The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-28

mostly In the country.
The nurses are doing good service an'
are all well.
At Duck Hill there are several ney
cases OF fever. The local doctor Is sick
Stimulants are wanted. =. .
At Fairfax Plantation, ]. B. Sturges
died at A. N. Saturday. Twelve neV
cases and one death reported yesterday.
From Lebanon comes the news thatDr
Jesse R. Jones is at last out OF danger, ant
will be up, perhaps, tomorrow.
At Lebanon the extraordinary fact IS re
ported that in one house, near town, Their
are seventeen persons sick with fever. y
The Homeopathic Society has now 90
cases in charge, and will continue its worl
until these are well. III 1t is necessary Il
take up new cases, It will be done, and u
long as assistance is required the Associa
ton will do all in its power to render 1t,
There Is no perceptible decline in tn,
fever at Carrollton. Many OF the best fam
lies are being attacked. q.
The Chicago, st. Louis & New 0rlean
Railroad has extended the round triI
tickets Of all absentees until November 80
and many OF the connecting lines havl
signified their consent to the arrangement
DR.. Cochran and Colonel Hardee, OF tn,
Yellow Fever Commission, have arrivet
here, and are progressing with their inves
tigation in relation to theorigin of the feye
at this point. On their way from New Or
leans, they made examinations ut severa
infected places, including 0syka and u,
Comb City, Tomorrow they will proceed
to Dry Grove.
Applications for relief to the Youns
Mems Christian Association, 81; Howard's
2l7.
DR.. Quijano, who was sent to the How
ards by the Spanish Government, to be sen
to places where the fever was most mali
gnant, returned from Dry Grove, Miss.
to-day. He has been twenty-five years il
charge OF q hospital in Havana, but says ht
never saw any such yellow fever until ht
saw the cases in Dry Grove. In thirty
hours black vomit, and twenty-eight death'
out OF twenty-nine cases, were the reports
when he arrived. He was very successful
in the treatment OF the fever at Dry yGroye
and afterwards at Lebanon Church.
]. B. P. Vincent, bookkeeper Of the
Louisiana Savings Bank, native OF Eng
land, aged thirty.six, died to-day of yellow
fever.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, October 26.-Mrs. Roper, wild
ow OF the late James Roper, died las
night.
Fifteen physicians of the Howard Med
ical Corps report sixteen new cases
equally divided between the city and coun
try. The majority Of those reportedin the
city are OF persons who were taken i'll In
the suburbs, and brought into the city fol
treatment. Ten local physicians have
been appointed on duty in the city, By
Medical Director Mitchell, to take tht
place OF physicians from abroad who have
been relieved. Members Of the Medical
Corps who are quarantined from homt
have been requested to remain in the city
guests OF the Howard Association.
The Board OF Health officially reported
two deaths OF feverduringthe past twenty
four hours ending at o'clock.
RRLrEg FOR LIEUT.. BESSER's FAMILY.
NEw York; October 26.-By direction o
Postmaster James the moneys deposited
October 2S, 90 and so, in the fever sub
scription boxes at all Postotlice Stations il
the city, will be forwarded to the widow
and children OF the late Lieutenant Ben
ner OF the U. S. Army, who died in tht
performance OF his duty on the relic
boat Chambers, on the Mississippi river.
THE BESSER TRUST FUND.
New YoRx, October 27.-The Southern
Relief Committee OF the Chamber Of Com
merce have set aside 49, 900 as a nucleus o
fund to be held in trust for the widow
and orphans OF Lieutenant Benner, anc
say, in an appeal to the public, that II
seems fit to adopt this widow and he
orphan children as wards OF the people
The sum we have donated has been de
posted with the Central Trust Com
pany OF this city, and it is hopet
that further sums may be added 4
Il until a trust fund shall b
gathered and invested in United States
per ceut bonds, which shall amply provide
Tor the future support OF this widow an'
her children.
We respectfully suggest to the other re
lief societies, which may still have unap
propriated balances, and TO individual
who may be interested in this appeal, :
send to the secretary of this committe
whatever to them may seem proper, whic
will be duly acknowledged in trust unde
our charge. ~.
NEW ORLEANS.
Nsw ORLEANS, October 26.-The Cont
mental Guards, a well known military o.
ganization, to-day appointed q committe
OF five to solicit contributions for the relit
OF the family OF Lieutenant Benner, VIII
died OF yellow fever at Vicksburg. ~
NEWS Pnox THE COMMANDER OF THE CHA,
hers,
EVANSVILLE, ISD., October 2G.-Lieutel
ant Chas. S. Hall, U. S. A., in command {
the relief steamer Chambers, who yolul
teered with the gallant Benner to take th
steamer load OF supplies to Southern cite
telegraphs from Cairo to The Courier thl
he Is well, and leaves for St. Louis imm
diately, after very tedious trip up Ii
river. Lieutenant Hall was formerly eli
editor OF Courier, OF this city, and his man
friends in Evansville, who have felt gre
anxiety concerning him, are greatly r
lieved at hearing Of his safe arrival
CAIRO,
C4mo, Ill., October 2T.-Deaths to-da,
Mrs. Mason, Mrs. W. II. stoner and Mar
Ann Sampson. New cases: Ambrose P,
att, Of the Bullein bindery.
CAIRo, October sT.-FqF thirty hon
ending q H. ". there were two deaths; 4
new Gases. The two who died are thella
Of the sick classed as dangerously III ye
terday, and 1t Is thought all others will r
cover. The mercury was down to 36' ;
SP.X. Ahari freeze is expected to.nigl
and the danger is considered oyer.
ALSswiIIRA-
GRsEEylLLE, MtsE, October 9a--Tt
yellow fever has entirely abated here. n,
& case In town. Two hundred and eight,
seven deaths to date. Twenty cases und,
treatment at Winteryille, ten miles frol
here. Three deaths there. The Reli
Committee expect to end their labors III
week. All the hospitals are closed, ar
business reviying. DR.. schlater and nurs,
left for New Orleans yesterday.
CHATTANOOGA, October 2s.-Yellow {