The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
A Few Transient Visitors the Only
Occasion for Earnest Comment.
Vicksburg's Mayor Sets an Exam
pie for Loca Guardians.
The Merchants 2ouaves Formally Ten
der Their Services as Dirt Road
Guardians. and Other Men VIII
Fall Into Line at Moments
Call-Stin We Are Safe.


Memphis has wrcstled with and pulled
through for some time.
The Affections at Jackson, Miss, and De-
catur, Ala, were discussed with pyrotechnic
elaboration, including much theorizing over
its possible introduction into this city.
by noon there was hardly q man on the
streets who talked on any other subject In
business-houses and on the exchanges the
same condition prevailed. Everybody had
an opinion. had heard vague rumors, felt
apprehensive, and all other features of city
life gave way before the onward sweep VI
temporary excitement The panic said Ia
have been created ut Jackson, Miss, cast its
shadow thus Tar, owing To the important
fact that this would bo the objective point
OF refugees Us distributing center.
Every mind was ON the conference COM
mitice from the two exchanges, different
railroads and Taxing District authorities.
An item or two Of information rs 10 the prob
able outcome Of the conference gained cirUu-
latiou. and gave intense satisfaction. II was
for absolute, tinty, shotgun, shoothim-Un-
the spot quarantine against the world, the
flesh and the devil east Of the Mississippi
river. The arrangement ticklcd the popu-
lar fancy.
"BUsfSrss BE DAMNED
for period OF two or three weeks was the
almost unanimous sentiment Bottle up
the town, with a sort Of rat trap entrance
reversed. 10 let people out, but not moth
crs son or daughter In. We can live that
LONG on what we have, and, II ordinary food
runs out let W yrow TAT and sassy on Jug
handles aud other junk. The authorities
have bat To make 10 known that men AID
guns are wanted for picket duty Oh the cut
skirts, 10 receive volunteers to the nnm'"r
OF 50OU. We boys have shotguns AMI mus
kcts, some II which are already log.dcd Tor
bar, and the muscles in our legs can stand a
,,uud deal OF service In an emergency Ut this
kind
In brici, the foregoing was the yiCw ex.
pressed by the men vi Memphis yesterday,
| hat by the time follow got through hearing
| them from every one hc met, the conviction
/ could not be escaped that "a catastrophe was
/ impending for any ono with a dangerous
/ germ concealed about him Who should make
I his appearance In Memphis. II was no ti:ne
| Tor iOOlishness or gentle measures.
POST MONKEY WITH REroRTEEs.
About 7:SO o'clock yesterday morning
| voFd came to TuE ArrE,L Office that two
/ refugees from Jackson, Miss, were IN the
| city, having arrived ON the Mississippi x
| Tennessee frrisht train, which pulled into
the depot an hour previous.
! A reporter, accompanied by Mr.. r. I.
Harris, uf TiiE ArrEAL counting roOni, inn
| medintely set cut for the depot Meeting
one of the employees Of the road, he was
questioned about the report and ncknowl-
cigcd it, correctness, saying that one of tho
obnoxious parties was In charge Of Police
| man OvcrtDn.
A search Tor the officer was then insti-
tutcd He was found In an cmigrant car
attached b. tho lrun Mountain train, which
I was preparing % leave.
when asked whore the refugee was, over
ton pointed 90 a country youth who Oucu-
pied an adjoining seat.
Tho reporter entered into a conycra'ion
with tho man. who gave his name rs Jamcs
D. Long ca route from Jackson 70 Portland,
ore, during the course OF which he learned
that another refugee from Jackson came In
with him
Conductor JacOway, who brought the train
n, was next called on by TnE ArrEAL man.
Mr. Jaroway CONSENTED to accompany the
reporter and aid him IA locating tho refugee.
Therupon the two, accompanied by MI
Harris visited the UayosO hotel
The party hal hardly entered the rotunda
when Mr. JacONay remarked. There 10 - y
pointing w respectable hooking individual
leaning against post.
The reporter and Mr. Harris approached
the slntnwr and asked him ~ accompany
them b. tho board OF health, ~ be hal come
from Jackson.
Hg DID NOT DESY
II, and readily consented 90 70. The rufu-
gre gave his name ~ siyrus. and said lac was
drummer for a New York jcwclry house.
On Second street between Madison and
court. Dr. Ford, the State board Of health
inspector, was met aud Storms wa turned
over a. him.
DR.. Forl. after questioning him closely,
invited him arJuud 10 M Tbonton's odlcr,
where hc WIS PLAYED Ia charge Of oHircr
TuTbrfyillr.
Stems remained IN chang Of the officer
until 1910 O'Clock last night when h. de-
parted for New York via the Louisville h
Nashville road.
IaTESpiSo INJUNCTION.
The inhabitants OF Whites station are not
IN jolly state OF mind Whites station IL
about ten miles cast Of Memphis. GA the
Memphis & Charleston milruad. and tho
point Ut which Incoming trains must come Ia
y hual halt There passenger aud baggage
ave Transferred 20 another train aud brought
into the city the ouly real eject being 10
put passengers and tnin officials io some lit.
Ne duiay and work. Asa quarantine rcgu-
lstiOn, there WIS neycfa more etcruciaiingy
ludicrouy' faur. As a matter Of fict, tho
only articles qunrantincdarc the cars, which
arc hauled through Decatur at the nate u
] iNFNlY MUGS ~ NNAFs WIN uuNiN flNi'u anu
locked aud windows down. Thcrv Il no
station there beyond that which has existed
all along md no inspector other than be
who has made the run from COrinth. Now.
what the people fhorr, anil also others who
happen ~ he Informed on ths subject, want
~ know, IL what 10 the god 20 be derived
from \ simple and uninterrupted Transient
An ArrEL reporter who went out
there yesterday harmed from Inspect
or Polk that whenever and wherever
he found refugee on his traiH on he
went rs soon - a stop could be made.
That his frequently was Ia The woods cut
10 lgure. As general rule there was moth.
ing suspicious aboald by The tune the train
arrived at WhiD.A
Then what's the necessity of this stop
ping aud Transfer husinsssfi inquired the
/ rtpoTter.
"psneci u know, but Il goes m tous
a. present orders are la force sald Ii.
Polk.
Tbs people living at Whites Js.'t l!Ia IL