Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-06


five minutes about agricultural
matters, during which time he
paid tribute to the farmers
wives. The party was next taken
to the hall on the grounds and
served with some lunch, after
which they drove TO the
train waiting at the depot.
AT Evansville and Oregon there
were large crowds assembled, and,
to each, the President and Attor.
ney General addressed brief re-
marks. At Madison there was an
other grafton. A committee of citi-
zens met them at BeIoit, among
them the Hon. E. w. Keye and
Hon. G. B. Smith. Mr.. Bur-
chard took charge of the
introduction Of the President and
Attorney General. Both spoke,
and alluded to the suffering in the
South. At each of the stations
mentioned Mrs. Hayes was called
for, and was received with ringing
cheers and pleasant remarks.
Party Drowned in the 81 Lawrence
MONTREAL, Sept. 5.-Mrs. La
vign, Olive, Paul and Pierre Lovall
and a youth named Mennote were
drowned this morning while cross
ing the river near Sorel.
Eessicnsed spirits smbtsct ao Tax.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
decides that medicated wines and
distilled spirits are subject to tax
the same as if not medicated.
GoIsg After the Otd steal.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Wiiliam
9. Rogers aud J. Jarvis Jones, sta
tioners, have been arrested in suits
begun by the city to recover nearly
81 900, 600 paid during the reign of
tho old Tammany ring upon
alleged fraudulent warrants
The bail has been fixed at $25,.
900. Defendants have claims
against the city which have been
audited for about two millions of
dollars.
Negro Murarrer Hanged.
SANDUsKY, o., Sept. 5th.-Wm.
Taylor, the colored man who is
supposed to have murdered u white
girl, Miss Mcdonnell, was taken
from the Sheriff this morning and
hung by a mob to a lamp post.
The authorities were utterly incap-
able of managing the mob or doing
their duty.
The Dreadius G"nsitsion of sae,n-
MEMPHIS, Sept. 5.-Our city at
present is one vast charnel house.
The undertakers report ninety-six
interments for the twenty-four
hours ending at 6 P. NJ. yesterday.
OF these, ninety-three deaths We're
caused by yellow fever; seventy
six were white, twenty colored. A
visit to the county undertaker's es.
tablishment last night discovered
the fact that, at nightfall, there
were about sixty more reported
dead but still unbaried. The ques-
tion of disposing Of the dead is
becoming serious. The Citi-
zens' Relief Committee has
employed a burial corps of
thirty negroes to assist the
county undertaken and his men,
and 1t has even been suggested to
burn the dead if they cannot be
buried more promptly, as. corpses
have been known to lie unburied
for more than forty-eight hours,
burthening the air with foul odors
and becoming so revolving that
people have fled the neighborhood,
and it is with difficulty that men
can be hired to haul them to the
Potter's field. Cook A. Howard, a
visitor, was taken down this after
noon. Mayor Flippin, being
Goodyear, President of the Conn
mon Council, is acting as Mayor.
A false report has gone abroad that
all the banks ware about to close.
In answer TO many Inquiries
abroad as to what kinds of provi-
sions were needed, Major VIM. J.
Willis. of the Citizens Relief
Committee, states that salt meat
and flour are the most needed for
the destitute, who are being fed by
the Citizens Relief Com mmittee.
The drain from the various relief
organizations is very great,
for, in addition to at
tending the sick and destitute
here there have been several calls
for help from adjoining towns,
which have been promptly re-
sponded to. A panic was created
at Collierville. this county, yester-
day, by the death of two citizens,
supposed to be caused by yellow
fever. The town has been almost
depopulated. The following
appeal presents somewhat the con-
dition of affairs:
Appeal to the civilized world
from the committee Of citizens of
the Relief Association of Memphis.
We ask your aid that we may be
enabled to feed and clothe our des-
titute. Furnish us material for
our sick and dying, and give
us means for the burial Of
our dead. This appeal is
only made as last extremity and,
in view of the fact that another
day will exhaust the means already
given by the generous people.
Death has laid his heavy hand
upon us. The destitute cry for
bread and the sick for such care as
can only be given by open-handed
generosity.