The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-07-18

of that city having notified the railroad officials
that quarantine would be established ON oil
trains leaving Memphis after that hour.
ONE DAY LATER.
MEMPHIS July 12.-The State Board OF il iealth
this morning established Inspectors OF trains
and messengers Hereafter all persons and trains
leaving Memphis will be required 70 have GER
tifcates from tho inspecting officers. All trains
arriving and departing will transfer passengers
!. and baggage at poiut Eve miles distant from
AT a Joint meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce and Cotton Exchange held this afternoon
the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas the City of Memphis has in all re-.
spects complied with all tho rules and regula.
tions prescribed by the National Board of
Health.
Re.olved, That Little Rock and New Orleans
and: other cities that have quarantined against
us be requested to observe and respect the rules
AMI regulations suggested by the National Board
of Health and adopted by the sanitary council of
the Mississippi Valley. , =, :.
A. d. Langstaf. president Of the Memphis
Association, who left this city this morning, tel
egraphs from Milan, Tenn, as follows:
"I have visited every town between here and
Memphis ON the Louisville road, and conferred
with the mayors, physicians and prominent cit
liens. All sympathize with us ana Will not
quarantine against US unless we have an cpl
demic.o
" Everything regarding the fever remains in
statu quo No new cases have been reported in
the last two days, and the general impression
is that the fever will not spread, but be confined
to the families where it is Mt present located
No change is reported in the condition OF Judge
Ray and his son. Both are very low and not
expected to live.
SUNDAY IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS July l3.-The day has been notable
for its quietude. Services were held in but few
churches aud the congregations we're very small.
The State board of health to-day suspended the
quarantine against all freights. The passenger
baggage quarantine is still being enforced.
At seven o'clock tonight IN order was given
to the keeper Of Elmwood Cemetery..to have
Judge Rays grave dug. He was surely dying
at that hour. Mrs. Tobin, who resides on Brad
ford street, and whose case with that of her
husband was at first thrown out by the board of
health as not being yellow fever, wnsdying this
afternoon at 6 O clock. No new cases have been
reported since last Thursday.
OFFICIAL FROM MEMPHIS oNISAruRpAY EVENING.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Acting Assistant Sur
geon George b. Thornton, of the Marine Hospi-
tai service, who is also president Of the Mem
phis Board of Health, telegraphs Surgeon Gem
eral Hamilton, under date of Memphis, July ~,
TAO p. NJ: "Six cases Of fever have occurred
to date and three deaths"
Coop SANITARY CONDITION OF New ORLEANS.
New ORLENs, July l2.-The Auxiliary SAM.
tary Association makes the following statement
in official form: After thorough investi-
CATION by the officers and members of this asso-
citation, supported by the testimony of the Board
of Health and the New Orleans Medical Asso-
citation, we hereby declare that this city is now
in perfectly healthy condition, and that there
has not been single case Of yellow fever here
during the present summer. The city is in bet
ter sanitary condition than for many years, and
the absence of the fevers which usually precede
half Of hat hall
cape serious; sickness. The country will bc Of
ficially notified if yellow fever should appear.