The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-18
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

Finnie's fast asleep Mr. Finnie had made an at
tempt to arise from his bed. but owing to weak
ness fell back exhausted. He died two hours after
ward.
John Mclaughlin q prominent retail grocer.
doing business on Main street. near Gayoso. He had
been ill for more than week.
NEW CASES
Twenty-Five reported to the Board of
Health to-day, thirteen of whom colored. The
following is the list of whites who FRUSTRATED
L. H. FINNIE, aged SO. No. 1Gs Alabama street.
WALTER FINNIE, aged %. No. 16S Alabama street.
E.,NRY FINNIE. aged 81 No. 16S Alabama street.
CON SHEEHAN. aged 20. No. 2O4 De Soto street.
CHARLES JOHNKE. aged As. No. l55 Dunlap
street.
LEWIS SMITH, aged 10. corner of Dunlap and
Hawley streets
SAMUEL CROSS. aged %. City Hospital.
H. p. RICKET, aged %. No. 81 Adams street.
A. RAGGIO aged A. No. Is Jefferson street.
Mrs. ELLA LECOY. aged 49, No. 373 Beal street.
EMMA MOORE, aged 49, No. 30 Main street.
FRANK MARKER. aged 6. No. II Winchester ave-
nue..
ROLL.
The death list is as follows:-
DANIEL v. CRONIN. aged Is. No. 176 Georgia
street.
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN. aged 40, No. 112 Linden
street.
PAUL ROSS, aged II, No. 219 Madison street.
In addition to the cases named above the Towards
to-day sent to the following persons, whose
illness has not yet been officially reported to the
Board of Health as being yellow fever:-
Mrs. Julia Sner. 3N
Albert Godsey. tgD
William Carol.
Emma Moore. ~
Mrs. s. +. Henry. N
Mrs. II. d. Miller.
j. II. Hahn.
The last named prescriptionist ut George
Hassners drug store on Poplar street. Mrs. r. d.
Miller residence is in Chelsea. II her develops
into yellow fever there will be longer any neces-
sity of the guards that now on duty to prevent
intercourse with Chelsea.
telegram received late this afternoon announces
the death OF edward X. Bedford at Barley Station,
Tenn. This is the person mentioned in these de-
spatches last night having the and to whom
nurse was sent out by the Towards.
DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED
Mr.. John johnson. DR.. r. W. Mitchell. G. T.
Porter A. d. Langstaf and DIR. q. d. Thornton re-
turned to the city last night at midnight from the
conference which held at Mckenzie. They
believe that all differences that existed have been
aincably adjusted, and that henceforth there will
be harmonious workings by the several boards of
health for the benefit of Memphis and the country
that lies to the north of us.
ANOTHER PASTOR GONE.
This afternoon complaint was made to the Board
of Health from citizens residing near the Poplar
street tollgate that the dead body of a negro had
lain all day in dwelling and that the stencil eman.
ating thererom horrible. An Investigation
proved that the Rev. John johnson. pastor OF the
Mount Nebo Chapel on Madison street. extended.
had died on the previous evening. and
some few Of his congregation, not wish
ing to see him fill pauper's grave
had gone forth seeking contributions where
with to give him q decent burial. They succeeded,
and at dusk to-day conveyed him to Elmwood
Cemetery. The members OF his church are scat
tered over the land. which made these proceedings
necessary. The Howard Commissary Department
yesterday furnished q 100 rations for the sick aud
their nurses
W. W. Guys condition tonight is not so favorable
The cool weather has had bad effect on him. All
the other prominent sick progressing favoIably.
The thermometer at daylight down to sixty.
SERIOUS FIRE.
Quite serious confagration threatened our city
at half-past six O'Clock this morning. The flames
issuing from the roof of the large brick warehouse
In the rear OF the Green Tree House and adjoining
the immense Wholesale houses of Brooks Nicely
Co. and Ferguson Il Co., Shelby street
were first discovered by Lieutenant Daw OF tho
coiorcu patIAilon, omcer OF the day. The sentinel
hred OIL the gum the guard and garrison turned out
ana before the Fire Department could possibly reach
the building a Gordon picket. headed by Colonel
Cameron, surrounded the entire block. In an
incredibly short space of time the entire Fire De-
partment was in full operation, and after a
severe fight of two hours the walls fell in
and tho flames were subdued. The valuable prop
erty adjoining was ut time seriously endangered
but the prompt action of the Fire Department and
that OF the coored military who restrained the i'm
mense crowd of spectators from crowding in
rendered serious confagration we'll nigh
impossible. The building has n historical
record as being before the war a slave mart.
the property of Balton, Dickens Co. the
wealthiest slave dealers In the South II was the
scene Of the murder OF Young Dickens out of which
grew family feud ending in tho death OF nearly
every male member of both families engaged in it,
The fire was evidently the work of an inccndiarv
The building was the property of the state Savings
Association. of st. Louis. and its valuation was from
$4,000 to $4,000. 1t was entirely consumed.
THE SOUTHERN REFUGEES AT ST. LOUIS
ST. LouIs. August II, 1870
Mrs. Philmott. of Memphis. who has been sick
with yellow fever at the quarantine hospital for two
weeks past, discharged to-day, was also Jerry
Bcrao. an Italian, whose former residence is not
stated
Charles Lowbuscher from Grcenville Miss, and
kspu "A of cit yb, Inns.