, 1873-10-28

cost us at least s., 900 per dny. Our whole OK"
ponso is not loss tllau $4,000 POT dny. This ex-
so must continue under tue %oss aoss ed
incroaro proportionntoy. h1on,phis cannot
help horsolf. Tho whole surrounding country
Is largely indebted to US. anu NC are unable ni 10
cotton buyers hore, and no cotton will come to
MomplliB while cur business ia ln tho paralyzod
condition 1t now ia In. Wo cannot do otherwise
than continue to accept J our generous dohauone1
and must expect yonr holp, aIl and i sympathy IT
aro frood from tic dominion Of, thhiaa 1earfully
malignant fo7or. Our treanury contains only
$4,000.
Tho Citizens Relief Committee arc supplying
the poor with supplies, food, ete. Their work
funds: Our work must 60 on or hundreds now
suffering with tho fever or oonvnloaccnt be left
to die alono and unattended. am indeed weary
OF tB continued labor, rs are also all tho other
actiyo mcmbers, but tho Hamc roaHon tllat called
uB from Our business av0catfons still remains,
and wo must ondoavor to forgot tho diBappoint-
mont and salncas all around un, and continue to
work. Again assuring you Of our tllankv, I ain
President Howard Association.
RELIEF FROM OTHER POINTS.
sptstat Dfspqtch te 1hs G GGhtcgqqo Tribune.
phia sufferers. This sum will go forward i'm
mediatoly.
NEW YonK. Got. 27.-Tho Erenfng Pos. ac-
knowlelges contributions to-day, in addition to
tloso pg9Svioqsly made, il aid Of Memphis of
Nicholas Association acknowledges contributions
to Tho came object Of $1,39l. =
INDrANAporls, Oct. 27.-Tho City Council to-
night appropriated 50 800 to aid tho sufferers in
agent Of Momphis and the Rov. Or. Wisc, Of
Cinoinnati, wero present, and addressed tho
Council. These gentlemen will vihit Cleveland,
Toledo, and Detroit on the same mission, 1cay-
Ing here tomorrow for Cleveland.
AUGUSTA. Ga, Oct. 27.-Fiyo hundred dollara
wore subscribed to-day for Memphis relief, and
tho police force subscribed s112 In addition for
tho Memphis police.
Co. tendorod quantity o{ morchantiisc to-day
On 'Ohango to DO sold for tho roliof of Mont
gomery, aud other contributions nre boing made.
Dan nlco's circuB will glyo tho gross receipts OF
Saturdays performance for the Memphia suffer.
dramatic entertainments. Collections IN tho
Catholic Churches, Sunday, for Momphis,
amounted to $500.
CINCINNATI, Oct 7.-Ihe bale OF cotton
Arkansas for tho benefit Of tho orphans at
| Memphis, and sold In this city for 81 900, and
sos ssa 9 s9'pgIsS I to st. oixsssa Tss I'd
| this city, and to-day WAS sold on Change and
| purchased by members OF the Chamber Of Com
merco for g., ,038.0s. It will bo shipped hence to
| some other city to be again sold for tho Same
purpose.
| a LETTER FROM SHREVEPORT.
Shreveport La. {0et 10) Corrtsrondence " thu Ddre
n a}stad nm g. Rad River nm
miles from New Orleans, with population esti'
mated at 1000 heforo the epidemic. Tho yol.
low fever was declared epidemic on tho 10th oi
September, but long boforo this Thousands oi
had hurried sny ny every Snc
| pended upwards Of ei1 weeks. The town Ia llk'
a deserted placc-avoided by friends and dread
ed BY every ono: Out Of about 4,00o citizen
Who as ssanSS o,a he1s fsao mere boaa than ~
knowing that hor husband was dead. Ghildro1
havo heon buried. the parents not knowing the
wore ohildloBB. Parents aud children have boe1
buried in ono grave little knowing. that eltho
dead have been often together In ono room
Five pricstB have fallen viUtims to tho scourg
while ministering to tho sick. Tho churches ar
closed. tue congregations arc scattered, th
recovering their health. The Times is th
only paper published hero now, on ha1f-sheot
which is but q mortuary record. The whole CIT
is like vast hospital, in every house eomebod
| u elch uha Uoeu blchY u1 ID Ha1tAuK uPuu ILL
| sick. The conya1egcents met on tho streot
look more like creeping shadows than huma,
beings.
At the headquarters Of the Howards and abou
activity prevails. Tho Howard Association. or
ganizol l1oro as soon as the epidemic was mad'
known, have done much good their relief com
1nttees have provided for the needy, aud dis
tributod all provisions received for the poo
from generous St. Louis and other placoa
Thank heaven, tho fever is now under control
and not 80 yirulont in typo those who take
now have chance to recover. The want Of mn
terial In the city proper to work upon drive
the monster without, who gradually prostrato
| 11nonla that live In thn country.