The New York herald., 1879-08-23
BESET BY ILLS.
Eleven Deaths From the
Fever in Memphis.
PREYING UPON MISFORTUNE
A Vigilance Committee Forming for the
Cotrol Of the Negroes.
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MEMpHIs Tenn. August %. 1870
The weather has been warm and sultry all day.
Nine new reported to the Board of Health
four of whom colored The following are the
names OF the whites -
S.sAUERBACH. aged 32. corner Deale and Main
streets.
Mrs. FRRDoNIA ARMSTRONG. aged 80. No. 22a
Union street.
LorrIE ARMsTR6Na. aged 6. NO. 22a Union
street.
LOUIS FAZZI. aged 32. No. 222 Union street.
WILLIE DESARr. aged 16. City Hospital.
THE DEATH ROLL.
The following is list of the interments as re-
ported by undertakers for the past twenty -four
hours ending six p. NJ -
SAM CROSS. aged %. City Hospital
FERDINAND REHKOPF. aged 80. No. 16s Gayoso
street.
EMMA MOORE. aged IL. No. 21O Union street.
JAMES K. MURRAY. aged IS. No. l15 fernando
street.
Mrs. DORA GoLDCAMp, aged 4s, No. sc Jackson
street.
HIRAM HITCHER aged .. No. 16s Johnston ave-
KALLAN K. sPEERS aged %. No. lis Vance
street.
Mrs. S. w. PHILLIPS. aged 40. Elmwood Gene
terry.
SAMUEL RHODES. aged TO-
AL. RHODES aged 8. both three miles east Of the
city on the old Raleigh road.
PHILIP G. RYAN. aged 27. McLenore avenue.
THE NEW SANITARY RULES.
The rules adopted by the State Board Of Health,
at meeting recently held at Nashville. for the gov
ernment Of Memphis aud other infected districts.
| Iurb; olSo linda, <l,a ~.
sons not engaged in tho OF the sick in the
execution of their duties officers of the from
being the streets between the hours OF nine p NJ.
and six A. NJ. will be put in execution at Mr..
John johnson. superintendent of quarantine issues
his official notice to this effect tomorrow.
NEGRO MALEFAcroRs.
Several stores have been broken into Of late by
burglars, and scarcely night passes but some dep
relation is committed by thievng negroes who just
now seem to abound in this afflicted city. Stewart
Gwynne & Co.'s stores. at Nos. 1856 and 3aS Front
street. have beep ransacked from garret to cellar.
An attempt made to break open their safe but
proved futile NJ. L. Meachsm & Co.. NO. Union
street; J. S. Petit Co., corner Of Union and Shelby
Streets John Reid No. 366 Front street, and Philip
Transicola's saloon. at the corner of Union and
Second streets. have oil been entered by thieves
within the past two nights. Many private residences
have also suffered ut the hands OF marauders. the
last instance occurring at that Of Mrs. Eliza L.
Wright. No. $50 Rayburns avenue. The thieves at
this dwelling met with reception. rs ono of
them was shot and severely injured by young Frank
Wright. her son. who in charge of the premises.
ISCENpIARIsM RAMPANT.
Every fire that has occurred within the past week
was the work of incendaries and the utmost vigi-
lance the part of the patrol force has yet failed
to dscov tho authors all these crimes. Atnght
the sound Of the pistol Is heard every few minutes
the outskirts Of the CITY, and it is not safe be
out after dusk Indeed. Memphis has more to fear
now from iawlessness than from the fever.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE YoRMINa
This condition of affairs has prompted the organ
ization OF white military company. meeting
has been called for all the young men who remain
| in Memphis to assemble at the armory of the Bluff
City Greys tomorrow afternoon. when officers will
bo chosen. and the company will at once be placed
on u war footing and will be ready for active duty.
lNrsady thirty-ive names have been secured.
! daily mail service the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad resumed this morning.
! MOUNTED GUARD
As an additional protection to Memphis Mr.. John
Johnson Superintendent of Quarantine. is in CORES
pondence with President Piunkett of the Board
! of Health. looking toward the employ yment Of fifty
II ounted patrolmen who can act in the double
capacity of enforcing the quarantine regulations Of
|
would enable the authorities to concentrate the
regular police force within tho most thckly settled
portion of the city. DR.. r. W. Mitchell. of the
National Boaod OF Health. approves Of the mounted
patrol force.
| Tho following Letter addressed to Mr.. Z. Whit
more. proprietor of the Eoening Ledger. aud was
found under his door this evening with o card at
tached requesting its pubhcAtion:-
| DIR. IL L. PoRrER:-
| We will give YOU fair warning Our colored pcopIe
out of provisions and they must have something
to eat, and IL there amt way fixed that they
can got it then you call out your minute men,
but will have the grub. We mean business. you
bet. COLORED CITIZENS
Elias McDougal. a prominent produce merchant
was taken i'll this morning.
/. General John s. skeAington is reported very low
this evening.
Mrs. s. W. Phillips. whose name appears in to-
days list the wife tho superintendent of Elm
wood Cemetery.
GUARDING THK FEVER GERMS.
Frederick weimer. residing in Chelsea. whose
sons illness has in these despatc hes
yesterday hauled down the little yellow flag had
] boon posted on his dwelling by the Board of
! Health Officials and ran up largo black
one in its stead. He has also placed a
/ dry goods box in his open front door
way laid an old army sabre aud n shotgun. cross
bones fashion top Of the box and himself stands
near to use either at the approach of hostiliNes.
This Cholsean has antipathy to the Boato OF
Health officials and the strolling DOCTORS and even
the Howards unwelcome to his sight.
REFUaEEs MISSISSIPPI.
A letter to DIR. II. w. Mitchell from the Mayor of
starksvilie. Miss says that of fever have de-
veloped there among Memphis refugees. An agent
of the National Board Of Health has been sent to
that point to investigate the matter
SPREADING ORLEANS.
Notwithstanding the officials at New Orleans are
daily sending forth advcos of the nonprcvalence Of
yellow fever in that city telegram received to-day
from the National Board of Health announces tho
sproadine of the disease there. The thermometer
TO-DAY has ranped betveen ~ and Ss deyrcos