The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-30

paid out in the purchase of government
and the withdrawal of large
deposits from the treasury the banks are
strong enough to adopt liberal policy on
their part, and by general system of dis
counts to sustain the business interests Of
the country Should such a course be
pursued the $44, 100000 reserve will be
considered as money in the treasury to
meet the demands of public necessity as
the circumstances OF the country may re-
quire Close attention will be given to the
course pursued by those who have the
means at their command of rendering all
aid necessary to restore trade to its proper
channels and condition. With a view Of
STRENGTHENING those who carry out the
measures above indicated, orders have al
ready been issued for the prepayment of
interest aecruing in November
u. s. GRANT, President.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 20 Picayune
specials from Benham and Bryan, Texas,
report panics from apprehensions of the
fever, which has broken out in Calvert.
Physicians pronounce it yellow fever.
There is an exodus from Calvert and ad-
iacent points. Calvert is quarantined on
all sides.
SHREVEPORT, Sept. 29.-Within the
last four days several Of the most promi-
nent and useful citizens of Shreveport
have fallen victims to the epidemic. The
population has been fearfully thinned out
bv sickness and death. We no longer
have funerals The hearses are followed
by one or two carriages that dash through
the streets like a section OF artillery in a
battle, seeking a position. A few more
are drummed up, the collins showed into
the hearse and driven rapidly to the GENE
| terry This is the case with the most prom
inent citizens. The Howards have opened
an orphan asylum and are feeding about
two thirds of the resident population
There are fewer deaths and new cases be
cause there are fewer people, The ply
sicians appointed committee to look af
ter the origin of the epidemic, and evi
dence has already been traced showing be
yond question that the fever was imported
here from Cuba. The Shreveport Time,
of tomorrow morning will contain the fol
lowing appeal, which the Howard Associa
ton earnestly request the press of th'
country to publish:
9 To our FelLoao c6tizens.
1.-The yellow fever epidemic, that has al
ready swept away more than four hundre'
of this community, is still raging with una
bated fury in our midst. We have a
least now seven hundred sick, of all ages
sex, ,colors, and all nationahties, all of whom
from the particular character of the dis
ease, require constant and skillful nursing
In addition to this, there are hundreds {
persons left without employment. Anon
; these are many women and little children
: All of them, for the present, must be prt
t vided for and fed by the Howard Associs
ton, for there is no work to do, and L
5 money to be had. The destitution in OF
midst is as heart-rending as the diseas
e and both are fearful. The drain upon tt
funds of the association has thus bee
, enormous, and the liberal aid sent by OIL
n sister cities is nearly exhausted. Undt
i these painful circumstances we are force
! to make this general appeal to the count
: for additional aid. We have people amol
n us suffering in want and dying, from +;
sections of the Union and from all nation
and we feel that the great public hea
. will respond to this appeal extorted by t
most dire necessity. Our own resourc
+ are nearly exhausted The well are bro
en- down The poor are threatened wi
t actual starvation. The sick and dying a
1t about to be deprived of the eommone
c. comforts humanity can render them.