Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-12
THE YELLOW sCOURGE.
NO DIMINUT1ON IN ITS FEARFUL
RATAGES.
lew Cases and Death Roll Still on the In
crease-Frightfu1 Mortality Record at
Memphis, New Orleans, and Other Points
Contributions of the Charitable Steadily
Increasing.

contributions of the Charitable Steadily
Increasing.
The iSc0asrge.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 11.-Weather cloudy,
cool and windy. New cases 1853; deaths 80.
The deaths include 81 minors, % being under
years. Among the deaths are Matilda 1sa-
dore, aged 10, and second daughter of the late
e. W. Barnes, and son of f. K. Southwark, of
the Towards.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 11.-Deaths from noon
to-day to p. M, twenty-six. The Peabody
Subsistence Association to-day issued 26 $50
rations on 3,79O acquisitions
BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE, Sept. 11.-Board Of health
official for "a hours ending 8 A. NJ. this morn
ing: New cases "a; deaths 8; total cases to
date 297; total deaths %.
The Towards, by their thorough and sys-
tematic organization, have saved many lives
that otherwise would have been lost through
neglect Attention is promptly Given to each
case reported. Our physicians are
untiring, and aR yet have not asked to
be reinforced. The Towards have now some
fifty nurses out. The measures adopted are
keeping down all panic. 1t is evident, how
| ever, that the trying ordeal is now before us,
and our people will, believe, meet it calmly.
A cold norther is blowing this morning.
(Signed) LEON GARTREMsKI, Mayor.
PORT GIBSON.
PORT GIBSON, Sept. Ito Associated Press:
Please tender to friends in every part of our
country a thousand thanks from Thousand
grateful hearts for the liberal donations which
viii be definitely acknowledged when we can
do SO through the local press. Our papers are
not issued at present. Please say to all that
when the remittances of which we have been
advised come to hand we will have enough, and
further assistance will not be necessary.
| (Signed,) JAMES A. GAGE,
President Howard Association.
CAIRO.
| CAIRO Sept. lin answer to anxious in
quiries from various points, DR.. Demming
hands us the following statement: 'The cases
at Mr.. Porter's which were reported as yellow
fever are only bilious fever. and the usual
type of this part of the Mississippi valley.
They are all convalescing and have had no
symptoms of yellow fever.
| (Signed) G. M. DEFINING,
Quarantine Physician"
No fever in the city, and with the present
cool weather there is a general feeling that
Cairo will escape visitation of the scourge.
| The mayor and attorney of Covington, KY.
sent the city National bank here contribution
of $3.50 for the destitute at Hickman, KY,
there being no express or telegraphic commu-
nication.
| Messrs. Holiday Bros. to-day sent their tug
down with donation Of 100 sacks of flour on
their own account.
HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. 11.-There is a great
deal to say but little time to prepare in, and
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the most faithful of operators. Some time l
will speak of him. The death list yesterday
and to-day is as follows: VIM. Crump, Mrs.
DIR. Dougherty, g. L. johnson, colored, Mrs.
G. s. Pryor, w. r. Marrett, W. @. Wooley
Chas. Chenoweth, Mrs. V. Smith, colored,
Alex. sypher, E. T. Buckley's child, Mr..
Ratter, R. W. Fort, Father Obert,
A. A: Armstrong, Chas. Schneider. Winfield
Featherstone, Jr., Clarisse Davis, colored-l8.
We have these new cases: Eliza, Davidson s
son, Mrs. J. c. Walker G. Lea, colored, Mrs.
P. A, Willis, Samuel Kimball, R. G. Perkins,
express agent, Kimballs sister Victoria,
Samuel @. Caldwell, Mrs. Ashford. Henry
have helped accept our prayerful thanks.
We have no banks, our banker is dead, and no
post Office order arrangements. Send funds by
express. Need doctors, supplies and money.
(Signed) w. L. HOLLAND,
Chairman of the relief committee.
! CANTON, MISS.
CANTON, Miss, Sept. 1l.-New cases in the
last twenty-four hours, fifteen; deaths four, to-
| witt Mrs. DR.. Reid. John Reid B. c. Cough
and Vim. Welsh. Weather cloudy with some
rain. The thermometer stands at 81 degrees.
| (Signed) ROBERT POWELL, Mayor.
GALLIPOLIs.
GALL1PoLIs, Sept. lin the plague ship,
John Porter, and in radius of three miles,
tho northern boundary of which is within two
miles of the city, there is reported to be from
fifteen to twenty cases of yellow fever and
seven deaths since Sunday morning. Every
precaution is being taken to prevent it's obtain
ing hold in the town by closely quarantining
all points of entrance and the free use of dis
infectants, but much excitement prevails and
citizens are sending their families away in all
directions. Capt. John Porter arrived this
morning, and in consultation with the board
of health agreed to do anything to prevent
the further spread of the plague from his
| boat, and it was decided to scuttle and sink
! her.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 1.-THE Towards have beer
instructed to draw on the mayor of this city
for another $500. The societies connected with
st. Patrick's church to-day forwarded $3.50 t.
| Memphis, and the turner's sent $35 to st. Louis
I! for use in New Orleans. The Masonic lodge
| here has signed contract agreeing to give sc
much for the year till the plague is ended.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-THE weather is clear but
cool. Two undertakers report ffty-six deaths
up to noon. Among the dead are D. Deicke
Miss Bray Bennett, Morton Pike, Isaac Leo
pold, F. w. Register, and Herbert L. Landrum
city editor of the Avalanche, is reported dying
His mother is also dying. George Lonsdale il
down. r. B. Clark has been appointed in hi
stead as treasurer of the citizens relief com
mittee. Mr.. Knowlton, acting postmaster
having been taking sick. w. j. Chase, one o
the bondsmen Of the late postmaster, Thomp
son, this morning took charge of the postoffice
and requests that no money be sent here b,
postofice orders. as the Office force is so small
that nothing can be done except delivering
mails Only seven coffin-makers are left il
the city. A. D. Langstaf, president of tn
Howard association, has telegraphed to Rich
mond, Ind. and Cincinnati for 1000 ready
made collins.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-THE weather has bee
cool to-day, which was unfavorable to the sick
The official report of the board of health show
l04 deaths, of which nineteen were colored
and sixty five new cases, of which twelv
were colored. The medical corps Of the How
ard association report twenty-five new cases
To guard against any mistake to the under
taker, and to expedite the buria
of the pauper dead, presiden
Ian gstaff, of the Howard association to-da
ordered 1000 collins which will be brought t
the city and used occasion demands. Til
action of VIM. J. Chase in assuming charge O
the postoffce, was approved by M. s. Nichol
and G. G.. Fisher the bondsmen Of the late +
A. Thompson, who yet remain in Memphis.
NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 11.-No further cases q
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