The morning news., 1888-11-30

FIVE OF THE NEW PATIENTS AT
JACKSONVILLE WHITE.

The Other Two Colored-A Statement
to the Refugees Urging Them to Be
Patient-The Effects of Mrs. Taylor
opened.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 90. President
Neal Mitchell's official bulletin for the
twenty four hours ending at 6 o'clock to-
night is as follows:
new cases. ........................... I
Total number of cases to date ............ 4,6S1
Total number of deaths to date ,... -. 40S
SICK WHITES.
The new white patients are:
Mrs. j. T. Mort, of No. 107 w. Monroe
street.
JENNETT Icons, living on the Panama
road.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE, of No. 100 E. Mon
roe street.
NJ. RosENoUEsr, living near Moncrief
springs
Mrs. DELACY, of st. Nicholas.
The OTHER two new patients are negroes.
STATEMENT TO REFUGEES.
A special committee, selected by the
and the municipal government, composed
OF Pre- ident Neal Mitchell Of the board of
health, DR.. r. p Daniel and DR.. j. G..
Il LEnGle, in a long communication publis1
card to the public, stating why refugees
should not return at present. The article
concludes as follows: 1T is impossible to
state as yet just when we can say
come to the many who are anxIously wait
ing to come in, but we ask no long delay
and TrOmica IN yvprk with hand and baart
night and day, to its early accomplishment.
and we can give assurance that there will
be imposed upon our absent friends and
neighbors but few days of delay in addi-
tion To that which ordinary prudence will
require
MRS. TAYLoR'S EFFECTS
In yesterdays Savannah NEWS was mon
toned the fact that Mrs. Emily Taylor of
No 135 West Adams street, was found dead
in her yard by Deputy Sheriff Vincent
That officer ilnmed ately took charge of the
house of the deceased, and a search in her
trunks this morning revealed 81, III rs in
cash, deeds for honse and lot in this city,
and 81 800 worth of property in Brooks
vile. Her daughter is the sole heir to this
wealth.
REOPFNING OF THE SCHOOLS.
The principals, or in their absence the
first assistant, in all the public schools of
Duval county are authorized to open their
schools at once. The Duval county board
of health, through President Neal Mitchell,
says:
The board decides it not only safe but de.
srable, that the public schools in infected
localities should be at once opened In Duval
county.
The steamer Everglade came down the
river this morning with about 5000 boxes
of oranges for the steamship Ozama.
.
had their photographs taken to-day.
The steamer Governor Stafford arrived at
Mayport this morning and is lying at an
chor waiting for the steamship Ozama.
There will be a meeting of the Florida
lodge of Odd Fellows next Thursday after
noon at $50 o'clock. This will be their first
meeting since the epidemic.
TO FILL A VACANCY.
Hon. f. j. Hartridge has been appointed
by the state board of education to fill the
vacancy on the county school board caused
by the death Of Louis /. Fleming, chair
man.
Only ono patient seriously sick with yell
low fever is now reported at ST. Luke's
hospital, and he is an Englshman named
Robert Walter
The steamer Fred DeBary is lying at
Mayport waiting for tho next ship from
New York.
The shell road to the city cemetery is one
of the notable improvements Of the present
time.
The business of this port during tho past
month has been exceedingly meager.
Mr.. Marchmont of Macon, AGA, is now
agent of the Florida railway and Naviga-
tion road at Baldwin.
1t is likely that the Sub-Tropical expo ST.
tion will be very good this winter in spite
of the epidemic.
The steam schooner, Louis Bucki, arrived
to-day from Palatka.
All serious sickness has totally disap-
peared from Campbelrs addition.
There was little more frost this morn
ing