The New York herald., 1878-09-14


HIS whole family residing here. Mrs. Moses
buried on Saturday, Samuel Moses Sunday aud Ma
ti'da Moses on THURSDAY. Only one child IL iefts
which Is now convalescent.
CLIMAX PASSED.
press m" ppnion that alter this week there viii be-
gradual decline Ia the dssth rate si yellow feveE
The following dispatches have been received
CANTON, Sept 1s, 1873.
Our worst fears have been realized The cold winds
aud heavy atmosphere OF the past two days have Mad
most disastrous effect. Tho new cases fur the past
twenty -iour hours number thirty SIX and oil deaths
there were tour. Our doctors, Semmes, Cage and
Priestley assisted by Dr. Lyons, OF Nov Orleans are
hurry.ng from house to house. and our nurses lover
sixty in number) nave more than they manage.
1t Is enough TO crush The stoutsst heart but we nope
awful ana CONSUMING pesiiIouce. The 'thsrmomeIer
this morning re- registers & iSrty- degrees degrees;
The Peabody Association filled 292 rsquistions.
equal to 80 044 rations to-day
MEMPHIS STILL BATTLING WITH DEATH
NINETy-rHREE DEATHS AND TWO HUNDRED
AND srxTY-Two NEW CASES REPORTED
Observation-Disclosures TO CLEAR THE CITY
OF IDLERs.
MEMPHIS Sept. 13, 1878.
All the undertakers but one reported tonight,
the total number of deaths being 90, OF which "A
coored persons The resident PHI ysicians report
20 new cases to the Board Of Heaith Yesterday the
Howard physicians reported 2o3 cases.
THE DISEASE LESS vfRuLENT
The disease Is assuming mder form and yields
readily to treatment, which is attributed the
recent cool weather Four more Howard physicians
have iever-viz: DR.. Bond, OF Brownsville; Dr. Arm.
strong, Of this city Dr. MeGresor, OF Upton county,
Tenn, and Dr. Menees. OF Nashville. DR.. s. Il.
Clarke and vile are sick, also W. r. Thompson, OF
Washington, and the Rev. Mr. Schuyler an Episcopal
minister from Hoboken, N j. Captain Wm Miller died
to-day, also H. NJ Goewey, telegraph operator from
PitsburR, and Major W. G. Stephenson, the oldest
printer in Memphis, who is the tenth member OF the
Typographical Union that has died Eight are
down aud i've are convaiescent. Six non-unon
printers nave died.
RESOLVES OF THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
meeting Of the members OF the Citizens Relief
Committee and the Howard Association held
the Peabody Hotel, this afternoon, which was pre-
sided over by j. NJ Keating, OF the appeal ltwas
resolved TO issue more rations to we'll persons
cept those In camp, with view to compel people 10
leave the city. 1t was also resolved 10 telegraph to
New Orleans Tor forty young, active, acclmated busi
ness assist Howaros, their clerical force
has been much reduced BY fever
G. p. huntington President OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad, has sont through Mr. n. Casey Young a
personal donation OF 81 900 for tho relief OF the sick
and needy.
Twenty-four physicians, Of the Howards medical
corps, report 2e2 now cases to-day The drug stores
Director. has ordered the necessary drugs from ST.
Louis ana will open dspensary.
r.I HOPES PROM TIE COOL WEATHER
The opinion pre- prevails with SEINE physlcians that.
and the ATTACKS not SO violent
va11s Amsag s1s deaths .ns morn1os are Chann;re
j. b. Woodward, Georges s. Miller. with j. S wilkins
jeweler; John Erb, Sister Theiklay, J. A. simmons
aud George B. Elliott Among the new cases are G.
b. galloway, OF Peubody Hotel; James Fiaherty, un-
dertakcr; Major William Willis, Superintendent of
the Southern Express Company; Patrick Council, de-
tectivc, and A. n. Stoddard, an active Howard.
dr. w1se A'S Int from The has
to Mason Depot TO administer TO tho sick there.
There thirteen cases at Somervlle and tho town
Is depopulated.
BRowNEsviLLE, TENN, IN THE EMBRACE OF
APPEAL.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BRowSRsvILLE, Tenn Sept IS. 1878.
The following special was sent to Nashville to.
night
The outlook to-day, despite tho clear and beautiful
weather, rs encouraging but on the contrary is
OF the sloomtos. coarac.es. TLere have been ,hree
deaths aud hftcsn new Among tho later is
Colonel westbrook, ono OF ths secretaries OF the
Howard Association. He prUstrated this morning
Professor Culhbert died this morning. Two of Mrs.
Cuthberts children ~ the point oil death,
in the midst Of dosoiaiion and death.
IL is almost impossible describe the
desert solitude that surrounds this cheerful lit
tle city. Sorrow, with settled calmness OF despair,
is seen on every face. No one knows who may be
called next by tho toll destroyer We ask prayers
Of all Christian people that merciiul God may inter-
struction.
TIE sCoURGE MAKING RAPID STRIDES IN
HIcKMAN-pIFTEgN NEW CASES AND FOUR