West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-10-05

through nlness and convalescence; three
days ago he relapsed, aud died this morning.
Among his effects were found 81, 900 in cur
rency, 5000 i'm notes aud g. 900 In United
states bonds. Another case OF patient
treated by Rdrunken nurse for fever occurred
last night. The nurse was found this morn.
Ing, lying on the bed in doiiriUB trcJaenS and
the patient dead upon the floor. Late reports
from the Hotel Dieu announce that DR..
kibbe, the inventor Of the fever cot, who is
being treated according 10 his own theory
by DR.. Choppin,is doing well, his tempera-
ture being but 99o The Towards are bay-
ing breathing spell, and their field is fast
narrowing. Tonight IL is rainy. Their.
mometer at twelve O'Clock +. m, 75o and
falling.
ATTEMPTS, on the 22d, the fever had mad
rs appearance among the children at the
Health Orphan Asylum. situated about one
mile south Of the city. OF the forty inmates
seven were taken down. The Howard Asso-
citation that day sent n physician who,
viii be quartered on the premises: also
three nurses. dispatch Of that date says :
IL mas been quiet yet busy Sunday. At
the Howard headquarters there have been
many calls made, principally, however, for
female nurses. There have been thirty
three deaths officially reported by the
Board of Health for the twenty. four
hours ending at six o'clock tonight OF
these, nineteen were colored. Among
the new cases reported to-day are Chas. G.
Fisher, Chairman of the Citizens Relief
Committee; Dr. Padl Otey, Surgeon Cen
eral Of all the camps that have been estab-
iished j. X. Thomassen, a volunteer physi-
clan from ATkadelphia, Ark; X. L. James
foreman OF ". Wetter x Co.. Clark knowl.
ton, son of the late Acting Postmaster aud
a daughter OF the late Rev. T.. G.. Slater
During the day death claimed
Madame Vincent Bacigalupo, DIR. j. J
Heady, of sherman, Texas Matt. f.. Glass
John Ames, of Ames, Beattie X Co, and J
II: Allen, of Chillicothe, Ohio, "A volunteer
telegraph operator. George NJ. Baker,
manager of the Western Union TELEGRAPH
Company in this city, was taken down last
night, and rs being cared for at his residence.
At Whitehaven, Tennessee, six miles south
of Memphis.
On the sd the reports were not of very
cheerful character from the feyer.strickcn
cities. There WAS n decided increase in the
number of new cases and deaths at Mem
PMS, and the Tavages OF the disease i'm the
INLAND towns WAS also increasing On that
day at New Orleans, the deaths were 40 and
Tour new cases were reported Up to date
deaths 2,l5i
The following explains itself:
"JAcKsoN, Miss. September y.
" Tot The FrecHasoHs and Od,eto,rs q(thc Ua,ed States
- 'NhHiA VI 'uT dUlttcu Dretnren and
their families in our stricken communities
and in behalf OF hundreds of others who
nave been relieved by your timely and
generous benehcence, return Won
profound thanks for the noble re-
sponses That You sent to our ap-
Peais Tor help. have thereby been
enabled To answer promptly every call
from the ten places in the state where fever
is prevailing, and with the funds on hand
and now coming will doubtless be able to
meet every demand until the close OF the
epidemic. Should there be any surplus il
wili he distributed as judiciously as posi-
ple Tor the benefit OF hundreds of the or
phans bequeathed by the plague to
the impoverished communities. In
their behalf would still enlist
your generous sympathy. The relief re-
cceiyed through me has been dispersed, as
TAR as practicable, through committees of
both orders, without regard to race. color
or creed. Such has been the expressed
wish OF nearly every lodge and brother con-
trlbuting. | am now obtaining lists of
families having special claims upon our
care, so that none may be overlooked i'm the
distribution. have received up to to.
day nearly $4,000, nearly all from
MasOns and Oddfellows. In due time a
tull report of this good work, which il has
been my privilege to conduct, will be given
to the generous contributors and TO the
public. IL will be a testimony to the good
ness and the gratitude of the human heart.
lSlgnedl al. l.. POWER,
Grand Secretary OF Masons and Grand
Treasurer OF Oddiellows."
Collector Smith in New Orleans, on the
2Ith, received dispatch from the
Secretary of War, stating he had lust been
informed that the Howard Association had
large fund of cash on hand, and he thinks
therefore, that the further issue of rations
by the government to yellow fever sufferers
would not be justified. The order for the
additional forty thousand rations has been
suspended. The committee had ALREADY
distributed four or FIVE wagon loads of
rations, but stopped at once on receipt of
the telegram. Fifteen thousand rations
had been advanced by merchants
In anticipation of the arrival of the second
installment of Government rations. Most
OF these rations, however are still in the
hands of the committee, and will be re.
turned 10 the merchants. The committee
still hope that the Secretary of War will al.
low the rations to be used
From Chattanooga, September / Four
deaths ana three new cases OF yellow fever
IN the last twenty-four hours. The Board
of Health advises those who can to leave
the city, as the disease is assuming a worse
type.
Fairbanks ~ Co., scale manufacturers.