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Huntsville. Ala.



HUNTSVILLE, September 26.-I have to
report another important case of fever, which
developed itself last evening in the person of
Eddie Meek, a young man about twelve years
of ago, and a nephew of Dr. Goodyear, the
druggist, who, believe is, at present, the
acting mayor of your city. The Howard
nurse, Donan, who was sent here to attend
to the case of Miss Birdie Holt left yester-
day for Memphis; but when DR.. Dement,, our
health officer, heard of the above case, he
Immediately sent dispatch which inter-
cepted him az Iuka, and he returned this
morning, and is now with his patient, who Is
dong as well as can be expected. Willis
Jackson, the colored boy at the hospital, can
be classed convalescent. He and Eddie
Meek, who was taken down last night, are
the only cases in town. Mrs. Walter Good
man, who is suffering from gunsbot wound,
is better to Gay. Sorry to see so many small
towns adj accent to Memphis quarantining
against receiving newspapers from infected
cities. II the Memphis papers do bear the
germs of the fatal disease, surely Huntsville
would have been pest-house by this time,
for there is fully three hundred papers from
your city circulated in this town, and do be-
heve there are over thousand people who
read them every day, and many who would
sooner miss meal than do without their
Memphis paper. Your correspondent, like
all Memphians sojourning here, has been very
kindly treated by the people of Huntsville,
but must say we are getting anxious to re-
turn home. ALPHA.
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The Jews and the Endemic.

Philadelphia Times: While Messrs. Drex-
ell q Co. are counting the yellow-fever SUBJ
seriptons to the public fund, the Jewiah peo-
pie throughout the city and county are rapidly
hlllng their private money-boxes and sendir Q
them South. '"There hrs been regular flow
OF money from Jewish circles in aid of the
sufferers, said prominent Jewish merchant
OF this city, who is well-posted in these mat
tiers, land the Jews in the South have all
been provided for" The American Jews,
who number two hundred end fifty thousand,
have sent sixty thousand dollars to the infect
co co region. Ihls averages twenty-five cents
for everny American Jew, including
women and children. In this city where the
Jewish population amounts to twelve thous-
and, over five thousand dollars have been
sent to the south; New York, which contains
60,OOO Jews, the largest Jewish population
OF any CITY In the Union, sent $4,000 exclu-
sive of the Brooklyn fund; st. Louis SIS. 900:
Cincinnati $1,000 and Boston SIS, 900. II is
estimated that there are 1900 Hebrews in
the infected region of the south before the
scourge began. Reports from the south say
that large percentage of thess have died of
the fever. New Orleans, containing 5000
Jews, the largest Jewish population of any
city IN the south, has received the bulk Of
Jewish charity. The TOuro infirmary and
Hebrew benevolent association, of New Or
leans, who acknowledge the receipt of 500
OO0, have expended $500 day out of their
private fund since the first day of the plague:
IN Memphis the Hebrew benevolent association
exhausted fund of $4,000, and branch of
the same society in Vicksburg is expanding
fifty dollars day. The Jewish synagogues
throughout the infected district have suffered
greatly from the plague. Rev. Mr. Davidson,
the reader in the Rampant synagogue, who
died In New Orleans during the latter part of
Auguss, was the first Jewish minister who
died of the fever. Rev. B. H. Gottlief, a
Jewish minister and teacher, of Vicksburg,
died in that city about week ago. He was
Hebrew teacher in Louisville for twenty
one years. Rev. DIR. Sarner, an Orthodox
minister, or the Jewish faith. died in Mem
phis last week. Nathan D. Menken, a
wealthy Hebrew merchant of Memphis, after
sending his family North, stald IN the city
| and died of the fever.
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COIdwater. Miss.

Il
CoLDwATER, September 26.-I saw in
your issue of the twenty-ffth of September a
communication from Coldwater over the sig
nature y. K. B., informing you that by the
forty fifth amendment of the quarantine reg
| ulatlons of the board of health, that all re-
str1ctions had been removed from the sale of
newspapers in the corporate limits of the
town, which Is true and all right, so far as
the information Is concerned, but | think in
the expression, the ''forty-ffth amendment, -
that he intended to cast ssome reflection on
the several actions of the board. | feel that
1T is my duty to write to you and ask you to
give publicity to our motives for so acting.
we have, as board of health, appointed by
the proper legal authority, been acting for
the welfare of the citizens of this town and
vicinity. The disease this year has proven to
be very contagious. Such being the case, we
have labored with all diligence to keep it
from reaching us. So far our observation
extends, the disease has not yet passed over
our rigid quarantine lines. With this fact
before us, we do believe that there is safety
IL such regulations, notwithstanding
there has been great many remarks made
about us In various places for so doing. In
passing and enforcing strict quarantine laws
we have only initiated Memphis and other
places, believing that it would protect us
from the ravagos OF the prevailing epidemic
which is at this time and has been for SO
many weeks, depopulating cities and towns
all over the country. l have no doubt that
Holly Springs, fernando, Brownsville, and
host of other places now suffering with the
plague, would have been in healthy condI-
ton if they had only taken the same pre-
caution In time. We have escaped so far,
for which we offer our heartfelt thanks to the
Dlsposer of ell human events, and at the
same time pray that we may continue to
escape. But as we are nowhere promised
blessing, except in the use of means, we
are determined to keep up our quarantine
regulations at all hazards. But while we
have been trying to protect ourselves, we
have not been unmindful of the necessities of
the sufferers. We have contributed as much
as any other town of the same size in north
Mississippi or anywhere else
d. W. ALLEN, NJ. D.,
President Board of Health.
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DIR. PAUL OrEY, died of yellow-fever at Mr..
WI. T. Doyle's residence, on Dunlap street.
ut late hour yesterday afternoon. He had
oesn SICK for over a week, and it was hoped
would rally from the effects of the disease he
cured IN others 20 often, but his strength was
not equal to the task. DR.. Otey was the
eldest son of the late Rt Rev. James Fl
otey, first Episcopal bishop of Tennessee,
ana was educated at Gambler college, Ohio,
PRESIDENT Hayes being among his classmates.
intended for the ministry, he preferred med
iclne, and studied for that profession with
much OF the ardor of lover. As such. he
followed 1t, attaining. both in the Confeder-
ate army, in which he served throughout the
war, and here in Memphis, where he has
lived since its close, an enviable distinction
although by his own preference his practice
was limited. a close student, he held MANY
views that did not square with prevalent
notions. Th6se, when called upon, he de-
tended with ability and tenacity that his
opponents admired, however much thew dis.
agreed with him. lie was a man of strong
mind but good heart. To him the people of
Memphis are indebted for the camps which.
while atfordinG shelter and comfort to seven
thousand refugees, insured them the health
denied them at home. From the outbreak of
the epidemic he was active in behalf of the
nurses. His sympathies were fully aroused
and up to the hour when he lay down to die
he never ceased to interest himself in behalf
or the people. BY a few who understood
and appreciated him his death will be
mourned as a personal calamity, and the
public, quick 70 overlook eccentricities of
haolt' thought Or convection, will forget
Whatever OF these cropped out in him and
hold him in affectionate remembrance as a
physician WHO never wearied of well-doiue.
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WAX DEPARIMENI,
WASHINGTON. SeDtembar 22th.
Louisville. Nv.

LOUISVILLE, September 28.-At a largely
attended meeting of southern refugees held
at the Louisville hotel tonight, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted, hum
dreds of prominent citizens of Memphis,
New Orleans, Vicksburg, Grenada, Holly
Springs, Brownsville and Hickman, Ken
lucky, now refugees in this city. signing it:
WHEREAS Reports have been circulated. to the
great injury Of Louisville, relative TO the health
thereof. we, the undersigned, of southern States
now refugees here, most respectfully desire TO ex-
press our opinion. from our own personal Obserya-
tons since being here, that any and all persons de-
string 10 Visit this city can 90 with absolute safety;
that there Is no panic among the citizens and we
feel no apprehension for ourselves our families or
those who are with U.S.
Among the signers are Henry NJ. Lowen-
stein, Benz. j. Coleman, w. A. Bullock, C.
w. Ritter and Emile Goldbaum, of Memphis;
3. +. Jessel, of New Orleans; B. F. Thomas
and w. A. Fowler, of Grenada; .sWm. Miller,
OF Vlcksburg, and many others. The mer-
chants of Louisville severely criticized and
condemned the outrageous dispatch sent out
of Cincinnati two days ago to panic
here
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Paris. Tenn.
From an Appeal Correspondent


PARIS, TENN, September 28.-From the
LntelIigencer, published, on half-sheet, yes
terday. | copy the following, which will give
the names of the sick and dead by the fever
to-date:
- Last Thursday Mr. ]. W. Nance was taken sick at
ana his disease was pronounced yellow-fever. On
Saturday evening he died.
MIR. j.. M: Wells, whose sickness we announced
last week, died on Monday.
Mr.. Thomas Lewis has the fever, at his residence
three miles north of town, contracted at the depot
while attending his son, W. j. Lewis. Tuesday
night last he had black vomit and his death is
looked upon as certain
There are two cases at tile depot who are railroad
Charles Bush, who is recent case.
Mr.. Bose Nance and Miss Furgeson have both
had mild attacks of the fever and are reported In
favorable condition.
Mr.. Fry, in East Paris, is convalescent
OF the yellow-fever cases taken from our depot to
the hospital at Louisville, three have died Dr. Law
ton, Wallace and Mrs. Earnest. Mrs Earnest died
on Friday last and Captain Earnest was taken with
the fever on Saturday, in Louisville, and died
Monday
There have been ten deaths from yellow-feyer at
this place altogether: total number of cases, i'm
ported and contracted here Including Captain Ernest
and DIR. LawtOn, twenty-seven. OF these fourteen
have died. There are four cases at the depot now
and one In town, Mr.. Fry.
Yesterday morning, Mr.. 10 n. Bullock received a
telegram from o. +. Jones, at Louisville, stating
that Hafford Porter was sick and had been sent TO
the yelow-fever hospital.
Mr.. Beer the freight agent, and two other railroad
men are Just taken SICK at the depot II is supposed
with yellOW-IeYer.
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Garner, Miss.
From AZ, Anneal f,nrresnnndent

GARNER, September !27.-Dr. G. W.
Payne's family, consisting of himself, wife,
son, ,son-in-law, two daughters, two grand
children, two step.sons and one step daugh-
ter, step-daughtg's three children; aunt and
brother and two sisters-in-l law; living fifteen
miles west of here In Tallahatchie county,
have all had the yellow-fever; out of that
number II: G. Thompson, John Thompson
and wife, Mrs. Caroline Blackwell, formerly
OF Collierville, Tennessee, Henry Montgom-
ery's two children, Mrs. Grace and Mr.. VIM
Payne, have died, the rest are convalescing.
left his house on Wednesday; everything
there seems to have a sad appearance. Drs
Calhoun and Meriwether have been attend
ing on the family, and they pronounce the
disease yellow-fever of very malignant
type, A report reached here yesterday even
ing that Robt. Riddick, wife and two chill
dren, living in Charleston, Mississippi, were
taken with the fever. I don't know that
this is true. Nearly every family has left
there to my personal knowledge: Our town
Is entirely free from disease of any kind at
Gne present Tune. j. II. PAYNE, JR.
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Brownsville, Tenu,

oUtcIdI 20 Ilt ApptdI.I
BROWNSVILLE, September 28.-The situa-
ton is worse; seventeen new cases to-day as
follows:
Stacy Jord TA.as M'Clay,
Hon Ieyts Pond Mrs. Pat datens,
Chas Miiler ooiored, Mrs. Pettus.
Ivan MatheS, Minerva BANK.
Susan Fulty Marion Hammond,
VIM. Lane, Hardin Frazier
John Robinson, Eliza Reeves,
ClarisSa James.
The following is the list of deaths for the
past twenty-four hours:
NJ. V. Holbrook, 7. Pleitz,
Mrs Hit Carrie M'Donald,
John ]. Ashe, S. T. Baird, colored,
Horace Goss, cOlOred.
Tom Ware is not sick, as reported. DIR.
Howell's daughter is in critical condition.
DIR. John Wares case is hopeful. Tony Ken
dali and Mrs. Presler are reported dying.
VI 4ssss5s., COMMITTEES.
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New York City,

New York, September 28.-Two hun
dred pairs of wooden blankets have been
shipped to DR.. R. W. Mitchell, medical d.
rector of the Howard association of Mem
phls. One hundred and six cases of cloth
ing have been also sent to Memphis, with
instructions to supply the surrounding places,
The next shipment will be to New Orleans,
after which similar supplies are intended for
Vlcksburg. The following appropriations
were made to the Howard ASSOCIATION of
Vlcksburg, with surrounding places: For
medicine, food and money, two thousand
dollars; to Hickman, Kentucky, five hundred
dollars; to st. Georges society, New Orleans,
i've hundred dollars; to Young Mems chris
tan association, New Orleans, one thousand
dollars. The yellow-fever relief committee
acknowledge contributions In aid of the plan
to send steamer from st. Louis down the
Mississippi river with provisions, ice and med
lclnes, to relieve the settlements cut off from
communications, as follows: Chicago, $4,000;
San Francisco, $1,000; Providence, $1,000;
Milwaukee, $500; Detroit, $4,000; Rochester,
$20O; Iowa, $3.50; Baltimore, $3.50; Brook
Ign, $1,000. The following was received
from George Wilson, secretary relief COM
mlttee chamber of commerce, New York:
Il have been directed by the relief commit
tee OF the chamber of commerce to say to
you that IT steamer is to be dispatched
from st. Louis with ice and stores, the ex-
penses should be betrayed by the sister cities
OF the west. Reply was made as follows:
Telegram received. The sister cities of the
west, as well as those north and east, have
responded most nobly, except New York.
"a. R. SHEPPARD, Chairman"
1t is estimated that two thousand dollars
for the relief of the sufferers were realized
from the tournament at Wells drawing park,
Yesterday
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5=t.s fssL-e Tenn !, . ,
From an Appeal Correspondent


CAMP BURKE, September 27.-Uu. oamn
is situated nine miles on the Mississippi ana
Tennessee railroad, under the management
of S. J. Bolton, master car-builder; 1t is
constituted of the employees of the road.
There are at present eleven families and some
siyty rersona IN camp. We are living in
cars and are very PLEASANTLY and comfortably
situated; thanks to the kindness OF Colonel
NJ. Burke, superintendent of the road, who
has in many oib-r ways favored US. There
has heen very little sickness, only two cases
of the fever having apPeated in orr midst
The first case was sent back to town, at she
suggestion of DIR. W. E. Rogers. Thomas C..
Bolton was the second who was stricken
down, and died Tuesday, September 10th,
after a painful illness of six days. lie was
watched over and every want cared for by
his affectionate parents. His death cast
deep gloom over, the entire camp, but let US
not mourn; for Ton died the death of the
righteous. A most devoted son and affec-
tionate brother has gone; he will be sadly
missed by all who knew him. There Is no
sickness at all In camp. All who remained
in your city have o1r sincere sympathy in
these great trials and sufferings
W. L. SURPRISE.
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Vicksburg, Miss.

VICKsBURG, September 28.-Mercury "a
deg. Fever continues attacking the refugees
who have returned. Eleven deaths to-day,
bovlna IS increasing DR. w;iI;o, 80 AZ
resident for twenty years, died at Edwards
depot of yellow-fever Three negroes were
paid ninety dollarsI to dig his grave, and
party of gentlemen from Vicksburg had to
go out and bury him. The negroes have
been quarantined from Edwards for fifteen
days. No kilograms from Greenville. Our
operator is sick, and an operator to take his
place will reach Greenville Monday.
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Henry Statinn

Jackson Tribune and San: "Henry Sta
ton, ten miles west of Paris, is quar-
antined. But that village has the fever.
A Mrs. Manly is down with it there, and a
servant woman in her employ, is also
down with the same. John Nance.
of Paris, was taken sick there, in Mrs.
Manly house. He was removed to Paris in
two days after his taking down, but still the
lnsldlous monster left its fatal seed in the
family, and Mrs. Manly and her servant
are the first victims.
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Renderson,s Landing. Miss;

VICKsBURG, September 28.-"I have Just
received letter from Joe Hornthal, of Hen
derson's landing. He says: Or. Hayes dred
this morning. There is but one physician
left. For Gods sake send us physicians,
nurses and ice. Two deaths occurred this
morning. We are now helpless. Not less
than fifteen persons are now down. The
above is but repetition of what we are re-
celving almost every hour from all points be-
low Greenville. We are doing all we can to
assist, but our funds will not admit of all as
sistance we would like to render.
'W. Il. ANEREWS
President Howard.AssociatiOn'
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All u1ill1Ftdf cases.
Toronto. Canada.
From an Appeal Correspondent

Ftohi an Appehl correspondent
TORoNTO, September 24-Mr. w. ].
MeDermott and myself have collected con-
tubutlons here from the people for our suf-
terers to the amount Of twenty-five dollars
This money Is sent Through Air. Wilkie, of
this city, 10 the relief committee. Mr..
M'Dermott, who is in Montreal, will send
about the same amount from there. The
Catholic bishop Of Toronto mas ordered col
lection to be taken up in all the churches of
TINS diocese Tor tue relief fund, halt for Mem
phis and half for New Orleans. In addition
to the noble aid rendered Us by Alderman
Boustead and Mr.. Matthews, Mr.. Mark H
Irish, proprietor Of the ROssln House, has
done incessant labor for Memphis, which
should never be forgotten. de has not only
contributed literally from his own purse, but
has labored in The cause among others.
James b Boustead, w. c. Matthews and
Mark Irish, are three men of Toronto to
whom our stricken people owe a lasting debt
Of gratitude. This acknowledgement is but
simple justice. W. H. RHEA
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IN MEMSRIAM.
Robert Nelson.

filed. on the seventeenth OF September, at th'
residence Of his mother, near Horn Lake, Mlssls
Sippi, ROBERT NELSON hot'sj eseo twenty years an'
six months
saIdom has the announcement Of a death macs Z
more profstnS impression upon community
Generous, brave and true, e was the idol Of {
Widowed mother ana the pride OF Large atcle d
friends, who Will unite with the family In SORROW a
his death and in perpetuatng in their memory hi:
many noble and manly qualities One Of the sim
plest yet at the same me most forcible tributes to
hts general character was the remark of a mere
ac'iusin'onee Re had not ain enemy in the wordP
What, then, must lbs re' 10 felt who kIfeyy him
intimately? Drawing the terrors Of the sod nesti
lence which now ravages fair city, he hastsneC
20 the bedside of a loved relative thought to bt
dying first entering other infected rooms in order &c
remove all scFupes aesinst being admitted. His un
selfish devotion proved fatal TO r1s young life, for
after returning to his home, he attacked b. the
dread disease and, after nine days illness, sur
rounded by few faithful friends ana relatives, VINO
be slowed upon him every possible and attention
at the hour Of midnight his spirit passed away.
Deaths ley tongue had WHISPERED In his ear
The unknown LANGUAGE OF another world.
His gratitude to those who nhinistered to hiu.
knew no bounds; often did be say, "God bless your
Ii also source OF great comfort to MIN that the
of the pestence was enabled to recover sufficiently
20 reach him ere his soul took its flight Leaving
side to render the last cad OFFICES of affection receiv
Ing his dying messages OF love end remembrance,
and soothing his departing moment
To his bereaved mother and brother, now absent
in distant CITY, and who we're kept In ignorance Of
his Illness we offer our most sincere and heartfelt
death of such and brother, and pray that He
who doeth all things well' may teach them to bow
In humble resignation to the DEGREES OF an Allwise
"The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed be the name OF the LordP'
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Stanton. Tenn.


From an Appeal Correspondent
STANTON, September 27.-In your daily of
the twenty-fourth instant, notice a commu-
nication from w. Ivie Westbrook, secretary
Howard association, at Brownsville, Tonnes
see, In which he says the fever has broken out
with great virulence at Stanton, and | beg
leave here to correct the statement made by
the gentleman with regard to the same. as |
am satisfied he has been misinformed by
some one who is not familiar with the real
situation of things in our town and vicinity.
We have had but three cases of yellow
fever here. The first of the number was a
yowng Mr.. Caruthers, who came here from
Memphis with the disease, and who has long
since recovered; and the second was our la
mented young friend James d. Calhoun. a
resident, who died few days since; and,
thirdly, and lastly, Captain John Ash, who
came to Stanton from Brownsville some
days past to nurse MIR. Calhoun during his
last illness, and was taken sick that night
with very mud form of the fever. and who.
as am informed by his attending physician
Is dong very well indeed. Now, in conclu-
sion, will state that we have no fear what
ever OF the disease becoming an endemic
here, and, will also say, for the benefit of
all concerned, that have been a resident of
Stanton since the year 1860, and | have
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Hickman, NV, and Mart,p. Tenn

CAIRO, ILL, September 28.-But one death
at Hickman, Kentucky-Nelson Letus, the
faithful night superintendent of the hos
pital. No new cases in town, but several in
the country, near Hickman. Total cases at
Martin, Tennessee, twenty-eight. No new
cases or deaths to-day. DR.. Hugh Prather,
OF Hickman, died of yellow-fever at Jordan
Station, Kentucky, last night.