Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-12

| telegram from the 6ecreCary 10 tHe Ne" 1OTl
yellow fever committee saying: "As the Phil
adephia committee are unwilling to accep
contributions for the benefit of yellow feve
sufferers, from splay people, and them to us
and we will most cheerfully disburse them fo
such charity in accordance with your instruc
tions."
MEMPHIS LAST NIGHT
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. IA. d. Langstaf
president of the Howard association, states to
one and all 1nost emphatically that no more
unacclimated physicians or nurses from the
North are wanted. Their presence here are
only additional fuel to the flames. 1t is q mat
ter of few days only ere they are taken sick,
and this increases the labor Of those who are
striving to stamp out the plague. The number
of sick is hourly increased. The Howards to-
night have !, 100 nurses On duty, goo Of whom,
perhaps, have had food Cor "a
hours, owing to inability to take or send then,
food. The situation is becoming desperate.
Thousands of negroes are still in the city, kept
here by free rations. meeting of prominent
citizens will be held tomorrow. 1t is probable
a committee of safety will be formed to take
charge of the city and adopt measures, if neces-
sary, to drive people out of the city by force
who cannot be induced to go by consideration
for their personal safety. DR.. Nultal was
taken sick tonight.
HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY SpRtNas Sept. THE following is
the death roll to-day: B. s. Crump, James
Walker DR.. Charles Binner, Sanuel Binner,
Major r. l.. Watson, F. W. Classy. Jas. Nutalls.
New cases: Glenn Reed, W. j. AIerett, Mrs.
CLASSY, Mrs. Abernethy, George Wing, Mrs.
Blank, Mrs. kuerbach Miss Fannie Darcy:
Charles Schneider, A. A. Armstrong Arrived
to-day: DR.. Suger, of New Orleans, and
thirteen nurses and one impounder.
DR.. A. H.. scheldon and Druggist
Barnes, of Mobile, can't get away. Club doc
tors H. w. Swearenger and 7. D. Manning, of
Texas: and three nurses from Memphis. All
doctors and nurses from distance are we'll. We
now have an express agent and postmaster, and
| we are thoroughly organized. It seems that
Holly Springs has multitude of warm and
noble friends Our gratitude is unbounded.
and our prayers sincere for their welfare
| (Signed) W. ). l.. HOLLAND.
| ST.. LOUIS, Sept 1.-THE merchant's 8 exchange
| fund now reaches $40 900. and collections from
other sources amount to about SIS, 900. Bishop
Ryan to-day sent Ma jor Overstolz S46o, being
an addition to the 3d. 900 check sent him few
| days ago. the whole being one-half OF the
collections taken up in the Catholic churches
| of this city last Sunday. The other half has
| been sent to the Catholic bishop at Memphis to
be distributed through the clergy to Catholic
societies attending to the sick of that desolated
city.
Eight sisters of St. Mary left this evening fs''
Canton, Miss. and three for Memphis. This
makes twenty 1emale nurses WIZ Lave so!e
from here as nurses. Two priests of this
diocese also volunteered their services. Ire
steamer City of vicksburg arrived at quaran~
tine from the lower river about o'clock this
morning, and three cases of sickness taken
from Ee- we're placed in hospital. among them
Vicksburg had about eighty passengers, who
were brought to the city tonight 57 the quar-
antine steamer and required to leave town by
the night trains. About sixty of them went
North. Two deaths occurred on the Vicksburg
G Greenviii;' s ill., Nj; Miss: The Peabody subsistence
association of this city is fully organized and
have got to work. Contributions of provisions
clothing and all sorts of supplies are COM
ing in rapidly, and the association promises to
be of great service to needy ana destitute IN
the fever section districts.
ANOTHER APPEAL
New ORLEANS, Sept. 7.-Seven Wise Men of
New Orleans appeals for aid to their brethren
n other States. Contributions may be ad-
dressed to r. King Cutler grand arch, or WV.
Harris. The president of the nsn-
union printers relief association aP-
psals to non-union printers .no1 tor a.a; aao
rations to-day.
GRENADA, Sept. ~. G. Fountain, Heru!d |
correspondent, and A. F. Ball: railroad agent.
were stricken to-day. Since the last report |
there has been eight deaths and four ne" cases.
The malignity of the fever surpasses anything
in the previous experience Of the Oldest ply
sicians. Very few escape who are attacked.
Grenada is no longer city; it is a morgue.
DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Thirty three deaths up to II o'clock: Nm'
ton. died to-day. Capt, aIcGrady, of the
steamer Jas. Spangler, and +. G. Benson are
among the prominent steamboat men. Twenty
charitable organizations appointed commit
mittee tc draft resolutions to-day. Ihls com
mittee reported to full committee of all socl.
supplies was adopted, and an executive
committee to be styled the New
Orleans central relief committee. to be
composed Of seven persons viz: j. NJ. WANDER,
lift, president Howard association: ". I.
Hardie, president Y. NJ. c. A.. DR.. Daumang.
St. Vincent de Paul, VIM. Wright, Grand Army
of the Republic, F. Richardson, relief commit
tee of the Army of Tennessee, W. Il. brown.
president Mutual Relief association, h. Dol
honde. president Of the Peabody association.
session and will adopt rules, select chairman.
! make and keep full record OF
distributions of these and such other supplies
as the government may send, and | will fur
nish volunteer labor to perform the work.
| am of opinion thst under this arrangement the
benefit of yellow fever sufferers, ana that the
Presidents plan meets with general
approval, except that of few
! candidates for Congress now at safe distance
| from this city. Every precaution will be
(Signed) GEO l.: SMITH,
Collector Of Customs
The following reply to the foregoing was re-
| ceived:
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept. ITO George L.
| The arrangements for the distribution of sup
| plies seem eminently proper and judiclous and
are satisfactory to me.
1sianed.) GEo. W. McCREAR1,
Secretary of War.
RELIEF CONTRIBUTIONS.
| FORT Sco1r, KS, Sept. THE Masons do
mated 1926 for the yellow fever sufferers and
| the grand master has ordered the grand lodge
of Kansas to donate $500.
CA1Ro. Sept. IAN entertainment here last
night under the auspices of the Knights OF the
| MYSTIC Krew for the benefit of yellow fever
sufferers netted 1886. Hickman, KY. reports
this afternoon three new cases ana t"o oe"'ns'
None reported here.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-One thousand dollars
was realized by the tournament here yesterday,
which has been equally divided between Mem
phis, Grenada and New Orleans. The secretary
Of war to-day issued orders to forward zoo
blankets for the 200 children in St. Vincents
orphan asylum, New Orleans, to-day, forty OF
| whom are'sick with yellow fever.
RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. 7.-Ladies of ten white
church congregations here, Methodist Catholic
Presbyterian, Hebrew, Episcopal ana baptlstI
held a brilliant festival at the capitol grounds
laat evening A fee of ten cents was exacted
from all who entered the grounds. Total re-
ceipts $3.50, which, with $3.50 previously col
lected, was forwarded for relief of the yellow
fever sufferers to-day. -,
sAN FRANc1soo, Sept. 1.-THE citizens relief
committee of Sacramento to-day telegraphed
S667. so t. the Governor Of Louisiana, the same
to the Governor of Mississippi, and $445 to the
Governor of Tennessee, to be distributed by
them for the benefit of the yellow fever SUI
ferers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Contributions for the
sufferers from yellow fever continues generous.
The fire department of this city has sent 81 ,7zz
, to New Orleans. The International Young
Men,s Christion association committee to-day
appealed to the 7S6 associations in the United
States to collect and send money to the plague
stricken cities.