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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-10-01

In Sundays issue of the APPEAL we pub
hshed complete list Of the physicians en-
ployed by the Howard association who are
on duty, who are sick, and who have died.
A careful review of that list shows that of
the whole number sick, dead, convalescent,
and those who have so far escaped, twenty
are from northern States; the rest, sixty
three, including nineteen Memphis phy-
sicians, are from southern States. Thus the
profession abroad has furnished us sixty-four
brave men, who, without adequate reward
for so noble and stlf-sscrifcing service,
have devoted themselves to. our sick during
an epidemic that has ragged with unexampled
herceness, killing seventeen of their number,
and leaving nine in a copdItion of slow con-
valescence. In addition to this roll of honor
we have to add the pamel of our own ply
sicians, thirty. FIVE of when entered upon
the work of coutending with the fever.
Twenty-Five Of these were taken sick, ten OF
the number dying, fouteen convalescing,
one, DIR. CavanauRh. being stilly confined to
his bed with what ia considered dangerous
attack. Taking the totals, we find that fifty
physicians have succumbed to the fever, OF
which number twenty-seven have died, and
twenty-three have convalesoed, many OF
them being in active practice again, as ear
nest and devoted to their work as ever. We
can hardly find words with which to express
our sense of the debt of gratitude which our
people owe to the physicians. those from abroad
especially. But for their stimely aid,
the labors they undertook, so many OF
them at the risk of life, the mortality, SC
appalling, most have been more so. Neither
money, medicines, supplies, nor nurses
would have availed anything to stay the
tidal wave of fever had not our local corpt
of physicians been SO heavily recruited, anG
recruited, too, by sonerof the ablest doctors
OF the cites or States they represent. AL
have been jealous in behalf Of the sick anC
suffering. All have been eager 10 advance
10y their endeavors the cause of the science
TO which they are pledged. The duties de
volving upon them, or which were self
imposed, have been well and truly per
formed. We will have done our duty onl,
when we have inscribed their names in i'm
perishable brass, that their self-sacrifcine
labors may be perpetuated' so long as tim,
shall last.
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lcvee in repair, and no other money has been
ased for that purpose. In the second place,
even though we could use, and were foolish
enough to ruin our river Commemorative
hlEds Of all we have--by doing so, it would
lake the Wharfage for seventy-five years to
pay fer sewering the city. But, thirdly, and
his we intend for the Ty..fes as well as Inc
Post, Memphis is burdened with debt olive
7nd a half million dollars, about one fourth
ot her taxable wealth, the interest on which
he cannot pay, and has not PAID FOR years,
md the principal Of which she has been try
ng to get her creditors to compound at the
'ate Of fifty cents on the dollar. With this
iebt overshadowing her, she cannot attempt
'nythlng In the way OF necessary pub
nc improvements, such IS paving the streets
Slth asphalt or stone, or constructing an
ample system of sewerage, of which the bayou
should be the great draining conduit Taxes,
IS fast as they are collected, are anticipated
~ judgments, by DEGREES of the United
States court and enforced by the U nited
states marshal, so that there is no seeming es-
cape for us from the cormorant greed of our
;rediiors on the one hand and the epidemic
IN the other. To pave the city properly
would cost one million five hundred thousand
iollars. and to sewer it as much more.
bankrupt, as we are, we see no way of ac-
'omplishing either, save by surrender of
our charter and the appointment of a re-
ceiver, who for five years would faithfully
apply all the revenues not needed to pay
hremen and policemen to that end. We
make this explanation to our cotempora-
RES, not unmlndful of the fact
that were it not that we can
not for our own credits sake look a gift
aorse in the mouth, we might invite the
Times to lecture the people of Chicago on
the condition of that sluggish river of excreta
which makes life sometimes uncomfortable to
our enterpnsing and generous friends of that
city; and ask the Post to hold its ancient
nose high In air while it discoursed, eloquently
as it can, upon the nameless and countless
'tenches that make the docks of New York a
iisgrace to our great commercial metropolis
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New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, September 29.-Weather,
deaths for the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon were 81; cases reported
during the week, 264; total cases to
date, 9258; total deaths to date 2810. Ol
the 264 cases reportsd to noon, only los have
occurred since September Doth. One hun
September 7th to the 2Sth, were reported by
one physician, of which only 35 dated since
September 18th.
Dr. J. Theus Taylor. lately of New York.
died at three o'clock this afternoon, of yell
low-fever. DR.. Taylor came here from New
York City, about three weeks ago, and vol
unteered mis- services to the Howard associa-
ton. He went to Morgan City and the La
gonda plantation, and returned Wednesday
evening. During the war DIR. Taylor was
medical director of the Trans Mississippi de-
partment, on the staff of E. Kirby Smith,
and when the State seminary at Alexandra
was converted into hospital, it was called
the Taylor hospital, in his honor.
DIR. Thos. Morley, of Bosto f*whe came
here some weeks ago and opened . store
under the City hotel, for the sale ofDr. Nor
ley 8 English remedy, SAID to be a sure cure
for fevers of every kind, died at nine o'clock
this morning of yellow-fever. The doctor
showed his faith by taking his own remedies,
refusing the attention of physicians.
Inc following shows the condltlon OF the
sick telegraphers: c. II. Smith, L. Sheldon,
Thomas E. Gorham, Robert Parsons, c, G.
Alleyn, Paul Leloup and and Frank Della
plane have all been on the streets; the two
last named were each in bed twenty-six days.
C. H. Cottrell is sitting up. Mr.. Miller,
James Maloney., Mr.. Matthews and Thomas
Rodgers are progressing favorably. G. Fitz-
simmons, an active member of the telegraph
ers' relief committee, was taken with the fe-
yer this morning. Of the ten original mem
bers of the committee seven have taken the
fever.
A dispatch from Holly Springs to the
Young Mems christian association announces
the death there of Charles II. Walker, a WIS.,
iting member from Hartford, Connecticut.
A dispatch to the Towards from Morgan
City reports the fever increasing, and asks
for money to pay nurses and enable the relief
committe to bury the dead.
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Bartlett, Tenn.
Annual CorresnOndenf

BARTLETT, September 27.-It has been
some time since the name of Bartlett has ap-
peared in the columns of your estimable pa
per. But if the press of Memphis overlooked
us during the excitement caused by the pre-
vailing epidemic, the devastating hand OF urSe
scourge has reached US, and taken within its
fatal grasp some of the brightest characters
which In times past have adorned our social
circles. IL. w. Ward John Forgey, Mrs
Jennie Graves, Arthur l.. Wright, Charles
Kortrecht and Mr.. and Mrs. Vegeli are
the names of those who have been called be-
yond the dark river, and their missing faces
form dreary void In our circle which moth
ing but time, the healer Of all earthly ills,
can fill. The last three names of the above
list were Memphians, but they, by their kind
and courteous department, won place in our
among our own departed loved ones. Drs.
Cochran. Blackwell and Means will ever be
remembered by the citizens Of Bartlett and
vicinity as three of natures noblemen. Pa
tent, tender and brave, they, with their
cheering words and ever-ready presence at
the bedside of suffering, if they could not
save, iehtened their journey to the grave.
of ]. D. Hail, John Jackson and Ben t.
Reaves. Jackson and Reaves are citizens of
Bartlett, and we feel pardonable pride in
claiming them as our own. j. ID. Hail is a
stranger among US, but not to the treatment
of yellow-fever. and during his soiourn among
us he has won the respect of all with whom
he has been brought in contact as christian
gentleman. These three brave fellows, during
the course of the disease here, were constant
ly by the bedside of the victims of this horri
bic plague. Words cannot express the feel
ings which the people of Bartlett entertain
toward these men. May their pathway
through life be one strewn with the benisons
of a grateful public, and when they them
selves are called from the cares of life, may
they meet with the welcome, "Well done,
good and faithful servant
HERBERT MONTGOMERY.
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OIL xxxVII-NUM 242
IN MEMORIAM.
John G.. i.onsdaIe, Jr.

STATE BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS OF TENNESSEE,
NASHVILLE, September 30, 1878.
EDITORS APPEAL-As per direction Of this Board, /
hand you herewith copy of resolutions upon the
death of our late vicepresident, JOHN G. LoNsDALE
JR., Of your city. We trust you will find space for
them In your valuable paper. Very respectfully
HENRY B. ANDERSON,
Secretary State Board
xeuvpr,S The death of JOHN g. LoSDALE, JR
siee-nresident or lie State Board OF Underwriters
would cali for an expression OF regret and sympathy
from us under any circumstances, the manner In
lsssch he met his death calls for more; An ex
preston % sdmtratton for that high moral cousge
with which, overlooking personal considerations, he
devoted himself 10 the alienation OF the suerings
of others; knowing, as be well did, that IN al prob
ability his life would be forfeited. Following the
example OF our Great Master, he has given his lie
for others, and Will assuredy receive his reward.
hut two months since his wise counsel assisted In
the formation of our Board when, In the vigor OF
youth and health, ne gave promise OF many years OF
Usefulness. The best evidence Of the nobility OF his
life Is given I'm his death; therefore, be II
Resolved, That in the death OF JOHN g. LoNsDALE,
JR this Board has sustained an irreparable loss;
our profession most useful member; the sick and
suffering of Memphis. his home, most devoted and
faithful friend 10 his bereaved family we tender
our sincere sympathy in this their great action.
ReSoLU5d, This preamble and resolutions be spread
upon the records o. this Board; copy sent 10 MS
family, and be published In the Memphis APPEAL
and Avalanche, and the New York Chronicle.
copy from the records of the Board
z. d. HICKS, President.
HENRY B. ANDERSON, Secretary.
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ColIierxiIIe. Tenn.

Special to the Appeal
CoLLIERvILLE, September 30.-Snce the
yellow-tever appeared in our quiet village
we have buried twenty-five of our citizens
twenty-three white and two colored. We
have had sixtY-seven cases in the town and
immediate vicinity; eighteen or twenty are
convalescent, leaving some twenty-eight or
thirty sick now, some of whom are doing
well and bid fair to convalesce in few days.
Others will doubtless be called away before
this goes to press. This sad calamity infict-
ed upon population not exceeding one hum
bred and twenty-five, who have renamed
firm all the time, is distressing indeed. We
pray God that this scourge may soon be
among the things that were.
ID GENTRV
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Grand junction, Tenn.
To the Editors of the Appeal:


GRAND JUNCTION. September 81 mo-
ticed is your issue f the twenty eighth in
slant short note from DIR. G. S. M'Donald,
Jackson, mississippi, stating that Mr.. E. G.
Becton, who was acting mayor of this place
when the fever broke out, had ran away with
the peoples money. We wish to state to
you that up to the time Mr.. Becton left here
the statistics show that he bad received
five hundred and eighty-two dollars, part
of which (but we don't know how much)
was sent to HIM as a private fund by his rela-
tives while he (Becton) was sick himself.
What amount of the five hundred and eighty
two dollars was public money or what was
his disbursements we know not, but one
thing we do know: Just at the first outbreak
of the fever, before there was any organiza-
ton, the expenses were very heavy, and that
all was in confusion, and it is impossible for
us, the citizens, much less DIR. M'Donald, of
Jackson, to know just at this time, whether
Mr.. Becton did or did not pay out the full
amount of public money received by him; and
before suffering his name to appear In your
columns as thief already condemned to the
penltentiary, we think he should have the
chance to make a showing, and will say to
you, if you will wait till the fever abates so
as the citizens of this place can investigate
the whole matter, we will give the facts Off
cially for publication. Becton had just sur
vived a case of fever himself when he left.
DIR. g. S. M'Donald Is slightly mistaken as
to Becton not being heard from. He went
on the Fifth Avenue hotel, Louisville. No
people on earth will disaparove theft sooner
than our people, and should it finally appear,
upon Investigation, that Mr.. Becton has
shown the white feather, you may rest as
sured our authorities will publish it to the
world; but we want to know we are right
and then go ahead. We think DIR. M'Donald,
of Jackson, simply went off half-cocked, and
you ventured to publish his communication,
not fully knowing the fall circumstances, and
if you will just hold your unofficial corre-
spondence until the proper time, we will give
you the whole matter officially ana fully in
vestigated, for publication. Very respect
fully.
R. C. Mauldin, ]. C. Stinson,
]. N. Pruld, j. NJ. Bass,
n. A. d Bryant, A. +. StinsOn,
d. R. Bryant. B. A. Boyd,
W. A. Pledge, undertaken.
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supplies for the River Towns.

WASHINGTON, September 0U.-EX-Gover-
nor Shepherd and John 7. Mitchell, Esq. who
left here last night for st. Louis, took with
them fifty packages of various goods and
to buy cargo of supplies for the suffering
people along the line of the Mississippi river,
who are cut off from railroad communica-
ton and in need of assistance. Mr.. Stilson
Hutchins. formerly Of st. Louis, sent advices
to N. Pitt ROWAN, chairman of the St.
Louis relief committee, VIM. Geo. Balm,
president of the st; Louis chamber of COM
merchant there, of the object of Governor
Shepherd and Mr.. MItchell's visit; and it IS
hoped that full steamboat load can be sup
piled by Thursday of this week, through the
cooperation of the st. Louis commissioners
and other bodies who have agreed to assist.
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SOME of cur MOI thern contemporaries, while
sympathiziDg with Us in cur trials and sor-
rows, are taking us TO task for the condition
of the filthy bayou, which, it is generally be-
lieved, Is potent cause of disease and fur
nishes an aggravation of the yellow-fever
which has made it this year more deadly than
ever. The Chicago Times and the New York
E1eniHg Post are among those we have no.
tced particularly. In response TO their stric-
tures-which we admit are we'll timed and in
part well taken-we desire to set them right,
the latter paper especially, in a few particulars
of which they seem to be ignorant. For in
stance, the Post chides US for not using the
money which we paid for paving our levee
to sewer the bayou. 10 the first place, by a
decision Of cur supreme court we are for
hidden to use wharfage dues for any
purpose save that of paving and keeping the
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CoIdwater, Miss.

u.
CoLDwATER, Miss, September 31.-Miss
Powell, whose father (Dr. Powelr died in
fernando last week, is quite low at Acka-
butta with the prevailing fever. The reports
from fernando are indeed gloomy. Worse
and worse are the only tidings coming from
that place. This town has thus far escaped
the fatal scourge. Our merchants are out of
heavy groceries, and the present quarantine
restrictions will not permit such articles to
be received here from Memphis. The cham
Der of commerce and city council has ap-
piled to the board of health for forty sixth
amendment of quarantine laws, which will
allow the merchants to get meat, thereby en-
aiding them to have the cotton gathered, with
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VICKsBURG, September 30;-We ather
clear anu warm; thermometer ninety three.
The fever continues increasing at points on
the river above, and at Bovine and other
places in the country. Delphi, Louisiana, re-
ports nine new cases to-day and thirteen cases
now under treatment, one hundred and
thirty cases in all and twenty-three deaths.
The majority of cases are confined to the
blacks. The Howard association of Vicks-
burg are making every exertion to aid the
sick in the surrounding country. They sent
out the steamer Kate Dixon last night with
supplies, nurses and doctors for points on the
river above. There were nine deaths here
to-day. We hear of new cases continually, but
mostly among refugees who have returned
from the country.
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The Howard association reported for Sum
day 81 new cases and for Monday Isl new
cases, large proportion for both DAYS being
outside OF the Scity limits. The Board of
Health reports for Sunday % deaths, of
which number 10 are cclcced and 10 whites;
and for Monday . deaths, of which number
Care coloreG and 10 whites This makes
total Of Cases to date 5946, and deaths 2673.
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Martins. Tenn.

Special 70 Inc Appeal
MARTINS, September 29.-Sixty-fve cases
of yellowfever to date, nineteen deaths, and
twenty seven cases on hand. Several conval-
escents are on the street Of the ten How.
ard nurses sent here from Memphis, under
charge of DIR. Julius Wise, three have been
returned. DIR. Wise goes back to Memphis
tomorrow. Telegraph Operator Pointer i:
doing well. Murphy is in critical condl.
ton. ]. T. Shull, of Jackson, is performing
the duty of both of them. No more nurses
or supplies are needed. JULIUS WISE.
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Cedar Grove. Tenn.


CEDAR GROVE, NEAR BARTLETT, Septem-
Der 29.-Since my last letter of the twenty
second death has taken Judge Kortrecht and
Arthur Wright, of those then sick in Bartlett.
Out of eleven cases but two have recovered
DR. Wright's little son Gordon and little
Mamie Ward-both children easily nursed
and controlled, were saved. So you can see
that in Bartlett Yellow Jack meant business.
| was mistaken in reporting DIR. Wright and
Mr.. Priddy as having the fever; they both
are up from slight attacks of chills. Hope
they may keep up, as such useful citizens
cannot we'll be spared. Bartlett is now clear
OF the fever. The best, quickest and perhaps
the only way to whip out yellow fever is to
Eight OUT and leave it alone, as the good
people of Bartlett did Bronze John would
have had to have been quite lively to have
caught one of the citizens of that good little
town for the past tea days. Yesterday
there was quite a show of life; most
OF the stores were opened; John Dick
ey's and Nick Gotten's steam mills and gins
were running, and it really begins to look
like business. Let us hope that Yellow
Jack has left there for good, and that her
refugees may soon be able to return to their
homes In safety. Too much praise cannot be
given to the four or five colored men who
have watched and guarded Bartlett for ten
days past. Not house has been broken
open, not thing missing. They are true
men. Though their skins may be black,
their hearts are pure and white. i know not
their names, or | would give them. Colonel
Fame the depot agent aud telegraph opera
tor, whom l represented as being Slightly
disfgured but still in the ring" has since
been knocked out of time" Being "sorser
sick anyway" he concluded it wise to seek
healthier cline. Hope he may soon return
as he is sadly needed. The postal arrange
ments of Bartlett have also been badly de-
moralized for week or more, but we hope
to get our mail more regularly In the future.
am truly glad to see that some recover from
the plague, among them my old friend Fred
Brennan. Knowing him as do, have felt
confident that, If he had only half chance,
he would whip out Yellow Jack. Thank
| God, he has, and still lives. While we have
some left to be thankful for, what a
| long, long list of martyrs we have to mourn!
| Poor Charley Fisher! Is there heart in all
| this b:oad land that does not mourn his fate
He was my friend. With tears in my eyes
read of the death, In your paper of this
m 1rning, of DIR. Paul Otey, my physician and
| friend for many years. | did hope and pray
| that he, at least, would be spared to US.
| Memphis of the future will scarcely be like
| home to many of US, as there will be so many
missing faces. Thank God, you give some
hope in this mornings APPEAL. The fever
is at least abating. Let US hope that the
| heavy HAND is being raised from our poor,
| stricken city. Will Mr.. Chris Steinkuhl
| please report, through the columns of the
| APPEAL, every day or two, how Mr.. John E.
/ Spicer's family are. l have no means OF
--l''' '''e 'i'li 'Ne1- ~ R. A. sPICER.
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New Orleans, la.

New ORLEANS, September 30.-From
noon TO six o'clock in the evening, twenty
two deaths are reported and one hundred
and twenty FIVE cases, of which eighty one
dated since September 9th. The mortuary re-
port for the week ending at SIX O'Clock Sun
day evening shows four hundred and ninety
deaths-436 white and 81 colored. Yellow
fever, 1876; 10 colored. Of interments for
the week 243 were children under 10 years
of age; tor the week 80 were buried from
the charity hospital, 16 from other public in
situations and q OF coroners' certificates.
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ACCORDING to Mr.. 7, II. Chinn, acting
observer, the Thermometer at Tam. yes..er-
day registered 20 degrees, with :he wind
southeast. AT 2 pm, 50 9egrees, with the
wind southwest, and At PM, rs degrees
viii the WIND iro-.r the southeast, and clear.
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DIR. N. A. LINDLEY. who had, after prac-
ticing among yellow-iever cases at Grand
Junction, gone 70 New York to visit his
family, was taken sick of the fever on his
arrival in the city, and, at his own REQUEST
was sent to the Quarantine hospital on Staten
Island, where he died yesterda.V.
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TIE expedition for the relief of the
towns below Vicks6urg. on the river, will
leave st. Louis on Wednesday. in charge of
government officers. The boat will be loaded
with medical stores, food and clothing, and
everything needed by the suffering commu-
nities
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been two hundred and forty-three deaths up
to date. The fever Is abating There were
nine new cases to day; deaths since yester-
day, six. The steamer Kate Dickson Just ar
rived from Vicksburg. The Dickson brought
doctors, nurses and ice for Goodrich and
Henderson.
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Mississippi city, Miss.

In answer to dispatch of inquiry from
Major Walthall, Colonel ]. o. Nixon, If Mis-
sissippi City, under date of September 18th,
telegraphs as follows: About ten cases and
spreading. 1t lis not of virulent character.
j. o. NIXON.
The following was.received'at late hour
last evening:
MISSISSIPPI CITY, September 90.-About
twenty cases and four deaths at the hotel.
One case at Nixon's, one at Burten'g, one at
Carroll's and one at Wells. F.s. HEwEs.