Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-26
TELEGRAPHlvC.
LATEST FROM MEMPHIS.
The News Not Quite so Alarming
Yesterday.
Only One New Case, But Five
@ Deaths Reported.
Raining All Morning and the City
Remains Quiet.
Col. Cameron Takes Charge of
Troops for Protection of Property.
YELLOW FEVER.


MEMPHIS, July 25.-One new
ase of yellow fever was reported
0 the Board Of Health to-day.
five deaths have occurred since last
light, VIM. Ward, Mrs. Constance
Ammon, John Richmond, II. G.
Nehram, and VIM. Coopwood, col
,red.
A meeting of prominent citizens
vas held this morning, at which a
sub committee of four was appointed |
to name a permanent Committee of
Safety, who will aid the city au-
thorities to preserve peace. @ss /
Col. John. f. Cameron has been
appointed on the Governors Staff
and ordered here to take charge of
the local troops. He arrived this
morning. The authorities are still
unable to procure means of trans
portation to the site selected for the
establishment of the camp. It has
been raining all morning. The
city remains quiet.
The following teleprams have
been received:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 25.
TO Col. Jno. f.. Cameron, Memphis ::
Col. Cameron is hereby assigned
to the command of the local troops
at Memphis. He will be obeyed
and respected accordingly.
(Signed), ALBERT s. MARKS,
,- Governor.
NASHVILLE, July 25, 1879.
To the Officers and Soldiers Of the
CozOred Companies Of Memphis:
The eyes of the people of the
State are upon you. Prove true
soldiers. [ will ask the State to
reward you. Remember the first
duty of soldier is obedience.
ALBERT s. MARKS,
-s. Governor
LOUISVILLE, July '25.AAt a
meeting of the disectors of the
Louisville Board of Trade this
morning, it was resolved that the
Board express their earnest sym.
pathy with the people of Memphis
in their present calamity, and ex-
tend cordial invitation to such of the
Memphis merchants as have
been compelled to leave their homes
to locate in this city; that the use oi
the rooms of the Board of Trade is
hereby rendered to the merchants
of Memphis for the next ninety
days, with a cordial invitation to as
many of them as may be in the
city from time to time to attend
the daily meetings.
NEw YORK, July 25.-Bartley
Mckay, coal HEAVIER on the steamer
City Of Merida, of the Havana
line, was admitted to the Quaran-
tine Hospital to-day with yellow
fever. This is the fourth case from
the City of Merida, two of which
have proved fatal.
Johanna Brennan, refuge,
from Memphis, who has been il
the city only three days, died thi
morning of the genuine yellow fe
yer at 345 East Nineteenth street
She was taken sick the day of he
arrival, but the symptoms of vel
low fever did not show themselve
until last night. All her effects
together with the bed an,
bedding, were burned this morning
The health authorities do not antic
lpate any outbreak of the disease il
the city, as every possible precau
tlon has been taken to prevent it.
WEDNESDAY SICK AND DEATH LIST
Nashville American.
The following is list of the ne,
cases reported to the Roard .
Health to-day: Willie DonnelIy
aged IL, Third and Concord streets
J. L. Reister, wife and child, 42
Wellington street; Charles Miller
aged Al, 81 Market street; Franci
Murphy, aged 36, Tennessee an
South streets; M. Gallagher, age
80, 80 Market street; MAJ
garet Sullivan and daughter
Maggie, 218 Robinson street
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