The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-03

MnwAUKEE, Sept. 2. up to to-night
| 81 900 has been contributed by the Ma
sonic lodges of this city for the benefit
of yellow fever sufferers Grand Sec
retary Mitchell says the remittances
from country lodges are just beginning
to reach him, and are very liberal in
amount.
| OMAHA. Neb. Sept 2.-The fund for the
relef of the yellow fever sufferers has
Preached about $4,000.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. g. Representative
Ellis, of Louisiana, is here, and applied to
the secretary of war for relief of the suffer
1 ing poor of New Orleans. There is no law
Iperniittipg the issue of rations in such
cases, but upon the representations of Ellis,
ISecretary McGreery viii assume the res
pousibilitys relying upon congress to ap-
prove his action.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-The total col
lections in this city for the sufferers to-day,
as near as can be estimated. is $l5, 600.
Money is still being collected daily in con-
siderable sums, through subscriptions and
4 bs means of entertainment. -
Il LOUISVILLE, Sept. 3.-Ia response to o
call upon him, DR. L.P. Blackburn will go to
Hick man, kentuek, as soon as possible. Al
Ipresent there arc nine cases of imported
yellow fever In the hospital here. One
death occurred tonight.
i DAVENPORT, Ia, Sept. Up to date
! the sum of $1,000 has been contributed ir
Davenport for the relief of yellow fevel
! sufferers in the south.
Il MEMPHIS, Sept. 2,-Information ha
: been received from Grenada that Butle
,, P Anderson. Of the Memphis Howard As
: sociation, who went there at the outbreak
, of the fever. is in dying condition. Ad
I olph Tunnel, teller of the German Nation
:, al bank, died this evening.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. ALI promi
: nent officials here, including Wells an
4 Anderson, have united in urging on tn
secretary of war the necessity of instan
\ relief for the suffering poor by means Q
the issuance of rations. s#eH
. CHICAGO, Sept. Total subscription
. to the citizens committee to date $23,
= 39l; from other sources, $6.4l9; tots
h $26, $50. The committee to-day sent TO ID
\, Howard Association at Vickshurg an
= Memphis $1,000 each and Grenada an
= Port Gibson $1,000 each.
4 The Bostons and Chicagoes played q
: exhibition game to-day for the benefit
= the yellow fever sufferers, resulting 10 Z
j iu favor of the Bostons and netting $64
+ Some old time pitching was the feature I
10 the game.
"a The United States express company b
a Ireceived from its agents and forwards
= $3.50 for the yellow fever sufferers. MOI
~ collections are expected.
= Grand Master Geo. Braham, of the
=, o. Free Sons of Israel, has appealed |
n each lodge in this district to consider th
: suferings of their Southern brethren
the next meeting and to send Subscription
!. to 2707 Walnut street, st. Louis.
! New ORLEANS, Sept. 2.-The deatl
yesterday included twenty children und,
IN seven years, to-day nineteen.
o1 Weather clondy and threatening, Fro
u, noon to 6 D, m. twenty deaths were repor
% ed TO the board OF health. Total dealt
,,e- from fever to date. .09l. including lsixt
ie- one children under eleven years of age.
Ds Tee new cases include Miles II. We
yet and Robert Parsons, of the telegraph 3
'ce fee, and j. M. Walpole, formerly Of Il
of Fcayaae ST
az The very Rev. DR.. Joseph Miller. VIC
general Of the arch diocese Of New @