The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-28
THE PLAQUE.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 2G-Evcn 100 new cases
and 20 deaths is the showing of the books
at the office of the board of health at 8
o'clock this evening. While there has been an
increase in the number of new cases over
yesterdays reports there is no increase in
the number of new cases of to-day is Mr..
Fred X. Brennan, city editor of the Appeal.
Three cOmpositors of the appeal were
also taken with the fever, reducing
the force so that it is barely possible to
issue even IA half sheet The forces of the
Avalanche and Ledger have also been cut
down by the fever. The publishers say
they will continue publication as long as a
man is left.
AS general thing the sick are doing
we'll. Gen. W. j. Smith was reported very
low this evening, but his physician thinks
there is hope for his recovery. Drs. Frazer
and Porter are doing well.
The fever has broken out badly in Camp
Joe Williams, and several deaths have
already occurred. Physicians are discus
sing the propriety Of moving the camp to
some other point The list Of new cases
to-day shows that the fever is making no
| distinction between race, color or previous
condition, as there are as many colored
| people stricken in proportion to population
as there are whites, and it is having Il de-
moralizing effect among the black people.
Two sisters Of the La Sallcttc Catholic
academy were strickento-day.
The dead Of to-day, are:
Harry Clare, aged !.
August Beel age not given
Mollie Nelson, 30
Gertrude Cole, 10.
Frank Ewing, colorcd, 81.
Golden jackson, 4.
Albert Maude, 81
John G. Wilson, 30.
August Reugg, As.
Frank Murphy, 30.
Ella Rocks, colorcd, :.
Nellie J, Lemon, 10.
John Klein, 3.
Tom Donnally, 50.
W. II. lIalstead, 3j.
Lille Wheeler, 10.
Mrs, Anna O'Brien, SO.
p. Ben Miller, %.
John Donovan, Jr., ),
Patric Ryder, 30.
w. J. McKcon, 81.
Jerry lIeilernan, SO,
Mary Lynch, 81,
Tom Warner, 35.
Mrs. Riley, 40.
Ed, A. Starbcry, months.
The continued damp, threatening wealth
'r will swell the lists Of both sick and dead
until the last one OF us has been tried,
Ii is estimated that there are not over
three thousand white pcoplc-mcn, women
and children in the city, out of popula
ton of thirty thousand whites, and the
daily report of hundred new cases will
rapidly reduce that number until we are
entirely helpless. A number Of new cases
tonight are without medical attendance,
because the few physicians who are in the
field are worked down and have already
more cases than they can attend to. In all
cases nurses have been furnished so far, but
many more cannot be furnished, as the
Towards list Of nurses are nearly exhaust,
ed While abundance of pccuniary aid
4 has been furnished up to the present time
there is need of medical aid and nurses
Many are dying now for want of attention
aul our people are doing all in their power
Nearly every business house is closed, then
employees in most instances leaving the city
Your correspondent has just returned
from the injected district, which is wrapped
in the gloom and stiffness of graveyard
found man on the stairway OF tn
Adams block, near the corner OF Secon'
and Adams streets, who had Just beel
stricken down with the fever, He was 81
.. delirous that he could give no satislactor.
information about himself. A Mrs. Ben
nett and her daughter, the family OF
:, bricklaycr, were stricken down tonight
1 Bennett and his son left home about
week ago, the son saying he was gong Il
: Cincinnati. The family know nothing o
. their whereabouts. and are sadly helpless
' These are only few instances of this char
meter that are Of daily occurrence.
. would take columns to tell Of the want an'
/ dcsttution now prevailing. There is nj
money in circulation. making nearly every
, body dependent upon the disposition o
9 the supply dealers to extend accommoda
tions or compelling them 10 draw ration
from the r.lief depot. The man who wa