The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-09-12

pect of relief until frost, and to subsist
them 1t Is estimated that one million,
eighty thousand dollars is requisite.
They suggest the establishment OF Il
central depot in each of the great cities
for receiving supplies to be sent to the
Howard, Peabody and Young Mems
Christian Association of New Orleans
and by those organizations distributed
to accredited SCENTS from other suffer
ing cities and towns.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. l0.-Six hundred
dollars were collected during the servi-
ces at Ocean Grove to-day. 1t will be
sent to Memphis.
DUBUQUE, Sept. 1O.-Collections yes
terday amounted to one thousand and
twenty-three dollars.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. "a b%ricklayer
named Griffin, from Memphis, died
here Friday from yellow fever, being
the second case imported. Not another
case in the city. The air at night is
too cool to allow fever to spread if it
should be brought here.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1O.-One hun
bred and forty-four new eases and
eighty-seven deaths to-day.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Sept. l0.-JOhn
c. Bauman and 6. Pope leave for
Memphis to-day to nurse fever patients.
Others will follow.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 10.-The condition of
the city grows more desperate every
hour. OF the new cases it is useless
longer to keeps count. Whole families
are stricken down within a few hours,
and the call for nurses is greater than
can be supplied. Yesterday there were
about one hundred deaths and thee
hundred new eases and to-day up! to
Don seventy deaths are reported. The
death rate to-day will probably exceed
that of any previous day, Among the
deaths reported this morning are DR..
4. C. Slater, pastsT Of the First Meth
odist Church, Sister Catherine, of st.
Mary's Episcopal Church, N. Costello,
VIM. A. Rpdd, Jacob Leob, DR.. Nelson
and Hairy W. Ferguson, who died at
Camp Joe Williams.
New YORK, Sept. l0.-The Southern
Relief Committee of New York Cham
Der of Commerce met to-day and re-
ceived subscriptions amounting to S7l0,
making a grand total of SOS, SOO.73. The
question of sending provisions as we'll
as money was discussed and the COM
mittee resolved not to send provisions,
as these can be bought cheaper and
more conveniently in the Southern
markets. The following amounts were
transmitted to-day: TO Howard Asso-
citation, Memphis, 81 500; to the Citi-
zens' Relief Committee, Memphis,
81, 800; to Vicksburg, $1,000; to How
ard Association, New Orleans, $4,000;
to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. New Orleans, 81 600; to Peabody
Association, New Orleans, : $1,000.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 10.-Savannah's
contributions to-day SpplOXimates 81
900. Additional nursoS for Memphis
20 forward tomorrow.
INDEPENDENCE, KS, Sept. lO.-Con-
tributionS 800. w. A. McCulley, an
experienced physiciaD, goes to labor
among the sick.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. l0.-Since the
last dispatch seven deaths and three
cases have occurred. Many sick are
in II critical condition.
MEMPHIS, Sept. Sour city ia redu-
cod to q desperate strait. 1t seems ut
terly impossible to secure men enough
to bury the dead promptly, and to
burn infected clothing and disinfect
premises. The Mayor has been down
several days. There is but n officer
of the city government Oh his feet, II
the Board Of Health, on account of the
sickness Of its members, is unable to
ret n quorum together. Prominent
members of the Howards to-day called
upon Major william Willis to take the
head of affairs in the city, which he re-
fused to do, but pledged the support Of
himself and the Citizens Relief Com
nittee to the acting Mayor in all meas
ures for public good.
County undertaken Walsh was ares
ted to-day for refusing to pay extra wa
ges to the men who run the dead carts,
and which extra compensation was or
dered bv the Citizens Relief Commit
tee. and which the committee agreed to
nav. After a short detention he was
released.
Hon. II. Casey Young has taken In
hand the work Of thoroughly fumigaj
ting the city by means Of burning turf
pentlne and birthstone. Chief MskadH
den, Of the Fire Departmsk
place his force Oh dutyaaa
bontires, while as sookN N
sent for arrives, thdt
will be applied. Cont
clcs needed In carrying
will be received by Col.
j. Harvey MatlIes, editJSV00|
oer. md Geo. \. Miller werV
down to-day. DR.. Mead, Of Ky
untcer physician, died ut the I'M
Tonight. Very Reverend VI IN
V. O., st. Patrick'a Church, Is
descent.
The number of sick 10 hourly III
ing. The Towards to.night hav6y
nurses on duty, 800 of whom, PEI
have had no food for twenfyN
hours, owing to the inability of IN
Howards to take or send them any
thing. -,
YicKsBrRG, Sept, s,--Therc 10 no
break In the fcvof got, and the mortal