The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-06
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The following dispatches were received yes
terday at the rooms of the Howard Association:
CANTON. Miss, October 4, 1878
r. n. Southmayd Secretary Of Howard Associa-
Two Of the ten malignant cases mentioned IN
my last have died-Mrs. Wilcox. of Eigin. Ill,
and Mr., Green, her b other, engineer on tn.
viii probably recover. Found three new cases
yesterday in the family Of Mrs. shackleford,
Ave mIles IN the the country heT y GsSHs
CANTON, Miss. October 4. 1878.
r. y. southmayd, Secretary Howard Assooia-
We report seventeen. new cases In the last
twenty four hours; two deaths, No apparent
here has 90 far exceeded our expectations that
we feel q little uneasy as to our funds holding
out. When the supply Is exhausted, however,
we feel confident that the same generous pub
lie who formerly supplied Us will respond to {,
second appeal. The last nurses sent us are oil
ab9 IS efes equal to her dere 20 good and
80 '''''2> >'''>0S G. VI. THOMAS.
President Howard Association.
PORT GIBSON, Miss. October S. 1873
Z. Il. Southmayd. Secretary Howard Associa-
We are feeding several hundred destitute
We hGy o Syer $50 9 9AH 1t 0ao
President Howard Association
TH1BoDAUx, October 6, 1875
r. r. Bouthmayd. Secretary Howard Assooia-
ton:
One thousand dollars received. Eighteen new
cases and two deaths for the twenty four hours
ending this 10 n., Total oases 2gA. Total deaths
J. D. MOORE. Chairman.
SOUTHWEST PASS October 4, 1878.
Howard Association:
Three new cases within the past forty eight
hours Convalescents doing we'll DR.. Booth
will leave here Tomorrow DREW, M. ID.
BATON ROUGE, October 4. 1873
T. r, southmeyd Secretary Howard Assoeia-
tion:
Dr. Dupree is down sick. and the fever is in
creasing TO such an extent as TO render 1t neces,
ONNN>-> LEON JAsTREMsKI. Mayor.
BILOXI. October 8, 1873
r. r. Southmayd, Secretary Howard Associa-
ton: ..".. S......5.
deaths. VIM. MARTIN, M. D.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. October s. 1878.
T. r. southmayd. Secretary Howard Associa-
ton: .u+..
Nineteen Dew cases and three deaths for the
past twenty-fuur hours to u m to- day. Capt
Williams, after working night and day. was
taken down to-day. J. W. PUTNAM,
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, October 5. 1878.
President Howard Association. New Orleans:
At McNair plantation twelve new cases and
two deaths In the last twenty-four hours; two
have sent nurses to McNair plantation. and am
rendering them medical attention, Dire Dab
ney and Jones are doing good work; DR.. West
- ''1s' ''N - T. QUINJANo. Dry Grove.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. October $. 1878.
+. r.. Southmayd Secretary Howard Associa-
tion:
Five deaths to-day; new cases on decrease.
and nurses enough. and are sending home
's'''o u 'N''-'' N'V '''''N w. J. L. HOLLAND.
DoNAIpsoNv1LLE. September 80. 1878.
Howard Association:
For twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. m.
to-day: seventy one new cases and one death.
For twenty-four hours ending at 10 9. m.
90 ober 1: new cases. fifty. eight; deaths. three.
For four hours ending az 70 M m o9 TO-
twenty four hours ending at 10. q. m. Ootoben3:
40" '''''' ''A'' A'"A '' NOISE. Secretary.
OsYKA. Miss. October 4. 1878.
F. r. southmayd. Secretary Howard Associa-
Four new cases and one death for twenty-four
hours ending at - m. Have had 14a cases and
''''>''eD SN''''N' w N'' JOHN W. CUTRgR.
Secretary Howard Association.
In answer to coll twelve nurse were sent last
evening to Napoleonville. DR.. Vea7ie left last
evening on steamboat Natehez for Port Hudson.
with two nurses. where the fever is very bad.
LAFoURoHE CROSSING October 6, 1878.
T. r. southmayd, Secretary Howard Associa-
tion:
DR.. sabatier reports no new cases. and all our
go 49, = S>, L, A. LEBLANC.
TANGtpAHoA. October 6. 1878.
f. r. Southmayd. Secretary Howard Associa-
ton:
One death and eleven new cases in last TWEEN
ty-four hours. DIR. b. T. Taylor stopped here
from osyka Re reports most gp IF The cages to
Secretary Howard ASSOCIATE on.
BOSTON Mass, October s. 1878.
IN, Ogden, Vice President Howard Associa-
It is reported that your people are suffering
for food. If more funds are needed. through
what channel shall send for disbursement
HENRY L. PIERCE. Mayor.
Tho following response to the above dispatch
Was forwarded;
Hon. H. t. Pierce. Mayor OF Boston:
We can but reiterate our declaration that the
generosity of our countrymen has placed us, as
we think, in funds sufficient to relieve the ne
fever. f r which our funds were tntrusted to US.
IT your noble generosity wishes to extend to the
restitution which otherwise prevails, we leave
that to the charit of our countrymen, which has
already surpassed anything IN our 6a sn1peTience
Vice President Howard Association.
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