The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-10
YELLOW FEVER.
TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TH Rec
NEW CASES AT NEW ORLEANS.

ANOTHER SAD DAY FOR THE BORROWING
AND SUFFERING PEOPLE OF MEMPHIS
MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF
HEALTH TO REMOVE SURVIVORS FROM THE
CITY.
New ORLEANS September S.-New cases.
223; deaths, 81.
Weather cloudy and showcry in the fore
noon, heavy rain in the afternoon maximum
thermometer, S3.
Samuel K Shepard, son of w. G. Shep-
ard, died to-day.
Dr. Boardus, of the Howard Association,
was taken down.
The wife Of Secretary Southmayd, of the
Howard association, and five children are
down with the fever.
The Towards to-day received the follow
ing kilograms.
PoRT GIBSON, September S.-Please send
us five good colored female nurses by rail
to Nicksburg and Grand Gulf with all dis
patch. Let them be good ones. There is
great suffering, especially among the color.
ed people. Seventy-nine deaths to date.
Thanks for shipments Of ice, tea and crack
ers. Please send five casks of ice by each
packet. SignedD JAS. A. GAGE,
President OF Howard Assn.
VicKsBuRG, September S.-Right Rev.
Bishop Elder is reported dying. He re-
ceived the last sacrament tonight in form
from the Archbishop of your city.
Signed W. NJ. RocKwooD.
President Aoward Association
The Young Mems Christian Association
report tifty-two new cases Of fever. Total
cases 70 date 053.
The society of ST. Vincent dc Paul makes
n second appeal, and bcgs other conferences
TO advise their friends 10 contribute either
in money, food or clothing, intended for
distribution to the scourge-stricken poor
looking to the society for help, to direct to
+, DouMEING, NJ. D., President.
PLAQUEMlNE PARISH, September 5.
To the Agent of the Associated Press.
We are in the midst OF u raging pcstl-
lcncc, and of our two physicians only one
is on duty, DR.. P. S. Postel, who reports
to-day over 100 cases of fever under his
observation, all within the limits of our
small town. Up to date twenty.seyen
deaths have occurred. DR.. s, d. Schwing
is down with fever. Fever is on the in
crease. Business is suspended. Our fnan-
cial resources are insufficient to relieve
many poor in distress We are sadly in
want. viii not the country send us helpt
Our people are struggling nobly against the
scourgc.
CuAs. O. ZAuvE, mayor.
ThelIowrads report Az new cases, includ-
ing the sick and destitute.
The store Of Wung Cung, no Canal
street, took fire to-day; Mrs. Brown resided
up stairs. Her husband and four children,
sick with fever, escaped by going over to
L0pez's, next door. Damage $500 to stock
Joe Chez and John Lee, two clerks, were
arrested, charged from information received
with setting fire to the store.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, September s.-Anothcr sad
day has passed and near IN hundred fresh
mounds are added to our cemeteries and
the pottcr's field. The total number OF in
tcrmen,s reported up to 6 p, IN. are seventy
one, with one firm Of undcrtakcrs to hear
from, which will make the deaths this day
in the ncighborhood Of one hundred. On
ly partial reports of new cases have been
made to-day. Physicians are so pressed
for time that Il majority prefer to violate the
ordinance requiring them to report to neg
clcting the sick. Six resident physicians
re port nincty-six new cases, and it is is safe
to assert that the number of new cases to.
day is near 200,
A meeting of the prominent members OF
the Howard association and Citizens Relief
cummitteo was held this morning, ut which
it was determined, Ms u means OF forcing
many people TO leave the city, that no more
rotions would be issued in the city to those
not sick, but that camp could be estal'
lished ut various points removed from the
city, and that those removing would be sup
piled with food. A committee. consisting
OF Cen Luke Il. Wright, Maj. j. :. Pres
tidgc, &. q. Fisher A. d. Logstalf, E'
Mayor, John johnson and DR., W. II, Sogers'
was appointed to carry out this measure
Rev. l.. =. Shaylcr, Of Holy lnnocents
church, lIobokcn, n. Y, has arrived to sup
ply the place of Rev. G, G. Parsons, rcct +
OF Grace Episcopal church.
A. Il. Cook, of the Howard association,
died tonight This makes four OF the
membership Of twcnty.onc who have died
IN the past week. -Four more are sick.
M,.a Eu,no llnn,nr nf CINCINNATI "A