The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-30
YELLOW FEVER.
Sunshine and Cooler Weather at
Memphis.
Nine New Gases Reported To-day

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Special to the Star.
MEMPHIS, July 30 3I5 p M.-Three new
cases of fever since the last dispatch, viz:
A. Solomon, +. Cooper and Lizzie Bell.
A. B. PICKETT.
MEMPHIS, July 30-3 P. M.-Only one
death to-day II. Dupartes, Frenchman.
No more new cases.
G. B. Hammer, a grocery clerk, shot
Frank Beamish, printer, at two o'clock
this afternoon in quarrel about Hammers S
aunt. PICKETT.
MEMPHIS, July 3o--Noon. new
cases were reported this morning: John
Creeden, Rose Henderson, Maggie Cownes,
J. c. Furr, Cora Harmon, John Hally, Judy
Barberry, Amanda Hays and Charles
Smith. No deaths yet reported. J. s.
Hatcher and Miles Owen, prominent citi-
zens, are in dying condition. One hun
dred and fifty people went to the camps
outside of the city. PICKETT.
MEMPHIS, July 3O-9 A. M.-Brighter and
cooler weather this morning gives raw of
hope to the very sanguine that, with the
fuel so nearly exhausted, the fires of the
disease are beginning to die out. Estimates,
however based on the census just taken
figure out $500 people will suffer with the
fever this summer and that about 1000 will
die. The indications are that not over 800
or 400 will have the fever at one time. This
number can be cared for by the Howards.
Contributions are regularly received from
absent Memphians and others. Jno. NJ.
Lea, OF Nashville, sent $780, Two more
new cases and one death closed the report
last night, making a total of eight new
cases and four deaths for yesterday.
ONLY ONE CASE AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS July 30.-lnterest in the prog
ress of yellow fever in the South is still un-
abated. There is not single case in this
city and only one, that of the child Lizzie
Brandy, at the Quarantine.
QUARANTINE TROUBLES SETTLED.
WAsHINGToN, July 30.-The difficulties
growing out of the proclamation of Gov
ernor Nichols, of Louisiana, establishing
a quarantine elIecting British Mexican and
other commerce, and OF which complaint
was made to the Secretary of State by the
u
cred as having been practically settled.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS. July $3.50 far the
Board of Health admit but four cases of
yellow fever at present in the city, but
from physicians dozen or more are OBJ
tained, making about seventeen now exist
ing
TWO CASES AND ONE DEATH AT NEW ORLEANS
New ORLEANS. July 30-The Board of
Health to-day received official reports of
two new cases of yellow fever and one
death.
PALMERS CONTRIBUTION.
CHICAGO, July 3O.-Potter Palmer. who
is now in Maine telegraphs the Board of
Health at Memphis to draw on HIM for $75
per month during the continuance of the
plague.
DEATH OF A SHIPS STEWARD.
New York, July 3O.-A dispatch from
Havana announces the death Yesterday from
yellow fever of Mr.. Wells the steward of
the steamer Niagara, which left here on
the 9th inst.
Cincinnati.
Another case of yellow fever was found
in the city last evening, which has been I'M
ported from Memphis. A Mr.. Nash, of Mem
phis, was discovered in down town hotel
with every symptom of yellow fever. DR..
Slough examined the case, and found it to |
be a genuine one of yellow jack. The sick
man was at once removed to private hos
pital.
In regard to the Delhi quarantine, the
citizens there are still on the move towards |
having the station moved to some other
point The owner OF the gravel pit, spoke |
of as being good place for the quarantine |
will not allow it to be established on his |
premises.
The Louisville Board of Health has
ordered all baggage from points south OF
Louisville to be opened and disinfected, |
and nothing but necessary clothing allowed |
to pass. The railroads and steamboats, have
issued like orders to their men. Certificates
of medical officers will be placed on all
passable and safe baggage.
The Kentucky Central Railroad officials
have notified DR.. Minor that no freight or
sick passengers from the South shall be al
lowed to come over that road to Coving-
ton.
The following dispatch was received from
this morning by DR.. Minor:
MEMPHIS, July 30-11 A. M.
Eight new cases and one death officially
since last report.
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