The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
Last Nights Dispatches.
YELLOW FEVER.
Continued Reports

MEMPHIS. Sept. 6.-Fifty-three deaths
are reported from P. NJ, yesterday to
noon to-day. making los for twenty-Tour
hours ending at noon. Among the dead are
Capt. John Cummins, of the steamer CO.
otoma; Capt. Joseph Rogers, DR., Z. nj.
Dickinson, Mother Alfonso, OF St. Agnes
academy, and E. f. Risk, Jr.
Miss Carrie Davis and Emma Cole, volun-
teer nurses from Nashville, were taken
down this morning.
The burial of the dead under the super
vision of the citizens rehet committee is
proceeding more satisfactorily, the corpses
being hurried off TO the cemeteries or Pot
ters field in few hours after being re-
ported. 1t is hoped that the revolving
discoveries of neglected dead made 10
the past few days will not be repeated.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Henry Spaulding,
chairman of the relief committee cham Der
o. commerce sent to-day to New Orleans
$4,000 and $1,000 to Mem nhis. MIR.
| Spaulding says the responses TO his appeals
are as prompt and liberal as ever and that
his committee alone has already raised
| $4,000.
MOBILE, Sept. 6.--The Can't Get Away
club sent to-day to Holly Springs five
nurses. and to Hickman, KY, five nurses.
The club remitted to Hickman 500; to
Holly Springs 500; to Forest 800. and to
Ca 1ton $l00 The club has SO far re-
mitted to the fever infected cities, $4,000;
total number of nurses sent 60; physicians,
I. No yellow fever in Mobile.
WASHINGTON, Sept Representatives
Ellis and Gibson, Of Louisiana, in conse'
quence OF some Misrepresentation, unite
in card to their fellow citizens throughout
the country who may be disposed to coDtri
butte to the sufferers, stating that the
three relief associations, the Howard AZ.
sociation, the Peabody Subsistence As
sociation, and Young Mems Christian AS.
soclation. are all composed of the best anC
most humane citizens of New Orleans
and are working together in perfect har
mony.
New ORLEANS, Sept. CIV Weather cleai
, and warm all day, From noon TO P. NJ
twenty eight deaths, but only few neV
/ cases were reported.
J SHREVEPORT. Sept, 6.-Tne su5scrlp
tions for the sufferers amount to over So,
900 and will reach 81 600.
Il GRENADA, Sept, 6.-The fever seem
} to have exhausted itself for want of vic
i Tins, Only three deaths to-day and si1
: new cases. Those down are reported
getting along finely.
New ORLEANS, Sept 6.-The death
: include twelve children under seven years
The Howards have received the follow
, ing:
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept, 6.--Arrived wit
i corps of new nurses all right. Great con
, sternation aud Decentralization exists. Th
D town is deserted, 600 only being LETT. N
. help of any kind. There are estimated t
. be eighty patients down and thrice
: deaths in the past forty eight hours. Dr.
Bailey and self are alone for duty. Th
] rest are all down. Send three or fou
D cooks, one druggist and two more medics
g men, Am short of orange leaves. Th
g relief committee are destitute of funds
g having impoverished themselves to bel
Grenada. There are forty nurses to b
: fed and cooked for, Send the nurse
asked for this morning. The town is
e distress. Will communicate more fully b
o letter
I'll (Signedl GEo. GoURE, N. D,