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YELLOW FEVER REPORTS.
Five new Cases and as Many Deaths
in Memphis on Saturday Morning.

by Telegraph TO The Ne,1s and Cburter.]
MEMPHIS, September G.-Fivc new cases
are reported this morning, and five deaths
since lust night. Among the number Is Danl.
A. Fawlks. W.T.. Berlin IL in IL critical con-
dition. The weather Is clear and warm.
The Evening RepOrt-Seventeen Ca.
ses in aiI-and Four Additional
Deaths-Weekiy and Total Report.
MEMPHIS. September ell P. M.-Seven-
teen cases In all, nine white and eight colored,
were reported to-day Among the number
Mcclure and Join ii. Hood. -Four addition
al deaths nave occurred: Margaret Hines,
Belle Miller, and two colored. The totol
number OF new cases reported for the week
l72-whites Is, and 81. Total to late l,OG1.
T'otal deaths from yellow fever for the week
43-whitcs 81. coIored 10. Total deaths TO
date 272. The Howard's weekly report shows
that they have I'll nurses on duty, attending
l3U white and IS cOlored families.
An Appeal From the Odd Fellows.
MEMPHIS. September 6.-The following up
peal is made by Odd Fellows:
To the InhcpcnIenf Order Of Odd FetIOrs-
Greeting: The odd GelIows' Special Relief
Committee of Memphis are again forced to
the necessity of appealing to the brotherhood
at large for material Md. All OF the available
ments have been expended In sending many
OF their brethren and families To places OF
safety, In nursing and providing for the sick
and burying tho dead. Business Is suspend.
cd, wages are stopped and sickness and denth
nre making sad havoc In their midst. This
appeal Is made with the greatest reluctance
in view of the generous outpourlng OF sub
stantial aid which met similar appeals In
uponjevery hand, with walls Of sorrow and
cries for help coming up continually, their
treasury exhausted and the sad prospect OF
the continuance Of the dreaded scourge OF
r.,o. Gov n nnfinI nf OF nlat FUR
months to come, their only resource Is an
appeal for help from our more fortunate
brethren, who are spared such q dire calani-
ty az now scourges the stricken city. All
Grand Patriarch of the State and President,
OF the special relief committee l. y. y. r.
Memphis, Tenn.
+. G. BUDD, Grand Master.
Sundays Rcport-E Eleven New Cases
and Eight Deaths.
MEMPHIS, September Miss Ella Houck.
n daughter OF the late J. 5. Houck, died OF
yellow fever this afternoon Mt Buntyn Sta
ton. The Towards to-day assigned sixteen
pleasant. Eleven cases in all-fonr white
and seven ~colored-were reported to-day.
Eight deaths have occurred.Mrs. Hattie
Walker, Lula Atwood, Frank W. Dahl. Pau
persons. Col J. S. Prestige was stricken last
night, but his name has not yet been report
ed to The board of health. W. j. Berlin re-
mains in O dying condition.
Three Cases In New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, September 8.-Three cases
OF yellow fever were reported TO the Board Of
Health to-day: Thomas Witter. ten years OF
age, a native, living ut III Laurel street, was
taken sick August 26, and has recovcd. J.C.
Matheuse, IS years OF age, first summer In
the city, of 1872 Laurel street. (The above ca
scs ure In the Constance street quarter) DR..
Miles of the Charity Hospital reports that
Henry Wang, 20 years of age, a native OF
Fran &c, died at the hospital or yellow fever
this morning. Waag came here twelve
months ago, was taken sick ut 100 Bourbon
street on Wednesday, and WAS removed 10 the
hospital on Thursday. Last night the symp-
toms OF yellow fever became u~nmistakable.