The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-24
Last Nights Dispatches.
yellow rever.

MEMPHIS, July 23.-Thirteen new cases
were reported to the board of health this
morning. Among the number are j. L.
Reister, wife and child, and ex-Chief of
Police ODonnell. One death has occurr-
ed. Mrs. Della Barry, Mosby street
Six more cases were reported to the
board of health this afternoon. Two ad-
ditional deaths have occurred, Mrs. Kate
Cappinger and Daniel Creiden. Every
station along the line of the Mississippi 4
Tennessee railway between Memphis and
Grenada having quarantined against this
city, no more trains will be sent out on this
line until the fever disappears. Twenty
five tents were given this afternoon to
Father Walsh. who will re-estabiish Camp
Father Matthew. One hundred addition
al tents will be furnished soon, as those
sent by the government are received. The
city authorities will tomorrow make a
selection of the site for the establishment
of large camp. 1t is thought that a spot
seven miles distant from the city on the
Paducah railroad, will be selected. All
the sick are progressing favorably except
Miss Viola Godaey, Miss Eva Ardrig, and
john Whelan.
LOUISVILLE, July 23.-Padueah has
quarantined against Memphis by river and
rail Mrs Carrie Eckers, from Memphis,
who arrived here last Sunday, died of
fever at the residence of her father, on
Storey avenue, this forenoon, and was
buried soon after. Miss Essing, also of
Memphis, whose case has been heretofore
mentioned. it is thought. will die. There
have been no new cases of fever reported
tho 70 fno orH
our citizens. Mr.. Paradiz, of Memphis,
who has so far been the only inmate of the
yellow fever hospital, is getting along very
we'll and is now out of danger. He will
probably be able to leave the. hospital
about the last of the week. The steamer
int Shinkle from Memphis passed up for
Cincinnati. There were in the neighbor-
bood OF 25O passengers on board but not a
single case of sickness.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 23.-In accord
ance with an ordinance passed by the oity
council to-day, the mayor will issue a
proclamation tomorrow, declaring the
establishment Of inspection stations on the
railroads leading into Nashville for exam
ination of persons and baggage frem Mem
phis.
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-Information was
received here to-day that the Texas
authorities were about adopting regulations
requiring all passengers entering the State
to show health certificates obtained al
points from which they started. No mat
ter what locality or section o t the country
The Superintendents of all the roads lead
ing toward Texas, the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain, St. Louis and San Fran.
cisco, Missouri Kansas & Texas imme
diately joined in telegram to the STATE
health officer at Houston, calling attention
to the great inconvenience this may oc
casion and requesting him instead to sent
reliable officials to St. Louis, Cairo an,
Hannibal with orders to require sworl
certificates of all Texas passengers tha
they have not been in the infected dis
tricts since July 10th and requiring al
passengers to be identified. The st. Loui
roads offer to pay the expenses of such off
GERS, and to cooperate fully with this pla
to protect Texas from the Importation o
any case of yellow fever.
WASHINGTON, j uly % Superintendent
of Mails, Hunt, at St. Louis, has telegraph
ed the Postofice Department that th
postmaster at that city has refused t
receive mails from infected districts, an
asking for instructions, The followin
reply was sent by the acting superjnten
dent of the railway mail service: "B
direction OF the Postmaster General 20
will deliver all mails that cannot be for
warded to their destination on account c
quarantine to the Postmaster at ST. Louis
who will be held responsible therefor
New YORK, July 23.-The Episcopa
order of the Sisters of St Mary will sen
nurses to their Memphis branch.
HAVANA, July % Ninety nine death
from yellow fever during theweek ende
July l9, decrease of l9, compared wit
: last week.