The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-24
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NEW ORLEANS, August 23.-The Board OF
Health has addressed 4 circular TO nhySl-
clans, asking them to make report OF fever
cases in their practice, so as to furnish ma
tcrial for future study OF the disease.
One hundred and twenty-three new cases
and forty deaths were reported during the
past twenty-four hours.
The deaths to-day include thirteen chill
dren OF ages from one to seven, also five
from eleven to seventeen years.
The fever has reached Plaquemine.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. August 23.-There has been a
slight decrease in the number OF new cases,
and an increased number of deaths. Among
the dead are eX-Representatiye John
Rausch, John Forbes, freight agent, and
Isaac Isaacs. The Board OF Uealth has de-
clared the fever an epidemic, and order all
who can do so to leave the city. The Men,
pills and Charleston railroad have offered
transportation to refugees.
AT vICESBURG.
VICKsBURG, August 23.-The yellow-Ye-
yer deaths yesterday were twenty, and to-
day twenty: total to date, siXtv-nine. The
disease is increasing. Fifty new cases to-
day; among them DR.. ID. w. Booth, in
charge OF Tue hOSpllal.
THE PosTMAsTER-GENEEAL ASKED TO STOP
MAILS.
JACKSON, Mss, August 23.-The Post
master-G encral has been telegraphed TO stop
all mails, except tirst-c!aSS, for all points in
Mississippi. from Memphis and New Or
leans, and all. except tirst-class matter,
from coming from Grenada, Vicksburg,
Canton. Port Gibson, and Holly Springs.
The Postmaster-General replied that it
was not deemed advisable to exclude any
class matter from the mails because Of the
prevalence Of the fever. The Department,
however, will not attempt to disregard any
reasonable order OF le9alIy-constituted
boards of health issued to prevent the spread
of the disease, but. on the contrary, its Off
GERS will cooperate in executing them
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUFFERERS.
PETERSBURG, August 23.-S. W. Venablc
& Co., tobacco manufacturers, OF this city,
have sent three hundred dollars to the suf-
ferers at Ficksburg and Grenada. The
Hebrews Of this city have telegraphed fifty
dollars to New Orleans, and the Planters
and Mechanics Bank has sent fifty dollars
to Nicksburg.
ST. LOUIS, August 23.-John F. Long,
late collector of revenue, has sent $500 for
distribution among the fever-Stricken peo-
pie. The Hebrew Young Mems Literary
Association have sent 800 to the Howard
Association.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Reports through
out the country continue to show generous
and practical. sympathy for fever-stricken
sufferers OF the South.
BosToS, August 2S.-ThuS far the con-
tribulions for the fever sufferers amount to
$4,000.
NEW YORK, August 23.-AIayor Ely has
received $3.50 in small subscriptions in aid
OF the southern fever sufferers.
William Schultz, Of Brooklyn, the yell
low-fever patient WHO was removed to the
quarantine hospital Wednesday, died last
night.
The Chamber Of Commerce has appointed
q committee OF twenty-five to collect con-
tributions for the sufferers.
MACON, GA, August 23.-The Central
Georgia, Capital, and Exchange Banks send
$500 TO the fever sufferers in Memphis and
elsewhere. Citizens have already raised
S400.
WASHINGTON, August 23.-The Masonic
fraternity here tonight subscribed 500 for
the fever sufferers South. Additional SUBJ
scriptions will be made.