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DIED.


KOFFoD-Saiurday, october 3, 1873, of yellow
fever. THOMAS KoFFoD, aged forty three years.
MCREA September 81, 1878, of yellow fever,
WIN. J. MCREA Of the firm of Jack & M'Crea.
wooDs-Friday morning, October 4, 1878, of
yellow-fever, GEORGE W. WOODS, aged thirty-one
years.
ALLEN-In this city, LOUISE MosELEY only
child of T. B. and Psttie Allen, aged fourteen
months and twenty days.
BELCHER AT Tuscumbia, Alabama, Monday,
September %, 1873. of yelloW-fever, CRABTREE
BELCHER, of Memphis, Tennessee.
COE-At the Gage place. Ala Vance street. Satur-
day. October 5, 1878, JESSE l.. COE. Funeral this
SUNDAY morning, at ten o'clock.
JOBE-At his late residence, No. 40 Court street,
SAMUEL MILLER JoBE In the forty-eight year of his
age He attacked with yellow fever, October l.,
1878, and died at am. Saturday
wASHINGTON-At the Dickens place, on the
Raleigh road, Saturday morning, October 5,
1873, ELEANOR B., beloved wife of John +. Wash
ington. Cincinnati papers please copy.l
DENISoN-At his late residence, 17S Carroll
avenue, Thursday, August 20, 1878, IL pm, Of
yellOw-fever, W. L. B. DENIsON aged thirty five
years. Aberdeen Ciiss.) papers please copy.l
MMENEMEE-S September 16, 1878, Of yellow
fever DANNIE A., son of Patrick and Mary N Meme
NEE. aged six years. eleven months and eleven days.
Al.o September 21st, of the Same dreadful scourge
his little brother, FRANCIS JOSEPH, aged five years.
four months and seventeen days. "Suffer little
children to come unto Me, for of such is the king
dom of heaven" [Cairo Bulletin please copy.l Il.
GIBSON-At his late residence. 9o Monroe street,
September 10, 1878, of yelow-feyer, EDWARD W.
GIBSON, aged tWenty-Six years and five months
Buffalo papers please copy
Another bright life is ended; another braYe heart
stilled He was devoted and loving husband, a
kind and true friend. Honest and faithful to ALL
none will be missed more than him. He died, as he
lived In peace with his God. Let him rest! Ssza
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Paris. Tenn,

Paris Iltelligencer, Sd: Mrs Johnny Nance
Is much improved, and Is expected to recover.
Her little daughter has been little SICK but
not seriously, and is up and about the house.
Mrs. Ferguson and her daughter, Miss
Fannie, are both convalescent.
Bose Nance is well.
Arthur Nance was taken sick Tuesday, and
has very mild form Of disease.
MIR. Pope, the telegraph operator, who has
been reported sick, Is still we'll and at his
post. A noble, brave little fellow, we hope
he may still escape the monster.
At the railroad hotel, w. A. Ashley and
Charles Buck. both brakemen, are GONZALES
cent. Ed. Carroll, conductor, who was ad-
united three days ago, is doing well
Eugene Lawton. admitted two days since, is
quite sick. John KeatoD, admitted a week
since, is still quite sick; his case is compli-
Gated with disea of the lungs.
Mr.. Foley, very old man who died Mon
day night, had symptoms of meningitis
Mr.. Beler who died Saturday night, had a
severe attack of yellow fever
No others sick at the depot.
Mr.. Fry is well, and but for prudential
reasons would be out on the streets.
Mayor Carter is rapidly recovering from
severe attack of malarial fever.
What is it? There have recently occurred
a number of deaths from malignant fever In
this county, and In the adjoining counties in
Kentucky, which are attended with yellow
ness of skin. All the cases to which we re.
fer died at some distance from the railroad,
and have bad no Communication with per-
sons from infected districts. These are cases
Of bilious fever of most malignant type
If they had occurred In Paris, or It's vicinity,
they would have been pronounced most
malignant form OF the epidemic yellow fever
We had an interview two weeks ago with
Or. l.. Il. Alexander, a very intelligent young
physician, who practices medicine In the
northern part of this county, and in the edge
OF Kentucky. The doctor informs US that he
has information of eighteen cases of perni-
cious bilious fever occurring in his own prac-
tice and that of neighboring physicians, in
all of which there was yellowness of skin
and violent symptoms. Nearly all of these
cases proved fatal. Had they occurred in
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GadsGer. Tenn.

jackson Tribune and San, Sd: There
were a number OF rumors on the street yes
terday Of yellow-fever at Gadsden. Captain
w. B. Richardson, an old and much esteemed
friend of the writer, died there last week and
it was reported of yellow fever, contracted by
visiting a gentleman dying with it on pass
ing car. We are satisfied, from the best
available sources of information, that Cap
tain Richardson did not have yellow fever,
but that his death resulted from malarial fe-
yer taken upon shattered constitution. Mr..
Robert G. Saunders, young man who
clerked at James w. Anderson's store. in
this city, some time ago, also died in Gadsden
from malarial fever, after short illness. A
young lady-a refugee, however-died there
with the yellow-fever some days ago, but her
name we could not learn Mr.. George Cor
natza and Mr.. lush, clerks for finder, are
reported very low With malarial fever, and
their deaths were expected to occur yesterday.
Such are the statements OF parties from near
Gadsden yesterday. We truly hope the pes
thence has not struck cur usually healthy lit
tie neighnor, and we will look for further
news wit deep interest
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THERE are some indications on the part OF
our merchants of desire to open their stores
and Offices and get to business. Their losses
by a suspension Of sixty-fve days, at time
when they expected to be laying the founda
tions broad aud deep for profitable year,
have increased their anxieties to resume.
A half-dozen have already obeyed this i'm
pulse, but we urge It upon the rest not to
follow their example. The attempt would
most likely Prove dEa,;roU3. Lives now
safe would be endangered, perhaps lost, and
nothing would be gained. There is
no trade. There IS no likelihood of
trade. The epidemic, which has played
such havoc among the few who re-
manned of our once busy population has
invaded the country, and planters, rich and
poor, have all they car do 10 fight the fever.
Cotton picking, like everything else in this
region, has been put off for a more convent
ent season. The supplies most in demand
are those dispensed by the Howard associa-
ton, and the help most needed can
only be had at the hands Of skill
full doctors and intelligent, sober nurscs.
Besides, the railroads are not running trains
regularly, aud fad it all they can do with
their limited help 10 carry the food and medi-
cines to the stricken communities whose
number increase every day. We know that
eager eyes are Watching, and itching hands
are extended in the hope Of catching some Of
the trade OF Memphis. But they must con-
tinue to watch, for they must wait
From Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans,
a distance Of eleven hundred miles, and from
the river eastward for one hundred miles the
yelow-fever holds sovereign sway. 1t is
idle, therefore, to talk Of trade, and waste
of enterprise to embark in it. There are no
boats running, aud none will be permitted to
run in the Arkansas rivers until the epidemic
has subsided. The tear of death prevails
over all considerations Of the future and the
industries of west Tennessee, Mississippi and
Louisiana are as if they never had had an ex-
istence. Our merchants can preserve their
souls IN patience. They have nothing to
fear. The will not lose bale of the
cotton that would have reached them ere
this had there been no epidemic, nor
will they lose a single order. When the
frost for which we are praying has cleared
the atmosphere of the death-dealing poison,
they can return with personal safety and
push business with an energy that would
now be lost, perhaps lost forever. They
have waited thus long, and can afford
to wait just little longer. Two
weeks more, and perhaps they can resume
with safety, and by redoubled effort
make up for lost time, CONCENTRATING them
selves the while that they did not risk their
lives or ueedlessly aud heediessly increase the
mortality already too large. There Is grea'
virtue IN patience, aud we recommend the
cultivation Of 80 10 our too eager business
men
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An Ortraseous shame.

Louisville Courier Journal: "Everything
that Louisville has done to help the yellow
fever sufferers has, seemingly told against
her A host of refugees have been given
shelter and welcome. More of the southern
people flying from the plague have found
to en II, uS no1sanne any o'9ea Guy IN
among those who brought with them the
germs of the pestilence has been higher than
in any other community. This high death
rate among the fugitives from the south is
eagerly seized by the Cincinnati press to
prove that there is an epidemic here, and
other northern papers have caught up the
Cincinnati song. To crown all, Little Rock,
southern city, and supposed to have south
ern sympathies, makes a regular display of
guaranteeing against the only city this far
north shat would have received and welcomed
the citizens of Little Rock had the plague
CHANGED to appear there
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Grenada. Miss,
From an Appeal Correspondent


GRENADA, September 30.-You will no
dJubt rejoice with US to learn that we are
once more clear Of the epidemic that has been
ravaging our fair city, We have had no
death or new case for the last week or ten
days, and the few old cases that have been
hanging on for some time are reported as
convalescent. Out OF population of less
than five hundred we learn there MS been
about two hundred and sixty deaths. 1t is a
subject of general remark on the streets of
the city that those who could procure no
medical aid had actually done better than
where they took medicine and were nursed
to death. Tne practice lately has been to
give castor oil and bromide of potassa, but
the most intelligent physician who has been
here has used stimulating iniments to the
spine, rubbing it well the entire length of the
spinal column until the pain ceased, and
using bitartrate of poiassa as purgative and
diuretic, keeping the patient lightly covered
and cool during the fever; after the fever
subsidies, light nouris ment with wine COM
pletes the cure. SENTINEL.
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AMONG the deaths rep rted yesterday was
that Of Colone! a. w. Taylor, formerly OF
New York city. Two weeks ago his wife and
daughter were taken with the fever, and the
anx'eties. following upon the sal event in
duced a nervousness which was not lessened,
although by the attention and care of DR..
Heating, OF Neg York, they were rescued
from death. He gave way TO his fears for
their safety, and when the fever attacked
him, proved an easy victim. Colonel Taylor
had been a resident Of Memphis for the past
twelve years, during most of which time he
occupied positions under the Federal govern
ment for the last two years being engaged
IN the auctioneer business on Union street.
His life had been 40 eventful one. He was
soldier Of two waTs, q gallant and honorable
soldier, Is his OLD comrades testify. He served
through the Mexican war ia Colonel B0rnett's
regiment Of New York volunteers, which be
entered as first lieutenant OF Company ID,
from which position he was promoted to cap.
tain of Company B, for gallantry at Cheru-
busco and the Garcia dc Belen. During
the late civil war he served as colonel of the
Scottish Life Guards New York volunteers),
achieving honorable distinction for bravery,
discretion and zeal In the service. Since the
dreadful epidemic set IN, the same courage as
had won for him high places as a soldier,
sustained him through the trying ordeal of
eight sad weeks. He was conspicuous as a
member Of the Citizens relief committee, and
was Jealous and punctual in the discharge of
the duties assigned him. The lessons he had
learned early in life of self-dlscipline were
never forgotten by Colonel Taylor, who,
without yielding anything of his convictions,
had earned and enjoyed the respect of a
wide circle OF friends in this city. To the
last he did his duty ana stood by his fated
fellow-citizsns Of Memphis so long as he had
health and life. We pay willing tribute 10
his memory as to that Of gallant soldier and
good citizen.
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Gamers station. Miss.

Special to the Appeal
GARNER's STATION, October 5.-Dr. T. L..
Gelzer, of Mobile, sent here by the Howard
association of Memphis, pronounces the fe-
yer here a genuine yellow-fever. We have
ten cases and one death to report to-day, ex-
elusive of the ten or fifteen cases in the sur
rounding country. 1t has come upon US to-
tally unpfepared, but our citizens have to-
day organized, and with the assistance of
the Towards of your city, and the money
now en- route from Jackson, Mississippi, hope
to fight to the end. Superintendent Burke
will send a special train down with nurses
and medicines for US tomorrow morning.
Our citizens are all at their posts, and not
one refugee from Garner since the fever came.
Our people are cheered in their good work
by the noble example set by DR.. Gelzer and
C. L. Gates, our railway postal clerk, who
is now doing noble work attending to the
wants of the sick. DoHERTY.
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Raleigh, Tenn.


RALEIGH, October 5.-Miss Allen is conva-
lescent; A. M. Stoddard, of the Towards, is
improving rapidly; Esquire J. NJ. Coleman
lost two of his children on Wednesday, Will
lie, slate Of sthe postofice department, and
Miss Maggie, very talented young lady;
Professor Miller, of Memphis, was taken down
with the prevailing on Thursday, and is well
cared for at the residence of Mrs King; Cen
eral Turner and Esquire P NJ Winters are
still steady On the front; raticnS from the
Citizens relief committee for Camp Duffy
were received during the week; Mark O.
Ryan is on flying visit to our little village;
Mr.. John J. Duffy, of the Citizens relief
committee, issued one hundred and twenty
five rations to the Memphis refugees in
Raleigh and vicinity yesterday; Mr.. Posey
Clare, son-inlaw of Esquire ]. NJ Cole
man, and lately wellknown deputy sheriff,
Is down with a severe attack of fever
and his friends have little hope of his recov-
cry. Three new cases were reported yester-
day-Mr. Onley, well-known citizen Of
Raleigh, and his daughter, Miss Emma, and
Mr.. Judd. Ice and medicines are furnished
to all by Mr.. A. w. Stoddard and John ].
Duffy, of the Towards, but we ara sadly in
need of a physician.
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From an Appeal correspondent
WATER VALLEY, October I'm justice to
our postmaster, Mr. w. H. Brister, and his
assistant, NJ. w. Brister, | will say that it is
a mistake about the postoffice money order
Office of this place being closed. l am eye
witness to the fact of its having been kept
open every day during the. epidemic. and
great credit is due to the aforementioned
gentlemen for their kindness in keeping the
postofice open daily, so that the people Of
Water Valley might receive and send off
their Matchmaker as usual. Master Robert
NJ. Brown was mistaken; that is all. Allow
me to say a few words in favor of our deputy
sheriff, Captain L NJ. Loshu, who is now act
ing as chief of police, president of the relief
committee, and manager of the Towards; in
short, he is filing about six places: Words
are inadequate to express the value his untir..
ing energies renders him to the people of
Water Valley. May he escape the Yellow
Jack, is our prayer. l am very sorry to learn
that our train dispatcher's (Mr. Lou Pen
nington's) name appeared among the new
cases of yesterday. Hope it is only light
case, and that he soon will be able to take
charge of his duties again. j. NJ. HUDSON.
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Water Valley, Miss.

WATER VALLEY, October 2-In your pa
per Of October lst | noticed an article from
Robert N. Brown, that all the citizens had
left the town and the money-order depart
ment Of the postofice was closed, wish to
correct that, as my books in the office will
show, | have not failed 70 honor all orders
presented; have not been out of town sim
gle day for over twelve months; have lived
In the town over twenty-five years. l can
not tell whether ne considers me citizen or
not. w. H. BRIsTER.
DOcfu otar
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IN MEMOR1AM.
Mts. !. N. TomenY.

Died October 1, 1878, z pm, q yelloW,IsVeI;;
Mrs. j. N. TONEEY nee Fanny Mepp' da9Sntssi g.. ol
the late James L and Arianns Webb, In the Iorty-
second year Of her age.
She was TIE mother of five children, OF whom
one died in infancy, IN 1883 and two HELEN aga
HAILKof the prevailing fever, few DAYS ago: all OF
whom she nursed with the devotion and tenderness
of a noble mother. She came to Memphis from
North Carolina, when child. and spent most OF her
life here. None knew her we'll without loving her.
She was christian In the highest sense of the term,
and a member of the Methodist church. woman
of noble, generous impulses; true, pure and unset.
fish; constant and unvarying in her devotion 10 her
husband her children, family and friends. She was
the Idol 1hnG Iamented father and to her mother,
who pi5 her but few days to the higher
sphere, sh&14ever in her life addressed harsh
word. Her life was a model of flial obedience and
maternal daQtion. No nobler, more unselfish heat
ever ceae - pulsatons; no purer spirit ever re-
turned to TIE GOD who gave it. The steadiast hope
of the writer Is that her soul is to-day with her Idol
lied father, children and mother, In Paradise
a. M IT.
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Medina. New York.

MEDINA, October AT two o'clock Sum
day evening a Mr. q. Brown, of Memphis
(report says a drugs ST, died Of yellow-fever
with his friends, one mile east of Lockport,
New York. He was sick but few days, and
was taken soon after his arrival. The doc
tors agree in calling it genuine yellow-fever.
There are but few Memphians in this locality,
and all doing well. V. B. THAYER.
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BrownsviIIe. Tenn.

Special TO the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE. October 81 tender my
most sincere thanks to Mr.. Langstatf and
Mr. Johnson, of the Memphis Towards, for
senking me female nurse, in the person OF
Mrs. Pearce; also to Mr.. A. Peoples, suparin-
tendent of the Howard nurses here, for fur
nishing us good man nurse.
MRS. HANNAH 6ATENS.
Special to the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, October 5.-Situation bad.
Fifteen new cases since last evening, and
several Of the physicians reports not yet in.
Operator Graham died last night, and Mrs.
Keatly died to-day. Jane Raynes and Mr..
Kinney, undertaken. are down. DR.. Ware is
in critical condition. DIR. Howell has re-
lapsed. S NJ. PROVENCE.
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CONVECTION. Tenn.
From an Appeal Correspondent

The last eight on this list were refugees
from your city. R. C. IRWIN.
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MIehIrnn City. Miss.

From an Appeal Correspondent
MICHIGAN CITY, October $50 far our
little town has escaped a visitation of the
dreadful scOurge. A careful canvass of our
city and true statement of our most leading
physician, DR.. T. L. Jackson, enables US to
assure our friends at home and abroad of the
utter absence of all symptoms of yellow-fever,
and through our strict quarantine, under the
management of our chief of police, Mr.. Jas.
Compton, our town has been kept in good
condition aud health, and, IN fact. this town
never enjoyed better health than at present,
and every precaution has been used to avoid
this dreadful fever. If we should be so I'M
fortunate as to get it here, l am fully salts
fed that this town would be depopulated in
less than five hours, as everybody is ready to
leave; but we trust IN God that we will be
spared H.H. GOOD.
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Tuscunbia, Ala.
From an Appeal Correspondents


TUsCUMBIA, October IN. j.. Barron
died here at nine o'clock yesterday evening,
bis two attending physicians report, of con-
geshon. Two others, on seeing his body
after death, say it was yellow-fever. If we
should have the fever here, we would like to
know hoW to organize q Howard association.
Please report if the yellow-fever remedy by
Dr. Wilkes, published in the APPEAL, of
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New Orleans, La.

New ORLEANS, October IL am glad to
say we had a comparative light report yester-
dAy-thirty- deaths and one hundred new
cases-but fear an increase to-day, as it is too
warm. The weather Is quite favorable for
the crops IN this State. l am glad to hear
that the fever is decreasing in your city, but
it is terrible in the suburbs and little towns.
Hope you will, as well as ourselves, have
frost very soon. see
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The Howard association reported for yes
terday los new cases, The largest proportion
of them being outside Of the city. The Board
of Health reports for yesterday % deaths In
the city from yellow-fever, of which number
Is are colored and Is whites This makes
total Of cases to date 65O9. and deaths 2SlO.
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COIIIerViIIe. Tenn.
From an Appeal Correspondent

From an APPEAL correspondent
CoLLIERvILLE, October 5.-FeVer some
what abating here; occasionally a new case
reported, and at present apparently confined
to the colored. Of eighteen or twenty cases
now on hand most of them are conva-
lescIng, save perhaps three or tour. Will
furnish full report on my!return, WITH list
of the deaths to date.
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6S deg. and rainy. Two trains per week
now run to Forrest City, on the Memphis
and Little Rock railroad, forty miles from
Memphis. Allen Shift, John D. Sloan, Chas
Keyser and w. P. Cook, moonshiners, from
near the Missouri line, were sent to the peni-
tentIary in defanlt of bail
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Moscow. Tenn.


M@Cow, October 3. There has been
thirty four deaths and sixty-6ve cases of vel.
low fever here since the last OF August. The
fever is still raging; it is not as bad as it
was at first for the want of material. Both
of our doctors are down with the fever. DIR.
J. S. Hill will not live until morning. DIR. r.
B. Stone has very bad case. Mr.. B. A.
Simmons. after having seen two of his chill,
dren put in their graves, and nursed four to
convalescence, is now down with a bad case
of fever. Out of a population of eighty,
there has been only two families escaped the
sick list and death roll. who fed at the first
alarm. They were ]. D. Chresetts and Ike
Hecht. We long to see cold weather come.
More anon. W. A. SLOPE.
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1910. MEMPHI

ACCORDING to Mr.. 7. II. Chinn, acting
observer, the thermometer at am. yester-
day registered 63 degrees, with the wind
northwest. At2 pm. q degrees, with tn,
wind north, and at 2 pm, IS degrees witt
the wind fropo the north. and light rain.
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Canton. Miss.

CANTON, October 1.-Two OF the ten cases
mentioned in the last report have died Mrs.
Wilcox, Of Elgin, Illinois, and Mr.. Green,
her. brother, engine.- ~ the railroad, have
taken favorable tY IL will probably re-
cover. Three new c.>es were reported yes
terday in the family OF Mrs. Shackleford,
deaths 2
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NIason's, Tenn.

Special to the Appeal
MAsoN's DEPOT, October 5.-We report
eight new cases here to-day. DIR. Hunter
arrived and has taken charge of the sick. He
is o. X. leave for the east tomorrow and
will return Thursday. We have now about
twelve cases under treatment. We are want
ing nurses. Mrs. O'Conuor is doing glorious
work. MIKE COIN,
AHarn foa.a