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TIE YELLOW FEVER.

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TIE YELLOW FEVER.
| WASHINGTON, July l9.--A telegram
from DR.. Mitchell, ut Memphis, recciv
by the national board Of health las
night, declares the city to be- danger
ously infected. Another dispatch re-
ccivcd ut noon to-day, reports "sia
new cases and tho disease spreading"
MEMPHIS, July 10. Three new cases
OF yellow fever were reported to the
board Of health this morning-Louisu
I. and Viola Godscy, two sisters, re.
siding at 4o Bradford street, and Tom
herman, passenger agent Of the Mem
phis e Charleston Railroad. The ill.
ness Of the Godscy sisters can be traccd
to infection from the Tobin family
The young ladies were in attendance
OH Mrs. Tobin until her case was pro
nounced yellow fever. These cases
dispel the sporadic theory. Hiram
Atty, son of the chief of police, is dv-
ing, although his case has not vet been
reported to the board Of health as vel
low fever. The chiefs residence is in
the ncighborhood Of Tobin's dwelling,
as is also Tom Kernan's. The report
Of the death Of Fred Eckcrs was pre-
mature. He is living, but lies in All
extremely critical condition. The
weather is warm and sultry, with oc-
casional showers. The development
ofncw cases has given fresh impetus
to the exodus of citizens.
NEW YoRK, July 19.-Chrich Ech-
man, waiter, taken from the steam
ship CITY Merida, Which arrived from
Mexican ports last Monday, died in
the quarantine hospital, on Swinburnc
Island, yesterday from yellow fever.
This is the second death from the
dreaded diteasc at that hospital within
e short time. About eight other suf-
fercrs arc at the hospital, but it is
thought that all will recover. No new
cases reported either yesterday or to-
day.
The Memphis correspondent of the
New York Times writes: "a grave
question arises in the minds Of those
who think about the evacuation Of the
city. What Is to become, in case the
disease should dcvclope in epidemic
form, of the poor, whose poverty and
helplcssncss prevent them from fleeing
from the pcstilenccl No sane man ex-
poets such spontaneous outpouring
of charity as was given to the poor Of
the South last year. Repeated appeals
were made to the rich Of this commu-
nifty for contributions to q general re-
lief fund, withouta response. Yet
their property--stores stuffed with
goods and household c1ccts--is here at
the mercy OF thousands that may be
driven to most terrible extremes by
want and hunger. The police, fire and
military departments Of the city will
be deserted, and not hand left to
even warn away the rabble. A few
cool heads and brave hearts went
through the ordeal last year, but few
OF them survived the plague, and they
nave protitcd by that experience to
learn that sclf-prcscrvGtion is the first
law, and no power on earth could in
duce them to undergo those terrible
scenes and priyations again. Few of
those whose faces were familiar to tho
Times correspondent last year will re.
main during another epidemic"
Nor FOR zAcM.-The opinions of
Mr.. William L. Chandler on Presiden-
tial chances, rs set forth In our WASH
ington dispatches, fairly ombodv what
passes for wisdom among the people
who either make their living by poll
tics or spend good deal Of time in the
attempt to do SO. While his forecasts
arc by no means destitute of t,lausi-
bill, Mr.. Chandler exhibits the usual
incapacity of his class to appreciate
the strength Of the forces which con.
stitutc the brain and conscience Of the
Republican party. TO place Mr..
Washburnc and Senator Chandler on
about the same level as "neutral men,
who might prevail in the National
Convention when the strife over the
leading candidates had exhausted itself.
is curious illustration of how grossly
the merely "shrcwd" politician may
misapprchend tho popular impulses
which he is supposed to study With
untiring assiduity. While Senator
Chandler is not precisely the kind of
person which Democratic newspapers
describe him to be, he is certainly not
the type Of candidate likely to secure
the majority ola Republican National
Convention which had faith in the
ability Of the party to elect the next
President OF the United States.
York Times, Rep.
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BONDS FALLING DUE.-Tcn millions
OF United States bonds maturcd on
A'"AoSA"St oAASA VIII uIlu clHI1CN-
five millions more will mature during
tho present week. OF this total Of one
hundred and ninety five millions, somc
ftty-three millions have been already
redeemed, and the redemption of the
remainder Is not expected to cause any
perccptiblo disturbance Of the money
market. The national banks, through
winch the largest subscriptions have
hnpn non1a IA
will simply tender the called bonds to
be placed to the credit of their subscrip-
tions, and there will DO but little actual
transfer Of cash in tho financial trans
actions ofthe tirstmagnitude which tho
government will be required to make
during the present month. Were
there no other argument for tho exist
ence OF national banks, n very strong
ono might be found in the safe and
efficient agency which they furnish for
| such enormous transfers of canital as