The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-03

leans. died of yellow fever at 5 o'clock this
evening after six days illness.
DR.. Stone this afternoon telegraphed the
HoWards from Grenada, saying; - Butler
p Anderson is dying" DR.. Stone APP
peaied to the Howards to send telegraph
operator. These wishes being made known
to j. W. Hunsaker he at once consented
to 60 and left on the evening train in few
minutes notice, greatly obliging the How
ards. go
MEMPHIS Sept. 2.-The board of health
records shows "a new cases and 53 deaths
for "a hours ending ct 6 P. Nj.
ALT Waterson, the negro shot by the
guard at the commissary department and
reported killed, is not dead but badly
wounded. Fears Of trouble are allayed to-
night. Some negro agitators have been
talking to the colored people and attempt
ing to create trouble, but by the prompt
action of Maj. VIM. Willis and other men,
bers of the citizens relief committee they
were arrested this afternoon and put in
the station house and no fears of further
trouble is felt. ~
Great difficulty is being experienced in
getting carpenters TO make collins for the
pauper dead and dig the graves, but SO far
all the dead have been buried promptly
except in cases where persons have died
unattended in sickness and the corpses
only discovered through the efforts of the
health officers and assistants.
n. d, Menken died this evening.
BATON ROUGE. La. Sept. ELEVEN
deaths from yellow fever have occurred
here--four in the last twenty-four hours
Many are down sick and all business STOP
ped. Our financial resources are insult
cient to relieve distress and We are COM
PEELED TO ask the country to aid US. Our
people are meeting the situation with
great firmness.
tSigned) LEON DAsTRAAENsKY,
Mayor.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2'-The Howards
report 24S applications for relief to-day
The Peabody Relief Association are get
ting well under way. They to-day filed
1900 acquisitions for rations. The Young
Mems Christian Association are doing no.
BILE work, To date they have attended to
the wants of sol fever patients, and to-
day, in response to request of the Pea
body Association, they issue ninety-two
requisitions for rations.
The weekly mortuary report, ending
Sunday, p. M, shows 596 deaths, All
from yellow fever. OF the death from
fever, s9l were whites and 20 colored.
SAVANNAH. Sept. 2.-Contributiops
$4,000 and to-day DR.. Cheves and two
nurses were sent to Memphis.
AUSTRIA, Sept. 2.-Contributions
$1,000.
VIcKsBURe. Sept. 2.-Weather clear
and warm. Thermometer "a.
An appeal is made to Israelites through
ont the country for assistance to their sick
and destitute countIymen here. The dis
tress is very great. Remittances should
made to Alex Kuhn, Treasurer of the
Hebrew relief society. Vicksburg, Miss.
The Howard association estimates that
there are between 1,500 and 2.0o0 sick and
increasing rapidly. Eight physicians re-
port l10 new cases. 1t is estimated that
| there are over 200new cases to-day. Deaths
IA whites, blacks.
Thirty cases of fever reported at Green
vile, Miss, deaths.
ST. LOUIS. Sept, 2.-Alfred Ell. Spink q
young reporter of this city, who left here
three weeks ago for that .ill-s.arred cit,
Grenada, Miss, as special correspondents
| for the New York Herald, returned to-day.
He brings nothing new, but says the condi-
ton there. present and past. is simply be-
yond description. There is and has been
lnothing for the last six weeks but misery
desolation and death. Mr.. Spring tho.
roughly disinfected himself at Rolly
Springs where he burned all bis clothing
and personal effects. He is quite we'll and
is regarded here as something of here
i GRENADA, Sept. Six deaths-thres
white, three colored. Eight new cases to.
day.
/ LITTLE Rock. Sept 2.-There was con
siderable excitement here to-day over tbs
|, report of yellow fever at Houston. Texas
! St. Louis and Helena, in this state. TIL,
subscriptions for the Memphis sufferer
still goes on. l-sss 1--.sz
, New YORK, Sept. 2.-The city ha
raised 100000 for the relief of the yelloy
fever sufferers, and Robert Bonner, of th,
!, Ledger, starts the second 100000 will
another check for 81 900. Theatre bene
, fits and church collections are now begin
nine At the benefit 10 the Fifth Avenu,
Theatre, Thursday afternoon. Mary An
|, derson, John Mccullough, Edwin Boot
and Joseph Jefferson win appear. Nc
Culloch and jefferson delay their de
parture for Chicago that they may play
The grand officers and Masonic masters Q
tAnG Shy tOukCS ulfGatAUU
. night and $1,000 was collected. Lodge
i throughout. the state are appealed to &c
aid. Other organizations are also raisin
i. funds.
: ST Louis. Sept. 2.-The addition;
: subscription to the Merchants .Exchang
j fever fund has increased it 20 over $l6
. 600. and outside donations will reach full
as much more. The remittances by th
a committee to-day were $3.50 each to Delh
y La, and Port Gibson, Miss; $4O0
= Memphis. and $25 to Grenada.
As an additional precautionary measul
,s and to guard against possible infectio
= from refugees from the afflicted cite
. Health Commissioner G. W. Francis. hi
!, stationed q prompt and reliable physicis
!. at each police station 10 the city, who
duty it will be to visit all cases of sickne
Of whatever kind reported by police of
!; GERS or others, and If the person sick
: ! lately from the south and shows Il
:, slightest signs of malarial fever, he is
- be sent at once to the city or quaranti
- hospital.
ads Custom House Committee.
rs New YORK. Sept. 2.-Custom Hou