New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
STILL SPREADING IN NEw-ORLEANs.


OVER FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NEW CASES IN
TWO DISAPPOINTMENT MEN DYING-BEIIEF
WORK IN The CITY,
NEw-ORLEANs Sept. s.-There were $50 new
cases yesterday and 90 deaths. To-day there were
223 new cases and 81 deaths The weather was
cloudy and showery in the forenoon, and heavy rain
fell in the afternoon. The maximum of the Their
mometer was $50.
Samuel r. Shepard, son of W. c. Shepard, died to-
day Dr. Broadus of the Towards, was taken down
to-day. The wife of Secretary SOuthmayd, of the
Howard Association, and their five children, are
down. Charles Gallagher, jr., and the Rev. n. Will
son, DID,, pastor of the Coliseum Place Baptist
Church. are both dead.
The steamboat City of Alton left last evening
with DIT. Samuel Walker, William Weber, drug
gist, fourteen women and seven men, nurses for
Greenville.
The Seven Wise Men of New-Orleans appeal
for aid to their brethren other States. COntrbu-
tons may be addressed to r. King Cutler.
w. w. Harris, president of the NOn-UniOn Prin-
terS Relief Association, appeals to nOn-uniOn prln-
tiers for aid for the sick.
The children at st. Yincent's Infant Asylum are
IN very sad situation. There are 200 children in
the asylum In need Of food clothing, etc. and forty
are sick with the fever. Collector Smith has been
appealed to to ask the authorities at Washington
for blankets and ratiOns and he has appealed to
Secretary McCrary in regard to the matter. Col
ieetor Smith has sent to the Secretary of War an
account of the arrangements which were made on
Friday for the distribution of rations, at meeting
at which twenty charitable organizations were rep
resented He says:
An Executive Committee was formed, to be composed
Of seven persons. viz: j. NJ VANDERBILT. president OF
the Howard Association W. T. Hardie president OF the
Young Mems Christian Association DR.. d. NJ. Vincent
f. L. Richardson, Relief Committee OF tho Army OF the
Tennessee; W. G. Brown, president Mutual Relief
Uuon f. Dollhouse president Of the PEABODY Associa-
ton THIS committee Is now session and will adopt
fun record of distributions Of these aud other sup
plies as the Government may send, ana wil furnish
volunteer labor to perform the work. am Of opinion
that under this arrangement the supplies viii be hon
esty distributed for the benefit OF the yellow fever
sufferers, and that the Presidents plan meets with gen
eral approval. except that OF "a few candidates for
Congress- now at safe distance rom TINS city, Every pre-
caution will be taken to protect the Governments
The following reply to the letter of the Collector
has been received:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 2, 1878.
GEORGE L. SMITH, Collector Of Customs, Net0 Orleans:
The arrangements Tor the distribution Of supplies
Reem eminently proper and udicOus, and satiBae
tory to me- GEORGE W. McCRARY, Secretary OF War.
Rations will be sent around in ambulances on the
requistiOn of the different associations, and SIX Of
these cOnveyances have been placed at the serviceo
the committee Members will accompany the am
balances to see that no imposition is being prac-
ticed.
The Young Mems Christian Association has issued
a card lin response TO that issued from Washington
by Congressman Ellis and Gibsonl in which it says
We are in full sympathy and cordially cooperate with
the Howard and Peabody Associations, but an
independent responsible organization, for the dspens-
ing Of funds committed 10 our hands. We have thus far
dOue work efficiently, economically and faithfully,
and shall continue 10 do II. Our limited
all In proportion TO the work imposed MS 10y tho
sickness and desttutOn that called upon to
leve and which is daily Increasing We ask the fullest
recognition throughout the country as effective
Emanuel through which the benevOence Of the cbarta
bic can be dispensed.