Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-30

will aggregate much more. Aufices run
southern cities, this morning, indicate IN
creasing want, especially for food ana Ice
Nurses are not wanted, because, unless ac-
climaied, they would be unable to render val
liable assistance.
TIE citizens committee tonight reports
the total subscriptions here at over fifteen
thousand dollars. There was forwarded to
New Orleans 1896; TO Vicksburg. $3.50; to
Memphis, 1885; and to Grenada, 1920.
Cairo, Eli.
CAIRO, August 29.-In response to an ap-
peal from the president of the Peabody sub
scription association of New Orleans, to day,
Messrs. Halliday Bros telegraphed one hun
dred dollars as their contribution in behalf OF
the yelow-fever sufferers. meeting will
be held tomorrow evening to arrange for
the securing of further subscription, which it
is expected will be liberal, as the hope grows
stronger that our charity will not be needed
at home. The quarantine regulations are
still rigIgly enforced, and there is no yellow
fever in the city.
ChOppIn's Case.
New ORLEANS, August 29.-At meeting
of the board of health tonight
sicans ought to study by experiment
an extraordinary treatment of yellow fever,
as the usual treatment has failed to give any
satisfactory results. He referred them to his
treatment of a patient in the Charity hos
pital, whom he had selected as the worst case
out of fifteen. The patient had been entirely
relieved of headache; his temperature had
been reduced and kept at ninety degrees,
but he will very likely die of restriction
of his kidneys which do not act. Had the pa
tient been treated as soon as the second stage
of the fever set in, he would have been
saved. The doctor gave also lengthy his
tory of the fever in the present epidemic, and
gave it as his belief that it can be traced to
the purser and second engineer of the steam
ship Emily Souder, who died here of yellow
fever on May 23d and May 29th respectively.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August 29-The merchants ex-
change fever fund now amounts to nearly
ten thousand dollars. The st. Louis evan
geiical alliance makes an appeal to all chris
tan denominations throughout Missouri to
aid by liberal donations the fever stricken
people of the south. The grand secretary of
the Masons and Deputy Caster, of the Odd
Fellows, make similar appeals, which will be
published tomorrow morning.
DIR. @. Dowell, of Galveston, pass I'd
through here tonight on his way to Mem
phis, whittier he goes to give his professional
aid to the fever patients. Post No. 6 of the
Grand Army of the republic, East st. Louis,
raised one hundred and fifteen dollars for the
fever sufferers, and expects to increase it
TO SIX hundred dollars. Contributions are
coming into the merchants exchange fund
from all sources, and numerous sums are be-
ing forwarded from different places by vari-
Gus societies and individuals of the city. The
interest In the matter increases and the SYM
patty of all classes for the plague stricken
people of the southern cities is very earnest
and sincere. Appeals for food and clothing
are coming from different.;quarters, which
will be promptly responded to.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, August 29.-The number
of new cases Is one hundred and forty, with
forty-nlne deaths. The weather is warm, with
showers. No news this forenoon from other
points. The situation here is unchanged. A
local telegraphers' relief committee was Or
gained here last Sunday. The object is the
reliet of the telegraph employees suffering
from yellow-fever in this city. At the sugges-
hon of General-Superintenden VanHorn, the
committee to-day determined to extends IT'S
field of operations to all infected points south
of Canton, Mississippi. This includes Vlcks-
burg and Port Gibson. So far fourteen tele-
graphers have taken the fever. OF these one
died, three recovered, and the others are in
a hopeful condition. The officers are R.
james L. Alleyn, treasurer; Paul LeLoup,
operator. Frank Delplain, batteryman, was
taken with the fever yesterday.
Weather shOwery and warm IN the fore
noon, and heavy rain and thunderstorm
lasting from three to four o'clock in the af-
ternson. The streets were flooded through
out the city, and in some quarters were i'm
passable tor more than an hour. The How
ard association to-day responded to one
hundred and eighteen new applica-
tons for relief, and the Young Mems chris
tan association TO fortv-three new cases
The funds of the last-named association are
nearly exhausted. The telegraphers' relief
ASSOCIATION reports B. F. Chisholm, operator
at Port Gibson, and w. w. Wall, operator
at Bayou des Allemandes. down with the fe-
yer. The society Union Franchise has formed
a relief committee, and sent an appeal to the
French benevolent societies throughout the
United States for contributions to aid them in
taking care of the sick who have the yellow