The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-04

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WASHINGTON, November /, 1878.
TO tie Holvdrd association, Netu Orleans:
While continued demands for aid ar
received at the North from New Orleans
We can not understand the repeated state
ment that the Howard Association, wit
large funds, has ceased giving RELIEF
Please advise me how this Is.
WN. NJ. EvARTs,
| Secretary Of STATE.
To the above the following answer wa
sent:
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, |
New ORLEANS, La, November 2, 1878, !
To Hon. Wan. N. Erarts, Washington, d. C.
Your dispatch Of the lst was receiyeS
last evening. We do not know from whom
the repeated demands from New Orleans
OF which you speak, come. We do know
that the reiterated statement that III,
Howard Association have Q balance o
$50, 900 TO distribute after the epidemic, Il
be absolutely untrue. We stopped contri
buttons September 12, because we ther
saw thatwe had ample funds on hand ant
in sight to meet any probable and Lawful
demands that might be made upon us
Since that time, from pointsat which there
was no fever, we have had demands upon
us which have carried us under obligations
100000 beyond calculations we had made,
and which we could not have anticipated.
We are to-day striving hard to meet these
and other obligations and come out clear
OF debt. We have not yet paid the doctors
who have SO faithfully served us at home,
though we hope yet to give them some par.
tial recognition OF their services. We have
paid no attention TO the repeated state.
ments OF disappointed individuals or asso-
Citations, political, race, sectarian or other
wise, who have started reports Of a large
balance We were retaining, and who asked
OF us our funds for their distribution. Ig-
noring their queries, We have chosen to
wait until our published report shows, as
it will, the distribution we have made OF
moneys so generously sent us. We give
you, as q representative OF the General
Government, this statement OF facts.
F. r. SouTnMAYD,
Secrddry Hordrd association.
The Bee gives the following summary OF
the work OF the Catholic clergy during the
epidemic, and their losses by the SOURCE.
The Diocese OF New Orleans alone lost It's
Vicar General, 10 Priests and 10 Sisters;
that OF Natchez, including Vicksburg, 6
Priests and Sisters; that OF Nashville, 8
Priests and 8 Sisters; that OF Mobile,
Priest and Sister; making total OF 80
Priests and 2S nuns, who have fallen vic
tins to yellow fever in the discharge OF
their duties. The Catholic Relief Associa-
ton has given aid already to the amount
OF $50, 900 from total receipts Of 100000.
The Board OF Health to-day passed re-
resolution that the epidemic being at an
end, the President be requested to call up
on the Governor, ask him to withdraw his
proclamation OF the 10Th OF May, establish
ing quarantine. President Chopin
stated that this resolution was not passed
to be used to advise people to return to the
city, as It was not safe for them to do so
yet, but for the purpose OF having inland
quarantine removed. |..
Several new cases OF fever have been
heard Of since noon. A boy who was Wis.
iting the grave OF his mother yesterday az
tcrnoon, took the fever during the night,
and is reported very bad case.
The wife OF Mr.. Hummel, Of the Home
Journal, is reported dying. The Charity
Hospital received one new case OF fever
since noon. n
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, November "A reorganiza.
ton Of the Police Department was effected
P. Il. Athy eleven colored patrolmen were
regularly appointed to serve on the force.
From o'clock last night until noon to-
day but two deaths from yellow fever have
occurred.
The Board Of Health officially reported
nine deaths during the past twenty.four
hours ending at 0 o'clock tonight, five Of
them from yellow fever. Among those
who have died are Daniel Jones, Adolph
Beefza, Mrs, Sallie A. Tucker, James Briz-
zolari and George Crowder. f..
1t has been estimated that 5000 absen-
tees have returned within the past week.
Many merchants find 1t difficult to fill all
demands for goods, so numerous are the
orders received.
CHATTANOOGA. -" 1i.'p.
CHATTANOOGA, November 1.-Two cases
OF yellow fever in the twenty-iour hours
ending this afternoon. Total cases since
last August q ,449. Deaths, white "a, col
ored SO. Refugees crowd in. The troops
have returned to the barracks. Several
mills resume to-day.
OTHER POINTS.
JACKSON, Miss, November 2.-Sixteen
cases have been registered since noon yes
terday, only seven OF which are new cases.
Henry E. Sizer, an old citizen; died to-
night; no other death since the 10Th.
Absentees are getting impatient to return,
but are advised to remain away until tho
18th.
The wife OF General W. F. Fitzgerald
died at Bolton to-day. Mrs. DIR. Knapp
and daughters are very low. 4r =
VIcEsRvRa, November 2.-0ne death in
the city, one in the country, and several
new cases reported.
MoHILE, November 2.-The Board OF
Health considers 1t safe for absentees TO
return. The quarantine restrictions are
removed.
BAYOU SARA, November 2.-Heavy frost
and ice. Quarantine raised.
WISoSA, November 2.-Heavy black
frost and ice. Twenty.one cases and seven
deaths to date.
SCRANTON, November 2.-J. Wallace,
railroad agent, is dangerously i'll.
New ORLEANS, November 3.-weather
clear and pleasant. Deaths nine. Mum.
ber Of cases reported, 47;all old.
MENpnIs, November 9,-The Board OF
Health, officially reports eight deaths
from yellow fever in the past six hours,
ending at 9 o'clock tonight.
DR.. A. E. Emell, local physician, who
had been absent since the appearance OF
the epidemic, but returned eight days ago,
died this afternoon Of fever.
JACKSON, November 3.-Five new cases
since yesterday atnoon. Three deaths last
night. Among the new cases Is I. ].
Roch, keeper OF State CAPITOL,
VIcEsaVsa, November a-Weather clear
and warm. One dcathin the city and two
in the country. There arc several new
cases in the city, Ds. Bemiss and How.
ard, oi the Yellow Fever Committee, who
have been here the past two days, leave to.
morrow for Port Gibson, Miss.