Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-23
TELEGRAPHC.
LATEST FROM MEMPHIS.
Only Seven New Cases Yesterday.
Six Deaths Since Last Report.
Among Them Tom Herman and
Harry Ray.
The Poor of the City to be Placed
in Camps.
YELLOW FEVER.

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cases of yellow fever were reported
to the Board of Health this morn-
ing, among them Mrs. Powers, of
374 Shelby street, where Mulbran-i
don's, shoe shop is located. -Four
deaths were reported since last
night, Thomas Kernan Harry Ray,
Louis Brumond and Mile Ham
morle.
The two colored military com
panies, the Mcclellan Guards and
Memphis Zouaves, have volunteered
their services to protect the prop
erty of the city, if the necessity
should arise. F~ETIsFF
The city authorities will doubtless
select site to-day where camp
will be established to which the poor
of the city will be removed. -
MEMPHIS, July 22.-Two new
cases of yellow fever were reported
to the Board of Health this after
noon, both colored. Two addition
al deaths have also occurred, both
Thomson and Patrick Meath. The
Howard Association held meeting
this afternoon and detailed
two members to ascertain from
physicians when nurses are re-
quired, and they will then be fur
nished. The organization as a
whole will not begin operations yet.
They do not think tho situation at
present sufficiently alarming. Un-
der the direction of j.
d. Plunket, President of the
State Board - Of Health,
John Johnson, resident member
to-day put in practical operation all
the rules and regulations of the
National Board of Health. All
bagnage will be disinfected under
the supervision of the sanitary
officials. The rules, as applied TO
passengers, freight and baggage,
will be rigidly enforced. The city
authorities find it difficult to select
site for the establishment of camps
owing to tho fear of citizens living
in ajacent towns that persons re-
moved from Memphis viii bring the
fever in their midst. The Cotton
Exchange remains open, but all
business is suspended and no reports
will be sent in future until business
revives. Campt Father Matthews,
under the supervision of Father
Welsh, is to be established at once.
A requisition has been made for
one hundred tents, which will be
furnished soon. It is anticipated
that four hundred people will, by
this means, will be removed from
the city.
The steamer Hard Cash, which
left this evening for St. Louis, had
full list of passengers. The
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
to-day refused half rates to the
city authorities to points beyond
Mckenzie.
PENSACOLA, July 22.-The Board
of Health of Pensacola has quaran-
tined against all points west OF
Mobile, and including all points and
places in the Mississippi Valley
south of Cairo, Ill, excepting the
seaport places in Texas. No person
or freight from the places included
or infected districts will be allowed
to enter the city without proper
permit from the Board of Health
The jurisdiction of the Board o
Health extends to the Alabam
line. =.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The fol
lowing telegram from the agent o
the railway mail service at Littl
Reck, Ark, was received at tn
Postofiee Department to-day:
"LI7TLE RooK, July 22.-Th
Board of Health say emphaticall,
that the furthering of mails make
no difference, and that no mail
must pass St. Leuis, if so, no maj
matter will be allowed to be take
from the cars or the agent handlin
it to stop at Little Rock"