The New York herald., 1878-08-27


district, but was defeated by The democratic csndi-
date. General Van Il Manning.
AN ACTIVE rUBLIc LIFE.
Colonel Walton previously served the Sate as
Chancellor and was for many years professor OF law
In Oxford (Miss.) College about year ago he was
appointed by President Hayes the sice OF Minister
to Mexico, but tho Senate refused to confirm the
pontmcnt. Up to the time OF his death he held the
Office Of United States Dxsrict Attorney for the
Northern district OF Mississ f3pi, flling that difficult
ana honorable position with skill and noted abiity1
Colonel Walton wealthy bat had never married
He leaves largo in the possession only
sister. Ever since the breaking Of the here
he has worked night and day nursing tho sick and
helping the dying, until as LAST he himself has
cunbed to the grip Of the fatal disease.
OTHER DEArHs szScE SUNDAY.
The other deaths since last report are:-
Mrs Wolf joseph Sadlcr
Thomas Kendlc. Thomas Mcllvaine
James Burke. Two negroes.
SICK DocroNs.
Dr. Peoples is doing well and mkeiy TO recover
Dr. Hall. local physiciar who had Eendered excel
lent service PROSTATE and tying, last night
prostratsd with the lever.
The reports that Dr. Veazie waaiown with tho fever
from the fact that that gen.
tleman prostrated fora few hours from nervous
exhaustion and overwork.
hopes are enteri ained that she will recover.
PRovIDlxu YoR DISTRIBUTING RELIEF.
g. 8. Fardcd, Register In Bankruptcy for this dis.
trict, was to-day appointed to fll Colonel Walton
place tho Relief Committee. He has selected Cap
sAin John W. Powell and Robert Mullen his two
assistants These three gentlemen will take charge
and attend 10 all provisions sent to this point, and
will to the equal distribution Of the same All
gentlemen of high repuae, and those persons sub
scrib,ng to the relief fund at Grenada may
sursd all subscriptions Will reach their intended
destination.
lsnas X. WOOD agent for tho jackson routs at this
point was day prostratsd with tho fever. He had
worked steadily helping the sick and dying, and
day worn out and debiiitated he fean easy prey TO
the disease.
Three negroes were prostratec this:aitsrnoon.
SUBMIT HsALrHy
Reports from Summit state that fever has yet
appeared at that point. Tho family OF Dr. wilho, OF
New Orleans Is quartered four miles Of summit
and prossrated with tho fever. Tho Whons had Just
arrived from New Orleans. whom prostrated word
was sent 10 tho Howard Association at New Orlsans
asking for aid. That association at once responded,
two Of their arriving at tho farm house this
afternoon.
AT HOLLY SPRINGS.
Favorable reports reach here from Holly Sprfngr.
There have been no deaths there since last report
A daughter OF A. W. Lake. Grenada refugee is very
low. All the other victims getting along well
and are likely to recover
BETTER NEWS FROM cANruT.
There Is better news from Uantou; deaths there
since last report, ana only two The fever
is abating.
kilograms were received here today from Now
Orleans annsuncink tho prostration by yellow fever
OF D. B. Morey, the general froig agent OF the jack
xu~~s 4 ~
only week ago, she being also a victim to the dis
ease Mr. Morey is said 10 be IN very delicate con-
diion, hts friends express grave doubts hts
recovery.
T. l.. Carter, casbasr Of tho Jaekeou route also
prssssased with tho fever at New Orleans to-day
w.K Ackefinsn, president of the Illinois Central
Railroad and W. H. osborn, OF tho Jockson route.
day donated to the towns along their road 100 car
loads Of lime to be used as disinfectant.
THE sCouRaE SPREADING IN MEAtPHIs-GBRKT
NEED OF MORE .DoCrons AND HuRsEs1-aX
SAD SITUATION. go .
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD ~.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 26. 1878. 4
'Twsnty seven deaths and ninety eight cases
since last report" Is tho brief bulletin Of tho Health
Department Of this city. There Is greater despond-
oncy among our people to-day than has before been
manifested, and this statement from the doctors will
mako them worse. II now seems that the fever will
penetrate all portions s tho city and remain t the
cold weather in. Tho large number OF
has exhausted tho supply Of nurses and some deaths
actually for lack OF nursing and prompt
mont. number OF nurses arrived from Mobile,
but they were assigned to duty.
HELPERS THAT NEED HELP.
DR.. Alexander Erskine is very III, though his
name has net yet bean sent in az a yellow fever
case kilograms were sent from here to-day an.
pouncins that DR.. John r. Fraser was dead. These
reports are erroneous. He even considered
among the dangerous cases General Smith Is not
improving, and shcrs is now general fear that he
cannot recover DR.. d. T. Porter Is oeing vol.
HcxsEss EEwsPAPEx OFFICES.
Frederick r. Brennan, an Appeal reporter, is among
the new cases. with severe attack. The newspapers
arc publishing half shoes, and IL is difficult 10 20.
composisers TO set them up Three appeal printers
are ameng the new cases Three deaths have oc-
cured among the Avalanche press room force Pre-
vious 10 this epidemic the printers have been iortu
nate in escaping
People still leaving. oac OF the railroads is
passing such persons aro unable to pay their fare
DOCTORS AND DRUGGISTS WANTED
Tho expenses or tho Howard Association are now
over 1000 per day and the Citizens Relief Commit
tec src called on daily 10 supply several hundred
people with food. The drug stores close up at ten
O'Clock and It is d,leuit to find physician or get
prescription aftcr that hour The doctors druggists
as we'll as the nurses, are broken down, and there
Is now demand for the services OF large number OF
good physicians, US well as nurses A prominen,
practitioner said today that. no had been called
TO attend number of patients, and could
not go because no had cssos than
hc could give proper attention TO- A
corpse found In bouse on Poplar street to-day
that had not been reported - . new case, and bad
never received medical attention. There are prob.
ably twenty new fever stricken patients to night
whs will not have proper attention before ntnc or
ten o'clock to-morrow, and the nrst twenty -four
hours OF the attack 10 tho time when the prepcr
treatment should be had.