adjourned, after voting to have
the resolutions published in the daily papers and
copy sent to President Plunkett at Nashville.
CASES REPoRTRD.
Sixteen reported to the Board Of Health
to-day, four OF whom were colored. The following
the whtes:-
Joseph NJ. Serrano aged 40, at the City Hospital.
Mrs. W. L. Radford. aged 40. No. 379 Union street.
Mrs. j. s. Prestidge. aged 49, corner Of Jessamine
and Lauderdale streets.
R. T. Dabney. aged "a. No. 26O Front street.
Mrs. Ida Berman. aged n. No. 229 Second street.
Lyttie Penn. aged a. No. 4Sl Shelby street.
| Frank Foster. aged 80. corner of Beale and Main
streets.
L. Ross, aged 46, Green Tree House.
Antonio Paggio. aged 8. No. 81 Main street.
H. Kornfeldt. aged q. No. II Beae street.
Herbert Elsner aged 33. No. 70 Jefferson street.
Henry Sprague. aged AZ. Library Building
SUPPLIED WITH NURSES.
| The following whites supplied with nurses
today
JD Allen. aged 80, No. 132 Main street.
Gloria CASANOVA aged IS, No. II Beale street.
| Charles CASANOVA. aged 30. No. II Beale street.
| Maggie Murray. aged H. No. 107 Market street.
| Charles Becker. aged IA. No. 23 Stewart avenue.
| Maggie Graham. aged 7. corner Of Sixth and
| Walker streets.
THE DEATH LIST.
| The death roll is as follows:-
PETER II. DONNELLY. aged 40. No. 307 Poplar
street.
VIII. WHITE. aged &c. No. Sc Court street.
WILLIAM j. RYAN, aged 5, No. 81 Alabama street.
d. L. CARMICHAEL. aged 49, No. 217 Beale street.
CALEB WILLIAMS (colorcd). aged 30, No. IL Front
street.
ANDERSON REEVES (colored). aged 80. eight miles
south of the city.
NOTICE by THE SHERIFF.
The following notice was served upon the various
authorities this afternoon by the Sheriff.
GENTLEMEN Please take notice that at ten A. NJ
on Wednesday. the Gath day of September. 1879,
before the Hon. Jacob s. Galloway, Special Circuit
Judge Of Shelby unity will apply for injunction
restraining your bodies. each and every of you.
your officers agents and attorneys from further in
terference with the entry of cotton into the city
Memphis. matter how it may come whether
loose baled: also seed cotton. YOu attend
and take whatever steps in reference to said motion
you deem proper. N. w. SPEER, JR.
by WILLIAM s. FLrPPIN, Solicitor.