Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-11

ported, but tnere Is scarcely any uOuOt
as TO his illness. BE was an active
worker during the epidemic last year,
but escaped the fever.
Ed. Moon is reported delirious, with
but faint hopes of'his ultimate recov-
erv.
Major Guy is resting easier tonight,
although he had slight attack OF black
yomit this morning.
James Scholes was stricken with the
fever late this afternoon.
Particulars Of the Condition of Memphis.
CHICAGO. August 9.--In answer to the
telegraphic request of the DdHy Netrs, oil
this citv, A. ID. LangstaH. President OF
the Howard Association OF Memphis,
has sent telegram giving the particu-
lars OF the condition OF that city, con-
tanning the following points: The total
number of cases within the city limits,
up 70 this time, is officially recorded at
$50; OF this number 81 have died. In
addition, there have been about so cases
and 5deaths among the Memphis reiu-
gees, located within six miles OF the city.
The disease has not been communicated
To any OF the surrounding towns, on ac-
count OF the rigid quarantine. The fe-
yer has increased in Memphis very per-
ceptibly within the past ten days, and is
spreading from the original centres. We
cInnOt hope for discontinuance
until frost. At least $1,000 persons
have lett, OF which 1900 are located
i'm camps Father Matthew and Marks,
which are situated four and seven miles
respectively from Memphis; have three
cases in camp Marks and one death. At
least 1000 negroes are in the city, 100
having gone To camp. They have de-
Clined To leave this city, hoping 10 re-
ceive ratiOns here, which is in OpposI-
tiOn to the views Of all parties who are
labOring here 10 attend to such as may be
taken sick. Our only safety is depopu-
lation. In consequence of the fever
spreading among the negroes in the past
five days, there is growing disposition
70 90 To the camp. Their appeal To the
people Of the United States for ratlOns
dill not meet with favorable answer.
The negroes will no doubt move rs soon
as they get hungry. No one but
Howard visitor or physician knows OF
the filthy novels that these people live
in, and in which they are taken sick and
too frequently die. We have six
physicians on duty, and have
had under our charge $50 patients
sick with various diseases. To these
sick people We furnish nurses, medi-
cines, stimulants and food. About 200
have been discharged. Our expenses
are 500 per day and will probably in
crease. We have on hand $4,000 and
this amount would have been sufficient
If the negroes mad followed the example
Of the white people and left the city.
We hope that we will not be forced to
ask for assistance, but fear this non
action OF the negroes will compel us to
DO so. The sanitary condition of the
city is excellent.
Meyersville, Miss.
NICKsBURG, August "a case OF yell
low fever was reported, Yesterday, at
Meyersville, Miss, and considerable ex-
citement exists there.
The case reported at Meridian proved
to be malarial fever.
New York.
New YORK, August 9.-Frederick i.
King, clerk in Pratt oil works, at the
foot OF North Twelfth street, Williams
burg, died of yellow fever this after
noon. at his residence, 53l ClassOn ave-
nue., Brooklyn. IL is believed that he
contracted the disease from the bark
Wallace, which was loaded with oi. at
the works the latter part of July, and to
which vessel he carried messages sew
eral times. The Wallace came from
Havana with sugar, June 10Th. The
stewardeSS, Margaret Oregon, died in
the hospital in New York, of yellow
fever, a few weeks ago. The physicians
who were called in pronounced Kings
disease a well marked case OF yellow
fever His remains were placed in an
air-tight casket and buried in Evergreen
Cemetery at midnight. The house has
been thoroughly disinfected.