Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-13
Grand Junction, Tenn.

Grand Junction, Tenn.
| GRAND JUNCTION, Sept 12.-Yellow fever
cases, IS; deaths. 2.
New ORLEANS, September 12.--At Ocean
| Springs, Mss, ten cases fever, all doing
well.
Baton Rouge, La.
BATON RonGE, September 12.-New cases
past twenty-four hours, thirty-fve; deaths
Canton, Mics.
CANTON, Sept. I2-There is no abate-
ment of the scourge. New cases for the last
"a hours, 20, deaths, 2. Weather cold and
windy.
Louisville. Ry.
LOUISVILLE. Sept. l2.-Pat Coffee and
family of six were taken with the fever to-
day. They are from Memphis, and came to
Louisville some days ago. All possible aid
is given the sufferers who come to Louisville,
al under tno circumstances will the city
be quarantined.
PIttsburg, Pa
PITTsBURG, September PA special
from Parker city says Signor Polo Tragne
devoted one pint of peanuts to Parker ex-
change, to be sold at auction for the benefit
of the Howard association at New Orleans.
The proceeds of the sale amounted to two
hundred dollars and eighty cents; prices paid
ranged from one to fifteen dollars per nut.
This is in addition to other subscriptions
made by exchange.
Holly Springs. Miss.
New ORLEANS, September PA dis
patch from Holly Springs says: Many of
your nurses are frightened, and FIVE are leav-
ing for New Orleans to-day. For Gods sake
send US ten more nurses and two more ply
siclans. H. W. WALTER,
President.
HOLLY SPRINGS, September 1--we have
no bank Supplies should be sent by ex-
press. The fever Is fearful. and we need
help. Deaths to-day, ]. R. Dancy and wife,
Miss Virginia Read, Monassa Lynch, colored,
Henry Epas, colored. Twenty-six new cases,
fourteen white, twelve colored.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, September 12.-Quite a heavy |
frost here and IN the vicinity last night, and |
the temperature favorable for still heavier |
one tonight. Whatever apprehension may |
have prevailed anywhere as to yellow fever |
being or coming here, may now be removed |
with absolute safety, for the remarkable cold |
change in the weather has rendered it utterly |
for that disease to exist in this |
city. Health Commissioner Francis has rec |
to the board of health that the |
quarantine regulations be modified so as to |
allow all Ohio river boats, and all passengers, |
whether by river or by rail, who are not sick,
to come directly to the city.
Grenada. Miss.
GRENADA, September 12.-Fourteen new
cases and two deaths to-day. DIR. Veasey,
who rode on a locomotive last evening to
Gaines, twelve miles north, to visit a sick
man, On his return discovered fire in a lot of
straw in a public room of the Chamberlain
house. He extInguished it before damage |
Had it not been for mis- timely ar
rival, the hotel with twenty odd patients
would have been destroyed. The fire was
,aused by the explosion of a coal-oil lamp.
NJ will 0hoh lu |
lie tonight; they are both entirely uncon-
cious Frank Shaw, of Mobile, and Mrs.
cole died last night. The end haI not yet
'ome.
New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Sept 12-The death list
contains the names of ten children under
even years.
DR.. Herndon died to-day of the fever.
mon9 the new cases are T.. II. H. Cottrell,
well known telegrapher, Thomas K. Gra-
am, clerk in the Western Union telegraph
flee, and Father Charles.
DIR. L. G. Herndon, aged 40, who died to-
ay, was formerly a surgeon IN the United
tates army. He complained of feeling I'M
yell Sunday morning, but having eighty
ases OF fever under treatment as a voiun-
Ger physician OF the Young Mems Christian
ssociatioa, remained on duty until 6 p. M, |
hereby greatly lessening his chances of re-
overy.
CAIRO, ILL.,, September 12.-Thos. Nally. |
1Itor Of the Bulletin, died to-day of what
IL physicians pronounced at the last moment
be yellow-fever. Paxe Mulkey, an en-
loye Of the Bulletin, is very low with the
lme complaint. The Bulletin, of this morn /
lg, reported Nally recovering from bilious
ver and until noon this was believed to be
&c fact. The announcement of these two
lses as yellow-iever has caused quite an ex
and many are leaving the city to-
ght Proper precautions have been taken
prevent spread of the infection. The
nblication of the Bulletin has been tempo
.rily suspended. No other cases are yet re-
0rted.
Vicksburg
VIcKsBURG, Sept. 12.-Cloudy and very
I'D, with strong north wind since yesterday.
"a.
Among the deaths to-day are ID. A. Gully, !
erchant, anu Drs. Potts and Bichfeldt, of
who came here to aid the suf !
rers Two doctors, Bichfeldt and Norris, q
it'll ten nurses, camo here from Chattanooga,
nd both doctors are dead, and nine nurses
re sick. 1t is best for physicians and nurses
rat have not had the fever to kci S~y
ON Vicks burg. They are almost Ct RI ia 10
2 attacked by the fever, and as in the case
use of Drs. Bichteldt and Norris, may prove
tai. The fever III this section is far more
lalignant than that of 1853 The deaths
wer} AZ. to-day 81. The new cases
re unknown, but it is generally thought by ,
lie druggists the fever is decreasing IN new
lses for want of material. The fever Is
,reading throughout Warren county. The
oward Association estimates the cases at
100 and the deaths at 500 since the few n