The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-23
Last Nights Dispatches.
yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 22.-Two more
cases were reported to the Board of
Health this afternoon both of whom were
colored. Two additional deaths have oc-
curred-Bob Thompson and Patrick Me.
reth.
The Howard Association held meeting
this afternoon and detailed two OF their
members to ascertain from physicians
where nurses were required, which will be
furnished, but the organization as whole
will not begin operation. They do not
think the situation at present sufficiently
alarming. Under the direction of j. D.
Plunket, president of the State Board of
Health. John johnson, a resident member,
to-day put in practical operation all the
rules and regulations of the National
Board of Health. All baggage will be dis
infected under the supervision ofthe sani-
tary officials The rules as applied to pass
sengers. freight and baggage will be rigidly
enforced. The city authorities fnd it DIFF
icult to select a site for the establishment
OF camp owing to the fear of citizens GY-
ing IN adjacent towns, that persons remov-
ed from Memphis will bring fever 10 their
midst. The Cotton Exchange remains
open but business is suspended No
reports will be sent in the future unless
business reviyes. Camp Father Matthew,
under the supervision of Father Walsh. is
to be re-estabiished at once. A requisi-
ton has been made for one hundred tents,
which will be furuished soon. Those sent
by the government have arrived. 1t is
anticipated that 400 will, by this means, be
removed from the city. The steamer Hard
mh Jnh laEk
Louis, had full list of passengers. The
Louisville & Nashville railroad to-day re-
fused half rates to the city authorities to
points beyond Mckenzie.
NEW YORK, July 22.-Dennis Manning,
fireman on the steamer City of Merida,
plying between HAVANA and New York,
died 10 Brooklyn to-day of yellow fever.
The board OF health has taken precautions
to prevent the spread of the disease
CAIRO, July 22-The State Board of
Health in session here to>day authorized
the chairman or secretary to appoint sew
eral sanitary policemen and one medical
inspector for this port. The regulations
of the National Board were also adopted.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 22,-The City
Council met tonight to adopt measures TO
put in force limited quarantine 10 the
inspection of persons from Memphis and
the establishment of quarantine hospital
| 10 case of need.
LOUISVILLE, July 22.-Tae health off.
Ger discovered two cases of fever in this
city. this afternoon, both of which were
brought from Memphis. Mrs. Samue
Eckers, wife of the banker who died il
Memphis. several days since, and WIZ
came to louisville. Sunday. Is i'll AZ III,
residence of a friend on Story avenue il
the eastern part of the city. The othel
case, is that of Miss Essing, also refuge
from Memphis, who is residing with rela
tives on Portland avenue. Both cases arr
of mild type aud there ~is no excltemen
over the discovery. There are no case,
of local origin in the city.
| PENSACOLA, July 22.-By order of tn
board Of health, Pensacola has quarau
tined against all points west of Mobile, ant
Including all points and places in tn
Mississippi valley south of Cairo, Ill ex
Iceptiug seaport places 10 Texas. No per
son or freight from the places included o
infected, will be allowed to enter the Cit
without proper permit from the board Q
health.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The followin
telegram from the agent of the railwa
at the Postof1ice Department to-day: Th
Little Rock board of health says emphati
cally, that fumigation of the mails make
90 difference, aud that no mails must pas
to St. Louis; if so, DO mail matter will b
allowed to be taken from the cars or agent
handling it, to stop at Little Rock.