Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-07
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-New cases, 289;
deaths, 81. Another clear and warm day
Fred B. Moxom. telegraph operator, who
had recovered from an attack of the fever
and been on the streets for week, relapsed
Sunday last from imprudence and died this
morning. Three of the Sis ers are report
ed with fever at the charity hospital
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, Sept. 6.-Fifty-three daaths
were reported from 6 p. NJ yesterday to noon
to-day, making 105 for the twenty-four hours
ending at noon. Among the dead are Capt.
John Cumming of tho steamer Bahama,
Capt Joseph Rogers, DIR. z. M. Dickinson,
Mother Alfonso, of st. Agnes academy, and
e. I. Risk. Mrs. Carrie Davies and Emma
Cole, volunteer nurses from Nashville, were
taken down this morning. The burial of
the dead under the supervision Of the citi-
zens' relief committee is progressing more
satisfactorily, the corpses being hurried off
to the cemeteries or Potters field in few
hours after being reported, and it is hoped
the revolving discoveries of neglected dead
made in the past few days will not be re-
peated.
CANTON, MISS.
CANTON, Miss, Sept. 6.-New cases for
the past twenty-four hours, sixteen. The
weather is more favorable. Dr. j. j. Lyons,
of New Orleans, is still with our people, aud
with the help of our local physicians is doing
noble work.
ST. LOUIS qUAgANrINE-RELIEF.
ST. Louis, Sept. 6.-An official report
from the quarantine hospital, the first made
since it's opening three weeks ago, shows the
total persons received there 4S; discharged
8; died u; remaining 81 Among the
deaths were James Patten, died Aug. %;
August Bocher, Aug %; Girard Steven,
Aug. 81; a. Woodward, Aug. 81; Chas. M.
Paragon, Aug. %; and Henry Golden, Aug.
30. All the patients at this hospital are ref
ugees from the South. The Merchants Elk
change disbursing committee have sent, ad-
ditional, $3.50 each to Memphis, New Or
leans and Vicksburg, $3.50 to Port Gibson,
! WIG to Canton Miss, and $500 to HOLLY
Springs, Miss. Over 5000 dollars worth of
beds were also sent to Memphis.
THE INFECTED STEAMER PORTER.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.-Afother young man,
James Myers, of Gallipolis, Ohio, who had
been temporarily employed on the Inflated
steamer Porter, died of yellow fever yester-
day. Considerable uneasiness is felt in that
region yet. No one has been taken that has
not had something to do with that boat.
large amount of bed clothing, mattresses and
/ the like was thrown overheard from the
boat when in charge of Drs. Carr and Slough
and two people down the river caught them
as they foated down, and have had them
hanging on their fences, intending to make
use of them after frost had come.
CAIRO ALARMED.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. Cover thirty new cases
were reported at Hickman this morning.
The nearness of the fever has created con-
siderable alarm in Cairo. Many families
have left, and many more will leave during
the next few days. Since the steamer Bates
vile, direct from Memphis, slipped in on
the qarantine officers yesterday, the rules
are being more rigidly enforced, and it is
difficult for travellers from below to get
into the city. Physicians say there is not a
case of yellow fever here yet.
PEACHES AND CHARITY.
New YORK, Sept. 6.---At the Baltimore
corn and flour exchange this morning ten
fine peaches, donated by Captain John
Wood, for yellow fever sufferers, were sold at
auction. Mr.. James paid $50 for the first
choice. One sold for S2O, two for fsl5 each,
and the balance for $40 each. Total 5i45.
Afterwards two peaches from another source
sold for SIS each.
| WORKING PEOPLES GIFTS.
| New YonK. Sept 6.-The singer Sewing
Machine company's employees at Elizabeth,
N. j., raised S4, 900 last night for the yellow
fever sufferers, and $500 was collected at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, yesterday.
NEW YORK REMITTANOES.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-Henry f. Spaulding,
chairman of the relief committee of the
chamber OF commerce, sent to the mayor of
New Orleans $4,000 and SO. 800 to Mem
phis Of the latter sum Isl 900 goes to
Ylcksburg' and $500 to Brownsville, Tenn.
MI. Spaulding says the responses to his ap-
peal are as prompt and liberal as ever, and
that his committee alone has raised over
100000.
WASHINGTON REMIITANcEs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-This city has sent
$4,000 to the relief of the yellow fever suf-
ferers, and increased efforts are making for
further contributions.
HOLLY SPRINGS.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-The deaths here
include twelve children under years. The
Towards have received the following from
Holly Springs: CARVED with CORPS of
nurses all right. Great CONSERVATION and
Generalization exists. The town is deserted;
600 only are left. No help of any kind
There are estimated eighty patients down;
thirteen deaths in the past forty eight hours.
DIR. Bailey and TnvOa1f alopc for 1ufr. <ba
rest are all down. Send three or four cooks,
one druggist, and two more medical men.
Am short of orange leaves. The relief com
mlttee are destitute of funds, having impov-
erished themselves to help Grenada. Expen-
SEES about $500 day; forty nurses to be fed
and cooked for. Send nurses asked for this
morning. The town is in distress Win
communicate more fully by letter. (Signed)
Geo. Courier, M. d. The Howards' also
received telegram from Ocean Springs,
asking for nurses and saying the fever is in.