The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-26

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MrxpuIs. August 81. THE yelio w-feyer;
record to-day shows o decrease 10 tue .nnn-
har "a new cases compared with yesterday.
:s,v civ 8 were reported up to o. r. ID The
dasti,. list la the largest OF any day since the
fever made its appearance, the undeftakers
trannrtinrs tYenty-six interuents. Tnere Is
q scarcity Of nurses. The Howard and
other relief organizations have telegraphed
III Mobile, Ala, and other points Tor nurses.
the members OF the different associations
are doing noble work, IN striking contrast
to the action OF a few people who have de-
serted theirfricnds and relatives In distress.
Instances are known OF parents DESERVING
their children and children their parents.
The wife and children OF promlnent clti-
zen were taken with fever during MS ab-
sence. He was teIesraphed for, and replied:
stake care of my family" His wife 10
dead. and to-day the children were con-
yeyed TO the city hospital. One has since
died. General W. j. Smith is reported
very low, Captain John d. Elliott died
this morning. Alexander Waddel, IN
charge OF the AIabama-Street branch dis
nensary Of Towards, was taken SICK Ids
morning. He IS the third member OF tDe
Association in charge OF the dispensary tnat
has been taken i'll.
sister Francis, OF the Episcopal sister
hood. and two childrenin the Church doIne'
are among the new cases reported. ,.os
w. j. Taylor, chairman OF tne r1 hs,lei
Committee OF the Typographical O1 Iah,,
calls on sister organizations ZOE atu;
G. Lonsdale, Jr., treasurer OF tne Cit,l s.ls
ssonfial aid. and the poor OF the city are
being cared for.
vIcKSBURG. ts !.
vrcEsnuRG. August 25.-There were 6S
now cases and 16 deaths from fever in the
mast twcnt9-four hours. DIR. Booth IS
Something better this evening. Among the
deaths is Robert Eggleston, son OF +. i.
Eggleston.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, August 25.-New cases,
1863; deaths, SO.
ELF.sACRIFICING PHILANTHR0PISTS.
New ORLEANS, August 25.-Dr. Taylor,
secretary of the Board OF Health, yesterday
informed Times reporter that he was In
dnily receipt Of the most foolish letters and
kilograms imaginable. -t;tT
A physician in the interior Of Tennessee
writes to the secretary and offers his services.
stating at the same time that although he has
never seen q case Of yellow-iever, yet he has
thoroughly studied it, and is DESTROYS OF
Offering his services to the fever-stricken OF
our city.
He encloses his card and stamp for a
reply, but it is safe to presume that he will
never receive the autograph Of the secreta-
~ Of the Board Of Health.
A lady from Cincinnati, Ohio, writes and
tenders Eer services as nurse: She has
never had the fever, but is DESTROYS OF
Offering up her life on the altar OF humans
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CONTRIBUTIONS.
INDIANAPOLIS, August ga committee
soliciting aid for the feyer-sutferers col
lected $500 yesterday.
FIRE ISLAND, n. Y, August pa ser
mon was delivered by Rev. F. Gabdell, OF
New Haven, in the parlor OF the Surf Hotel
to-day. A collection OF sixty dollars was
taken up for the Howard Relief Assocla-
ton, New Orleans.
AID FOR THE TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
NEW ORLEANS, August 25.-The tele-
graphers OF Texas forwarded $3.50 for the
relief of the sick New Orleans telegraphers.
Manager E. W. Barnes, OF the Western
Union Telegraph. Company, and G. d.
Smith, operator, are down with fever. +.
B. MoXon. operator, is convaleseens.