The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-23
and illinois, Monday, September 1878. @@s

Ledger, His case is progressing fayora-
bly,, and everything indicates bis speedy
recovery. During his illness his position
is filled BIZ Simon L. Barrius, late city
editor Of the Herald and an active worker
of the Howards,. s. rsg 4. qsss .laLsa
l. Reports are being received of the spread
ing of the disease 10 the interior and ,a0Ja-
cent townships. ! The Howard physicians
are daily called on to visit patients residing
as far distant as fifteen miles from the city.
Mr.. r. w. Mitchell, medical director of
the Howards, has in every instance sent
aid in response to such appeals.
j. 8, Boyd of Louisville, has been or
dered to Collierville, Tenn, with eight
nurses, IN response to an appeal. CIV.
Foster OF Macon, Ga., was to-day relieved
/ from duty as physician by the medical di-
rectors of the Howards, who upon invests
CATION of the credentials of Foster found
he was not a graduate Of any medical
college ~
| New ORLEANS, Sept. 2l.-From noon
to 6 ?. NJ. IL deaths; l57 new cases re-
GRENADA, Mss. Sept. 2l.--New cases
one; deaths, Mrs. Anna Spencer, Weather
warm aud rainy. g 3, 3 9s'o p 80 . -
CHICAGO, Sept. 81 Yellow fever fund,
IS7S.O73, of which $52,973 has been re-
ceived by the citizen com nittee; $33, ,344
has been forwarded by them.
CAIRO, Sept. 2f,-The quarantine here
against Ohio and upper Mississippi river
boats is renewed. Hickman. KY, reports
one death No new cases at noon. There
are several new cases at MarkiD, Tenn.
u but no death. The death of DIR. SBoas, at
Fulton, KY. this morning with black vom
it, after six days sickness created a panic
and many left town. Eight or tea and
Others are sick there but it is pronounced
bilious fever. There is no sickness in
j Cairo and the quarantine rules will be
considerably relaxed Monday.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 81 The Merchants
Exchange yellow lever fund is now $40
: $40; Peabody ASSOCIATION. $4,000; other
sources, $2O,4l0; total. 500, 1850 This 10.
: Guides 1852 realized by the benefit given
i lby the Bos err Cnllon1 company. at De
Bars Opera House. The Peabody Asso-
) citation have sent eight car loads of supple:
: to New Orleans, three to Memphis, two to
lVicksburg, two to Holly Springs, and one
to Grenada.
| New ORLEANS. Sept. 2l.-The How
Q ards report 78 new cases to-day and th,
t Y. NJ. G. A, So,
! A dispatch from DR.. Drew, at Southwes
3 Pass, reports three new cases to-day ant
] one death.
The situation is growing much worse
e The hospital is full and it looks as if ever!
: man must go down. The God-like sis
!; ters, in their mission of mercy. have pait
: lin their conduct a bountiful tribute t
t tIChristian fortitude There are thirteen Q
0 them belonging to Bethlehem academy
the Catholic school here, and ten hav
lfallen-frst the good father Obert dice
like true Christian minister. Fathe
Lange, his successor, goes his daily round
g with a smile on his face we love to see
, Every messenger aud clerk around thi
q office has fallen. Every clerk has gone
/ and each morning as take my place ther
, are tales OF sorrow told me. | wish
y lcould paint for your readers the hourl
'e scenes occurring. Such a calamity neve
a befell the people, and all we can do is don
II to help and cheer,