The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-07
THE SILENT FOE.
WITH NOISELESS STEP HE CONTIN-
UES HIS MARCH,

LEAVING DEATH AND DESPAIR TO MARK HIS
CoURsE-oNLY NINETEEN DEATHS RE-
CORDED IN THE CRESCENT CITY. AND THE
PEOPLE HOPEFUL THAT THE PEST HAS
DONE IT'S WORST NO DIMINuTION IN THE
MORALITY At ENTHUSIASTICALLY SPRINGS,
MISS. ALMOST DEPoPULATED BY THE DI-
sEAsE.
New ORLEANS, September j.-Mayor
Norman Starkc died to-day of the fever
He was the son OF Gen. w. Z. Starke, of
the Confederate army, who was killed ut
Antetam. Only nineteen deaths reported
up to o'clock. Reports indicate de-
cline in the epidemic to-day.
Collector Smith has been notified by the
commissary Of the United States that 40
600 rations for the sufferers are at his dis
p sal. To-day the collector called meet
inc at his Office Of one representative from
each charitable institution or society in the
city Various means We're discussed as to
the best methods to distribute the rtions.
No definite conclusion was reached. An
other meeting will he held tomorrow. when
plan will be adopted to make distribu-
ton.
Applicants for food to-day in the shape
of Peabody rations are not so great ~ on
previous days, which to certain degree is
owing to the fact that a large number of
dcstitutcS were supplied for week. The
Young Mems Christian Association, as
previously reported here, ceased the gen
eral issue of rations except on re-
QUESTION and thu, managed to keep
their headquarters well clear Of the crowd
of pecimunious, who being stronger iosted
out the weak and sick until they were
served. The following is a summing up to
noon of the sick and destitute roll. Young
Mems Christian ASsocation-Sick, new
cases, 2l do destitute, new cases, 1913.
Howard Associa,on-Sick and destitute
90 Total, Howard Association, 9,Ol. To.
tai Young Mems Christian Association
Sick, Gj4, Total Young Mems Christian
Association, destitute, 2lj.
Mr.. Thomas Layton, on learning of the
illness of Bishop Eldey at Nicksburg, APP
pcared at the Howard Rooms seeking
transportation for Father Dulto Of the
Church of the immaculate Conception who
volunteers to 90 to Nlcksburg and Spiritu-
ally minister to the living and dying, As
there was no boat leaving to-day a dis
patch was sent asking that II special train
be sent from Nicksburg to connect with
the jackson train, thus conveying Father
Dutfo to his destination,
Mrs. Laboard and Mrs Kelly nurses, who
so faithfully discharged their duty at Port
Eads and throughout this city, left for llol.
~ Springs this evening,
This morning, while large crowd of
people were congrcgatcd at the depot of the
Peabody Subsistence association awaiting
their turn TO receive rations, Robert Doyle
became very boisterouS and called on the
crowd to break open the depot and provide
themselves with supplies He was prompt
~ arrested and sent to the prison in default
Of bail for attempting to incitc riot
Contributions for relief of the Crescent
City Police Relief association are coming
in and are needed, as the city owes members
of the police force three months pay which
it cannot meet, as business is nearly sus-
pended, and citizens unable to pay taxes,
DR.. VIM. Il. Vaudeville, who went to
Grenada on the first call to aid the sufferers
there and was taken down with fever on his
return, is much improved and tonight pro-
nounccd out of danger.
The Odd Fellows General Relief com
mittce rcrort number of new cases to-day
and much distress, whole families in some
instances being down. Contributions from
the various lodges of the United States
telegraphcd to-day amount to $500.
From II m, to u D. m eighty-scvcn ne "
cases of fever were reported at the office of
the board of health, also nineteen deaths.
The Young Mems Christian Association re-
port eighty.sX new cases since noon and
120 in their charge in all since August -
also report a total number of families in
their charge and destitute up to tonight,
400. averaging say five members to each
family. They issue orders now only to
t .cir yn sick
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, September 5.-Only 30 new
cases were reported to the Board of Health
to-day Very few physicians are making
reports, There were ~ intcrmcnts- whites
q; colorcd 81; yellow fever deaths 80
DR.. Avent and DR.. Brown Secretary Of the