The Portland daily press., 1878-09-06
YELLOW FEVER.


NEW ORLEANS, Sept. ga New Orleans
despatch says the fever recalls the curious
prophecy of negro Voodoo sorcerer last New
Years, that plague would come upon the city
equally fatal to the whites and blacks, and in
crease until the number of deaths equalled the
the degrees of the thermometer when it would
decline. The coincidence in the death rate
and the thermometer has existed thspast three
days, and the negroes are rejoicing, believing
that the climax has been reache-.
At Grenada.
GRENADA, Sept. 5.-There were 80 deaths TO-
day. About IL new cases have developed,
There no longer remains house in Grenada
not visited by the fever.
Al Canion.
CANTON, Sept. 5.-The total number of cases
is 15l, deaths 81. There were 16 new cases and
6 deaths in the last 25 houra.
At Holly Springs.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Sept. 5.-There
cases in all. Oar physicians are broken down
and three are sick with fever. We have Is
nurses from New Orleans.
At Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 5.-The underrakers report
that there were 48 yellow fever interments up
to noon today. Mother Alfonso superior of ST.
Agnes Academy, is dying, Geo. W. f. Croak.
prominent worker in the Odd Fellows relief
committee, died this morning. The Waltham
home or iDfrmary on Market street. under
charge of Waltham of Mobile, contains about
30 patients and the number is increasing hour
y. Or. Dowell of Galveston is the physician
in charge. County Undertaken Walch this
morning reports falling off in the number of
applications for burial of paupers A. J..
Wheeler, secretary of the Masonic relief board
is sick. Brother Amandus, of the Franciscan
church, is dead.
AT New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 5-The death list to.
do includes % mi hoip noh;I
Z years. Fifteen nurses and one physician
were sent to Holly Springs yesterday by the
Towards.
The following explain themselves:
New ORLEANS, Sept 5.
To the Steamboat interests throughout the country
The Steamboat Mems Relief Association has lust
been organized here to give aid to such Of our breth
rem and their families, regardless of where thew NAV
hail from. as may require it. The prevailing epi-
demic and total suspension of business have bTon1ht
much distress to large numbers of our fraternifv
which our home brethren are unable to relieve in
full. We therefore appeal to you to organize in your
respective ports and send such assistance as YOU
may decide upon Contributions should be sent to
Jesse K Bell President, or to e. Conery, Vice Pres-
dent and Treasurer.
To the Hom9opnthic Societies and Hon,nonotb;c
Fraternity of the United States:
The New Orleans Homeopathic Relief Association
will be glad to receive and properly apply your bene-
faction.
(signeD ALBERT VOORHEES,, President.
The Towards sent DR.. Gaurer, Mr.. Haw-
nand, compositor, and eight nurses to Holly
Springs this afternoon by the Jackson railroad.
They will! send twelve men and eight female
nurses to Greenville tomorrow. There is no
conveyance today. The Howard Association
has received the following dispatches;
CANTON Sept. 5.
There were 16 new cases and deaths for the "a
hours preceding O'Clock this morning Is it pos
sibe to send me any coored nurses? The suffering
among the blacks is terrible. Need coored nurses or
nurses willing to nurse negroes Send five white
durses. There are over 100 GASES now under treat
meet
(Signed) G. W. THOMAS,
President Howard Assn.
GRENADA, Sept. s.
Ten deeths in the last "a hours. No change in af-
fairs Hannell quite sick.
CSigned) WARREN STONE, NJ. D..
VIoKsBURG, Sept 5.
O'Clock nj. God knows where it will stop. Geo. A.
Burns, express agent, is dying. Every body is APP
palled.
(Sigusd) WILLIAM lockwood
President Howard Association.
Up to p: m. Is deaths aud 81 new cases
are reported. Joseph Mato was sent from the
Parish prison TO ths hospital with yellow fever
to-day. Dr. Edwin M. Schlpter, sanitary IL
spector Of the first district, has recovered en-
tirely and is on duty at his ward 10 the ChaIity
Hospital. AT meeting of the board of health
this evening the sanitary inspectors report for
the month of August were received. The fol.
lowing is synopsis,
LIST DistIict-sS7 cases in August.
I'd District-595 cases and 105 deaths.
3D. DistTict-54 cases and deaths,
4th DistIct-no report
5th Distrct-Al gers-no cases up to August LIST.
oth District-l09 cases and IL deaths.
The most malignant type and successful in
Vasion OF the adjoining premises was at the
corner of General Taylor and St. Charles
streets, and here untiring efforts toward the