The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-09

W. w. Harris, President Of the MOI
Union Printers Relief Association, al
peals to nom Union printers foraid for tn
sick. u5lia 3tal
Ngw ORLEANS, September z l0:l5 p. y
Applications for Relief to the Howar
Association, 1882; TO the Young Men
Christian Association, 02.
The Howard Association received tn
following:
Our little band Of workers has dwindle
down to less than o corporaPs guard. Dl
Fountain wasscized byfever this mornin:
No abatement in the spread OF the feve
We are not discouraged. VIII work 0
long as strength holds out.
WARaES STONE, NJ. D.
yIcEspraG, September T. -Thirty.thre
deaths mn 10 twelve o'clock. William A
Harrison, Secretary OF the Howard Assc
ciation, died to-day. Captain McGrady
Of the steamer Joseph Spangler, and Il. Z
Benson arc among the prominent cases.
The Steamboatmen's Relief Association
have received donations amounting L
three thousand four hundred dollars. TIL,
Howard Association to-day sent DIR. Mage,
to Plaquemine, and will send nurse
there tomorrow. Theyalso sent six nurse
to Ocean Springs, and seventeen TO Green
vile. ,,5 -ae.
ucEsBuRe. &
yfcKspuRc, September Z. -Welther fail
and very warm. Thermometer 95o. The
fever continues increasing in the SAINT
proportion as last week. II is estimatcG
that nearly $500 are down. Deaths to-
day thirty-one twehtysone whites and ter
blacks. Among the deaths to-day was
WiIIium S. Harrison, Secretary OF the
Howard Association: among the new
cases arc Colonel c. G. Flowerree, banker
and ice merchant, and d. A. Culley, mer.
chant. Right Rev. Bishop Elderis re-
ported in critical condition tonight. His
ease was thought to be q mild one, but II
his suddenly assumed very alarming symp-
toms. =. a..
The fevcrat Greenvilte, Miss, Is steadi.
" increasing. The new cases are esti-
mated ut twenty, deaths seven.
GRENADA.
GRENADA, Septembv'7. j. G. Fountain,
IiaaM correspondent, and A. j. Ball,
railroad agent, were stricken to-day.
Since last report there have been eight
deaths and four new cases. Themalig-
nifty Of the fever supasses anything in tho
previous experience OF the oldest physi-
clans. Very few escape who are attacked.
Grenada is no longer city : 1t is morgue.
uu PORT GIBSON, MISSISSIPPI
ISDIAxApoLls, ND, September This
afternoon James NJ. Kennard received o
telegram from Port Gibson, Missippi, stat
ing that there had been 420 cases and 20
deaths. The population OF 9, 900 has dwin-
died to $50, and hut 30 well ones were left.
Tonight Mrs. Mary James, an invalid lady
received dispatch from New Orleans an
nounclng the fatal illness OF her children.
Her husband sends word that 1t is certain
death, and forbids her from returning
home. To-day Father Bessonies, Vicar
General, made request TO go to Vicksburg
to assist Father Leroy, but Bishop Chatard
refused the request. Contributions to-day
amounted to several hundred dollars, and
series OF entertainments have been ar
ranged for next week In aid OF the work.
,g HICKMAN, KENTUCKY.
IIcKMAS, September !. But few people
remain in town. Most Of the sick are doing
well. DIR. Faris, OF the Relief Committee,
reports three deaths and four new cases.
THE FEVER UNDER CONTROL At HICKMAN. 4
HrckMAS, September S.-The following
dispatch was sent to-day to DR.. Dunning
at Cairo: .s-,l.
srrhe telegraph operator is down with
fever. Thisdisease isyellow fever beyond
question. Fifty or more are sick or con-
valescing; some will die. About GO whites
and $50 blacks are in town. The worst Is
over; the physicians here have control OF
the disease. Guard your quarantine and
you will save your people.
[Signedl LUKE L. BLAcEBuRS.'
a CASE AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, September . Mrs.
NJ. P. Martin, who arrived from Martins
Station last night with a large party OF
refugees, was prostratcd to-day with fever
and carried. to the Infirmary. The case
produced Il sensation. The fever is raging
at Martins on the Northwestern road, ex-
tending even into the country. Twenty
cases are reported. Some days ago a ca :
arrived from Grenada, and was iUnded
with corn By four men. These have died,
and thus the scourge was introduced. 2 (,
BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE.
BRowSsviLLE,S September There were
eleven new cases and three deaths mere
to-day. DIR. Howell is resting well. mt
tus, OF Memphis, and 0henGhain, n How
ard, and four other. are not hopeful. me
colored people met tonight and organized
a relief force; The receipt OF c9ntribn'
tons is liberal,
HOLLY STRINGS.
uo,ty SpR,ycs september Arrived
TODAY: DIR. Seguin, of>New.- Orleans, Is
nurses and one componnder; Dr. A. Fl.
Sheldon and druggist barnes, OF the Mo-
bile Can't-Get:.Away Club; DEs; swearin;
gen md Manning, OF Austin, Texas, and
three nurses from Memphis. All our doc
tors and nurses are IRON distance. we
now have an express agent and postmaTs-
ter, and We are thoroughly organized. II
oanfau Nhut Gnlly SnFinVI haa n muIfiflnn