The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-04
THE GREAT LEVELLER.
AND DEATH IN THE
CITIES OF THE SOUTH.

THE SITUATION At MEMPHIS GROWING WORSE
EVERY DAY-rHE DEAD PILED Up IL TIERS
AWAITING BCRIAI-OyER ONE HUNDRED
DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANs-Two HUN
DRIED NEW CASES REPORTED AT vlCKs-
BURG-FoUR HUNDRED SICK LYING AT
PORT GIBSON.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 2.--The list of new cases
and deaths, though not as great as yester-
day and the day previous, afford no COM
fort when it is known that but few physi-
clans made reports at the health Office, and
the undertakes unable to bury the dead for
want of labor and material This was par
ticularly the case with County Undertaken
Walsh, who could not turn wheel until
he received help from the citizens com
mittce, and it was near noon before he be-
gan work. He stated to your reporter to-
night that if all his wagons are kept run
ming through the night till noon tomorrow
he could not bury the dead now awaiting
interment At Elmwood the collins are
piled up in tiers, notwithstanding big
forceis constantly employed digging graves.
II is the same case at all the burying
grounds. Not les than twenty applications
were made at the Office of the board of
health to-day to have dead bodies buried
Some had been
DEAD SINCE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
And in an advanced state of decomposition
Two were reported at los Vance street, no
living person being about the house or
knowing anything about them. At l09
Madison street a dcal white woman was re-
ported, who had evidently died alone. Her
body lay on the floor behind the bed, where
she had fallen and died. \ dead body was
discovered in a house on Union street
nearly dcvourcd by rats Al an old shanty
in an unsettled part of Chelsea body was
| found which had been dead since Friday,
the flesh falling from the bones. These are
| but few of the reports made to-day
All Watson. Il coored man, gave CON
siderable trouble at the citizens committee
commissary depot this morning, and re-
ceived a serious wound from musket ball
discharged by one of the colorcd Zouaves
on duty there. The affair created much eX
element, and
4 RIOT WAS THREATENED
but finally suppressed by strengthening the
guard. 4 colored man was Frustrated to-
day ON the corner Of Fifth and Salarans
streets in Chelsea, He was seen to fall by
Capt. A. 7. Lacey, who went to him and
found him insensible, he reported the case
! to the health Office and an ambulance was
sent for him.
Policeman John ]. lIubrc died Of fever
to-day He was one Of the heroes Of 1913
when as member Of the police force he re-
NAMED at his post in the Happy Hollow
district. llubre was one of the most relia-
bic and efficient OF the police force OF the
city. -.
DR.. +. F. De Grailenried, Of Columbus,
Ga, reported to the Howard medical depart
mcnt for duty yesterday.
DR.. Kimbro and several members OF his
family are sick with the fever at the family
residence two miles from the city. DR.,
Hodges is quite low, He has good nurses
and is receiving careful attention from his
brother Masons.
The people of Augusta, Ark. were great
~ alarmed over the receipt Of a telegram
saying that the steamer Hard Cash was
going to land 200 passengers at Newport
under cover of 40 armed men and brass
pieces of ordnance. Gov. Miller was tcle.
graphed to call out the militia and the
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed, At last
telegram was received announcing the
whole thing a hoax and peace was restored
A BURIAL CORPS.
In view of the inability of the undertakes
to bury people AS fast ms they die the
citizens committee to-day organized a
burial corps, consisting of forty men, with
necessary wagons, &c, who will enter upon
duty tomorrow.
The dcmoralizod condition OF affairs
here has created considerable alarm as to
the preservation Of peace, and Mayor Flip
pom today telegraphcd the president to
station two companies of United states
troops in the vicinity of the city,
John Allen, formerly proprietor OF the
Commercial hotel, was arrested today
charged with swindling the relief commit.
tee by drawing rations In the name OF
Camp Alien. 1t was found that this camp
Is composed of people able to supper, them
selves, and did not authorize him to draw
for them. II is charged that Allen has
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