The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-12
The YeIEOy~Feycr.

| abatement Of the fever and the working
force is growing smaller daily; also, that
two Towards died yesterday and five ply
sicians are down to-day. The state OF af-
fairs is Undesirable.
| MEMPHIS, September 1.-THE weather is
clear but cool. Two undertakers report
forty.six deaths up to noon. Among the
dead are D. Deyots, Mrs. De Gray, Bennett,
Martin Eyk, Isaac Leopold, and +. w. Roy
OF the Avalanche, is reported dying. and
his mother IS down with the fever. John
&. Lonsdale is down, and r. 3. Clarke has
been appointed in bis stead as treasurer OF
the Citizens Relief Committee. Mr.. KnOwl-
ton, acting postmaster, is sick. W." j.
Chase. one OF the late Postmaster Thomp-
sons bondsnen, has taken charge Of the Of
flee, and requests that no money be sent by
post-ottice order, as the force in the Office is
now so small that nothing but the delivery
OF mails can be done. Only seven coffin
makers are left in the city. The Towards
have telcgrapbed TO Richmond, Ind, and
Cincinnati for 1000 ready-made collins.
NINETY DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY.
NEW ORLEANS, September 1.-THE wea-
Their to-day is cloudy, cool, and windy. Two
| hundred and fifty-thrce new cases and nine
| ty deaths were reported for the twenty-four
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| hours ending at noon.
The deaths to-day include thirty-seven
minorS-twenty-two being under seven
wears OF age Among the deaths are Ma
| t,lda Isadorc, aged thirteen, second daugh-
ter OF the late E. W. Barnes, and five
year-old son of +. Il. Southmayd, OF the
Towards.
AT BATON EOCGE, LA.
| BATON ROUGE, September 11.-Some thirty
deaths have occurred from yellow-fevcr to
date. Lightweight cases have been reported
in the three days ending yesterday. At least
forty more will be added this morning.
Lattr.-OfiiciaI report for the twenty-iour
hours ending ut Q a. NJ. to-day: New cases,
%; deaths, 8; total cases 10 date, 29I; total
deaths, 50.
Ar CANTON, MISS.
CANTON, September 11.-For the last
twenty-io,lr hours fifteen new cases and
four deaths were reported. The deaths are
Mrs Dr.. Reid, John Reid, L. Gent, and
William Welsh.
At HOLLY SPRINGS. MISS.
HOLLY SPRINGS, September H. The
deaths Yesterday and to-day were eighteen :;
new cases, twelve. Doctors. supplies, and
money are needed.
TIE PLAGUE-slIIP JOHN PORTER.
GALLIToLIs, ONO, September lin the
vicinity Of where the plaguc-ship John
Porter was Eloored and in Il radius OF seven
miles, the northern boundary OF which is
two miles from this city, there is reported
to be from fifteen to twenty cases of fever.
Seven deaths have occurred since Sunday.
Much excitement prevails here, and clti-
zens are sending their families away in every
direction. 1t has been decided to scuttle
and sink the plague-boat.
CONTRIBUTIONS, &C.
New YORK, September 1.-The Chamber
Of Commerce Committee to-day transmitted
$4,000 TO New Orleans: $1,000 to Vicks-
burg; $4,000 to Memphis. The total sub
scriptions received to-day by the Committee
amount to $3.50.
The Citizens Relief Committee collected
subscriptions to-day fer the relief of the
fever sufferers to the amount OF S2IG. The
amount collected for the same purpose in
the last twenty-four hours in the various
policc precincts in Brooklyn amounts 10
500. The Brooklyn Relief Committee re-
ports the collection of 1871 yesterday.
CHICAGO, September 1.-THE receipts
from Yesterdays great picnic amounted TO
over $4,000. The entire amount goes to
the afflicted cities. The total amount raised
here to noon to-day is S57,S3S.
CAMDEN, n. j., September 11.-Ninc hum
dred dollars for the fever sufferers was col
lected at the public meeting at the Opera
House Monday evening.
BosToN, September 1.-THE Wenham
Ice Company bavlng offered to load ten cars
with ice daily for five days for the Men,
phis sufferers, the connecting railroad lines
transporting it free, the first five cars will
to irht o,;n ha
Albany railroad, marked .'For the Yellow
fevery sufferers OF Memphis, Tenn"
AUGUSTA, GA. September 11.-Augusta
has contributed $4,000 to the fever sufferers.
ThomasviIle, Ca, sends S4G0 to the How
ards at Memphis. S.. 49,. 49,.
MOBILE, September 1.-THE collections
thus fur aggregates $1,000. Ninety nurses
and physicians have been sent through the
Can't GETAWAY Club" to the infected
districts.
MILWAUKEE. September. 11.-Arrange-
ments are completed for peoples concert
and festival to be given tomorrow after
noon aud evening at Quentin's Park, for
the benefit of the fever sufferers. 1t is ex-
pected there will he an immense attendance.
BusinesS-houses generally will close at noon,
and no afternoon session Of the Chamber OF
Commerce will be held. Refreshments have
all been donated. Almost the entire gross
receipts will be available for relief pur-
poses. A large attendance from interior
cities is expected. President Hayes and
party will visit the park at O'Clock.
Mrs. Charles SchleyS, wife OF wealthy
and prominent citizen, left here to-day for
Jackson, Miss, to offer her services as nurse
in the fever hospitals. Last evening her
house was thronged with friends to bid her
Godspced.
COLUMBUS. O., September 1.-THE New
Orleans Towards have been instructed to
draw on the mayor of this city for another
$500. The societies connected with st. Pat
rick's church, to-day forwarded $3.50 to
Memphis, and the Turner'S sent $50 to St.
Louis for use in New Orleans.
The Soulla Carolina Railroad Case..-
Judge EsOId Sick.
BALTIMORE, September 11.-Judge Bond
being still sick and unable to hold court in
the South Carolina railroad case on the ap-
Dlication FOR an injunction and the appoint
mert OF q receiver, the daily postponement
OF the hearing since Saturday IS unayolda-
BILE. AS it is, it causes no little inconve-
nicnce to The large number OF attorneys
(about twenty-four) from South Carolina
and New York who are engaged IN the case.
Lexington tKy.) Races.
LEXINGTON, September 11.-To-day's
races were moderately-we!i attended. Inc
track was heavy on account OF the rain.
First race-mile heats-Daye Moore, 3, l,
1; Tampico, 1. 9, 3; Macedonicus. 2, 3, 3.
Time, 1921, 1:53t, 1:55a
Second race. one-mile-aud-a-half dash