The New York herald., 1879-08-04
THU FEVER-STRIvKEN.
Only Twelve New Cases and Two
Deaths in Memphis.
PIERCING THE SHOTGUN GORDON.
Country Storekeepers Raising the Price
of Food
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

MEMPHIS, Tenn. August 3. 1879.
This has been an uneventful day. Not incident
has transpired to relieve the dull monotony and to-
night there is not an item Of news from without.
and but little to communicate from within the city.
Services were held in three or four churches, but
the sermons brief. and the attendance compare
lively small.
There were twelve new cases reported to the Board
of Health, as follows:-
Mike Highland. aged Z, No. 164 Washington street.
Mrs. James Carry. aged 40. corner Of Third and
Jefferson streets.
l.. c. Roberts. aged 80. City Hospital.
Alva Furr aged II. corner OF Broadway and Second
street.
John Twomey, aged IS. No. Jones avenue.
George Philmot aged Q. No. 40 Jefferson street.
Alice Goodman (colored). aged 45. in the Of
Turley street.
Nellie Hill colored). aged 25 No. Turley street.
A. McFal lcolored) aged 35. No. 30 Turley street.
vinie Green colored). aged o. No &C South street.
Bette Jackson (colored). aged 25, No. IS Vance
street.
Lilly stought (coloreal aged %. No. rs Georgia
street.
The following new cases outside the city are re-
ported by the attending physicians:-
Willie Clayton, IA years. College avenue.
George Phillips, Elmwood Cemetery.
- Ebert u gir) Henry avenue.
DEATH ROLL.
Two deaths have occurred since last night, fol-
lows:-
FRITZ wEHRUM. aged 49, No. 70 Clay street.
MAGGIE BONNER. aged 49, No. &c Jones avenue.
The Howards this afternoon sent nurse to r. Z.
Webb. clerk in the employ of W. II. Horton Co..
who is lying sick over the store at No. 1876 Front
street. He is said to be sick with fever. although
report of his case has been made to the Board Of
Health.
Charles Stacey and Frederick Baitlif con-
valescent.
According to the report Of ]. II. Edmonson super
intendent of of the Howard Association. they
have sixty-ve duty attending seventy-three sick
people. ffty-six OF whom white and seventeen
colored. The death rate to date has been thirty
three and one-third perc cent.
THE BLACKS STILL OBSTINATE.
The situation. between the whites and blacks
remains unchanged. But very few Of the colored
people have gone to the camp, and it is doubtful
they will ever CO. Nothing has been heard of the rep
resentative recently sent North by them to solicit
contributions.
grand military review and parade was held this
afternoon by the two colored military companies
who are encamped on the bluffs Religious services
were held and fully five hundred friends and rela
tives of the two companies present and partici
patcd in them.
The Howard Association hold meeting to-day.
and resolved to open supply depot tomorrow at
No. 299 Main street. Nourishment and stimulants
alone will be supplied to the indgent sick requi
sitons Of the four Howard phi hysicans on duty
A telegram was received this forenoon from Mr..
Casey Young asking the authorities to send ten tents
to Mayor Shelton, Of Lagrange Tenn. The Memphis
and Charleston Railroad refused to receive the tents
owing to the quarantine restrictions of the towns
it>...
the carrying Of any freight out of their city.
The Rev. Father william Walsh, direct from New
York. arrived to-day. Fathers Doyle and Fahey, the
Catholic priests who sick with the fever.
ported dangerously ill.,
pEFYING SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
De Soto county. Miss. which adjoins Shelby
county. Tenn, employs 100 men at ~ per day
to guard against any communication with Memphis.
Two days ago Mr.. Edward T. Hart. a well
known freight agent of this city, who owns u farm
near the county seat of De Soto stopped at the
State line by two of the quarantine officers who
threatened to shoot him with shotsuns if he at
tempted to pass them with his wagon load of sup
plies. which he had with him. Mr.. Hart told
told them to shoot and be damned; that he 60
ing to his own farm and no two men could stop him.
The guard allowed him to pass, but said that he
would be reported to headquarters at fernando.
Mr.. Hart remarked, THAT is all right want to go
to fernando, anyhow
OF PRovuIoNs GOING UP.
Tho quarantine OF the railroads leading out of
Memphis has been taken advantage of by all little
country storekeepers, who are charging fabulous
prices for all articles of merchandise needed by
the farmers. Corn meal is selling for $40 a
barrel twenty-five miles south of the city the
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad. messenger
who has just arrived from Raleigh. Tenn reports
tho wife of Chief of Police Athy progressing
favorably. Her daughters death has not been COM
municated to her.
SAILORS FROM A WEST INDIA PORT HURRIED
NORTH BY THE QUARANTINE AUTHoRITIEs OF
WILMINGTON, N. c.-wARNING FOR THE NEW
YORK HEALTH BOARD.
(By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NORFOLK. Va, August 3. 1879.
party of eight sailors. who arrived here last
night by rail. state that they have just from