The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-29
YELLOW TEYER.

MEMPHIS, July 28.-Several additional
cases we're reported to the board of health |
this afternoon, six of whom are colored. |
Two deaths from yellow fever occurred.
one however beyond the city limits. The
special policemen engaged in taking the
census OF the city completed the task to-
day. The vsalit SHOWS the present popula-
tion of Memphis 1910; whites 4,2S3:
col0red 1887; adults, 1851; children,
$3.50. of the whole &, T43 have had the
fever leaving 1857 susceptible to the dis
ease.
Failing to secure transportation to the
site selected for the establishment of
camp on the Paducah Railroad, this after
noon at O'Clock, Col John t. Cameron
with detail Of 16 colored soldiers, took
passage on train furnished by Superin-
| tendent Mike burke, OF the Mississippi &
Tennessee Il. r., and established a camp
Eve miles south of the city and one-half
mile below where camp Joe Williams was
established last year Tents were taken
along, and by morning the detail will have
fifty tents ready for occupation.
A. ID. Langstaf, President, and General
W. j. Smith, Vice President Of the How
ard Association, have been added to the
executive committee of the committee of
safety.
i LOUISVILLE, July 28,-Mrs, Pomeroy,
who with her child was removed from
Preston street to the hospital last week,
died last night. The child, who was suf-
feriDg from the fever, is doing we'll. They
arrived from Memphis only the day before
they were removed to the hospital The
death of MB. Pomerey is the third that
has occurred here this year from the yell
, low fever hospital. All of the cases were
Imported from Memphis, not single local
case having occurred.
At meeting of citizens of Guthrie,
Kentucky, to day, it was resolved that
: I'VE will resist the establishment of a
! hospital for yellow fever at this place, with
extreme measures Unnecessary. Guthrie
!, is the State quarantine station on the
/, Louisville 4 Memphis road.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2S.-The fa1lJ
D of the Italian girl who died Of yellow fevei
a to-day moved to another house. The boarC
i of health destroyed all the bedding and
o fumigated the premises. The entire
y neighborhood for four squares around ha
been disinfeoted with sinc and iron. Aux
y illsry sanitary associations and the boart
:, of health are united in contributing thei
ease, Auxiliary sanitary associations. il
k accordance with resolutions adopted las
it week, to-day began the work of disinfect
D. ing the city. They began on the rive
,r trent with large force, and will coptt;au
e- aBiI the work is complete.
D y NASHVILLE, July 28.-0n and afte
ID Thursday next, the Louisville & Nashyil
at railroad having determined to discontinu
ty its trains betwesn Mckenzie andMemphi
10 which connect with those of the Nashyil
: Chattanooga Il St. Louis railway, trains G
is the latter road will not go any farther ths
pt Mckenzie. Nashville viii then be witho,
rs any direct railroad connection with Men
ey lphis; the trains on the Louisville & Mas
re vile railway stopping at Milan, loo mil
de distant, aud those of the Memphis
ID Charleston at Moscow, 40 miles dista
1t. from Memphis. Mails will be sent forwa
he on locomotives. This action will make /
or absolute quarantine against Memphis.
er NATCHEz, July 2S.-The city couu
N, to-day declared strict quarantine agaiu
ne New Orleans, to take eject fgom and.aft
it Wednesday, the 50th.
sHREyEPoRT July 2s. The authoriti