The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-24
THE PLAGUE.
REPORTS FROM THE FEVER-SRICK-
EN- CITIES NOT ENCOURAGING.

INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES AT
MEMPHIs-TiIE DISEASE GROWING MORE
MALIGNANT AT NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE GREATEST SUFFERER IN PROPORTION
TO POPULATION.
Especial to the Republican,
MEMPHIS Tenn, Aug 22.-We are in the
midst Of very little life and great deal of
death, to-day, in this deserted, plague
stricken city. The increase of the number
Of new cases in the past twenty four hours,
where there is nothing in the weather
TO justify the expectation Of such
increase, has the tendency TO intensity
anxiety and shake confidence in the ability
OF our medical people to cope with the fear
full malady. The increase of the disease
yesterday has caused hundreds to leave the
| city to-day who had made up their minds to
remain and assist in alleviatng the suffer
Ing, and the reports of continued increase
to-day will drive hundreds more away. The
doctors say let them 20; it is the quickest
and surest way to subduc the disease by de-
populating the city so that it may have
nothing to feed on.
In the midst of this gloomy aspect of af-
fairs there is consolation in the fact that
the physicians have control of the disease.
eyinced in the number of patients conval.
eScing, number of whom have already re-
ccivcd their discharge. We have lust
heard from one OF the citizens of Camp Joe
Williams that the two little orphan girls
adopted by the Bluff City Grays at that
camp have been stricken with the fever
and were carefully provided for byDr. Otey,
physician in charge Of that camp. The
circumstances surrounding these little girls
have awakened much sympathy, and all feel
II deep interest in their fate
On yesterday visitor Stoddard of the How
ards, went to the cottage OF Mr.. Henry Nc
Call, on the corner of PontaOc and Walnut
streets. There he witnessed a scene that
melted him to tears, The father and mother
were lying in dying condition on the same
bed, standing around which was their six
little children, not old enough to realize the
sad condition Of their parents There was
no one present, not even nurse. 4 nurse
was Immediately dispatched to the house
by the Towards, but it will be too late
to do more than care for the little ones so
soon to become orphans. Another affecting
incident occurred to-day at the Citizens Re
lief committee rooms Three little chill
drcn, two Of one family and one of another,
whose parents had died of tile fever, were
brought in 10 be provided for. Mr. c. W.
Goycr, learning the fact had them sent to
the Protestant and Odd Fellows orphan
asylum, Many just such incidents are
transpiring daily and many more may be
expected before our trouble is over.
Mayor Flippin has issued call upon
property.owners to make advances on their
taxes for 1878 so that he can pay the city
employees enough to keep them and their
families from want. In response to this
call about six thousand dollars has been
collected.
W. B, McNulty, second clerk of the
Arkansas river packet Maumcllc, which was
quarantincd in the Arkansas river six miles
below Little Rock, arrived on the City of
Alton to-day having come down the Arkan-
sas river 200 miles in skif. He reports
the Martin Speed, another Arkansas packet,
also in quarantine - miles below Pine
Bum not being allowed to 90 higher
up the river, He reports all well on both
boats.
The board of health reports to-day 81 new
cases and 10 deaths.
The dead Of to-day are as follows:
Il, Shilder, aged % years.
W. II, Hodges, 80.
Jno. Madison. 40.
Sam Davis, 81.
Mrs. Rachel Cole, "a.
Henry Schultz, 3d.
Thomas =. Clay 33.
Antony Schwab, AZ.
Doc. Berger colorc,l, 40.
Philip Burton, coorcd, no aye given.
There are / deaths reported from other
causes, Of which six were white and five
colorcd.
Thos. II. Cloyd was ticket agent at the
dept Of the Memphis and Charleston rail
road
It will I've seen that two colorcd men are
included In the deaths from yellow fever to-