Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-22

closed her doors on you her heart is still in
the right place. A mass-meeting of TIE eiti-
zens will be called tonight fer tie purpose of
contributing s-rp,ics 10 your sufferers Eggs
and chickens are scarce, but we propose
securing the country for them; meal, -four,
potatoes, and other supplies ut hand will be
contributed and furnished 10 the citizens re-
lief committee, free Of charge Will send
you a list of contributions to-rnorrew. Our
sympathies are rith you. Hope soon to be
able to report the quarantine raised.
J. G. NICHOLSON.
Associated Press Dispatches
Reports from New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, August 2l-One hundred
and seven new casses of yellowfever and
forty deaths in this city,
The death list includes Governor Paschal
NJ. Hernandez. Of San Luis Potosi, Mexico,
Colonel Fred H. Staqt, Major ). T.. Austin
Walter FarraDt end Lewis Alcus, the latter
at Bay ST. Louis. A Times reporter visited
a number of prominent physicians with g
view to learning the percentage of the NOR
tality from the yellow-fever among their "a
tents, and thus arrive at abort TIE general
percentage Of deaths throughout the city.
According TO tue published reports of the
board of health the deaths are about thirty
six per cent, which is largely in excess of the
actual proportion. This is evident when it ia
shown that, whereas all deaths IRE reported
as it is necessary to do 10 get certificate of
burial, a large number of cases OF net fever
actually In existence ase known to the au-
thoriues owing to the Failure of the physi-
cans TO make reports, and again in cases
where patients are without medical attend
auce. The recent sudden increase in
the number of persons reported s:cts IS chiefly
due to the latter cause tf0ught about bv the
exertions of the Howard association in ferret
ing out every case of fever, which otherwise
would perhaps oe known only to few.
PhyS;cIaNs interviewed on the subject. while
agreeing that the percentage OF deaths ap-
peared bad, said the reports were greater
than really existed, yet were reticent as to
revealing the secrets OF their practice, as
deaths under their treatment might be mis-
construed by the public into incompetency.
The actual percentage of mortality they,
however, were unanimous in concluding, at a
maximum, is not more THAI twenty-five per
cent. The Howard association received the
following kilograms from the Grenada Relief
Committee:
81 send for twenty nurses. / do not want to
over-crowd you. They want Howard nurses.
Assist to get them, if you can. No abate-
ment of the fever. 3. p. ANDERSON.
In relation to the dead fish supposed to
nave heen killed by carOOllc ACID, winch 1T
orally covers the waters or the New BASIN
from the head to Magnolia bridge, the mayor
has instructed Administrator Diamond to
employ six men, with skiffs and seines, to
gather the fish and burn them with sulphur,
at a point on the banks of the basin away
from any habitation. The supply of lime
being exhausted, operations in this depart
ment are temporarily suspended. The lime,
of which, in all, there will be ten carloads,
is to come from Cairo, and be transported
| free blythe Jackson railroad. Thus far only
two loads have been received. The remain
| der is expected every moment, and when it
| does arrive, the work of dlslnfechng the al
| leys and streets will be Immediately resumed.
| Twenty three deaths from Yellow-fever were
reDorted M To half past SIX o'clock this even
| ;-s ~ the board of health. 1t is feared that
| the mortuary report tomorrow will show an
| increase.
ing the Infected Cities.
ST. LOUIS, August 2I.-At the close of
change to-day, President Balm called the
| merchants together and stated that numer-
| GUS kilograms had been received from south
| ern cities asking aid for the yellow-fever suf-
| ferers, and suggesting that the exchange take
| some action In the matter. A resolution was
adopted that subscription be taken at once
and that general subscription be also taken
up through committees appointed by the
| mayor of the city-the money collected to be
placed IN the hands OF committee of three
| to be appointed by the president of the ex-
| change, who, with the mayor, shall distribute
| the same. This committee was at once APP
| pointed, also committee of seven to solicit
subscriptions on change. A request was
also made that the board of directors submit
| TO a vote of the exchange proposition to do
nate two thousand dollars from the funds Of
| that body. This will be submitted next
| Wednesday, a r'lle of the exchange requiring
all such propositions to be posted five days
| Subscriptions W ere then called for, and ovel
| eight hundred dollars was subscribed IN few
| minutes Other collections will be made a
rapidly as possible and the money forwarded
to the various afflicted points.
Generous Givers In Chicago.
CHICAGO, August 21.-There has been n
| general effort to raise money here for tn
| yellow-fever sufferers in the southern cities
| The banks have raised and forwarded sil
| hundred and forty dollars in response to al
| appeal from that city, and will send furthe
| contributions. St. James church has contrib
uted one hundred and sixty dollars for Gre
NADIA The real-estate men have sent on
| hundred dollars. Louis Saplcha, formerly G
| New Orleans, has sent twenty dollars; Potte
| Palmer, three hundred dollars. The 1oun
| Mems christian ASSOCIATION has received an
| forwarded considerable sums.
| In addition to the amounts mentioned to
day which were subscribed for the yellow
| fever districts, the Sinai literary ASSOCIATION
has forwarded fifty dollars, and Carrie Wat
| son, a well-known woman OF the town, sen
two hundred and six dollars to Memphis.
! number of ladies have volunteered their serv
ices as nurses for the infected districts, an
will start at once. The express and railroa
companies will send goods for the sufferer
free of charge.
Quarantine Regulations Modified q
Cairo.
| CAIRO, August 2I.-The board of healt
this afternoon so modified the quarantlr
regulations as to permit all down steamboat
to land, providing they will not knowingl
receive freight or passengers that have n
Gently arrived from the yellow-tever lntecte
districts. They must, however, have certlt
Gates of our quarantine physician to a clea
bill of health. The trains from Milan, Q
the Mississippi Central railroad, and I'll
local trains of the Iron Mountain rallroa
will be permitted to come into the city und,
the same restrictions. The steamer Desme
from ST. Louis, to-day was forbidden to lanC
because she took passengers from the steam
| ct CITY of Nicksburg, from below the city, a
though all were well on board. a stat
ment, signed by all the physicians In I'll
city, is published to-day, to the effect thi
there is not case of yellow-fever here. TIL
statement is to controvert the impression thu
has gone abroad that the scourge prevail
here. The health of the city is unusually goo
for this season.
Liberal Donations In Milwaukee 70
All the Afflicted Cities.
| MILWAUKEE, August 21.-This mornin
David Ferguson, president of the clearing
house, received telegram from the Howar
association at Vicksburg, Mississippi, askin
if the banks and people of this city could al
them. Mr.. Ferguson at once telegraphed {
the secretary Of the Howard ASSOCIATION q
1 VicksburF TO draw on him at sight for fiv
hundred dollars. In a short time the sui
scnphons reached nine hundred dollars
which, 1t IS expected, will be increased
twelve hundred dollars. The remainder {
the money will be sent to Memphis and othe
| cities. Through the exertions of Messrs
Elias Friend and DAVID Adler two hundre
dollars IN addition 10 the above was collecte
from their Jewish brethren and forwarded
the Hebrew relief association at Ne'
!, orleans. lhey have since raised a large
amount, which will be sent to other points
Much sympathy is manifested for the stricke
people OF the south, and subscriptions ar
freely and quickly rendered.
st. Louis Claims Ia have No Fever.
ST LOUIS, August 2l.-The merchant:
exchange, through its president. Geo. Bair
and secretary, Geo. H. Morgan, and a mum
Der OF prominent members of the cotton e1
2 change, have issued circulars emphatlcall
: declaring that, notwithstanding the report
TO the contrary, yellow-fever does not exi,
! here; that no case of the disease was eve
7 known to be contracted here and that peopl
from any part of the country can visit 81
Louis with IMMUNITY. They admit three