Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-07
Great Mortality Among Priests
and Printers.
RECEPTION OF THE MEXICAN MIN
ISTER AT CHICAGO.
MEMPHIS, September 2.

MEMPHIS, September 2.
DR.. Avent and DR.. Brown, Secretary OF
the Board Of Health, are down; also a.
c. Hames, druggist, and Henry White,
business manager OF the appeal. Inc
physicians are divided in their opinion IN
reference to the fever-some contendinB
that it is in abatement to-day md that the
late cases are not so violent, and others
holding the contrary opinion.
Kyer. one of the volunteer telegraph OPP
| orators from Louisville, died tonight, and
| John Connolly and E. w. Gibson were
| stricken down, The force is now greatly
| reduced, the chief operator having but one
assistant during the day and two at night.
| All have done double duty since the fever
commenced.
Owing to the inability of country under
takers to bury the pauper dead, the Citi-
zcns Relief Committee to-day took the
matter in hand and districted the city,
employed undertakers and a force Of men
to assist them.
All the priests have been stricken down
except Fathers Kelly, Alerus and William
| Walsh.
The force Of compositors on the morning
papers are reduced to two each.
Captain Cummins Of the steamer Coop
oma was taken off his boat this evening
| sick with the fever.
The Howard Medical Corps reports 40
new cases. Additional to the reports made
to the Board Of Health, "a sick were re-
ceived at the Howard Infirmary to-day.
New ORLEANS, September 6.
The Peabody Subsistence Association
issues an address to the public stating its
wants, objects and workings. 1t states
that brroiocoo 10 o4fAa1 ,uI,,z<, oo.~-o1
and the country towns closed against the
city. All the poor people without work
must BIO fed, and the Peabody Association
is trying TO supply their wants. The How
ards nurse them but give no meals. The
restitution is greater than the disease.
Nine Thousand people have been fed in five
days time, during which the Association
has exhausted the rations which rave been
furnished by the citizens. Two thousand
dollars per day is now necessary possibly
for forty days. They urgently appeal fol
aid in this pressing emergency.
ST.. LOUIS, September C.
W. A. Pollock, NJ. Kectchlar and c.. NJ,
Williams, prominent citizens Of G~reenviIle,
Miss, are here. They report that the vel
low fever has obtained a strong foothold
there, anu that there will be great suffer.
ing and destitution among the poCrr!!e,
Some OF the inhabitants have already fled
and Of the remainder a large proportion
are negroes. The place has no railroad
connections, and as all traffic by the river
has ceased the town is cut off from the
rest OF the world. except by telegraph
There is sufficient food in the town for thu
present, but money and hospital supplies
these gentlemen say, are badly needed, ant
they urgently appeal to the relief commit
tees in the North for help. From the sit
nation of the city and the rapid increase
of fever since last Saturday, it is feared
that Greenville will be another Grenada.
The Merchants Exchange Disbursins
| Committee have sent an additional S25,
each to Memphis, New Orleans and vicks
burg $3.50 to Port Gibson $500 to Can
ton, Miss, and $500 to Holly Springs
Miss. Over 5000 worth Of beds have alst
been sent to Memphis.
CHICAGO, September 6.
A public reception was given to Senoi
Zamacona, the Mexican Minister, a
Hersby Hall last night, 900 persons being
present, including manufacturers, mer
chants. etc. In reply to Colonel Apple
bees welcome, he gave an idea Of the re
sources and needs Of Mexico, and STATED
that by establishing closer relations tn
OIlt6Q 0tdtcS CbulQ aliupSt luO1OUDlfZ
the trade. Increased maritime and rail
road transportation was indispensable
The freight rates at present are higher iron
New York to Mexico than from Liverpool
The meeting finally adopted q resolution
requesting Congress to grant subsidies t
the Texas Pacific and the Huntington lin
from Ell Paso to the Pacific Coast. d
motion, the Topeka and Santa Fe roa
was also included. General Fremont, th
new Governor of Arizona, was at the meet
ing and made a speech. He is en- route t
his new home.
New York, September 6.
Tho Sun says Kearney visited Cone
Island yesterday and was much impresse
with the attractions there. To-day Kearne
will dine with Donald Mcclellan, a Califol
MIA merchant, at the Gilsey House.
Speaking Of tho street car railroa
strike, the Tribune says, editorially: TIL
street car drivers who prefer to thro'
down the reins than work for twenty-tiv
cents less q day, ought to hold a consults
ton with the irrepressible Kearncy. H
has stepped down and out from o dray j
the streets Of San Francisco, and seems I
have no difficulty in making a living b
his wits. He can teach his associates {
the whip-handle how to open their mouth
and to pass around the hat, and hundred
Of men who are now out Of employment
can avail themselves Of driving q pair {
horses for 81 rs a day.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 6.
Fifty thousand people attended the So
diers' Reunion yesterday.
Governor Gear has decided not to call a
extra session Of the Legislature to dispos
Of the election question. The genera
legal opinion is that the election in Octt
Der viii suffice for State officers and Coz
4 gressmeu.
The Governor has issued an appeal I
Iowa citizens in behalf of the yellow feve
sufferers. He suggests that collections b
taken up on Sunday in all Of the churches
and that the fraternal, social and beneicis
societies Of the State contribute to til
same object. The appeal is earnestl
worded.
St. Louis r. N. Removed.
ST.. LOUIS, September 6.
Postmaster Filley was removed for viz
lation Of the Presidents civil servic
order, and, being the first removal, show
that the President intends carrying out hi
order regardless Of the prominence Of of
cials. Filley has repeatedly tried to col
troll primaries and conventions, and acte
against the policy Of the Republicans i
Missouri. For instance, after it had bee
determined to make the campaign on tn
financial issue, he distributed circular
throughout the State saying that such wa
not the issue before the people, but til
true issue was, as formerly, between til
North end South. and advised Republican
to coaiesce with the Greenbackers. Til
circular was signed by the late Postmaste
at st. Joseph, who had been removed b
the President, but had been given a pos
ticn in the st. Louis Postofice by Filley
The charges were preferred against Nj
Filley by citizens, and these were place
in the hands Of an agent Of the Govern
ment to investigate. The result embodie