The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-01
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Yellow Fever Situation In the
South.
Butterworth Tells Ms Story to the
Investigating Committee.
Terrible Accident to a Pleasure
Party
On the St. Lawrence River, Resulting
In Five Deaths.
Kentucky COnVlcts Make a Break for
Liberty.
YELLOW FEVER.
Five New Cases At Memphis,

Five New Cases at Memphis.
MRMPHls, July 3l.-Five new cases wert
reported to the Board Of Health this morn
ing, four Of whom were colored. Thre,
deaths have occurred, viz: Michael Athy
brother Of Chief Of Police Athy; Brook
Wilson, telegraph operator, and O. s
Forbes. The latter resides beyond the
corporation line.
The wife Of Chief Of Police Athy wa
stricken with fever last night at Raleigh
Tenn. His daughter, Eudora, Is in a dy'
ing condition.
Weather clear and warm, which Is favor
able to the spread Of the fever.
Four More Cases.
MEMPHIS, July Sl.-Four more casei
were reported to the Board Of Health this
afternoon, to.wit: James Hester, Jerry
Creedan, Rachel Taylor and Mary Taylor;
One additional death has occurred, viz:
Il. Duratt, residing six miles from the
city.
At a meeting Of the howard Association
this afternoon four physicians were placed
on duty to attend the INDECENT sick. About
9 hundred poor people went to Camp
Marks to-day.
A storm from the southeast is threat,
ened.
Alta o'clock this afternoon messenger
come from Chief Of Police Athey at
Raleigh, Tenn, to have o casket ready, as
his daughter Eudora was dying.
Fighting Against Quarantine:
LITTLE Rock, July 3l.-Dr. Colburn,
sent to Grand Glaiso by the Board Of
Health to explain to the people that the
quarantine building proposed there is for
the detention Of suspected people, transfer
freights, etc., and not for apest house, re.
turned this morning. He reports the
Grand Glaiso people unreasonable and
willing to fight rather than allow the erec-
ton OF the building. DR.. Colburn says II
was with difficulty the intelligent people
could prevent riot and the destruction OF
railroad property. A man came down
from Charleston, NO., to Poplar Bluff with
on again at Poplar Bluff without the per-
mission Of DR.. Walters. At Walnut
Ridge the people threatened to hang him
II he did not get out. 1t was determined
to send him back on afreight train, but he
took 10 the woods.
The Board of Health here adopted the
following resolution, introduced by DR..
DUNCAN:
RsSolred;; That the management Of the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railroad be notified that whenever any
persons baggage, mail, express or freight,
Is found on one OF their south-bound
trains against quarantine regulations Of
this Board said management shall arrange
for its transportation back to the point
from whence they brought 1t, without the
necessity Of delivering the same at any
point on, said road.
On motion Of DR.. Dibrell, quarantine
was declared against New Orleans.
CaIro's Quarantine.
CAIRO, July 3l.-The local Board Of
Health passed resolutions that all persons
entering the city be required to produce a
certificate that they have not been in fever
infected districts within fifteen days.
Steamers from the South will be allowed
to land only at the Vincennes Railroad
wharf boat, at the northern limit Of the
city, to transfer through passengers.
Steamers from above are prohibited land
ing II less than eight days from infected
districts. Transfer Of through passengers
from trains will be made at Vincennes
Railroad incline, two miles up the Ohio.
The health OF the city is good.
nkn fnllau,snn, ~ Iatno itoa1f. Az wat
ter OF precaution, all north bound travel.
ers would do well to provide themselves
with medical certificates, whether the 10.
cation from whence they came is infected
with fever or not.
rSigned1 JNo. II. RAucR,
Secretary Sanitary Council, Mss. Valley.
Gases At 81. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 3l.-The name Of a ne
gro who died at 7l2 Washington street
night before last is now ascertained to be
julius Zales, OF Memphis. There is nc
longer any doubt that his death was caus
ed by yellow fever. Hans Allston, 9
Swede who arrived here from Memphis
ten days ago, has been sent to the quaran'
tine hospital as suspicious case.
VIM. Martin, who came from Memphis
some days ago, has taken sick here and
was sent to the hospital. Hewas sentfron
there to the quarantine to-day as = sus-
picious case.
The steamers Holiday, from New Or.
leans; Belle Of Memphis, from Memphis
and the Colorado, from Vicksburg, ar
rived at the quarantine after midnight
last night, and have come up TO the city,
The Holidays passengers, about 25 In
number, came up by rail. There is some
mystery as to how the Holiday got away
from the quarantine, it being the inten'
ton, 1t Is said, OF the officials there to re
tain her.
There are no new cases Of yellow fever
at quarantine.
No Reason for Alarm.
NEw ORLEANS, July Sl.-The Board O
Health adopted resolutions deprecatini
the enactment Of severe quarantine regu
lations against the city, expressing tn,
opinion that there was no reason fol
alarm, and hoping that as soon as the pla
ces and cities that have, through gTeal
prudence put up quarantine bars. viii
feel 1t In their power TO take them down
and allow the business Of the country tc
proceed where 1t can do so without rea
danger TO the public.
Protesting Against the Camp scheme.
MEMPHls, July S1.-Alarge meeting o
colored people was held today at noon a
Cochran Hall. The resolution opposing
the removal OF the blacks to the camp AMI
their determination 10 appeal TO the oh
sent merchants for assistance was adopt
ed. The sentiments Of the meeting wer
strongly opposed TO the camp scheme,
Deaths at New York.
NEw YoRx, uly.3l.-Bartholomew Nc
Kean, the fireman Of the steamer Meri
den, from Havana, died this morning 4
yellow fever at the quarantine. A. I
Beth, barber ot the steamer Saratoga
died last night. There is one patient stil
in the hospital.