The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-16
THE HEILTH OF THE CITY.

OF cases OF ye!lOW lever is raPiu'5 e
and that the proportion of deaths to the whole
number of cases grows less every day. Inc
association show, moreover, by uncontroVert-
ible facts drawn from the experieLce OF this
season, that most of the severest cases OF yel'
low fever can be cured, where the patient is
of temperate habits and has good nursing and
prompt medica! attention.
Two certificates of death were received from
IL O'Clock NJ. on Thursday to the same hour
Yesterday, viz: O. B. Collins, who died on We'd
nesday and John Viohls, who died on Thursday.
The total number Of deaths from July 25 TO
date is So.
FRIDAYS REPORT.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH,
CHARLESTON, September Is, ls7l-l2 NJ
Two (2l certificates of death from yellow
fever received since last report.
(Signed) RoBT. LEBBY, NJ. D..
| City Registrar.
In addition to the above, the following GER
tifcates have been received since last re-
port:
One forIbronchitis, acute, dated September
18th.
ber 18th.
One Tor lever, olllOus Catarrhal, ualeu Sep-
tember 18th.
The 81. Lawrence Cemetery.
There has been an unfortunate misunder'
standing in regard to the alleged tarainess Of
the superintendent of this. cemetery. we
find, upon inquiry, that the superintendent
has, in every instance, delivered the death
certificates to the city registrar within Inc
prescribed time.
The Howard dAssociation-Cheerin Re-
| ports.
The regular weekly meeting OF the execu-
tive committee OF the Howard Association
took place yesterday at the Market Hall, Pres
ident James H. Taylor in the chair.
Letters OF application for membership, each
enclosing IS, from Messrs. Henry Card and
Alexander Melchers, were read, and the rules
having been suspended, the applicants were
elected members of the association by ACCLAIM
| alton.
The committee from each ward then made
their several reports, showing that during the
week twenty-eight applications for aid to the
sick had been received and that the associa-
tion had now under its care twenty-six cases
| OF sickness, involving the employment OF
seventeen nurses, at cost OF 81 each day.
The popular rumors in regard to the ap-
pearance of the fever in various streets were
found to dwindle into nothingness, when in
vestigated by the committeeman. For in
stance, Mr. Lowndes, from Ward 2, reported
that he heard that two brothers living In
Orange street had desperate cases of yellow
fever, He Immediately set out to call on
them. On his way to the house the report was
corroborated by persons in the very street.
Upon ringing at the bell he was met by
lady, who, upon his making known his errand,
said there must be some mistake In the mat
ter; there were two brothers there, but they
had no yello,o teuer, and ,rould be-out IN fe,o
days."
During the reading of these reports, Mr..
HancRel, of Ward 4, said that, believing that
the stampede from the city had been ceased
principally by the prevalent idea that no one
ever recovered from the fever, he deemed IL
his duty to state that he had under his care
three confirmed cases of yellowfever. One of
these had black vomlt, and bleeding from the
nose, but oil three had recovered and would
soon be ABOUT.
Mr.. Robinson also stated that, as an officer
of the association, he had had, up to this time'
twelve cases of yellow fever under his care. VI
these three had died, six had recovered anu
gone to work again, and the remaining three
were recovering rapidly.
But few of the cases now under the care OF
the association are yellow fever, and the re-
ports from the wards show that the mortality
In the yellow fever cases is decreasing, and
that the fever itself is also on the wane.
The thanks of the association were rendered
to Mr.. G. Bart, OF Market street, tor the present
of box of lemons.
On motion the meeting then adjourned until
Friday next.
APublic Nuisance.
Numerous complaints are prevalent in the
upper part of the city concerning the condl-
tlon of large lot in sires alley, between Line
and Shepherd streets. The lot is consldera-
bly, lower than the street, and after every rain
the water collects there in large quantities.
The last rain was no exception to the rule,
and the hot sun oil the past two days, pouring
lIS rays upon Lue sldSuauI "oCeis n"" eA'"s''s
forth a myriad offensive cdors, and promises
rich harvest OF malaral fevers. This lot has
been nuisance for months, and the people in
the neighborhood are anxious that some reme-
dial steps should now be taken 0y the city
authorities.
That Pitt Street Nuisance.
The foul pools In Pitt street, between went
worth and Montague, have already been called
to the attention of the authorities, and their
efforts have abated the nuisance for short
time. 1t is again worse than ever, and can
only be remeded by removing the cause. The
street there needs more efficient drain, and,
until this is built, the water will collect and
stagnate in the street. The stencil arising
| from 1t is alarming 20 the whole neighoor-
hood.
| The Fever at Bea ufort.
The Republican reports that there have
been no new cases Of yellow fever during the
past week, and that the three cases before re-
ported are doing well. At Bull River there
has been only one case of fever, that Of
mate, who contracted the disease in Bermuda.
THE CHARLESTON MOUNTED SOCIAL CLuB.-A
meeting of this newly organized club Was held
Ioet ovopjnu at the corner of King and Line