The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-27
THE YELLow-FEyEa PEsTrLESCE.
SHOCKING INCIDENTS OF THE sCoUeGE
AT MEMpH1s-MoETALTrY IN sHREvE-
I PORT, &C. ..- Il.
MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS, October 24.--A magistrate was
summoned to residence in this city yes.er.
day to marry couple, and upon his arrival
there he found another magistrate holding
an inquest over member or the family who
had died suddenly. The marriage was post
poned. is s - .lt.s4 s4a
A suicide occurred yesterday, but the
name Of the person aud the cilise were not
| ascertained. The weather is clear aud cool.
The mortuary report up to 9 O'Clock A.,
NJ. to-day shows twenty three deaths from
IyelIow.fever and four from other causes.
Few new cases are reported to-day, and
prospects are more favorable than at any
time siuce the outbreaksof the fever. The
Young Mems Sodality appeal for aid from
simlur societies OF other cities.
MEMPHIS, October 25.-The weather is
damp and gloomy. twenty-five yellow .
fever deaths to-day and four from other
causes. Ten nurses have arrived from New
| Orleans. More are wanted.
MELANCHOLY PICTURE-THE CITY DspopU-
| LATED.
| Sr. LOUIS, October PA number Of citi-
zens of Memphis sojourning here during the
prevalence of fever in that city held meet
| ing to-day to devise means to furnish fur
ther relief to the people Of that plague
stricken city. Colonel j. ID. Williamson
presided, and said it was impossible for
strangers to comprehend the condition OF
Memphis. The situation Is appalling be-
yond description. The fever Is more like 4
plague than anything else, and its rayage>
are not checked by frost. Newspaper ac-
counts and kilograms have In no sense eXag'
gerated the condition Of the city.
Fourteen committees were appointed 20
canvass the city for aid. An appeal was also
issued, which says Mempbi' is almost de-
populated. Out Of Il population OF 5000
| inhabitants only about 10000 remain. u!
| these, more than 1000 are now sick. Two
thousand newly.made widows and orphans
are dependent on charity, and even though
the scourge were to cease at once these help
less people must be assisted during the COM
ing winter. The Relief Association are
| without funds, and unless substantial aid i
furnished the poor and sick must die OF neg
lcct, or succumb to hunger and want. Not
only money, but clothing, blankets, food, and
fuel are asked, that the hundreds OF plaeue-
stricken und destitute families may be kept
from starvation.
A thorough canvass CT ,he city VIII be
made, and there is no doubt large fund. III
addition to the many ." tistnd dollars Al
ready forwarded, viii bv received, end !"
great amount OF clothing nnd food cou'it.
buted.
THE FEVER AT LITTLE ROCK.
| LITTLE Rock, ARK, October "A. u. j.
NJ. Bobomien, u prominent physician OF t.l-
city, died to-day Of what is generally BE-
lieyed to be yellow-fever. TIL. Moody, an
other old and prominent citizen, Is down
with the same disease, and is not expected 10
recover. Both these gentlemen had charge
| of the quarantine between this city and AT
genta, and it is supposed they contracted the
disease while examining fugitives from Mem-
phis. There is considerable excitement here
over the fever, although it Is not believed
that it will spread.
| SHREVEPORT.
SHREVEPORT, October 25.-Three Yellow
fever deaths occurred yesterday.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, October pa srecial to the
| Morni,q NeUs from cambridge, Ga, re-
ceiyed ut P. NJ, says: "a great many
new cases are reported this evening. The
dangerous cases reported better this morn
ing have relapsed. and death is hourly ez'
pected. Four hundred people have lett.
The streets are entirely deserted. Tue
trains this evening are packed. Vehicles
cannot be had for love or money. Phy5t-
clans say there is an increase in the disease.
| The indications are for rain."
MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY, October 25.-Two yellow
fever deaths to-day.