The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-10
AT MEMPHIS.

present warm weather has tended to favor the spreading of the fever, and the reports from interior towns give 6 gloomy account of the condition of affairs. Additional nurses have been sent to Tuscumbia, Paris, La grange, Moscow, Masons, Browns ville, and Gardner, Miss, this after noon, and others will be sent to- morrow.
 Sheriff J. w. Anderson is reported in a critical condition, with but faint hopes of his recovery.
 A. J. Dodd, the well-known sta tioner, was taken down this after noon.
 The appeals for physicians from adjacent towns, which have been responded to, have left scarcity of medical men Tn Memphis, while the demands for their services are in- creasing daily.
 The Board of Health officially re- ports 26 deaths from yellow fever during the past 24 hours ending at 6 o'clock to night. Undertakers re port 12 additional deaths outside the corporation limits for the same period.
 The steamer John M. Chambers, from St. Louis, laden with supplies for infected points between this city and Vicksburg, arrived early this morning. Dr. A. Keys, of the Unit ed States Marine Hospital service, and Dr. Frank W. Relly, representa- tive of the Chicago Relief Commit tee, are on board. The steamer leaves this afternoon, and will take all mails for points below here which have accumulated since communica- tion was cut off. Unusual activity prevails at the Howard Association headquarters this morning, and nurses are being sent to all interior towns adjacent to Memphis where fever has appeared. Dr. R. R. Hun ter, a Howard physician at Mason, Tenn, reports nine new cases having developed yesterday. A telegram from Collinsville brings intelligence of three new cases in that town. Five new cases of fever are reported at Galloway, Tenn. Ex-United States Marshal, J. NJ. Tomery, was taken down last night.
 The weather is clear, but cool. The Board of Health reports twenty three deaths occurring in the city for the past twenty four hours, end ing at 6 o'clock tonight. The un- dertakers report twelve interments outside of the corporation lines.
 Fifteen physicians of the Howard Medical corps, report 57 new cases. Miss Kate Plain was stricken to, night.
 Among the new cases reported to- night is the wife the late Rev. E. c. Slater. Eighteen physicians of the Howard Medical Corps report 97 new cases.
 AT NEW ORLEANS.
 J. w. Nader, Secretary of the Peabody Association, is convalesc- ing.
 Reports show a continued spread ing of the fever in the Thlrd and Sixth Districts. Every member of families, in some instances, are pros trated, and those in affluent circum- stances find difficulty in securing competent nurses in the Fifth Dis trict.
 Rev. Father Kraly, of Vaudeville, La., died there yesterday of yellow fever.
 Dr. Kennedy, volunteer physi- elan from Galveston, Tex, was taken down yesterday.
 The Young Mems Benevolent As sociation of Ascension Parish, make an appeal for aid.
 The fever is spreading in the Par ish of St, John the Baptist, between the Gold-mine plantation and the Armant plantation, a distance of about five miles. Fifteen cases and five deaths reported. The fever is principally confined to children.
 At Bordeaux fever spreading rap idly.
 The mortuary report for the week ending Sunday, 6p. m.. is as follows: Total deaths, 503; yellow fever, 323; deaths in public institutions, 43; deaths certified by coroners, B.
 The Yellow Fever Commission appointed by Surgeon General Woodwork, consisting of Dr. Bemis, of New Orleans, chairman; Dr. Je- rome Cochran, of Mobile, and Prof. Ellerd Howard, of Baltimore, met to-day in the University Building. Dr. Cochran explained to reporter the method of inquiry to be pursued in addition to the answers expected to be received from persons to whom circulars are being sent-these circu. lars embracing every possible ques- tion in regard to the origin, conta- zion or infection, it's spread, effects, treatment and results of yellow fever. The commission expect to gats.r an immense amount of testimony by the inves- tigation, and in particular cases go. ing from house to house making in quires of convalescents, their rela- tives.and friends, and examining the sanitary condition of the foci of the