The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-27

Central, died to-day. He va, taken sick
on the l4th. No physicians We're called
until after death. The characteristics
were those of yellow fever.
The health authorities have assumed
control of all sanitary affairs, and the
mayor has issued orders for the protec-
ton of property. All persons who have
not been exposed are urged to leave on
through train to be provided. The
fire bells will be rung at 9 p. m., and
all persons must then retire. 4 quaran-
tine station has been established at the
asylum switch, two miles north of the
city, and the Central Railroad has
been requested to deliver freight and
express to that point.
The weather is very warm and people
are hopeful as could be expected with
out trains, mails or supplies.
| The Howard Association is ut work,
but have no means to work with.
The telegraph office is overcrowded,
and many telegrams are unanswered
because parties to whom they are
addressed are absent.
SELMA WANTS GILT-EDGE PAPER.
SELMA, ALA, September 22.-Selma
| has extended her quarantine to include
every place where there is fever or
! suspicion of fever. Owing to the Stam-
pede Of fever refugees from Jackson tC
Vicksburg and Meridian and other
Mississippi towns before the fever was
declared epidemic in Jackson, no person
or trains from these points are allowed
| TO enter. AS q result of this, trains from
Meridian. on the East Tennessee, Nir-
ginia and Georgia, and from Akron, or
c. S. and NJ, were not allowed to stop
here, but passed through at a rate of
ten miles a.! hour with quarantine Ot1i-
GERS on board. All parties entering the
city from any and everywhere must
present gilt-edged health certificates
covering period of thirty days past.
Travelling men have boasted that they
manufactured tl.ese to order, but that
racket cannot now be worked. Selma
is remarkably healthy.
ONE T'uNDRED AND FIFTEEN NEW
CASES.
JACKSONVILLE, September 24.-lhe
board Of he;tl1i, official bulletin reports
1l3 new cases yestei day, S3 OF whom
are negroes, and deaths, making total
1,S9l total de: f;'Y.
NO :-i.'HS ATJACi>SON.
JACKsc> lis, September 24.-No
new cas- &C 2iic ally reported, and
no dea:iiS. i te:' Us taken at jackson
show, only 1000 people left.
He DERS0NvJLLE FREE EROM FEVER.
HENDEEsoNvILLE, \. c., September
24.-The yellow fever scare here Is at
an end. All the patients have recov'
cred, the hospital has been broken up
and most Of the refugees have departed
though a few who wei e so we'll pleased
with their reception and treatment
prefer to remain here. There were tel
cases among the refugees when the
train arrived at Hendersonville. Two
proved fatal, and the others recovered
No case developed after the second day
of the refugees. None of the citizen:
contracted the disease, and it has beer
demonstrated that yellow fever coulc
not spread here, even among the retu
gees, for those who arrived here we'll
remained well.
no MORE REFUGEES FOR NORTH CARO-
LIMA.
RALEIGH, n. c., September "a
Governor Scales to-day notified TIT
chairman of the board of health a
Jacksonville that no other refugee:
would be allowed to come to this State
from districts infected with yellow
fever.
A IMPROVEMENT AT DECATUR
MEMPHIS, September 24.-The lates
from Decatur received to-day is to th'
effect that no new cases of yellow feve
developed since yesterday, and NJ
deaths has occurred.
AN ARMED GUARD AROUND MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, Tenn, September "a
An armed force, composed of member
of the Chickasaw Guards, Memphis
Merchant Zouaves and Schorr Zouaves
guard the roads leading into Memphis
tonight. There are thirteen pickle
stations and detail Of thirty men fo
each station was made this afternoon
and placed on duty.