The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-02
Last Nights Dispatches.
YELLOW FEVER

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NEW ORLEANS, Aug, 3I.-The depot of
the Peabody Subsistence association, cor
ner of Magazine aud Lafayette streets, was
opened Saturday morning, with goon
supply of -four. meat, sugar, tea, and cord
meal. As early as half-past eight o'clock
applicants made their appearance and
their wants were supplied.
The Telegraphers' Relief Association
here sent 500 to the sick telegraphers at
Grenada.
LOUISVILLE. Aug. 3l.-The following
dispatch explains itself:
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. 3l.-Edward
Madden, Courier Journal, Louisville, KY.
Please wire the following to the Asso-
ciated Press and publish the same at 0nce
10 your home papers: Grenada is without
a relief committee and is solely in the
hands of the Howard Association to whom
all supplies aud monies should be sent.
We need no more doctors, but want some
more nurses. Send all supplies and mon
les by express to the Howard Association
at Grenada. We can't use checks, drafts
or postofice orders.
w, H. BEATTY, NJ. D.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 3l.-Subscriptions
to the Southern relief fund now exceeds
$4,000,
DETROIT, Aug. 3l.-The amount of
subscriptions to the stricken ones in De-
troit up to this evening foots up SO, ,534.
ST. Louis, Aug. 3l.-The Merchants
Exchange fever fund now exceeds $l4,-
900 and several solicitors have not yet re-
ported.
CAIRO, Aug. 3l.-The committee ap
pointed last night collected to-day about
5000 for the fever sufferers. This is ex.
elusive of private subscriptions.
MEMPHIS. Aug. 3l.-The official record
to-day exhibits l4S new cases for twenty.
four hours ending at 6 D. rn.. and seventy.
seven deaths for the same period. Volun
teer physicians continue to arrive. Five
from the Ohio Board Of Health, DIR. Nc
Cormick, from Indiana, and DR.. E. T.
Easly, from Little Rock, arrived to-day
Il. Gazelle was accompanied by corps o.
thirty nurses.
Among the most recent cases of yellow
fever are H. S. Lan6ium. city editor o
the Avalanche, and p. R. Athy, chief O
police. R. A. Thompson, is also down
but doing we'll. Jos. Russell, Superinten
uCul vi IuO O0N GCliOWS ulSu duU
was buried to-day. 0nr druggists are work
ed down and there it urgent need of pre-
scription clerks of experience and wht
have had the fever. Howard HeyEann
died to-day, and J. s. Robinson, one o.
the principal druggists, closed his estab
lishment to-day and left the city to ge
rest. j. G. Armstrong. photographer
died of the fever to-day at Covineton
Upton county and two other cases are re
ported there.
The fever continues to spread anon,
the negroes, whole families being pros
trated, but it is hoped with the late addi
ton to the medical corps that they vii
hereafter receive attention.
In front of the commissary department
of the Citizens Relief Committee to da,
fully 1000 negroes were assembled all day
The committee is laboring hard to NEE
the necessities of all, and good other pre-
walls.
At meeting of the Howard Association
to-day A. D. Langstaff was elected presi
dent.
| CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.-The contribution
20 the citizens committee for yellow feve
sufferers to-day it $l8'740; contribution
through other sources, SIS, ,582, total $34
322.
| CLEVELAND, Aug. 31.-Total contri
buttons to the yellow fever sufferers, So
0O0
| VICKEBKRG. Aug. 3l.-Two hundre
and four new cases and ten deaths in til
past tweuty-four hours.
The fever has appeared at Greenvill,
Mississippi Two deaths are reported
The people are panic stricken, and fyin
from town.
Typographical Union No lS5 appeals
T sister unions for assistance. Remit |
! Michael T. Battle, Secretary.
MEMHHIs, Aug. 3l.-The attention
, the health officers has been called
r Whittemore, in which five deaths have o
| Cured. One woman, who died at nit
night, Friday, still lies in the house. A
unknown man, sick in a back room, VI
not heard from for several DAYS Th
D evening a physician visited the hous
broke into the room of the sick man, al
. found his stiff remains lying abaudont
on the bed, dirty sheet thrown over II
$ face. and the bed spattered with bla,
+ Yemit.
i The sanitary police have been instruC
ed to break into the house where tn,
have reason to believe there are uuatten
ed sick or dead persons.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81. About s.
Loco was collected here to-day for the sout
Stockton raised ST. 200 and more to CON
! Livermore Committee. 800.
New ORLEANS. Aug. 3l.-From no
TO p. NJ, twenty-seven deaths were l
: ported.
: Geo. Burns, manager of the Weste
! Union Telegraph Office, in this city. di
: to-day after twelve days illness, age
!, He leaves wife and eight children.
- Henry Hahn, alias Lee, who shot a
instantly killed Henry Murphy, last ST.
day morning, died of yellow fever tod
st at the parish prison. This is the &
ID case of fever at the prison this season.
10 The Peabody subsistence associati
he announced the distribution of supplies
lg day. They issued 4,389 rations to {
Id persons. The officers of the associat
report contributions coming in literally
Superintendent David Flannery, of
Western Union Telegraph Company
:: gone to Grenada to re-open telegrap
q communication. Three operators th
" are down with the fever.
JACKSON. Miss. Aug. 3l.-One de-
from yellow fever is reported here.