The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-04

UlStflCt Tonight VIII DC UnucT inc cnurkt
OF DR.. Ramsey, and consists OF seven male
and eight female nurses. Two of the ladie,
are from the Treasury Departmentand ont
from the Government Printing Office
Over forty applications were made, bu
only those who had yellow fever expe
ricnces were selected
The Secretary OF War to-day responded
to call for relief from the Federal officers
in New Orleans by ordering rations for &C
days, to be issued to 1000 OF the suffering
poor OF that city. II there should not be
sufficient rutions there for that purpose q
special train with such supplies will be
sent from Chicago. r t
FORTY CASES AT HICKMAN, Ky.
CAIRo, September ga telegram from
Hickman, ky., 40 miles below here, re.
ports 40 odd persons sick and 10 or l9
deaths from what is supposed to be yellow
fever. None here yet.
THREE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sEvEN NEW
CASES.
New ORLEANS, September 8, filed 1880
r. M.-New cases, 327; deaths, So.
New ORLEANS, September g. 1:l5 Il. NJ
Weather cloudy=with light shower OF
rain.
A special to the Times from 0syka, Miss,
says: We have one hundred cases OF
bilious fever here but not n single case OF
yellow fever. Should the yellow fever
make its appearance in our town will
telegraph you at once.
GRENADA, Miss, September 3.-There
are four new cases and three deaths since
the last report. DR.. Wallace, formerly OF
New Orleans, practicing chiefly among
negroes, says 1t Is the easiest fever he has
ever seen on colored people. He has not
lost case.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, September 3.-0nly two phys
icians had made u report of now cases up
to noon to-day. They report is cases.
The undertakers report 81 yellow fever
interments up TO noon.
Father Mcnamara, OF St Patrick's
Church, died this morning.
The remains OF Butler p. Anderson, a
member OF the Memphis Howard Associa-
ton, who died at Grenada yesterday after
noon, were brought to this city and buried
this morning. =.
Capt. Wm. Miller, a prominent citizen,
was taken down this morning. .#.h
Drs. Joseph Yates, A. Il. Spencer and
Granger Simons, of Charleston, S. c., have
arrived and rendered their services.
COLUMBUS Contributions.
CoLuMBus. o., September S.-The total
amount raised for the yellow fever suffer-
ers is $500. Mayor Hoffman and the
citizens committee are confident that the
sum will be increased to 81 900 in short
time. Part of the funds have been sent to
Memphis and Nicksburg. The Howard
Association has also been authorized to
draw for large sums in New Orleans. a
concert will be given for the benefit OF the
relief fund by amateurs OF this city ut
Comstock's Opera House on Thursday.
LITTLE Rock, September3. The wealth
er Is exceedingly warm and oppressive to-
day. Aid for the yellow fever districts
still goes forward.
SIXTY CASES AT HOLLY SPRINGS.
NEw ORLEANS, September ga Holly
Springs dispatch says: There are some
sixty cases OF fever among the citizens
here. The doctors pronounce it bilious
fever OF a serious nature. The deaths OF
A. w. Goodrich and Isaac Todlcr, citizens,
and W, Mackin, n refugee, have occurred.
There is great panic among the people,
and they are leaving in large numbers.
AN APPEAL. PROM TIE coLoRED PEOPLE.
The colored people Of Louisiana mako
nm appeal to their brethren throughout
the country as follows:
an the midst OF suffering and death,
reaching nearly every household in this
scource, stricken community, in our dire
need We appeal to the Christian charity oi
our brothers everywhere, and the benevo;
leuce OF those whom thcproyidence OF God
has placed without this circle Of the great
misfortune now upon us, IN tho tull
faith that our appeal will not be
in vain. Tangible help now will secure
the lasting gratitude OF oil the people ol
Louisiana, and the commendatiOn OF the
Christian world. Tho organized bodies
among our people will afford much needed
mid. and relieve great distress by respond
ing at once. Contributions forwarded q
the Howard Association, Young Mems
Christian Association or the Peabody Sub
sistancc Association, will be gratefully ap
preciatcd, and impartially distributed
Wm. G. Brown, o. C. Antonio, +. A. Hard
: Geo. W, Bryant, w. n. Sanders, james
Lewis and 4. B. Stamps Committee.
The Pickwick Club have organized {
committee for distributing beef tea ant
beef soup to the sick on certificates OF at
tending physicians. From 10 A. NJ to or
NJ. attendants are kept busy serving mp
plicants. The liquids are put up in pin
and quart bottles, lightly corked, and dis
: tributed.
AWFUL CONDITION OF MEMPAIs.
MEMPHIS, September. s. The condition
OF our city to-day besgars description
while the list Ofnew cascs reported Is onl,
about sixty; the death rate has amounted
to eighty-six, only twoof which were iron
other causes than yellow fever.
Bodies were discovered to-day in out-ot
the.way places which have, from appearal
ces, been deadseyeal days. 0nepcculiarit.
manifested among many OF the sick is {
desire to seclude themselves, while anon
the poor there Is at unreasonable fear o
l being sent to the Hospital or Intirmary
! hence the discoveries OF to-day.
. Among the now cases are Rev. Geo. O
, Harris, deacon OF st. Mary's Episcopa
: Cathedral, Rev.C. g. Parson, rector OF 81
: Niary's Cathedral DR.. A. K. Hodges
a reported in q dying condition.
: Among the conyalescents is reporte'
$ Ed. Worsham. Chief OF Police Athey
: is reported convalescent. {.
b Dr. Dowell, OF Galveston, is here doin
: good service. Fourphysicians from Char
: lesion, S. c., arrived to-day.
E.S. Jamison, correspondent OF the s.
Louis Journal, was conveyed TO the Hosp
tai to-day.
4 a correspondent OF the st. Louis Journal
4 ,vos lconvcynd IN the hosDital to-day sic