The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-16

or double what they have given to pro-
vide for the imperative needs OF the plague
stricken cities of the South. We rely on
the Chambers and Boards of Trade IN the
West to open depots for provisions.
MEMPHIS. Sept. l4.-About noon to-
day foul stencil was discovered IN the
neighborhood of Mowerby Il Hunts block.
on front street. A negro policeman de-
tailed for the purpose made an examina-
tod of the premises, and in one OF the
rooms, discovered the dead decomposed
body of H. L. WarIag, cotton buyer, who
had evidently been dead several days,
Twenty-six physicians of the Howard
Medical Corps report 234 new cases for the
past twenty-four hours.
DIR. Mitchell furnished the following:
The statement of Dr. Ramsey, of Wash
ington, as sent through the Associated
Press reports last night, is exaggerated in
many particulars, and false in others. The
Peabody Hotel, of which he draws such .
frightful picture, is kept open by e. b.
Galloway, for the accommodation of physi-
clans, nurses and other active workers,
and is kept free from disease. In refer
ence to his statement through the Wash
ington press, that sick white women have
been outraged by negro nurses, not q
single case Of the kind has occurred. 1t
has been my universal practice when un-
acclimated physicians have offered their
services. to first inform them of the
great risk they were running in remaining,
and If they were wiling to remain, we
most gladly accepted their services.
as the need for physicians Was very ur-
gent.
PEORIA, Sept. IA "A committee of
citizeds paid $1,000, to-day, for provi-
sions, consisting of -four, meal, bacon
hams, potatoes and onions. which will
be shipped Morday. without charge ftr
transportation, for the relief of fever SUI
| ferers
New YORK, Sept. l4.-The Catho7ac
ReUieao announces that Cardinal McClosky
has written a letter ordering collection in
all churches OF his diocese on Sunday, Sept
%. for the sufferers by the yellow fever
Eplague The Cardinal exhorts catholics tc
unite in offering up fervent prayers to God
that he. in his great mercy, may be pleased
to deliver his afflicted people from the
seourge under which they are now suffer
ing and arrest its desolating gfprogress
The Chamber of Commerce to-day sen
$4,000 to the Memphis Howard Associa
ton. So. 900 to the Memphis citizens re,
lief association, $1,000 to the Roman
Catholics of Memphis, $500 to the Hebrew
Benevolent Society of Memphis, and $500
to the Sisters of st. Mary, at Memphis
$4,000 was also sent to New Orleans
| CHICAGO, Sept. Ii. Total yellow feve
subscriptions to the citizens committe
I$3,327; from various sources, $14.T96
from the picnic, about $1,000; total $64,
996; appropriated by the citizens commit
, tee: New Orleans Sc. 100, Memphis SIS,
100, Vicksburg $4,000, Holly Spring
900, Grenada 81 1000, Canton, Por
Gibson, Baton Rouge and Greenville $500
each; total appropriated. $lS.500,
GALLTPoLIs, Sept. l4.-Three death
! il the infected districts No cases in tn
!, city.
. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-In regard t
J the statement OF DR.. Ramsey, Just returne
! kfrom Memphis, that white women have t
t take negro men for nurses or go without
aud that such negro nurses have taken ad
vantage of their helpless white victims
MIR. keating, editor of the Memphi
I Appeal, pronounces the statement utterI
. untrue, and adds that no man, white O
black, would be allowed to breathe a SEE
e ond breath after such a crime becam
!, known. The statement is a libel upon th
Memphis negroes, who stood By US nobl
as citizens and soldiers,
: MEMPHIS, Sept IA. -To-night's report
} show an increase in the death rate. On
! hundred and twenty. seven deaths were r,
: : ported, of which. however. ten shoul
. haze been reported last evening. leavir
to-day mortuary at lit, 40 of which wei
colored
CAIRO, Sept. 14.-No cases of yellow f
yer reported to-day. All quiet.