The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-19


than the previous twenty.four hours
Only nine new cases, simply for the laoE
Of material. One week ago this towr
contained twelve hundred white inhabi
tants, now reduced by light and death Il
two hundred, with only thirty or forty
we'll ones. Total number Of deaths up Il
10 o'clock tonight 6S.
AT vIoKsBuRa.
VICKsBuRa, August 1.-THE Health
Officer is unable 10 give an official repor
for the past tweniy.four hours. fh,
latest news is contained in an attached
report from the Howard Association:
Fifty cases Of yellow fever in the city
and increasing rapidly; confined 10 The
destitute. Money is needed for their re
lief by the Howard Association.
WM. A. FAIRoHILD,
Chairman OF Finance Committee.
NO YELLOW FEVER AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, ILL.,, August 1.-THE steamer
Grand Tower, from Vicksburg, received
supplies through 4 tug, below the city
and proceeded 10 81. Louis without land
ing. All we'll on board. No yellow fever
here. Over 500 persons, fleeing from the
scourge, passed north by rail yesterday
QUARANTINE AT EVANSVILLE.
EVANSVILLE, August 1.-THE City
Council and Board Of Health to-day or
dered the establishment of rigid quaran'
tine against all steamers and trains from
the South, and have taken precautions
against communication from any OF the
infected fever districts.
MEMPHIS, August lS.-Aspecial to the
Avalanche from Grenada, tonight, says:
There are 65 deaths to date, one hundred
sick at present, new cases yesterday IA
People were dying to-day without an at
tendant. Relief Is greatly needed.
AN APPEAL FoR THE SUFFERING.
New ORLEANS, August 1S.-Rev. J
K. Guthriem, Ed. J. Kinsheidt, and other
officers OF the Hebrew Benevolent Asso-
citation, make the following appeal:
sickness, distress and suffering among
the poor is increasing daily. Our fund.-
are nearly exhausted in this sad calami-
ty, and we deem It our melancholy duty
TO appeal to the sympathiea Of our Brelh-
rem throughoutt the United States for
speedy aid" ...
New 0RLEANs, August 1S.-At Port
Eads only one new case and no deaths
to-day.
THE srAMpEpE At MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. August lS.-The frat Sab.
bath since the stampede which reduced
the population Of the city one.half was q
quiet and gloomy one Notwithstanding q
clear sky and warm sun. Those visiting
the infected districts report the outlook
more encouraging, there being only nine
new cases for the twenty.four hours end
ing at 5 o'clock this evening, although
there was slight increase in the death
rate. The deaths for the same time mum.
Der thirteen. The decrease in the
number OF new cases is doubtless
owing TO the fact that there is no
material left in the infected district for
the fever to work on, all who were able
having moved out, and II is sexpected that
the work OF moving others to CampJoe
Williams, south Of the city, will com.
mence tomorrow. One thousand army
tents for their accommodation arrived
to-day.
At q meeting Of the Citizens Relief
Committee to-day It was reported that
Peter Mitchell, the owner Of the land
upon which It Ia proposed TO locate the
and another white man
named Hagerty were melting the negroes
TO oppose the pitching OF the tents. A sub
committee consisting Of Mike Burke
Luke E. Wright and DR.. Paul Eley
was appointed to proceed to the spot and
learn the extent oi the opposition, and on
their return reported that a few whites
and about forty negroes assembled In the
camp ground had expressed determine,
tion TO resist the location Of the csmpwith
force. Accordingly Captain William
Cameron's Company, Bluff City Greys
and McClellen Guards (0olored com
pany,) under Captain James Glass
were called upon by the committee and
about dark proceeded by rail to the
spot selected, with instructions TO pitch
tents and make other preparations
for the convenience Of those who wish to
avail themselves OF the opportunity 10
get out Of the city. The committee
also empowered the Chief Of Police 10
employ 20 extra policemen at the ex.
pense OF the committee TO help patrol the
city and prevent the plunder oil the
closed stores and residences. Business
being almost entirely suspended and
work shops closed, many persons are
deprived Of the means bf support and
applications have already been made.
VIcKsBURG, August lS,-Weather fair
thermometer 9B. No boats up or down.
The Health Officer reports 4S cases ol
yellow fever under treatment at seven
O'Clock last night and estimates the new
cases to-day at between 15 and 20. Scarce
ly any cases have appeared in the north
eastern yart Of the city. No deaths are
reported to-day.
Loulsv1IIE, August 1S.-The report
that yellow lever exssts in one Of the
hotels here Is malicious. There Ia not Q
single case In the city, nor is 1t feared
that there will be any.
AWFUL SCENES OF DEATH AND SUFFER-
f'...ar- ING. ..--..
NEW ORLEANS, August 1S.-The Dem.
oaat will tomorrow publish an account
OF reporters visit 10 two tenament
houses, near the Paydras Market, and
the sickening sight there presented. The
houses were principally occupied by
italian chicken dealers. In one house
sixteen. had been carried outdead during
the last two weeks, and in another ten,
At No. 292 PaydrAys street, was almost
deserted, the beds on which the sick had
died, remaining intact. In this neigh
borhood over eight have died during the
last 4S hours. The house oi the Italians
was almost deserted, there being In il
only one man and attendants, all the rest
who so far have survived have fed
to the suburbs. In the yards oi
two houses No. 900 and 292 where the
chicken dealers lived presented 4 most
terrible appearance. Mattresses OF dead,
the decaying vegetable matter and decom.
posing refuge offered seeds for the disease.
The Board Of Health allotted TO the sew
eral members the respective district in