Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-31

all communication from that point by wire is
cut eff. A message sent to Duck Hill, by the
train to night, says; "For heaven s sake send
us an operator; we cannot do without one"
Chicago Raises SEQ, OO2.
CHICAGO, August 30.-The citizens COM
mittee have received to-date for the yellow
fever fund SIS, 242; other sources, $500;
total through regular sources, $50, 1902.
Erie, Pa.
ERIE, August 30-An entertainment was
given at the operahouse here this evening for
the benefit, of the yellow-fever sufferers IN the
south. Nearly two hundred dollars were re-
allied.
Lafayette, Ind.
LAFAYETTE, August 30.--The city council
to night donated FIVE hundred dollars to the
yelow-fever sufferers, and the citizens have
raised two hundred dollars more for the same
purpose.
CAIRO, August 30.-Telegrams from Gre
NADIA to-day report Tom Marshall, telegraph
operator, down with the fever, and that the
body of his little son, who died three days
ago, remained unburied.
New ORLEANS. August 30.-Dr. Stone
telegraphs to the Howard association, from
Grenada, as follows: major Anderson is do
ing fne so far. The weather is unfavorable.
A slight increase in the death rate. No ma
terial spreading of the fever"
Denver. Col.
DENVER, August 30.-There have been
raised here for the yellow-fever sufferers one
thousand dollars. This subscription is rapid
ly swelling, and will probably reach two
thousand dollars by Monday.
Galveston.
GALVESTON, August 30.-The board of
health to-day notified the postmaster at st.
Louis that If he did not cease forwarding
mail matter from infected points to Texas,
quarantine would be declared against ST.
Louis.
Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, August 30.-Dr. E. T. Easily
and twenty-five nurses left for Memphis to-
day. They were sent by the Howard asso-
citation of this city. Over twelve hundred
dollars have been raised for the Memphis
sufferers
OMAHA, August 3O.-The contributions for
yellow-fever sufferers aggregate two thou
sand dollars. Mayor Wilbur this morning
sent one thousand to Memphis. About five
hundred dollars have been raised by the
Union Pacific operators for the benefit of
southern telegraphers.
Milwaukee, wis.
MILWAUKEE, August 30.-Howe's London
circus gave an exhibition here this morning
for the benefit of the yellow-fever sufferers.
The tickets were sold by the police and fire
department employees, under the direction of
Mayor Black The amount realized was over
one thousand five hundred dollars.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August 30.-The merchants ex-
change fever fund now reaches eleven thou
sand dollars. The Young Mems christian
association is actively at work raising money
and clothing, which they send direct to sim
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ly every benevolent order or organization in
the city, and numerous societies of different
kinds are also active in the cause, and are
dong much good. The total subscriptions to
date amount closely to twenty thousand dol
lars.
VicksburE.
VICKsBURG, August 30.-The number of
new cases of yellow-fever for the past twenty
four hours is one hundred and sixty, with
thirteen deaths and four from other diseases.
Further generous contributions have been re-
ceived from Philadelphia, New York, Bos-
ton, and other points. Liverpool also sends
one thousand dollars.
The merchants exchange yellow-fever COM
mlttee sent to-day five hundred dollars each
10 Vicksburg, Memphis and New Orleans,
and two hundred and fifty dollars to Canton,
Mississippi.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, August OO.-NeW cases,
one hundred and sixty; deaths, fifty whine.
Weather cloudy and showerv. Among the
deaths are Sister Loretta M'Kenzie AM Sis
ter Mary keenan,, at Charity hospital. Both
have been unremitting attendants on yellow
fever patients. Very Rev. Joseph Miller,
vicar-general of arch diocese of New Orleans,
is dangerously i'll with fever James Linton,
DR.. Choppin's patient at Charity hospital,
who was treated by cold water processes,
died at half-past one this morning. DR.. w,
R. Vaudeville, who has been dangerously i'll
whichever, is reported slightly better.
The Peabody subsistence association makes
the statement that their organization, the OBJ
ject of which is to supply subsistence to the
destitute, In no way conflicts with the opera
tons of the Howard association. The How
ards con6ne their attention mainly to pro-
viding physicians, nurses and medicines for
those suffering with the fever and the neces-
sary nourishment to convalescents. Here the
duties of the Towards end, and the work of
the Peabody association begins.
Dispatches to the Associated Press to-day
show that there Is no fever at any of the
towns on the Jackson railroad south of Can
tor, Mississippi.
The case reported yesterday at Ponchatoula
proved not to be yellow-fever. The patient
Is convalescent.
ssu Francisco.
SAN Frances august 30.-Subscrip-
tl1Ils 10 the au. " 90 nearly nVe hundred
dollars were obtained to-day by the commit
tee appointed at the citizens meeting yes
terday to collect funds for the yellow-fever
sufferers. Tomorrow the committee will tele-
graph to the Towards of New Orleans two
thousand dollars, and to the Towards of
Vicksburg and Memphis one thousand Eve
hundred dollars each. The committee expect
to obtain nearly as much more tomorrow.
Circulars will be sent 10 all the principal
towns on the Pacific coast ASKING, their 20
operation. One hundred dollars was received
80, r IN bakersfield.