Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-25

The railroads. also. are doing more work
and bringing in cotton and general mer
chandise. They brought In LOO baies Vi
cotton to-day and seven cars OF gram.
NO FEVER IN SAN ANTONIO.
SAN ANTONIO. TEN. September a.
a telegram was received here to-day from
President Oliphant. OF the New Orleans
Board OF Health, inuuiring as TO the
health conditions OF San Antonio, and
stating that this city was strongly
suspected
The matter was taken up at the meet
ing OF the Board OF Health here to-day,
and the following statement issued:
There Is no case OF yellow-fever or
smallpox in San Antonio, and. to our
knowledge. no case OF yellow-fever In all
Western Texas"
SUSPICIOUS CASE IN ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. GA, September A-Dr;
Olmstead reported tonight to the Board
of Health that he was called upon 10
examine young man named Lucas, who'
IL Is thought, was sick with yeliow-teVtt.
Lucas came here from Mobile, ana Wa.
stopping at a clearinghouse on lioyu
street. Dr. Olmstead announced that ne
does not think the man has the feVer,
but sent him to the detention camp as
a precautionary measure. -,
T.ucas went to Mobile from South rlorl-
da and said ne had been suffering with
the same symptoms before he came 10
Atlanta. -
"AIL TEXAS THREATENED"
PHILADELPHIA. September 2A-The
following urgent dispatch was received to-
day: =, ,,o
New Orleans, September 2t-Use
your influence with Mr.. Wanamaker ana
other prominent Phindelphians to appeal
by wire to urge on General Wyman 10
order DR.. Guiteras TO investigate lnhine-
diately the very suspicious feVer now pre-
vailing in Galveston. Houston. dallas San
At.,<o &c threatened anu
should be guarded.
"HORTER. TERTROU & CO"
This message was addressed TO George
Horter OF Haddonfield. n. j.. the tdther
of the head Of the New Orleans nrm.
Directly upon its receipt, consultations
were held with Mr. Wanamaker Messrs.
Strawbridge & Clothier: Messrs. Rood
Fulkrod q Co.; Colonel Grey and fresi-
dent Thompson, OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road. as to the best means of securing a
response to this appeal.
GOVERNMENT BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON. September 2t-Sur-
geon-General Wyman sent out to-day the
following bulletin in regard 10 the yeilow-
fever situation: -
washington. September 4-The fol-
lowing cases of yellow-fever were oIn-
cially reported as occurring on the zSd
instant: New Orleans. nine; Mobile, TWO;
Ocean Springs six; Scranton, six; Eu-
wards. twenty-three; Atlanta, one; Louis
vile, KY, one. Reports from BILOXI anu
Barkley delayed.
THE cases occurring at Atlanta and
Louisville were those Of refugees.
Surgeon Geddings reported from jack
son, Miss. that the town of Edwards had
been surrounded by a Gordon, ana thae
the fever cases in the county We're
guarded.
traffic has been resumed on the Alabama
and Vicksburg road from Jackson 10
Meridian, and that two medical inspectors
have been assigned TO the trains.
BARGEs FOR QUARANTINE USE
WASHINGTON. September 2-General
Wilson, Chief Of Engineers has tele-
graphed instructions to Lieutenant NJ.
NJ. Patrick, the engineer officer at Mem
phis, Tenn, TO transfer two barges useu
in the Improvement OF the Mlsslsslppl m
river to Assistant-SurgeOn Young, OF the
Marine Hospital Service. for use In the
quarantine service in that vicinity.
The request for these barges was MADE
by Surgeon-General Wyman after 4
o'clock Yesterday afternoon, and General
Wilson issued his instructions Immediate
ly. Three hours later he received word
from Lieutenant Patrick that the IN
structions had been executed and the
transfer made.
NEW CASES AT EDWARDS. %.
WASHINGTON. September 2i-Dr. Wy
mans advices tonight include the fol-
| lowing:
At the Fontainebleau camp OF detention
So persons were admitted, and Ill dis
charged. Total number i'm camp, 432.
New cases at Edwards to-day, %; total
| TO date. 1873.
From Atlanta, Surgeon Sawtelle reports
| as follows: Case reported last night do
ing wen. No other cases In town, ana
| no suspects on incoming trains to-day.
From New Orleans, Surgeon Carter re-
ports that the mains are now being tho
roughly disinfected.
From Nashville (sgned by the Mayor
and Board of Health): Al called meet
ing of the State Board of Health this
evening, all quarantine orders heretofore
issued were rescinded. Parties coming
| from infected districts will be allowed to
stop at any and all points In Tennessee
the western division Of the State eN-
cepted."