The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-19
THE FEVER.
The Memphis Budget Of Gases and Dsaths
A squabble Over One Sanitary Bill.

MEMrHta Oct. 1a.-Flve deaths have, nc
CURED since laet night Gus. Lagerla, Vat
A. W, Anderson, Jr Madison Southall. aatal
Burns and Albert II. Gholea tho three laa
| llatncd aplorei. The weather rs clear nuf
cool The Thermometer at daylight had fallel
| to H.
| 2tu-Two new cases were reported nt tht
board of health T. Salvador and Mrs. james
| Fnrry.
THE ntbL or THE LOUISIANA noAAb or
| HEALTH.
| WASHINGTON. DrL IR-A bill was reerptjv
received by tI,a National Board of Health
from. the State Board Of Louisiana, purpe,t-
| ing to ha for certain debts contracted FOR anIli-
tary work in the city of New Orleans. DON
| italy ta custom, however, the bill was not
| ltemlxed md the State Board were notified
that the details of expenditures were inanlIl-
eiet't to Wntrnnt It's paynentby tho Treasury
Department.
Upon the receipt Of this information nm al,-
peal was nade by the State Bohrd to tic
Secretary of tho Treasury. requesting t, re~
taxation III tho rules of the Treasury. so TINT
In ena0s ri emergency moneys snh-apprnpri-
atea ny the National RHard Of Health might
DO entrusted ia bulk to State boards. and Lhs
latter held accountable Therefor Tho mnitar
was subsequently referred to tho first oen-
troller for his decision. Hnder the stringent
fllles ei tho Treasury governing the approval
Of expenditures, Juftge Porter held TINT until
clear and llneauvnra proof IL furnished, such
item, tho payment of tho bill In question can
not he authorized.
Tho National Board Of Health concur In this
opinion.
y. ln.-Thron more cases were reported
this afternoon Susie Williams. cnlorsd Oiof
Gilman and j. Rend. Tho total number o.
now eaees reported for tho week Ia 90 whites
ID. eulored II; to dnte 1870, total deaths
from yellow fever for the week, ST. to
date. 45G.
This afternoon MT 4 O'Clock the dwelling
owned by J. q. johnson, five miles distant
from the city, nn Poplar street boulevard,
burned tn Tho ground. Loss $4,000, inean-
diary, There have been three deaths from
fever In the house this year. Tho thermotne-
ter ranged to-day between 81 hnd GR
The Howatds haye t01 nnrses on duty Mt
tending gixty-tWa white md thirty-ons col
ored families.
National Bpard OF Health. returned Tonight
The local hoHfd OF health pf Forest City,
Ark. has iss'led q proclamation warning peo-
pie from coming Into that city.
THE FOREST CITY GksEg
No new cases have developed ut Forest
City, Ark. since yesterday noon. One death |
oeennrsmps a., Wnas Her Her daughtsr will
doing we'll. A Howard visitor from Memphis
mud three nurses arrived there last night and |
were immediately assigned TO duty. A relief
committee has been formed to care for the sick
ai'l pHIS bub htstu. HiFHAHIHs 10 prevent bHG
spread OF the dfsense have been placed In op-
araton by tho president OF the local board OF |
health aud II representative of the National /
Board of Health. The indications are gener-
aly more favorable to-day
NEW ORLEANS VESSELS 10 HE ALLOWED TO
ENTER ANY TEXAS PORT AFTER OCT. 2J.
GALvtEETOE, Oct. IL 10 mOrroW's Netpa
viii publish the following special:
AUSTIN, Oct. la.-Tbe Governor has issued
proclamation that nfter October 25 vessels
rom New Orleans not touching Mt any ill.,
allowed to enter any Foxas port.