The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-28

and IL deaths. To-day the number oi
new cases Is lS and deaths s. After hav-
ing re.counted FIVE different times the re-
liei committee yesterday numbered only
one-DH. Manning, ofAustin, Tex, Lewis,
Of Denison Tex, and Tennis Of TINS place,
losttheir lives while fighting this dreadful
scourpe. Drs, seguin, ofg Louisiana, and
sheldon. of sthe Can't Get Away Club Of
Mobile, aud Drs. Mckee, Daniels, Dkan-
cy and West, OF this place, have had the
fever and are all conyalescing. Drs. Nc.
Kee and Seguin have already resumed
their work. and the others will soon fol-
low. DR.. John Rose, OF Clarksville, Tenn.
asurgeop in. the .. y, payy, and absent on
leave, volunteered Ills services, andds here
In this death spot working day and night.
Charles Walker, OF Hartford, Conn,
who came here under the auspices OF the
II. NJ. c. A. OF New Orleans, discharged
his duty like true Christian, and the last
thing he did before he fell was to make a
wreath to place on the grave OF Sister
Stella OF Bethl hem Acanemy. whose
character was as peaceful as Christians
could be. Walker has every attention be.
slowed upon him and his life will be saved
ifliitman efforts can do It. n .tsE.6i
Thus ends the chapter, and we look Tor
tomorrow with anxiety inexpressibly
Keen. / would be glad II you would state
TO the thousands who have so generally
contributed to our wants, that due ac-
acknowledgements will be made as soon as
clerks can be obtained There is not one
here now who has been in the office more
than two days. Every morning vacancies
tell the story that letters and kilograms
must 90 unanswered.
iSiened1 w. J.L, HOLLAND,
Chairman Relief Committee.
BAD EXPECT OF TUE HOWARD ANNOUNCEMENT.
NEw ORLEANS, September %. Thos.
Layton. Treasurer Of the Catholic Relief
Association, RENTED to st. Georges So
ciety to-day two hundred and fifty dollars
otherwise the society would have been
compelled to stop issuing supplies to the
poor, their funds being exhausted.
The late notice of the Howard Associa-
ton thSt they did not want any further
assistance for themselves caused contribu-
tions to st. Georges and other societies In
the country and abroadto stop. Adds still
urgently solicited for st. Georges, the
French Relief Society, the Young Mems
Christian Association and the Hebrew Be-
neyolent Association.
yIcHsBuRd AGAIN CALLS FOR HELP.
yicKspuRe, September 27. Weather
warm and cloudy. Mercury 93'. The
fever is increasing again, which is caused
by refugees from the country returning to
lyicksburg. The fever issogeneral through
out Warren county that the refugees pre-
fer coming back to Yicksburg rather than
remain in the country. where proper treat
ment Is SO difficult to obtain. Deaths, II.
The following explainsitself:
vIeksBuRd, September give regret
to say that the fever is gaining dreadful
headway at all thesurrounding points and
we are hourly called upon for assistance
in money, medicines, food, doctors and
nurses, and we must again appeal to the
world to aid us in alleviating their wants.
We are doing all in our power to assist
their distress and wants, but require fur
ther aidas we are medinm OF distribution
for the surrounding country fortifty miles.
AT Bovina, where week ago there was
not case, there Is now 10 or so cases.
The fever has also broken out at Edwards,
Smiths and other stations between this
point and Meridian, where they have here
tofore had no fever. Appeals have also
reached US from Goodrich, Henderson and
other. points along the line OF the Missis-
sipni river between hore and Greenville. ? \