The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-04
The Carnival of Death,
IiEARTREND3NG REPORTS
FROM TIE FEVER DIS
TRICTS.

One Hundred aud Forty New Cases
in New Orleans - The Fever III
Memphis Continues Without lAbatc-
mcnt - Death of Two Catholic
Observation-Disclosures for the Sul-
fcrcls Forwarded From all Parts
of the Country.
<iuymsiu Chronicle Gad Cbna;im'ionnliS'.
NEW ORLEANS, August @.-Thc weather
is warm and sl,owcry. There IS no news TINS
Il. IN. from other points. The situation mere
is. unchanged. y local telcgral'hrrS rr'ir'
was organized here last Monday,
the object being the relief Of telegraph en-
r!oycS suGcrin" from the fever in this cry.
At the suggestion of General Sulcrlntciu"hi
Van Horn, the committee to-day determined
to extend lis field of operations 10 all infect
cd points south of Canton. Miss. TINS IN
c!ud"s NickSburG and Ior: GIBSON. so l.r
fourteen tclcgrapilrTS have taken Ia" fever;
Of these, ono died, three have recovered, ana
the Others are in 4 hOpclu! condition.. Inc
officers of lIcrclicf committee are Charles ii.
Chase. Chairman: \. p. Bahbiit. Secretary;
james T. A!t"yn, Treasurer. Iaul Scionl'.
operator. and Frank ,Drn!aln' hat'crs h''''
took the fever yesterday.
Tie louisiana division Of the army OF
Northern Virginia have appealed 10 Mon
rotlrratrS of other states for conlrlnHtlnis "
aid them in providing means OF subsistence
for members and their families. Who. on ac-
count of the business proStrltloh,, arc Will
out means and are dependent on the aSSocla-
ton for relief.
The Carnival of Death Continues
Without Abatement III Memphis.
NrNruI&, August 29.-Thc carnival OF death
continues Without abatement. From q, p. m,
Yesterday to nooH to-day the lntCrincAiS
and Father Mcl;arvcy OF It. Peters are dead,
also IT. Harden, merchant. ". {. Whndruli
is reported in Il dying condition. SINtS new
eases were reported between Il, y. IN, yestcr1
day and noon to-day. Two more members OF
inc Howard Association wcrctakcn down 10,
day. Al Il mcciin" thiSa 4. III. OF the B"ard OF
Health Dr. Lawrence reported a !carlul con
Gition of affairs among the. colnrco pc"lhe.
In some localities hundreds OF mem nave
been sick for days without medical attch-
ton.
Aid for tho Sufrcrcrs--LihcraI nc
norsc to Appeals from the Plague
Stricken Cities.
MONTGOMERY. August 2o--Thc total yellow
fever contributions i'll this city are over
81 1850. ,o,
! the Subscriptions actually paid ~ Tor INC Srl.
low fever fund here, are: 10 me cl'MciS
committee. Si,S.2; 10 oliicT committees, "''i'''
KANSAS CITY. August 29.-Thc President OF
the Relief Association has forwarded 10
Southern cities Sl,@F'. , r.o,,
nil narts of the country last night show con,
Unions and generous contributions IN mo .!
the yellow fever sufferers.
%Ew York. August M,-Thc SOiilcrn 1te'
Icif Conmittce has sent another 5000 to the
fever stricl,C eli cities. Total amount colicctcu,
s2S.GW. General Agent Jones, OF inc LOUIS
willie, Nashville and Great Sou,hcrn iallloIu
,enta letter tothecommittcc informing that i'
would transport supplies free OF charge rom
Louisville to Memphis Onhis road: Congress
men Acklcn and Gibson. of Louisiana, maze
appeals NJ the meeting OF the cnnlini'!Cc lo,
dav for aid for that state ana dcplcteu the sac
condition OF matters there. .
The total amount received at the olhce o.
the Virginia and Tennessee Air Lane Tor Lhe
relief oft Inc rcoplent renada, 20 uate, rs 500 :
fcrcrS throughout the fever regions, continue
ing in all parts of the country. .
A FRASCISco. August l9.-Inc Produce
Exchange raised 500 for the FEVER sufferers. y
committee was appointed to raise more.
SAvANNAu, August 29.-Thc contribntion
of Savannah to the fever sufferers III Wy
Southwest to date. approXimatcti rc thousanG
dollars. Seventeen experienced nurses ana
two volunteers have been sent. 1t Is expect
cd that Two physicians will leave tomorrow.
.pUILADELrT1A. August IA dispatch
was received to-day from the president Oh INC
Peabody Relief Association of New orleans,
asking for rclicfand another from Port Gibson
stating that there we're ut the m OF Telegraph
ing 30 cases and b deaths. IL was deciGed 10
send n further sum OF - ,UD nj once as ioIlnMsi
New Orleans, s2.5m; Memphis. $1,000; .Nicks'
burg, 5000; Port Gibson, 500. Total subscrlp'
ronS arknowlcl .ed in this city, to date, ~.
sos. The committee Of citizens mas iorma!if
declined TO grant transportation TO the South
to numerous volunteer nurses. male and fe-
male, on the ground that the appeals from
that section were for the means to purchase
medicine and neccssaries for patients andnol
for physicians and nurses.
a Letter from Vicksburg-TerrIble
roud;fiop of AfTnIrS-Hhc Sisters OF