Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-05

OF MOBILIZE Undiminished Fatality List at
Memphis.
TWELVE NEW CASES. FOUR DEATHS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 4.-Twelve new cases, four
white and eight colored, were reported to the
board Of health this morning. Seven deaths
have occurred since last night: Thos. Riley,
Mike Scully, Lizzie Schwartz, Otilla Kinjert,
J. 8. Houck and two colored. J. s.
Houck died at Blymton station, the two
colored at Springdale. six miles northeast of
the city. Gen. j. S. Skiffngton is dying. W.
l. Berlin is progressing favosably. Weather
clear and warm.
The Cant Get Away" club of Mobile, Ala.
bama, have authorized the Towards to draw on
them for $500. The wife of Eugene w. B.
| Glaison, who left Memphis last Sunday by pri-
vate conveyance, thus evading the inspecting
officers on the railroad train, ia down with yell
low fever ut station rs miles distant from
the city, on the Louisville & Nashville road
The son of the late DR.. Robert E. Richardson
applied yesterday for q pass to go to Nashville,
but was refused. This morning he was strick.
en- and had severe attack Quarantine of the
environs of the city goes into effect to-day
Fifty mounted men will be employed a. patrol
guard.
CASE IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, Sept. 4.-Charles Brown, seaman
from Old Harbor, Jamaica, was admitted to- day
to the yellow fever hospital.
LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF HEALTH.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 4.-The city council last
night accepted the resignation Of the old board
of health and elected Drs. Watkins, Scott,
Pietle and Cantrell, who, with DR.. Skipwith, of
the old, now compose the new board The
council also elected DR.. J. Fl. Southall
city physician. The council adopted an
amendatory ordinance restricting the issue of
warrants on the $4,000 appropriation for
health purposes.
APPEAL OF TIE HOTARDs.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 4.-The Towards have ap-
pealed for assistance as follows: The Howard
association of Memphis, after having battled
for the last two months with the dread de-
stroyer in their midst find every dollar in their
treasury exhausted, several hundred sick and
convalescent to be provided for, and large
number of nurses to be paid. We were hopeful
In the beg inning that with the fund then on
hand at the outbreak of the epidemic, we would
be able to provide and care for the sick that
would be thrown on our hands, but the few er
has continued to spread, and with two Ion
months yet before us, leave us no alternative
but to appeal to the CHARITY of the nation
for substantial aid. The generous people
throughout the Union will not fail to respond
to this cell for help. In doing this we feel
that We are performing sacred duty to the
lupOVGllSneu ana QlStreSSeQ people among
whom our lot is cast. Tho bounty of COM
mon people was showered upon us in 1878, and
to those same willing givers we appeal. If
help is not speedily furnished we will be COM
PEELED to abandon the work We have been en-
gagged ill., leaving hundreds to suffer and
die for want of Howard helping hand.
(Signed) ". j. Smith, acting president of the
Howard association, and II. Ruane Waring,
secretary of the Howard association.
John B. Easton, son of DR.. Tros. s. Easton,
died tonight at 8 O'Clock.
PRESIDENT LANdsTAFE IN CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 4.-Mr. A. d. Langstaff,
president of the bIemphis Howard association,
now ia this city, has conferred to-day with the
business men and Others in regard to raising
funds to assist in the relief of sufferers at
Memphis. He reports a disposition on all
sides to assist az cheerfully as was done last
year. He leaves for st. Louis tomorrow morn.
ing.
MEMPHIS, EVENING.
MEMPHIS, Sept 4.-Twenty.seven cases in
all were reported to the board Of health to-day,
twelve of whom were white. Among the num-
Der are the two Misses Falkenberg, JAS r.
Lee, Jos. W. Lee, Annie Kemff, Miss VanWillis,
Constantine Hammer. Three additional deaths
occurred, Matte Reno, Mis- Van Willis, Gen.
John s. Skiffington. Three children of the late
). q. Houck were stricken to-day at Buntyn
Station. Weather clear and warm. The ther-
mometer has ranged between &C and IS.