The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-14

HOLLY CPhlNGS. O6pG. To- Two uOc~
tors sick to day and noble ones. Those
left are wokred down. We received three
more good ones last night.
DR.. Ell. s. Scott, of Braidwood, ILL.,,
| was arrested here charged with NAL
practice. 1t is believed he is not a doc
tor. s. f-.-s "a ~
twenty-five new cases are reported,
The political campaign is beginning to
deveIope quite briskly.
- CAIRO, Sept, l3.--No new cases of gel
| low fever reported to-day. #
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Contribntions for
the yellow fever sufferers, $65, 700. The
Citizens Committee to-day deposited ST.
600 each for Memphis and New Orleans
and $1,000 for Vicksburg.
| GALLIPoLIs, o., Sept, I3.-1n the in
fected district there are now thirteen cases,
three being reported convalescent to day.
No new cases are reported 10 the past two
days and no deaths.
New ORLEANS, Sept. I3.-Dr. Chopin
and other we'll known physicians express
the opinion that after this week there will
be gradual decline in the death rate from
iyellow fever,
The weather is clear and COOL The
signal service reports minimum ther-
mometer last night of 81 degrees. A pri-
vare instrument, near the ground. indicat
ed 81.
From noon toe P, M. % deaths were re-
ported. Among the 228 cases reported
lup to noon to-day were nearly 50 dating
from Aug 25th to the 9th lost, besides 25
reported by one physician who gives no
date. Bishop Elder is reported out oi
danger.
| Shreveport has contributed $4,000, thir-
~ five nurses. one physician and one miG-
ister to the fever sufferers.
| DUBUQUE Sept. 13.-The total amour,
raised by the Citizens Committee for
the yellow fever sufferers is about 81,
0O0.
i WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Dr. VIM. 7
/ Roney. one of the physicians who went tt
Memphis with corps of Washington nur'
} ses, says: Before reaching Memphis ever
when five miles out the air was laden with
t yellow fever poison. and as we approached
! the city the stencil was absolutely sick
D ening DR., Pease and myself wen
| ito the Peabody Hotel, tht
) only one now open, and were showI
s into room from which dead body hat
Lust been removed. Vessels OF black vom
!, Int were standing about the room and III
8 bed clothes had not been cleaned. Tn
0 hotel itself is perfect pest house. Vic
q tins of the disease are 10 two-thirds OF tn
!, rooms. Sulpher pans were kept burniu
J, tinthe halls aud the clothes and bedding ar
@ Iconstantly disimected, but they cannot ge
enough in the hotel to do half what ough
/ to be done. All commerce has cease
and business of every kind is suspended
Tae people have no heart TO attempt an
,f regular business and could not II the
n would. Even liquor saloons for the mo'
" part are closed and provisions stores as
!: rule are empty. The greatest need is prs
is visions, clothing, physicians, money, nu
70 ses aud medicine. The best thing tn,
Is lean be done now is to send plenty OF pr,
visions and clothing. The negroes ar
ID many poor whites for section of Il
ie miles around Memphis have hoeked
of there, hearing they could get somethir
e. to eat. Hundreds Of poor people are g
al ing about the streets, especially coloTs
to women, with hardly anything on at al
or The sights in this respect are distressin
So far no serious outbreak has occure
but the better classes are in constant te
er ror of riot. The city is in the hands of Il
ne colored police altogether. While they b
r. have very well there is still q lurking fe
Dis on the part of the whites of some add
in tional evil.
'ul MEMPHIS, Sept. 13,-Twenty- ph
r.. sicians of the Howard medical corps !
er port 262 new cases to.day. The dr.
9: stores being all closed, except two, [
Mitchell, medical director, has ordered t
,er necessary drugs from st. Louis, and wi
O0 open dispensary Weather cool.
LOUISVILLE. Sept 12.-The Louisvi
his contributions to the yellow fever fund
ty- date exceed $50. 900, besides provision
IN. etc.
ns. MEMPHIS, Sept. 13-All undertakers !
ed one reported tonight. the total number
D. deaths being SO, of which Al were color'
pst The resident physicians report % new C
nj. es to the Board If Health. The report
nd the medical corps of the Howard Asso
of alton is not made up until midnight. !
are terday the Howard Association report
2O3snew cases. The disease is assumin
milder form and yields more readily
treatment, which is attributed to the rec
res cold westner.
his VICKsBURa, Sept. IA light frost
led reported in Jefferson county this morui
ade Some think there was light frost be
I'm but no one saw it. The cool weather
al the past few days caused hopes Of an 9
cid lly frost, and the light increase of dea
ma caused everyone TO feel more hopeful,
IN to. day the death list doubles that of J
terday and the new cases have greatly
craased, but the number can not be 81
as physicians do not report. Deaths ]
gri- terday 13. to-day 81.
are New ORLEANS. Sept 13.-The How
es- Associationof this city tender their q
grateful thanks for the noble response Fl
all parts ofthe country to their call for
lief of yellow fever sufferers and reql
am that no further collections be made,
aw, they believe the funds received and