The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-31
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pect to begin shipping -four, groceries
and produce to the Southern cities to-
night, The Pam Handle railroad au
thorities will carry all such consignments
free.
Three commanderies of Knights Temp
lar last night agreed to forward 800 each
to the suffering fraternity. Tonight an i'm
mense concert, under the auspices of Frali-
sium Society and other musical organiza-
tions will be given, the proceeds to be de-
voted to sufferers by the plague. Seven
hundred dollars was telegraphed to the
fever stricken cities by the general relief
committee to-day. ba
CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-The citizens
committee have received to date for yell
low fever fund, $15.242; other sources
$4,000; total through regular sources,
$40, 6O2.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 80. -Howe's London
circus gave an exhibition here this morning
for the benefit ofthe yellow fever sufferers.
Tickets were sold by the police and FIRE
department employees. under direction of
Mayor Black. The amount realized was
over $1,000. ~
CARO-, ILL.,. Aug, Boa telegram
from Grenada to-day reports Tom Mar
shall, telegraph operator, down with the
fever, and that the body of his little SOD,
who died three days ago,remains unburied
for want of money. Jacob aud Kent,
Jr., operators for the Mississippi Central
and Illinois Central railways here, col
lected twenty odd dollars for Marshall.
which goes to Grenada tonight.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 30.-The Peabody
Subsistence Association makes a state
ment that their Association, the object of
of which is to supply subsistence to the
destitute, in no way conflicts with the oper-
ations of the Howard Association. The
Howards soufine their attention mainly to
procuring physicians. nurses and medicine
for those suffering with yellow fever. and
necessary nourishment for the GONZALES
cents. ~
GALVESTON, Texas, Aug 30.-The
board of health to-day, notified the post
master at st. Louis that If he did not cease
forwarding mail matter from infected
places TO Texas, quarantine would be de-
clared against St. Louis.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 80. 30.-Subscriptions
to the amount of nearly $1,000 were OBJ
tanned to-day by the committee appointe d
at the meeting of citizens yesterday, to col
lect funds for the yellow fever sufferers.
Tomorrow the committee will telegraph
to the Howards of New Orleans $4,000,
and the Howards of Vicksburg and Mem
| phis, 81 500 each. The committee expect
to obtain nearly as much to morrow, Cir-
culars have been sent to nearly all the
principal towns on the Pacific coast, asking
CO operation. One hundred dollars was
received to-day from Bakersfield.
COLUMBUS, o., Aug, 30-The collec
tions for the yellow fever sufferers up Il
date aggregate 50 ST.. A grand concert
for this object is being arranged.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 30.-The weather to,
day has been damp and disagreeable, and
favorable to the spread of the fever. A
this Board of Health Office only seventy
| two new cases were reported for twenty-foul
hours ending at 6>p. N. This does not ex
hibit the true state of the epidemic fol
the day, as several physicians failed to re
port for the same time. The under taker
report hfty-seven yellow fever interments
/ DR.. Greenvile Dowell, an experienced
physician. from Galveston, Texas, arrive,
this evening and rendered his services L
the Howard Association.
/ The ASS citation received TO- day four
teen nurses from Shreveport six from Mo
bile, Ala.
Maj. Jno. D. McCabe, commissary, re
ports to the citizens relief committee tha
25,600 rations have been issued to destitut
peoplelfrom Aug l9 to 80, inclusive. Th
demand Is constantly increasing, $500 ra
tions being issued to-day The supply 0
hand is sufficient to last no longer than th
5th proximo. In view Of this state
things the following appeal is made:
: The unprecedented spread and fatalit,
of the yellew fever. causing an entire sus
pension OF business. has.left several thor
sand people in the city who are destitut
z of means Of subsistence and unable to prt
cure work. and large portion of thes
, are now sick, and the number constant
g increasing Much as the committee dis
: likes to ask aid again from the charitab
e abroad who have so generously responde
} to former calls, necessity aud huma nil
. compels them to request further ar
prompt assistance,
G. g, FISHER,