Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-24
San Francisco Stirred Up Over Q
Preachers Assassination.
YELLOW FEVER.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 23.-Seven new
cases were reported to the Board of
Health this morning. Elias Nc
Dougal and six colored. Nine
deaths occurred, four Of whom were
colored. The whites are Mrs.
Fannie B. Moores, Willie Stein, w.
N. Dehart, John Kearney, Patrick
McMahon.~ The. two last named
died at Camp Father Matthew. The
wife Of DR.. s. Fl. Coils, who re-
turned from LAGRANGE, Tenn, last
Tuesday, was prostrated with fever
this forenoon. q She had typical
case last year. The weather con-
tinues damp and showery.
New YORK, Aug. 23.-A Mem
phis special states that yesterdays
Developments indicate an increase
in crime and also tendency to
more boldness than ever known
before. Depredations of these pests
have become SO numerous and daring
as to awaken considerable alarm.
and anonymous letters have been
sent to the newspaper Offices, but
not published, containing threats
against citizens especially against
the city government officers if cer-
tain conditions are not complied
with. One of these letters was
sent to the Appeal last night and
was signed /" Many Colored Citi,
zens.aS The alarming aspect of
affairs has caused a general
preparation to meet the worst.
A Vigilence Committees is talked
of. The minute men are re-
ceiving daily accessions to their
numbers, and the police force is
being strengthened by the addition
of mounted police for all night duty.
This branch of the police had lively
work with gang of six men, who
had committed a robbery on Trigg
avenue Thursday, night, azd finally.
succeeded in capturing FIVE Of the
number. A white military compa-
ny was organized yesterday, but the
general sentiment is that there will
be no occasion for their services,
but should there be, the law abidir :
citizens are determined to make an
example not soon to be forgotten.
The men who have proved them
selves most effective in combating
these plague visitations will prove
themselves equally so in time of
unproyoked trouble like that threat
ened now. !.
The Howard's report twelve new
cases not contained in the Board of
Health report. EsE5 , r s4tiG 15Lo
lo Special to the Cincinnati Gazette. c Z
MEMPHIS, Aug. 2l.-Twenty.siix
new cases and six deaths is the
work of the fever during the past
twenty-four hours, one Of the deaths
being outside the city limits. OF
the new. cases, seven are whites, as
follows: Mrs. Mulbrandon, 27
years, 204 DeSoto street; A. E.
Spears, 80 years, 115 Vance street;
Peter Cataneo, Al years, hospital !;
JEFF. D. Foster, 18 years, $50 Third
street; Mrs. Jeffry, 20 years, 100
Elliott street; Samuel Rogers, So
years, 247 Madison street.
The following white names are
embraced in the undertakers' report:
Ellen Roach, 8 years, outside city
limits; ]. D. Holm, q years. rs
Main street; Camille Gemina.- s3
years, Beale and DeSoto streets.
Frank Lindsey, 80 years, ITS South
street.
-NHW York, Aug. 23.-Mrs. Van
Buren. q Memphis refugee, was
found suffering from what is sup
posed eto be an attack of yellow
fever, IN the Pennsylvania Railroad
depot, IN Jersey City, last night,
and was taken to the jersey City
Cha1ity Hospital. 8 Afterward she
was placed IN . building connected
with the hospital, formerly used as
q ward for smallpox patients. DR..
Forman, visiting physician, visited
her this 10 morning 2 and made
. diagnosis Of the case, but
refused to make known his conclu-
siens. The woman is still in the