Daily globe., 1878-09-02
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

TOLL, eUperintendent Oh inc New orleans
St. Louis anchor line of steamers, and also
superintendent of the Partisan line oi
steamers, are among the new case:
eported yesterday. Bishop Eden and Father
yitello are still able to d. duty. Other priest:
have been telegraphed for. VIM. Clements
foreman of the Vicksburg Hcrala, has just
died. Another of its force was taken sick.
Western Associated Press
Vrc1s3URa, Sept. Eight physicians report
ninety eight new cases and twenty-five inter-
ments to-day. Among the new cases are Drs
Whitehead and Birchett, Geo. Burn, Southern
express agent, and w. l.. Trowbridge, acting
mayor. Further kilograms confirm the reports
about the yellow fever at Greenyille, Miss.
Twenty cases are reported.
HICKMAN.
NAsHvn1E, Tenn. Sept. IA report has
reached here from Hickman, KY. to the effect
that yellow fever, called malignant malaria
congea.ive chils by DR.. Ferris and other citi-
zens OF that place. has made its appearance.
Edward Minget, Mrs. Whiting, and son of A.
e. Young have died within the past two days,
their deaths being remarkable for their sudden
ness- Fifty persons sick there. The
train from Hickman was not allowed to stop at
Union City on account Of it.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-The city editor of the
4polanche being taken down last night leaves
but one of the staff present for duty.
Western Associated Press.l
MEMpHIs, Sept. Thomas Marshall and W.
w. Redding, telegraph operators at Grenada,
are dead. ID. flannery, ex-superinten lent W.
U. telegraph company at New Orleans has ar
rived at Grenada and will keep the office open.
l.. 4 m
yeilo" fever IS. Among the death list
to-day are Capt. j. Fl. Miller, W. W. White,
clerk at Peabody hotel, Ed. j. Marsford
of the Howard association, Geo. H. Helst
undertaken; Sergeant VIM. Mckay, signal SER
vice officer; Sister Bornada, N. 3. Holt, G. H.
Pliaohke, Panl Cicalla and wife, and Hon. A.
u. Lacy. Among the new cases are DIR. VIM. H
Hodges and DR. Laski. N. d. Minken is con-
valescing. Undertakers are pressed to bury the
dead, md at Elmwood to-day dozen of cof-
lined dead were lying on the top Of the ground
waiting for interment, it being difficult mat
ter to procure even colored grave diggers. In
formation from Camp 10 Williams is to the
effect that six deaths occurred there of persons
recently received into camp. 1t contains about
fifteen sick. Reports from along the line OF
the Memphis u Louisville railroad state there
has been three deaths at Brownsville, and there
arc seventeen cases there, at Milan twenty cases
and four deaths, ut Witter one case, and at
Mason one.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians made an
appeal to similar organizations throughout the
United States tor assistance They say yellow
fever ls thinning out their ranks The distress
Ii pltlful, and their resources exhausted. and
appeal in Gods name for assistance to alleviate
The sufterings of their afflicted brethren. The
Lusitarian Portuguese benevolent associations
eacn maze s..m11!ar appeals to their respec
tive organizations throughout the Union for
assistance. The Howard association to-day
sent ten nurses with DIR. Baldwin to Canton.
A dispatch from DR.. Stone, ut Grenada, re-
ports the condition of affairs unchanged. He
acknowledged daily receipts of fresh beef and
other supplies sent by the Howards.
NODE OF TREATMENT.
81. LOUIS, Sept 1.-The following mode Of
treating yell w fever is furnished to the Asso-
ciated Press agent by a physician of consider
able reputation and large practice in this city,
and it ia alleged if it can be fully carried out
will reduce the mortality list fully three
fourths. Put the patient on a cool, hard bed,
in u well lighted and we'll ventilated room.
Keep the head ;antly cool by repeated
sponging with water from 40 to so degrees
Fahrenheit. Keep the feet constantly warm
by bottles of hot water. AS naseua
begius relieve by cnpious draughts of hot water.
This must be repeated whenever tn naseau is
distressing. 4 thick towel folded and wet in
give relief. Eyacuate the bowels by full mice
tions daily of tepid water until the fever
abates, using fountain syringe whenever it
can be obtained. n loose crash towel should
be doubled, weE in tepid water and worn over
the bowels constantly until the patient is con-
valescent. Cool down the body to as near nor
NAL iieat as possible by repeated sponging with
tepid water. When the fever is highest apply
the pour bath to the head as follows: Place
tho patient across the bed and mis- head over
the aide of it, his face down. Put tab be-
meath and pour cold water, say 40 degrees
Fahrenheit, over the top of the head from the
crown forward. Continue this from twenty to
thirty minutes, or till the temperature is low
ered. Give this bath two or three times a day,
or as often as the fever requires. As soon as
the fever .bates and the crisis is over stop all
heroic treatment. and let the patient rest
Give no medicine or stimulants of
any kind and no drinks except
water or sour lemonade without sugar. The
patient should eat nothing during the fever ex-
cept thin water Cruel made with corn meal
and little salt. Lemon Juice in water without
sugar should be used freely during the fever. II
the patient is convalescent he must eat sparing-
ly OF the plainest food, of little bread and
fruit. This treatment can be carried out by
anyone without the aid of a doctor, and in this
regard is especially adapted to poor people
who have not the means to employ medical aid
and for their particular aid it is given.
BENEFlC RUNNlNG RAGE.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1.-Col. M. Lewis Clark
Jr., president OF the Louisville jockey club
announces that the club will have extr;
days racing on Monday, Sept. 3Oth, the pro
ceeds and pool commissions, which have beer
generously donated, to be forwarded to the vel
low fever sufferers The stakes are given OF
that day, sweepstakes for three year Olds tha
have never won race, $500 added 1925 entrance
play or pay, mile heats, and sweepstakes TO
wear olds that never won race, $3.50 added
1875 entrance. mile dash, and both stakes t
close Sept 9th.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS Sept New cases, 260
81 deaths, Lightweight. Weather cloudy an
warm to-day, with light shower this after
noon. Two hundred and ffty-three applies
tions we're made for relief to the Howards. Th
members of the visiting committee report
more general spread of fever, and state tina
they find it encroaching upon localities here
tofore 1neasuraby exempt. G. Z. Whitney, e
the committee, reported twenty-three me-
cases in his district. and related inciden
that occurred at the corner OF Race and 81
Thomas streets in the upper part OF the Flrs
district, which seems to show the rap
id spread of fever in that loca
ity. AS he approached 1.-The corner h
saw six or eight little children standing there
They appealed to him to go with them to the
resDectiye homes and see the sick. He wen
first to the nearest uouse puiLili Gus, tolloWt