The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-04
Last Nights Dispatches.
3 FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND


pedestrian tournament which began at
Agricultural Hall Monday morning last, at
five minutes after one, terminated at l0:40
tonight. The competitors numbered
twenty-three and included Weston. The
stakes were E500 with the Ashley belt,
worth 9l50. Vaughan and Weston were
the favorites at the start and betting was
five to one against Corkey. At the con-
cluslon the scores stood: Corkey 52I;
Brown sos; Rowell 469; Hilbert 440;
Ennis of Chicago, 40; Courtney 404; Day
400; Richardson $50. Sixteen thousand
persons were present at the close and much
enthusiasm prevailed.
AUSTRIA. -
PEsTH, Nov. 2.-Premier Tizza to-day
presented to the Lower House copy of
the treaty Of Berlin. The House agreed
to elect the delegation Tuesday.
TURKEY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 2.-At the re-
quest of the British ambassador the Porte
has telegraphed Abmet kaiserli Pasha to
evacuate Varna definitely and bring the
troops aud war material to ConstantinopIe.
YELLOW FEVER
New ORLEANS, Nov. 2.-The following
correspondence has passed:
WASHINGTON, Nov. l., l87S.-To the
Howard Association, New Orleans: While
continued demands for aid are received at
the north from New Orleans, we cannot
understand the repeated statement that
the Howard Association, with large funds,
has ceased giving relief. Please advise
me how this is.
VIM. M. EyARTs,
To the above the following answer was
sent:
New ORLEANS, La, Nov. 2.-To Hon.
Wm, M. Evarts: Your dispatch Of the
lst received last evening. We do not know
from whom the repeated demands from
New Orleans, of which you speak, come.
We do know the reiterated statement
that the Howard Association have a bal.
ance of $250,000 to distribute after the
epidemic to be absolutely untrue. We
stopped contributions Sept. II, because
we then saw that we had ample FUNDS on
hand and 10 sight to meet any probable
and lawful demands that might be made
on US. Since that time, from points at
which there was no fever. We have had
demands upon US which have carried US
calculations we had made and which we
could not have anticipated. We are to-
day striking hard to meet these and
other obligations and come out clear OF
debt. We have not yet paid the doctors
who have so faithfully served US al
home, though we hope yes to give them
some partial Reorganization of their ser.
vices. We have paid no attention to the
| repeated statements Of disappointed indi
viduals or associations, political, race
sectarian or otherwise, who have started
reports Of large balances we were retain.
ing and who asked of US our funds fol
their distribution. ignoring their queries
we have chosen to wait until our published
report shows, as it will, the distribution
we have made of the money so generously
sent US. We give you, as representative
of the general government, this statement
of facts,
f. f. SoUTHMAYD, See'y.
| The board of health has passed a reso
luton that the epidemic is at an end
President Chopin stated that this resolu
tlon was not passed to be used to advis'
people to return to the city, as it was no
safe to do so yet, but for the purpose o
having the inland quarantine removed
Several new cases of fever have beel
heard of since noon. A boy who was Wis
iting the grave of his mother yesterda,
afternoon, took the fever during the night
1t is reported very bad case The wifi
of Mr.. Hulmel, of the Home Journal, i
reported dying. The charity hospital ha
received one new case Of fever since noon
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 2,-Total case
since August 81. 443. deaths-whitea 96
colored 33 The refugees crowd in. Th
troops have returned to the barracks Sey
eral mills resume Monday.
MEMPHIS, Nov. mime deaths durin
the past "a hours, Eve of these from yelloy
fever. 1t has been estimated that full
$4,000 absentees have returned within tn
past week Many merchants find it diff
cult to fill all demands fer goods.