Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-24
yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 23--l'rvNZe j ohm holds i1a
own With distressing tcnacity. There Is slight
decrease in the nunb,r oi cases, but an Increase
ia deaths. The new cases reported TO n"IA
number t8cuty.hrce, and Tor tic twenty IGuG
hours thirty seven. The deaths to day up 10
noon ten, end fer Tho twenty four honls thttccD.
Among the deed reported to day arc * Repre-
sentative John RauSch, john FOTIGs, irulrh:
agent, and Isaac Isaac; aud among the ucm
cases Mr.. and Mrs. Is. a. llalIenbern. ~ th1
meeting Of the Board o! Health tins nloiulrs:
it declared the fever 10 he epidemic, and ordered
ali who could do So 10 leave the city Iho Mc!i
phis and Charleston liailgoad ta= ohtrtd tran
rortntion 10 the refugees.
There ia little change 10 report to nlEhf. l.
fever ADDS 10 its victllas almost hcurty, 'ha n-o
cases accrujng for the past twenty tour hv.,,
| being forty five an,l tia: ,ichthA tneIH.. -
Drs. Fraz,r and Marble we're taken d0%a l..
night. The Howard and other ro!Ir! urgaui2,.
tons report the sick doing well, AMI lna.:y Il
| them convacacrnf.
Rev. j. 4. Kelly, ii -. Peter ; Church, 8.
peaIs to all tho CatEuiit'" inG aid Tor the 'lrh@''
| NlCxsBUR0, Aug. :,3-'i'hc deaths :raLr
yellow fever yesterday s"rc twenty, an,I to LAY
twenty Total to date, GO. The dIaca: =.
steadily on tho ilc and fully Ei!y new cas::
were rcpnr:cd TO day. Among lht,a nf. -.
w. Booth, in charge oi the hospital.
| NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 22.-Hhe death 10 DAY
| include thirteen children, OF tho ages 81 nHe f.
seven, also five aged eleven 10 seventeen yeas.
| e.. n. Woodward. commander ~ ttc Hr&D"
! Army Of the Republic, has succecd" ia 0rSa,:.
| izing a relief committee ter The purpose u.
nursing and caring Tor any comrades whn Shce
need their services Contributions have u
solicited from Comrades il other States Gnd 10,
responses ere encouraging. The committee s'
far have buried four comrades. Naval Olia-,
Lewis has been requested by Collector Smith :,
cooperate with him 10 the enforcement .! T.
rule against smoking and dipking iaioXi>aii,.,
liquors in the custom !icuSa duIln: walh!..
! hours.
A dispatch from til: Mayor OF PiarQus.@is'
| to the Howard Association says:-" 1--WE re :.
h!ctcd with the seoureo yellow fever. \ =
cases are occurring constantly. Oar pny"e'...
have more than they can ,!0. We arn sally -
need OF help. Can ycu SEMI Us an lAp,!,'i>.j
pbysicsn?'
A New York Grenada di-p4tcI! say:
doctor EeaZie and Judge Walton, oharmoa
Of the recl committee were stricken viii! Il.
fever yesterday. This has dishHarcN'n4' 2.:yt.
Gu those left.
4 Vicksburg dispatch says lhc i&r,r :
spreading there. Doctors Booth and J'.nnt a.
both prostrstcd Forty six eases are rrgrorsan
fourteen new cases Friday.
A Grenada special says NE ,irocs are lalilns
like sheep and the whites haze no sympathy
for them, as they have shown EU2o III iAc
whites.
Canton Miss is depopulalal, only o4@ hn9
dred people being lett cut OF population
$500. All of the guaranteed towus :.rr SKI
icring for c0mman nccessnrios OF HE; bacon i,
| selling at twcDty.slX ctuts l. pound. The scue.
| however, j. said to be over an! nany poarie
arc returning TO their hCmta 10 stay sad fight
off The fever.
An Atlanta dispatch gays No fever cal.
has occurred in Georgia yet. although q lcw
cases reached there froni New OtIcaAs Which
| have y!Cdad to treatment.