The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-24
the lights of street car approaching in

for his trouble. We took passage on the
car, and got off at the hotel where am
now stopping. Ny young lady friend, her
little brother and the person spoke OF,
took carriages for their respective destina-
tons. | had not eaten anything for four
teen hours, and was cold, wet to the bone
and furnished. | am still sick from the
trip, which has aggravated chronic al
lection OF the throat from which am SUI
fering. This morning visited DR.. Thorn
ton and put him in possession of the facts.
/ made no effort at concealment having
nowhere been exposed to injection. |
shall leave Tuesday for Texas in company
with my brother, who is on his way to
meet me here"
That was her story. 1t makes a bad
showing for Conductor Ramsey and the
Memphis q Charleston railroad.
now THEY SLIP IN.
A colored man walked in from Lakeview
last night and took the dummy for Mem
pbs. He told an APPEAL reporter that he
had lots of company, at least twenty OF the
Mississippi refugees having adopted the
same course.
Mr.. +. o. Milton, representing Ulla-
thorne q Co., was put off the Birmingham
train at Byhalia, Miss. He, too, walked
in. His employer, Mr.. Ullathorne and
his wife were on the City Of Providence,
but were not allowed 10 get off
A party of refugees were dumped at
Capleville Saturday night They employed
a wagon and "coon" and drove in.
A planter on the Horn lake road re-
ports that seven men, with grips, passed his
house yesterday en- route TO Memphis.
Prof Paul Schneider, OF the Christian
college, direct from Europe, was put off at
Bartlett on Friday. lie walked in yester-
dav.
p. NJ. Patterson and |. N. Snowden.
| Sunday school missionaries, were quaran-
! tined at Bartlett Saturday. They walked
in yesterday, and warrants are out for their
arrest.
The family OF Ed Keeling, secretary OF
the Merchants exchange got aboard the
train at Holly Springs. They were put Off
at Kelly station, where Mr.. Keeling
awaited them with barouche and drove
them 10 town. lie will answer for it in
the police court this morning
Walter White and an employee OF the
Memphis FIGURING mills were at Jackson,
Miss, last Tuesday, September Is. They
are now in Memphis, and will doubtless
be fired out Of the city limits
now THEY DON'T SLIP IN.
Joe Williams and other gentlemen con-
necied with the trustees office live outside
the quarantine limits. They will not be
| allowed to enter the city today.
Mike Garvin lett here Saturday TO show
how easy il is 10 step through the lines.
| Twenty men have been specially detailed
to look out for Mike and take him dead or
alive.
CARTER CAUGHT.
Mr.. Thomas Carter, of Carter & Bless
| ing IL now On route to 81. Louis on re-
turn trip. He arrived yesterday morning
Mr.. Carter is very sorry he came 10 Mem
| phis before the limit put upon dangerous
! parties by the health authorities expired.
On last Tuesday night the banishcd Mem
phian was caught at Jackson. Mis-, and
could not catch his train before early next
| morning. He took a room at the I'd
wards house, one square from the scat Of
| infection, and slept soundly all right. lie
! proceeded 10 lazoJ City, and from there
/ TO Madison station, thence 90 81. Louis, at
/ which point he boarded a train and re-
turned 10 Memphis Inspection officers
| apprehendcd and arrested Mr.. Carter
| while he was crossing the river on the
! transfer steamer. lie did not deny hav-
ing been ut Jackson, Miss, on the date
named. He was detained al the board
| Of health Office until the Iron Mountain
train last evening, when he was placed
aboard and sent on his way rejoicing that
he was still alive An ArpEAL reporter
saw Mr.. Carter before he left, and learned
that a 81. Louis penny paper II Saturday
! published report thai there were ten
cases OF fever and one death here from
that cause on that day. Mr.. Carter also
stated that he was informed by a refugee
at st. Louis that the fever originated at
Jackson through an Importation from
Jacksonville. The report Of this party,
whose name wos not learned, that man
from Florida had been picked up ten miles
below Jackson, sick, placed on u hand-car
and taken up 10 the city, where he died In
| the new depot building, aud WIS buried
quick. This may be a pointer for those
who are investigating tho cause OF tho
| plague IN that city.
The boat stopped at Helena for fuel, but
no person was allowed TO dobark there.
| The passengers on board were mostly from
Grccnville and Vichsburg. All along the
boat was hailed by people begging 20 DO
taken aboard, among them many women
and children, but all such requests were
| ignored.
! Tho Providence laid in an enormous
supply OF provisions here, the largest
steamboat order filed hero since the war.
Her cabin passenger list amounted 10 2S2
people.
EyES PROVIDENCE - snur OFT.
The City Of Providence from Nicksburg
| pokcd her nose In at the elevator ycstcr-
| day, but was not allowed 10 land. The
passengers were all Ia the best Of health,
and some anxious 10 get of, but squad
OF police under commanded Sefgt. Iloran.
was there 10 prevent H. Among tho
| Memphians aboard were Mr. aud Mn'
| UllathOrro from Natchoz. They proceeded
| up the river, In company with the rest Of
| the passengers gazing with fearful eyes at
/ the beloved homo which they were not
| allowed 30 enter. MIS-. Ullathorrr has a
splendid voice, and will now doubtless
sing "lIomc, Sweet Home," with a new
emphasis.
ENcAvArioSs MUST sTor.
The following order has been issued by
the board OF health:
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| MINriiis. Tenn, sept - las. I
At meeting Of the board oi health.
held September %, 1883. the following
| order was made:
Until further notice all excavations,
openingS or trenches, grading OF streets or
lots within the city limits, for either pub
| lie or private purposes, will be prohibited.
by order Of the board OF health.
| y. A. WILLIAMSON. Secretary.
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