, 1879-07-24
JUDGE LATHAM.

FAVORABLE VIEW or rHH SITUATION IN MEM
rItts.
Judge 7. ]. Latham, Who WINS appointed Ro-
ceiycr OF the City OF Memphis when that burg
wcut into bankruptcy By order Of Tho Unlscd
States Circuit Court. Ia among Tho recent arriy-
Rla who favo been driven North hT t'r ye1Eow-
fever. To representative Of THE TRIBUNE
last evening, In speaking OF tue prospects for
long sicgo, tho Judge took favorable view Of
affairs, aud said; II haya ut no time believed
that tl,o fever would became so prevalent as to
warrant the Donrl OF Health in declaring 1t m
epidemic, and yet confess That neither my
upinlon nor that Of my one cleo 10 worth much.
Tho next week or two may wholly upset my con-
ndencc.'
"Do YOU consider the dcpopuatlon Of the city
rs M important factor in your hopuful beiletf'
ut ia extremely fortunate that 50 many
have left. and oil who are ablc should lcayn ut
tic United States Goycrntncnt, through tie
eHosts Of Cnscy Young. in the way Of 5urn(sh-
!ng tents and sunp'lrs, thus rendering y posi-,
blc for many poor people to leave tiie city and
have IN abiding fais1 strongly grounded, Tint
nothing will be seen approaching the lleast.rcnd.
INK scenes Of last year. Indeed, incline to tho
opinion that ii1 worst Is HOW oVer.'
"rhen you fear no serious ttou0!ef"
H'rhc damage hns already been done. a
restoration, Of confidence for this season Is ut
lcrly impossible. Even II not mother death Or
UYGt1 Il EAAC Db 3ChVH"4cfEl HctU W OGth AOt .
|, the next month, there would not onlI be no
revival OF business, bus tho abscntccs would not
return until the frost comes.n
| ala 1t not probable then that this recurrence
| Of ,hr fcycr will result in permanent damage TO
| tho interests OF the tTaxtng District ~
'"BY no means. unlcss tho fever becomes
much moru serious thaa now apprefcntl, It
| will DO considered as the expiring germs from
| lust yrar's scuurge which 1ny0rnbsc surround
| iuEs nave kept hi7e Tor a soason."
.'Do yuu then bo!tyyo the sanitary condition
Of the city to b. hadt"
Mot at ull,n said the Judge, craphaticalfy,
1T doubt II tiers is d city In tile Union whose
strcsts prcsent more cleanly surfaco. can
| say to you that
| MEMPHIS IS ISCoa1rAHADLT AHEAD or CHICAGO.
] In 1uauy atractt through your city hayo found
III Memphis, would be considered prolific bot
beds Of disease. No city eyer worried more
| ,a!thfuily OF efficiently tIIan Memphis has done
during TIM past spring md carly summcr.n
| nDo you fear riots nnd luwlcssncas during
tue prevalence of The tcyer aud tho abscnce Of
| so mauy Of tie citizens}n ...
| There Is much talk Of this, and many who
were not afrald OF tlle fevgr feared disturb
fcar from that source. Iii tho trst placc, the
/ dlspos!tion In that direction has been greatly
exaggerated, md the lead al the Cisy Govern
| ulaut, DR.. b. 7. Porter Is not at ail tho man
| to allow siicll movement to EAin much head
| wny. IIo had tho lever severity In 1878, md
Will re.nan At his post. llu III n:an OF tnc nd
ll!ulStrnftve ability i0r SUCH work. Atau inns Tic
conlldeucs Ut his pcul,!t. rhe day before {
| lett Il strong. healthy-looklng man made an
| application for a1 to yet aw1y. The Doctor
told him that ho was 1nnkInE every ciurt to get
tic women, children, Atd tho helpless oil first,
u,lll could not promise hclp for such ns him:
Tho applicant said, We will get whut we eau,
wilcn tho Doctor replied, 'Tlle !isst thing you
are likely to got will be q bulletin
tIs tlcro any real protection fnr those who
aro left iu cas0 riots should nrisoa"
'sItc two wlta companies hayo left tho city.
Tic majority Ut them Ind EUna bafore therE VIA
my suggcslion OF danger. Ile colotcd compa-
uiea, vito rendered aucti valuable usslYtance last
| year havo ngain tcntertd their SERVICES, which
have becu thankfully accepted. To tho extent
Of their strength, every confidence Is reposed In
\ them by tic eitzens. Nut onlS did their faith,
| lul guard In lb13 ontItle them to this contdeuce
but lsle record fidelity made BY The co1urel mcr
who rcmItnch ut home during tho lapg, dark dayi
OF tic War, when iae question IT their treedon,
or slavery wus at issue. fias hot parallel !l
hlatury. In addition to tho coUlpanos oil
! yniIitia, there nro hundreds OF ueu white and
black, who will volunteer to prcsrrVe order Il
necd be. havs no tear ot lawichsEcss or crime
beyond petty larcen!ta. Tile city aathorltie.
viii te found fully cstual to tho emergency.
Judge Latham, as lsecetyer Ut the City o
Memphis, hAs no relation to the newly organized
"'raxlug District" hut nevertheless rcports iht
relations brtwecn tho old and tho Ncw Us cx
| cecIiBgly coruia1. lie Of course did not be
licyc that the III cBent kcOurGe WAS special dis
pcnsation let full on tho hlomphians for thci
nct!on III repudtatng tl.elr tebt. lie will re-
main In TIC city With hts family tor scycFu