Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-07

MEMPHIS, Sept. Give cases were reported
to the board of health this morning. Five
deaths have occurred since last night, among
the number being Daniel A. Faulkner. W..
Berlin is in a critical condition. Weather clear
and warm.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
MEMPHIS. Sept 6.-Seventeen cases in all
nine white, eight colored-were reported to the
board of health to-day. Among the number are
Henry Hempf, "A. L. Rembert, Thos. J. Mcclure.
John II. Hood. Four additional deaths oc-
curred-Margaret Hines Belle Miller and two
colored. Total number of new cases reported
for the week, 152-whites 70, colored "a. Total
number to date, zoos; total deaths from yell
low fever for the week, ACTIVITIES 80, colored
10; total deaths to date, 272.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-Three cases of yellow
fever were reported to the board Of health to-
day. Thomas Witter, 10 years, native, taken
sick August 26th, has recovered; J. C. Mat
thews, IS years. first summer in the city. DR..
Miles, of Charity hospital reports Henry Woog,
70 years, y native of France, died at the hospi-
tai of yellow fever this morning. Woog came
here three months ago, took sick Wednesday,
and was removed to the hospital Thursday.
came unmistakable.
APPEAL TO ODD FELLOWS.
The following appeal is made to Odd Fell
lows: r..s-.
MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn, Sept. 6.-To the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows: The Odd Eel
lows special relief committee of Memphis are
again forced to the necessity of appealing to
the brotherhood at large for material aid All
of the available funds of the five lodges and
two encampments have been consumed in
sending many of their brethren and families to
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the sick and burying the dead. Business is
suspended, wages stopped and sickness and
death are making sad havoc in their midst
This appeal is made with great reluctance, in
view of the generous outponring of substantial
id 1873 Ts''h and met 1875 similar but appeals xt
| sickness and distress upon every hand, with
walls, sorrow and cries for help coming up
continually, their treasury exhausted and the
sad prospect OF a continuance of the dreaded
scourge of yellow fever for period of at least
two months to come, their only resource is an
appeal tor help from our more fortunate
| brethren who are spared such q calamity as
| now scourges their stricken city. All con-
tributions should be sent to Marcus Jones.
grand patriarch of the State and president of
| the special relief committee I. O. o. F., Mem
phis, Tenn.
(SignedD E. G. BUDDE, Grand Master.
NURSES ON DUTY.
The Towards weekly report shows they have
I'll nurses on duty, attending 100 white and IS
colored families.
AID FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Ga. D. Langstaff. presi-
dent of the Howard association, Memphis. Ar
rived here last night and this morning called =
meeting of citizens of Memphis, now residing
there, to consider the condition of affairs now
existing in that city. The meeting was held in
the merchants exchange and was well attend
ed. resolution unanimously adopted
that the thanks of the Memphians of this citv
be extended to the Howard association for their
noble work in this epidemic. The following
was also adopted:
WHEREAS, The Howard association of Mem
phis has recently received from Jay Gould the
donation OF SOU and the promise of an un-
limited sum in addition, for the purpose of re-
lieving the distress caused by the epidemic of
yellow fever in that city; and
WHEREAS, Such an act of liherality, SO
promptly bestowed, is the highest type of
Christian charity, demanding at our hands the
deepest gratitude. Therefore we, PORTION of
the citizens of Memphis, now in the city of st.
Louis, having met for the purpose, do hereby ex-
press our grateful thanks for the large dona-
tion, and on behalf of the people of Memphis,
invoke the blessing of God on Mr. Gould and
others whose hearts may be moved to aid our
stricken city.
A meeting of the president and board of ,li-
rectors of the merchants exchange was also
held this afternoon, to confer regarding affairs
in Memphis, and President John Wehle ap-
pointed committee of five prominent mem
bers of the exchange to sulicit subscriptions for
the sufferers of that city. President Langstaff
telegraphed this fact to W. J. Smith, acting
president of the Howard association. Memphis,
and left for Chicago this evening. The proba-
bilities are a handsome sum will be collected
for the Memphis sufferers