Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1878, Page 1

Fe 11 121 & 123 State-st. Hichigan-ay. & Twenty-seoond-st 1878 FALL 1678 We take pleasure in an- nouncing the arrival of our FALL IMPORTATIONS of SILKS, VELVETS & SATINS. This immense display will afford & most favorable oppor- tunity for inspecting and pro- curing the choicest productions of the European markets. OOLORED SILES. This stock comprises six dif- forent grades of quality, OVER ONE THOUSAND PIECES, and includes every new color manufoctured, ranging in price from 75c to $2.50 per yard. BLACKSILKS Our stock of Black Silksin- cludes all the leading makes of GUINET, - RONNET, BELLON, And other celebrated malkes, at Lowest Prices. Special attention is directed {0 our qualities of GUINET'S BLACK SILKS at $2.00, $2.25, and $2.60. 5 Also a line of Gros Grain Bilksat76c,$1, $1.26 and $1.60, VELVETS. THe'enldrgement of this de- poartment enables us to offer a superb ftock.of Hantilla & Trimming Velvels, Black and Colored, of Lyons ond Geneva manufacture. With o view to_establishing an ex- tended patronage, our prices will bebelow the market value. SATINS In all'the new tints for Combi- nation Costumes. Also NOVELTIES In Brocades, Damasse, Saflu- Striped Silks, &cyy &cyy &c, Ours is the best-lighted Silk Department in the city. . MANDEL BROS,, 121 & 123 State-st. Hichigan-av. and Twenty-second-st, EURNVEUICE, THE TOBEY FURNITURE ¢ Designers and Manufacturers, ‘We aim to produce work of su- perior excellence in DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, and FINISH, at prices that cannot fail to sat- sy the most careful and ecoe homlical buyers. SULE AGENTS FOR TUE CELEBRATED “CHAMPION” " POLDING BEDSTEAD. State - and Adams-sts. 1) e BANASSE, OPTICIA Floe Spectacies sulted 1o all sigists on scleatiae gria: Fleld Glasac, Telewopen, Mlero: ~/Photographer Ao, 16 MADIEON.ST, Tuke Eletvator, Cadinets. 60;__Larus, ¢ aud CABINET Photographs ARPECIALTY AT STEVENS STUDIU, CAR Al 8 wuds7 Last Madtsou-et, over Lo Moy Muste fiu? FUL VERY FINESY LN TUE CITY. PALM. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1878, R IOUSE, PALMER HOUSE! Conducted on hoth {he American and European Plan.” REDUCTION IN PRICES! The Only Fire-lfioffl% Palace Motel of House in America, | the World. CONTAINS TI5 ROOMYCAN ACCOT- MOBDAT 1,000 PERSONS. 500 ROOMS REDUCED TO $3.00 Per Day WITII MEALS. An oxtra chargo for Parlors, Double Rooms, and Roooms with Bath. POTTER PALMER, Owner and Proprictor, $L.09 Per Day WITovT MEALS. WATCHES. s & handsome assortment of the woll-know: T e bareh, Toat Bomon g o 2 Pranda et of tho SPRINGEIBLD, and llma-kvosmu qualihios, will compare favorably with ing the Jurgzonsen, vory desirable f1u8 Fricea from $3,80 ubwards. Bwint Watches (includ. hlnll:«,m. Aud Amorican makes, wo havo a atci)s, whigh for Guish, durabiisty, any Watches in the market. GILES, BRO. & CO., Wholal g Rooms, 34 and 36 Washingto; 8. E. cor. State and Washington.sts., Chicago. L. EXPOSITION, LY AND s TLVER WARE, GRAND OPENINE . MATSOR &0, OF TE B SIXTH ANNUAL - R WIDNESDAY EVEG, Sept. 4, at 7 o’clock, Truly Magnificent Display in all the De- partments of ART, INDURTRY, and SCI- ENCE. MUSIC by the GREAT LOESCH OR- CHESTRA. ADMISSION: Adults - - - 26 cents, Children - - 16 cents. Heaing & Venilaing APPARATUS ron Schools, Churches, Stores, Dwellings, Conservatories, &c. STEAM O TlOT WATER, Batisfaction guarantoed. Estimates fur- nished an apphioation JOHN DAVIS & CO, 15, 77 & 790 Michigun-st. “HORGAN PARE Nilitary Academy. The pe: ;i ThUHEERemlon of this loaiitution commesrey on frove ¢se, cowblned wilh ¢aretul DBYSIeRT (ralning: wrs speciany sovited fuspeciiun ‘aad exumination of this ecliing tosend clscwherc. Tralis 0d Depot at 8:40 8. w. aud 12:2) p. X ud 440 b. . Goe of the Ty day told week be. & the ity unice of 0 Asagrlete VPriucipals. § Higher School for Boss, Clusies with Maste x108 ¥ept. 10, Vo S Al 1o iween t ouin 17 kD, ox opa of all aker. Next Term ot 1y 3 1 AR A B Master. and Aquarls, whoie! <tull ai iy Bird Siore, 137 CLABK.8T. Chains, Fing Jewelers aud Silversmiths, Are mow opening NEW DE- SIGNS in Jewelry, Solid Sil- verwaro,- and. . Silyer-plated Goads, tuade to their order at greatly reduced wages during the dull season, Their stock of Watches, Dinmonds, Cameos, ete, was never so complete, nor purchased so favorably, They WARRANT every nrti- clo of the hichest standard, and fully 20 PER CENT less than can De purchased at elsewlere. Visitors to the city are invi- ted to inspect. RETAILL AND WROLESALE DEPARTIENTS, Stato and Monroe-sis. TOYS ANO FANCY GOODS, THE LATES NOVELTIES TOYS FANGY GOODS. Tancy Cht Parian Ware, aud Swiss Garved Goous. Great variaty of Bird Cagos, Willow Ware, Druggists’ Bundries, Pockotbooks, &0., &0, BADY CARRIAGES TO l%l}' CLOSED OUT AT REDUCHD PRIUE! Our New lmportations wro all im, and reaqy for wipoction, Verghio, Ruhling & Co, 188, 140 & 142 Slate-st, ANON AND OIGANY. TETB LARGEST STOCK Pianos and Organs N I CHICAGO, AT W. W. KIMBALL'S, Cor, State & Adams-sts. ‘e TO RENT. Dk\,t azd basetuent 33 LasSal.e-at. : alew secoud, third. s0u fourih 00ry i 33 364 0 LaSAlnY b o #00d 1120t dud elovator: well siaiied 10F ©F WOUUIBCUUTIR Dieiagat WL roak wholg of burt. WL CDOW, 8 Fribuse bulidiug. Jrom Dohomian Glass, Lava and SMMAWES, | SHAWLS! Pield, Leiter & Co. WABASH-AV,, Betsween Madison & Monroe-sls., Will open to-day their flrst Fall Importations of Real India Camel’s Hair Shawls! Comprising a large and mag- nificent assortment of New and Cholce Noveltics in Filled Centres, Plain Centres, with bordeis, and Striped, Long, and Squave Shawls. Also India, Decca S’Imwls in the nost attractive styles. French Cashmere Long and Square Shawls! Broche, Paisley, and Per- sien Striped in great cariety, Special attention s invited to an elegant thicof * Fancy Wool, Beaver, and Velvet + Wraps! - Representing fresh Noveltios the best Looms in the World. g “The Gainshro” Wrap! In Camel’s Haictubrics; very stylish? Evening Shawls! TIn latest and most attractive styles,and all at lowest prices! Ancertain parties have ta- ken the Iiberty to open n storennd calling it “STHEIN'S DOLLAR STORE,” for the purposcofdeldingthe pube. tie. The original “STEIN’S DOLLAR STORE” was changed and moved on Fay 1 to 122 and 124 State-st., anda GENERAL DEPART. MENT STORE made theve- of.. @ur reasons tor chang- ingwerethedeelineingoods, thus enabling us to sell all Dollar goods from G3c¢ to Sle, as Ahown. Elad we re- mained in the Dollar busl- ness such would not have been done. We hope this will be appreciaied by the public, as the originai Dol. I Store has ALWAYN aimedtobeafirst-classstore, and therefore desives to re- thin that confidence which it has so many years enjoye Remember, the ¢ STINIPS DEPARTYENT STORE i NOW at 122 & 124 STATE SETREIIT, S \We sell gooila from Ge to §100. & CO., Dry Goods 120 Fifth-av,, Chicago, Carry s full line of Goods, in sufficient quantities to immediately deliver outire lnvoices purchazed here. LAZARU BAN o CHAMBER OF COMMENCE, S T s Special Notice, NOTICE. C. M, CULBERTBON, Jit., reiree fy 71 froin thita G2t by BiGsUT gongeat, -t (PR Qur Bras aseat. ¥o P, QLDEKSUAW & CO. THE SICKLY SOUTHL No Improvement in Any of the Fever-Stricken Communities. The Peoplo of New Orleans Gloom- ily Accept the In- evitable. Over One Thousand Victims Gathered In Thero by. the Plague. Incidents of the Fearful Vis- ftation at Grenada, Miss, Only Three Persons Out,of the Whols Population Escape the Disease, Memphis Complains of a Lack * of Grave-Diggers and Qoffin-Makers. The Terrible Fever Has Talen Full Possession of Port Gibson, Miss, Panic at Hickman, Tenn., Caused by the Appearance of the Disease. NEW ORLEANS. TERNEATING NAW LOCALITIZS, Rpecral Dirvatch to The Trivune. New ORvEaxs, Sept. 2.—The death rate was the samo 8s yesterday, clguty-clizht. The dis- ease has crept down fato ond permeated the lower sections of the city, the old French and Bpanish quarter, which were hitherto exempt or lightly touched in former epidemics. The discase Is prostrating whole colored fam- itles. None appesr exempt. Even the word acclination seems & misnomer, since scores have died who had the fever in former years and have never left the clty since. St thie dlecase, coustdering tho nuwmber of those takeu sic of nmild type. The best opfuion among Howard doctors 1s, that only ¥to 8 per cent are fatsl. that only sbout 10 per cent of the cases have beenreported, owing to the loos: manner in Which the Board of Health has conducted busi- ness. This would indicate that AT LEAST TWRNTY THOUSAND LROFLY have or bave had the fcver this season so fur, There scems to bu no more panie. The people haye setticd down to the tull realizativn of the areadful state of aflalrs. Noue are sure of rscaplng. Neveral benevolent soclgtics ars st work auxiliary to the Howards and Chris- tians, or independent. The distress and deatf- tutlon, which are snormous, sre promnptly met. ‘thy Peabodys have Issued rations, o far to 1,300 families, but thelr means will u be exe hausted. The Collector ot the Port and Collector of Interoal Revenue united In s dispatch to the Sceretury of War urglog po delay in issuinzg rutlons to the veedy. It s cstimated that the Peabodys will have 25,000 to 50,000 peoplo to feed. GENEROUS CONTRIDUTIONS liave como from New York, lodianapolis, and other Northern cltles, besides what New Orleans merchants have given, but all this will bo cx- haustod in n week if preat efforts are not made, ‘The street fu frout of tho offices of the Howards and Chiristians are ctioked up,with ap- plicanta. . . THE TOLLING BELL, Sueciat Disoalch t The Tribune, New Ourreiss, Sept. 2.—Qreat complaint s made on sccount of the persistency uf tho Catholle churchies In tolilug the bells at funeral. The bell of 8t Patrick’s Church, on Cump street, in the centre of o badly-fofected Qistrict, repeatedly toiled yesterday und to-day, Kreatly to the discomfort und duw: of the sick on whom the gloumy sound produces a bad efcct. The press havo called _attention to the nulfsunce, but aa yet without effect. To-dav every hiearse In the city was Ju eetive requisition, and the spectacle was presented of friends golng out with a coflin fn 4 wagon, MOKTALITY AMONG CHILDUEN, Tathe IWeatern dusociated Pross. Nzw ORLEANS, ¥ept, 2.—Weather clear and warm. Deaths yesterday tnclude twenty chil- dren under 7 years, tu-day niueteen., Later the weather was cloudy and threaten- tog, ‘l‘r’mm noon to ¢ p. . tweuty deaths were re- rorted to the Board of Health. The total for the dav, elghity-clabt, 4091, {nclud- “Total deathis from fever to date, log 461 children under 11 years of og. The new cases {nclude” Willls K. Wolf and Robert Parsuns, of the telegraph otflee, und J, M. Watpale, turmerly of the 2 vapuns, The Very Rev, Joscol Mitlett, Vicar-Generat of the Al of New Orleans, dicd of yeltow. at 5 o'cluck this evening alter six dava’ Wi Tau fullowing bas been sent to tho Scerotary of War: New OnLesys, 8o Nar: ‘Fhe disti mmediste et nucessury. Coutributions thus far inadequate. # GroRax L. BuiTil, Collectar of Customs, A8, Bavuxn, Fostmuater, M. M. Mauky, Collector of Internal Hevenue, B, Frasvns, Asylstant Tressurer, Ntw OuLEANS, Sept. 2.—-The Hon, George 1V. YeCrarv, Secretary of War, Waskington. . ¢, especsfully request thut you will anthorlze utansteuce Depsrtment of the army here (o 11088 sumlicient 1o relieve tie prescat dis- Mavizox WLL, THOMAY AXDERION. ANOXG TUE NXGHORS. New OnLsans. Scpl. L—The Howards ro- port a large tucrease of fever cuses among thy sicgroes. Oue wember of the Visitiug Commit- tee reports on bia dist ulne vegrovs in obe bouse wu Const strect, aud six in ooy house on Theresa sirect. : APPLICSTIONS YOR RELIEY, The Howards report 43 applications for re- Hel to-day. The Peabudy liehiel Associstion wio getling well under way, ‘Thev to-dsy tilledd 1,300 roquisitious forrattons. Thu Youug Meu's Cunistiun Association Jelief Committes aro dolug “uoble work. To date they have atleided to the wauts of 501 fever vuticots, and toddav. o response o 8 request ol the Peabody Assoclation, fssucd ulnsty-two requisitions for raticus. Meiubere ure visiting the homea of woplicunts s0d sathlylug themselves of their wauts, TUS WKEKLY NORTUALY BRIONT, codlog Suuday, 6 p. ud, sbows 34 deaths, 411 from yetlow fever. Yeaths from fever, 91 whites aud 20 colured. MELIZF TO UE ENT. Wastinoroy, L. U., Seol. %.—Revressntative Elin. of Loutslana, Is bere, end apphed to the Secretary of Wur dor rellel tor the sufleriug tour Ot New Orleans. Tlaere 5 no law per wittiug the bssuv o2 rativns i such cases, but The same authority declures | ‘3 upen representation of Mr. Etlls, Secretary M ®. Crary wiil asaame the sesponsibility, relying on Congress o approve his action, P GRENADA. DEFINITE INTELLIGENCE ONCE MORS. Bpertal Disprted 1o The Tridune, St. Lovurs, Sept. 2.—A. H. Spink, a St. Lou- Isfan, who nas been fn Grenada three weeks, ar- rived here to-day, baving left that plague-spot yesterday, Relatiog Lis vxperiences there day belore yesterday, be says: 1In company with J. F. Hever, the operator who went there to take the brave BIIl tedding's place, and Dr. Fountain, of New Orleans, I visited the sick, dyinz, and convalescent, Mr. Tle- ber carried & telegraph diepatch to Mre, Marshall, who had fost her hosband and turee children by the dira disease. She was fonnd 1ying on liet bed, completely exhauated in physical sod mental strenvth. The might of thls boor wuman lying in ber bed, moaning piteouely for husband xna children sil dead fna wee! bronught teacs to the eycaof her throe Vhe lelegrap! tame from abaent friends, and breatlied wardsof sympathy, love, and eu- couragement. “he thanked the telegrapher, and In response o the question, **Can | do aoything for yon, Mes, Marstaur said: *No, ont God bleas you for your kindness. Only God can belp me now " Opposiie Mea, Marshall tay TOM MARMIALL, the telegraph operator, who was & brother-in-law 10 Mea, Marsnali. o' wan found tying at the palnt of death. Throw of his children | died within the laat_ten daye, and now he was almost gotie. On anuthor bed lay his wife and hitle ones, **They are alive, you see," she walid, **and, God willing, will soou be well again. 1 have utreed them for the past seventecn days. in st time 1 never taken off my clothlng ot poye 10 rleep,™ Mr. lchor waw surprised ot heartng of the death of his ncighbors' children, and sald 1ttt he did not Lnow anything about tae ferrible lravoc whicli the plague had committed inall points surrounding here, Meeting Mr. D, M. iahop, an estimable cltlzen of Grenmla, in response to the fnquiry, **Whatgoodnewsr" heresponded: ** No good news to-dsy." Then, brealung down, hia eycs flling with tears, he sand: **)'m al) alone In the world now. In slx days the terrible sconris hasdepnived tue of MY WIPEK AND SIX CHILDREN." In & bouse nicar Mr. Binlop's lay an aged couple, both lying in one bed alck with the fever, whiie In an adjoining room lay their son, also prostrated, Whole famllles hove been wiped out of existonce, and only three of the original inhabitants are left In the town who nave not been stricken with the fever. They are Samuel iHeber, E. J. Armeted, the Southern Exprens agent, and a boy waiter ot the Chatmberisin Ho The houses on all sides nre closed, barred, and locked, except thoee con. talning the sick, dying, and convalescent. No pen can paint the grim, dark, deseried, and desolate gloom which hangs over this once beautlful city, At the bresking out of the ferce thero tha citizens fled the town in swarms, ONLY Hi) WHITES REMAINING. Of thin number 236 werw prostrated with the fe. ver. To-day 130 lle in their graves, scventy are pronounced convalescont, and, with good treate ment and weather, may recover, while tho re- walnlap thirty are in a dying condition. Seventy- seven negroes and unknown whites were also pros- trated with the fever. Thirty-nine of this nuwm- ber have proved fatal, while the majorily of the remninder srein a dlvabied and dylog condition. The following arc the names of thuse prostrated who are * FRONOUNCED CONVALESCENT: Dr. Moy's two chbildren, Meily Condon, M, Knox aml two children, Willlam Stokes, Heury M Hleber aud three chil- . Ray, Sam, W, and 1. L. Cromwell, Mre, . K, Journel, Dora snd Cors Chamberlain, Sam Woode, John HuBlngton, Augnstine Wright, 4. 3. Hishop, Mr, and AMrs, A. W, Lake and two <hlldren, Mrs, L. K. cock And bahy, Mr, and Mra. Chandler, Glen Walf, 3. B. Townscnd, Dr. Fouplen, J. M. Bnankie, wife, sud obild, K, fhan- kle and William Shankle, his nephew, Mrs. Brls. wland zrandchild, Aanle Williame and miother, Carrle McLen: wife, three daughters, anc J. K. 1laghen, M. Lignaigo sud two chilldren, Belle and Mrs, Willism Ayres, J. J. Lilly and wife, 0. P, Raw- Jinx and two chilidren, M A . Banders und child, wod Dr. Campbell. ‘Those prostrated whose condition is CONSIDRRED DAKGEROUS are Alexsnder ltofslsky, Mrs, Jackson, Mrs, Ilam- liu, Kate Badler, Amos Sadlor, and brother, Collin Gray, Dr. May, Allle aud Itose llugles, Joels and Chartes Wood, Mrs, Beantling, W.J. Lillev, Ike Willlams, Alphonso Gerard, Jullet Geranl, O, 11, Rawline, Jake leckel, J. G, Hall, Er., De. B, W, Hughes, Envene Milton, ten. Sedmeyer, Dr. W, W, Hall, and lis wother, Mrv. J. (. Hall, Mrs, Irwin, Robert Sadler, Tom Iehy, and the Rev, Dr. Haddock, the Baptiet minister. YRSTERDAY'S DEATUS. GnexaDa, Sept, 2—SiX di thres colored, Eight new e to-day, ‘Lhe whites were Col, Butler 1, uerson, ‘of the Mewplus Howsrds; Postiaaster Cole, and a Foume wal o unknows., Anderson's re- wainy leave here at midpizht on u special tratn for Memphle. Like nearly ail the other cases, hie was getting alung uicely uutll a very short thne before s deatlh. three white, > DEAD, NEW OnLEANY, Sept. 2.—Dr. Stone this alter- noon tefegrabhed tho Howards from Grenada susiug: * Butler P\ Anderson 1s dylug,” SELY-BACHIPICING. Dr. Stone appealed to the Howards to send a telearaph operutor, ‘Thoic wishics being made known to J. W, Huvsaker, he utunce consented wgo, and left on the cvenlng traln ou 4 fow miuates’ notice, greatly vblizing the Howsrds. PEAUPUL TINGS. Ilspaich io N ok Hervild, (nENADA, Miss,, Auz, 31, —The fever bas vot 0 bud here that the Post-Oliice tas been closed for several t Tho Reilel Commitiee around the coininissary rou:ns, and do Lo geceive every ratlon e avo had taele share or uot. The physicians luve had octually to suud to New Orleans fur gravedgrers. Tue Howard Association here now (4 repre- sented by Mr, I, W, Coan, of Memphis; T. J. Brogan aud Dr. Warsen Stoue, of New Urleans. ‘They have entire charge of the town. Mr. Coan uud Mr, Hrogou attend to the busivess and Dr. Btong to Lbe medical mutters, Foe many days the Howan] representat|s have hud wrvat trouble fn making the local undertakers bury thedesd prumptly. Mauy victhné tave been left exposed lor hours ih the graveyseds, tho undertakers refustng to dig the graves except us suited thelr own convenlence, ~ The Roward men tusluted that sll bodles should be futerred at oucy 13 prevent she soread of thy disease, ‘This morulug the litfeless bodv ot a oegress was found lyloe in one ol the houses alniost to- taily decomposed, scudive furth a eickly and deadly odor. The flowards jufornied the local undertaticrs of this fuct, bus they refused then o bury the corpse, ‘The Howards, to facilitate tuatters, sent n up-tuwn with orders Lo seize the first horse und wagon he came across and usc 18 85 8 hearss. Tue man sbeyed orders, but lie had vuly reactied the Chamberiutn House with the team when e was surrouuded by the Jocu) wnen, who haudled the Huward delezate rather roughly, as well as recaining possession of their team, Mr. Coun suid (hat he was diszusted with tbe way tuese local imew bad been dolug business. He wus per- fectly willlug and glad to have the Jocal upderiakers do the work, but he wauted it duue well aud promptiy. -1t dead budies wereleltlying In thesuw, tho odors srisiug ‘berefrom wauld only sggravate the spread of the disewse,—tls very thing ali tho doctors wero U{lux to avold. = « Dr. Warren Stous alao conplained’ of the treatment the New Orleans pbysictans hud re- celyed since thefr arrival bere, " He stated that it was impossibls for eiher the physiclans or nurses 10 ket regular weals, owlug to there not beiug ¢ sinzlo black or white Iwu or wuman who would tuke charge of the culivary depart. fucat, oWk to the kitchen belng located {u the Chambverlsio, House, where s0 many lay sick and dylug, The Doctor alio complaiued of not haviuit euouxl Vebiclos Lo trausport the phyat- «ians Irom bhouse to Buyse. The Lwildies ure scatiered sud the tows fabllly, whis the suu is kot, makivg walking uot ouly unpicasaut, bvs exceediogly duugeroms. The lollvwing sad- sceues 13 authentic. A Howard woman nurse was standivz on the rx t form last nigut, wanting to Lrapl to Me: cle: PpLis for wouey 1o tuke her home to. LLat o where hor little cbild was repurted dywg feveri but the telearatl oflice wus ol 80d the upcrators dyiug. A wunian K ' atlig wind wants & colured Wi Cusy UCE FIVE CENTS. - ttend & sick and dsinr patient.: Mr. Laan’ Answers we have nut another nurse feft, A sery- ant enters and says Redding, the operator, £3 hungry and wants somettiing to cat, The Doctor- answers, * Don't give hig a mouthful.” "Mr. Loan’s office I8 Jn the Chambertain ifouse, where ten paticnis are guartercd, and thelr piteous appesls for bread and nourishment go right to the heart of the unlnitiated: huy tha doctors, understanding theteretbleconsequences of giving any of the paticnts food, listen 1o the appeals with closed ears, Mrs. A. ). Heron, one of the New Urleans * nurses, sald there fa no need of 1ny ol tho vatients dying If thes will only ubey Instrue- tions. ‘The trouble is, 44 s0on as thcy fecl a )t- te strong they want to cat all kinds ol fomd, and do ‘as they please. A sinzle mouthful of #olld food killsanv yellow-f¢%<r convaleacent. Many have been up mnet had alinost recovercd from the fatal disease, but, upon eating too substantial ford, they at gnee suffered a re- lapse resulting in death. i At 5 o'clock last night the cook was prostrated while getting supper. Your correapondent was Mtting in the office with Mr. Cosn and vae or . two other gentlemen, lstening tu a youne man say he would rathier cook than carry inessages. He was the Howard's nicssenger. When the news came {n that the cook was prostrated, Mr, Conn rafd 1o the voune man, ** Can you cuok ™ ‘The souns nun eakd * Yes,' and in less than five minutes he bad charge of the Kitchen. At this hour no tetegraph operator can ve found who willrisk hits life i Grenada, but Su- vermtendent Ducan has hopes of proenring come one before morning. | As it 18 now, the plagne-stricken city is entfrely shut off from the outer world, both the Postmasters and the telczraph operators beiug forved t appeal fur mercy. MEMDIIS. NO ABATEMENT, Meurims, Tenn., Seot, To-day opened clear snad swarm,and with the Little force of worke . ers nearly exlanisted. The fever continues without any abatement. It s Impossible to ob- tain new cases to noon, for the reason that the physiclans are nul required to report before Siu ° the afternoon. The undertakers report forty- elght yellow-fever interments up to noon, and the fndications are that the death list will bo ss . Iazge as yesterdav. A BREAD RIOT. A number of negrocs, suine of them drunk, assembled before the commissary depot this morning, and, bevoming rlutous, miade a rash for the door. Thoy were Kept backt Ly the colored military on gruard, but, a second at- tempt betng ade, the gaards fired, killing one ucgro. The doors wera closed, and ticn. Luke E. Wright spoke to the crawd, and quiet was restored for the time belng. . ‘Thie Courmittee i dofng all in Its power to supply the people with food, but some of ths negroes are dissallsiicd with the manner In which the rations are tssued. Fariher troublo is feared. TAE PEYER NOLL. i SMrxpiis, Sept. 2.—The Board of Health rec- ords sliow eighty-four vew vases and fifty-thres deaths for tho twenty-four hours ending at Op.m. ARuzsTED. Alf Watson, the negro shot by the guard st the Commissary Department and reported kilied, is uot dead, but badly wounded. Fears of trouble sre aliayed to-night. Somn negro acitators have been tatking to the colored peo- plc of attempting to create trouble, but by the prompt action of Maj., William Willia and other mebers of tie Citizens’ Reliol Committee thy wera urrested this afternoon and put in the stu. lluimvhuluo, snd no fears ol further trouble are felt. CARPENTERS WANTED, Great difliculty is belog exvericuced in met- | ting carbeuters Lo make cofilus for the pauper dead, and dig graves, but so far all thedead | have been buried promptiy, except in cases whera persons hava dicd unattended o sickuess and the corpses were only discovered through | the effurts of the Health OMcers and sssistants, a8 bas been tho caso in several instances. LATEST DEATIS. N. D. Menken diud tols evenlng, Adulph Thumel, Tellor of the Gerinan Na- tlunal Bank, died this evening. A DOOMED CITY. Avaraxcue Orrics, Midnight, Aug. 20.—We are doowed. It i hard, as we writo tn this dark, - aismal uight of death, not tq realize the full neaning of that briel scatende. It is hard for any man of the fow left lo this city of sorrows not to take the soutence to himselt with a paln- fullv pursonal application as the sentence of death, Buarcely any are left but those wao aro crowding down personal care fn the noble pure vose of others’ good.- To them death, {f it comes, will have tho cweetenmye consolation that it I brougnt by as noble a service as tho (o of fleaven, ux the wan on earth, cver looked unon. Tu die tor man Is to {mltute the grandust event {n the bistory of cur globe, it {a to finitate the death of the Savior of the wortid, The rain falls slowly, the storm of theant havini sunk into a dlsl, solemnly sl d as though the heasens themselves ot 10 tears at the sight of so much by The rattle of an” oceaslonal velicle atong stlent atreet tells that the member of sotie be- nevolent coclety 18 hastentus sominlater to tug sicke or dying. “That 13 all. Ilso s she: deathiv und awlul, with wsught but the rattle ol the water trom the roof futo the tin sutter, und that hus the omiuous rurgle of aueatis rattle m tho human throat, i Scveuty dead, uud ut leust 123 new cuses. God help ust If nope wery uot worn to a skeleton; If she . Tad ol Saken horscll ba uters we ikt fiud usuark 10 Kindlo u wesk tlow of Jieht in this usetrablu darkness, and expect” that ke vl shower of to-uay wudld wash from e, trom guiter, and from bayou, a vart ol the Joul, pestllentiad nie whicl is breedlug deattr, ‘Tue horrors of the hour csnnot bo told, cven 11 the hears did not elcken at the tuek. ‘They are hurrors »uch ne make s bell on carth; suza wa tako lifo almost o burden, Fisewticre it wilt by seen that a noble band of phivelelons have comie tu our aid. We need them all, wnd more, und when wu think into what a toruado of death they torow thelr frafl bodles, wo cannot but be wiszul that strangers should dare - so ek fol trangery, Their rewand ty fouus i iery than that In whicn wur tall I gratitude. nowands need men to supply the places ck., ‘Their inatrlity 1o visit alt i calorday catieed muich Hatress, 1 not hy ranks ol the clergy, as brave pauy of Chifatlan soldlers us ever fae murtyndum whithout a fear, have been fnvaded. Hut why write morsl Why try to ucd words whien the dack It w ajicahs w0 platily of our unprecedented eatumlty . Waere 1c atl with cnd Uud only koows. ; TUUK AND BHAVE WOMEN, ‘There are wumcn of pluck sud unsurpassable devotion in Memplus who are durtng everything for thodo they luve, The falthless ure ot the other wex, of thoye whati the worls i vueof s greatest inlsnouiers has dubbed ** the siroaver sex.” \WWhile Juhin Dunovan forsskes s wify and leaves ls chlldren to die in strabeens’ hands, while & son bles to Arkaysas Springs uud jeaves his wother aud {wo brothers to by borne Ly otbier huuds to thy grave, In contrast shines “out the falthluluces of woman us @ “devoted mother, as 4 patient, atteutive wife, us u llforisking daughs ter, sater. friend. By the twdside of the burufne body, iaballug the vutson of the sick room, toul with that odor whica tells the nature of the dreadful disesse, peeiorming sevy- 16 which uone otier will do, weorimg @ einils while the boart ks brcaking, and it up (bo bead when u the last sony, her persou i3 bes fouled vy that most repulsive and borrinle of ull substance,—black vomit,—sho sits aud watches, undl uuraes aud cares fon hier Juved oug il b hives azatn oF passes besond ber aid, Tue penalty of bLer service of love 1 generally death., z lustances come to the writes's wiud (aster thau ke can record thew, fustances which arg but few of the wauy wuich have beomy like a D3It uf Leaven (i 50 mucl; of eartu's hell. | A Cnlzens' Beliel Committes nan, walkel: | futo an bumble coltage 1a the soutbeend part ol 1o aty. There pe juund two chilidrey I, vy | weak aud listless but evidently convalescing, 1he other toasug ju buraing fever. A htiie woman {u black sat between the two, and wii in the avt 0t Klsawwie tho brow of ibo listle fo vered one. : LCun't | scnd the Visicor. ' s ‘ »*No, sir” (the pale ‘little woman swmileds, &1 haye brougut one colld tarouzl, sod 1 sbail bring the uther, **But you are worn out." 40, vu, sir. A kind [tallap womsa oear by coies in and belps we sometimes.” * . She would oot yleld; uo uther band bus bors could winster to'ber little oues. Au uid grandmothier told tbe Rev. Mr. Pur- song anly of having woresd ber grandean to ')ou a ullr.l': im:.hml" uskad [k ¥ R TR