The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-28
YELLOW REvER,

New ORLEANS. Sept. q. Thirteen
deaths since noon and 100 cases reported,
of which 80 date prior to September oath
There were 1T cases reported to the board
of health for twenty-four hours ending at
noon, of which l22 were included in the
official report and 55 omitted, being prior
to Sept o, Grand total of cases to date.
1862,
GRENADA, Sept. 27.-The Howards
will leave 10 few days, as the fever has
exhausted itself. No more funds or pro-
visions are needed. No deaths or new cases
TO-DAY.
MEMPHIS, Sept 27.-The correspondent
| of the Kansas City Times died tonight.
Twenty-Five physicians of the Howard med
icai corps report III new cases.
| MEMPHIS, Sept, 27.-For twenty-four
hours ending at o'clock tonight. the
board OF health officially reports % deaths;
of these ten were colored. 1t has been
quiet day as compared with the four pre-
vious ones, and general feeling prevails
among physicians that the worst has been
passed. The large number of new eases
| reported is accounted for in the explanation
that fully one-haif are of persons residing
outside the corporate limits of the city who
|
medical corps.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-Thos. Lyton.
treasurer of the Catholic Relief Associa~
ton. RENTED to the ST. George society to-
day $3.50; otherwise the society would haye
been compelled to stop issuing supplies to
the poer, the funds being exhausted. The
society for the past month has been feeding
1900 persons daily at their soup house and
furnishing supplies to many families. The
late Belice of the Howard Association that
they did not want any further assistance
. for themselves, caused contributions to the
St. Georges and other societies in the
county and abroad to stop. Aid is still
urgently solicited for the st, George. the
French Relief Society, the Young Mems
Christian Association and the Hebrew Be,
nevoIent Association,
5 New ORLEANS. Sept. 27.-The How,
ard association. to-day remitted $4,000 tt
2 the Peabody Relief Association. and S.,
r loco to the New Orleans Central Reliet
Committee,
9 Holly SPRINGS, Miss, Sept. 81
There are about 400 people for the fevel
= to feed upon. and quite as many in theil
beds. All the time we have under estim
D ated the magnitude of the disease at thi
: place. Entire families. some Of then
: numbering eight or ten, are down with th,
s disease. Among the physicians ten hay,
d been stricken down. aud three have died
y Five druggists have gone down, an,
Il three have died. Of the ministers VIII
) have fallen two are dead. In the post of
z nee two out of three are-ia the cemetery
d Several of the nurses have taken it, an
= some have not recovered. In every wa
g the fever has manifested mortality simp
q ly appalling. Three days ago thirty nel
= cases and twelve deaths were reported
II and the day following forty-ive new case
> and ten deaths, while yesterday there wer
n twenty three and eleven deaths, To-ds
d the number OF new cases is eighteen an
IF deaths Eve.
VIcKsBURG, Sept. 27.-The fever is ir
Ie creasing again. caused by refugees fror
IF the country, returning to Vicksburg. Th
is fever is SO general throughout Ware
G. county that refugees prefer coming bac
A. to Vicksburg rather than remain in tn
De- country, where proper treatment is 80 dill
fieult to obtain, Deaths fourteen.
d New YORK. Sept 27,-Mayor Ely ha
IN sent the total contributions received
W him to-day amounting to about $1,000 /
ID the mayor of Memphis
1g New ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-A dispatc
Il to the Young Mems Christian associate
Vo from Minona reports several new cases
yellow fever there, and ask for doct,