Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-24
YELLOW JACK.
MORE oUr.oEraEwAY PLACn
AFFLICTED.

o. Nsw Orisass-LAssss from al
fstats.
MrxruIs. Sept. 2s.-Ths weather has
turned warm again. which Is favorable
to the spreading Of the disease. Since
last night John @. Nisman. Alex. W.
Mcconnell aud John W. Lewis have
died. Martin Griffin, cashier Of the
German National Bank. was taken down
this morning.
NEW ORLrASs. Sept. 23.-Dsaths. A.;
new cases reported. 1874; total cases to
date. 1911 deaths. 2.5l4. Captain
Thomas Taylor. formerly master Of the
steamboat Erie. died at Bay City Sstur-
day OF the fever.
Following are dispatches and appeals
TO the Towards:
SourHwEsr Pass CusroM STATION. Sep
tsmbsr 23.-ssnd . doctor and nurses
at once. The fever IL raging here.
W.. II. CuLLuN.
wNoSA. Miss. Sept. 2s.-ssnd q
good fever physician, one female and
two male nurses. B. F. WARD.
In response to the above DR.. T. ].
Wolf with nurses goes 10 winona to-
morrow.
Puor Towx. SOUTHWEST Pass. Sept.
23.-Dr. Booth. from Burass settlement,
Ia assisting me here. We have So cases,
including convalsscents under treatment.
There are three new cases. No deaths
in the last twenty.four hours.
DaEw. II. d.
HoILr SrRrSos, Sept. 23.-Grand
Junction appeals to rs for aid. Over o
hundred cases. and no organization for
relief until to-day. They need nurses,
money and supplies. Do all you can
for them. W. Il. ]. HOLLAND.
NEw ORLEANS. Sept. 23.-The How.
ards have . dispatch from V~icksburg
announcing the arrival there Of the
steamer Blanche Porter. sent from New
Orleans with doctors and nurses and
supplies for Grsenville. which point she
will reach at 8 p. u. tomorrow. DR..
Warren Stone leaves for Donaldsonvills
tonight. DR.. Adams and ten nurses
leave for Holly Springs In the morning.
v~IcKssuRo, Sept. 23.-weathsr clear
and warm. A light rain fell last night
and early this morning. Thermometer
9l0. Six deaths occurred on Sunday
and 20 new cases. and to-day seven
deaths are reported. n Of them from
the country.
The Howard Association will send to.
morrow tho steamer Kate Dixon 10
Greenvills, Miss. conveying money and
contributions Of ice. provisions. doctors
and nurses. The fever has decreased 80
much here that the visiting physicians
and nurses are going TO other points.
The yellow fever 10 reported at Delta.
Louisiana, three miles below Vicksburg.
NEw ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-Ths follow
ing explains itself:
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 2S.-To the
Free Mssons and Odd Fellows OF the
United States /: In behalf Of u afflicted
brethren and their families In our fever.
stricken communities, and In behalf OF
hundreds Of others who have been re-
lisvsd by your timely and generous
benehcenos, ! return you profound
thanks for the noble response that you
have sent to u appeals for help. /
have thereby been enabled 10 answsr
promptly every call from the ten places
IN the State where the fever Is prevail
ing and with the funds on hand and now
coming will doubtless bs able TO meet
sysry demand. Should there be any
surplus II will DO distributed as judi.
ciously a. possible for the benefit Of
hundreds OF orphans bsqueathsd by the
plague TO the impoverished communi.
ties, and in their behalf would still On.
list your generous sympathy. The 70.
lief received through me has been dis
pensed % far az practicable through the
| committees OF both orders, without 70.
gard TO race, color or creed. Such has
been the expressed wish OF nearly every
lodge and brother contributor. i have
now obtained lists Of families having
special claims upon our care. 90 that
none may DO overlooked In the distnbu.
tons. In due time Q full rapport OF this
good work will be given 10 the generous
contributors and TO the public. II will
DO q testimony 10 tho goodness and
gratitude Of the human heart.
J. l.. BRows.
Grand Secretary OF the Masons and
Grand Treasurer Of the Odd Fellows.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 23.-At the Howard
Headquarters there has been n con.
tinuous call for nurses. and the demand
has given employment to many who
were on the eve OF departure for their
homes thinking their services were NO
longer required. The Board Of Health
officially reports GA deaths for the
twenty. four hours ending at Q O'Clock
tonight. OF these % were colored.
This IL q great increase a. compared
with the day previous. when only ~
were reported.
sr. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-The yellow fever
fund now amounts 70 over $4,000, sx-
elusive OF the big concert proceeds.
NEW YoRx, Sept. 24.-The concert at
Gilmore's Garden last night for the re-
lief Of the yellow fever sutisrsrs. given
under the auspices Of the Hremsn's Ball
Committee OF the Old Volunteer Fire
Department. will net between $1,000
and $4,000.
CHicAoo, Sept. ga Times New Or
leans special says: The yellow fever 10
spreading into every locality. 1t has
not yet invaded Algisn, GrstnA and
Carrollton. The Third District and the
entire rear suburbs, heretofore enjoying
immunity. are now attacked with great
virulsnce. None Of these localities re-
port TO the Board OF Health, and NO sta
iistics OF the number attacked or those
who have died are kept.