The New York herald., 1878-08-24

By rELEoRAPH TO THE HERALD.
ATLANTA, August 23, 1878.
Colonel Terrell, superintendent Of tho Southern
Railway mail service, has received several dispatches
asking him to stop all mail matter, except letters
coming from infected States Replying to the chair
OF the State Board Of Heslth OF Mississ ppi he
declines any order stopping any class OF mail
matter. He says the mails shall regularly through
his district large fund isbeing raised here for the
fever sufferers. mass meeting has been held and
several entertainments for their benefit are on foot
NO FEvER IN GEORGIA.
There Is no sign OF fever IN Georgia 80 far. Two
coses reached this city last night and are yielding to
treatment six or eight have been here before
but can originate here. Tho city is tul OF
refugees aud the summer resorts above here are
packed 10 repletion.
TIE SITUATION IN NEW oRLEANs-DEATHs
YESTERDAY AND MEASURES FOE RELIEF AND
DIsIN1ECTIoN.
Nsw ORLEANS. August %, 1873
The deaths to-day include thirteen children OF the
ages Of to seven; also I've, agss eleven 10
teen years. Y. A. Woodward, oommsndsr OF tho
Grand Army Of the Republic. has suecesded IN organ
izing relief committee for the purpose OF nursing
and caring Tor any comrades who should need their
services.
Tho following arc tho committce:-w Wright, A.
s Badger and J. H. Wright. Contributions have boon
solicited from In other States, and responses
30 far are encouraging. The committee 30 far have
buried four comradca B. p. Blanchard, formerly
State Registrar Of Rates and lattery Custom House
clerk died last evening Of congestion Of the brain
superinduced by fevor, after illness OF less than
twelve hours He was buried at Chalmette to day
by Joseph A. Marver Post OF tho Grand Army OF
the Republic Commissioner W. G. Lane Is
iii th> hnt,s h~Ika bnn ~
o. +. Hunsaker Is out again. 7. v. Coupiard. late
Deputy Collector, has a light attack Of fever Naval
Ofcer Lewis has been requested by Collector Smith
cooperate with him IN the endorsement OF the rulc
agansl smoking and drinking Intoxicating liquors IN
The Custom House during working hours.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The following appeal is made BY the Young Mems
Christian Association
Having organised ourselves Into relief committee.
friends and co%mau.s abroad and Of our own fSiio% e
tor ss sss 70 q s % IL s %
efficient aid this time Of special .ctHes and
This Association has now in charge upward OF
thirty On Thursday night they sent several
nurses and were to-day receiving and considering ap
plications Somc contributions OF money ha We come
ana the organ ization may DO said 10 be thoroughly
under way. A despatch from the Mayor OF Plaque
mine to the Howard Association says: ave are afflicted
with the scourge-yeIIow fever New cases are oc
curriug coustan.ly. Our phvsieians hav: more than
they do. We are sadly In need OF help. Can you
send W an experienced physician ?"
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF HsALTH
Al a regular meeting OF the Board Of Health last
evening there was no quorum. only Dr. Chopin
and Mr.. Mott being present. Dr.. Chopin stated Inat
the mex. meeting OF sne Board Of Henlth would be
bsld next Thursday. The Board oil Health addressed
the following circular TO physicans:--
DEAR srRThe Board Of Hessh arc dssirous Of prspar
Ing Ing Is. s
o the You are therefore earnestly requested 10
ssis ~:
s s. those
President Of the Board OF Health.
CUSTOM ARRAYGExEHrs
The agents Of the steamship 81. Louis which Is
pected soon from Liverpool have addressed note to
cargo at the mouth OF tho Mississippi River, the OBJ
Ject being to have tbs crew avoid coming IN contact
s'You informed that every facility VIII aGoraed
you. wnen You are ready to unload the steamer
10 70 70 the steamship 20 discharge the cargo or
lighter the merchandise SO uuoaded that II may bc
delivered here tho samo ~ tho vessel had como TO
the city,"
WOMAN WITH THEoRY-BANIsH YELLOW
FEVER BY ARrILLknx FIRING.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NASHVILLE, August 23, 1878.
Mra N. " Ingram, Who created such sensation
at the meeting Of the American Association tor the
Amusement OF Science held last year by read
ing an essay on 'Copcussion Means OF Dsin tec-
tion" through Governor Porter has sent a letter to
Mayor Fhppsn, OF Memphis, to-day, recommending
that the thsory be tested Injected districts BY
the firing OF artillery.
RELIEF FROM CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August o. 1873
About 200 have bsen raised here for relief e
the injected dstricts Chattanooga remains healthy.
MACON, Ca, SENDS HER MITE.
MACON, August %, 1873.
Tho Central Georgia, Capitol and Exchange banks
have each sent 500 70 tho yellow lever sufferers In
Memphis and elsewhere; $500 have also been contrib.
ACTIVITY AT THE MARINE HOSPITAL IN WASH
INGroN-rnANsFERs AND CHANGES or PLY
sIcIANs TO THE FEVER STRICKEN DIS
rRIcTs.
BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
WASHINGTON, August 90, 1873.
Dr.. wesdw ostb, the supervis,ng surgeon General
of the NaSino Bosptaa has been unusually busy 70.
day 10 meeting the demands upon the for AID
In tho yellow fever Localities. Tho marins hospital
surgeon al Vioksburg, Or. Booth, Is down with the
disease DR.. Keyes, the surgeon IN cnsrgc at New
orean s there visit, and In response to the ap-
peal Of ths Howard Association has been ordered TO
rsmaio. A q consequence Surgeon Murray, at Key
west vas telesrAphed u no would take charge at New
Orleans. lie replied promptly that he would lcsve
Immediately and would bs In New Orleans IN four
days
KEY vEer vRRE FROM rRvxa
He afro reports Key West FREQ from the disease,
and u has been 90 for three weeks Dr. Godfrey, the
surgeon at Philadelphia, - ordered Key West, and
20 oil Tits vacancy Dr. Robert White, Jr OF Boston,
was to-day appointed assistant surgeon and sr-
dsrsd 70 Philadelphia
pEAas yoR A coop
In sddiusc 70 The srsnsicr OF surgeons kilograms
from The sections infected have come In to-day In
unusuai number. The source OF Information st
Grenada has failed respond the kilograms or the
Treasury onfo'sls, and u is feared no 10 victim to
tho disease He Was an Episcopaian clergy man, who
nra prsdicted the ia,ahty Of sne disease, and has
been at hts post day and nignt ministering to tho
sick and soncipg appeals for aid Tue weather indi-