Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-25
rrkE0Hs FEVER.

ported at McmDhis yesterday. AID i've deaths
Considerable difficulty seems to be experienced
in inducing tho colo.ed people to leave tho toWf
| to 20 into camp. At meeting held BY them
last nipht Resolutions protesting agalost such
scheme wcro adopted. Five hundred left the
city, $50 of whom took passage for s.. Eouls'
|. is proposed that the Governor OF Tennes
see should i'm ntd:ateIy call an extra session oil
the State legislature, AID that the infested dis
tricts should be place urder martial law.
A casa which is viewed With suspicion by the
sanitary ofiic .rs as bcipg probably one CT yellow
fever vas discovered 10 New York yesterday,
although the Inspector gave as his opinion that
the nsn WAS suffering from malaria! lever
\ Memphis retUgse, who arrived OF Clucll'
uati on Saturday. died of yelloW fever yester'
day. 81
Another death has occurred at Louisville,
and sho KeDtIck authorities are becoming &C
tive, aud guarantee iines are extending.
Business ct Brownsville, Texas. is dead.
Quarantine is so strict that even mails arc pro
bibited. The roads are ricketed ct n'got.
LATER.
NEW York, July 25.-Tho T!mts' special
says: DR.. Fayser at 10 o'clock am, called OF the
rooms Of tho Howard Association aud stated,
specifically that ho had visited 10 cases OF fever
10 the G;iShborhood Of Chief Athy s residence
this morning, and ho did not regard one SIT gle
case CT the whole number as being Of typical
yellow fever. The Knights of Honor have lost
5 persons siocs the yellow f5ver broke out.
rhis will cause the necessary disbursement OF
$4,000 to tho families of the deceased men.
The departure Of 'Ouacheta Belle leaves the
Nashville and Louisville II. r., and tho Mtn-
phis and Charleston road the only outlets l0r
our people, unless they wals.
Er. III the present outlook 1t Is doubtful II
there will be able bodied men crcugh III the
city ip two weeks to protect property agalrs.
pi!Iagers Very few Of those who remained
through last year q scigc arc seen 10 the city
now. Although tho total humber OF
fever cases reported is only 90, it is known
that othcr sick have not been included
owing to tho niiduess CT the attack. 1t is gen
orally believed tia. all liable to the ma!ady will
suffer betJro the summer ends, but the lrdica-
tocs are that il will &c OF lass violent type
tbaa aoy heretofore experienced.
Specials to other papers represent tho recent
action OF the colOred population, IN regard to
tho proposed camp scheme, TO have placed
serious obstacles in tho way OF carrying it out.
They d. not like Tho idea Ct being rmovnd from
the city. The principal sigDer5 OF the reso!u-
Iiocs aro coio7ed men OF considerable iulDencc.
y 30 writer says: Their eclion makes tho fu-
.urc entirely rrob'ematcII, when 1t ia knoTo
that OF III coo people ramai1log IN the city
ever H.. 900 are ooiCrcG-;hc outside world can
form tant idea ct tho trying times in store
or the whites. who sro remal0log In tho CITY.
MEMPHIS, July 25.-Ooe new case OF yellow
Ever was reported 70 the Board of ii alth to
lay. Five DEATHS have occurred since last
right--Wu. Ward. Mrs. Constance Ammond,
ohm Richmond, II. T.. Wchrum bud William
CooDWool, oo!orcd.
A meeting Of rromiccnt ciizcos was hold
this morning, at which sub committee OF four
vas appointed 10 namc permanent committee
Of safety, vino will aid the city authorities to
preserve the peace.
Ccl John Il. Cameron has been appointed on
he Governor ststf scd ordered hero to take
,haIgc Ct the local tIoops. lilo arrived this
morning.
The authorities arc still unable to procure
means OF transportation to the site selected for
he establishment of q camp. 1t has been rain.
az all the morning. The city remains quiet. Thu
following kilograms have been received
Nashville. Tenn, July q.
10 Gel. John +. Cameron Memphis
Col. Cameron is hereby assigned to tho COM
nand OF the local troops at Memphis. Ho will
20 obeycd and respected accordingly. t5igned)
ALERT s. MARKS, Governor.
Nashville, Tenn, July IS.
To the Ulcers AID soldiers of coioret com lanles
Memphis:
The eyes Of the people Of tho State are upon
fou. Prove true soldiers. l will ask the State
o reward you. Remember tho first duty of Iol.
l!ers i, obedience. (Signed)
ALBERT s. MARKS, Governor.