The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26

people of the town with scarcely pre-
tense to decent burial. Her corpse, was
wrapped In nm old, worn bed quilt, and
thrown unceremOniOusly into Il shallow
hole In the ground without coffin, not
even rude box. This is only one OF the
evidences OF the terrible fright which pos
sesses the people in and around Memphis.
A special from Holy Springs, Miss, tells
Of six cases and one death to-day, all refu-
gees from either Grenada or Memphis.
Jackson, Miss, is shut up aS close as d
clam against all the world, not even allow
ing the mails to he brought into the city.
An EXCITEMENT AT MARIETTA.
MARIETTA, o., August 94.-Quite an cx-
citcment was created here this morning by
the discovery that one OF the yellow fever
crew of the steamer Porter was in the city.
Upon investigation Il was ascertalncd that
he had taken passage on the steamer Nal
lie Ragon ut Parkersburg, intending "a, 90
10 Wheeling, but that the officers OF that
boat discovering his unwelcOme presence,
had landed him at our wharf pennies. II
only required but short time here to
raise sufficient funds to send him rejoicing
on his Journey. There are no apprelen-
sions here that the yellow fever plague
VIII 'e"'i' ''''' P'"0
GRESANAs DEATH LIST
GRENADA, Miss, August ?4.-since my
last report the following highly respected
citizens are among the death list: Judge
Grv, Mrs. Signiago, Mr.. Joseph Morrison,
Mrs. j. NJ. Bishop, John 7. Moore, and ID.
C. Bristol. New cases, six, and among our
few best workers. Should Colonel b. 7.
,diueroI;.oT hmuesor. ~ "nJ the active well ones
u1nil'INc oonIJ ha corntnT nv the fingers with no
'.;.;,,, eou'.i Go,,IJ c;;o n,orv families with
rele.,.ioat;; l; ",,on,;nn III: c"Ii ior nursps
,, ou. I'ftSI TSinn"I % snJor.on to.,lsy WINS heavy
uPJJH; !. oo ,,..' ,,a;nt,i ;nJaed IN him to turn
.na.,i uhu u WIS %n. hn wns nt,or,v nowerless
mem "T"! H." p" ,Ios;rcJ osSistancc More
10 Ieaau, i..ih liz ,,o l;ra ar"eIS from heaven.
vIis.e Wi i''s ""I o..n;,I,, a Joomed rcmnnnt. The
.,;.',a.;or v";o -. ,,,,, no, Lc oyo%,crntcd,
49,, c,sr.s ,r ,oI,,svu,p
r,,,n,,,,, IT, Aro,s, oI-Tbc cnscs
i"Tla, t.hn, 49, ,,'tas t fonr twn nt the
vi !ei.or" Is,. IoHv, psn,rn of V;rLsInr, md
iosliutIa, m III! =; NJ" 0rIoans. Mrs s i
I,c!. li4skc'' :' VI H." ,in son,b "t ~ nrivotc
na.o", JuiTN.y JiNyamno ta - Gr"nnlo nj Wavpr.
,.ousS' "'iu ,' ""ev, S,,,ono ros;Jcn,s nnd M
~ Ss'e' pnnor,s ",.Us - " nonicLv feel;no
%%ro iv,.s VI "ro u" :ntircIY rroundless Contribu.
i .eIe .i,., ~. ia. ~. a,nount 4" fmIiv - (ll
lioiis t'lus I'LL "'''o""' w '"'' $'''N"
AT LITTLE Hoch'
LITTLE Rock, ARK, August 24.-by me
action OF the Board OF Health to-day the
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad was
opened to Forest City, and the ARKANSAS
River to Pine Bluff. Tonight. the streets
are crowded with indignant cltlzens,and py
daylight glowing posters Will anh0hhee
call for Il mass meeting Mt 10 o'clock. The
excitement runs high, and is safe TO pre-
dict TINT should either steamboats, or
trains on these routes OF travel attempt TO
carry out the VIII OF the 6o9r.I lhc loici
and crowblr viii ne Garr,G" % dmioavdr ,m'I ,v'1 ~
tloh to lti.s.lIv i ;io Da -. ,ho r;St of tho
create iHIil! ons'''e'' "' '''' ''''>
liNcs Vi '''ou'''''"'
QUARANTINE IN TEXAS
PALESTINE, August PA rigid system OF
quarantine from infectious localities isstill
enforced i'll this anu hclSllDOrlhs 'o"hs'
In Palestine strangers from distance are
required to he furnished with n pass. Sey-
cr,l persons from New Orleans have been
elected from the cans ut different points.
but no cases OF yellow fever have occurred
in this part OF lhc State.
MEMrIIIS, August 24.-ln answer to an
appeal for help from liuticr H. Ah'ictsoIi'
n member OF the Memphis Howard Asso-
citation, who has been working among the
sick Mt Grenada, Thomas J. Brogan and d.
W. Coon to-day volunteered their services,
and will proceed TO Grenada in the morn
ing. Two more OF our physicians, Doctors
Ess and Thwcatt, are reported down with
the fever tonight.
ERIE, Pa, August 2l.-Our citizens sub
scribed 500 to-day for the yellow lever
sufferers Mt Vicksburg, and more will be
sent 10 other parts OF the South.
RECEPTION OF AID AT NEW ORLEANS.
Va, on,r,vs .ro,s, o4-Thc Touro
r,sr,,,or,. t;nm ""J Iichrew benevolent Asso-
c;n,ion Lnyc received TO date over $1,000 in
contributions, which they are disDurslnS
in MD Of the sick and destitute. The tcie'
graphers OF Texas have forwarded Sl6O ior
| the relief OF sick New Orleans telegraph
ers.
Manager +. W. Barnes, OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and Z. II.
Smith, operator, are down with the fever.
F. d. Mnxson, operator, is c0nvaIcseent.
Colonel +. i. Anderson, Of the Mem
phis Howard, At Grenada, telegraphs to
the Howard here to-day for twenty more
nurses.
One hundred and thirty-four applica;;
tions for relief were made to the Howard
Association to-day.
Total cases for the week, SOL; to date,
1865; total deaths for the week, 3ll; to
date, 81. There is no explanation OF the
increase OF new cases to-day other than
the spread Of the disease, the report con-
tanning but few, II any, more old cases than
those OF the two proceeding days; From
noon 70 + ~ ico TTS ST ~ tS % Rosr % Of IIc"lt
"'Iiroting ir% IN 'io n still larper number of new
c""ns % for io.,norrGw iiian were repo ted up
=" 11o moon m, to-day.
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