Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-24
kilograms to The Star.
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS,
The Convention TO-DAY.
THE STRICKEN SOUTH,
Spread of the Epidemic.
SITTING BULL WANTS TO RETURN
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS,
YELLOW FEVER RECORD.
MasOns and Odd Fellows. kuud.

YELLOW FEVER RECORD.
MasOns and Odd Fellows. fund.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23-The following ex-
plains itself:
JACKSON, MISS, Sept. 23-TD the Free
MGsons and Odd felloWs Of the q. SIN be-
half of our afflicted brethren and their fami-
heS IN our fever stricken communities, and In
behalf OF hundreds of others who have been
renewed by your timely and general benef-
ftssnee, ts ,, return you our profound thanks fo-
Ine nope response that you have sent to our
appeal for help. / have thereby been enabled
10 answer promptly every call from the ten
places IN tne state where fever is prevailing,
ard with the funds on hand and now coming
VIII doubtless be able to meet every demand
untll the close of the epidemic. Should there
oe any surplus it will be distributed as Judi,
clously as possible fer the benefit of the hun
dredS OF orphans beGueathed by the plague To
impoverished communities. In their behalf /
MGuia enlist your generous sympathy. The
Ienel received through me has been disposed
oi as ialr as practicable through committees
OF Doth orders, without regard 10 race color,
or creed. Such has been the expressed wisI,
OF nearly every lodge and brother contribu-
ting. l am now obtaining lists of families
having special claims upon your care SO that
none may be overlooked in the distribution.
l nave today nearly $50,0U0 nearly all from
MASON masons 81 and Odd Fellows. In due time full
report OF this good work. which it has been INV
privilege to conduct, will be given to the GEN
erouS contributors and to the public IL will
Ce teStlmony to the goodness aud gratitude
OF the human heart.
tSigned.l J. L. POWER.
Grand Secretary of Masons and Grand Treas.
urer of Odd Fellows"
Increase of Deaths I'm Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Sept. 23.-The hope that had ex-
1sfed in the breasts of the living that the fever
was abat1Dg has been diSpeled by the reports
OF today. At the Howard Association head
quarters there has been one continuous call
lof nurses, and the demand has given employ
ment to many who were on the eve OF de-
parlure Tor their homes, thinking their SER
vices were no longer required. The board of
hours ending at s O'Clock to night. or these %
were cclored. This is great increase as com
pared with the day previous, when only 80
our midst Theodore Hoist, Mrs Ben K PuIlen.
Judge Charles Hartreicht and Charles C.
BROOKS. Mrs. Pullen died at Gilrs Station,
reicht was elected chancellor at the
late August election by the national
greenbackers. Among new cases reported
fhs eSeniSg m are Ed Carson druggst in
ID. Homan, captain Of police; the wife of DR..
Hener Jones: d. 3 King; of the Masonic re-
M lIef board, and r. b. Clarke, treasurer of the
Citizens relief committee. II. X. Catron.
agent OF the Associated Press in this city,
died to night at O'Clock. A. ID. LangStaff,
president OF the Howard association, was seen
on the streets to-day looking very feeble A.
r. Droescher, Hiram Gage aud +. p. Dunn
are classed among the cOnvalescents
tug and barges have been secured to for
Louisville and Nashville to GreenviIle, Miss.
Dr. Luke i, Blackburn, of Louisville, will ac
company me expedition, which leaves on
Wednesday.
twenty-five PHYSICIANS of the Howard medi-
cal corps report IG Eew cases.
Spread 81 the Fever.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. N.-The following dis
patches and appeals to the Howard associa-
l0n nave been received:
"SoUTHwEsT PASS, Custom-hOuse station
send doctor and nurses at once. Fever raging
nefe' pilottovn WH sonfbwest NJ GstESY PsSs
DIR. Booth, from Burd's settlement, is as
sisiing me here. We have 36 cases. Including
conyalescents, under treatment; three new
eahsS is;snsda NO Deaths in last "A hours rs.
The Howards have a despatch from Vicks-
burg announcing the arrival there of steamer
Blanche Porter, sent from New Orleans with
doctors, nurses and supplies for Greenville,
which point she will reach at pm. to-mor-
row. DIR. Warren Stone leaves for Donald
sonville tonight DR.. Adams and ten nurses
Young Mems Christian Association have re-
ceiyed the following:
W1NoNA, MIsS.-Send good yellow fever phy.
response to the above, DR.. T. j. Wolf, with
nurses, goes to WinOna tomorrow.
Deaths in Canton.
CANTON. MISS, Sept A.-The weather to-
of yellow fever and one death have been re-
ported for the past "a hours.
Deaths i'm New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. .N.-There are reported
for today IS deaths and l39 new eases. The
total number of cases to date are s, Ill and the
total number of deaths 2572.
The Fight for Life I'm Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Sept 24.-Since yesterday noon,
up to noon today, there have been Sc deaths,
of which Is were reported this morning. The
usual activity prevails at all the association
headquarters, and every one seems to realize
hopes OF an abatement of the disease can be
expected till killing frost comes, which,
Judging from the present warm weather, is
yet far in the future.
John Fenwick, late secretary of the Southern
OH Works, died this morning as did also Felix
Gilma1tin, the postmaster at the National
Oliver, letter carrier. and T. f. Macau have
also died. Mrs. w. G. Harden and DR.. p.
Iuerke, OF Cincinnati, are among the new
cases reported this morning In response to
call OF Governor Porter, DR.. r. w. Mitchell,
medical director Of the Howard association,
has ordered DR.. Julius Wise, who returned
Yesterday from Cincinnati, to go to Martin,
Tenn. to attend several cases of fever which
have developed at that point.