River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-31
YELLOW FEVER.

MEMPHIS, July 22.-Seyen new cases
Of yellow fever were reported to-day About
| the same state of things continues as at pre-.
vioUs reports. Business is paralyzed and PEG.
pie are still fleeing from the city. The utmost
anxiety prevails, rs before reported, in the
prominent cities OF the south
MEMPHIS, July 23.-The yellow fever
scourge RACES without abatement Nineteen
new cas- S and several deaths are reported
Citizens continue TO leave the city in large
numbers. Rigid quarantine continues to be in.
forced agaist Memphis by southern cities
Texas authorities have adopted a rejection
requiring al passengers who enter the Sta 9
to show health certificates obtained fro q
points from which they started, no matter
what the location or section of country 4
| Washington telegram Of July %, says Supt.
of Mails Hunt, at St Louis, has telegraphed
/ the postoffice department that the postmaster
of that city has refused to receive mails from
| the infected districts and asking for instruc
tons The following reply was sent by act
| ing superintendent of the railway mail service
| BY direction of the postmaster general you
will deliver all mails that cannot be forwarded
TO their destination ON account of quarantine
regulations to the postmaster at st. Louis
who viii be held responsible for the safe keep
ing of the same
MEMPHIS, July "a Twenty-six new
cases Of yellow fever and six deaths were re
ported yesterday. Five hundred people lef
the city to-day, 80 Of whom took passage or
the steamer Ouachita Relic for St Louis The
| Howard association have about fifteen nurses
on duty
MEMPHIS, July 95.-Elevcn new case,
and ten deaths were reported for the last D
hours. The Governor of Tennessee has mad,
| a piteous appeal TO colored soldiers to aid il
saving the city from pillage and plumber, il
absence of so many thousands of refugees, al
| follows; To officers and soldiers of coloreC
| companies: The eyes of the people Of tn,
State are upon you. Prove to be true soldiers
| | will ask the State to reward you. Remem
/ Der the first duties of soldiers is obedience
| (Sigdedl Albert 5. Marks, Governor Tive
/ culored military companies have recognized
| Col Cameron as the representative of the Gov
crHor and will obey any order issued by him
| MEMPHIS, July ga committee O.
safety was appointed to-day. Thirteen new
| eases were reported. and three deaths. july
! 26, Memphis refugee died of yellow fever a
! Sluihyyille, Tenn. There were two deaths
| from yellow fever in Louisville, Ky, boil
! imported. The mate of a vessel just arrived
at New York, was taken to quarantine hos
| pit;l, died with yellow fever. 4 vigorou.
course of disinfectiug is going on in New Or
I leans. The secretary Of war cannot grant
| tents to yellow fever refugees.
MEMPHIS, July 27.-There were IA new
| cases Of yellow fever and . deaths reported TO-
| day
st Louis, July %. There are half d
dozen patients under treatment at quarantine
and the doctors are disputing their ailments
New Orleans, July q. There was ex-
citcment last night in this city, official circles
| own a suspicious case of fever.
MEMPHIS, July 28.-Thirteen new case,
Of yellow fever were reported to- day, six o
whom were colored persons, and two deaths
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, July 28-Mrs. Loop
| a Memphis refugee has the yellow fever anC
will die before morning
CINCINNATI, July 28,-Chris. Myers
rlorl Melnphio was sent to the hospital sup
posed to be attacked with yellow fever
LOUISVILLE, July 28.-Mrs. Pomroy
from Memphis died last night This make,
three yellow fever deaths here, all refugee from
Memphis.
New ORLEANS, July 28.-One death
from yellow fever to-day, and tive other case:
reported
New YORK, July 2S.--Two yellow fever
deaths at quarantine to-day.