The sun., 1878-08-30
THE FEVER STRICKEN SOUTH.
DEA TIT's MANIFEST hIONG THE BEST
as WELL As INF POORER CLASSES.



40; deaths 40.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 20-The weather Is
warm and showcry. There Ia no nows this
morning from other points. The situation hero
Ia unchanged. local telcgrnphers' relief
committee was organized here last Sunday. it's
object being the relief Of telegraph employees
suffering from yellow fever in this city At the
suggestion Of General Superintendent Van
Horne. the committee to-day determined to cx-
tend its field of operation to NIL infected points
south Of Canton. Mississippi. This includes
Nicksburg and Port Gibson. SO fnr fourteen
telegraphers here have taken tho fcvcr. or
these ono has died. threo have recovered. md
the others are In n hopeful condition. Tho
officers Of the Relief Committee are Charles II.
Chase. Chairman; A. u. Babbiu Secretary; and
James +. Alcyn, Treasurer.
Paul lie Loup. operator and Frank Deplaln.
batteryman. were taken with tho fover yesterday.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Aug 29-rhe carnival Of
death continues without abatement. From T.
NJ yesterday TO noon to-day tho ntrrments
number 80. Father Walsh of st. Bridgcts and
Father McGarvey Of 81. Peters nrc dead; also
H. Harden. a merchant. W. c. Woodruff Is re-
ported in a dying condition. Tho new caAes
from j. NJ. yesterday to noon to-day were o.
The Towards Homo on Market street will bo
open for th e. reception of the slick this evening
Two more members Of the Howard Association
were taken down to-day At the meeting of tho
Board OF Health this morning DR.. Lawrence re-
ported a fearful condition oi Affairs among the
colorcd people, In some localities they ere
crowded together In narrow filthy qunu'rs.
ana nrr nm cu-y prey 60 disease and death. Hun
drcds 81 them have been sick Tor days without
medical attention.
and seventy deaths were rcpnrted to-day. a
drenching rain commenced falling at ? 7. ";
and continued NJ to Z o'clock. The l'nih roll
To-day exceeds that OF any day during the
= 'ourge of 1873; bat it is feared that. owing 20
the wet. damp weather tonight. this viii in
turn he exceeded by tomorrow = mortuary re-
A. Camp Joe Williams several deaths occurred
from fever to-day Dh" sickness Is expected to
spread there more than iu thn city. ty rCHs p az
the ram, and. what IS worse there. the Families
for cnrlng for tho sick are very poor. IN" onls
building in tho nuighhnrhood being an old
bnrn. which has been hastily lifted w Tor a hos-
pita
Superior ni IN salottr. Tho 4, elh % includes
the names ~ Fathers Martin. Walsh ard Aic-
Ggryry. while Fathers Bokel and Mnhrr arr in
The corps of nhysiclans emrlovci by the
Howard Association are doing efficient work.
IN, have moro 10 DO than they can attend -.
Iuiormn,iQn has been rcccNcd that DR.. L. r.
Easily Of Little Rock. with corps of nurses.
started for this city To night : ores ot tenders
from physicians in different parts Of the coun-
try
from country places ad.cent io Memphis. the
lntrst being that Of ;. q. Ryan. a merchant OF
TINS CITY.
Doctors Charles Baskerville. II ,rn Lake. MIS-
smith. 'fIsnsvlilie; T. G. WatSini. st. .Loqi- /;
II. H. llarsrnve. Shrcveporti and H. Is. vii
liams. Mo'dhurn. ky.. arrived in this city TO-.
day. and Will be ass ign"d To duty IN the Howard
Association Medical Corps.
The following Is sent in answer 20 many
Offers ol services:
In answer to many Mind oHer. from rhy.ieIan..
mated r.. s,e =" ,,m i' ,ss esrree a wSi
be tlsdy reeo'rd ta, NE a..ociaon i's". q a0vi.e
o. eneoor.se sny - couIe npp Nolngrn antids' 40
HovAnp A'sociArov ioovs.
CHICAGO. Aug. -e.-U Y To r1on to-day tho sub
scriptlons aotuUuV I,uii in Tor the yellow f,Vcr
| Mnd hero Src: - the Culzeus' Committee.
| sp'H'-, ntn 'r committees. 80 III; total ti4o ~
/ A. is estimate tnHt amounts forward fd los indi
aggregate us much moro. Adyice- from South
! ern cities TINS morning indi iucrr sing
want especially or iood ana icc Nurses arr
not wanted. because. unless nrcllmaicd. they
wynnll be unable To reud,r Nhlynne ns- l-lance'
| coiyrd here to-day from tn Pr sident of the
| Peabody Relief A-.o 'lation of New Orleans
asking Tor relief. and another from Port Glb-
| son stating that there wor. at the tims Of tele,
graph ng 23O cuSc- ana 80 deaths. IL WAS de-
cded to send further sum OF q 600 at one a A.
Niolshnrg, 81 900; Port q ibson. $500
The total amount Of suhs.ceripi,9ns acknowl
edged in this city 10 date II slcNuO.
| Tho committee OF ctl1'hs mas i9rmNlN
declined to grant transportation 10 the South L
numerous volunteer hurs's iucn anu Woul"n
on the grouid thht hplteia Iolh @ @hhHl a,'tlvl
were for means u put.h"S hcui,ln's hh'
nocossarles Tor the patients. and not ior physl
cians and nurses 49,. 40 ho..u,, a..
| IONG BRANCH, aug - haSlIY az
ranged entcrtnl lnm'nt was CIV II IN "" philn
| OF the Ocean House thls evening l2r u. 40 i,ht Il
| OF the yellow fever huiri'iS, Apuut ipV tI
sons attended paying NIFTY cent, apiece. on
t,' Of the performers were pIoitsslonhiS, Ml
Ia Cc. .'doya. the humorous lecturer AM ,brr
thnI,t th singer. A young dlnShirr ot Mhf
rem ,i,ni r.. ''ird Bret iinrle's poemi lMkr.
axrnIirutiy. M SOS Bnrneu ana Mllle
niavsd no ninn. MISS lhIkrs san
IN 1ri,inni Lall,d nia'ut 3D." clos" ui ths sum
mar snI ror,tntinns wero "Nen by MeS-r3
Wurd Tnstnr nnd Bnrnott 80 Two lattr
gnve imit,,tions nf such diniact notot. hs gu
Winiat1s hni GSorge Kni,ht with 50 l., l'
rlavsrm"ss thnt thn andienr. roarcd with L'ii.-h
trr snronv IN" nhotnrranhnr mtir his dSl,,,
ns a cnric,tiIrist drawing A luiicr6us pIctur,
Of himself The picturo was nut up ior snlr. (,
Increase the recefuts of the show Mr. d. COR,
dnva wos N very cowienl niiet,one,r ana m,
nurches,r was Alexander Iich. ut thirty-st
dNllnrs
ria nlnn ~ Mr. Frank J. Jones 10 socur,
money Tor The relief OF yellow fever sufferer.
has boon rnrried into effect At nil the fnrrlr.
o"kcn boxcs with class set in nj tho a los and i
ait in tie tor something after the fashion o
lie moor boxes in the rhurchea are plnrod fol
The reception Of contributions At the Futor