Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-14
No Spread of the Fever Only
Six Cases in all, so Far.
Dead and One Yet
Lingers on the Brink.
IntermentS Since Saturday, Quaran-
tine Orders, Etc, Etc.


sou. The temperature did not 60
above 9S', as recorded at the Signal
Service Office here. The lowest was
IT, with light southwest breezes, or
none at all, and scattering clouds hung
in the FURNISHED sky nearly all day.
1t was excessively close and Oppres-
sive, and people talked of nothing but
the sitting heat and the prospects Of
health. AT IL o'clock this forenoon
the temperature was 9l0, and while it
was hot yet it was y cooler than the
same time Saturday. Showers fell all
around us yesterday and before day
light this morning, but not a drop is
foreshadOwed for us here. There
we're rains at Nashville, Chattanooga
and Cairo yesterday and last night
and at Louisville yesterday. We have
had none here since the LIST inst. Veg
citation is dry and parched in conse-
quence, and everything is covered
with a thick coat of dust.
NO MORE FEVER.
No new cases of yellow fever have
been reported at the board of health
since our last issue on Saturday. The
total number of cases so far officially
given are six in number. OF these
five are dead, and one, Judge Rays
son Edward, still fingers. His case
is believed to be critical and slender
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
THE FIFTH FEVER DEATH
occurred at three o'clock this morning
in the person of Mrs. NJ. Tobin, who
died at her residence on Bradford
street. 1t is generally admitted by
the medical fAoulty who have visited
her that it vas Enthusiastically yellow
fever, As yet the saffron sickness is
confined to the three houses in which
it originated, or was first discovered,
viz At Mrs. Tobin's, on Bradford
street at Judge Rays, where a case
is now under treatment, and at Null
brandon's, on DeSoto street.
Dozens of JUNIORS regarding sick
persons are started, and about a dozen
heard this forenoon, upon inquiry, were
found to be without the slightest
foundation.
UNFOUNDED RUMORs.
n story current regarding a nurse
who attended Judge Ray being i'll
turned out to be false another about
sickness at the st. Peters orphan
asylum was also not so, and thus with
many others, nothing in any of them.
NO EXCITEMENT
prevails in the city to-day. Few PEG.
pie left last evening, only two rassen,
ger cars going out on the Louisville
railroad. Our citizens manifest a
quiet disposition aud few will so away
unless the fever should make a fresh
start, which at present it is not in
clined to do from appearances.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
The following telegram was sent out
from this city this forenoon along the
lines of the four railroads leadin,
from the city:
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
July II. 10 ammo new cases since
the morning Of the 10th inst. The
fever Is confed to the six sporadic
cases. Memphlans returning. Per.
sons from adjacent towns coming in
Twice the usual number Of passengerl
, by the Brownsville accommodation
train this morning.
S. II. COLLINS. NJ. D.,
Secretary Board Health.
A. ID. LANGsTAFF,
President Howard Association.
THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
A letter has been received by Mr.
D. r, Goodyear from Towanda, Pa.
written by j. r. Kittredge, editor o
knights of Honor Advocate, which
inquiries for particulars regarding tn
health situation here, and contain
the following sentence
"The Knights of HONOR hereahout
are considerably agitated, but shoult
the fever take on its worst form vi
propose to stand by YOU"
NO FRIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
The State board of health has or
dered the suspension Of all order
regarding the quarantining of freight
!. leaving this city for the interior. Tn
abrogation of the restrictions is mad
by William Clark, NJ. D., secretary q
the Stale board Of health. This gen
tcman has been in this city since Sat
d urday last.
THE FEVER AT WATER VALLEY, mss
The mayor Of Water Valley, Miss
h Mr.. j. Bartlett, announces by telC
graph that one fatal case Of yello,
fever had occurred there. The victil
+ was buried on Friday last. No ne.
% clscs have occurred.
QUARANTINE TO ABEANsAs PART
=. ALLY RAISED.
t. This morpipg the quarantine
v. Arkansas as far as Lonoke, s~ixty.iN
b, miles this side Of Little Rock, WI
raised and ireights are permitted
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