Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-01
NOTES FROM OTHER POINTS.

per ton.
No more railway trains northward.
They quit to-day.
Several thousand gallons of the solu-
ton of zinc and iron have been purchased
at New Orleans for disinfecting purposes
The only way you can leave town now
Is to go in skiff, take it on foot or ride a
mule, and then it is necessary to carry a
stock of provisions.
A Chickasaw was fined $50 at Clarks-
vile on Monday for violating the quar-
antine regulations requiring parties from
infected districts to remain out of the citv
ten days. He took an appeal.
Hearing that a squad from Memphis
were likely to move up the Fort Smith
railroad from Little Rock few days ago,
detachment of Conway county people
turned out to resist their approach. A
tramp came along and was fiercely halted
by the valiants. No other damage.
The Kountz Line steamer, MolHe
Moore, has been detained at the st. Louis
quarantine for some time past. AS soon
as released the boat is to begin to load at
st. Louis for Memphis and other points.
The steamer Hard Cash is at Carroll
Island, near st. Louis, undergoing fumi-
cation.
Chattanooga has quarantined against
New Orleans The latter city protests
against severe quarantine regulations
against them, says there is no reason for
alarm, and hopes quarantine bars viii
soon be taken down, that the business of
the country may proceed when it can do
SO without real danger to the public
health.
There is a deal of stir among cotton
dealers over the proposed meeting of the
National cotton exchange at Greenbrier
or New York, instead Of at st. Louis as
1t was fixed by the last meeting. Cincin-
natl protested yesterday, st. Louis did
likewise sometime since and it appears to
be only those who are on tour eastward
that are pleased about it.
A darky from Memphis searching for
work frightened Mayor Moses cut of bed
the other night at Montgomery, Ala
Half of the population were out and
shaking with fear on account of the start
ling intelligence which turned out to be
false. Their quarantine is so effective
that persons from infected places cannot
possibly enter the city.
AT the corner of Union and Cherry
streets, Nashville, Monday last, diff
Guilty occurred between General w. II.
Jackson, President Davidson Of the Tax
payers Association, and w. N. Oowden,
clerk Of the Supreme Court. jackson re-
celved severe cut on the head from a
cane used by Cowden. The Quarrel
grew out of lawsuit. A challenge Is
talked of.
No passengers are allowed to stop at
Martin, Weakley county, Tenn, where
the Northwestern railroad crosses the
New Orleans and Chicago railroad. All
points on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad west of Humboldt, Erin, Tenn;
Okalona, Miss, and points on the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad have quar-
antined against st. Louis freights, saws
the st. Louis Times of Tuesday last.
Mrs. Hall, a sister Of Miss Alice Essig
who died of yellow fever at Louisville, Is
reported to be i'll at Frankfort, Ky. She
left Memphis ten days ago and stayed at
the same house with her sister, No. 2eO
Portland avenue. Ms. Elizabeth Pome-
roy of Memphis, who died of fever had
every possible attention during life. Her
son, Mathew, at last accounts, was getting
on WELL
Freith, the barber of the steamship
Saratoga, died of yellow fever in the hos
pital near New York yesterday; also B.
M'Keon, fireman on the Havana steam
ship City of Merida. Both were taken
sick on their respective vessels in the New
York harbor. A Maggie Cregan, from
the vessel Wallace, which arrived at New
York on the 81 of July, died on Tuesday
last with all the symptoms of yellow
fever.
John Rouch, who writes MD. behind
bis name, and it don't mean mule-driyer.
has put The majesty of his official sigma
ture to document modifying the quar-
antine business at Cairo, Officially peo-
pie may now enter Cairo If they carry
medical certificates that they have not
been in an infected district for fifteen
days, boats may land at the northern linz
its of the city unless they are inside of
eight days from infected perts. Rouch is
a mighty magqatte during the hot wealth
er season,
Texas don't like the way the associated
press man doctol ed the yellow fever news |
from New Orleans week or two back |
a part OF the ofense was the suppression
of tho feet that Miss Creel, age is years,
nurse in the &mjly of Mr.. Stout, pilot
on the R. Z. Lee, residing on Magazine
sFaot, returned to her homeip Mississippi
City, SICK With fever on Sunday, July |
18th, and died ga Wednesday, throwing
Up some dark liquid shortly before death.
On tho following Thursday five mere Of
the Creel fa@ilY were down and two
aaerward died. II 4 lpgical conclusion
that the erst case originated IN NeY Or
leans and this Esct failed to be known
until it was rather old.
The steamer City Of Helena, which
passed here going south shaving the sand
bar very closely yesterday and never
Fpng bell or stopped ~ engine, played
off nicely on tho last up trip by not land