River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-10

MEErHzs
MExFE1s, Tean-. Oct. The demand for
narses ~ the Homzsa association hea3GzAzse-s
to-3sy b4s been il excess Of tie supply. The
pressns warm weather has 3 aezcencg Of kElrsA1-
sne the fever and reports from interior fSsens
give e3ooEy aaoounsS Ct tie co1dlt3on 81
sF7a5rs- Additional nurses were seat 10 Tus-
eu1nbiz, Ala. Mose0<. Paris. Lagrange, MSsoa.
Brownsville anG 6aanas. Miss. TINS Afsernoon,
aid Others Vii be seat Tomorrow
Sheriff J. VI. Anderson u reported IN s cri13-
cal condition. with bat faint hopes o. reaorere
TIE appeals for pkEsieiAns from EdJaesns
toars. which hare been responded 70. has left
a scarcity Of medical men IN Memphis. and TIE
demand for their services are inuress
ing daily. The board Of health
officially reports tWenfF-sIx deaths
from yellow feTer dnring the twsnty-fssuT
hoars ending O'clock tonight. Undertakes
report 2 SddlfIora3 deaths occurring outside the
city limits for Tbe same period Among those
died are P. NJ Bro@n, Z. &. Cheneyer. Mrs.
Margaret S-ar. Nm- S5eperd. Edward Hzaley.
Isaac II. Hawley. Park Tsyl :, J. L. Pollsri,
Mrs II J.. B2rleson, james Doyle. Mrs. J. A
Stsehl. Miss Kate Cock. EsIzA Miohol. Nike
Provenzzla. Mitchell Brown. ST.. z. r. Brown.
secretary Of the board Of health. and Thonazs
SteRarr late IN charge Of KlmMood cemetery.
Dr.. J. z. Tzmple, Of Auktin. Miss. assistant
physician in charge Of Camp Joe Williams. died
this morning. j. Il. Cook. architect. M9yoI
John bogue. Martin Griffin and ". ". Ihateh-
er are olassed among couralesoents-
sEw ORLEANS
gEw ORLEANS, Oct. deaths. Al; cases re-
ported, Il5. tai deaths, 3.2l2, cases, 10, coo.
J. ". Nader, secretary Of the Peabody assoeia-
ton. Is eon-alese1ng. Reports show q confin-
nsd uprising of fever in the Third and sixth
districts. Every member Of families. IN some
cases being pEostrated. Those in afiiuaut car
curstanees fnd difficulty in securing compe-
tent nurses. In the First district of Algiers
there is no improvement.
Reg. Father Kratz, of Vaudeville, La, died
yesterday of yellow fever. Dir. Kennedy, q
volunteer physician from Galveston, was taken
down with fever yesterday.
The Your Me neReyoient association, OF
Ascension parish. a ass al appeal for aid.
Fever is spreading in the parish of st. John
the Bl ptiste.
Between Gold Mine plantation and ArmAnt
place, distance Of about five miles, Is cases anc
deaths are reported. Fever principally con
fined 70 children
Mortnary report for the week ending Sunday
P. NJ: Total deaths sos; yellow fever 323
other feYers 30. Deaths in public institutions
50; deaths certified by coroners 70.
Among the new cases reported TONIGHT ar
Mrs. Robert Britton. Miss Carrie Plsin, Gui
Lippold and the wife of the late Rev. e. c
Slater.
Eighteen physicirns of the Howard medlea
corps renort 81 new cases.
NEW Ou.EASs, Oct. THE Peabody associa
ton issred IA 723 rations and sent l, 800 ration
to Freetown. The Orleans relief COMMITTEES
have CT mmenccd work. The merchants WI.
dyance rations in antici patton of arrivals
Applications for relief to T. NJ. G. A. 1l9- Thf
Towards to-day sent Ave nurses to Bay ST
I (aIgr 81 {ffna
THE YELLOW FEVER COMMISSION,
appointed by Surgeon General Weodworth
consisting of DR.. VI. Beu.is, of New Orleans
chairman; Dr.. Jerome Cochrane, 90 Mobeie
and Prof Eilord Howard, of Baltimore, noe
to-day In the University building. DR.. Coo b
re ne explained to the reporter the method o
inquiry to be pursued, addition to answer
expected to be received from persons to whom
Giro liars are being sent. The circulars embrac'
every possible question IN regard TO contagion
or infection. spread, effects Of treatment and
rest Its Of yellow fever. The commission ex
~ . To- gather an immense amount of testimony
by investigation of particular cases, by going
from house to house and making inquiry oi
convalescents, their relatives and friends, ex
aiming the sanitary condition of the foci Of
the disease, and in numerous other ways com
oiling to clear up the ground and reach some
general principles upon which Il respectable anC
automatic idea can be based. With this intent
the commission spenr the looming hours in
selecting from books furnished by the board o1
health the names If persons and places to be
visited. No prominence If sought to be glveI
to the selected persons. Their names will
therefore. be withheld from the public. The
results of visits hereafter will be published il
full.
BENEFIT FETE IN PARIS.
PARIS Oct. 7.-hrantz, chief commissioner o.
the exposition, has written to Commissioners
General Mccormick, Offering to organize !
special performance ID behalf of the fever suf
ferers. In his communication he says; We ara
desrous of showing your country that we share
its sorrows, and of testifying to our former
compatriots that at heart are always with
them. Mccormick replied, thanking krant2
in the name of the States: The offer meets thu
appreciation of the American continent, and 8
fcte for the benefit of the afflicted people of the
South will take place at Trocadero Place, tht
18th inst Gen. Borel, French minister of war
has sent Gen. Noyes, the American minister,
500 francs for relief of yellow fever sufferers If
the United States.
BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE Oct 7.-One hundred and
eleven new cases and IL deaths officially report
ed with physician to hear from, in the Al
hours ending this morning. The plague i
speedily and constantly doing its work, with
tinues hot and oppressive. A great many
cases are reported as doing badly. The cry fol
assistance is coming from every quarter, ane
the Towards are sorely pressed. The Towards
expenses now amount to hundreds of dollars
daily, and their resources are fairly melting
away. Assistance is much needed.
AT OTHER POINTS.
CHATTANooaA, Oct. 7.-Dr. Vanderman re-
ports for twenty-four hours, deaths from yell
low fever. Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart; seventeen
new cases, eleven colOred. The change to cool
cr weather and the small mortality shows the
disease is losing its malignant character and
inspires hope.
Pour HUDsoN, Oct. 7.-Fourteen cases of
fevcr. Sixty persons who have not had it. DR..
Weary is here with nurses.
CANTON, Oct. Fever abating here hut
spreading through the country.
CAIRO, Oct. 7.--One new case reported for the
last tweuty-four hours and two deaths from
fever.
TmBEpEAUx, Oct. Fever spreading rapid
ly. twenty-seven new eases, no deaths.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 7.-Fifty-seven cases of
yellow fever 10 date; fever increasing slowly.
BATON ROUGE, Oct. 7.-Drs. Woods, Harri-
SON and Whitaker are improving very slow.
BAY Sr. LOUIS, Oct. Twelve new cases;
three deaths.
GRAND JUNCTION, Oct. Fever at a stand
here. No new cases nor deaths. At LaGrauge
one death up to II II. Difficult to get a cor
rect re port of new cases as the fever has spread
into the surrounding country which makes it
ha to get statistics. Great need of every
thing at that point.
OsYKA, Oct Five new cases; one death.
Several quite low.
MORGAN CRY. Oct. Fever increasing rap
idly; deaths to-day and .lT5 cases. There IS
much gloom throughout the city. Many fam
lilies are in want aud distress.
CPFroI. SPRINGs. Oct. T.-At Lebanon. IL
eases of yellow fever and 6 putrid. Four new
cases; no deaths At Dry Grove, new cases;
40 deaths.
DoNALpsoNyILLE, Oct. Health report for
Ascension parish for the past twenty-four
hours; Deaths 6. New cases IS follows; Don
aIdsonvillo, n Snake Bead, 0; Port Barrow, s.;
Second ward. 2; Foarth ward 8.
HOLLY STRINGS, Oct. Fever abating some
what.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Oct. New cases yester-
i-y. B. to-day =. and are as follows: Miss
4llea. Geo. Strather, Mrs Dan Croft, Jacob
AlaIcl and one other
V1cKsBERG. Oct. Z Four deaf rs in the city;
ak insermenrs for the imaediate neighhoF-
hood Or. Shannon il asoag the new cases.
rhe telegraph office at GreenvlIle closed. the
operators all down wi fever.
arfIgvanIsee Produce Market
SRAES-wheat opened weak aad &c lowsr, and
aosea arm; No. I hard sl.la, No /, 95c; No. ?,
0Ncs: No 3. re. M s. afr- rejected 5o,9e. Corn
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