Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-06

ware alive and we'll four days age. Individual
eases that come under observation where every
effort and attention that medical skill cou'd
devise seemed to have received the dcGthb!oW
With the attack, and all the efforts avail noth'
inc to check il, The Rev. A. r. Green (col.
ored) is among the dead Of to day. lie went
down while working faithfully to the last tor
his race. and deserves honorable mention tor
his efforts ADD grateful remembrance for good
deeds. The Cant gat.awsy Club OF Mo-
bile, have sent Drs. Charles lienning, I. Z.
Randolph and Jackson TO our assistance.
There ia plenty OF work for them and with
threatening weather and the sudden change
Of to day promises moro aud more. Volunteer
nurses, d. L. llber and II. NJ. Watson, from
the eastern part Of the State, were among the
arrivals Of TO day.
There is no cheering news to report itom
those lately mentioned that are down with the
dreadful pcstilepcc that now secma TO balile
medical skill AZ easily as it yielded few days
ago.
The fever has broken out at ilaiuc'5 HIuH,
twelve miles above here. among the refugees
from this place. DR.. Ferry pronounces it
| fever of an ugly type, and reports twelve cas!s,
| with lone black vomit.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Sept. G.-Tho Singer
Sewing Machine Company and their employees
here last night, raised $4,000 for the yellow
fever sufferers every one subscribing something.
| The ST. Johns Episcopal Church has raised
Sl25, for the Same purpose, and public sub
scription has been started by the Daily Journal.
HoRNELIsvILLE, N. Y, Sept. t.-Tha vel.
| low fever contributions yesterday amounted
| to $l35.
CINc1NNATI. o., Sept. G.-A1othcr young
| man, James Myers, of Galipos, OHIO, who
| had been temporarily employed upon the III
| latcd steamer John Porter, died OF yellow lever
yesterday. Considerable uneasncss IS fclt IN
| that region, yet no one has been attacked who
| has not had something to DO with that boat. A
large amount Of bed clothing, mattresses and
| the like was thrown overheard from the boat
when under. the charge of Drs. Carr and Slough,
and The people down the iivcr caught them as
they hoa;ed down, and have them hanging on
| their fences intending to make use Q! them after
| frost.
BALTIMORE, Sept. G.-At the Corn and Flour
Exchange this morning ten tine peaches donated
| by Capt. John Wood, for yellow lever sntler'
ers, were sold at auction. James Knox paid $50
| Tor the first choice. One sold for $40, Two tor
| SIS; the balance for $40 each. Total Sl40.
| Afterwards two peaches from another source
| sold for five dollars each.
WMkEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. G.-Ihc commit
| tee appointed at meeting OF citizens here last
evening to solicit contributions to aid the yellow
fever sufferers had at noon to day collected SIX
hundred dollars.
New York, September G.--Mayor lily TO-
| day received subscriptions Tor the yellow fever
| sufferers to tho amount OF $|05.S2. Contrltu
tons were also sent to Mayor Ely from the For
est and Stream" Publishing Company TO the
| amount Of 1915.
The Southern relief committee OF the Cham.
Der Of Commerce received up to noon to. day
subscriptions to tho amount Of $77G1. Making
q total Of Sc, 40S.l0.
! Subscriptions for the relief Of the yellow
| fever sufferers collected through ballot boxes
uDder the charge Of The police, amounted IA
$333.0S. Contributions By precincts amount ia
$3l33I. Total report to day by the relief
| committee was $685.. 50, making the total up to
| date of $G,293.49.
WASHINGTON. Sept Cultivate Information
| has been received from New Orleans OF tho
death by yellow fever Of Frederick i. Mexon,
| a native OF Washington, and tcIographer 10
that city. Although very young, he was
general iavortc among photographers, who arc
deeply affected by his death. lie was grad
uate ofthc Western Union office 10 this city
being employed for q long time as an operator
in the Western Union branch at the Postctfioe
Department, thence transferred 10 the Main
Office. After services as first class operator
here, he went West, and finally located 10 Nc"
Orleans. Mr.. Moxon was brother OF Miss
Ada MoxoD, we'll known in the amateur nu,l.
cal circles of this city. His mother could not
be restrained from leaving Washington for
New Orleans last night, in order to nurse him.
but it WAS not until to day that intelligence
was received here OF his DEATH