The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-07-18

of that city having notified the railroad officials
that quarantine would be established on oil
trains leaving Memphis after that hour
ONE DAY LATER.
Nrypu,s July l2.-The State Board of II calth
this morning established inspectors of trains
and passengers. Hereafter all persons and trains
leaving Memphis will be required TO have GER
tifcates from the inspecting officers. All trains
arriving and departing will transfer passengers
!. and baggage at point FIVE miles distant from
The%ls
At n Joint meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce and Cotton Exchange held this afternoon
the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas the City of Memphis has in all re.
spccts complied with all the rules and regnia.
lions prescribed by the National boara Oh
Health.
Resolped, That Little Rock and New Orleans
and other cities that have quarantined against
us be requested to observe and respect the rules
AMI regulations suggested by the National boarn
of Health and adopted by the sanitary council OF
the Mississippi Valley
A. D. Langstaf president of the Memphis
Association, who left this city this morning, tel
cgraphs from Milan, Tenn, rs follows
al have visited every town between here anu
Memphis Oh the Louisville road, ana conlerFa"
with the mayors physicians and prominent ci'
izeus. All sympathize with us ana VIII not
quarantine against us unless we have an cpl
demic."
Everything regarding the fever remains in
s,ntu 1uo No new cases have been reported In
the last two days, and the general impression
is that The fever will not spread, but be confined
to the families where it is at present located
No change is reported in the condition OF Judge
Ray and his son. Both are very ~" anu ho'
expected to live
SUNDAY IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS July 13.-The day has been notable
for its uuictude. Services were hclu IN out lew
churches and the congregations were very small.
The State board of health to-day suspended the
quarantine against all treights. The passenger
barrape quarantine is still being enforced.
At seven O'clock tonight an order was given
TO the keeper of Elmwood Cemetery to have
Judge Rays grave dug. lie was surely dying
at that hour. Mrs. Tobn, who resides on Brad
ford street, and whose case with that OF her
husband was at first thrown out by the board OF
health as not being yellow fever, was dying this
afternoon at 6 O clock. No new cases have been
reported since last Thursday
OFFICIAL FROM MEMPHIS ON SATURDAY EVENING.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-Acting Assistant Sur
geon George B. Thornton, of the Marine Hospi-
tai service, who is also president of the Mem
phs Board of Health, telegraphs Surgeon-Gen-
eral Hamilton, under date of Memphis, July IL,
7.40 p. NJ. "Six cases Of fever have occurred
to date and three deaths"
Coop SANITARY CONDITION OF NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLENs, July l2.-The Auxiliary SAM.
tary Association makes the following statement
in an ical form After thorough lnvestl-
cation by the officers and members of this asso-
citation, supported by the testimony of the Board
of Health and the New Orleans Medical Asso-
citation, we hereby declare that this city is now
in a perfectly healthy condition, and that there
has not been single of yellow fever here
during the present summer. The city is in bet
ter sanitary condition than for many years and
the absence of the fevors which usually preccdc
yellow fever inspires the belief that VIC shall cs-
cape serious sickness. The country will be Of
iicially notified if yellow fever should appear.