Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-26
THE FEVER.

MEMPHIS, September 2j. Applications for re-
lief from the destitute are daily increasing. DIR.
Is. Msuoy is down with fever at Giles station. two
miles east Of the city. The condition of Chas. Il.
Fisher. chairman of citizens relief comm ssion, is
considered critical. Twenty three physicians Of
the Howard medical corps report one huncred and
nineteen new cases.
The report Of l25 new cases and forty deaths
have been officially reported by the Board OF
Heath for "a hours pat, ending at six O'Clock to-
night of these l6 were colored.
Tue eli liens of Memphis at = meeting this after
noon sdop ed an address to the people of the Unit
ed States Ald the world, saying, ~ our generous
CONT ibulions place us beyond the reach of imme-
late or probable want in the future. We have
enough not only for our needs, but to enable us
TO assist the ST. eripg people Of our country and Of
the villages OF this and adjoining States.
HOLLY SPRINGS. September 25. Twenty new
cases and ten deaths Tor the past twenty tour
hours, ending Tuesday afternoon.
GRAND JUNCTION. Septemb.r25. Great suffer
ing here. A train bearing doctors and nurses
from New Orleans, ID II the track below.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. September rs. There
Vas oLe death from yellow fever last night, and
eight cases, tor the "A hours ending at 10 this
morning.
New ORLEANS, September IS. The reports at
the Board OF Health Wednesday NOR ming, show
the fever spie aiding aong the liue OF 81. Charles
Avenue, above Napoleon, and Is quite bad, both
III CsrroltUn and the third district. Its appear
suce Ia these neighborhoOds has Undergone no
special modification since eommeL emsnt OF the
epidemic, although the disease seems quite AS VA
ulent.
The physicians have gained greater expeiie fence,
ana cIitiCa cases do not appear so frequently.
1hsrc were $50 cases reported to noon OF which
81 were excluded from the official reports. Among
tie convsl, sctDts is Mayor Vim. A. Gwyn.
ibe charity hospital reports to-day one Chinese,
the first record.
Up to 7. ~ to-day there have been II deaths
,uce noon, and cases, Of which 80 are new and
There were SIX elbow fever deaths at Bay. ST.
Louis, yesterday.
GRENADA. September Is. There have been no
deaths anu but one for the past "a hours.
Lib. fever is Ms malignant as month ago.
hickman, Ky, rep,its four deaths and three
new cases.
BATON RooUE, September rs. There were 3
deaths to-day, and there IS no abatement Of new
cases. Whole families are down with the fever.
Great 6imDess is d spla, ed by the population,
which enables our sick TO obtain prompt attention
which has saved many lives. Between so and 90
deaths Fl ON yellow fever occurred to-day.
AT South West Pass six new cases and two
deaths in the last "a hours.
VICxsBURG, September rs. The weather is
warm aud clear, thermometer "a There were IL
deaths to-day, Of whom were whites and ) col
ored. The whites were sll children under ears.
The fever continues increasing throughout
Warren Co. New cases heard of daily At Boz
VIVA IL cases are reported. Doctors, nurses and
mt dicines have been seut there.
The fever al Lake, Miss, is very malignant, and
more doctors and nurses will be sent.
At Lawrence, Miss, the fever is very bad. and
doctors, nurses aud medicines will also be sent
there.
President Rock wood of the Howard Association
is still alive, but there are no hopes OF his
cry.
NEW ORLEANS. September %. The Young
Meu's Christian Association report new cases 50.
Howard, report Gases 1873.
The Peabodys continue to issue as usual.
New ORLEANS. September Is. DIR. j. T. lay
or returned yesterday fiom LsgondA plantation
sick with the fever.
HOLLY SPRINGS Miss, September %. Send
US one ply stefan and ten nurses. The fever is IN.
creasing and the demands upon us are simply ap-
pslng.
CANTON, Miss, September Is. There is no ap-
parent abatement 10 the fever, there being twenty
| one new cases the last twenty four hours, mostly
negroes. We feel more encouraged at the de-
creased mortality.
DR. oemmes is rapidly recovering, and Father
Dugan has fully recovered.