, 1878-09-14
General News.

MEMPHIS, Sept. J.-lne con0ltlOu OF
our city grows more desperate every
hour. Of rev cases it is useless longer
to keep count. Whole families are
stricken down within few hours, and
the call for nurses is greater than can
be supplied. Yesterday there were
about 100 deaths and 800 new cases, and
to day up to noon. seventy deaths are
reported and the death rate to>day will
probably exceed that of any previous
day. Among the deaths reported this
morning are DIR. E. C.. Slater. pastor of
the Methodist church, Sister Catharine.
of St. Mary's. VIM. A. Rubb, Jacob
Loeb and DR.. Nelson
New ORLEANS. Sept. o. New cases.
IA, deaths. 81.
CAroN. Sept. 9.--Twenty>one new
cases and four deaths during the last "a
hours. Fever seems to be spreading in
the country.
NORFOLK. Sept. 9-Eight nurses left
for Memphis to-day. Wilmington also
sends nurses.
NASHVILLE, Sept. o. Among the ref
ugees from the south only four thus far
are sick with fever or what is supposed
to be yellow fever. Others not decided.
Two supposed cases were removed to
the infirmary, two miles from the city.
One of the patients is colored student
at Fisk University who came from Mis-
sissippi via Memphis.
CHICAGO. Sept. 9,--The following dis
patch from Vicksburg was received at
midnight: Bishop Elders condition is
verp critical. No hopes are entertained
of his recovery. Bishop Leroy reached
him last night.
Nav ORLEANS. Sept. 10.-The How
ards report 1926 new cases. including
the sick and destitute.
MEMPHIS. Sept, 10.-Physicians of
the Howard's corps report AL new
cases for the past "a hours. The situ-
alton of the city is simply frightful.
There are more sick than can be attend :
ed to. In the 7th, 9Th. 9th and 10th
wards. the most thickly settled portions
Of the city. there is not q single drug
store open and great difficulty is expe-
rienced in getting prescriptions filled.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.--1'he secretary
of war. while extending government aid
to yellow fever sufferers. has repeatedly
declared that he was actuated by no
other law than that of humanity, but
depended on approval of the entire
country for his action. No one doubts
here that he will have congressional
sanction, but in. order to give some as
surances. Col. McArdle of Vicksburg'
who came hither on behalf Of yellow
fever sufferers, addressed letter to
Representatives Blackburn, Ellis and
Gibson on the snbject. who replied that
if it should become necessary to pass
laws vaIiditlng and ratifying the secret
tary's action. it would certainly NEE
their most cordial support.
GRENADA, Sept. 10.-The citizens
of Grenada assembled in mass in
the mass meeting yesterday and re
solved that insomuch as the relief
committee of Grenada, John Powell
and Robert Mullen have for weeks
past absented themselves from Gre
NADIA and utterly neglected to attend
the sick or bury the dead or provide
for oul destitute and suffering peo>
pie. and have resisted all appeals to
return to the city and perform their
duties, it is the sense of this meet
ing that the necessities Of our city
demand the appointment Of sub
relief committee, whose duty it shall
be to solicit benefits of money and
provisions of all kinds, Of sympath-
etic people of the country, and dis
burse the same for the benefit of
those who are suffering from sthe
epidemic. The committee appoints
ed by the citizehs' meeting is COM
posed of the following well-known
gentlemen: Rev. VIM. McCracken.
chairman. J. H. Campbell and 4.
Sweigsrt. Our friends all over the
land are requested TO send subscrip-
tions by express il Rev. McCrack-
en-. The fever has carried off four
of our citizens IN the past twenty
four hours, and during the same
period seven new cases have been
reported.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.--A New Or
leans special says. This morning at
No. 6SS Peter street, forty-three
Chinese were discovered in starry