Daily globe., 1878-10-11
MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Oct 10.-It has rained continual,
since yesterday noon with no immediate pros
poets of clearing up. The special train which
left here yesterday morning in charge Of Presi
ident Langstaff of the Howard association. ar
rived at Erin. Tenn, at midnight, and will re-
turn to Memphis tonight. A similar trair
leaves on the Charleston tomorrow and will gc
as far east Huntsville Fla. The fever has
appeared at every station on the Louisville
railroad batween Memphis and Paris, excepting
Stanton and Bells Station. DR. r. F. Wood.
ford a volunteer physician from Virginia. was
stricken late last night. Also Miss Kate Plain
and Gorge Erskine. The steamers General
hucker and Belle of st. Louis passed down last
evening. The latter left barge laden with
freight for Memphis merchants.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Oct. 10.-The board of health
officially reports twenty-five deaths froln vel
low fever in the city for the past twenty four
hours ending at E P. NJ. tonight. Undertakes
corporation line. Among those who died to-
day are A. T. Dodd, the we'll known book
seller; Jas. Breaton, Mr.. Mary Neil Mrs Robt.
BIitton, w. T. Williams II. L. Palmer. Harris
Copen. The following kilograms were received
this evening from President Langstaff, at Nc
Kennels, Tenn: Six genuine yellow fever
cases at Erin, Tenn. We send Drs. Summers
and Bibbs, of Nashville, to look after them.
w. d. Steed, railroad agent at Paris, died early
this morning. physician and druggist have
been telegraphed for from Decatur, Ala. DR..
q. A. Hanson, the well known dentist, and
member of the Howard association was stricken
this afternoon.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 10.-Dr. Fl. Sauve will be sent
tomorrow to Decatur, Alabama. Eighteen
Thousand rations were issued to-day to families
by the citizens relief committee. Fourteen
physicians OF the Howard medical corps report
forty five new cases. Lieut.. Walter Harvey, of
the Bluff City Greys. died this afternoon at
Camp Joe Williams. At meeting of the How
ard medical society last night, DIR. Easton
Young, OF Savannah, was elected first vice
president, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of DR.. M. l.. Keating, of New York:
DR.. II. T. Lowey, of Cincinnati was elected
second vice president.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 10.--Board of health no
quorum. DR.. Chopin has called meeting to
appoint local commission to ascertain the
hour yellow fever originated this season in
New Orleans and the peculiar characteristics of
the disease in the present epidemic. DR.. Austin
recommended DR.. G. B. White. an excellent
sanitarian and former president of the board of
health, as a member of the commission.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10.-New cases of fever,
r.. Puch, Jr., s. Flowers, both members of the
cotton exchange Convalescents-C. Stockmy-
er, Jr., Alexander Dolshermer. The Peabody
association issued l2,409 rations to different
asylums and 81 800 on usual requisitions. Ap-
plications for relief to the Young Mems Chris
tian association, IL; Howards, 2l9. Nurses
were sent to-day to Morgan City, McComb
City, Donaldsonville and Berwick City,
New ORLEANS. Oct l0.-Weather cloudy.
Deaths *. tod
1851; total cases, 11,O42.
PORT GIBSON AND VICINITY.
PORT GIBSON, Oct l0.-Since last report the
fever has continued spreading throughout the
country. In Rock Springs neighborhood many
cases and several deaths have occurred. Total
deaths in town and county. 200. Two deaths
In town IN the past twenty-four hours, and
several new cases, mostly persons recently re-
turned from the country. Among the latter
are Mrs. j. D. Ve1tler and Amos Burnett. On
many plantations great distress is reported.
The Howard's are doing their utmost to relieve
sufferers, furnishing physicians. medicines,
etc. Fever has appeared in Tenasaeu parish.
Linsley Evans died near Oakland college.
near St. Joseph, La, unfavorable. Prospects are
gloomy.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Oct 1O.-The death of Geo. Hill,
reported last night on apparently good au-
thority, is incorrect. He relapsed, but is i'm
proving. No new cases; one death last night.
Weather damp; mercury 68 degrees.
OTHER POINTS.
BILOXI, Oct. 10.-Twenty-nine new cases and
one death for two days.
MCCoMB CRY, Oct. 1O.-Twenty-fv or thirty
case of a severe type of fever of suspicious
character and three deaths.
Tyr. noS 4 IN
yellow fever in the last "a hours and "a new
cases.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 0.-Subscriptions to-day
to the per cent. loan, $6l9,900.
POINT PLEASANT, Oct. 1O.-At Plague Mine
parish the fever is spreading; 20 cases and
deaths to date. Convalescents are in want o1
suitable nourishment. 1t is impossible to gel
it here.
NATcHEz, Oct. 10.-Yellow fever is at River.
Landing, seven miles above this city, and al
Bullets Bayou, eight miles below.
TERREAUx BoUFE, ST. BERNARD PARISH, La.
Oct. l0.-Fifteen cases Of fever and great des
titution.
CAIRO, Oct. 10.-Two new cases are reported
as suspicious since the noon report, one O
which has been sick three days without calm,
q physician. The outlook is cheering, consid
erlng the warm. damp weather.
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Oct. 10.-One dealt
and no new cases to-day.
BATON ROUGE, Oct. 10.-New cases, forty-six
no deaths.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 10.-Col j. L. Power
grand treasurer, makes an appeal to the Cd,
Fellows of the United States for further All
for the yellow fever sufferers, to enable him t
respond to calls from Meridian jackson AM
many smaller places, and the urgent appea
from the Odd Fellows relief committee Q
Vicksburg for the surrounding country.
Ia of Tha fol J;o
in the co1ntry and vicinity of Clinton: Rey
John A. Reilley, Abraham Depues Mrs. Herror
| John 8. Butler, George Marston and Mrs. Luciu
Dixon. New cases, four freedmen and thre
whites at Depues, and one white at Marston'
The fever is increasing. The Howards. of Clil
ton, have sent nurses and supplies to th
| country.
BAY ST. LoU1s, Oct. 1O.-Twenty-three case
ten deaths for the past three days. Things loo
| brighter to-day.
| OsYKA, Oct. 1O.-Three new cases and thr,
very low.
| CANTON, Oct. 10.-Seven new cases; thr,
deaths. The fever is abating and milder
town. but increasing in the country surroun,
ing.
v1cKsBuRa, Oct. TO- Thermometer "a. Few
reports from the country continue discouragif
Many new cases from all directions. Repor
| from Delhi and Talluhah show an increase
number of new cases. Similar reports con
from Edwards and Bolton. At Edwards Il
entire family of DIR. Williamson are down Wi
| fever.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1O.-At meeting of Il
board of managers of the commercial exchang
resolutions were unanimously adopted callil
upon the merchants of this city for further a
| for the yellow fever sufferers.
Heavy Failure.
New YORK, Oct. 1O.-The failure of j.
Cameron & Co., lumber dealers Of New Yol
Towanda and Towas City, Mich, is announce
and to-day john G. Cameron and Phillip Scr
ner made joint assignment to VIM. Linds
for the benefit of creditors. Cameron also fl
an additional as signment. Cameron v
the capitalist of several lal