The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-07
YelIOw-Fever Record.

THE sCOURGE AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, September G.-Two hum
dred and eighty-nine new cases and sixty
deaths were reported to-day. The weather
is clear and warm.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, September 6.-There were SO
deaths reported between p. NJ. yesterday
and noon to-day, making 10j for the TWEEN
ty-tour hours ending at noon.
Among the dead to-day are DR.. P. u.
Dickinson; Mother Alfonso, OF St. Agnes
Academy; e. f. Risk, Jr., Captain John
Cummins, and Captain Joseph Rogers.
Misses Carrie Davis and Emma Cole, volun-
teer nurses from Nashville, were taken down
| this morning.
The burial OF the dead, under the super
vision OF the citizens committee, is proceed
| ing more satisfactorily.
AT HICKMAN AND CAIRO.
CAIRO, ILL.,, September Cover thirty
new cases OF fever were reported at Hick-
man this morning.
The nearneSs OF the fever has created con-
siderable alarm in Cairo. Many families
have left, and many more will leave. Since
| the steamer BateSvile, direct from Men,
phis, shipped on the quarantine officers yes
terday, the rules arc being more rigldly en-
| forced, and it is difficult for travellers from
below to get into the city.
THE QUARANTINE HOSPITAL At ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, September G.-The Official re-
port from the quarantine hospital, the first
made since its opening three weeks ago,
shows the total number Of persons received
there to be As; discharged. 8; died, ~; re-
naming, q. All the patients at the hos
ptal are refugees from the South. The
Merchants Exchange disbursing committee
have sent 1926 additional 10 Memphis.
New Orleans, VickSburg, Port Gibson,
, Canton, and Holly Springs. Over $4,000
worth OF provisions were also sent to Men,
| phis.
EXPLANATORY.
WASHINGTON. September Ga card sign
ed by Messrs. r. L. Gibson and E. Jonn Ell
| lis, members Of Congress from Louisiana, is
published, which states that some msreprc-
sensations having found their way into
print in regard to the relations OF the diff
ferent benevolent associations OF New Or
leans with each other, they deem it proper to
state to their fellow-citiZens throughout the
country who may be disposed to contribute
TO the relief OF the sufferers that the three
associatons--vIZ.,t the Howard Association,
the Peabody Association, and the Young
Mems Christian Assocation-:,re all COM
posed OF the best and most humane citi-
zens OF New Orleans, and are working
together in the most perfect har-
mony, and that contributions OF money
may lie forwarded. to either organization
| with the perfect assurance that the aid given
will be properly and efficiently applied. The
| Howard Association have devoted them
selves specially 10 furnishing doctors,
| "A nj ho IL
sjstence Association are organized specially
TO collect provisions, bTeadstutiS, and other
articles of food, and distribute the same
to the destitute of New Orleans; and the
| Young Mems Christian Association is en-
gagged in looking up cases OF sickness and
restitution and reporting them to the other
two associations.
CONTRIBUTIONS, &C.
BALTIMORE, September cat the Corn
and Flour Exchange this morning ten fine
peaches, donated by Captain John Wood for
the yclow-iever sufferers, were sold ut auc-
ton. James Know paid s35 for the first
choice; one sold for $40, two for $15 each,
and the balance for SO each; total, $145.
Subsequently two peaches from another
source sold for IS each.
NEW YORK, September 6.-AIayor Ely to-
day received subscriptions for the yellow
fever sufferers to the amount OF S405.S2
also contributions from the Forest ana
! Stream Publishing Company TO the amount
OF 1919.
A circular issued by the international
Young Mems Christian Association has been
sent to all the Associations OF the United
States and Canada, OF which they are the
parent Association, requesting help for the
southern sufferers.
The Southern Relief Committee of the
Chamber OF Commerce received up to noon
day S7G7, making total OF SG2, 40S 10.
The committee decided to remit the follow.
! ing amounts: $4,000 TO the Howard Asso.
citation OF New Orleans, one half OF which
is to be distributed in small interior towns
$4,000 to the Howard Association OF Mem
phis, Of which sum $500 was ordered to be
sent to Brownsville, Tenn; and $1,000 TO
Vicksburg The balot-hoN contributions,
under charge OF the police, amount to
S333.0S.
MOBILE. September 6.-The ':Cant- Get
Away Club" have sent to-day seven nurses
to Holly Springs and five to Hickman, Ky.
The total amount RENTED by this club to
the feycr-infected cities is $4,000. Total
number OF nurses sent. 60; physicians, I.
There is no case OF fever in Mobile now.
| WASHINGTON, September G.-Ihe sub
scriptions thus from this city amount to
! $4,000.
Information was received here to-day OF
| the death OF Frederick B. MoNon, a tele-
! oraph-operaror, and native OF this Guy
His mother left yesterday to nurse her SICK
son. -..
ORANGE DEPOT, n. j., September c.
There has been subscribed here, principally
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