The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-23
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Yellow Jack Still Holding His Own
at Memphis,
But the Number Of Cases Reported
Not so Great.
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Secretary sherman's Speech Before
the Boston Commercial Club.
Distressing Suicide Il Tw5 Chicago
Spinsters.
The Result Of the Lutheran. Synod
ical Conference. ..s..,
Details Of the Rebellion at POrt-au-
Prince, Hayti. q
YELLOW FEVER.

poEtea Aestetuny-Ene A0WnfuR IRE
pairing for Action-DlmeuIty Of EStaI.
fishing Camps outside the CITY.
MEMPHIS pJuly22.-Five new cases were
reported this morning and four deaths
since hast night Two colored military
companies, the Mcclellan Guards and
Memphis Zouaves, have volunteered their
services to protect the property OF the city
II itnecessity arises. The city authorities
will select site to-day where the camp
will be established, 70 which the poor Of
the city will Be removed. ~ i
Later AecOuae-T
MEMPHIS, TESS. July 22.-Two more
cases were reported to the Board Of Health
this afternoon, both,of whom were color
ed. Two additional deaths also occurred,
Bob Thompson and Patrick Meath. The
Howard, Association held o. meeting this
afternoon and detailed two OF their mem.
bers to ascertain from physicians where
nurses are required, which will be fur
nished, but the organization as o whole
has not begun operations. They do not
think,the situation, at present sufficiently
alarming. Under the directions ofsJ D.
Plunkett, President Of the State Board Of
Health, John johnson, resident member,
to-day put in practical operation all rules
and regulations Of the National Board Of
Health. All baggage will be disinieCted
under the supervision OF the sanitary Off
cials. The rules asRpplied to passengers,
freight and baggage will be rigidly en-
The city authorities find it difficult to
select site for the establishment OF a
camp, owing TO the fear OF the citizens liv-
ing in adjacent towns that the persons re-
moved from Memphis will bring the fever
in their midst.
The Cotton Exchange remains open, but
all business is suspended No reports will
be sent in the future until business reviyes.
Camp Father Matthew, under the su.
pervision of Father, Walsh, is to be re-
established. at once. la requisition has
been made for four hundred tents, which
will be furnished soon. Those sent by
the Government have arrived. 1t is an
ticipated that 400 people will by this means
be removed from the city.
The steamer Hard Cash left this even
ing for st. Louis with full list OF passen-
gers. The Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad
to-day refused half rates to the city author
tiles TO points beyond Mckenzie. Il
Two Imported Cases Mt Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 22.-The health officer
discovered twocases OF fever this city,
this afternoon, both ofwliich werebfought
from Memphis. Mrs. Samuel .Eckers,
wife OF the banker who died in Memphis
several days since, and who came here
Sunday, is i'll at the residence OF friend
on Story avenue In the eastern part OF the
city. rr a,se5l,v5 4 70 -r5a., /,
The other case is that OF Miss Essing,
also refugee from Memphis, who is re-
siding with relations on Portland avenue.
Both cases are d amid type, and there
Is no excitement over the discovery.
There are no cases oi local origin in the
city.
One Imported Case at sheIbyvilIe.
NASHVILLE, July GA shelbyyille.
Tenn, dispatch says: Rev. B. F. TilIer,
Of Memphis, who reached there sick on
the 18th inst, is prostrated by yellow fever.
The State Board Of Health met here to-
day and adopted rules for the guidance Of
the Supervising Medical Inspector. City
Council met tonight to adopt measures to
put in force limited quarantine in the in
spection Of persons from Memphis5 pand.
the establishment of q Quarantine hospital
in case Of need. ,.as1 rot
Arrival orsteanaer GeneyIeVe At 81. Louis
ST. Louis, July 2o.-The steamer Gene
We've arrived from Memphis this evening
having on board two hundred and fifty
peopleand; four hundred tonsl6t freight
After abrief detention at the quarmtine
she was allowed to proceed ID the landing,
and the passenger reached the city No
freight was landed, and Tomorrow she
will be subjected to thorough fumiga-
ton. There was no sickness Of any, kind
on board. q
sI quarantine Mt Pensacola. NO
PENSACOLA, July 22.-By order Of the
Board Of Health, Pensacola has quaran-
tined against all points West Of Mobile,
and including all points and places in the
Mississippi valley South of Cairo, except
ing seaport places in Texas. No person
or freight from the places included Of In
iected will be allowed to enter the city
without proper permit from the Board
Of Health. The jurisdiction Of the Board
Of Health extends TO the Alabama line,
Won't Pass IfThey are FumiEated.
WASHINGTON, DC, July g, The fol-
lowing telegram, from the Agent of the
Railway Mail Service at Little Rock, was
received at thet Post office Department TO-
day: "The Little Rock Board OF Health
say emphatically that fumigation OF mails
makes NO difference, and no mails must
pass St Louis. 1fso, no mail matter will
be allowed to be taken from the cars, or
agents handling 1t to stop at Little Rock, "
Further Precautions at Calro.s /
CAIRo, July 22.-The State Board Of
Health In session here to-day authorized
the Chairman or Secretary 10 appoint sew
eral sanitary policemen and one medical
inspector for this port. The regulations
ofthe National Board were also adopted
One Death Mt RroolElyn. aI L
New YoRx, July 22.=Dennis Manning,
aSfireman on the City sot Merida, plying
between Havana and New! York, died at
Brooklyn to-day, OF yellow fever The
Board. Of Health .haa taken. precautions
70 preysntthe spEeEaot the disease X
brother Hayes Going 10 Camp Meeting.
OCEAN GRoYE, July 22,-Presideht
Hayes has accepted an invitation Of the
President of.'the Ocean Grove Camp
Meeting Association to be plesent at the
tenth aaaisstsSs i,; first iesou' ser