Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-10-07
FOR PRES DENT IN 1876,
GENERAL ULYSSES s. GRANT,
Of the United States.
YELLOW FEVER .

SHREVEPORT, La, Oct. g. The fol.
lowing is list of the interments of to-
day Fred. George Grey, Mary Eier-
man, Leopold Nice, John Mundy, Ada
Prescott, Mrs S. J. Chillis, G. d. Wur-
men, Charles Hugh Wall, Lulu Yinson,
James Vinson, Moritz Levy, KONG Bew,
Chinaman, Sandy Brooks, colored,
Mack Washington, Charlotte Bradford,
and Spencer Molette. Total, sixteen.
New ORLEANS, La, Oct GA spec
ial dispatch to the Picayune, from
Houston, says that committee OF Gal
weston and Houston physicians, just re-
turned from Calvert, reports that the
fever there is the genuine yellow fever.
Forty-two cases have been reported in
all,
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 6.-There
has been no death from yellow fever
here for the forty eight hours ending at
noon to-day. The total number of
deaths reported by the Board of Health
since the first case appeared, Sept. 10,
to date, has been eight.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 6.-Subscriptions
to the Board of Trade Fund for the
4lCII pms GOhbliiuC W COlilC III
and another remittance will be made by
the Committee to-day. The Odd-fel-
lows and members of the St. Andrew
Society are also preparing to contribute
to the relief of the sufferers. Liberal
collections were taken.up in most of the
churches yesterday, the total amount of
which has not yet been ascertained.
The sum will be forwarded to-day.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The President
has requested the Secretary OF War to
direct the Commissary General to send
ten thousand rations to Memphis, Tenn
for the relief of the yellow fever suffer-
ers. A telegram has been received here
from the Howard Association at Shreve-
port, La, expressing gratitude for the
action of the Government in sending
rations to the sufferers there.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 6.-The
Chamber of Commerce, to-day, appro-
priated one thousand dollars for the
relief of the sufferers in Memphis. This
is in addition to the private subscrip-
tions which committees have been col
Letting for several days past
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 6.-One
bnOuSanu uOllarS nave Deeu raised IN
this city for the Memphis sufferers and
an additional subscri ption will be made
tomorrow. Special meetings of the
Masonic and Odd-fellow's Lodges will
be held tonight in aid of the sufferers.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 6.-Collections
were taken in the different churches
here yesterday for the relief of the suf-
ferers in Memphis. Liberal sums were
subscribed.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 6,-Messrs. Ran
dolph & jerks, of this city, in response
to a telegram from Messrs. Day &
Proudfit, of Memphis, Tenn, request
ing aid for the yellow fever sufferers,
to-day, through their individual exer-
tions, secured subscriptions amounting
to six hundred and seventy dollars.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 6.-The board
of trade in forty-eight hours have OBJ
tanned subscriptions amounting 10 five
thousand dollars for Memphis and
Shreveport. Another large meeting
was held to-day, and committees were
appointed to canvass the whole city.
The churches contributed two thousand
dollars yesterday Louisville will raise
twelve Thousand dollars or fifteen thou
sand dollars at once. The ladies are
working energetically, and have ap
pointed committees to canvass the city
The Masons raised one thousand and
five hundred dollars tonight