Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-10-06

last night had relapse, which we hope he Will pan
out OF all right.
CISCO formerly o. Memphis, sends twenty dollars for
the relief of the suffers Muller acted literally during
the epidemic Of 1873
Mr.. James Richardson, agent in Mem
phis and other points for Messrs ]. T. Warren q
Co. Cincinnati was taken with the fever yesterday
at his residence at Bunt,n
Mr.. NJ. w. Luff bookkeeper at the
Ao1tanche was stricken yesterday afternoon. He has
In his contest with the disease.
Colonel A. w. Taylor. prominently con-
nected with the Citizens relief committee died yes
terday after few days attack of the fever, contract
ed In attention to his sick family.
Union City Chronicle: CDR. Boaz has
died In Fulton OF the fever and there said to be
other cases in that town. but of milder nature than
at Hickman. Every one that can has left"
The employees of the Howard association
are getting up contribution for the relief of Mrs
so suddenly at the Peabody hotel last week.
We have learned that the statement
made in our paper two days since that E. c. JONES'
architect, was down with the fever, was mistake
Il should have been that his youngest child was sick
-Tuscumbis, Alabama, telegraphs to the
Towards that several of fever there, that
the citizens are much alarmed. and that aphyslcian
out to-day.
President Langstaff, who went to Browns
Vile yesterday telegraphed back follows send
five good experienced female nurses, all white, if
Reartening''
Mrs. J. M. Iomeny, wife of Elk United
States Marshal ]. NJ. Tomeny, is among the prOmi-
tention of her husband good medical attention. and
the best OF nursing, but all awaited nothing.
DR.. de Graffenreid, who is in charge of
the sick of Hopefed reports the disease spreading,
with twelve cases yesterday. Mr. Stack, the
grocer died yesterday and 1t was probable last night
that Mrs. Guthrie would die before morning.
james B. Cook the architect, Is feeble,
HF IF- 60
with an Intermittent fever His mother is gaining
strength. Mr.. Cook is all ght, looking thin, but
thinks shortly to be able to resume business.
"A telegram was received by the Towards
Yesterday from President Pinkney Thompson, of the
State board OF health Of Kentucky asking that two
PHYSICIANS and nurses be sent to Hickman. DR..
voolfolk and four purses viii be sent there to-day.
Miss Emma B. DAVIS. the last but two of
her family died yesterday even ng, at their tempo
raTy residence near Estival park; The mother. who
ment of the death of her daughter which may result
In a serious relapse.
Howard Visitor Rogers telegraphed the
Towards from Germantown yesterday. that the last
scian (name not stated who went there yesterday
had been stricken with the fever Another ply
stefan and three nurses are badly needed.
Mr.. J. E. Byrd, the Howard superin-
tendent at ColIierville. sent there from Memphis,
was in the city Yesterday. Mr.. Byrd represents the
ganizsd the Howard force unSer a most rigid but
perfect system which is bringing about good re-
suits,
We regret to learn that Miss Belle Beck
tel sister of George Beclte the II known grocery
CLERK has been stricken with fever at the temporary
residence OF her mother on Madison avenue three
miles from the city. We know she Will have the
best Of attention, and hope to hear of her early re
cOveTy.
George Johnson, a colored rousfabout
who left the Joe Kinney at this point on her recent
trip down the river, stricken with the fever and
fell PROSTATE the street at the corner of Main and
Madison street yesterday. Acting Chief Arata pro
curnd ambulance ana had him sent 70 the linden
street hospital.
The Union City Chronicle, referring to
the effects of the fever at Martini Tennessee, says:
of young Gardner, the idOzed and only son of Hon.
John A. Gardner, of Gardner Station. He was true
Orable future.'
John c. Frayser, the second son of DIR.
FrayseT of this CITY, is sick of the fever at his
fathers residence on Union street; He became sick
ing at Forest Hill, on the Memphis andiCharleston
railroad His case was regarded as violent but he
is now regarded as better.
Little Rock gazette: Dr.. + T. EasIev. Z.
T. Taylor, F. Bungner A L. White j. ". Dickinson,
T. J. Carr g. 3. Going, Z. E. FOrbish aud P. Saloy,
Grape and hung in the office OF the Howard associa-
ton to-day ana the members of the association will
wear badges of mourning
Superintendent Burke teleQraphed the
Towards yesterday that he would have a special
train ready at nine O'Clock this morning to carry
nurses to Garner Stat on and TillatObla, Mlssis-
sippi. Five nurses and physician will be sent this
morning DR.. Lupus, from Los Angeles, Caiifor-
MIA, will be the physician sent
David A, son of DIR. Frayser, of this city,
taken with yelloW-fever in Cambridge Massa-
chusets whether he had gone for tie purpose of at
tending the law department of the university, on
the eighteenth Gay OF september. Under good medi-
cal treatment and kind nursipg he is now able to
enter the institution: DR.; Weber was his good and
successful medical friend.
We are permitted to excerpt the follow
ing from private letter received in this city yester-
day rom CORTLAND MisSissippi The country east
of us is full of refugees Business has been almost
or bagging. Very little cotton has come in on ac-
The crop will be much shorter than expected.
-Iuka Mirror, 80: Robbie Brinkley. son
Of R. C. Brnxey, ESQ, is selling the Memphis dali
lies for the benefit of the sufferers of that stricken
date, and deserves the praise and patronage the
C immunity. We urge our friends and the public TO
buy his papers, and thus contribute TO the relief of
the sick and dying of our sister city.
Knoxville Chronicle, 1st: % Miss Mackey.
the Memphis Ia who had ccse of yellow fever at
entirely recovered andas in the city yesterday It
has been near five weeks since she taken with
the disease and she was faithfully nursed through
by her mother, who came along With her. None of
the family have any symptoms whatever, has
there been any appearance of spread from her case
Owing to the demand for the WEEKLY
APPEAL, we printed an extra large edition 1t con-
complete lists of the daily reports of new cases
and names of the dead of Memphis, Brownsville,
Grand Junction, Port Gibson, Mississippi, Raleigh
Hernando Mississippi, and all other points. It
contains, also, list Of the Howard physicians who
have been stricken with the fever those who died,
ana those now on duty; besides other interesting
statistics OF the epidemic.
john Mullins, nurse from Nashville
who has been In the employ of the Towards in this
city, was returning home Friday. He was appealed
to at Brownsville to stop and assist In nursing the
sick there bit his anxiety to see his family nroDpted
Station few miles above, ne humaneI ID
his mind, returned on the h; down train, am Wv
doing noble work in that i'll fated town In c0nIaHOn
with another nurse named Finnie.
The knights of Pythas have lost txumty
members, and there is now but one membet [5s
relief committee, MI. Thomas E. Wilson,
and he is doing all that human effort can acc15Ek
pish toward relieving the sick members of the order
There are three or four of the members now very
son deserves great deal of credit for his faithful
attention to mis- trust-he being the only member OF
the order who has not been stricken with the fever
AT the meeting of the Memphis Howard
association night before last DR.: A. g. Wendell. of
Minneapolis Minnesota, paid handsome tribute
to the noble work of DR.. Peters, of New York by
moving that he be elected an honoRTy member of
their society II is unnecessary to say the motion
was unanimously adopted. DR.. Peters was the first
to propose a donation for the relief of the families
of physicians who lost their lives In the great bat
tie with their formidable adversary, yellOw-fever.
William H. Blalock and his wife are both
down with fever at HOpefeld. Mr.. BlalOck Is a
eomposltoi on the LbSdger, 10 Whom the APPEAL Is
in greatest strait for cCmpositOrJ. Mr. Blalock
after having done his days work on the Ledger,
US to get edition. We feel sure that he viii
have the best of medical attention from DR.. de
Graffenreid, and good nurses, and hope sincerely
that he and his good lady Will pull through success
fully
jackson Tribune and Sun, Sd: "Mr. w.
2. Kendall, of Memphis, who has been soiourning
for weeks in city with his interesting fam
ily has proved himself a very energetic and useful
volunteer aid to the executive relief committee in
getting up, packing, and forwarding supplies to our
stricken neighbOrS Notwithstanding the sad news
which he often receives OF his relatives and con-
nectOns In his much loved city, his cheerful face is
seen every morning at MCutchens c3mmissary de-
pot. expressing desire to do anything and every
thing which will forward the good work. We hope
bis mOdesty Will not be shocked at this personal"
DIR. w. Cavenagh requests US to an
nOunce to his friends that he will be at his Office the
first Of this week Providence permitting, to renew
the conflict with the deadlieSt OF Deaths generals
yelow-fever. For seven days and nights the doctor
attended by his wife alone during six days could
get none but drunken nurses) and twice during that
time she saved his life by her watchful care and in