Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-27
No Fever at whites station.

No Fever at whites Station.
Special to the Appeal
WRITES STATION, August 26-It is re-
ported that there are several cases of yellow
fever at Whites Station, Tennessee. | wish
TO say, through your columns, that this re-
OF chllls and fever In our community, but no
yellow-fever. But for the sad news that we
get daily from your city, the community
would be In fine spirits.
Holly Springs. Miss.
Special to the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS, August 26-S. L.
Downs, refugee from Grenada, died of
Grenada fever here yesterday. Miss Della
Lake, also a refugee, is not expected to live
through the night. Four other patients have
passed the crisis, and are out of danger. No
new cases. The Chicago, ST. Louis and New
Orleans railroad company have contributed
one hundred carloads of lime to the towns
along its line for sanitary purposes. Our
city authorities sent a telegram to Acting
Postmaster General Tyner, to-day, commend
ing his action in refusing to quarantine our
mails from the State capital. There are daily
shipments of supplies from Jackson, Missis-
sppi, to Grenada. The news of Judge Thos.
Walton's death creates the deepest sorrow.
His example is the noblest man could leave
behind him.
OA0tSohOVSA.
CHATTANOOGA, August 26.-The colored
people here send over one hundred dollars to
the yellow-fever sufferers.
Savannah, Ga.
SAVANNAH, GA, August 26.-At a meet
ing for the relief of yellow-fever sufferers
one thousand dollars was contributed. More
will be raised.
Judge Walton Dead.
New ORLEANS, August ga special to
the Times, from Jackson, Mississippi, an
nounces the death of Judge Thomas Walton,
at Grenada, of yellow-fever.
A Volunteer for Memphis.
NASHVILLE, August 26.-Dr. Thomas o.
Summers, a prominent young physician of
| this city, left tonight for Memphis, to volun-
| teer his services IN aid OF the sick.
Omaha, Neb.
OMAHA, NEB., August 26.-In response to
| Mayor Wilbur s proclamation asking aid for
| yellowfever sufferers, one hundred and thirty
| five dollars were contributed to-day.
From Port Eads to Grenada.
NEW ORLEANS, August 26-Dr. Warren
| Stone, who returned from Port Eads Sunday,
leaves for Grenada this evening, in response
to call from the Howard association.
Port Gibson has Seventy-Fiye.
Special to the yicksburg Herald
PORT GIBSON, August 22.-Seventy-fve
| cases Vi yclIOW-lcbeT, lWO Vi WHICH are crltl-
cal. Three deaths. W. B. FULKERsoN.
indianapolis.
| INDIANAPOLIS, August 25.-The commit
tee appointed to solicit aid for the yellow
fever sufferers collected eighteen hundred dol
lars yesterday. TIE committee will continue
their work tomorrow.
Columbus, Ohio.
COLUMBUS, August 26-The cltizels'
meeting tonight, IN interest of the yellow
fever sufferers, was largely attended. Eigh
hundred dollars were collected and will bt
sent south at once. Committees were ap-
pointed to canvass the city by wards for more
subscriptions.
| New York.
| NEW YORK, August 26.-The chamber Of
commerce to-day sent thirty-fve hundred
dollars to New Orleans, Memphis and Vicks
| burg. The lecture at White Sulphur Spring:
| by Colonel Long, formerly of the Egyptian
army, Melted two thousand dollars, which
has been forwarded to Vicksburg.
Bayou DesaImO.
New ORLEANS, August 4.-The fever has
appeared at Bayou Desalmo. In response t.
| an appeal, there being no physician there
| the Howard association sent DR.. O. J. Wolf
to that point yesterday. The doctor reports
! seven cases Of fever, and in a telegram to the
Towards requests them to send two nurse;
| by the morning train.
PlaguemIne, Louisiana
NEg ORLEANS, August 26.-The Picayun
says that by private letter it is learned the
fever at Plaquemine, IberVille parish, ha:
largely increased, and the people are sadly
afflicted. They suffer chiefly from want Of
physicians and nurses, and those who are il
good health are mainly employed in taking
care of those that are down.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Augusta 26-No formal report
have been made by the committee appointed
10 raise subscriptions for the yellow-feve
sufferers, but 1T is said that they are doine
WE'LL No miscellaneous have yet been sen
south. The Young Mems christian associa
ton will send to-day one hundred and 81,
dollars to the Young Mems christian associa
ton of New Orleans for the benefit of th,
sufferers.
| A Case I'm Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, August 26.-Emelio anC
| Nuncio Bonelh, members of the family VIII,
| recently arrived from Vicksburg, and strick
J here with yellow-fever, sie' doing W Fear
yeile. FER q th'