The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-06
THE FEY Err.
Memphis Makes an Appeal to the
Country for Aid.
The Work Of Charity Already Be
gun-Jay Gould Contributes Five
Thousand Dollars, and Prom
ises to Foot the Bills Of the
Howard Association.

MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-TWO cases were re-
norted to the board Of health this norni 5g-.
Samuel Richardson, son OF the late Dr. toi1t
q. Richardson, and W. W, Lockard.
Seven deaths ha7a occurred since last
night. among the number Constance, Ber-
nard, q. S. Hunt, Alice Biops and fiorgan
McHagh.
Weather clear and warm.
The. following telegram was read tE lis morn
ing: New York, sept. SO ". !. i5nsth,
Acting Presidentof the Howard A ssacsatfon,
Memphis: | send you BY, teleg taph RK9U0
to aid the Howard Association. asfa certain
generous people throughout the fbuNtry will
Contribute literally 30 aid your 1t rieken city.
At any rate, keep on at your nt Ssie work till
I tell go,l to stop and will foot fseisiIl What
are year daily expenses AasT a:5 = =: 1orr,
The following response was ssat ID reply.
seMeHpnls Sept 5-Jay Gov Id Esq, New
York City: Your handsome dc nation Of 5000
to the Howard Association OF Hesal phis, to be
used In rstfe wing the sick unf Ter our care, Il
most gratefully acknowIedg ri. The grand
sentiment you express to cor tiaae cur noble
Work, and 10 the event that Cur appeal to the
generous people throughout the Union fs not
Needed that you would fG OF the bill has
nerved Rs all and strengthene our faith Ia
tae cause in wf1iGh We ars now engaged.
Sach Igs a as you have shown vi, wa
have no aoaDt, had q responsive echo In the
u
expenses aggregate $1,000 per day, Should
the fever contjnae to spread, our expenses
must necessarily increase. W. .J. SMITH,
Acting President af the Howard Association.
8 o. fa.-Niaete IN new cases tn ail-tvelve
white. seven cokoreG-were reported to the
board of health to-day. Among the number
reported this afternoon are - 4. HaFbeft,
Bette Clara and Cora Faikenberg, Mrs. Alex
ande- Keith AID Caroline Levy. Sig addi-
tionaI deaths have been reported-Joseph W.
Lee, d. G. Har5ert, f.. Y. Watson, Dr. g. A.
Hunt, Tack Wright and Jennie Foster.
The rules and regulations governing ptckets
and patrols on duty in the suburbs were pro-
nanlgated to-day. he most important OF the
rules SAYS neither lint cotton nor seed cotton
will be allowed to enter Memphis during the
epidemic. A petition signed by every fner-
chant In the city, protesting against The en-
foreenent Of this rule has been presented to
John Johnson, superintendent Of the quaran-
tine.
Hr G.. p. Bradford returned tonight from
Wythe depot He reports Mrs. GHsson'5 i'll
ness not yellow fever, but bilious fever. There
is considerable excitement prevailing along
tke line of the Louisville Railroad between
that station and Mem phis.
George g. Freeman, president Of the Savan-
nah, Ga. Benevolent Association, talegrapfs
the Toward Association to draw on him for
500.
Twenty nurses were assigned 10 duty By
the HoWards to-day. All moneys deposited
In the Importers and Traders National Bank,
New York, to the credit OF the Onion and
free Of charge.
Father T. Cnrysostamus ReinakA, the only
priest in the city OF the Franciscan orGer,
YVES stricken with fever to-day. John kau-
0uet, letter carrie, died tonight.
MEMFHIs APPEAEs FOB AID.
CINCINNATI, Sept. "A. b. Langstaf, the
president OF the Memphis Howard Associa-
lion, now In this city, had a conference to-day
with business men and others In regard to
raising funds to assist in the relief OF the sEf-
fegers at IsLnphis. He reports disposition
on ell sides to assist as cneerfuly a. was done
Hast year. He leaves Tor st. Louis tomorrow
morning
TWO SUSPICIOUS CASES IN NEW YORK.
NFyw YoRE, sept. Three seamen OF the
bark Rapif5, from Kingston, and two Of the
steamer Northern Light, from Cape Eaytien, |
were sent to quarantine to-day with symp- |
tones OF yellow fever
TIE QUESTION or THE GOVERNMENT FTR-
NsHIsG EATIONa To THE MEMPHIS REFU- |
GEES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-At the Cabinet meet /
ing to-day the Secretary Of War submitted u /
Question resarflilg the furnishing OF raLlons /
to persons in camp near Memphis, as raquest- /
Ell by State Treasurer Polk After general
discussion It was decided that wha tevef aid Is /
extended IN tht3 direction by the edafal au- /
th0fity must be within the Scoops, Of the re- /
cent acts 0f Congress and meet the approval |
OF the @tOnal Board Of Health. Secretary I
McCrary will communicate fully with Col. !
Polk upon the subject.
1t Is not expected that the Cabinet VIII /
meet again before the middle Of Gctober +
wheG President Hayes returns from his
Western trip.