The New York herald., 1878-10-06
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY OCTOBER ls7QUINrUPLE

low fever; second the extent the suffering among the
class above named and whether there amy mode Of re
Ns' sAS''' Y GEORGE W. XccRAay Secretary OF War;
Captain Howell replied as iollows;-
10. ss s 1.. no. confined
Its work Of relief 10 yellow Its presidsn!
oa.Ss on .asS When
a a4a ss s sons in ssx but hs
ra. s:.a R ns at
and Increasing ds.tason here amSqg the & xpo,ns nn
oa ss.'s eoms 70 aas to s'a
relief .sseei.sons are workPg fa.hSSy Ss DO @ noy
giving f rslsf without aa ,rS@ the govsp%sns 4
rnE EXTRA RATloSs ORDERED
The Secretary OF War then teiegraphed as fol-
lows
To GroRcx SMITH, Collector o. Customs, New oreans:-
rs. snst II the e or
there wan. and ssas sey s .d"
onsi 10 600 rations forward Ihisi. probably
~ that 30 and you must
He also issued the following 20 General r. Nc
Fseey, Commssary General OF Su6sistsnce-
George L. smith. Collector Of Customs. New orsans
which .aa < sScsAs ee
The acting Postmaster Gene raj yesterday tele-
graphed to Postmaster Badger at New Orleans as
t0llows-
destitute by the ep,aemic state whether
the organized charsDle and private sasrsis:
a:.s.. g they seas 50 s9
Mr. Badger replied iolows:-
Hon. A. D. HAxEs Acting Postmaster General. Washing
The actual condition here dsporasis snd no. fully
s the s sa% spasms ,a New was
,.s: ma. ss 4:
mean. 70 provide pr.e:ry for , the ,.i sick and an.
eesnsss. a many apple s.ee1sisa.
relief which have NOT been attended TO- General Ogden
me 10 say that much restitution and suffering
as 0usa sat.s. hi saps charity.
Sm S i TO ~. Gy
thousands OF employment ana should the yellow
with their means together with private charities
% SSa RI ss NJ
OF % Sos a n, avs on e
nov y y 'A' A. s BADGER, Postmaster
THE PRxsIpEsr's INDoKsExKxr.
This despatch was submitted 70 the Presidont, and
he indorsea II As fslows:-
opinion that .hi. informs should ,. given to
the to stimulate charitable work. and that the
goysrnmsn. should sappy rations to the NEEDY .vps
THE FEVER CONTINUES vIRULENT At BROWNS
VILE, TENN. el
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD Ut6
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 8, 1878.
The situation here is bad. Fifteen new cases Of
yellow have reported since last evening. and
all the physicians reports are not yet n Operator
Graham, Of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
died last night. Mrs. Ksaty died to-day Jane
Raynes and undertaken Kinney are both sick. DR..
Ware 10 y critical condition and DR.. Howell has re-
lapssd.
TwENTY-KIoHT DEATHS IN MHMPHIs YEsTER-
DAY-sENDNG AID TO THE SUBURBS
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 8, 1878.
The weather Indicates storm, with cold winds
from tho north which will be unfavorabe to the
sick. There besn unusual Dctvty noticed at the
Howard Association headquarters during the day, and
the tevsr cont,ouss TO sproad The Board OF Health
reports twenty deaths the oty during the
-four hours ending Vt O'Clock tonight The
undcrtaksrs report the names OF IL others who
died lside the corporation limits. A. D. Langstsf,
President Of the Howard Association, who went 10
Brownsville this morning, has seIt the following tole-
gram:- E
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn.--Send by tom orrows train Ave
good, experienced female al white possible.
The position OF affairs here 10 quite distressing
Dr.. r. W. Mitchell, the medical director or the
Howard Association, received the following kilograms
to-day
HENDERSON, Ky-Piesse send two physicians and foar
nurses Hickman, KY. All OF men down There
Is abatement In the fever and have no scciimAtod
piNcKNEy THOMPSON. President Board OF Health
TUscUnBIA Aa.-We have several Of fover here.
Our peupe much alarmed II possible send ply
scian anu two or three good nurses by hrsS trsin