The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-15
The Ycllow-Fcvcr Alarm.
20 NEW CASES REPORTED AT MEMPHIS.

NO NEW CASES REPORTED AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, July 14.-No new cases OF yell
viewer have been reported. Mrs. Tobin,
residing on Bradford street, died this morn
ing at 6 O'Clock, and was buried at 8 O'Clock.
This leaves only one person in the entire
CITY tJudee Rays sony sick With the fever,
and he is reported dying.
Local stations along the Mississippi and
Little Rock railroad have notified the Mem.
phis authorities that II no new cases de-
velop by tomorrow the quarantine will be
raised between Memphis and Lonokc. Ark,
which is twenty-seyen miles this side OF
Little Rock. The weather is still very
warm.
The following was telegraphed to-day to
every station along the lines OF the four
railroads leading from this city:
"No new cases since the morning OF the
10th instant. The fever is confined to six
sporadic cases. MemDhianS, are returning.
Persons from adjacent towns are coming
in. Twice the usual number of passengers
train this morning.
[Signed] SD. II. COLLINS, NJ. D.,
"Secretary OF Board Of Health;
"a. D. LASGsTAFF,
s'Presdent Howard Ass0ciaton."
THE SCARE AT WATER VALLEY, MISS.
NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-Dr. S. S. Her.
rick, who went to Water Valley, Miss, as
Inspector OF the National Board OF Health,
reports the case there extremely questiona-
bic, lnasmuch as its history is incomplete
and the observations made by the attending
nhysician were imperfect. Dr. EeTrick
saws there is no other suspicious case at
Water Vail y, and the people are recover
ing from their panic.
CIRCULAR PROM THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The National
Board Of Health has issued circular urc-
ing upon all municipal authorities and SAN
| itary organizations in The southern States
the Importance of securing the utmost pos
sible cleanliness in cities aud towns where
the fever has been or is unprecedented. The
case Of ycllow-fcVer recently observed must
| be regarded as due to causes surviving
from last year. and not to recent mporta-
ton from OLDER countries. I,iollows, there
fore, that the disease may appear in other
places visited by last years epidemic, and
that there is danger of its spreading to the
north and east. The circular recommends
frequent and careful inspection by compc-
tent persous Of all parts of southern cities
and towns, and the adoption OF measures
10 ICllDfe al uuCuSift iIIdbtel de pHCCs
THE FEVER ON SIIIpBOARD.
HALIFAX, July 14.-The barkcntlne Orlofl
has arrived here under command OF q
mate. and reports that on the first day after
leaving Ponce, Porto Rico, the yellow-Iever
broke out on board and carried off the cap
tain and second mate. Their bodies were al
once thrown overheard, and no new case:
appeared. The vessel is now in quarantine
Aquatic sports.
PROGRAMME OF TO-DAY'S REGATTA AT FRED
ER1CKSBURG.
FREDERICKSBURG, July 14.-The races Of
the State regatta will commence tomorrow
at 5 z. NJ. The following is the order o.
races:
First-single scuIs, one mile and return
Entries: Hardy, of the Chesapeake Of MOI
folk, and Roberts, OF the Potomaes o.
Georgetown.
Secon,l-working-b boats, one mile straight
way. Entries Appomattox Club, OF Pe
erSburg; Kanawha Club, OF Richmond
and the Rappahannock, OF this city.
Third-four-o gigs over the course
Entries Rivts Club. of the University o
Virginia, and RappabanEo ck Club, Of Fred
erick>burg.
At q meeting OF the council of the Asso
citation this evening, Fredericksburg wa
again selected for next years meeting.
Crowds Of visitors have arrived to-day
by all tue trains, and tomorrow there viii
be excursion trains from Richmond, Wash
ington, and Charlottesville.