Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-18

total population of not less than 1O8. 900
in actual and desOlate want. These
people have no means to get away from
the pest-ridden cities. For them there
is no labor, no wages, no bread, nothing
but death or starvation. This condition
must last at least for Fifty days, for there
will be no stay of the pestilence, no re-
sumption of business, until frost. Az
eraging the support of each individual
at 20 cents per day, which is ten cents
less than the cost Of the army, for fifty
days, the support of the sufferers and
destitute will cost 81 ,0S0,0O0. This is
for bread alone, nothing having been
included to provide for proper
nursing of the sick and the
burial of the dead. In this calculation
it has occurred to the undersigned that
q comprehensive system of relief should
be at once inaugurated to avoid appall-
ing disasters which will siclxen and
shock humanity, when to the awful de-
struction Of the plague are added the
horrors Of famine. We suggest that
each of the great cities of the union be
made central depot for the reception
of supplies, and that it be at once OPEN
ed where contributions of provisions,
coffee and tea, wines, medicine and
clothing may be sent. The lines Of
transporting over both land and water
have volunteered to transport supplies
to the stricken cities free Of charge
Let New Orleans, which is most acceei-
BILE by sea and by land, and which has
more facilities for transporting, be con-
stituted a central depot for the recep-
ton Of supplies which can be forwarded
to the Howard Or Peabody associations
of that city as fast as collected. Let
Vicksburg, Memphis and smaller
towns that are afflicted send to New
Orleans their agents to aid in
receiving, distributing, and forwarding
pro ratio, the supplies to the respective
towns and cities. We appeal to the
chambers Of commerce of great cities
to inaugurate this movement forthwith;
we appeal to the charitable and good; we
appeal to ministers of God and their
influence and their congregations.
Even the smallest donation of prOvi-
siOns, money or medicines will be ac-
ceptable. The character of the noble
men who compose the Howard associa-
ton, Peabody association and Young
Mems Christian association are guaran-
tees that all charities donated will be
properly and honestly applied. In the
name of the common country and
kindred humanity we invoke for our
stricken, dying and starving people the
charity Of those who have homes and
loved ones who are secure from the
pestilence that walketh in darkness and
the destruction that wasteth at noon
day.
Signed by Jno. Ellis, La, r. S. Glib
son, La, Jno. |. Morgan, Ala, VIM. A.
M. Carroll, Miss, Cyrus Bussey, presi-
dent New Orleans chamber of com
merce.
AWFUL SITUATION.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the Sth inst,
says: A prominent business man, who
has Just returned from trip to New
Orleans, describes the situation south
as sorrowful iD the extreme. On the
trip down, at Askansas city, the boat
was not allowed to coal, and
land men stood on the banks
with guns in their hands, threatening to
shoot if the attempt was made. At
Memphis, which was reached as
evening was approaching, a most
depressing scene was presented;
not dog, not a mule, not
negro could be seen. The houses did
not seem to be inhabited, from no chin.
ney could be seen smoke ascending;
every place seemed deserted. Vicks-
burg was almost as bad as Memphis
Terror reigned all along the Mis-,
sissippi river. IF a boat had freight
for any town it was taken on to New
Orleans. the inhabitants refusing to re-
ceive it, AT New Orleans things
looked much better; men were at
work on the levee, business houses
were open, but little or no bust
ness was transacted. The return
was made by rail; at Grenada not
white man was visible, and only few
negroes. At Holly Springs, about 200
came aboard; yellow fever had broken
out the night before; the scenes at the
depot were heartrending wives leaving
husbands, mothers leaving sons,
bidding them farewell, perhaps. for
ever. At one place, a mother with
three children got on the train; her
husband j died, half an hour
previous and before death had
made her promise to leave on the next
train to save the lives of herself and
children; she left her husband uncof-
fined and unburied. The Howard as
ISOLATION is accomplishing great good.
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West Hill peeped out of the hall door