Daily Arkansas Gazette from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 1

S1XTY-JSTINTH YEAR. NO 2G5. BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO LITTLE ROCK, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1888. man Trumbull. Hon.

W. C. Ooudy, I doing well, Miss Jones is very and yards are used by two or OUR SPECIALS. Howard County Citizens Indignant Over Rube CarlLee's Slander. Jndge Wood Charges on the Hot Springs Blind Tigers-Criminal Matters.

Cotton Market. Nashville, via Hopk, Sept. pooplo of this county are very indiguaut over the false and outrageous charges con tained in CarlLee's letter to the New York Press, relative to the late elcctiou in this county. There have never been nny election frauds in this county siuce the days of Powell Clayton and therms not a respect-table man in the coutuy, of auy political faith whatever, who will tell the people of this county that Norwood and his gang were counted out here at the late election. After the Whisky Men.

Special to The Arkansas Uazette. Hot Springs, Sept. 24. -Tho Gar land circuit court met here today, Judge J. B.

Wood presiding. His charge to the grand jury was rigid, aud the most exhaustive ever before delivered t'iim the bench in this county. It has been the custom among tho whisky men to di liquor here between the terms of tho circuit court, or When the grand jury was not iu session. When the circuit court meets thev skiu out and evade goiug before the gntnd jury. They have been indicted before, however, for gelling contrary to the 3-mile law, but beat the cases, a number of them by proving that they had leated thdir pieuiises to other parties, iu whose name the business was canied ou, la referring to the illegal sale of liquor here, the judge.i in tho course of his instruction.

Biil-v 'What shall we dototoi Indict all who are responsible, ami all officers who fail to enforce the law. A mau sell3 whisky in the back part of his restaurant or billiard hall. They urr shrewd and sharp aud hard to catch up with. They resort to all kinds of schemes and devices to cover up their tracks. They execute a lease to a mau and put him iu full control and they just set around and smoke cigars aud watch aud have nothing to do with it apparently.

Now you can't convict as accessory unless he has encouraged the crime by his advice or presence. When the grand jury meets this man skips out. I want you to be care ful in these cases. If a man has let such a business run in his house or rented it for that purpose, knowiug it to be for that purpose, he is guilty as accessory. If that has been done they must be indicted." Fever Affects the Cotton Market.

Special to The Arkansas (Jazette. JSw Oiileass, Sept. 24. Under the in fluence of an odvuuce of 8 (J4d in Liverpool New fork-iniproved 5 points and this mar ket 4 points. The general quarantine es-tablished at the largo and small towns throughout Alabama, Mississippi aud Louisiana, and the consequent cessation of shipments to market is doubtless the reason of thix improvement, aud, as it looks as though tin-re is no immediate prospect of tho lessening of lhe fears of the interior points there is apt to be a decided scarcity of cotton for weeks in tins market.

The effect of this on futures is apparent today in the advance of September and October. The world's visible supply of cotton on the 22d inst. was 648,000 less than last year, and of American cotton 274,000 less on the first of October, the total deficiency of all kinds will be ovor 700,090 bales. Receipts so far this week at ports are 40.000 bales loss than last year, and total receipts since the first of September 241,000 less. Free on board cotton very little doing, except iu some sections where delivery is spre.

In various places people are afraid the quarantine may interfere with the receipts of cot ton here. Spots firm but not active. Fair business done today at unchanged prices. LENNY ViOLETT. To Be Tried for Murder.

Special to the Arkansas Gazette. Fort Smith, Sept. 24. 8am Jones, a state 's prisoner, who has been in the United States jail here since the 17th of October, 1837, for safe-keeping, was today taken to Benton county to be tried for the murder of Henry Kettner, near Durham, Washington county, on the night of October 6, 1887. A Territory Murder.

Special to the Arkansas Gazette. Fort 8mith. dept. 24. At Vian, Chero-kes Nation, yesterday evening, Phillip Jones was killed by Ham Green.

No particulars obtainable. Writs were ifcsued today in the United States court for the murderer. One Man Wounded. Special to The Arkansas Gazette. Magnolia, Sept.

24. A shooting bee occurred here today between Tom Elsmore and A. J. Oliver. Oliver was seriously wounded.

AN OLD-TIMER SWAMPED. The Wonderful Clipper Dreadnought Sinks Ileneath the Waves. Nbw Yokk, Sept. 24. News has reached Gloncestor by the sohooner Flying Scud, just from a fishing trip on the coast of Labrador, that the famous old clipper ship Dreadnaught is one of the vessels that was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.

This celebrated vessel was built iu aud tho following year on her return trip from Liverpool she beat the Cuiiard steamer Canada into Boston. Five years later she made the phenomenal run of Shju miles from Sandy Hook tb Kock Light, Liverpool, in thirteen days eight hours. the ship accomplished a feat in sailing that still stands without parallel, going from Sandy Hook to Quoenstown. 270" miles, in nine days and.aeventeen hours. For a long time this trip was the only topio iu swiling circles.

Pictures of the ship and Cant. Samuels of the yacht Henrietta fame were printed until the lithograph stones were worn out. A Wrecked Yc ssel. TS'BWORVT3eptr47-ThB steamship Loaisiana, which arrived from New Orleans this morning, reports that on the 19th when in the Gulf of Florida, she sighted a newlv coppered hip floating bottom up. It is supposed the ill-fated vessel was wrecked during the rcnt cyclone.

At noon the Citv of "Province with list of passengers variously estimated from 400 to 1000 stopped long enough to got a supply of provisions. This was necessary, as the boat's larder was about exhausted and she will not be permitted to land at Memphis'. The passengers are understood to bo, from Vicksburg and Greenville, None were allowed to land, though many of them desired to do so. Tho Paris C. Brown is duo up at this place with a large list of passengers, and as it is rumored that there are people on her direct from Jacksonville she will nst be allowed to land.

A volunteer guard has been organized to guard not nly the river front and railroads, but ail wagou roads Jeading into this city Helena is in first class condition and she intends to remain so. The meeting today expressed full confidence in the honesty of President lladden and Dr. Thornton of Memphis end did not desire to take any steps that might soem to tho world to be prejudicial to our sister city, but the fact that some of our citizens as1 well as others from Alabama came through Memphis yes terday without any difficulty leads td the conclusion that our own interests demand a strict quarantine against that point, A Rumor Denied. To the Editor of The Gazette: Bkakden, Sept. 24.

It is reported thai there arc two cases of yellow fever at this place. Tho telegraph wires are kept hot answering questions from all points on this line. can say there is not a case of yellow fever here, lucre are only two cases ot sickness in tiie town thev are having chills aud fever. Mr. John Norman of Alabama, brother of our postmaster, E.

W. Norman. came here about seven or eight days ago, and ho has not been sick a day since ho landed hero, "and that is where tjie news started that the yellow fever was at this ulace, lie being from Alabama where the fever is raging. Ho lias not been with it or anywhere about it. He came to see his brother, and on a prospecting tour.

I am a druggist at this place and would know if there was a case of yellow fever here. Will say there is not a case here lodav. C. T. Kennedy.

A Later Report. Helena, Sept. 24. The quarantine against infected points was made stronger here today. Capt.

T. II Faulkner of the Claiborne rifles with 104 members, have taken charge of tho wagon roads entering the city. The board of health this morning telegraphed the agents at Memphis of the Lee, Adams and Anchor lines of steamboats that no passengers will be allowed to land here. The Paris C. Brown passed up with a list of 300 passengers from river points below.

The boat took on a lot of supplies as she will not laud between here and Cairo. There were three passengers on the Brown from Jackson. who came through Greenville. The board of health lias had a hundred barrels of lime scattered in the alleys and streets of the city today. Busi ncss goes ou as usual.

People from the country who are known to tho guards are being admitted. Two Inspectors Appointed. Tho state board of health at its regu lar meeting yesterday morning de cided to put inspectors on all the railroads leading to this city from the Mis sissippi river, between Arkansas City and Cairo, 111. Dr. John Waters of this city was assigned to the Bald Knob branch, aud Dr.

Pruitt of Forest City, on the Memphis and Little Kock road, between his homo and Memphis. Their duties are to carefully inspect every passenger on the train, and if they are from the fever infected districts, turn thorn back. Dr. Thornton, president of the Mem phis board of health, telegraphed the state board yesteaday at noon, that commencing at noon Sunday, Memphis had maintained non-intercourse quarantine east of the Mississippi river and would stop all trains within ten miles of Memphis until tlie fever was at an end in the infected districts. 8.

B. Klrby Leaves Town. S. B. Kirby, the well-known sewing machine agent is just from the fever infested districts.

Ho was on the streets yesterday and Mayor Whipple, having heard of his recent. arrival, sent him a note politely asking Mr. Kirby to leave the city for a week or so, which he promised to do and said he would leave last night. Mr. Kirby, it is stated, while en route home stopped in Jack son, only long enough to take dinner at tho railroad station.

He was in Jackson eeveral days ago, but the mayor thought it safe, for Mr. Kirby to leave, and he did so, as he promised he would. Mora Officers Needed. A quarantine officer should be placed on the main line Iron Mountain train, as well as special officers at St. Louis, Poplar Bluff, Knobel, iioxie ana uaia Knob, to prevent people from infected districts who may escape guards at other points from boarding the south bound trains on the Iron 'Mouutain railway in this -state.

Little Itock must not look to other cities for protection. Unfounded Koniors. There is no truth whatever in reports or rumors of yellow fever or suspicious cases iu Little Kock, and people should be careful not to put such stories in circulation. The St. Louis Post-Dis-patcli of Saturday gave publication to a rumor of this character a rumor of two cases and should correct it in every issue for a week.

Little Bock never has had yellow fever, and The Gazette believes never vill. A Good Plan. In a tenement house with which I am acquainted, a meeting of the tenants was lately held and a course of action agreed upon for the care of the common yard, privies and well. My object in writing is to suggest that it would be well if the above example were followed in places where privies Hon. Mr.

Fleetwood. Judge Blodgett, Justice Magruder of the Illinois supreme court, Judge Allen Williams, Judge Woods, Judge Dunn and Mayor Koche, Ex-Seere-tarv of War itobt. T. Lincoln, Es-Min- ister to Persia Winston, Hon. Geo.

W. Bmith. Marshall Field, Alexander Sul- ltvan. N. K.

Fairbank, Geo. M. Pullniau, (Jen Chas. Fitzsimon, R. C.

Clowry. T. B. Blackstone. C.

L. Hutchinson U. II. Porter, J. H.

McVioker, N. B. Keam, Wm. Henry, Smith. Gen.

John Jesso Snanidimr and others. ii dee Druminond opened the speech- making. Judge Fuller responded and was followed by Judge Gresham and Judge Moran of the appelate court. ha banquet lasted nntil long after midnight and was a memorable event. XflE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Senate at Work on a Bill for Yellow Fever Commission. The Senate Tariff Bill Beady The Re- jectlon of the Chinese Treaty. Senate Proceedings. Washington, D. Sept 4.

Mr. Berry, from the committee on public lauda. re ported the bill allowiasr a person who had abandoned or relinquished a homestead entry before the expiration of the requisite six montns, to maite another entry not ex ceeding a quarter section ot land. Passed Among the bills introduced and referred were the following: BY Mr. Htewart: To prohibit the im migration of Chinese labor.

sir Mr. Plumb: Uttering a reward of $100,000 to any person or persons who ahall discover tne cause, remeily and treatment of yellow level'. By Mr. Call, from tho eomission of med ical men at Jacksonville: To observe and report on fants relative to the yellow fever, and tne oest methods or its euro, preven tiou and suppression. in connection with the two latter bills Mr.

Harris presauted a telegram from Memphis attributing the existeuce of yel low fever in Decatur, aud Jackson, to unrestricted intercourse between Cuba and Florida during the past two yeur. saying tnat tnat demonstrated tne necessity of a perfect system of quarantine, and recommending the establishment of a na tional board of nealth On motion of Senator Morgan the bill for the, payment of the Weil and L'abra claims, in Mexico, was made a special orner ior Monday or next weeK. lhe senate tnen proceeded to considera tion ol the general denciency bill. House Proceedings. Washington, D.

Kept. 24. On motion of Mr. Forney a joint resolution was passed extending uutil October 10, the ex istiug appropriations for the sundry civil expenses or tne government. Mr.

Burnes of Missouri called up the con ference report on the sundry civil appropriation bills. Mr. Bayres of Texas refuted the charee made Dy jit. cannon or iiunow that the democratic administration had beea char acterized by extravagance. He quoted statistics to bear out tft assertion that the responsibility for extravagance rested with the republican senate, which since 1SS2, had increased the amount carried by the appropriation bills seat to it by the house.

Sia7.000.000. which amount. nowever, tne oemocrawo nonse naa suc ceeded in cutting down to $00,000,000. Mr. Warner of Missouri said that the enemies of tha Oklahoma bill could not pass the pending measure at the present session.

lie intimated that Mr. Holman had attempted, indirectly to defeat the Oklnhoma bill. After an uninteresting disoussion the house adjourned. Text of Mr. Call's Yellow Fever Bill.

Washington-, D. C. Sept. 24. The text ef the bill introduced by Senator Call today for tbo appoiutment of a yellow fever commission is as follows: Be it enacted, tnat the president of the United States shall appoint a commission of seven physicians of the different- schools of medicine, so far as practicable, who shall observe and make report of all facts ou the yellow fever if Jacksonville, so far as practicable, and shall also observe and report all facta as to the condition of the city In respect to sanitation, and local causes of the disease, and the greater or less prevalence of the disease in particular localities and under particular conditions.

section 2. Said commission shall make a report of their observations to the surgeon-general of the marine hospital service, with other suggestions and conclusions on the subject, and tho surgeon-general ehall prepare the same for publi cation, with his opinions and recommendations, and send it to congress. The Treaty Rejected. Washington, D. Sept.

24. The Chinese treaty has been rejected by the Cihnese government. The final action of the Chinese government In rejecting the treaty was not taken until after the exclu sion bill bad passed the senate without amendment and the knowledge that, the senate's concurrence in the measure was beyond recall. In its forthcoming explana tion of the rejection of the treaty the Chinese government will point ont this fact clearly. The Chinese minister will submit the papers from his government the latter part oi uctoDer.

The Senate Torifl Hill Completed. WASHINGTON. D. C. Sent.

24 The senate finance committee tariff bill has been hii- nished by the sub-committee and will be reported to the fall committee today. It will be withheld for a short time in order to give the minority tim to frame minority report, which work senator Beck is superintending at Fortress Monroe. It is estimated the bill will reduce the rev enue about $06,000,000. The Bank Must ray It. New Yobs, Sent.

24 Part of the lesacv left by the late Henry Ward Beecher to his son Herbert F. Beecher of Fort -Townsend. Washington Territory, amounting to $2280.00, was deposited in the Merchants i'u, wuay, auu payurcui. was enioineu at the instance of Lewis S. Chase, who had a claim of $00 against him.

The bank paid the money to the son, and today the supreme court decided that the bank is liable to Mr. Chase for Tax Collecting Suspended. Atlanta, (J Sept 24, Owing to the re cent destructive floods at Aueusta. Gov. Gordo today ordered a suspension of the collection of taxes Of Richmond county, until the legislature meets.

The legislature will doubtless relieve the people of that county of etate tax. To Defeat Ibe Cotton Lonpon. BenL 24. One million snindlen iu the Lancashire mills have commenced running on short time. The mill owner's object being to defeat the American cotton ng.

Gone Home. MorBistown. Sent. 24. President Cleveland left here for Washington at 9:30 o'clock this a special train.

i THE EPIDEMIC. Batter Nes and Brighter Prospects In All the Infected Towns. Memphis World- Quarantines 1 gainst -Her Soldiers Enforce It. the False Reports Sent Out Over Country About tittle Kock, the WHICH CONTINUES ALL ItUillT. Tlie Situation at Memphis.

Memphis, Tens, Sept. 24. A meet injr of the joint committee of the cotton and merchants' exchanges and city authorities was held today. The stringent quarantine regulations which have been enforced since Saturday were amended by the adoption of the following: Resolved, That passes be issued upon the certificate of the president of the taxing district or the president Of the board of health to persons to corne in and out of the city who are in the city or its vicinity and who will not go to any inrectea district; thut this authority will also coyer all cases of people desiring to bring in produce or carry out supplies in wagons or other vehicles. Resolved, That any person or persons who are at present at quarantine stations, shall be pei to come to the city upon permits issue.

-v lae mxiug uisinia uu thorities when iatlsiactory evidence is shown that they have not been in any infected districts. Local military companies reported for duty toduy, and later will bo assigned to duly as pickets on the dirt roads. An armed force composed of the members of the Chickasaw Guards and Merchant Zouaves guarded roads into Memphis tonight and the appearance of the volunteers in their fatigue uniform with blanket and canteen strapped behind them presented such a scene not before witnessed since the war. Thev go now to protect the lives of the people against au unseen enemy, whose presence is to be more feared than an army of hostile meu since the fever kills women! and children and spares none. The board of health authorities tonight determined to place the same restrictions on the railroads west of the Mississippi river as have been enforced on the east side.

The steamer Ohio which will arrive tomorrow morning from Cincinnati, will be'anchored in the puddle of the river and not allowed to land until the inspector has made a thorough exam- fnatltM nil I rv luabiuu ui ail liiu The exodus, front the city still continues and trade is paralyzed. The Quarantine at Memphis. Memphis, Sfpt. 24. Vf, Tucker, Little Kock: We will co-operato fully with the Arkansas State Board of Health and afford them every facility in the way of transportation and otherwise.

Memphis is absolutely free of fever so far, and with the present non-intercourse policy is likely to remain so. West bound travel on the eastern lines is virtually stopped. This morning all the dirt roads leading into the city and tlie river front will be picketed bv the military A.G.Jones, Sup't. L. E.

M. It. IU Co. No New Cases at Jackson. Jackson, Miss.

Sept. 24. There have been no new cases or deaths since yesterdav morning. The sick are doing well except J. ii.

Lee, foreman of the Illinois Central depot building in course of erection. He has had a relapse and may die tonight. The total population is 1791, three-fourths colored. The first case of fever in 1878 occurred August 31 first death September 3, and the last death November 28. Thetotol numbei of cases were 490; total number of deaths were 84.

Rigid Precautionary Measures. NewOrlians, Sept. 24. As a precautionary measure to allay apprehension, the president of the board of health has issued an order to the representatives of the various roads coming into this city and passing through or near the infected points not to bring into the city any coaches in which refugees from the infected points have traveled north. All the local trains on the Illinois Central road have been abandoned.

Ouly through trains are running as usual. Col. Glenn, commercial agent, acting under instructions received last night, has withdrawn all the trains of the Northeastern railroad on account of the action of Meridian in refusing to allow them to pass there. There is not a case on the Queen andyCresceut road from New Orleans to Memphis. As there is no real connection now between Chattanooga and Memphis or Cairo, tho mails have been diverted by Nashville, Montgomery and New Orleans.

Quarantine Removed. Montoomeht, Sept. 24. The quarantine established on Friday by this city against Greenville, Ala. was removed tiiis morning, it being absolutely certaiu that there was no, real cause for tbo quarantine.

Five Deaths lint Brighter Prospects. Decatur, Sept. 24. "We have five deaths' today Mr. Spencer, Mr.

Kibby, Dr. Bowman, Mr. Prince and Mr. Falkinberg. The cases on hand: J.

L. Brine is recovering. Major Fraaei8ohiwlIrI'vWakly484u danger, Mrs. Ji B. Stewart is doing well, Mr.

Sherman is doing well, Dau Patterson, "is recovering, Mr, Frowell ia Very sick, Mrs. Thomas Jones' sickness is mild; Miss Annie -Jones lg convalescent, Frank Jones is families, as what Is everybody's Dusi- ness is likely to be the business of no one. Our health officers are doing what they can but their districts are far too large to be covered efficiently unless they are aided or even antic ipated iu their work by the intelligent portion of the community. ttPuuniT'Trnv lnteg Canceled. Minnie Maddern aud her company were due at Hot Springs last night aud at tine tiluff but owing to strict quarantine regulations she had to cancel the Hot Springs date, and will arrive from St.

Lords this moniinff and godownto IiBlu returning Wed- uonimy unman miu nail, imvti uau- celed their dates here October 3 aud 4 on account of the quarantine, east of Memphis, but will make a date On." That's the name of their new comedv. He Attracted Attention. The people around the depot Sunday morning trazed in fear at Dr. Forest of Decatur, who was a nasseneer ou the south bound cannon ball, lie left Decatur on the 18th, and came around by way of St. Louis, bound for some point south of Little Itock.

Ho said when he left the stricken Alabama town, it was almost depopulated. A Denial. Mlie Mate board of health late yes terday afternoon sent out telegrams denying the reports published in the St. Louis papers of Sunday, that there was vellow fever in Little Kock. President lireysacner was very angry yesterdav, and said that it does more harm than good to send out sueu re- ports when there is no foundation for them.

A Positive Denial. Mr. Branch Maftin received the fol lowing telegram from Memphis yester dav afternoon Branch Martin, Little Kock: Positively no yellow fever here. Positively nothing that rsem Dies it. City very healthy.

D. T. Pouter. Gone To Do Duty. Dr.

John Waters left last night for Memphis, to where he was assigned by the state board of health yesterday as traiu inspector on the Bald Knob During his absence I)r French will have charge of his practice iu the city. AU Through Trains Stopped. Mobile. Sept. 24.

Owine to the restrictions ot quarantine regulations, the Mobile and Ohio railroad stopped tonight all throuch trains on that road. Tr Attic will be resumed. Manager Clark says when reason resumes ner sway ana demoraliza tion ends. New York's Contribution. New York.

Sept. 24. The total amount received at the mayor's ofllce for the fever suirerers was Jt-V 4 mm I TKBBIBIiE DKATH. I A Bab Carried Away and lateu by an Eagle. Wichita, Sept.

24. A baby of farmer William Beattie, who lives on Cim- maron river north of the territory line was carried off by an eagle Saturday. Beattie went to work in the morning, leaving in his dug-out his two children, one 6 years old and bady axed 2 About noon Beattie returned home and found his girl in tears. Hhe said she had taken baby into the yard, and left it while she went into the house, in a few minutes she heard a cry, and on looking out, saw the baby flying away, as she expressed it. The father knew at once an eagle had visited his home, and summoned his neighbors to the wooded banks of the river, for wnicn the eagle nad made, in about an hour the sound of a shot sum moned the searchers together.

One of the men had found the eagle and was eneagwd in deadly coniuet with it. lie hud emptied his gun at the big bird aud broken a wing, and was using his gun as a club when rein forcements arrived. The eagle fluttered in the bushes, then the father saw his infant's dead body horribly lacerated and part gone. A MURDERKR LYNCHED. Lewi Davis Tnkea From Jail and Hanged Near Cuba, Mo.

Cuba. Sept. 24. Lewis Davis, who for six months has been confined in the St. Louis jail on the charge.of murdering David Miller, and who was brought here last Tuesday for trial, was taken from jail by a mob early Sunday morning and hanged.

Early in the morning a runner informed tha sheriff there was a mob coming, then the sheriff sent Dunlap, a deputy sheriff, to in form Judge Bl ar.d, who was stopping atthe hotel, and get some advice as to what to do, bnt the deputy only got a short distance when he met about forty masked men, who marched him back to the jail. The lynchers procured cold-chisels and hammers and cut tne jau-door down. Only one guard was on duty at t.h lull and ha was soon mastered. Davis fought desperately with a piece of heavy bedstead in his cell, but he was overpowered urn! I nil with a rotio around his neok about a half mile north of Steelville on the Cuba road and hanged to the limb of an oak tree Immediately over the iirave of Pat Wallace, who was lynched October 4, 18tH, for the murder of the Logan ramny. juoge Rland hns ordered a snecial grand jury, eomnnsied of representative men of the cnntirr to incriire into the matter.

He says all violators of the law must be punished to the full extent. SPORTING EVENTS. BasebaU. PiTTsnt-RG, Sept. 5, Detroit 1.

Chicago, Kept. 24. -Chicago 10, Indian- Washington. Sept. 24.

'Washington 1, New York 2. St. Louis, Sept. 24. St.

Louis, 2, Balti. RfiaroK. Kent. 24. Boston 4, Philadel- delphia, 1.

CRANO BANQUET. The Friends of Chief Justice fuller Treat Iliut Royally. Chicaoo. Sept. 24 The friends of Hon.

M. Vf, Puller, the new chief of the nation's highest tribunal, tendered that gentleman. at the Falmer iionso iouiui, When the chief justice ap peared he was heartily applauded. On the riKht hand of the new chief justice sat t. Walter Q.

Gresham, and i.j flan. Crook. Judge Brad- wall. Judge Uaton, Ex-Senator Ly- a sick, Air. Chanjn is very sick.

new cases today, wo have plenty of doctors and are taking good care of ourselves. "Jerome Cochran, 'jStato Health Officer. A Groundess Kninnr. Special to The Arkansas Gazette. Poplar Burr, Sept 24.

Some uneasiness is felt here on account of yellow fever. It is rumored that there' are two cases at Little Hook and the trains from that point are shut out of Cairo by quarantine. A whole train of empty coaches went south this morning to bring out refugees, and there is some talk of taking steps to see that they do not stop here. Acknowledged at Last. Fernanmna, Fi.a.

Sept. 24. Yellow fever was officially declared today to be here. The board of health issued the following bulletin: "The board of health announces that the result of the autopsy hail at 12 p. in.

this day, on the body of Mr. Hood, demonstrates tho existence of yellow fever in the city. T. E. Deaterf.k, President.

R. S. Lukinliell, railroad agent, died this morning. Ruining it Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fi.a., Sept.

24. Yesterday's northeaster has been succeeded by'a 'cold rain and drizzle that has continued throughout tlie day and evening. This weather is unfavorable for the sick, but it is encouraging to note that only five deaths havo beeu reported. New cases, however, still continue in abundance. The report today shows 113, of which 85 are colored and 28 white.

Total cases to date rj'Jl, total deaths 217. It is im possible to approximate the number of cases that have not been reported to the board of healih. A Case at Louisville. Loiisvillk, Sept. 24.

It. Grant of Newark, who came in from Decatur, Ala. and is at tho Eruptive hospital, has developed moro decided symptoms of yellow fever. He will be treated for tiie disease. Dr.

Taylor, who arrived at the same time, is bet ter. and it is believed has escaped the disease. He left the hospital tonight Chattanooga and Memphis are both Quarantined against Louisville. several small towns in western ivcn- tuckv have quarantined and Superin- dentMann of Illinois Central has asked Gov. Buckner to lift their quarantine The governor referred the matter to State Heal Lb Officer McCormack who has, as yet, taken rt action.

Kesolutinns of Thanks. Cincinnati, Sent. 24. Ats meeting of Jackson vile refugees, now in this citv. held here today the following resolutions were passed: "Resolved.

That the citizens of Cincin nati are entitled to the gratitude and thanks of the Oity of Jacksonville, the kindnes, courtey and generosity placed to those, who are figbtinir the scourge in Jack sonville." The gates of the City of Cincinati have never been shut to auy one who came to this citv. Looking at t'le llricht Side. CniCAc.o, Sept. 24. Dr.

J. II Bauch of this city, of the stato board of heaith, arrived from Washington yesterday, after having attended the meetiug of the state boards of health held at Nashville. He says that shot gun quarantine prevails most extensively in Tennessee and its cruelty and barbarity is illustrated in the killing of a man who left the train at Durant, Ky. Dr. Rauch approves the action of Louisville in inviting the peo- plo to that city.

In relation to the aspect of tho fever the doctor said 'From personal observation during the conference at Nash ville and from the official reports received, 1 see no reason to change the opinion expressed by mo a week ago that there is practically no danger of yellow fever in Tennessee, although the developments at Jackson, and Decatur, increase the possibilities of it. So far only one death, has occured in Tennessee; that was a refugee at Wildwood, who came from Decatur. That was a week ago and no other cases have made their appearance, The only real danger of tlie spread of yellow fever now is in the southern portion of South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The danger line is daily moving south and the most powerful ally in preventing the spread of tho disease is the constantly lowering temperature. Tho situation is not nearly so alarming as it was in the months of July and August in 1878 and 1879.

The chief source of concern is the fact that the shotgun quarantine prevails, and in many instances the regular health authorities are overridden by the mob. Unfortunately this condition of things may obtain for some days even if no new outbreaks of fever occur ShotRUn if itine at Special to the Al Jpas Gazette. Helena, ScfAv 24. The reports brought by citizens of this city to the effect that many people from several other points, as well as from Memphis, were inn tlm wincr" sfickinff aces of I refuge Ul OVU irui iw miu nortance of taking -jven greater pre cautionary measures than had already been adopted. Consequently a mass-mceting of citizens was called for noon yesterday (Sunday) at tho rooms of the chamber of commerce.

The meeting, which was very largely appointed a committee of nine to cooperate with the board of health in tho matter of quarantine and Sanitation. The committee is composed of It. W. Nichols, C. 11.

Coelidge, E. D. Til-loW, L. Lucy, II. II.

Cagle, I. Ehr-man, J. C. Dr. D.

A. Linthicnm and Aaron Meyers. A fund was-raised on thfl spot to defray the necessary expenses and a resolution was passed ordering a strict shotgun quarantine against all points. The steamer Kate Adams passed up last night with a large Jist of. passengers, none of whom were allowed to land..