The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-08-21
YELLOW FEVER NOTES.

AUGUST 12.--Fifty new cases and seven
deaths are reported from Memphis for yester-
day. A correspondent says: The weather
clear and cool. Quiet prevails, and we are get
ting down to the old monotonous scenes of
graveyard tendencies. A committee has been
appointed to confer with various ministers with
a view to closing all the churches and discour-
aging large public assemblies" 90
Widespread terror reigns throughout North
Mississippi and West Tennessee towns in con-
sequence of the gradual spread of the disease.
Quarantine regulations of the strictest and
most absolute character have been adopted and
travel has been almost entirely suspended. It
is said that to travel through that section one
has greater obstacles to surmount than were
ever met with during the war. .s 1z=lr
Aphysician at Louisville, DR.. E. Norman, is
down with the fever. ausa $500 RI. f-lal sf
ST. LOUIS has a case in the person of Mrs
| Bolan, formerly of Memphis.
MAN named Rollins, at Paducah, KY, is
! down with the disease. .= a
| AUGUST 13.-Within the corporate Limits o
Memphis the fever seems to remain about one
| thing in its rate of mortality, but during the
| past two weeks, has made something of an in
| crease in the number of new cases. Yesterday
there were thirty -one new cases officially re-
ported and six deaths. Those officially reported
are about three-fourths of those really existing.
Corinth, Miss, is badly scared over the appear
ance of the fever in their midst. The Mayor
and a number of the board of health are down
with the disease. Shotgun quarantine seems
to be getting pretty thoroughly established
among the farming community. .ss4a #
{ White Haven, Tennessee, has developed g
| case of fever. .-a
Two more cases are reported from St. Louis
both refugees. &
| The City Council at New Orleans are pro.
testing against the quarantine regulation,
adopted by Southern cities against that city, as
they declare there is not a single case of yellow
\ fever in the entire city.
| AUGUST 14--Forty ono new cases and four
teen deaths is the monotonous report, with tn,
weather warmer, the thermometer ranging from
SO to 81 degrees. John johnson, a member O
the National Board of Health, publishes hi
resignation, reserving another time for an inves
] tigation. There seems to have been differ
ence between him and Drs. Mitchell and Coch
rane Of the board.
B. P. Robson, acting agent for the M. and G
report of the appearance of yellow fever at tina
point.
AUGUST 10" Steady increasing" con
tinues the report from fever stricken Memphis
Forty new cases Officially reported) and clever
deaths. The Howards say that in their round
they find many cases of fever that have no
yet been visited by physicians. One encour
aging feature is the fact that a number of case
of black vomit have been cured. In forme
years it was regarded that when the patient ha,
reached this stage his case was a hopeless one
The physicians say that the only requisite
perfect care and an obeyance of instructions
1t has just been discovered that the last Con
gress set apart $1s, 900 or 500 900 for the SAM
, tary Fund of Tennessee, and now the people O
that State want to know what use has beel
made of that money, and where it is at present
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 4.--The follow
ing dispatch was received here to-day:
"Dr. j. d. P2,mkef, President of the State Boar
:, of Heaith, NashviHe:
owe encountered difficulties about supply
ing rations on terms which will enable us t
keep up the supply as long as will be necessary
After consultation with Col. Casey Young, re
spectfully suggest that you urge your Governo
to call q meeting of the Legislature to provid
! for the emergency. In the interval will advo
0 cnte such action on the part of the nationa
board will suffice for the present crisis. TIL
Governor has been telegraphed. You had bet
o ter see him. "CArBxLL"