The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-24
September 81. 1878.
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: CAIRO. Sept. ga telegram from
Martini. Tenn, says; Tie condition of
things is deniorable, from the absence of
any organized system of relief. Two
deaths here in the last twenty-four hours.
Several others are down with the fever,
among them W. T. johnson, railroad
agent, and wife Owens, express agent, and
Ben Poynter. .s a..sr -.
The operator at Hickman reports four
deaths and ten cases to-day. a7A
4 CANTON Sept. 23.-New cases %,
deaths l. Weather cloudy, some rain.
No abatement In fever. Two.thirds Of the
whites have had the fever but great
many negroes have not had it. as
s BANToN ROUGE, Sept. 23,-New cases
10 the past forty eight hours ending at 8
a. M, Sc; deaths 8. Total cases to date,
789; deaths, 43. Application has been
made to the Young Mems Christian AS
sociatIon By Col. Holland, of Holly Springs,
for two experienced clerks for the Relief
Com mission of that city.
New ORLEANS; Sept. %. The mortuary
report for theweek ending Sunday even
ing at o'clock shows SOB deaths, 542
whites and 81 coiored; 384 male and zig
females; yellow fever, 408, of which 388
were whites and 10 colored; other fevers,
So; children under 10 years of age, 249;
under years, 200; natives of Louisiana,
289; other States, Sd, the balance for
eigners. ~. s s~. egg
There were IS deaths up TO 9 o'clock
and l47 new cases reported. Of the lat
ter, however, 50 date as far back as q week
or more; ga date since Sept 20; are at
the St. Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum,
II at thaCamp street Orphan Asylum,
and II at the Asylum for Destitute Boys.
corner of St. Charles avenue and Dubois
street. u
Even colored people are taken down
rapidly. 81 zz-s
PoRT GIBSON, Sept 23.-About 600
cases to- date; deaths l40 There is fever
in several parts of the ccuntry and some
deaths.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 23,-Cases re-
ported to-day: Y. Nj. Z. As,tS7; How
ards 297. .Q3 e~A ~.
d CHICAGO. Sept. 3.--Gontributions to
date for the relief of the yellow fever suf-
ferers, SOL 600. The Citizens Committee
to day sent $5 5,000to Memphis and 81. 200
to Holly Springs. Ma a
JACKSON, Miss, Sept, 23.-To the
| Free Masons and Odd Fellows of the Tn.
tied States: La behalf of our afflicted
brethren, and they and their families in
our fever-stricken communities and in
behalf of hundreds there, who have been
relieved by your timely generous beneicen-
ce, return you profound thanks for the
noble response that you have sent to our
appeals for help. | haye thereby been
enabled to answer promptly every appeal
from the ten places in the state where the
fever is prevailing, and with the funds or
hand aud now coming, will doubtless be
able to meet every demand until the close
of the epidemic. Should there be any
surplus it will be distributed as judiciousy
as possible for the benefit of hundreds of
orphans bequeathed to the impoverished
communities and in their behalf would still
enlist your generous sympathy. The re
liet received through me has been dis
pensed as far as practicable through com
mittees of both orders, without regard tt
race, color or creed. Such has been tht
expressed wish of nearly every lodge anc
brother contributor. [ am now obtainin,
lists of farilies having special claims upoI
our care, so that none may be overlooked
in the distributions. | have received to
Gay almost $4,000, nearly all from Mason
and Odd Fellows. In due time full re
lport of this good work which it has been
my privilege to conduct, will give to tE
generous contributors and to the public
testimony to the goodness and gratitud
of the human heart.
j. L. POWER,
Grand Secretary of Masons,
Grand Treas. of Odd Fellows
| WATERvlLIE, Sept. 23.-The fever
epidemic here. Twenty FIVE cases and seve
: deaths since Thursday last. Sufferers ar
relieved.
VIcKsBURa, Sept. 23.-Weather clea
aud warm. Light rain last night an
early this morning. Thermometer g.
: Six deaths Sunday, and 20 new cases
. Among them Rev. Mother Desoles, of tt
Convent of Mercy. To-day death
: we're reported, oDe of them from th
I country.
VICKsBURG, Sept. 23.-The Howar
Association will send tomorrow th
steamer Kate Dixon to Greenville. Miss
conveying money, contributions, ice, pre-
| visions and nurses. The fever has d.
= creased so much here that visiting phys
: clans and nurses are going to other point
), The yellow tever is reported at Delt
: La thirty miles below Vicksburg.
President lockwood, of the Howard a
sociation, is tonight reported in DANCE
Gus condition. Among the deaths to ds
) is Henry Laoke, member of the Howal
IL association.
g Telegrams from Delhi, state that Il
s. fever is decreasing there.
Reports about the yellow fever at Mayer
IS vile, Miss, are untrue. kilograms fro
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