The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-16

MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS. - : 80. S1s
i.MEMPus, October 15.-There were forty-.
one feyer.deaths yesterday : -, -
Sisters Magdalen and Marie, Of the Lasa-
letsc Academy. died yesterday afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Carmichael, Of Grace Episcopal
church, was attacked yesterday with fever.
The Howard Association reported three
deaths. The Masonic Relief Association
buried four and st. Andrews Society one on
yesterday. The mortuary report Of yester-
day shows an increase of four in the total
number Of deaths-three from yelow-fever
and one from some other cause. The total
deaths are fifty-one; OF which forty-one are
from yeilow-fever. raa1s
From reports from all sources the result
reached shows an increase in the death-rate,
as expected, but large decrease in new
cases., most of those attacked yesterday hav-
ing been waiting on the sick and laboring
to the.extent Of physical exhaustion. 1t Is
safely concluded that the disease is abating
slowly. Reports are very favorable of cases
in the hasds of the different committees, and
physicians say the fever is less malignant.
A ROW occurred last evening between
some pssroes and white people about burn
ing yellDw-feyer bedding in the vicinity of
the sick Mrs. Heilegers, white lady, was
badly beaten by the negroes, who were ar
rested.
The nunber of deaths up to noon to-day
was foEty-four, thirty-hve of which were
from fever. This is decrease Of five from
yellow-feveT.
It is evident that thieves are flocking to
the CITY,. several attempts having been made
to rob hoases and persons.
The GHld.FelIows' board of relief shows
that that Order has lost twenty-siX members,
four widows and wives, and eight children
thirty eight deaths in all from ninety-two
patients. The Order now have forty-four
sick, including Mayor johnson and Rev.
James Carmichael.
The thermometer to-day at noon stood at
IT, and there was no sign of frost this morn
ing, The warm weather has favorable
effect on the sick, but lessons the chance OF
checking the scourge. But a few new cases
have been discovered to-day.
A man named Blockmore was detected
Yesterday in defrauding the Citizens Relief
Committee of rations, and was this morning
fined $50 and sentenced TO confinement in 4
dark cell for ten days.
There is trouble here in the municipal
government, occasoned by the Mayors APP
pointing Chairman Zent, of the Common
Council, instead of Chairman Cicillio, OF
the Board of Aldermen, to act rs mayor pro
tenn. during his the Mayors illness. Cicillo
caused a writ of cjectmcnt to he served on
Zent this morning, and he is now in posses
sion Of the office. The affair causes general
feeling of disgust.
SHREVEPORT.
SHREVEPORT, October ia gradual de-
cline in the epidemic is reported. Thirty
blacG-yomit cases have recovered.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, October 15.-Two deaths, froas
imported cases of yclloW-feYer, have oc-
CURED here. --.--,,. go.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
MoNTGoMERY, October 15.-Firo te1es-
deaths have occurred in the past forty-eight
hours; among them Francis Widmer, late
United States internal revenue collector.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Especial telegram to the Dspateh.l
LYScHBURG, VA, October 15.-Lynchburg
Lodge, No. II, Knights of Pythias, appro-
priated one hundred dollars tonight for the
suffering members of the Order in Memphis
NORFOLK, October 15.-The Councils, OIL
this city appropriated $1,000 for the relief
of the Memphis sufferers tonight.
A committee was appointed to wait or
citizens and solicit contributions for the
same object.