, 1879-08-21
The Memphians' Gloomy Thoughts
Mercifu1Iy Diverted by a
Fire.
Twcnty.sevcn New Cases and Five
Deaths the Record Of Yes
terday.
The Doctors in Nashville Max
ing Hard Laws at q Safe :
Distance.
General Disinoliuation Evinced to Submit
to Dictation So Arbitrary.


MEnrn's, Tenn, Aug. 2o.-This has bcen tho
lvc't:st lay experienced Alnco the outbreak Of
Lhc fever Hitherto the public MUD has been
entirely occupied With matters relating to our
nothing trnnsp!rtng OF sufficient in-
terest to divert Intention from that channel.
Some time ago there was somc anxiety for tha
safety of property 10 the city, causing all man-
der of preparation on the part Of the law-nbidmg
citizens OF both colors to meet the worst phase
Of affairs that might present itsctf. Like
OF tl,at character, the matter
WIS discussed TIL the subject becnmo
nud finally died out. The efforts
Of tho Health aud CITY authorttic, to put
some measures into effect that gave promise Of
SUCCESS in cotnbatlng tho disease became tic
theme.
THE pnEAKtNa OUT OF FIRE
to-day In m unoccupfed building. situated In
thc indst Of hcavy-stocked stores near by tho
Peabody Hotel, With the wealthiest commercial
houses In the city In conttEuity, had tho elect
to awaken tile old anxiety, which WAS tho moro
intensified whcn it was discovered TINT another
fro lad broken out ia q remote part Of tho
city. Every man looked Ills nciRhhos in
tic face "a II to assure himself
that others wcre impressed With tho same feel
tux as himself only to be met with q cortc-
spoudtng expression Of seriousness, such as only
ttose who have stool Ia line Of battlu with d
Formidable foo bearing down upon them aru
familiar. When this condition Of affairs had
abOut reached the maximum,
THE LITTLE EpIsoDE
between tl.e tcttcr-earrtert Mr.. Chandler. and tho
colorcd guard occurred, ca,tsng genera: rush
Of the crowd Of spectators watching Tile move-
u,cnts OF thc t!semcn ahout the cornrr
OF Maln anu Monroe Md Front and
Mouroo to the corner of Aiatn' And
Madison. THE most scnsationn! rumoss
soon got in circulation. "a wllltn mat' was
bayouetel Dy q co!urel guard in attempting to
arrest while man -; ~ cotoTcu Euafus gun
dcatt"; 'silrns were breaking ont a!l over tho
cty"; n1Nl a' such asofaea elreulateo' 70 e'eato
fur time slc widest alart1., The nearly panfc-
stricken crowd rushed hitacr mud thtthef, ask-
Ing ths ono and t11at one what was tha !nat'c!'
s,,l the tl,ure they failed to find out the true
ttato ot aiIa!ss' tl.c more excited oaea
one bccane. The :ausc oi ting rumpus
was tlna!ly discovered, the ''Ee e1t'neu'snea,
md the excitement died awnY INTO perfect
state of Quiet' .......
EVERYBODY HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT TIE
FEVER u,>.,
The tire anu the exciting events lus. .... "sse''o"
being nc aos"'onns ''ens ssess ,...,s @
Aea!'a olnec' "o"tss' .o'soy .e1 ,a""s IN, ~.
reporter NJ 'east' t'"t 'a' ~ w. nu.s 10y
thus easy To os col Fa o' ac uoons s"u"ea
twcnty'seven nc" cases u "n.,n u's.Su 'sua W.
eolorcd. Inc uo"a1os' ooon9 "iso ee"1""
numbcr OF cases tePolteo no aI.s..', oa.
the city limits ihe n'uts,nAs's a ,opo'ss1
ten inscEmcnts' o1 when NV nss "s.s
caused W fs"ow1esss' =, r., ,sa t,oat,,,
g1Sc6 rCtOELeu 10 tnE 1lDWuFuS HUI IL A4lE IGAt1
ohice boosd hu'nocI s's' aas'os ."s s.a.,. =,
us VI 'n4eo .n.'esi ,.aoue'' '.eo". 's. - eao
from Camp tatl.sr Maine" GU aecoa"e . oa ~, o",
Of their number beSs sc'zeo Will 'n' 4'''' 'a''
Sunday.
NJ" CASES
The following white ctszens are ou'o'aee~ -
to'laya NJ" cascs:
j. u. Th!eFkaut, NO. ~ ELLIOTT
Thomas II. Cooke, No. - secona'
Willis GaFdner, lily llosptal'
Morris rcnrl' lily l1ospita''
Herman 1lilet,er, No: us Anctlon'
Htruin lltlcher, No f:5 Aactloh.
John skrtllneton, No. 05 un!on'
Georgia Doyle, No. ~ liernando'
John AlcDcrNtott, No ~ bcnlc'
Joha I. Miller, No. . Malt.
Maggie Outlaw. No. 81 Main.
e. +. Baldwin, No. II ComHcrce.
The white intcrments caused by yellow-tevsf
were three, ns tollow:
lcoEgo Varbrtck, l., years, No. 1870 Dunlap.
Ernst p, 1.eak 81 years, No. f5D causey.
ilosr Deyrtcs. ~ ycars. No. Ill Dcatc.
Mai. Guys na1uu does not appear In tho
o11c!al!y.rupostel Jcatha, becausc ae resided
beyouu the city borders. Ills funeral took
plarc ut Elmwood, as advertised, at 0 o'clock
this 1norulng.
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