Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. “Vienna” and * Bureka” BREAD mnaw put up tn hoxca of one dozen loaves ench, snd In Jelisered fresh, morniog and evening, to ne various eariy and tatc traina leaving Chicago for the nefghhor- fng towns and c! Dealers within 250 miles of Cile etz0 van be regularly suppled with perfectly fresh Lread: parked ansoon as cold, and gnarantecd betler (nan any viBeY bread ever oficred 10 the publics L1t 74 conts per dozen, whicn Inctudes cunt of pACkss snd delivery toraliroads, The money snoutd sccom- pauy orders, THE CHICAGO BAKERY CO, 196. 198, 200 and 202 Clark-st. SEA-GRASN HAMMOCK §EA-CRASS HAMMOCKS, New lot Just recefvcd, also CAMP COTS, STOOLS, AND CHAIRS. GILBERT HUBBARD & (0., TWINES AND CORDAGE, 202 to 208 SOUTII WATER-ST. T FINANUIAL. LAZARUS SILVERMAN, DASKER, CHAMDER OF COMMERCE, o K e ¥ oeharee andl sohie Exchange on Lundon, Farls, Frankfort, Serlln, Ham=~ BuTE. DENTISTRY. PESSUSRUENN Lt On TIE FINEST AND § )8 Cor. Clark_nnd_Handoiph-ste. LDUCATIONAL, §T. MARY’S ACADEMY, NOTRE DAME, IND. Under tho Direction of the SISTERN OF HOLY CRONS. The course uf study & thiorough In_tha Classical, Aca. demical, and Preparatory Departmenta. o NOEXTIIA CHARGES for French or German, as thoas Ianguages enter ntothe regular coursa af stadies. £ Tho Musical Devartment fs conduoted on the plan of the beat Canservatories of Kurope. {2 In the Att Department the same principles which furi tho hasla for instraction n the Great Art Schools of Eurone, are emborled In the cours of Drawing and Fainting,* Puptia i the Schools of Palnting or Susic tnay puraue a speclal course, Fhieo who have nasicd criditably through ths Aca. drinic and Clansicl coureo recefva the Gradusting Gold Medala ot ity Departinents. | Graduatiie Me awarded 1o the ridents wlio' have pursiied & special course f Contervatory of Music ur ln tha Art Doparte et m«';}’na\«eau for Gorman, preswnted by the Iit. Tev. o W 4 nomy, presented by tis 1ani, ¢ ro Dwanger, Fort Guld Medn Tor Domestic R, Nev. Bishow Glimour, Cleve 5 Gold Nedal for French, ' preseuted by the Very Rev. uperlor Goieral of the 20rder uf 1101y Cross, 80 Fainting, prescnted by d ) M, Pholan, 1. . 0. Number of teachers cogaged n Preparatory Acas demical and Classieal Deparsments, 34, Modern Lan D Painting, 8. Instrumental e, 10, Vocal Mude, 4, brewiggiing, platn and Becillewark, 7. Hlmmlcn(yuf enforeed by For Cataloqud addross ‘MOTHEL SUFEIIOR, ary's Academy, Aotro Dame I',+0,. Bt. Josenh Co, MORGAN PARK * ‘MILITARY ACADEMY. UK TALCOTT, | Amoctate GIT, A M., { Priocipals. A it-clogs Preparatary febool for Tioye | Location tive, Ldueationnl facilitiea unsnrpasied. “Seasion . _ For full Information send for cate atk, Cook Lo, 11l. GOFEMALE GOLLEGE. Morgan Park (near Chicago), Begins Tuesdny, Bept, 10, 1878, Preparutory and Collegiato Departments, sn Obtiona Conrsut also Gradnating Cuurso In Musie, Drawiue and Eutnilng, Npe ¥ THAVEIL Vre alties.” For Catalogue address G, Morgan 1'ark, Cook Co., Ill., or 8t The Thirty-nfth Scholastie Term will bagin on the firsi Tueaday of Keptembernest, Wa are Row able to say that the best facilities offered by any educationnl lustitutlon In Ameries fur development of both mind and body can be found here, We finyite parunts and wusrdians (0 come and ave for theinselves, and thus verity what we say, For pariicolars, catalogies, eic., rddress the V K i S Aoy e deut, Notry Dams P, 0., Indlans, BETTS MILITARY ACADEMY, BTAMFORD, CONN., A HOME SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Deithttut locatton near Luog Taland Sound. Thor- ough prevaratiun for Collexe OF Duslnoss. _ Furly-Gng year opoas Sept, NORTHERN ILLINOIS QOLLEGE And Grimth School of Reading and Oratory, partments fivat-clasy. Terms—AlU - Rend fur clreular. \ddre LLEN A. GRIFFITH, Prest, __Woll furntahed roows for hiu Mlle. C. Broussais’ rench and Englieh & ol for Youni Ladtes and Chit- n-av. Bho wil las Joffers, an Wikl resumo Monday, Bapt, 9, 1879,8% 25 Iishop court, «astof Unlow Park. MISH BAIA KDDY. Princioal aud Kindergsttener, 'M{IN, asaisted by Miss Tutiaroy, AT Ny s by S Tusiele her EX N NCll, N | | N NG AND DAY KCHOIL 1o younk Indies, b ATt He N af, Stir AV ew Yurk, 23, Fucllities for STUDY O ¥orcircular and other {ne Erving Military Academy, Lake Viow, near Chlcaga. A Sclentine, Classical. aui Cormmercial Acadeiny for Bogs.. Educationsl Tacliltics stlu the Muriliwest, Seud for Catalogas. - OBce, bty o o Bt HOLLISTES Yrinctoat: Gradonte U noshis dend. ™ Miss Pioree and Miss Lawrence thetp ENGLISH, FIIE] 2 NNU-DAY cono0e Fo1 RO ORENAN L Nu. 111 Loylatu: .hhmn. oMo G i tew R it & i Viwrence, cutasgos PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY ACADEHT, Sk, CRAnoRty APty e Thorouth fa: i b ering. : : lals, For pariiculats auply b Ju\vr:rfivfl'fcéi’l: ‘0r circutan 5 eatern Jiefere Augell, Ml £39., AL the olice of the Tremont Ho W TilEO) HYATT, Presidcat. ko UNIVERSITY OF OHICAGO Classtcal, Phlosophleal, Scfentitc, Law, and Prepars AGEy Depirticates Sneh Mia. 46, ladiée sad gotise ie, Fall T o Bept, 1. °For fuformation ade dre Prot. BANTIN, fleglitrarof tho Univerdty Ut Chivagg, Chldago, i, Aeademy of Cur Lady of the Sacred Heart, WASHINGTON HEIGUTS, ILE, 8 ._Fur particular p} Mk iy fitiy, 2D ot it g reach, and German' Boatdin Beliog) for Youni Ladica aud ¢ hildrea, with Callatheu: bk mid 17 West Thirtioetuihat., Sew Vork, Heos Dplication may Le made by o verionally e an GV Cetieis by Dr. Labbereo ;Proi’. Eanger’s Class for Bd;;. o Scgine Bept.2: nummber imited to24; oed ction surpcend- For circulares ctlon uiy O it o 430 Wabsatav BWARTHMORE COLL! 3 Ten mlies frow Folladciphla, under she care of Fricods, $lies 8 thoroughi coliexlate education (o Loth seacs, *ho b inue (Le sauie caumes of Sludy. wud r. u, ¢ Fur caislogue, fuil Farticulare 8 to couruw o i AT L0 (T ety 7o 3 EDWAND 11; 34 il _Swunhmory Colicie, Bwarbiure, Delawars Cor, Fa. JENAINGS SEMINARY, AURORY, ILL. THE 5CHOOL FOR THE TIMES, et full pdvestiewsut ta next Suturday's usuc of the Trtuge, BAKTIN K. CADY, Friucioal, © lmuExa, Ark., Aug YELLOW FEVER. The Disease Gaining Alarm- ingly in Memphis and Vicksburg. Fifty New Cases in the I’or-: mer and Sixty in the Latter City. The White and Colored Popula- tion Subject Alike to the Discasc. Refugees from the Infected Districts Dying at Other Points, Spreading Wild Panic and Dismay in All Di- rections. Interesting Narrative of the Expe=« rience of a Yellow-Fever Convalescent. Chicago Actively Organizing for the Relief of the Southern Sufterers. Meeting of Prominent Citizens to Arrange Plans of Procedure. Blight Breeso Oreated by a BSupposed Onse of Yellow-Fever in This City, § MEMPUIIS, TIE DISEABE GAINING. Mawems, Aug. 22.—The fever record to-day shows a biz increaso in the number of cascs, fitty-one being reported for twenty-four hours endlog at 6 p, m,, but unly ten deaths for the same period. Among the cases reported to-day aro Juhn A, Roush, ex-member of the Legislu- ture;, Capt. John D. Elilott, Dr. Jotn C. Rogers, and Marst Milter, The relief organizations are hard pushed to attend to-all the sick and answor tho calls of destltute for food. ‘Tho Increass in the number of cases to-day has bad the effect of Inducing many more to go to tho caiflp or leave the city for varlous parts of the country, Relict in the shape of money s being recetved fn ilboral nmouuts, but tho uccessities aro great, and keep pace with the relief recetved. The clergy of the Eplscopal Church send ont the followine to the clergy and other mombors of the Episcopal Churels: Thronghout the conntry we ask-for atd” {0 meat the heavy demands mude and to be Made upon us duriog thoe prevalence of tho epldemic. Joux C. Hanms, Bt, Mary's Cathedral, G Cianrrs C. Pansoxs, 8t. Lazarus and Qraco Church, City Lodge Kufizhts of Honor has organized a Rellef Board, has thrown open its treasury to this Board, and Is doing all In fts vower for sick and distresmud brothers, ‘Thoy say to sister lodgus that if they feel disposed to contribute to thelr retlef it will be thaukfully recelved and piaced whero it wi'l do the most good, Com- munleations should be addressed to I M. QGage, Presidont, or Max Herwan, S8ccretary, teu. W, J. Buith, Vico-Presidont of the Mem- plis Howard Assoclation, who has been at work amoug the sick at Ureunda, Mlss., was taken down slck to-day, and was brought to Memphis by s svcclal car this evenlog, DEATH OF A KEFUORE. ‘The following was received this eveniog: 22,—70 (e Assoclated Press Agent, Memphis: Miss Gertrude Weathers, a refugee from Memghis, died hore last night with yollow faver, ‘Thousandsof peavlo have lelt here, Othiors are leaving as fast as possible. TELEGRAPI-OPEUATOR ATTAUKED, Qur overworked forco of telegraph-operators was further reduced to-nlzht, Burt Ayres, famillarly known as *[Patscy,” belng taken down with fever. VICKSBURG. THREE HUNDRED CAXS, Viokesung, Aug. 23—The ycllow feyer s at- tacklug vegroes. The nuinber stricken down to-day is estimated at ffty new cases; ten deathsup to8 p. m. There iy grent need of physicians, Drs. gulfour and Robbins are fm- proving and {na falr way of recoverv. Somo estimato OU0 cuses of yellow fever here, but the general estimatols a little over 800, Sherift Flavnugan, of Warren County, publishos a call ou tho Btate sod county oflicers throughout the country for Anancial ald to the sufferers bere, NEW ORLEANS AVPEALED TO, New Onusans, Aug. 2.—The following ex- plain themselves: Vickesune, Jup. 22,~Dr, Samusi Choppln, Presldent Board of IHealth: The opldemlc la very violent and malignaut; muct more sothan fu Now Orleans, Thero iu great want of nursea and physicians, Fivo of tho regular corps of physiclans are abseot from thelr post. Twenty-five deaths yeuterday from yellow fever, Can you holp us? E. D, Baxks, M, D. THB REPLY, Naw Onteaxs, Aug. 22.—Dr, E. D, Danks, Vickaburg ; Sorry L0 hear of your dlstress. Au epldemic 1 the battle-fleld of the truc physiclan, ‘Wl see MNoward Association to turnish you with medicsl ald. HBanves Cuorein, M. D., Presidcat of the Bourd of lealth, ‘The Board also recelved a disputeh frow the Mayor of Vicksburg askivg that four physicians be seut there, The dlipatch was referred to tho Howard Assoclation, NEW ORLEANS. CIRCULAR TO PUYSICIANS, Nsw Onizaxs, Avg, 22.—The Board of Health regular weekly meeting to-night had no quorum, only Lr, Choppln sud 3Mr. Nott belng present. Dr, Choppin stated that the next mecting of the Board would bo held uext Thuraday. Tho Board of Health sddressed the following circular to physicians Dxak Siks: The Board of Health are desirous of prepariug & complute registry of cases of yi low lever occurrlng thia year in order to hava the miatorial for future study of the disoase. You are therefore warneatly requesied to make 1o this ofiice & report of every case occurring fu youj practice according (o 1ho forme provided, Coples of this form will be furnished on application. This request lo intended to apply (0 cases previe ously (eated aa well 88 1hose bereafter attonded, au, Cuorrix, M. D., Prestdent Board of Mealth, TO AVOID CONTAGION, New ORLBANS, AUk, 22.~The sgents of the steawship 8t. Louls, which steamer is expected svon from Liverpool, addressed s note to Col- lector Sulth sskiug pernlision to lighter the cargo st the mouty of the river, the object Lelog to bave the' crew avold cuming 1n contact with the fever. In reply the Collector e Ehicw 'RIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1878 says: * You are Informed that every facility will be offered vou. When you are ready to unload the steamer pleass notify me, and [ wiit detall 4 corps of officers to go to the steamship and discharge the cargo ons lighter. The mer- clandise so unloaded can be dellvered here the #ume as If the vesecl hiad comne to the city.” Ponr Eavs, Aug, 22.—New cases, 1: deaths, 1; total cases to date, 53, SIXTY NEW CANES. NEw Ont.EANS, Lis, Aug. 23—Evening.—Up to 7 p. m, sixty new cascs and ten deaths have been reported to the Board of THealth since noon. These will be included In to-murrow's report. Funerals continue to lster houra than usual, Ona is reported this evening aiter 7 o'clock, lanterns heing used for Hghts. A dispateh from Morgan City reports one casc of yellow tever there. OTHER S8OUTHERN CITIES, FORT GINSON, New OaLRANS, Aug. 2%—The Howard Asso- clation has recelved from Port Qibson applica- tion for elght nurses. The dlspatcls says: * Ninety cascs; five deaths, Very great dis- tress and want." ‘Tha nurses were sent by train to.day, via Vicksburg, LOUISVILLE. LoussviLre, Aug. 22.—f1. R, Davis, of Grenn- da, died at the Waverly Hotel lu thls city this morning of yellow fever. [le was taken sick o Buuday aud had the germ of the disease in his aystem before leaving. This [s the first death from yellow fever in this city. QUARANTINED, Mempmis, Tenn,, Aug. 22.—~The steamer Mau- melle, with a load of passengers aud freight, is quarantined six miles below Little Rock, und the Martin Npeed seventy-five miles below Line Blufl. Both places arc quaraouned against Memphls, SEVATOBIA, MI88. Reports from Senatablg, Miss., this morning aro that five cases have been developed there, and the people are panie-stricken, sixty families moviue out last eveniug, A refugee aud threo other cases have dled in quarantine, ‘The people are much alarmed, and ure fleelng the country. THE ATLANTIC COAST. AT NORFOLK AND ELSEWIIRE, Sueclal Dixpaich to Taa Frivunt, Wasmxotox, D, C,, Aug. 2~The prigelpal undertaker of this city has intormation to-ntght that yellow Iever has appearcd at Norfolk. It 1s also stated that a persou 1 with fever paased through bere to-dny for the North, The statement 98 ta yellow fover at Nor- folk Is not confirmed by’ any dispatch to the health authorities, who have taken palns to causo themselves to be fuformed of tho carliest possible approach of the fever. It §s possibie that there may bo some cases of fover at quar- ontine at Norfolk, as thero are now at most of the Atlantic Coast citles. Apore- henslons that the fever might become epldemlc bere are not as strong as thoy were ono week agzo. The conditlon of the weither has greatly allaved the feard here, aswithin tho last three days the temperaturg has much moderated, and the vights for this scctfon are cool. ‘The local sod national health authorities hero have the pgreatest confldence thst the foever will not becomo epldemic at this polot. But Narthern peoplo should not feel alarmed ss to thelr relatives hera 1t sporadic cases of yollow fever do nppear. Buch cascs are hourly expected by the heall authoritics, and , the wonder {s that they have not appearcd before. Complote arrangements’ have been mads to lsolats the discase, and the authgritiew ara confideut ur thdlr ability to cou- quer the pestilenco It {t should arrive, © ) 'WANIINUTON, Owing to the fear of. contagion felt by the ladles who are emploged {u the Treusury to count mutilatea curroncy sent fn for redemp- tiun, large sums of' currency forwarded from Now Orleaus.and othier fever-Infected citiea have been packed in lime after having been subjected to other disinfection processes, und now lisin the vaults of the Treasury, Carbolic acid is nlso used to dislnfect these packages. So many of tho counters were Irightened at counting them that the Treasurer msked If thers wus any one who waa tiot afrahl to count them, Oue lady replied that she was not, aud since that time E}I‘ugu: counted tho packages from the fufected tricts. MISCELLANEOUS. EXZMIT. Cuicaqo, Ill, Aug, 22,—Tho following tele- gram has been received from Col. E. A. Ford, General Passenger Azeut of the Bt, Louls, Iron Mountain & Southern Rallway: 87, Lovis, Aug, 2210 & m.—J M. Martey, 104 Clark street, Ubicago: All quies ou the Hue. Nofever, All trains turough to Arkansis and ‘Toxas are runniug regularly, with no delay, Re- voris to the contrary aro false. E, A, Fonn, METROFOLIS, ILL. Camo, L, Aug. 22, —Capt, John R. Thomas and Morrls Dinkelspell, of Metropolis, Il deny the truth of the report telegraplhed from hero by aaspeclal correspoudent that thero was o cano of yollow fuver in that city, ‘Cne steawer Goalden Rulo -landed passcugers there, but all were well, Tho steamer Vint . Bhlnkle, from Memphis, passed with seventy passengers—uo sicknoss. NASUVILLE. Nasuviues, Tenu., Aug. 22—New York pl[mu of Mouday [“Illlllx yollow fever dis- patches from Momphis und® the date of Noab- ville, Thero never bas beeu and Is not now a cusv of yellow fever in Nashviile, NEW YOUK. : Nrw Yonk, Aug. 2%.—Johu Armstrong, & peddler, of 114 Bixth avenue, was fouml this afternvon slek n West Fourth stroet, and taken to the hospital. Tho phyaiclan sald the caso might prove to bo yollow-tever, RELIEY, OINCINNATL, CinonNaTI O,y Aug, 25.—A bale of new cot- ton, the first of tho season from any polnt fn Misalssippl, was sold on 'Change this noon for § and the amount bas been divpatched Bouth to the 8id of feyer-atricken citios. Evans, Lippincolt & Cuntingham, and Charles Kahn, provision deaters, havo instructed the authorities of Mumphls aud New Orlcans to draw on them for $100 cach, for the bevefis of tue yellow-tever sufferers. PUILADELFIIA, PiLapareuu, Pa, Aug, 23.—At & mecting 0f citizcus to-day $1,400 was subscribed for the veliof of the vellow-fever suffercre, NEW YOUK. Nmw Yok, Aug. 22.—The Mayor to-day forwarded $1,153 to Grenada, BSubseriptious sro coming in frecly, COLUNBUS, CoLubnps, Ga., Auw. 22—Over $500 were sent (o the fever-stricken districts to-day. MONTGOMERY, ALA. Monraowmny, Ala., Aug. 2.~Citizens have made up a handsome sutn for Grenada aud New Orleans. QOVERMMENT CONTHIBUTION, Hotux 8vmings, Miss., Aug. 22.—The Com- missary bere, by direction of the Commfssary- General at Wasbington, will send to the suffer- ers 8 Grenada 8,000 rations each of flour, beans, coffee, and sugar, 800 pounds eavh of bacon sud pork, Three cases of fover here; all refugecs. WASUINGTON, Sueciat Dispaich (o Tae Thidune, Wasuinazon, I, C., Aug. 2.—Considerable suws of money have been trsusmitted from bere by telegraphi to the New Orleans yellow- fever sufferers, the telegraph company charg- Iog votking for the eervice. Bubscription pabers for relief of ycllow-fover sufferers were circu- lated fu the Departmeots to-day, sud Hberal coutributions were receyed. NKW ALBANY, IND, New Arsasy, lud,, Aug. 23.—Dorle Lodge . O, U, W., of this city, bave dooated to the yellow-tover sutlcrers of the Bouth the suw of ¥, to bu expended uuder the supervision of Gen, W, J, 8mith, of the Howard Association of Memphis, 2 ‘The Jefferson Lodge of Mason's has also do- naterd 830 to the Sonthern Masons Reltef Com- mittee. 2 1 INII’A,AM!,I& INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 22—Tha following con. tributlons were maide hiera to-dar and forw.irled to New Orleans; Memphia, and Grenada: From the Clearing-flouse, $500: Iar Association, £400: Mvatic-Tie Lodge (Masons), $100; Woul burn Savarn Wheel-Works, $200; other manu- facturcrs, $100, A citizens’ mecting was teld to-night, and commitiecs uppulnted to canvass the city and obtaln further ma, DNES MOINES. Des Moz, Iu, Aug, 2.—The Hebrew restients of this city made up a purse of money for the yellow-fever aufferers of Memphis to<lay. ‘The peaple of this dtv generally are moving {n the matter, and whi contribute liberally. MADISON/ W14, i Nectal IHepalck b [ie Yidune. Manteox, Wis., Aug''22.—A rubeeription- paper for the uld of the yellow-fever auflerors was circalated throueh the Capitot Bullding this forenoon by State-Treasuber (luenther. Ohle clals, clerks, anit employts respdded promptly, apd $200 waa _ruiscd, be forwarded (o Memphis aod Grenada, — All the Masonic Lodges in this city whil mect to-morrow in joiut conference and take uj a special collec- tion for the sufferers, while nearly all the min- Isters will soliit cuntributions for that puroose on next Sunday. A general subascription around :own wlil probably be circulated in & day or wo, THE ODD-FELLOWA' GRAND LODOE. BeNNINGTON, Vi, Aug. 22—Owine to the revalence of the vellow fever, Juln W, Btakes, Most Worthy Grand Sire, has jssucd an order that the approaching sesslon of the Grawd Luoage of the United States of the Independent Order of Odd-Fettows will be biehl fu Baltimore Md.,un the third Monday proximo, lnstead of at Austin, Tex., as expec PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, A DETHOITEN'S EXPERIENCE OF YRLLOW-FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS—A RALAPSK AND BLACK- VOMIT, BUT 1(E WORRIES TINOUGIT. Currespondence of Delroit Lrening Netes, NEw Onneans, July 12.—Ebue! 1 begin to realize that I have sometbing to do with this world’s affalrs. My nurse, Mrs. Delauey, lias Just stepped out, and my glance falls on coms numbers ot the Ieayune lylng on the chair, By n miglity optical effort 1TRY TO READ the telegraph-headings on the corner, bent up on the back of the chalr, but cverything beeomes blurred, and I ‘relinquish the vain attempt, The door opens withuut any pre- ltmfoary knock, snd su intellectual-looking young mulatto, arrayed In a spotless white sult, epproaches my bedsde. Ho las studled ot Olerlin, Is a graduate of medicine in France, and an assistant to my physiclan, who bas a large practice which has swollen to finmense proportions durlog the last three monthe, 1 talk about my illueas, inv pros- pective restoration to complete health, my de- slre to write letters, and he answers me by a eprecating smile and 8 wave of his tapering rown fingers, But I.insist that I must do sumething, and lie sinally consents that I shall dictate short cpistles to my fricnds. * W e don't want to lose you now after all our trouble in getting youn round. \Why, Ur. Chop- in s teltlog about your case all over tho city. That Is the reason you have had 80 MANY JEDICAL CALLENS. * I look at the younz doctor stoldly while my bratn 18 slowly ‘evolving 1dens winch oro onl cxpressed tn words lke these: O unparni- luled egotlst, to harbor for one momeut the idea that thiese groups of Keen-oyed men were philanturopists waose hearts were touched by your frizhtful sulferlogs and unbappy fate. Bah! Wuata fool yousre! Tho mother who {mayines the doctor loves hier sick ehlld has the excuse of maternal interest aud feinfuine weak- ess for bor ridiculous.egottam. But yow, poory dilapldated, (3 YBLLOW-VIBAGED WRECK, g wiéhzuz m;m?', faunily, orsulifavas inthis plagae- stricken ety Me— % ; I muscd thus it closed eyes, Whetd ofib ‘ed them thie ductor bad departod, snd Mrs. De- tuuey, With her eutediluvian straw hat lying where she had placed it on my trunk, was busy mcasuring out another ot those horrible modi- cims of exccrable physle which are constdered the correct thing for iny present situation. ** Mrs. Delaney 1" “ Ulory be to (jod1 but ver volea is . ABLOUD A8 A BULLD Y sbo cried, wetling over a littlo start. 1 waut to write,”. 4 Yeez cun't do it.” 1 want sowe une to write for me," # Yeez can’tdo thut, syther,” . * But the doctor hos allowed me to dictate, and you wouldn't be sy — “{Vhat docther f—the young wan i “ Yen “1don't care o schoap what e says. Al well, yeez needn't ery now. Sure, an’ § wano it for thio bist. Yeez must kape quict. No, don’t Dbe 80 spoonkey, an’ Jet we tix ver pilley. M1 Lring Jotinoy, aud geez can tell hlm what to write, Badluck to Ml it was his faut yo're down a8 ye aro now,’” MY AMANUENS1S, Jolnuy cotes ueeording to promise. He has all thy Yll)’llunl and mental characterlssics of the Irishmun’s Amerlcan son born and bred 1o & largo city. Johnny ts shurp, falrly educated, but o covtirmed hoodlum, e {s 10 years of. awe, freekle-foced, strongly bullt, and ratlicr o good-looking youth, Witn all Uis hardened dis- regard of tho conventionalitics, 1 can casily sco that he rasvects me becuuse [ wm 8 newspaper- man. 1lo is un ardent lover of the horrible sud the excitiue, e comprehends that the mig night murder, the awiul aceldeat, the trogic sulelde, the criwinal trial, the big sporting events of the day, from o prize fght or a re- gatts down to a game of base-ball, are all WITNESSED UY NEWSPAVRR-MEX, and he looks up to me asunauthoritative source of fiuhlcn Information, Wail he write as § dictate! Of course he will, I8 b not sirald of catehing the fever! Noj ho Las been there, All right, It i six weeks, or rutker more,sinee I lounged {uto the biliurd-roun: of the S(, Charles Hutel, and looked ut the tlying ivery spherea they were being manipatated by two loeal crue - ers, ‘There is yellow fever i the city, though' TG NEWSPALERS BAY NOTHING on the subjeet. One ol the players, ashechalks his cue, mukes o jestlng allusion oy the arrival of * Bronze dobu.” 1 have been feeltng an 1o explicably scuaation growing we, envelop- g my limbs, coveniug my bag awathing my ehiest with s garimeat of shuddering uncasi- ness, 1 didu’t Niko Loe player's remark, 1 ine wandly wishiel that his opoonent might beat hun that game, and 1 strode L one of tho seats Rizalust the wall, § was ubout turnlug roand to sit duwn, when somctinng ke s cricket-bat atruck e on the back, and L felt a tersiblo de- crease fn vitallty, Why do L eay . cricket-batl Because [t felt as thongh a inght plece of wood, tushiloned ko the tlattish, rounded blade of u ericket-bat, bud struck me syuarely, but not very burd, 1 ACHUSS THR BACK, scveral fnches below the shoulderblades. I sink juto the chair. A aull, but ovenmasterlng u shoots through iy head; iy lunbs trem- e, L staro with pertinacity st the gue, how- ever, My favorite plaver bus an apparently fn- wiblo shot, He lookes at the situation of the atly, and_ whistles dcun‘mlluul{ o8 by chalks hiseuo, With a swilt motion, s If he had wude up his wind for a cuup digficde, he shoots his bail agulnst Lhe object splicre. s ivory globe spins awiftly round the 1able, muking vue, two three, Tour, ilve, six, seven, eight cushivus, twice rouud tho table, AND CALOMS, The spectators hum auplause;au cutbustastic, swarthy-faced Creolu bounds bts stk on the floor. My Lead becomes oppressed with e load ot palu, und cold chills sboot up wy back. #{Vhero doyou Jivet” asks the swarthy fuce. 1 louk Lulf-vacautly in bis face, and urgle,* No. — Burouue street,” The biliard-room, crowded & wowent belore, is ciupty, My laudlady ta an oid uorth-of-Irclaud wum- su, aud she kept boarding-tiouse in New Orleans for thirty yers. Her husband died of ellow-fever durlny u bad scavwn before tha War, aud she wanages her extensive vusiuess, with the belp of her unmarried daugbter, My roows s u 8 bujlding reoted by ber across the wuy 107 sluglo men's apartwents, und the room- ers l)u that houss come acruss thie way for ther tncals. - Y DON'T BN APEAID, NOW[" id the old lady; “*1'll et Mrw, Delaney for nd we'll get you through. The doctor wul uud iu 8 ittle while.”! Give we some fce-water,” I ery huskily; 4 quick, for the love of God1"” She zuswered that she would, During every bulf-luad 1womeut fi tbe uext four days, when wy stout, fwperious, kind-hearted Irish purse guve we, Al excruclatlugly loug futervals, » spaonfnl of jce-water, ani] sometimes a piece of Ire the atze of & hazel-out, I raved, and corsed at my landlads. 8he was vile, ahe was atro- cious, ahie was infamous! The recollection that she had promised mn lce-water, and hail heart- lessly wone hack on her word, filled me with TEMPESTUOUS TNDIONATION, Oli! {f ahe bad given me that cooling drink ¥ would hava teen well. [ would not have been the flery turnace that [ am. 1t would have chuked oft the demun of thirst which s noweon- suming my vitats. Now [ can drink the whole water-supply of tha city! \Wnat cestasy to be ONE OF TR 42.INCIl PIPES f of the Detrait water-works! 1 wish the Miesls- SIppt River to flow dewn my throat! Oh! give me the ocean [tself, with my personsl oritice lor'miwheru 1 the Arctic seas” ncar the frozen pola ‘The long night stowly Dits away, and the binzing sun azain scorches the plague-stricken oty. Mrs. Delaney, by a fortunate chance. has heen secured. lHer last patient, s Northern business mi, had died, Mea, Lielaney dons not nretendd to be very sorry. 8he s 61 yeary 'A! e, ‘3")“ more active than many & young woman nf has no valn sentimentalism 1n_her composition, In thie intervals of my restless tumbing shout the bed, I communa with Mrs. Delanay. Her first experience with yellow-fever was nany years azo,~{n the bad season of 1337, —when IR PIRST NUSDAND was a victim to the plague, and she was left alone with a baby to fight the battle of life, She married azain, she tells ne, and her second husband {s not dead yet. She remarks io w crisp voice that she docen’t know where he 1a, and she doesn’t care. We change the subject. 1 find that 1 cannot possibly die to-day. is the accond, anil consequently an esen nul ber of days. 1 tnav dic to-morrow, which is Wednesday, the third day; or I may becume de- funct on Friday, the fifth day: or [ may shuflle off this flery, superheated cofl on Buuday, the suventh dav; ar [ may linger In agony thil the following Tuesday, the ninth days but { can scorch, and burn, and gasp, and yell on any of the intervening days without fear of death. study this theory over in a wild, unconnected way, and think it odd, “The docthers say the CHOIRIS MUST COME ON AN ODD DAT; and 1 have siways found it so myself,” says Mrr. Delaney. * Can ye spitf” The change of -uhj‘cul, 15 teo nbrup{, and I stare at her va- canily. *Spit fn that. Humpht Is fer mouth sorel It s, Well, that's good. Ye'll lose a power o' bloud out of ger mouth.” Next day t1¥ doctor decides that Tam afiifeted with epistaxia (§ don't knpuw whether I have spclled tt rigfit). 1t s bleedine fromn the moutl: tongue, and gums. My tongue is swollen, an there are raw fissures in it, and also In my guine, and streams of blood issuing all the time, Atter awhile my mnosc contributes a bloody streatn, and I faintly ask Mra. Delaney if I am goiug to HLEED TO DEATH. “Nos no danger of that. Bleeding s & good sign," she savs. 1 swallow Jine-water and cal- cined magnesia, which, { am informed, prevents black-voinit. My eyes, which have been aching terribly, now beconie flercely Inilamed, and seem to be ready to atart out of iy bead. Toward evening I slgn to my nurac to fiand me a small mirror which is hangiug. against the wall. Sho refuscs. I imsist. She persists, [ become exasperated, and Jjump out of bed, and, with o firm step, walk up to the wall, ascend the chair, und take it dowa, TIHE TELLOW-FEVER PACE, “Yer 80 purty, ye .must sce yerself," says Mrs. Delancy, satirically, 1 can'but inulequately describe the expres- slon of my fu 1t was pever a good-lovkinr countenances nuy, it wos alwsys Lomely, The criticisos 1 have licard on ‘iny Ml)‘mmmum{ wnight be sumined up in the words ** stern " and Still_ft would pass lu 8 very, very laree crowd. But this,—this {8 the taceof a demon! My forehead Is corrugated; my eyes are glarlog and Llgod-snot: my swallen )ps are oody and cracked; aud my discolored teeth, set fast, and expressing murder and destractive- ness, are & combination aud o form, tndeed, to udve the world assurance of & ficnd! Itrv to mitigate the expression by an attempt to smile, and producs— . I3 o3 A HYENA. Un the fourth day [ fer indescribable tor ture, and my tind s fliled up with frenzy and horritled imaginings, The central delusion fs, that [am condemned to whirl, fn the samo man- uer as a water-wheel, over a measureless chasm, for just 1000,000 years. Phantasiagoris, 1n the form of endlcas processions of men, women, ts, each looking and leerinie at me, aud 2 my sutferings, puss along in endless array. 1 know it s the result of oplum given to deaden thy TERRISLE TORTURS n my abdomen; but the drug dues uot succeed n mitlzating it to any extent, Next day, 80ty nurse now {uforms me, I askied hier miory thau a thousand times, ¢ What have I done to bu thus punished.” 'The patos, which i the first stages hud been somewhat ob- tuse, now beeame acute, and [ shout aloud in {ntoferable ngony, The pain inmy head Sfeels 08 though thero was an fron frae on ft, which was crusniug iu tho bones, till my tortured cyes [1 buund to jump out of their suckets. The biloody diacharge Irom wy mouth and nose con- tinues, and s eiznee at the mirror on a chalr at wy bedside shows that iy features huve nc- quired a striking resemblsnve to un ENIAGED YELLOW GORILLA, “1f ye git the bloody sweat, yer gone,” savs 5rs. Delauey, with charming sympathy, I tearn from mner that a fatal symptom of vellow-jack 3 8 universal bleeding from the pores of the skin, und that, when this makes its appearanee, $he patient may us well throw ol:f tho sponge. I tell her boastfully that blo sweat or black-votnlt bas no terrors for mo,—. wouid just us soon have both of them tovetber. Bho says “8tut upl” but says it softly, and en- deavors to arranye the sheet in which my tore tured torin is partiatly enwraoped. Thecontact of the merv cloth on my abdomen mukes mo ahriek with agony. 1 rise frum the bed iranties aliy und upprouch the window, and wy burnlog eyes arssaiuted by A PUNEIAL PROCESSION, preceded by a hearse with nodding plumes. Bhocked, I spite of o recklessness born of tlerce paln, Ito down wgaln, but no positlon gives comtort. The flery t which cousuimes my abdomen is xupplemented with hiorrible vains In wy lutns, thighs, calves, knees, ankles, and even tois, which fecl as thouzh scraped by u ruzor and then gnawed by a dog’s sharp teeth, .The pain In my head becomes uore lutense, and #0 dovs the agony In every part ol my body, No position gives vase, My stomuch and bowels tave o burniug heat, us tnoukh scalded by boil. {ng water or scorched by coals of fire, sud I shiriek, und blaspheme, and curse my nurie and landiady lor not adequately assusging myv thirst, 1 lllf on y back or side, with kuees drawn up, an OBJURGATE GOD AND AN, Then thero slowly comes u change, My skin, which during the first threo davs was hot sud dry, uod afterward, on the fourth day, nmi'mlv molst, now perspires freely. Worn ouf lie gasping uud wrounfuy, and wtlll afllicted with paiu and thirst. Tho doctor s summoned, and comes with bls brown, genteel assbitant, and says he rather thinks I will bo all right ju o few days, _He looks pleased, und 80 does his assiat- ant. Mrs. Delancy 1s cool and uninoved, As night approacics sho lights the gas (the lieht doea not burt my eyes st all) and jets down the curtafn, and, seelne that I am tolerably quiet nsks {0 abo can leave me for half an hour. eroan assent, while my heart jumps with ox- pectation. ber toilet is” casily mude aud she s sone, b A NOCTUBNAL EXCULSION, Now or never, [ rise with duliculty and peer round for the water-pitcticr. — Curses on ber, she has taken §t away! I fatl back in_profound despair. Iu the stlence of the night I bear the volsy exclamations of card-playera fu the littlo colfey-house un Lhe gorucr across the way, A wild iea crosscs wy braw, aud 1 defiberately alide out of bed aud lie prous ou the carpet. Tuen I roll slowly towand the door. tack- jog round the table and my uurse's chair so as to suyu exertion, Then 1tury the handle, and th door upens toward me. No fear of be- ing discovercd! | aml my nurse uto the ouly vecupants of tho house, und she Is vut! 1 am attired ta a siwple coatume couslsting of only oue lluen Kul‘l}tul, while around my neck 1s a cloth stalned With blood from wy mouth. 1 descend the stalrs which lesd to the side-door {u the primitive wanverol a child of e wouths, aud unlock the door leading o the side of thy use. ACKOSS TUK NARKOW STREET —Iit 1s scarcely twelye feet fu width—is the one- story coflee-bouse, The saloots of New Urlvans are penerally calied coffe-houses. aud & wuwber of them keed the frugraut decoctiou of the bean of Yeweu alway®on huud. This coffee-bouss is simoly u tentb-rae bur-foow, frequested princapally by *-dagos,” wbllh geucric tite takes 1o all wen of Spaulsh extruction enguged fu lshilug or bringing fruit or vegetabics to mar- ket from nts ou the river. ‘Thelaudlord, & villalnous-looking * dug with u durs, patlid face like & Lascar, I8 pisying cards with three of s customers, with sl the beat aud Dolse pecul- Hhe knows her business thoroughlv. snd |- go Dailp Teibane, iar to gamhlers of the Latin race, Tace them through s stationsey wooden blind, which par- ually conceals the shabhy tar aud {he srray of hattles and decanters reflected In a cheap, dirty mirror. [ make my way over the pavement ON MY HANDS AND RNERS. T nause unobwerved under the veranda of the Rgroggery, ond caze with feverish desiro on sometlong which stands on the enunter. My head burns fiercely with oiy anwonted exertion. Finally. with a suvreme effort, [ ataguer across the room to the ber, Hit np the battered pewter fee-pitcher Lo iny iips, and commence driuking. To my dyiue day [ will declara that draught TIE SWEETEST EVER DRANK BY MAN. The next moment there was 8 hueried move- ment. Two of the men ran out with a_howl of horror. The landlurd snatctied the pitcher from my lips, and his companion scixed mae 1 his arms. Tlese * dagos " ara nut atraid of yellow- fever. [ caught a muht of yellow facel. demon I the mirror at the same time, and theh all was dark. “ Ldon't eare, Doctor, I won't do nothine for hiin. Ils can die" “Weil, T thiink you bad better stuy, have no right to lave him," “What could I duf Hure, Johnny had been arristed for batin' an Fuelishmas, an' 1 only slipped down to see bim s0* give bim money tu pay his fine."” 1HAD A RELAISE, Ninetv-nine doctursout of s hundreid will tell you that a relapse means death. Two weeka to A day after v piest attack | felt an overpower ng nausea in my stomach, atnd my mouth Mlew. My nurse sald ot & word, but tunied deadly pale, As I suw aninky substancy belore e fn the bastu Teatd tlahtty: Thivig TIE BLACK-YOMIT, fen't §t17 Noanswer. | ruuested the question, and Mcs. Delaney put up ber apron, like o troe Irish dame, and took refuge in tearw, % Bah!", said I, with n sinking beart, though feeling stugularly free frum paln, “TIE BLACK-VOMIT CAN'T KiLL MEI" Mrs. Lelaney, after a few roba, strikes a bell on the tanie twice, and slips down t the dowr, A littie daikey frum over the way receives her wmessage, oud 1 a lttle while ‘my tandiady comes in. Then comes a clerlcal-looking ter- sonage, with Dundrearv whiskers ond blne cyes, who saya that he understands tho brother telongs to the Presbyternan fuith, The doctor alsu mokes hLls appcaratice. and brushes every- budy nelide, touches my foreliead, and assuties o perfuvctory appearance of attention, [ ine cllue to the belef. that these people think that Lam a “goner,” but ] exult i the Lien that they are ali mistaken. The doctor, being privily advised thereto by the clergyman, telts mo that Iimnustdie. Whent Well, by moraing. 1 don't believe it He reltcrates the statement, and [ reitcrate my unbelief, TUE CLEKGYMAN KNEELS AND PRAY: and the doctor retires. ‘The dergyman follows ahout an hour after, and the two women ait up with me. The vomito continues, and 1 make o rather aick foke about the cuttle-tish and Its black-vomit. [ om answered by signs. The as- sistant appears, and 1 swallow some medicine. ‘The long wateties of the nizht pass away, and [ am still nlive and sensible. The black-vomit diminisiies {u quantity, and by davilght it ccases ‘The asefstant comes about 100’clock, amd 18 m at the door by Mra, Delauev. *+Is it porsiblet™ he gjaculates, und be forgets his professioually quiet tread, and walks briskiy to my bed. You Ev’zry dn‘y I have numerous visits trom iy~ feians. Yielding to the gewera) wish, my pli siclan bas arawn up a formal rgport of wy case, and it tiea on my table. and is carefully read by every medienl man who comes into v room. 1 om a8 yetlow as a dirty Jemon, but 1 aw gain- ing. 1 havelost half my weight g least: cvery rib sticks out ps plaln as o barrel-hoop; every section of iy vertebrm stauds out fu bold re- et 1lke & wainut, aud my legs are Jkie walkiug:- sticks; DUT I STILL LIVE. 1 bave survived the twin events of a relapss and black-vumit in_yellow-fever, and I prupose, 0s soou as T get well, 1o udopt Mre, Deluney for my mother, Yo will doubtless read a fait re- rt of my case fu the leading medical Journnls, You see 1 amn bound to nse totho suriace. - Mer- it always wins. - Cuocuan, A FALSE ALARM. WIIY If LOOKED SUSIICIOUN. % Yesterday morning at an early hour Health Oficer Brown, of the Bouth Dlvision, reported a case of yellow fever ou Cottage Groye avenue, ucar Thirty-seventh street. 1lls uttention had been catled to thu case by a policeman from the Cottage Girove Avenua Station, Thy policoman was sure It was 3 real case,—in fact, it douly not by othierwise, from the mvsterious sreivel af the victin in toe oty {rom the South Wedneaday atternoon,—and the [lealth Otticer was s0 jmpressed by the atorv, and 20 cxcited s well, that he fost no time in callinig the witention of Dr. E. W. Nawyer, who lives in the vicinity, to it. The two'oflieers went to the Doctor together as <carly as 8 0'clock in the moroniug, aud without uny excusy jusisted on bls wtteuding to the cass atouce. He besitated ot firat a8 & matier of courtesy to the patfent's funily physlaan, but tinully conscuted to g0 in the capacity of a Heaith Otlicer, and went.: He found tunt the supposed victim to the uwful scourge was o r, Lse, who hau arrived fn the city the evening bo- fore frain Cuiro, aod, Instead of his huving the fever, was prostrated by what Is com- monly called a bilious attack, and was slio suffering ftromn the effects of a too-llberal dusing of cathartics in tho at- tempt to overcoms indizestion while “at Calro, He hiad none of the symptoms of the fever, but was not a littls alarnied, amd_evidextly shariug the fright of the Hewith Ofleer. [lis story, whlch wus clesr aud straightforward, was that hie had been cmploved 8s bagitaremat botween here and New Orlesns ou the Mituols Ceutral Rallrosd wp to the breaking out of the fever, aud since which time had been acting o the suine capacity between here and Cairo, He lelt bere Munday, sud while at Cairo was alling, and, ratber than call 8 physiclan and run the sk of belng quaran- tiued, he proceeded to treat his own case, anil took liberal dratghts of citrate of naguesia snd shblar mediciica, but to vo avall, Frigitened, amd away from home aud trionds, he concluded to roturn to this city, although he was quite 11t at the tie, and, telegrsvhing his wilo to nicet Lim with a carriage at ‘Fnirty-a enth strees Wodnesday afteruoon, he started, Bhe miet blm and took bim houie, Mo was so weak thut 66 bad to be lifted inand vur of the carriage, but sfnce ho tiad been couatantly - proviug, amd the doctor lust evenlng had no doubt but ho would be up aund about In a few days. The tirst Intimation that the Health Depart. ment bad of the rumor uf the prescuce of yel- low fever was the report Dr, Suwyer made, aiter a thorouch exaimnatlon of the case. Tl re- port was as follows 1 havo ust examiued the sick man. Tha patient 1s qatte 1iL; but | cunnot say that hie hay any mark- ed wigns of yellow fever. Pulee 100, dichrati pecubiarly marked; temperature 103 deg. Fahrens eit: tongue everywhere coated white und pasty lutellect pesfectly clear: o pain this worning, vumitiog of diarebies, Mo says he 1s nearly well compared witn bis conditin thirty-six Lours ago. The ekin was not utscolored, “The case would uever bave attracted any at- tention but for the genersl wlarm at tho preva- lence of tuw lever ju the Bouth, und but tor the turther fact that the train bringing the patient bithcr stopped ut on unusual place, and the polteensan o question saw the nan removed to tho carrlage, cie. Both of these circuwstanees aroused Lhe otlicer’s suspivious, aud be followed the carrlage to Mr, Lec's howe, sud immediate- Iy went to Health-Olticer Brown and souuded Iile alapn. This Is th explanation of the whole fright, sud Dr, Sawver ugrecs with Health-Com- tissioner DeWolf fu the oplofon thut we have bad about all the yeltow fever wo will bave, CHICAGO. A1D FOR TIIR STRICKEN DISTRICTS. # Not unscquainted with misfortune,” and in that respect liku Dido of old, to whom the scu- thwoot 18 sttributed, Chicago * knows Low to sucvor others.” Overtakea by the unparalleled disaster of her great five, she learned what It wus to receive, and, with grateful remembrance of hier debt to the outside world, she bas uot forguttey, When occasion presented (tself, to sbow her gratitude towards other citivs bu ths country which hud befrieuded her fo ber time of need, and which bave tuemselves been wade acqualuted with sudden and overwhelnlng disasters. The preseot dread scourge {n the Bouth bas apoesied to ber citi- zens, wnd bas called fortu a J‘nuuun awouut of private coutributlons wwards the rejlef of the lague-stricken luhabitauts. No publie weet- ng, however, had been beld up to lust evening, wheo, ju respoase to the followisg publisbed call, 8 suwber of prominent citizeus sssembled in tbe Aopellate Court roows ut the Graud Pacitic Hotel to tako action for the rellet of the Southuru sullerers: Ta the Cilizens of Chlcugo: Al reports concur fn the sad intelligence that that druad wcourge, the o < s [ -3 PRICE K 3] 3 T yallow fover, 1e'c 7 1g (elahtin favagen in an noe. aually laeve ne= J of the cities of our Sonth- wastern States, @ $ prosla tor assistance como to 14 10 tones Uil 23 stizang of ortinary” ndne Mincte, wa cannol dreaard., Y MmN 4 y hint give rx) itcazo in eall #ion 1o the pahlic feeling i meeting of citisensin con: nres to be adupted for giving of or ymusthy ani charity in thix smergunecy, Weare aware thal the timen are hacl, and’ that moat of our penple are more or lexs deay hut surely we ean, lm‘mfih 1t 1w by perannal nad fice, do samething to rehieve the wick and dysne, whosy condition 18 40 miuch worse than wurs can be. Chicago, of all cities, knows the ewectnesn of wlpely-dll&cmml cnarity in_times of yre calamity, a beliere her ponle wil apond s nably to tnta cull as thont at her cities did in ihe timeof onr dire distress: and, thereforo, for the pnrpase of orzanizing compte- hensive mensares Lo gather the contribntions of aur_propic, ahlic meeting of citizens ta hereby called to ansembln at the (rand _Pacitic lotel 16ia eveuing (Thursday, Auv. 22) at 8 o'clock, at which It 18 huped thero may bo a large atlendance, anid that @ movemen! may be tnera inau: ted that ahiall 410 eredit tu onr city and carry felief Lo many of tuose who ow sit in the shadow of deatn, Jaw 1. GiLsent, Acting Mayar, ., WiLLiax Dickonson, =~ - Vice:Prerident Hoard of Trade, Fixio, Luiran & Co tixsiy ) Munir NELaoN, s W, T. Barzn & Co., Anworn & Co., Krra Brorizie, Srnaacs, Wauxen & Co. Among the gentlemen present were Mersrs, L. Z. Lefter, ex-Atd. MeAuley, Mlm-& Nolsun, 0. 8. A. Sprague, the Hon. Carter 11, Hareison, W. A. Fuller, Jusse sanuldmz. W. T, Baker, John B, Drake, James D. Warnl, A. C, McClurg, Dr. D. K. McCrea of Semphis, George C. Clarke, Jullan 8. Rumsey, E. W. Peet, Join L. Waouodcock, and others. Mr. Murry Melson called the meeting to order and nomluated Mr. L. Z. Leiter to presule. The nomination was made unanimmous. Ex-Ald. McAuiey was chosen Secrelary, ‘The Chalrman stated that the simple question was as to how the moncy for the relief of tho Southiern sufferers should” be cullected and to whom It ahould be sent. Dr, D, 5. McCrea, of Memphis, thonght 1§ hest to go slowly, ana proceeded to Instance a- fact In tho hisiory of Memplis ona forner o: cnston, wlien, In responsc 1o the unauttorized calls ol some of her vrivate cicizens, BUDSCRIFTIONS POURED IN, and the Howard Axsocistion was at last {n pos- sestion of somo RJ0,000, about the divislon of which there nrose 8 great deal of discussion and wide dlfference of votnlon. Untll eome ofllciul communication was received, therefore, no thouzht it unwise to act. The latest jutelh- pence, however, showed that the black peopla were being attacked by the discase, and I jt 'i’n- creased winong them & would thon ba wise and humane to contribuce aid. At present hedid not tlink therc was need of fmmediate succors 1€ contributlons shoulil become necessary, he wunld recommend that tho least part thereol shuuld be sent in money, and even then greas care ahould be taken in sending it to the proper persong,—the Mavors of the varlous clties where the euldcmlc prevalled,—with instructions that some provision should be made for the resident physicians, who were imperiling thuir lives for the rsuke of others, and wbu were quite as fit subjects for chanity as the sick. The larger part of the contributions, however, should Lo of clotLing nnd suitable food, and, instead of goluw aH at onee, they should g in Instalimeuts, Tho Hon., Carter Larrison favored tho ap- polntumient of a Commitics of Corrcspondence to communieate with the oficlata in tie stricken citles of the Bouth lor the nuroose of learnioge iuu what was necded, and whet L was necded. n the meantime, nowever, the people of Cit- cago need by no means be {dle, but sub-com- tions and noke collcetions, so that when fuit forward, Chicago hau received on ishertance which she could neveriforaet,—her grateful ex- erience of the selC-sacrulces uf otliers in_her chall ot the time of the great fire,—and ho doubted not that she would remaln tree to the reputation she had earaed, of belnge . one - -of the most lberul ol® tue Uberal _cities in the country. 1o conciusion, Mr. Harrison stated that he had collected conaiderable money from the bankers and others, whien he had sent to the Hon, Casev Young, M. C., Metphis, the Mayor of Grenads, and the public ofllcials at otlier places. bR, WCREA suld he know that what ho had stated would not be acceptod with unantmous faver, but his cau- tlons were born of experience, and would, it fullowed, pruve usctul. The discase had, in fact, Just begu its dread work. but ita progress might beeows s0 slarming as to make the judl- clous dlstribution of aid absolutety necessary. 1n responso to a question from Mr. Harrison, be stated that L would not fear the resuit of treatiog 100 or more of the Greuada patients fu this climat s,—citlicr s for a3 concerned them- selves or the eitfzens of Chlcago. Mr. Nelson favored the appolntment of a committee to canvass the city und secure fund: Alter these had been obtained, other commi! tees coull Lo appoluted to attend to the dis- tribution of the moneys. Mr. Dralie thought it best to appoint an Ex- ecutlye Comumities of five to collect and dis- tribute fauds, and buy clothivg, To asalst them fn this they might appoint sub<ommit~ tees, and {u thls way there would bo no delay. After some cotialderabla discusslon as to'tho precise method of getting at the thing, {o wus declded to appoint an Executive Comiittes to take general chorge of the movement and select r of sub-cummittees on riptions, distribution, etc. ominittee, 88 appuinted by thu Chairnnan, wi e up of Mesars., Mury) Nelwon, J, V. Furwell, Wo A, Fulles, N Ko Fuirbank, Peter Bchuttier, ¢ The Becretary wus directed to notify the mein- bers of the Comumitiee of thefr aopointment, ana to roquest them to weet thls mornivg at 1L o'clock at the Chamber of Comierce for thes purposy of appolutlng the ne 'y sub-comn- miitces and gettiug down to actual work at ouee, ‘Thiere beine nothing further to be done fu the way ol prelonnarics antll tho ssseinbling of the Executiye Commliteo this moraing, the wieeting theu adjourneid, NOTES, RATIONS BENT. Tho United States Lommissary of Bubsist- ence i this city, in accordance with orders troin thie Commissary-Generat ac Washiugton, yestese day shipped to the Mayor of Memphis, for the yellow-fever sufferers, 40,000 ratlons, which fn- cluded the following articles: 40,000 pounds of bucon, 230 barsels fluur, 6,500 pounds’ bcans, 1,000 pounds rice, 8,600 pounds coffee, 80 pounds ten, 6,000 pounds sugar, 100 pounds pepper, snd 400 galions vinegar, The above would furuish food for 40.000 persoma for ono day, it distrihuted according 1o "mi regulativns, but it 1s likely tut the Mayor of Memphis will Issue the articles according to the circumstances of the sulferers. Thesc supplics will necessarily cowe out of the aru ofirupflnllflu and the commnissary-General ave to look to Con- gress ta supply the deflciency thus made. No othier supplics {0 unusual quantities have been sent South trom the Chicago commissary depot. CONTHILUTIONS. A. T, Hemingway, General Becrotary of the Y. M, C. A. ot this city, tukes pleastre fn av- knowledgriug the receipt of the followlng suma for the yellow-fuver sulfercrs of New Orleans Cusli, 25 ceuts; cash, 25 centss cash, 3 cents: H. Huck, 813 Miss L' 3, v { M. Parkburst, $13 o friend, 8§15 E. 5. Osgood, 81; M. C.Niles, 813 J. H. 'C. Scliroder, 81; 1% J. Juue, 815 C. O. Reed, 815 J. WV, Keese, $1ikash, $2; W. C, Giray, 82¢ E. 1, Pitkia, $3; Geored Bharp, $3; E. (. Blake, 83; W, H. Ki Georeo E, terts, 855 8. A, Keao, 3105 W Lanwrd, $10; E.'G.'Keith, $10; W, E! b stoue §10: 8. J. Henkley, $20. Total, 365, Curter H. Harrison forwarded, through the Merchaots’ Nutlonal Bauk, $600 to New Urleans for the yellow-fever sutlcrers. Kestdvnts of the West Uiviston deslring ta contribute to the tuod fur the relicl of suflcrera from yeliow fever can deposit their coutriba- tious with the Home Natlonal Bank, cosner Washlugton and Halsted strects, and such cou- tributions will be duly lorwarded to such poluts where tho fever prevails us tho coutributor wasy deslevate. " ¥ The New Orleans Times of the 10th (netant, under the bewd of “Fotter Palmer's Pbilan- hiropy, " saye Frow Chicaga, under date of the 18th inst., the wxlowmx:n-mch was tuceived. ** 70 tRe President Howard Assoclation : Pleass accept wy sincerv symupathy for 1l fever ln vour city, Drsw upon e uf. for thelr lmmeaiate reljef, aud, shou leuce aud want continue, draw 'for $100 more 4% your discretlon, without sotice. Poresn PaLxii, ** Palmer Housy, Chicage. " A stmilur dispatch was seut by Mr. Paler to the loward ociatios. Mewphis, Tepu., for one-halt of the sbove wwouut, mittees sbould be appalnted to secure contribu- « {nformation was received the supplles contd.gu, .. .