The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-10
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| CHATTANOOGA, sept. y. "A DrickiaYef
named Griffin. of Memphis, died of yellow
| fever.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 9.-State Treasurer
Marsh L. Polk. by advice of Gov. Porter,
has determined to issue provisions to the
extent of 900 rations per week to the fever
sufferers at Memphis.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 9.-Weather
hot and sultry. There is a strict auaran-
tine between here and Cairo.
NEW YORK. Sept. 9-The Pennsylvania
railroad company announces that il will
carry free supplies and other contribu-
lions for the relief of yellow fever suf-
ferers.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-In reply to a
telegram from the postmaster at Chicago
asking if deposit Of contributions for
yellow fever sufferers in the street letter
boxes should be permitted, Acting Post
master-General Tyner says there is no
objection to the deposit of contributions 10
such street letter boxes as are in places of
extraordinary safety. The public should
be requested to deposit in the day
time before the hour for daily collec-
tons. If contribution boxes were put 10
on Postefices of the United States and
the proceeds delivered to the local COL
lecting committees it would meet with ap-
prevail
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9.-The Relief
Committee to-day sent $5, 900 to Mem
| phis, $1,000 each to New Orleans and
Vicksburg, and $4,000 to New Orleans
for distributing among outside suffering
| towns. e-e
| CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-Total contributions
to date received by the Citizens Commits
tee $33. .623; total disbursement. New Or
leans, $4,000; Memphis. $1,000; Vicks-
burg. 900; Greenville, Holly Springs,
900 each; total $ll 500.
| MEMPHIS, Sept. 9.-To-dav's mortuary
report is the largest of any day since the
fever appeared, the undertakers reporting
liz. of which twenty-four we're colored
people. Forty-fve new cases were report
ed by the resident physicians.
/ CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-The telegrapkers of
| this district have raised nearly $500, and
have forwarded most of that sum through
Superintendent Wilson to their suffering
i fellow citizens in the South. The Times
employees have raised and turned over to
the general fund S2s7.
| CINCINNATI, Sept. 9.-Jas. Locke, of
the Memphis Ledger, who reached here
last Friday, was taken to the hospital sick
with the yellow fever.
| CHICAGO, Sept. 9,-Health Commis-
sioner DeWolf intends toquarantine cloth
| ing and baggage from the Southero infect
ed districts which came through Louisville
as no quarantine is established there. Ii
| will be done SO as to cause the least possi-
BILE annoyance and nobody will be quaran-
tined or questioned as to whence he comes.
| SAN Francisco. Sept, 9.-Total sub
scription to the citizens relief fund for
Iyellow fever sufferers $4,000. A number
of benefit entertainments are to come of
this week in aid of the fund.
| CINCINNATI, Sept. 9.-The statement
was telegraphed from this city last week
4 by special correspondent, announcing, on
! the authority of DR.. Phythian, of New.
port, KY, that there were twenty or thirty
cases of malarial fever in Newport, and
that it was mild type of yeliowtfever
That physician states that it is unqualih.
! edly false; that nothing like yellow fevel
lexists in Newport, and that he made nC
such statement, Neither did he have an,
conversation with any person that couls
be so construed.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9.-The Merchants
Fl Exchange fever fund now reaches $27.
2s2; other collections, $12,67l; total
$39. $50.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 9.-Amon
the refugees from the South only four ar
! thus far sick with fever, two of which /
supposed to be yellow fever, the others no
decided. The two supposed cases wer
removed to the infrmary two miles froE
a the city. One of the patients is colore
fl student at Fisk's university who cam
. from Mississippi via Memphis,
Il INDEPENDENCE, Kan. Sept. 9,-Inde
! pendence, Kan, expresses sympathy fo
the yellow fever sufferers by the contribu
tion of $400, with subscriptions still iu
creasipg. Also sends DR.. w. A. McCu
ly, an experienced physician, to labc
lamong the sick, all under direction of th
I Howard association.
:, CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept Give members
, Thos. Porter's family, four miles aboy
: the city on the Mississippi river, are dow
:, : with fever Physicians here disagree as
!. the nature of the fever. None reported
. the city yet. a
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 9.-Weathe
clear and pleasant. The deaih list il
cludes twenty-six children under seve
}; years. From noon to six D. IN. thirt
i three deaths were reported to the Boar
3. OF Health. Among the deaths are D.
ID Babcock aud D. D. Hampstead The fo
,r towing are among the newly reportt
K cases: Rev. Father Massardlet, of
Theresa church; Sisters Carmeiite al
Rosario. of St. Andrews St. Conyeu
Mathew Lonsdale, of the Howards; Z
ID c. L. Hevardon. volunteer physician
ce the Y. NJ. G. A., and Thos. j, Allyn,
as the Western Union telegraph Office. III
ne following are convalescing; Capt. Samu
n Fl henderson, Allen Hill, VIM. Walla
y. Wood, d. Webster, of 4. G. Dunn &, G.
Dr.. Vaudeville; G. Fl. Chase Chas, Oh
!, fee, and VIM. Morrison.
o. NEW YORK, Sept. Eight nurses Il
er for Memphis to-day. Wilmington al
ne sends nurses.
d. JACKSON, Sept. 9.--The fever has bl
as ken out at several new points in Il
IState: Bolton Lake, Lawrence, a stati
on the Vicksburg Il Meriden railws
"A Gilman Station, Oh the New Orlea
n1 road, and Dry Grove. In Kinds county.
ri There is no abatement at Vicksbul
n Holly Springs, Port Gibson or Greenvil
At Grenada only three or four persons
main to be attacked. At Vicksburg,
@. Parton, Grand Commander Kuigl
for Templars. is among the new cases. Or
tly stone is here to-day, to confer With ,
AZ State Board of Health and citizens, as
bv State aid in present emergency. It is i
possible to convene the Legislature nt
go strictly quarantined is nearly ey,
county In the State. The Governor
]. several vexations on his way here fr
m his home in Iuka.
New ORLEANS. Sept. 9.-The Hewal
report 325 new eases, intending sick q