The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-26
Yeiiow-Fevers
INCREASING AT MEMPHIS.

crnas;no. The new cases for the past
|twenty.four hours number 1913; deaths, To-
To-day the number Of new cases OF yel-
low-feyer Is reported as nearly double that
of any previous day; the total for the TWEEN.
ty-foGrs ending at s p. NJ. being LOG. The
deaths for the same time number 10.
~ AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, August From noon
to 6. P. N. to-day 1903 new cases were re-
ported. @
NEW ORLEANS, August 24.-Tbere were
one hundred and ninety-three new cases to-
flay and forty-two deaths. Hugh Irvine,
chief operator OF the Western Union tele-
praph Office in this city, died this morning
from yelow-fever after six days Illness.
ABSTRACT OF SANITARY REPORTS FOR THE PAST
as WEEK. -
WASHINGTON, August 24.-The following
is an abstract OF sanitary reports received
during the past week under the national
quarantine act: i. ~ y
In New Orleans there were I'll cases OF
yellow.feyer and 295 deaths, making in ali
to date 1,6T3 cases and 534 deaths. During
the tWenty-four hours to noon yesterday
there were 1923 new cases and 40 deaths.
InaVicksburg there have been at least 400
cases OF fever from August 18th to yester"
day evening and 60 deaths. Twenty deaths
occurred during the last twenty-four hours.
DR.. Booth, In charge OF the Marine Hos
pital service at that port, telegraphs: 81
am sick; impossible to procure accurate
data. - ...ss sf -.
At Memphis there were IA cases and SO
deaths during the six days ending Friday
evening. ,....stL.@
at Canton, Miss. the first case occurred
on August 1st. Up to, yesterday evening
there have been IS cases and eight deaths.
at Port Gibson, Miss, there have been
11S cases and nine deaths up to yesterday
morning.
AT Cincinnati the engineer OF the steamer
Golden Rulewas admitted to the hospital on
the 22d instant with yellow-fever. There is
also one other case Of probable yelloW-fcVer
from Memphis.
AtMorgau City, La, there was one case
on August 21st,, the patient coming from
New Orleans.
At ocean Springs there have been three
cases and one death-all Imported.
At St. Louis four refugees have died OF
yellow-fever during the past week.
At Louisville four -iyer-boatmen suffer-
ing from yelIow-fever are under treatment
in an imnrovised hospital on the Marine
Hospital grounds. They were admitted
from the steamers John Porter, Sunhower,
Bell, and Golden Crown on the 18th and
18th instant. -:
The cases at Mobile reported as fever on
August 10th are officially announced as
mistake. 49, - gu 800 s.. 49,. ..--~,
At Key West there is no yellow.fever:
At Grenada, Miss, so many Of the re-
naming population are stricken with fever
that. definite information cannot be OBJ
tained. 3,o.sls ,.s-;tt- ~ 80 ..": 100. ri,
At Havana ninety deaths. from fever and
six from smallpox are reported for the
week ending August 18th.
AT Matanzas the yelloW-fever cases have
decreased. Only tive American vessels in
port August 10th, and all OF them have
either had or were having cases offeNer on
board. .a ...,a "l..@ :" ,
From Cardenas and Sagua Ia Grande,
Cuba, there were no fever advices to the
10th instant. ~,
CONTRIBUTIONS, &C.
New YORK, August 24..-The Chamber of
Commerce relief committee have received,
1880 for the fever sufferers.
MACON, Ga, August 24.-The Macon Re-
lief Society have raised 1925 for the fever
sufferers, and RENTED $500 to-day toVicks-
burg and Grenada.
CHICAGO, August 24.-Subscriptions ag-
gregatng $4,000 were made at the Board OF
Trade to-day for the benefit OF the fever
stricken cities in the South.
MOBILE, August 24.-The "Cant-Get.
Away" Club, Of this city has authorized
the relief associations of New Orleans to
draw for 5000; Of Memphis, $3.50; Of Yicks-
burg, $3.50; and Of Grenada for $500. The
city still is free from fever.
ROCHESTER, August 24.-Rochester has
contributed $500, and forwarded 5000 for
the fever sufferers.