The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-21

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The sec
retary OF war having received . request
from the Howard Association of New Or
leans for &C, 900 rations, TO-DAY had confer
ence with the commissaTy general OF
subsistence on the subject, and an order
was issued that 10000 rations be distri
buted among the yellow fever sufferers of
that city.
A movement is on foot to obtain suf-
fcient amount for the expenses of COM
mission of experts, to be selected after con-
sultation with leading members Of the
American Public Health Association, to
investigate the yellow fever epidemic, and
the nature and cause of the disease, its
treatment and especially its preventative.
The national relief association adopted a
resolution calling upon the chamber OF
commerce at New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, st. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati
for aid. ~ 'av g.
CHICAGO, Sept 2O.-Chicago contribu-
tions for the yellow fever fund to date,
$76,5l9. of which $751; ,657 is to the citizens
committee. To-day subscriptions SO, l4l.
Exhibition shooting match by Post %
g. A. R., and exhibition shooting by Capt.
Bogardus and son, will be given for the
benefit of the yellow fever sufferers on
Monday evening. e.
JACKSON. Sept. 20--The general out.
look shows but little abatement yesterday,
Nineteen deaths at Vieksburg, Among
the deaths to-day is Wm. A. Fairchild, in
surance agent, Past Grand Commander
Knight Templars.
At Canton there are 20 new cases and 6
deaths. There is great suffering at Green
vile; there being no rail and but river
communication and telegraphic communi-
cation is interrupted. Only one case OF
fever at jackson.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20.-Yellow fever
subscriptions, total, $1O0,7l6. The COM
mittee acknowledge the receipt from citi.
zens of large amount of groceries, cloth
ing and beding, which has been sent for
ward to the infected districts The com.
mittee reported to day balance on hand
of $1,000, and a telegram was sent tc
Memphis that $4,000 was held subject tC
their order, if required. u 8
| d RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 20.--Total con
tributions of this city for the fever suffer
ers TO date, $4,000.
| GRENADA, Sept, 20.-No deaths anc
but two new cases. All the doctors have
left except Henry Stone, of NatcheZ, A
copy of the Grenada Sentinel made its ap
pearance to-day. Up to date 2l4 whites
aud 81 negroes have died.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20.-From moor
to 6 p. m., II deaths and 46 new cases re
ported. The kowards forwarded by the
Blanche Porter, to-day, DR.. Slater anG
twenty nurses, and shipped full cargo O
ice, provisions, liquors and medicines fo
the sick at Greenvile. DR.. Archer. o
Point Coupe, will board the boat at Rae
couri Landing. b. w. Hunsacker, recent
ly returned from Grenada, goes to Green
lvilIe.
At the Board of Health meeting, Fri
day morniug, the reports indicated de
crease of the fever in the central portion
of the city, and an increase iu the extrem
upper and lower limits. 1t is stated. tha
of every twenty-one persons.
New YORK, Sept. 20.-A man wa
found to-day at the Bowery Hotel sui
fering from yellow fever and removed t
quarantine.
Nearly $4,000 was realized to-day q
the matinee given by the ladies of Ne
York for the benefit of the sufferers of th
South. A dispatch from Memphis I
Francis S. Davis, of the relief committe
of that city was read giving heartrenc
ing account of the condition of the sic
there. E 0