Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24

| MEMPHIS, Sept. 23.-ihe hope that Aad cA'
listed in tho breasts of the living That the ieVef
was abating hes been dispelled by reports or
tc. dsy at the headquarters CT the t!0W&ra AS
socatiop There has been ono co1tlouous cal!
for nurses, aud the demand has gl7aa employ
meet to many who were ca the eve CT depar'
| ture for their homes, thinking their se:V'ccS
were no longer required. The Board OF icai'h
officially reported CT deaths for The ~ hours
ending at sig o'clock to light; Of these - were
colored. This is 4 great increase sa compared
With the day before, when onIy 80 W'rc re-
ported. Dtath has taken to day IRON our
midst Theodore Hoist, Mrs. Ben. X. Preu,
Judge Charles Kortreicbt, AID Charles L.
! Brooks, bIrs. PuiIcn Gla: 1t Giis s!atco,
tLrec miles cast of this ely. Judge kort
reicht was elected Chancellor, 1t the
last Augus5 election, by tho national
sreenbackerg. Among the ne7 cases reported
this D. 10. are 4. j. Corson, druggist 10 charge
of S. MansGelds drug store; VIM. N. Holman,
captain of police; the wife OF Dr.. Hcbar Jones,
and II, s. King of the Masonic relief board:
and r. 3, Clarke, treasurer Of the citizens
relief committee. r. Il. CatroD, agent OF the
Associated Press, OF this city. died to.nlghs at
| S o'clock. A. D. L2pgstatF president Of the
Howard Association, was scco on The streets
to day looking very feeble 4. II. Dfoescher,
Hiram Gage end L. p. Dnnu arc Chased among
the conValescent.
i A tug and bargcs have been secured to Tor
ward the supplies coutributcdby the cltiz3cs OF
Louisville and Nashville to Grcanvilr, Miss.
DIR. Luke p. Blackburn, Of Louisville, will &C.
company the expedition, "hl3h leaves O.: Wed
nesday Twenty five physicians OF the How
ard medical corps report l5G new cases.
New ORLEANS. Sept. 2f.-Thc following
dispatches cad appeals to the Howard hsscca
ton have been rcGc!Vcd:-
l, southwest PASS" CUSTOM HOUSE STA
TIoN-Scpd doctors and ilarScs at oucc. F@Tel
is raging here.
(Signcd) VIM. NJ CuLLoM.
PILor Town, "SoUruWEsT PASS. DIR.
Booth from Eurrasss' sgtl!ame1t is Assisting me
here. We have thirty six cases. including COD
vaesceGts under treatment. Three new GASES.
No deaths in the last tWcntyiour hours
(Signcd) DREW NJ, D.
The HoWard's have dispatch from VickS
burg announcing the arrival there OF the steam
er Blanche Porter sent from New Orleans With
DOCTORS purses aud supplies TOR Grecnvllle
which point she will reach at D. N. to MORROW
DR.. Warren Stone leaves for DonaldsonViile to
night. DR.. Adams and tee nurses leave In the
. morning for Holly Springs. The Young Men's
Christian Association have received the tGl
lowing:-
!, WINoNA, ElIss.-Sepd good yellow ilvcl
physician, 0ue female and two male nurses.
J Ia response TO the above Dr.. I. }. Wolf
j with nurses COOS to Winona to morrow.
(, MEMPHIS, Sept. 24--Since yesterday 200,
up to noon to day thero have been Sc deaths
Of which II we're reported this Dlra,3g FIX
usual activity prevails at tho association head
quarters, ard everyone seerus 10 realize aac
ieel that il IS nov fight for lie. No hope!
Of an abatement eli the disease can be expected
till killing fros! comes Haich, judsiag ffoa
the ptcse1t FARO weather, IL yet tar IL thi
future.
JOHN Fcuw;ck. late Secretary Of The South
crn Oil Works died this mnrnng, as did alsG
Felix Gmartir, tbc Postmaster at TIC Ns'ien
BAL Cemetery, miles E:st OF lais c:,y. Il T.
; Oliver, letter carrier, aud j. i. Maca! have
also died.
Mrs. W. j. Harden and d. p Tnctkc. o
Cincinnati are amond the ncW Gases reported
this morning. -1
10 response 10 call OF Governor Porter
DR.. r. w. Mitchell. Medical Director Of tx,
Howard Association, has trleved Dr.. JIiiu
Wise, who returned yesterday fsom Giaainpat
to 20 to Martin, Tennessee, to a5tcnd scgcra
cases Of fever which have Developed ut tha
point.
FRANKLIN, La, Sept. - thar letter
from pattersonvi!lc gives The following account
of the yellow fever from lis hi5t app&ariuce 6
Lagonda plantation ard lis subHqu.rt appear
ance at Wcightmsnd'S $, Mount Place plsntaiict
~ to the 22d instant:
On the Logonda plantation twenty eight
cases sud niue deaths hive occurred, 1t Et0us
sard settlement three CASES an! olc death. a
Pattersonvlc three cases AID oac dean. a
Pecan Grove plaGtatioD tS0 caica.
NEW York, Sept. 2l.--Ao Chamber Of
Commerce Southern Ra;5l Commission To-Day
received subscriptions aonuuting to S139.o3
The commission scnt s. 900 to the C!'z,ns
Relief Commission at Memphis ard $500
to the Howard Association at Memphis, $500
of which are to DO paid to d.. George w.
DcIre, for sufferers al Martins, Tenn; to
Brownsville, ?'cao., $500; 10 s2i!lestor, Teua.,
5000, aDd to Holly Springs, $500 Tic c0a
mission received the following telegram from
Congressman j. IL. Atk!in, Of l2uIslaua:
Tho rapid decrease OF Inc Fever here has
caused much more healthy public feeling aad
the option Of the physieisns is thaLihe disease
will rapidly disappcr. The outskirts Of the city
and country towns, previously free from the
fever, arc now suffering more thaa the city it
self. The large number OF conva!asSents aud
unemployed poor still arc heavy drain upon
the different charitable associations. | have
deem deeply impressed With tho strong feeling
of gratitude exhibited towards the generous
North"
Esolitical.
HARTFORD, CT, Sept. 24.-Tbc republican
convention met to-day. Tie temporary chair.
man, Col. Hogt, md the permanent chairman,
Stephen w. Kellogg, made epcccbcs uncquiVo-
caly in favor of hard money. CEas. Is. Andrews,
of Litchfeld, was nominated for Governor by
reclamation, HcGry G. Robiuson, Of Hartford,
declining to be Candidate David GalIct was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor, and DasiG
Torrence for Secretary Of State.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-The democratic
State convention Of Nevada met yesterday aud
adopted hard money platform, advocating the
removal of all restrictions GU silver, aud noml-
mated for GoverDo: l.. r. Bradley, tie present
incumbent, for Lieutenant Governor, j. M.
Adams, and for Congress W. e. +. Deal.
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