, 1879-08-06

| was had.
SANITARY.
NO YKLLuW.FrvER FOR CnfcAuo.
Dr.. Du Wolf wns back from his Eastern trip
yesterday, y,n,l mad something to say about YELLOW
feycr md tho object Of his visit. lie said TINT
there need be no apprehension Of the fevcrherc,
or in any Ut the inland cities, md expressed the
belief tint II womb be impossible for li.e dis
cnse 10 spread hcrc unl his faith in The theory
! t1at in tho al,scnsc Of mnlarial influences It
could ITO more hrcou,c m epidemic than fever
| nn1 agile rou1d. In other words, hn regards
tic strasc, II brought hcrc, 50 far As fta aprecd
Is concerned, M lIc would fever mud agne Or auy
similar disease, md says s'o would not hesitate
to attend such patlcists nny more than 1lo would
any other class of casss. f}n bulls, however.
tat We arc ltabo to lmye few cascs here. but II
the proper precautions arc taken to fumicatc tic
bneuago .. travellers from, tlr South there cunuot
pussihly be any trouble. The dfseasn can bo
bruuglt'in tranks. etc., but not IN one's svHtcm
80 It cal he transmitted, anil IN vow Df
The medical gentleman lio met IN
philadelphia, he proposes W talio atcps toward
securing the flWiEntinE Of all bhRgago of
Refugees from Memphis ansl other infected sec.
tions outside Of tic State limits, and expects,
q colsrae, The hearty co-6peratton of the State
Commissioner. THIS done, however great the
influx Of persons from the injected district, ho
has 10 apprehension Ut a single tosdcnt having
the fever.
TnR nrDn rAnK ORDINANCE.
Yesterday morning II. T. Weeks, who Is In
tercsted Ia Tic contract for removing teal ani-
fnRls from the strccts, lad a lengthy eonfeT-
ctlce with thc Health Commissioner IN reference
| prohibiting tho taking Of tho unin,als through
| that village to tic rendering establishment IN
Indiana. Opinions werc oxehangcu on :lc i'm
portant question, nlli thu leeatty Ut the orai-
n inns nff
tcy agreed to hod further caflctls atc In tic
afternoon aild call In sDsuc attorneys. Tile Doc
tor Invited Clty-Attorney dr'anel. and Mr..
Weeks called lii Aicssrs High anu Ksetzinger,
| legality Of the ordinance was discussed, as was
| alsu how best to test i. Mr.. Vceks' attorneys
insisted that II was Illegal, md suggested tllat
l. hoSs tat the eonsrssors 70
power IN ' the promises, and for M
thu further reaaou that, as soon rs a caao was
brought against flyd1 Pnrk, all tho Villages
along tho linz would adopt similar ordinances,
| aud there would be no end to ihe trouble. Mr..
urlnucll was asked for All opinion as to whether
there would be any legal objections on tic part
ritY's name, but he could not give a6 answer at
oncc, but promised to consult with ,llB Mayor
Nnd answoF today. 'rile. question Is very I'M
portant ono to tho city; for without some au' h
outlet thu probabilities arc that the otleus'ro
rendering establishments which have boon d
source Of nnuoYanee fur years will araEn have
TO ba rcsortod to. so The probabilities arc that an
effort will 4t oncc 30 made to cnlon tho Gu
1orccmcnt Of the ordinance, and, following thIs,
suit will bo commenced to test Its legality.
MONTHLY MoATUARy nEronT.
The Health Commissioner prepared his July
report Yesterday: # shows The total number OF
PRECEDING MONTH md i,ooi fSr ' thc same am M month
year ago. Tile principal ca,saes Of death were:
Cholcri-triantuln, a,9; co1lgnlslons, 11D; tlfnr-