Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-30
BAD Weather all Along the Line-NO Ma
terial Increase in Cases in Grenada
Butler Anderson Doing Well
Startling Figures from
Vicksburg where 1919 New Cases and II
Deaths are RepOrted-New Orleans,
Almost Stationary, Reports 40
New Cases and 80 Deaths.
ChOppin's Water-Cure Case Dead-What
He Has to Say about It-Students
and Physicians Sick at the Char
ity HOspital-COntributi
COHeeViIle, Miss.

COHeeVfAles MISS.
Special to the Appeal
CoFFEEvILLE, August %, p.m.-We
are proud to say that we airs still free from
the scourge, yellow-fever, although our sister
town, Grenada, is still suffering beyond de-
scrIptOn. We do not think we will have it,
with the precautions used. The president of
the board of health has decided that a car
lead of heart lumber from the south shall not
enter our city. God grant it may save us.
Grenada, Hiss.
Special to the Appeal
GRENADA, Miss, August 29.-Dr. War
rem Stone reports Anderson's condition as
being very favorable. Rev. L. II. Haddock
died this morning. J. X. Wood Is very low
Redding, the telegraph operator, was taken
sick to-day. T. J. BROGAN,
Special to the Appeal
GRENADA, August CIV. M. Redding,
operator Western Union telegraph company,
was taken with the fever. Mr.. Heberg IS in
charge of the Office there. Z. W. GIBSON.
Bailey Springs, Ala.
Special to the Appeal
BAILEY SPRINGS, August 29.-Last night
a concert was given here by Memphis and
Florence musicians, which was great sue
cess and Melted one hundred and seventy two
dollars and seventy-two cents for the yellow
fever sufferers of Memphis, which has to-day
been forwarded to Chas. G. Fisher, chairman
Of the relief committee. We will repeat at
Florence, Tuscumbia, and perhaps Hunts
vile, for the same object. The ChlCEasaws
number about thirty men, and are actively
drilling. No scare at Florence or at Bailey.
Florence has acted with generosity and hu-
mauity in regard to the matter, offers an adj
mirable example of calmness amid tue pre-
vailing excitement
Canton, Miss,
From an Appeal CORRESPONDENT
RAILROAD HOTEL, CAMDEN, MISS, Au-
gust 27.-Camden, once beautiful place, is
now dead. The people are dying very fast,
from four to six every day, white and black.
You cannot muster corporal's guard of
white men here, notwithstanding it was once
town Of thirty-fv hundred inhabitants.
Not a storehouse is open, and nothing but
the hearse and coffin, and Uice reJ'sG, are
passing through the streets. Not soul have
| seen around the Square. Miss Annie Ac-
Gle, Mrs. Darrell, Mr.. Fulton, DR.. M'Key,
the three Misses Henry. Miss Beuttal, etc,
are the victims for the last two or three days,
and also many negroes. Forty-bve or nifty
cases are here now, and not single person
has recovered that has been attacked. 1t is
awful and heart rending here. Those few
left here are almost scared to death. Shall
send more notes before leaving here. ALMA.
Holly Springs, Miss.
Special to the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS, August 29.-Miss
Della Lake, of Grenada, died here, of Gre
NADIA fever, Thursday morning. A. t. Will
shire, of the Memphis Howard association,
who has been nursing in Grenada, and came
here to see his child, who has Grenada fever,
has taken it himself. He has a good nurse,
and is doing well. Our other patients are
convalescing Daily shipments of supplies
20 from here to Grenada. If Governor Stone
would act as the necessities of the situation
demand, he could do great deal of good to-
ward relieving the suffering in the infected
places, and restoring confidence throughout
the State. So fan he has done nothing. The
secretary of state is the only State officer at
his post. The rest are gone, while there is
not case of fever at Jackson. In times like
these State officials should be at the front
Governor Stone is brave and true man, and
now has an opportunity to prove himself
statesmen worthy of the highest responsible
ity. Will he do sof
Davenport, Iowa.
DAVENPORT, IA, August 29.-Yellow-
fever subscriptions, five hundred dollars.
san Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 29.-The produce
exchange this morning raised seven hundred
dollars. A committee was appointed to raise
more.
Little Rock, Ark.
LITTLE Rock, August 29.-Dr. h. L. Eas-
ley, with twelve nurses from the Howard as
ISOLATION of this place, leaves tomorrow for
Memphis. One thousand dollars was raised
here to-day for the yellow-fever sufferers.
Council Bluffs. Iowa.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, August 29.-Over one
thousand dollars was donated by the citizens
various benevolent societies of Council Bluffs,
to-day, for the relief of the yellow lever sut-
ferers in the south. The money will be for
warded immediately.
Vicksburg.
ViCKsBURG, August 29.-0ne hundred
and twenty-nine new cases and seventeen
deaths. Among the dead this afternoon was
J. p. Allen, city editor OF the Herald. There
was continuous rain from an early hour last
night up to noon to-day.
Pittsburg, Pa.
PITTsBURG, August 29.-John Van Horne,
general superintendent of the southern divl-
sion OF Western Union telegraph company
and chairman of the Telegraphers aid assocla-
ton, was directed to draw on the committee
here, to-day, for two hundred dollars.
New York.
NEW YORK, August 29.-Another five
thousand dollars was sent to the fever. strick-
en- cities to-day. Brooklyn Is moving to raise
funds, and collections In churches are repre-
seuted. The police authorities are pif cling
boxes in the hotels and restaurants to receive
contributions from everybody.