The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-31
The Death Carnival In the South.
The FEVER At NEW ORLEANS.

The FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, August 3O.-One hundred
and siXty-nine new cases OF fever and fifty
nine deaths were reported to-day. Weather
cloudy and sEowery.
Among the deaths are Sister Loretto Nc.
Kenzie and Sister Mary keenan, at the Cha.
rity Hospital. Both have been unremitting
attendants on fever patients. Very Rev.
Joseph Mellctt, Vicar-General OF the Arch.
diocese OF New Orleans, is dangerously i'll
with fever. James Linton, DR.. Choppin'S
patient at the Charity Hospital, who was
treated BY the cold-watcr process, died this
morning. DR.. w. r. Vaudeville, who has
been dangerously ill with fever, is slightly
better.
The Peabody Subsistence Association
make statement that their association, the
object OF which is to supply subsistence to
the destitute, in no way conflicts with the
operations OF the Howard Association
The Towards contine their attention mainly
TO providing physicians, nurses. and mcdl.
cincs for fcver-Stflerers and the necessary
nourishmcnt to conValescents. Here the
duties OF the Towards end and the work OF
the Peabody Association begins.
Dispatches to the Associated Press to-day
show that there is no fever at the towns Oil
the Jackson railroad south OF Canton. Tho
case reported yesterday at Panchatoua
proved not to be ycllow-ferer.
IT'S PROGRESS AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, August 30.-1'he wet, cool wea-
Their has doubtless created new cases, but
how many it is impossible TO say. as only
physicians have reported. The death-rate,
however. will equal il not exceed yestcr.
days, when seventy-eight interments were
reported up to noon. To-day the under.
| takers report fOrty-siX yellow-iever inter.
ments. Fathers Bokell and Meagher are
dead. Two fathers and two brothers at the
Franciscan monastery are down; also Rev.
DR.. Thomas, pastor OF the Free German
church. The fever is prevailing to an alarm
ing extent among the negroes, many OF
whom have had no medical attendance fot
DAYS.
The Evening Herald suspended to-day.
Miss Sallic Sullivan, a refugee from Mem.
phis, is down with the fever at Brownsville
Tenn.
FROM GRENADA.
CAIRO, ILL.,, August 30.-A telegram from
Grepada reports that Tom Marshall. the
acknowledgement, is down with the fever
and that the body OF his little son, who dieC
three days ago, remains unburied for want
Of money to bury it.
GALVESTON THREATENS ST. LOUIS WITH
QUARANTINE.
GALVESTON, August 30.-The Board OF
Health to-day notified the postmaster at st
Louis that If he did not cease forwarding
mail matter from infected places to Texas
quarantine would be declared against st
Louis.
CONTRIBUTIONS, &C.
NEW YORK, August 30.-The several col.
lection committees Of this city have raised
fully $4,000 for the relief of the sufferers.
CHARLESTON, S. c., August 30.-The city
government has appropriated 81 1000 for the
fever sufferers. The Hibernian Society to.
day appropriated 5000 far the destitute
Irish in Memphis, and will raise fund by
private contribution for the same purpose.
The Chamber Of Commerce, at q special
meeting to-day, appointed committees to
Systematically canvass the city for individual
subscriptions. In response to an appeal
from the Mayor of Memphis, two Charleston
physicians have volunteered and start for
Memphis tomorrow.
SAVANNAH, August 30.-Savannah's con-
tribution to the fever fund is $1,000.
PHILADELPHIA, August 30.-The fever
contributions to-day amounted to $2,G26 !;
total to date, S19,302.
DENVER, Co.., August 30.-The fever
contributions amount to $1,000, and are
rapidly increasing.
ROME, GA, August 3O.-The contribu-
tons here are $500 from citizens and $500
from the MasonS.
CHICAGO, August 3O.-To-day's collec-
ions for the fever sufferers is S2,33G; total
to date S18,400.
PITTSBURGH, PA, August 30.-Active
measures for the relief OF the fever sufferers
continue. The merchants have organized
and will begin shipping flour, groceries, and
produce 10 southern cities tonight. The
Panhandle railroad will carry all such con-
signments free.
The Allegheny and Tancred Commando
ries OF Knights Templar each forwarded
500 to the Fraternity. Seven hundred dol
lars were telegraphed to the fever-stricken
cities o-day by the gene al relief committee.
TOLEDO, O.. August 30.-The total con-
tributions for the fever sufferers amount to
O.