The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-04
THE SOURCE OF TIE SOUTH.
rorR n,NDRED AND ELEyEN DrTN0 IN
OyE WEEK ~ NEW ORLEANS.
fhe pc.,ncncc In Mis-'..ippi and In Tennes-
e-The Army DISTRIBUTING Rsticns 60 tho
poor- Measures In New York and Else
,.here for the Relief OF the Sufferers.

.bere for the Relief OF the Sufferers.
Nrw ORLEANS. La, Sept. 3-Thc new
,oa,. Of yellow fovcr to-day numbered 327. and
ho cases of death 50. Tho weather is cloudy.
with light showers.
nh, Howard Association reports a large in
.,saso of yellow fever cases among the negroes
one member II the visiting committee reports
an hi. list negroes in ono house on Constance
street and 6 in one house on Theresa Tho
same association reports 24S applications for
,olief to.dav. Tho Peabody Relief Association
ara getting well under way. They Hlledil 800
roouistlons for ratlons to-day The Young
Mans Christian Association Relief Committee
ara doing noble work. To date they have at
landed to the wants Of sol fever patients. and
to-day. in response TO a request of the Peabody
Association. issued " acquisitions for rations.
The members are visiting the homes Of the APP
picauts and satisfying themselves OF their
wants The weekly mortuary report. ending
sunday. G p VI. shows 500 deaths. All being
from yellow fever. Of which 1871 are recorded as
vhito persons and 20 colored.
The colorcd people ot Louisiana make an
,pp,al to their brethren throughout the coun-
hy. a. ioll5w-
d, ml.i 9 a. and death Teasha; nearly
ife ne We appeal TO tie christian charity oi our
brethren every Where. and ihe hcnct gcncc Of those
ds he great ms 'uno now upon Us IN the u faith
M .a CURE & S ~" s,i o ii all f e poSS " ST
irsn. aud ilr ron.uo lauon Ut the Christian world
S "g aa re y .PrS. T y rS "p"'S ' at
1oa the ioun. Mems cnri.utn Association or the Pea
iOiy >absi.i,ier Asogitugu will be sracthy appre.
titi ana impartial, distributed
HOLLY srRiNos, Mss Sept 3.-Therc are
some 80 cases Of fever among citizens here.
Doctors pronounce 1t bilious fever Of a serious
nature A. W Goodrich and Isaac Handler.
otizens and ". Mackn, refugee. have died.
The people are panic stricken. and are leaving
10 large numbers.
GRENADA. Miss sept, 9.-Thcre have boon ~
new cascs Of yellow fever and cases OF death
hero since the last report Among tho dead are
Col B. 7. Anderson Of the Memphis Howard
Association and Postmaster Cole.
MEMPHIS Tenn. sept. 3.-Only two physicians
hal made reports of new cases up TO noon to-
day They rop0r, Is eases. Undertakers
report 81 yellow fever interments up TO noon.
Father Mcnamara ~ ST. pa,rick's Church died
ths morning. The body 81 Butler p. Andcr-
son 4 men hrr Of the Memphis Howard Assori-
stion. who died at Grenada yesterday afternoon.
was brought 90 this city and buried this morn
ing Capt William Miller, u prominent citizen.
was taken down this nsQrning
MIMPHi> sept 3.-The condition q orr city
to-day bcggars description. While the list ~
new cases reported Is only about so, the death
rate has amounted o. So only OF which were
from other causes than yellow fever. Bodies
were discovered to-day IN out-oi -the-way
places which had tho appearance OF having
been dead FIR several days, One popularity
10 socludc themselves, and among the poor
there 10 all unreasonable fear OF being sent to
the hospital Or the inilrmary.
Among tia new cases today are tho Roy
George c. Harris. dean II 81. Mary's Episcopal
br z" of T r2rT Iran rGco OF Man,
ken Brothers Mr. \. h. Hodges is reported in
edyng condition., Among the, Jew conyaes-
is also reported convnlrscing Dr bowel II
Galveston IL here doing good service among the
SICK. Four phys icians from Charleston. $ g..
arrived to-day l. :. lamison. correspond nj
OF tho St. Louis JoWudi was conveyed 10 hos
pI@l ,o-dHyh -iek Tyyl,R ieye,rs, p,,r,..c,rr.h
sends forth the following
iauprsi e. l 'athnc sncioucsfo FOR ai Three priests
s, " 'i'Gs HE .e f.'n ,,,' tti fpn'r Nai,lrw
;an Arrangements are ucin- made To- provide for tue
The following g from the Colored Preachers
Aid society;
NJ, cs,..ir -.o>n, r.,.i >,',. ,a.e,tys e.1- A.7
heaven, .'nsc. rnc,e =. an ydu cil b, .,,n- @,
Ia. ~ a.. WI ar 20 n.y. 9r 9,si or 20 n, ana
pNwcnt a. al hu',ic'' Is su,.endsd send lis contn.
buttons q motr! PROVISIONS speedily
WA,HINuroS. Sept. 3-rhe Secretary of War
T. lV responded To- he call for relief from tho
fel"rai oil cr- in New Orleans by ordering
H. ,unrrinc POOR of that citv. II there should
moi n' sufficient rations there for that purpose.
aop',ial train win such supplies will be sent
Leave to.niglt for yellow fever infected districts
viii be un Ter he charge Of Dr. Ramsey; rec
Hospital and Dr. I. T. Pcasc. who had yellow
favor experience in Bombay in 1871. in New
Or an, in ISIS. and ia kcy West IN 1874. There
wall BE- seven men and eight women. OF the
women nur- i've are from the Treasury De-
psltment and ono from the Government print
ing pfilre over forty applications were made
NfteNcn districts. those who have had some
experience were soectrd.
4 gentleman now in New Orleans. who few
dny- ngo lost hi- son. aged ~, from yellow
ley.r. has written Z letter dated Aug; p, 70 his
~ ,a-r- IN New Orleans daily. and that. On
AoonE, Of the Confusion and iTrcSuarity he
en- 81. hr Insists are nOtrepOrtcd.
subs 'rutions in the several places named for
u. yellow fever sufferers are ms follows; Mont,
E,mety. Ala. the LomaX Fire Company, 800 ;
al sa5i5.3o Newark' H. ' yester r2 s3liH
Pr. 'IoHhll Pa in ~ s2I s57'75; Lake Ma
Hs)o; Ecineld springs y. T., $500; Bait
MOI. a.. ,-trrdAy 81 G79-in all. 4.Sjl.34 ;
""''Fd. Conn yesterday fl'pOo
,.Nho's Garden was opened yesterday At ,
VI. for the auction sale Of boxes and reserved
Se1l- Tor the matinee benefit the yelloW fever
-, IT, sa N sSa g. cSron % @
mat 300 res'rvrd seats had already been sold
~ 80 noon Tho nrst proscenium box b. was
shii'ad At $50 and rapidly run up to 5000. and
Na, knocked down 10 Mr.. samuel Conover.
boE was purchased by Mr.. Edward +. starir,
ioi -, who Immediately. gave it 10 the fund
nll il was reholl 90 Mr.. l.. J. Lewis for 80.
Box u was sold 10 Mr.. John +. Barnett nj $50.
Ti,o ended tho sale Of boxes. Fifty reserved
heui- at IL were taken 10y Mr. Samuel Conoyer.
IrSpls Tor reserved siiats al 81 apiece are 10 b.
forwarded 10 the Police Captains for sale.
'-svsse>yss1sp>~r&CSeN Ynsierdy SSus.A ~t.>SSa
sufferers. Fanny davenport contributed $50.
hnd Poole a DOnnclly 400,
Ernest Y. Follows and Frank I. Nandervrer
hhV" boon added to the Committee to take
tAarge OF the proceeds Of the benefit to be
given in Nihlo's Theatre on Thursday,
Jarrett Il Palmer have written TO Mayor Ely
mat they will place nj the disposal Of u com
mttee. TO be- named by him. two thousand tick
eta ioi-an excursion Up the HudsSn.Klye 10
Kewbursh in the Plymouth Rock. on Friday or
Saturday next. Tho Mayor named as such
committee TIE gentlemen selected as custodians
ni the proceeds Of tho benefit In Nlblo's
Tho Police Board has ordered contribution
b2Ar7 ~ al Of the yellow fever sufferers to be
plh rd IN the police stations.
u'1l Eum - Clark. in behalf o. the Seventh
N'%.H"n', has cent n check for 81 900 to the
N''nbef ui Commerce Relief COmmittoe.
,H u1N Ton utrlhutions TO the fund to MD the
sHnpW lnVor sur rers was placed on the bar be-
az np 'h-mcrs drawer in the Tribune beer
V"l"3h on lfltY afternoon. Yesterday morn