Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-04
Yellow Fever.

that fully Gf,eea thousand abseutees have re-
turned within the past week. Many merchants
find it difficult to fill demands fer goods so pu
mercus are the orders received.
The Board of Health has officially reported
eight deaths from yellow fever. Dr.. A. L.
Evoli, local physician. who had been absent
since the appearance Of the epidemic, but re
turned eight days ago, died yesterday afternoon
of the fever.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 1.-Two cases OF gel
low fever on Saturday. Refugees continue TO
crowd 10, and the troops returned to the bar,
racks yesterday. Several mills give notice OIL
opening to-day.
MOBILE, Nov. 4.-Quarrantiue restrictions
against everybody are removed.
New ORLEANS, Nov. "A slight frost has
occurred here betokening the end OF the, cpl
denlc though new cases are still occurring here.
TIE quarantine has been raised. and ell the
railroads have resumed their regular trains.
The following teegrsphic correspondence has
taken plaos
WASHINGTON, D. c.. November l.
"T5 The Ro,gar1 Association, Ne!o orleans. La :
w hlle continued ueMsnds tor AID are re-
not understand the repeated statements that the
Howard Association, with large FUNDS. mas
Ceased giving relief. Please advise me how this
is. (Signed) "NM. Nj. EvARTs.
Secretary Of State
To tic above the following reply was aent:
howard ASSOCIATION.
NEW ORLEANS. La, November 2
"To the Hon. H'na IT. EraTts. Washington:
Your dispatch OF the lst received last even
ing. We do not know from whom repeated de-
mands from New Orleans. of which you speak,
come We do know the reiterated statement
that TIE Howsrd Association has 3 balance of
$3.50 0C0 to distribute after the epidemic to DO
absolutely untrue. We stopped contributions
September 18th, because We then saw that we
had ample funds on hand and in sight to meet
any probable snd lawful demands that might be
made upon Us. Since that time, from points at
which thore was no fever, We have had demands
upon us which have carried US under obligations
of Sl0J 600 beyond the calculations we had
Dade, snd which VIC could not have anticipated
We are to day striving hard to NEE. these and
ether obligations and come out clear OF debt
We have not yet paid the doctors who have so
faithfully served Us ct nome, though we nope
yet to give them some partial recognition OF
their services. We have paid no sitenton to
tho reported statements of disappointed individ-
us!s Or associations, POLITICAL race sectarian or
otherwise, who have circulated reports of a large
balance wo are retaining, and who asked OF US
our funds FOR their distribution. Ignoring their
Guerias, we have chosen TO walt until our pub.
llshed report shows. az it Will, the distribution
We have made of the moneys so generously sent
US We give you, IS g representative OF the
general Government, this statement OF tacta.
(Sieued) IF. E. SOUTHWARK,
''Secretsry Of Howard Association"
LATER.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 4-Tho weather to-
day is clear and warmer. Thirty-one new cases
aud four deaths are reported for the past "a
hours. The tootl1gs to.Gatc are 49, cases,
3,95S deaths.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 4.-The weather To-day is
sutry aud rain is threatened. From G O'Clock
last night uotil noou to day undertaker5 re.
port six orders fer iaterment Ct persons who died
Of the fever both within and outside OF the
city !init5. Ono new case was reported last
night-Geo. pWth-who had been 7journ.
log at Tuscumbia, Ala, but had rcturoed to
the city ten days ago.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov 4.-Moatgome.
rvs total contributors to thu yellow fever sui.
ferers is $780, The Relief Association closed
on Saturday by sending enc Hundred dollars to
the wife aod children Of 1t. Benuer.
SELMA, Ala, Nov. "A thanksgiving
service was held at the Broad Street Presby
terian Church last night, at which q cootrlbu'
ton of two hundred dollars wss made for the
families of Presbyterian minister's wh0 have
died of yellow fever.
CHATTANsoSA, Tenn. Nov The local
board of health declares the yellow fever epi-
demic ended.
NAsHv1LLs, Tenn, Nov. "A dispatch from
Dresden announces the serious illness from yell
low fever of Miss Emma, daughter Of Mr.. En-.
erson Etheridge. Miss Etherldge is regarded IS
one of the most intellectual women in the South,
snd il was upon her advice that her father acted
in refusing to scceot the recent nomination for
Governor rendered him by the republicans OF
this State, on the ground that be could cot pcs.
si5ly win success on that ticket.