Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-23
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YELLOW FEVER HORRORS,
Frightful Scenes in Grenada.
The Pestilence Spreading.
SOUTH CAROLINA MOONSHINERS
RECEPTION FOB KEARNEY
GARIBALDI A SOCIALIST.

GARlBALDI A SOCIALIST.
THE SOUTHERN PESTILENCE.
Horrors Of the Plague i'm Grenada.
NEW YORK, August pa special from Gre
NADIA, Miss, dated yesterday, says:-Gen. w.
j. Smith. vice president of the Howard Asso-
elatlon, OF Memphis, was stricken down with
followed him by day and night since this fear
full scourge began. 1t is useless to attempt to
describe the state of affairs tonight. The
negroes are demoralized., Stores We're broken
night many more will probably be plundered,
as there IS not man on the streets. Every
one IS at the bedsideS of the sufferers Only
five deaths have occurred within the past "A
hours, and few new cases are reported,
among women and children principally
Eighteen nurses arrived from New Orleans
busy. Supplies are being received, but there
Is no one to cook or furnish them to the needy
Hereafter shall be compelled to get my death
Ilst from the grave diggers, as everything is
now so diSorganiZed that Information is unat
tainable The Secretary OF War telegraphed
to the relief committee to day that 300 tents
had been sent here. The question is, Who viii
put them up? There are not 20 active men in
this town tonight. When the special train
that was sent here to carry Gen. Smith to
Memphis left, it seemed that all hope was
gone, and tonight the agony of the suffering
for ice water and attention, and the calls for
help, can better be imagined than described.
Substantial Relief from st. Louis.
ST, LOUIS, Mo, August 2.-Nearly 5000
chants yesterday TO the yellow fever fund,
and several contributions were made by indl-
ylduals, in response to appealing kilograms.
aggpegating perhaps q 500, and have been sent
other places OF the amount raised on
Yesterday to vfcksburg: W. Z. StubbIefeid,
Arch MasOns OF Missouri, sent $500 to Jack.
SON, Miss, and additional sums will be sent to
other points: Mayor OverstOltz appointed
sponse to resolution passed by the merchants
These committees will Canvass canvass the iS'fs; eisy by
districts, and several thousands will probably
be raised.
Death and Panic at Helena. Ark.
MEMPHIS, August 23.-The following dis
patch was received last evening: Helena,
Ark;; August ssCIo associated Press Agent
from Memphis, died here last night with vel
low fever. Thousands of people have left here
and others are leaving as fast as possible.
SenatObia Suffers q Visitation.
A special to the Memphis Appeal from Sena
tobia, Miss, announced the death there of
a Grenada refugee, and three other cases are
in quarantine. The people are much alarmed,
and are fleeing the country.
The New Orleans Board of Health.
NEW ORLEANS, August 25.-At regular
meeting OF the board of health last evening
there was no quorum. only Dr.; Chopin and
that the next meeting OF the board of health
would be held Thursday. The board of health
addressed the following circular to physi-
clans: Dear SirS-The board of health are
deSir0us OF preparing complete registry of
the cases Of yellow fever occurring this year,
in order to have the material for future study
OF the disease you are therefor earnestly re-
queSted to make to this office report of every
case occurring In your practice according TO
the forms provided. Copies of the form will
be furnished on application. This request is
intended to apply to cases pre-, iously treated
as well as those hereaf -er attended. [Sgned ]
Board of Aealth."
Precautionary.
NEW ORLEANS, August 23.-Agents of the
steamship st. Louis, which steamer is ex-
pected soon from Liverpool, have addressed
a note to Collector Smith asking permission to
tighten the cargo at the mouth of the MisSiS-
Slpp1 river, the object being to have the crew
avoid coming in contact with the fever. In
reply, the collector says you are informed that
every facility will be afforded you. When you
are ready to unload the steamer please notify
me and will detail corps of officers to 20
to the steamship to discharge the cargo or
tighten the merchandise so unloaded that it
may be delivered here the same as il the YES.
sci had come to the city.
A Memphis Philanthrepfst q Victim
MEMPHIS, August 23-W. j. Smith, vice
president of the Memphis Howard AssOcia-
ton, who has been at work among the sick at
and was brought to Memphis by special car
More Relief.
=. ST. LOUIS, August 23-JOhn f. Long, late
collector of internal revenue, has sent 500, to
be distributed among the fever.Stricken peo-
pie. The Hebrew Young Mems Literary As
sociatiOn has raised about s., 800 and sent it to
the Howard Association.