Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-06
YELLOW FEVER.

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.. MEMPHIS, TENN, Sept. 5.-Two
cases of fever were reported this
morning-Samuel Richardson, son
Of the late DIR. Robert Richardson,
and w. w. Lockard. There have
been seven deaths since last night.
Among the number are Constance
Bernard, G.. A. Hunt, Alice Bilbo
and Morgan McHugh. The weather.
is clear and warm.
The following telegram was re-
ceived here this morning: wza
New YORK, Sept. 5.-To W. D.
Smith, Acting President OF Howard
Association, Memphis 6 4 send you
by telegraph five sthousand dollars
to aid the Howard, Association. I
am certain the generous people
throughout the country viii con-
tribute liberallyto to aid your stricken
city AT any rate, keep on at your
noble work till tell you to stop
and I will foot the bill. What are
your daily expenses Answer. i
Signed "TS-g'" Jar GoyLD. {
WAsHINeroN, D. C. Sept s.
At the Cabinet meeting to day, the
Secretary Of War. submitted the
question regarding the furnishing
of rations to persons in camp
near Memphis, as requested by State
Treasurers Polk. II was decided
that whatever aid is extended
in this direction by Fed,
eral i. authority must be
within the scope Of the recent act
of Congress, and meet the approval
of the National Board of Health.
Secretary McCrary will communi-
cate fully with Col. Polk upon the
subject. 1t is not expected that the
Cabinet will meet again before the
middle Of October, whe President
Hayes returns from bis Western
trip.
Special to the Nashville American.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 3.-No change
in the situation since yesterday.
Twenty six new cases were reported
to the Board of Health to-day, hall
of the number colored. The fol-
lowing are the names of the whites
and the interments as reported by
undertakers:
Death List james Lanns, aged
rs, Centre alley; Otto Sartorious,
aged 25, 93 Madison ttreet; Frank
E. Graves, aged 4, 9O5 Georgia
street; Julia Castanoya, aged 26,
205 Tennessee street; Mrs. Ryan,
aged IS, McLemere avenue; Calvin
Sidney Moore, aged l3, Buntyn
Station; Aleck Pearce, colored.
aged 2, Is St. Paul street, Annie
Robinson, colored, aged 40, 183
Madison street.
New cases Esther Phillips, aged
9,17 Beale street; Thomas Duncan,
aged 38, ia Herna1dc street; John
Boquet, aged Al, So Adams street;
Maggie Hittle, aged %, 24S second
street; Theodore Graham, aged Is.
corner of Walker and Sixth streets:
Maude Moon, aged 20, 304 Court
street; Mrs. Mary Conway. aeed
40, 525 Georgia street; Mary Con.
way, aged 6, 225 Georgia street;
George A. Hunt" aged 80, corner Of
Beale and Nam streets, Willie
John,aged@3, Manassas, Street
Adolph Dargis, aged AZ, 211 Caro-.
line street; Jennie Dargis, aged II
211 Caroline street; Albert DArgis,
aged z, I'll Gafoiine street.
1 In addition to the new cases off,
cialiy reported, the following whites
were furnished nurses to>day, by
the Howardss:@vMiss e Van Willis,
aged 18, % Promenade street: Miss
Mary Landtree, . aged so, SOC
Main street. Constantine Hammer
aged 19 ,@265 Union street Eliza
H Fenten, aged 16, foot of Mccall
street !; William Morrison, aged So
corner of Eignth and Broadway
Louisa Smith, aged %, II Jackson
street Henry Gibson, aged 25, Il
Jackson street; Mrs Alice Biglow
aged sS3 Fourth street. i5ssl7s5si / - Is.
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