The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-24

ported f0r the DAY. This large IN
crease Is the accumulated of sewers
days. IS most of the persons have b-ei
ia from three to five dsys. Amons
those reported this lining are FREQ
BTtliff, ). s. Leon. VI :. {. L1ckarr
and two children, Eva Woodrock suC
the Wehrum family. One death oc
CURED this evening, f LnrenZ ;, at The
! city hospital A nsjaTiiy of the sick
are progressing !svorablv. Tom E-r
! nan remains in 3 critical condition.
/ The steamer COahomut, which depart
ed to-nigh', had thirty persons ab lar
! VINO were sent out of the city by III,
( city authorities. A large number also
/ left by the / )uisville and Nashville
! Rtilroah.
| The Ancient Order of United Work
ingmen aud knights of Honor are
also sending members and their fami-
lies out of the city, thinking i; cheaper
| II pay fare than doctors bills and
nurses hire. Cap. Lee, of the steamer
COshums, has secured the services OF
Drs. WIllett and Browne, who left on
the steamer and will remain aboard
uutil her safe arrival at ST.. L nuis.
Nearly every town along the Louis
vile and Nashville and Mrmphis and
Charleston railroads has quarsntined
against Memphis.
Owing to this state of affairs tae
banks have requested their correspond
ents abroad not TO send collections tn
them on any point ouislde the city.
The city begins 10 present deserted
appearance. Tie retail merchants
have followed the example of the
wholesalers and closed their places OF
business.
NASHVILLE. July 81 AT meeting
OF the State Board of Health to-day,
the subject of quarantine was consid-
cred. A dispatch was sent to Mem
phis, ordering that the rules of the
National Board of Health be inmedi-
ately put in force. The following was
sent ID all the towns in West Tennes-
see: The State Board of Health, now
in session, has declared quarantine
against Memphis for the whole State,
and it is being now enforced. Addi-
tlonal rules will be put in operation to-
morrow.
WASHINGTON. July 21.-ActiDg Sec
rotary of the Treasury French to-day
received requests from steamboat in
spectors at Memphis, that they might
leave the city and camp out in the
country to escape yellow fever. The
requests were granted.
Owing to the receipt of applications
at the Postoffice Department for the
fumIgation of mail matter, the acting
Postmaster General has telegraphed to
interested persons that the department
cannot go into the expense of fumiga-
ton, but the Postoffice Department
will cooperate with all local quaran-
tine authorities in any reasonable re-
quest looking 70 a proper fumigation
Of the mails.
ST. l. us, July 21.-James E. Yea
man, president of the sanitary council,
who undertook sometime ago to relieve
the necessity of negro refugees arriving
from the South, has given up the at
tempt for want of funds. The refuge
established by him closed Saturday
night and parties arriving afterwards
had to camp out on wharves and
levees. He says an effort will be made
tn inform the negroes in the South,
who may be contemplating emigration,
that they must not expect help in st.
Louis.
OwENToN, XIV, July 81. - Judge
Curtis of New York opened the pro-
ceedIngs in the Buford trial this morI
ing for the defense, speaking two
hours. lie will continue his argument
tomorrow. Rv. J. r. Hawkins yes
terday preached strong sermon in
Bpford's behalf.
NEW ORLEANS. July 21.-The State
debt ordinance was read the third tim,
and passed; yeas 70, navs Al.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2l--The anal
ysis % the vote adopting the State
debt ordinance stood: Yeas-72, all
Democrats. Nsys-41, including &c
Republicans and 10 Democrats.
CRY OF MEXICO. July Is, via HA-
vANA, July 81. - Many Senators and
Deputies are urging an extra session of
Congress to investigate the recent at
tempted revolution ct Vera Cruz,
which, it is found, extended az far az
Campeachy, Joaquin and Bsrandac.
The Ex-Governor of Campeachy and
State have been brought here for trial.
President Diaz's prompt and equita-
BILE action with regard to conspirators
of all ranks introduces q novel era in
Mexican history and respect for legal
authority and established government
ia increasing.
There is no yellow fever in any part
of Mexico.
MEMPHIS, July 22.-Fiye new cases
reported to the board of health his
morning, among whom was Mrs. Pow
ers, 974 Shelby sereet, where Mulbran-
don's shoe shop is located. Four
deaths since last night, Thos. Kernon,
Henry Ray, Louis Brumond, Mollie
Hammarle. The two colored mill
tsry companies, the Mcclellan Guards,
and Memphis 2 lpaves, have volunteered
their services to protect the property
of the city If the necessity should
arise. The city authorities will doubt
less select site where q camp will be
established to which the poor OF the
city will be removed.
WINNEPEe, Man., July ga report
from Fort Ellie says there are 400 In
,dians there starving, and the number
is daily increasing. Three hundred
are reported to be within few days
march of the fort unable to proceed
further on account of weakness.
LONDON. JUG % "A correspondent
of the Times With Gen. Creelock's
command telegrsphs that eight chiefs
with their followers have sent in an in
timstion that they would surrender.
John Dunn, q scout, reports that one
of the krssls recently burned by Lord,
Chelmsford wss the Zulu base of oper-
tons. 1t is anticipated thu the King
will retire into the inaccessible brush
and it is certain that his army will re-
fuse to follow him if he attempts to do
so. The Amatorgs tribes are threaten
ing the Zulus and the h ng's prospects
are gloomy. The Eoglish have in
camp 1900 Zdlus who have surrendered.
The power of the Zulus appears to
be crumbling aud submissions are be-
irg made hourly.
BERLIN, July % 1t is announced
thai DR.. Conrad Martin, the exiled
bishop of P4de:berre, recently died
abroad.
MEMPHIS, July % Two more cases
we're reported to the board of health
this afternoon. b. tn colored. Two adj
ditional deaths have also occurred,
Bob Thompson and Patrick Meath.