The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-02
SATURDAY, NIGHTS TILBGRANs.
FROM ALL Parts or THE WORLD.

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THE KIMPT3N EXTRADITIoN CASE; WHY
TIVE ACCUSED WAS NOT SENT TO SOUTH
CARoLINA-THE1 YELLOW-FEV
sCUURGE: DEATHS AND NEW CASES RE-
PORTED; AID FOR THE sUFFERERs-yINE
BUILDINGS DESTROYED ny FIRE AT PUT
INLAY ATTEMPT OF A FATHER TO
DROWN HIS soN--ANNUAL REPORT OF
TIE MEMPHIS COTTON EXCHANGE-HUN-
GARJAN TOWN DESTROYED By A STORM
AND HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
THE Yellow.Fever.
l,Plr.LrNG CONDITION AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, August 31.-The weather this
morning Is bright and warm, but the clouds
of woe over orr city show no signs OF
breaking. Physicians, nurses, visitors,
druggists. and undertakers are becoming
exhausted. at the Board OF Health Office
u1 to noon only seven out OF about twenty
physicians had made reports Of new cases,
the number age; egating forty-two. From
this it will be seen that not more than one
half Of the cases are reported, and tnat the
epidemic Is more appalling than the Official
reports indicate. ~ ~ So
AT the county Jail there are about twenty
cases Of fever. n. G. Williams, under SEN
ence to the penitentiary for murder, died
last night, and Buzzell, the negro murderer,
under sentence OF death. is in dying con-
dition.
At Camp Joe Williams five or six deaths
occur daily. The hospital contains about
TWENTY-FIVE sick, and the worst is feared for
the poor people living in the tents. Some
have become frightened and returned to
their homes in the infected district in the
city.
The undertakcrs report fifty-nYe fever
interments up to noon to-day. sa. r..
Ldter.-The official records to-day eX-
hibit 14S new cases for the twenty-four
hours ending st 2. NJ, and II deaths.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, August 31.-To. days re-
ports show two hundred and thirty-four
new cases OF fever and forty-eight deaths.
Buffalo, n. Y, died yesterday of fever.
The dcath-lst to-day includes twenty chill
dren under seven years Of age. ...
GREAT DISTRESS AT PORT GIBSON.
New ORLEANS. August 3l.-Thc follow
lug telegram was received this morning,
ard the nurses will leave this evening:
sport Gibson, August 31.-President
Howard Association: Send ten good
nurses-fve males ard five females. There
| are $50 cases here and forty-eight deaths.
All broken down. Great distress.
"JANEs A. GAGE"
AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, August 31.-Dr. e. z. Gaines
reports one case and one death from yell
low-fcvcr this mornlng-a white child nine
years old.
NURSES FOR vICKSBURG.
CHATTANOOGA. August 3l.-Dr. J. B.
Norris left for Vicksburg this morning, &C
companicd by fifteen experienced nurses.
New YORK, August 31.-A Vicksburg
dispatch says: Deaths to-day, S; new cases,
so; weather mild and more favorable. The
fever is spreading in Delhi. La; seven new
cases and one death in twelve hours.
CALL on RAILRoAD-MEN.
ATLANTA, GA, August 31.-To general
ticket and passenger agents throughout the
United States and Canada: You are to as
serlble in convention in Chicago September
18th, where an appeal will be made for aid
to our felow-men in the yelloW-fcvcr dis
tricts. This mornings dispatches disclose
fearful degree OF destitutiop. Humanity
demands speedy action. Let each member
contribute now, and remit at once direct to
Samuel E. Carey, general passenger agent
New Orleans and Mobile railroad, and Mr..
F. Chandler, general passenger agent New
Orleans and Jackson railroad, now in Chi
cago. or authorize them to draw at sight for
such sums as we are able to contribute, q
report of which will be made at our Chi
cago meeting and consolidated as the relief
fund of the body. w. j. Houston,
General Passenger and Freight Agent.
EFFORTS TO RELIEVE SUFFERING NOT LESSEN
ING.
WASHINGTON, August 3l.-Telegraphic
reports received here from all points
| throughout the country show no lessening
of the efforts to minister, as far as possible,
to the wants Of suffering fellowcitizens in
the fever-stricken points south. Contribu-
tons continue, and the efforts for relief are
in no way relaxing.
THE WEEKS WORK OF THE FEVER.
WASHINGTON, August 31.-The following
| is an abstract OF the sanitary reports re-
ceived during the past week under the ma
tional quarantine act:
Ne,o Orledns.-During the week ending
Yesterday at noon there were 1,204 cases OF
vellow-fever and 1888 deaths, making in all
2,S77 cases and s67 deaths.
| MISUNDERSTANDING the week 116 deaths
from fever, making 1855 deaths in all. Sew.
entecn of these occurred during the last
twenty hours. 1t is estimated that 800
cases of fever have occurred to date, about
one half OF these in the past week, and 80
new cases in the last twenty-four hours.
MemphiS.-In the past week 721 cases and
241 deaths have occurred.
Morgan City, La.-The refugee reported
last week sick Of fever died on the 23d.
Seven other cases have since occurred, and
four deaths in all to yesterday noon.
Bay st. Louis, La.-One death occurred
on the 18th instant.
Ocean Spring, Miss.-Three cases yester-
day morning. No deaths this week.
Water Valley, MisS.-Two cases-both
refugees; one died Yesterday; the other
convalescent.
Holly Springs, Miss.-Seven cases and
two deaths to yesterday evening; all refu-
gees. -,..'.
Leighton, Ata.-A refugee from Memphis
died on the oath instant.
ST. Louis.-Eght cases during the week,
and two deaths all refugees. AT the quar-
aptne below St. Louis there were six new
cases and one death, besides twenty doubt
full cases admitted during the forty-eight
hours ending Yesterday evening. 81.
Cairo, W-A river oatman from Mem
phis died OF fever on the oath instant.
LouisvMe.-Since the last report eleven
refugees and boatmen have been attacked
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