The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23
all ,hs .iek and an.wer the calls of the

all the Hick and answer the calls OF the
destitute for food.
The increase in the number OF cases to.
day has had the effect Of inducing many
more To 20 10 camps or leave the city for
various parts OF the country. Relief in
the shape Of money is being received in
liberal amounts, but the necessities are
great and keep pace with the relief re.
ceived.
The Clergy Of the Episcopal Church
send out the following to the Clergy and
other members Of the Episcopal Church
throughout the country:
ave ask for aid 10 meet the heavy de-
mands made and TO be made upon us
during the prevalence Of the epidemic.
JOHN @. HARRIS,
r" St. Mary's Cathedral.
CHAs. PARSONS,
fr. Is' Grace Church"
The city Lodges Of Knights Of Honor
have organized relief board and have
thrown open their treasures TO this
Board and are doing all In their power for
the sick and distressed brothers. They
say to the sister Lodges that II they feel
disposed to contribute to their relief II
will be gladly received and placed where
twill do the most good. Communica.
tions should be addressed to q. NJ. Gage,
President, or Max Herman, Secretary.
General W. J. Smith, Vice President
Of the Memphis Howard Association, who
has been at work among the sick at
Grenada, Mississippi, was taken down
to-day, and was brought 10 Memphis by
q special car this evening.
ST.. LOUIS, August 22.-River IA feet 4
inches above low water mark, Weather
partly cloudy and very warm. Arrived
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg, bryan,
Bonneville; Red Wing, ST. Paul; War
Eagle, Keokuk; Schulenberg, Reeds
Landing. Departed-War Eagle, Keo.
kuk. 'i"
vIcKsBuRe, August 22.-River fallen l
inch. Weather cloudy; thermometer 90';
heavy rain storm this morning.
MEMpHls, August 22.-Riyer fallen 4
inches. Passed up-City Of Alton, New
Orleans to 81. Louis. The Maumelle,
with n load Of passengers and freight, is
quarantined six miles below Little Rock,
and the Martin speed seventy Eve mileS
below Pine Bluff, Both places are quar-
antined against Memphis.
The following was received this even.
ing from Henlena, Ark, to the agent of
Associated Press:
Memphis, Tenn, August 22.-6ertrude
Weathers, 4 refugee from Memphis, died
here last night with yellow fever. Thou.
sands Of people have left here, and others
are leaving as fast as possible.
MEMPHIS, August pa special from
senatobia, Miss, announces the death
there, from yellow fever, Of Grenada
refugee, and 8 other cases in quarantine.
The people are much alarmed and are
fleeing from the country.
New ORLEANS. August 22,-Up to Z
o'clock this evening sixty new cases and
ten deaths had been reported to the
Board Of Health since noon. Funerals
continue 10 later hours than usual,
lanterns being used for lights after u
o'clock. aaaes
A dispatch from Morgan city reports l
case Of yellow fever.
CINCINNATI, August 22.--Nearly s., 900
additional subscriptions, made by mer.
chants to-day for the yellow fever suf.
erers, and several amounts made up by
individuals in response to an appeal, ag-
perhaps thousand dollars have
been sent TO Port Gibson, Vicksburg and
one or two other places. Five hundred
dollars Of the amount on Change yester.
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