Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-07
The Plague.Stricken South.

NEW YORK, September g. wilkesbarre, Pa,
gives $500 to fever suferefs.
At tue Baltimore corn and -four exchange th 10
forenoon, ten hne peaches. donated by Capt. John
wood, Tor fever sufferers. were sold auction for
$500 for first choice. and the rest realize Slu5.
The era 81 total subscriptions for fever sufferers
to date |, So, 4O6. The committee of the cham
Der Of cQfnm, rec decided to send $1,000 to the
Howard Association Of New Orleans, half to be
distributed 10 small amounts in towns, as the As
socistion sees it, snd 81, 500 to the Association at
Memphis, Of which $500 ordered to be sent to
bfowsvi!ie, Tenn. and $1,000 to Vicksburg.
MEMPHIS, september 8. New cases the past
tweLty-iour hours. l6 Weather more fsvora-
BILE.
Fiity-three deaths are report from six o'clock
| last night 10 noon to day, making los deaths for
the twenty four hours ending At noon.
Miss Carries and Emma Cole, volunteer
NURSES, from Nashville, were taken down this
morning.
The burial Of the dead under the supervision Of
the ciizsns relief committee, 10 proceed lux more
| satisfactorily. the corpses being hurried of 10
cemeteries, a few hours after being reported.
ST. LOUIS, September 6. The official repor,
from Quarantine hospital, the frat made It's
opening three weeks, shows that the total num-
Der VI persons received was As; discharged 9;
died IL; remaining IL. ALI were refugees from
| the south.
CAIRO, September 6. Over thirty new cases
| OF lever were reported at hickman, this moruiug.
The nearness OF the fever created Cons iderbe ex-
| cnements nj Cairo MANY families have left aud
'sany more " Ill leave during the next lew days.
since schooner Is tesvnle, uirect from Memphis,
sAded Tue Quarantine officers yesterday, tue
rules have been more rgidly eDfolced II Is df-
ncut ior travellers trvm below to get into tue
~. Physicians say taers !. not case OF fever
tuere yet.
NEW ORLEANS, Scpten bet s. New case, 249
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on, telexrapher, who had recovered fom ~ ~
tack vi fever. and had been ~ workfor Q week,
relrpsed sunday last from imp udence. and died
TINS morning.
CINCINNATI September 6. James Myers Of
Gali polls, temporarily employed upon the Nj fAted
scnvoner Porter, dieu Of yenvw fever Yesterday.
Considerable unessiness Is felt in that region.
None have been taken Ill that have not had =
Ihirg 10 do with that boat. A large amount Vi
oed clvthiak, wattresses, and tue like throw
from the boat aud eauxut by the people sionx the
| shore, who have t1cm hsnx my Insir fences,
inienaiuE 10 use them Hf,er the frost.
ST. LOUIS, September 8. 1t is reported that
the board vi heath 10 secret session discussed
the question OF ESTABLISHING . strict Quarantine
ags nst all cities having yellow fever aud that sf
ter Friday night, no tnt rough passenger trains
heights IRON Injected dstr icts shall be permitted
/ " eater 81. Louis BY the ot. Louis, Iron Noun
tam q ooutnern, ST. Louis u Southern, aud the
and river craft shall be held vi Quaiantine below
he city. or I'll further away until released by Or
der Vi the board.
New York. September 6. At Memphis ply
siaLs report the disease becoming less violent and
easier ~ manage.
MOBILE, September 8. The Cant get away
club seu. To day to Holly Springs seven nurses
" Hckmin hive nurses. TnIs club has RENTED
20 the lever Infected cities $500; total number oi
nurses sent 50; physicians 7. There Is NO case
vi lever IN Mooue uow. L,u,s klalzan, opera
Tor, leaves to My hit for Me his.