Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-28
THE NEWS.
The Fever Epidemic Still
on the Increase.
One Thousand Starving People Riotous
for Bread on the Streets Of
Memphis.
Secretary sherman Makes a Speech
to the Multitude at Cincinnati.
YELLOW FEVER.

YELLOW FEVER.
RELIEF FROM ABROAD.
Liverpool. August 29.-At meeting Of
influential citizens to-day. presided over by
Mayor Whitley, resolutions were adopted
inviting the public 10 subscribe for the rl-
lief OF yellow fever sufferers of the gull
states of America, and a committee appoint
ed to make collections.
ATNEw oRLEANs.
New Orleans. August 29-New cases OF
yellow fever to-day, 900; deaths. 81.
NEW ORLEANS AND NEIGHBoRHOoD.
The Howard association relief list ia
gradually increasing new applications to
1875 daily. The Young Mems Christian as.
sOciation now have hundred patients on this
relief list. Seven hundred cases of fever
have occurred at Vicksburx. A dispatch
to the Picayune from COL Daniel bennett,
dated Brook Haven, Miss. says there is not
q case of yellow fever in or around Brook
Haven. Cannot hear of case of yellow fe.
yer in any town between Canton and New
Orleans, over 200 miles Reports from the
coast towns along the Mobile road chow no
fever at any point between New Orleans
and Mobile letter from Dr. Case says
there Is not now case at Ocean Springs.
Two cases of fever had occurred there. One
died and the other has entirely recovered.
No spread of the disease.
AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis, August 2S.-Eighty new cases
Of yellow fever are reported up to noon to
day. while the Indications are that there
wtll bequit6 an1 Grease in tie death rate
A. K. G.l!en, of the citiz ;us' relief com
mittee. died this moraing. A private tele-
gram announce the death of DR.. H r Hob.
500. Of yellow fever, at Murfresboro. DR..
Hobson left here at the outbreak of the fe
yer.
The negroes this morning became
CLAMoRoUs FOR RATIoNs.
About 1000 men, women and children
surrounded the commissary depot and it
was found necessary to station guard from
the colored military company to keep back
the crowd. Numbers of well ones are still
leaving the city, aided by tn, c.tiz ,ns com
mittce. The Howards this afternoon oren.
ed the Market street public school building
as an infirmary, or Howard home, for the
reception Of pauper sick: They have also
established medical corps of ten physi.
Clans under the direction of DR., r. w.
Mitchell.
CHICAGO RELIEF.
Chicago, August 29-Collections to dsy
for yellow fever sufferers, up to noon, we're
$4,000. including: from hotel men, 81 200;
from insurance men. $40; from the Chi.
cago Tribune, 500; from the Journal, $50,
A REMEDY DISCOVERED.
Detroit, August 2S.-Hessrs. CLARK,
Davis & Co., manufacturing chemists Of
this city, annouace the discovery of new
remedy for yellow fever. which Is the fluid
extract of the leaves of Boldo, shrub found
In Chill. This firm have commenced the
manufacture of the medicine aud have al.
ready shipped considerable quantities "a
Memphis and offer to forward to physicians
OF affected cities, free of expense, an .bun.
dant supply Of the new remedy. to test it,
efficiency. The knowledge Of the new
remedy was brought from Chill BY Doc,o,
Schsrw.
TERRIBLE TALE.
New Orleans, August 2S,-Otto Herlu
awell known member of the cotton ex-
change. died this morning Of yellow fever
A dispatch from Canton, Miss. 10 tb,
Howard association says: "Send us two
nurses Immediately. The fever 10 increas-
ing"
a dispatch from the Howarls Of por
d'bson to the Howard association Of Nev
orleans. says: "The fever 10 very fatal
anu no abatement. Two hundred and th;r
y cases and 35 deaths to dkte. Ice is wan,
81 more than anything el.e. Nurses ar,
doing we'll. Our expenses are slM u.,
day. New York. St. Louis, jackson .ni
Columbus are aiding. There are bu, IN. Z,
two convalescent persons 40 far.o =
The above wss 10 answer 10 de.n.tc,
asking II further aaistance was reauirei
Dispatches have been rccsive.l f.o.,
Charleston saking II nures are wanted il
New orlsans. The Howards reply TIA,
they are not required.
The Ii"es correspondent as Cs.,on, Nioa
under date Of The 9th, ayc ~ arrived
Asrs Sunday last. PRETTY tough ,iucs
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