The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-19
THE FEVER on THE DECREASE


MEMPHIS, Tenn, September l6.-There
is a slight. yet scarcely perceptible, de-
cres.e In the fever this morn ng. The
deaths up to noon did not exceed four. The
saddest feature Of the epidemic il that many
who have been actively al work relieving
the distress are dying or being stricken
down. Among The number u,ay IL. mem
toned Ed r. 4. Wor-harn, aching Treasur-
er Of the Masonic Relief Board, and p. e.
c. OF Tennessee kt.ipcI I-mpIar, who had
a relapse and died = -".arl, hour
YEsTEb-AI MORNING.
Also W. D. McColium, an active Howard
Horace ii. Briggs, MIR. Kais.r, Of the Menu
phis Brewing Co. Il. F. Piummer, ~. n.
rhixton, and p. d. Beecher + MsrshaI,
of the Citizens X lief Committee. IL dying.
The dead body al Mike liewe't found
this morning in the DAD Cricka-aw club
building.
THE MORTALITY
to-day has been greater than WAS anti .iP,-
ted, one hundred and eleven deaths icing
reported, thirly-siX OF which were coiored.
Yesterday there We're nInIy-eight deaths
instead of ninty, a. reported. Among the
dead to-day are +. Mar-halI, Of the Cili-
zens' Relief Committee; f W. Gibson, iele-
graph operator; Mrs. ID. |. +. Clarke. and
three of the Howard medical corps-viz
L. l.. Bond, OF Brownsville, DIR. Mences, OF
Nashville. and J. X Rennsr, OF Indi .nsp-
oils.
THE ORIGINAL FORCE OF Ply 7iciANs
has been depleted by sickness and death,
but new acquisitions are m ade almost daily,
physician from Savannah. Drs. Duncsn
and Young, IRON the lame city, viii arrive
to morrow. w ,. BROOKS, river editor Oh
the Appeal, Is convale'cent DIR > r.
Clarke Is improving; Dave hehart, member
lan.e and ia in a critical condition. Tn.
C.ntral hotel on Adams street will h.
opened 10 the morning as an additional
hospital for the Howard physician. and
nurses. Residen, physicians reported thir
ty-one new Cases to the board OF health to-
day.
TWENTY ONE PHYSICIANS
Of tho Howard medical c,rns rsnort ono
bundrad and ,b;rtv-si, new c,.es IN d,
Dr ID II Saunders is imnr,viug bu, Dr
John Erskine, the health officer, il Is ex-
Pec,so, wiz uie .o-nis",; h''', iaiin o1u,
% .ne ota' y "'io"Ai i''"A' Is Ia Il ''i'''"'
'onui'ion.
eP;its ~ H arc - VI; II ~ ~ .he
ie'sl : iaP,us rPre.u +" ~ t"u Us
an! suriouuu'ns c"unhy II IL a'e,
e. tn. sup 'n n', a 'n me,
stiet' !otr mary HIS recovered anu resus'eu
MS uu''es.
THE MAsoSs OF NEW ORLEANS HAVE ALI.
rur no>rv rurv WANT
New ORLEANS S.pt. I6-Tbe weather
il clear and pIessant baths r. case.
los 20 az which hear dale mir
10 S.n,emberlo
u. Nisoatc Grand LodJe' Of the t"tied
States;
The Masons of Louisiana, with profound
gratitude TO Sisters jurisdictions who have
donate a large sum for the re-
lief of the yellow fever sufferers of the craft
in this Safe, be, that they would cease
their gene rous contributions, as ample
funds have been already received.
[Signed,l SAMUEL J. POWER,
Grand Master.
ur1.rrsrusr
49, " p 10, '
reported. Only about half of these cases
nave occurred sin y September I2Ib. The
others rrior IN tha, ate
The ,nor,u,,v rsnor, n, tho wool sn5;,.
,t six o clock This sf,ernoon SUNDAY were
,otal deaths 7O3 Of which 632 were males
Il females and of children under ten years
Of age.
OF THE TOTAL DEATHS
'ol were from yellow lever, Az whites
and ~ colored. Dr. Warrenstene Is sill