The New York Herald Newspaper, September 6, 1878, Page 3

ELLOW FEVER. |S: The* Scourge Still Spreading Over the South. NEW: ORLEANS’ MORTALITY. High Medical Authorities on the Char- acter of the Discase, PLAGUE-BOUND MEMPHIS Vioksburg Almost Deserted—More : Help Required, POOR GRENADA, Hickman, Union City, Brownesville, Haines Bluff and Holly Springs Infected. TOWNS DEPOPULATED. IRBEGULARITY IN REPORTING CARES OF FEVER IN NEW OBLESNS—THREE SEPABATE OBGAR- IZATIONS—1WO HUNDRED AND. ONE ©MBW | CASES—EIGHTY-S1X DE, -! oF DRS. CHOPIN AND AUSTIN. : [By TELEGRAPH TO THE HEBALD,] sacra | ‘We have to-day trom the Board of ber of new cases ol yellow fever stated tor the payt twenty-four hours at 201, against 212 yesterday, fecrease of eleven. ‘the Howard Association re, ports 108 new cases for the past twenty-four hours, and tho Young Men’s Christian Association sixty-five now cases, making tne total of new cages 374, The num-_ ber of deaths for the past twenty-four pours is olgniy six, an increase of fourteen, I have been positively assured at the offices of the Howard Asseciation and | : Young Men’s Christian Association that their'cases are not reported at the office of the Boara of Healtn, yet the impression has gone abroad, and even exists fh our midst, that ali these cases ‘are so |. Now, is. wron, respects th: Mad the fi Cy iets ts than on moseyrdng ac tenus to peoteoe i orst possible rosults the mg BY great mortality one ‘mun 1D five dies, those sabject vo ihe erteal er ‘ordinary circumstances would natarally en mervous, Nervous excitement is the prevail ‘ture of the present diseuse, and if the anacchmatea could be aesured that the death rate 1s ten per cont ‘wnen taken sick (heir Chances (or recovery, we think, ‘would be improved. THE DEATH RATE. ¢ Dr CBopio says, “‘Wuen ail the cases have been ro- ported the deatn rate will be found to be leas than ten percent.” ° In this connection Dr. Austin jek tea- b there is no organic disease £ would rather treat yellow fever than soy otner class of fever, and my experience is that there should not be as many athe as there are from congestive, bilious, remittent, typhoid or scariet fevers.”’ ‘the game high authority, | novice, contends thavyellow lever is poison of viood, produced by a erm indigenous to the tropics. This germ, he be- brow, rly as May ‘gnd@ lie development may vee, may jormant uBtil th rise. Dr. Austin bay, tor the past familiar witn tne history of yellow i anu bis opinion 16 worthy of consideratio (YELLOW FRVER THAT WAS NOT Cos; Ina letter just published Dr. D. Warren gives au insiunce of wease of uomistak fever which passed Guneral Butlers varly pati of September, 1862 The salient ol a tog oon who, on bis ‘ng 4D jorthern peepie bonrding at the sume bouse and wholly unacciimatec. If tne fever could vod by the sick to the well here wi fasion jor it, Not unevher case, however, So much im favor of non-coutagion, THURSDAY'S Dia, of the dead tor the past twenty-four follows :— tre Colomban Guottas. Joba Sullivan, Jonn Chatonez Jacques, Alphonse Wan. Balvatur La Cirero. Leita Lorena Saucier. Shiottae! Deor. manda Olin., George Unirich. of Myre: Sartic Norwell, Mrs. Mary J. Perkins. ; doseph Harrie, Sumuel Jeakie, Rosalie Milter, Kose Lunk. dirs. Kitsie Yuille, James H. Reynolds, we? Jona Lawton, “Nathaniel £, Heation, Louis Schwab, —— Miller, Annie Kiela. David Silbessein, Joséph Eustace. Joveph Vrourilot KE. Havonac, J. H. Keith, Mre. Marcin Vogel. Charlies L. Phelan, Jona Peetz. Henry A, Crammond, Maria Dopasqueli. lia Monroe. Mire. MeConneil, Henry Dousse, Jusepu Key ft, Louis Biubm, Maurie Anua V, Herriggan, Patrick McGuire, Gerald George Kroeper. Henry Gugel, Robert L. Bradley. Jobe Scully, Leus Haber, Fred. Wahl, Wiliam James, Adolph Wackerbark, dirs. A. Dasnilty, Helen Jeners, Antunio Cowpetta. Louise Hortense Belaire, Richard O’Netl Harris, Mrs, F. A. Philly Jane Long, Conrad Mickler, Fehx D, Simmons, Lawrence Cheehan, Al Reid. Alexandre Dufourg, Mrs. Alice una, Mr. Anuttte. Mrs. Hedwiga Rowell, Louis Braan, ‘Thomas Joseph Brady, Mary Louisa Small, ‘Arabelia Burderau, A. Bender, ib Canlan, Kmuy Lopez, bog M. Sioran, Joseph Kecha Adolphe Erich, Eawara K. Brown, James L. Sancers, James Henscnel, Elias Avrahins, i mae, Pierre L. Esponne, Marie L. Knovys, APPEALS PROM HOLLY SPRINGS AND GREENVILLE, ‘The tollowing despatches buve been received :— Howry Srninas, Miss., Sept. 4, 1978, nurses? Malignant the and sixty Gees, ity Health Board. Emile Frog Guaries Biape: Jncob 3, Kerny, ‘Anna Campbell, and nurses. If tweuty nurses at Health Board. We aro in great reed of physic help us, send six phy @ en once. J doctors and twe: leaving them ded. aby from ° WwW. PK REPORT FROM CANTON, MISS. A despatch from Mayor Powel, of Canton, say: yoliow fever cases to dato, 151. Total aeatha, 31. h sixteen new cpses and nty-four hours THR DISEASK AT BATON NOUGH, Dr. J. W. Dupree, Health Officer of Baton Rouge, Toports yellow lever cases to date, 163; voaths, ist convalescent and uoder treaimeout, 148 Dr. Dup re mild in character that pu d to report them as ychlow FURTHER APPEALS FF The following expisin thomseive: Naw ORL&ANS, Sopt. 5, 1871 fo, fa sTEAMBOAT, IntunEETS tuROVANOLT THE Cov 1 A 1 e Steamvoatmen’s Kellet been ork to give ai brethren families regardless 0 they may vatthinge and total fernity, which our home lieve in tar. jective putts and send us st on, Contributions should Toms Hommorarmic Socierins any Uommoratnic Fra- TERNITY OF THE UNITED Statys!— dhe New Urieans Homeupnttic Kolief Axtociation will Vo giad to receive and propery apply you ALBERT VOOKL The Howards seut Dr, Gourur, Mr. Hammond, com- positor, aud eight nurses to Holly Springs this afte Boon by the Jackson Kaliroad, They will send tweive men and oight female nurses to Granville to-morrow, Tere wus no conveyunce for them to-day. Joroph Maven wai Prison to Dr, M. pt the First Uroly, and Ison duty at bie ty Hospital, BANIFALY RePOR At @ meeting of the Board of ening the sanitary inspectors reports tor tue month of Au- Gust Were recetved, ‘Ihe following te a briet syo- Ward in the opsis itary Lnepocvor of the First district Toports 987 canes io August. The Sanitary Inspector Of the Second district, 696 es and 105 deavh: Third district, 65 cases, 30 matives and 3. 2. Whites and 2 e , it 47 mates; 27 “children ‘and 6 deaths Also ‘reports tne total a suipnur to oly NO reports Kitth di to August 1; iu August tweive The Sautury Inspector says the cases children Were of similar typo as yéllow fever, but 10g from it jn inany porns + Sanitary Inspector of tH Sixth disirics ree blacks. Of these there dren undor twelve years, pera, 85. Deaths in August, 11—Natives, 7; foreigners, 4; adults, 6 whites and 2 black; children, 4 whies. Aho most malignant type and successiul invasion of acjoiuing premises Was at tbe corner of General Tay- lor and St, Charles streets, and bere was. be- sides, an mstance where the untiring ¢florts toward the extermipation of fover germs y the use of jolie acid apd sulphur tumigation failed most signally. inspector docs not think that the ot dai the fevor in that quarter. NO IMPROVEMENT IN MEMPHIS—THE DEATH LIST STILL HSAVY—CARRYING OFF THE NOBLEST WORKERS—IHE HEBALD CORR*- SPONDENT DOWN. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Muzmrms, Sept, 5, 1878. There is ne improvement in the condition of Mem- phis, During tho twonty-four nours ending at mid- night the yellow fever deaths, os far as reported, number fifty-eight Brether Amandur, of tho Franciseam Chareb, 18 bumbered in the list, Mother AMonso, Superior of St. Agnes’ Academy, js also ma dying conditien. George W. L. Crook, a prominent worker ip sho Odd Follows’ Relier Com- mittee, ied e018 morning. The Walthall Home or Infrmaty, @6° Market’ street, under the charge of Mann Waltball, of Mobite, contains about thirty pationty, ‘and the nunsber is increasing hourly. Dr jowell, of |Galveston, is the physician in ch ‘County Undertaker Walsh reporis 4 {al!- ing of in the nal ef applications for the burial ct paupel A. J. Wheeler, Secrotary of the Mason:c ait 18 “ the folowing occurred among the whites ee Milt Bird, “Frank Franks, on eee)" ee . i Stow: .F. Sneeringer, ‘Addie Roder, ise Chart ° x eee Fraok t. Hho) 2 les, ‘J L 3 S Dutton, Intact of by, a aia “NEW CASES. 3 ‘Only & few. physicians reported te-day, ; Mra, Cole, Lena Goetz John Cummins, Mr, Merritt, ew case are:. 5 2 Burps, ebiid of Mr. McLaughlip, fesesice™ 0 ¥ Sebwab. jnius McAlway, na Wilpelit, Heott, A HERALD CORRESPONDENT DOWK. “Your corr. ry White, was taken stek to-day. 1 yet developed, Ho hopes tobe out in in a few days, ANOTHER ACCOUNT—NINETY-TWO INTERMENTS. Mumrar, Sept. 6, 1878. Only 39 new cases were reported to the Board of Health to-day, very few pbyasicians meking reports There were 92 intermesis, 61 whites and 31 colored, 89 of whom died from yellow fever. Dr. Avent, and Dr. Brown, secretary of tbe Board of Health, are down; also Cheries Nundioger, A. R. Humes, draggist, ana Heary White, business manager of the Appeal. Physi- Sians are divided in reference to the fever, sotne con- oat shat-th abatement to-day and others ing the contrary opinion. rtin Ke: one of veluateer i) oper- i Louteville, to-night, a rated Con. pelly gE operators, were a . Gi rickem tlie op hed "Baving Bei one evant during the day and twoatnght. All have done doa- bie duty since the fever commenced, The force of compositors on the morning papers is reduced te two each. Owing to the inability of the county under- takerto bury the paoper dead, the Citizens’ Relief Committeo to-day iook the matter in hand. GRENADA AS A CITY OF DEATH— PAINFUL RE- FLECIIONS—BOUNDS OF THE HEBALD COR RESPONDENT YESTERDAY—A PATIENT GIVES BIRTH TO A CHILD, [BY TECEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) t Gresava, Miss, Sept. 5, 1878. This morning I teok a drive over this towa of Gret a id was struck with its beauty and charming # roundings. It is full of trees and shrubbery and pretty residences. Main street is really handsome, It seemed, in the stiliness of the morning, as though the citizons were ssieep. But the familiar sur of the milkman, of Jaborers and me- chanics was missing, There were no hiss ing locomotives, mo hurrying feet to rattle on the sidewalks. Literally everything was as quiet as the grave. Death bas certaioly laid bis icy hand heavily apon this unfortanate piace, Here are all the evidences of former happiness ana prosperity. Handsome cottages and well cultivated garde places of promenade and amusement, a library, a Post Office, hotels—all the appeintments considerca necessary by modern civilization—but there are no eltiz jeft to enjoy them. Many, of course, have fled, but mauy more are in the embrace of that eleop which knows no waking. VISITING THE Si0K. 1 fally realized this trash I drove to the resi- dence of Willie Ayres, who wes lying very low with the fever, and left some meaicines, The poor lad bes sineo diep, Driving over to Mra Marshall’s, the widow of the Wostern Union operator, that afflicted lady was found alive and weli puysicaily, but almost demented. Sbo has lost iather, mother, uncle, aunt, her busband and three children. Her conversation was wild and disconnected; who ooutd from there to the hospital two of whom are little, A busbana and wile wero jying im @ cot nearest the deor. The husbana looked earneotly at me, se though he were wishing he, too, was able to ride about, The wife, a fine look- ing iady, was almost delirious and seemed entirely motherless children. id fearful to behold, Not one houso bas escaped this horrible scourge, PREDING TAK PROPLE AND GUARDING PROPERTY. The Howards teed everyvouy. Rich avd poor, white and Diack, are served from tho same commis All ore treated found the nurse water, Ho bad just been taken sick, me to uado hie sieeve bat athiog his feet in het mnstard He requested ns and take them out; to his take bis wateh and mone; the key of y trank, and in case anything = « curred to vend them te hi i same time giving =the 1 addressod t with all aud then plac This precaution is for the sick rarely call ag to whut they TRRRIDL Dr. Boatey states im 086 bouse he visited a mother lay ayinj daughier, a young Indy, Was just advanced 1ato the stage called conv The Doctor watched the you lady's face w told her ner mother was dying. He says not a m' quivered nor did her pulse change one vi motbor nade 00 sig all emotion He menti od by th g become so woak and apa- @ that when told to pub vut Incident which Occurred yestorday. A married lady, a couvaloscent, gare birth tomobild. Alter th At she remarked to the doctor and nurse, ‘It tt ain‘t w strong, healtuy child Jet it die, She had not beard it cry and was Indifferent about it. The child, though very weak, ‘Was well taken cure of, and is now living ana growing ir. This iw the only full time birch hore during ast Bix weeks. Mr. Coan, f of the Howards, rests quiotly, and pt well hi ght. HOW TRAINS RUSH THROUGH GRENADA. The train passed here just now nv a rupid rate, and Ove gentleman was observed With a cioth ur sume- thing beld to bis NOELIA a8 Chou gy We Were a gener ous people, ready (0 gio everybody who pessed a fever, Such people weed to live in ohuseit# A good trany years ngo. There fortonately some exceptions, 1 will name Whe come «610 «Grenada last Fri- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, day 1 travelled in a caboose with Conduetor Eevies, of the Cbrcoyo, St, Low Oriea: Raitlroaa, whe, tho Considering Eccles’ fear and that he uever bad the fever, it shows be is & man of courage Many cenductors rusb by bere with closed doors and windows, and, 1t may be, with plugged crevices also. A special train from Hernando 1s just coming in from tbe Memphis and Tennessco road to convey Mrs. J. K. Wood and her tatherless chituren away trem Dr. W. H. Beatty, of Mobis at it Buuier J. , Wafren Stone or Dr, THOS WHO THE DRAD YKSTHRDAY, There have been five deaths to-day, One shoemaker, namod Frederick Fenner, who wi the basso of tho choir inthe Rev. Mr. McCracken’ church. Another was Louis Fricbaus, # voiuat nurse (rom Chicago, [1., who be‘ore he was stricken w & faithful and bard working map, He died early this morning. Ludwig Hummel, of New Orleans, who had charge vf the East Ward Ceme- will po Inid there bimself in about ove When he died (which has happened since this despatch was commencod), he bad upon bis face a ring smil died this morning. A colored man, Luk jompletes the list tor the di There have been three new c Lohman, the Louisiana volun! 85 the other from that city, ose name 1s Withhel@wt "| his own uest, Both are graduates in medicine, ‘The weather is warm and aucomfortabie, BAD CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT HICKMAN—A PANIC —CITIZENS FLEEING FROM THE TOWN—DOCTORS, NURSES, UNDEBTAKERS AND SEXTONS NEEDED, (BY THLEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Hickaax, Ky., Sept. 5, 1878. The situation here ts appalling. Only a few familt now remain, and they expect to leave on a special train to-morrow. A relief committee was formed to- day. Drug stores are open, but no others. Kx- pertenced nurses jd two good physicians are needed, N.. P. Harness, Judge Kingman and Ambrose, all prominent citizens, have died since yosterday, Only the very poor people will bo left here, and many of these wili die tor want of attention. ‘be physion Aro worn out, but respond to all calls as weil as they can, HELP NBEDRD. There have been fonr deatha during tho past wwenty- four hours and fitty new casos, No wbaiement of the disvave is apparent, A corpse now lies just outside Of the town limits for wapvol money to pay tor the burial... There are not enough sextous It joe plegué continucs a few days longer dead odies must remain io the houses and sireets un- the panic «mong the people is terribla now look upon Hickman asa graveyard; upon woo ure sick a8 go many Th din deep gloom. fhe few mon who re- g bravely, but without some re- even inust saccumd tv overwork. Bonfres are burned throughout the night between here and wion City, UNION CITY IN A STATE. OF TERBOR—HOW A PQOR LEFUGEE AND HIS CHILD FROM HICK- MAN WERE HUNTED AND DBIVEN OUT. (BY TELEGRAPH TO TAX HERALD.) Umion City, Sept. 5, 1878 Bat a tew women and children remain in this town, A man and two children came here yesterday from Hickman. Their whereabouts were at once discov- ereu. At night the door of the house in which they bad taken shelter was broken open and the man ebilaren drt’ out, it looks iike war times here, with ry jt picketed and bonfires kept alive tproughont ¢! ght. ‘. BROWN*VILLE, TENN., ALMOST DESERKTED— ONLY POOR WHITES AND SEGSOES KEMALN-: BAVAGES OF THE FEVER. (BY TELEGRAPH TO TH HERALD.) BRowNsvitur, Sopt, 5, 1878. Ten aoaths from yellow fever und ten new cases are Teported hero for the past twenty-iour heurs. The fever is spreading in this town, also in Crocket county, where great excitement prevails, Major W. K. Beonett, a well known citizon, is mow down and there 1s only @ small hope of his recovery. Dr. J. H. Howell is wary sick. Petiers, of Memphis, is in a very critical condition. Numerous other cases, ail origimatiog here, are aflicted with this ul disease, ‘There bave boea twenty-three up ta cocnight. ‘The prospect APPE:LS FOR ASsIB7ANCE—MORE NURSES AND PHYSICIANS WANTED, (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) NasHviLLx, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1878. The following despatches speak for themselves :— Baownsvitiy, Tent Tou new cases of yollow lover to-day. is W. h. Bennett: Dr. Howell, our oldest physician, taken down. Ali basiness is suspended, Our fasure is sooms fs Groaada’s prosont condition. W. W. TAYLOR, M. D. Prownsvinix, Ten: The fever is increasing. Our phyncinas hat themsolves down of them have left us, and ino URGENT time is 1 ys with The Post Ofiice ond Brown ville Savings Bank are closed on us, except Wodnesdays and Saturdays. Some ot our people are facing death as bravely as man ever did; many have sought safety in fiiehs. # heur by hour. Our malls wre cus Y drug We need dvetors, druggists, rtnkers. VICKS!URG's TROUBLES INORFASED—FORTY- TUREZ D#ATBS AND UPWARD OF EIGHTY NEW CASES YLSTERDAY—THE ¥EVER STRIK- InG@ DOWN ALL BEtORE IT. (}¥ TELEGRAPH TO THK HERALD. ] Vicksnuno, Misa , Sept. 5, 1878, This has been the darkest and most mourntal day im thie historic city that now marke the ofthe great epidemic of 1875, marked not by the largest number of deaths—iorty-three—buat by the deaths of some of the best, bravest and fairest Dr. P. F. Whitehead, President of the County Board ot Health, for many years a leading physicisn of this city, and one of the best and kinaest friends the poor here ever ko dieq to-day. He witl be mirsed aud mourned for yeurs te come, ‘The Commercial justly says:—“Let bis epiteph be ‘dead on the fleld of battle’? Whole families were carried to the oity of the dead to-day, biviting eat at ove ouce happy homes. YESTHEDAY’S DEAD, The list of the dead are:— J. F. Fergusen, Barnett Hugh, D, P. Kenneay, Aunie McKeona, George Benny, , 400 Merona, Thomas Guise, J, B. Blanchard, Alice V. Hundermark, Gus Harlan, Robert Handermark, R. Walah, Mra Weet and two cbil- J. Zennerman, dren, J. D. Rosen, John Bodine, Jobo Kearney, W. V. North, Miss Mary Moore, M. MoManus, P, L. Langsford, Miss Annie Davis, Miss Mary EB. Ervel, Ad ‘There were also sixteen colored people, MW CASKS—THE SICK. 4 full et of new oo lor to-day tirely saccossiul, Kuoagh was gleaned io jastity the announcement of a decidedly markea in- Grease Within (ue last three days, reaching eighty. three as lar as reporied. ‘The oldest draggist in the erty Vveulures (ho assertion, however, that tho d ease will continue, Lut thay within torrty days tho rate will fall to less than five tually we have passed the tui lia daily. ing with the te y the good, brave prelate to his people, iso down with tbo fever, ©. F. Lafte, the ¢Mcion secretary of the Second Ward Reidel Associauon; W. S- Harrison, druggist; Walter Vavie, foremun ef the Commercial; 1. Duvols, trom New Orloans; Johu W. Heck, brother of Acting Mayor R. ¥. Beck; Moerace Brooks, vf tie — Vicks. burg ‘and = Mempnis — Kailroad; i M. F. Battie, sceretary of Uuion, No, , Tom Motzier, acting foreman of stnfal at Pl dil Herald, ana Mr. W JW, iminving ae Obaties Colonel 0 Post OMee; James Grant, at & Vo. ; Miss Aduie the latoss teruay upd has the lever, Roesch, foreman tor H. B, Brozer; M Oliver Matthews, of superintendent for Grim Barnett und Alexander new cases, MOR SURSHS POR VIOKERURG. More pur are enroute W this piace from Now ork ton. For thowe whe aro here ahd r LJ t knowing how may be wirtoken down from tueir iabors, soou iney the outlook is gloomy iadeed, aud ylady would they bridge ine forty days and nights, woe fro#t comes, with a Kiy Van Wiokie sloop, MALIGNANT CHARACTER OF THK PRY RI The lever aguin appears to be assaming & most ma Henwnt type, mudiog to the horrors of the situation, Many 01 the dead Of to-day Were alrve and well four 1878.—TRIPLE SHEE T. days ago, Indiviaual ea vation where every effor skill could devise seemed deathbiow with tho attack, avail nothing to ebeck it, (colored) # among the dead of to-aay. while working faithiully to the iast for hts Face, deserves honorable mention for his off rts aad have received tl and all the. effo ful remembeance tor coad deeds. The ‘Can’ away Cinb,"’ of Mobile, b t Drs. Charles Hen- ning, T. ©. Randolph Jackson (0 our assistance, There is plonty of work for them and with threatening weather and the sudden change of Vuluntecr nurags, to-day promise more and more. D. 1. Uber and H. bi. Wats Ol the State, were among t! Thore is no cheering ately mentioned that at now seoms to baftle inedioal skill ai few days a THK FRVBR AT HAINES BLOF! The fever has broken out at Haines Bluff, twelve miles above here, among the reiugees from this piace, Dr, Forry pronounces it lever of an ugly type, and re- ports twelve cases, with ‘one biack vomit.’? VOLUNTEELS FOR VICKSBURG, Macox, Ga., Sept, 5, 1878, Dr. L. B. Davis, W. S. Blair, a druggist, and eight Volunteer nurses passed through here to-day for Vicksburg trom Brunswick. The citizeus’ reiief fund js constautly increusing. An excursion was given to-day for the sufferers. HOLLY SPRINGS C\LLS FOR AID—SPREAD OF TRE FEVER. Houny Srnixas, Misa, Sent 5, 1878. James Fort, B. l. Vliver, Mrs, James Motall and overt McLean died last nigut, There are five or six new cases to-day—now seventy in all, Our physicians are broken down, Three are sick with the fever. There 1s great need of nurses and physi- cians. The telegraph operator loft his post yoster- day afternoon, The despatches sent to the press by mo have’ somehow failed to got off. The operator had a great deal todo, but be inight bave stayed one more aay. We pleaded with him to voxo, bat in vain, TER —We have fitieen nurses from Now Orleavs, W. L, HOLLAND, Reitet Committes, Among the deaths to-day wer Joseph Fort. B Robert McLean. Mrs, E. A. Thomas, . Oliver. Bateman’s child, ‘of Mempania, Mrs. 8 Natill, vory fatal, takimg rapidly from among @ best of our peopte. Dr. Chopin, of New Oricans sent fourteen mursos end Dr. bailey hero to-day. Like angols of merey they seemed. ‘The Postmistress and her assistants are all down, The telegraph operator, who also acted as express- man, has deserted bis post An operator from New ries took charge thie morning. He has done ays? work in one, und is sull at tt. We need doctors and more nurses badly. Doctors Wert, Dancy, Daniel abd MecKey are all er. D but wants to know the Mal price we poy. Contribations will be received by the Relieh Com- mittee. W. J. L. HOLLAND, Chairman Keliof Committee, A SCHOONER QUARANIINED AT PENSACOLA. PENSACOLA, Flo., Sept. 5, 1878. ‘The schooner George Dill sailed trom New Orleans to Tampa, whero she secured a clean bill of bealth, and then tried to enter P She Deen from New Orleans fi ad has no sickneys, but, nevortheless, w warantine with freight and ral pa in, as that is the taw. ver nas occur: Pe rat quarantine, and no death of any Kind during August ibis yi in from fevor FUMIGATING THE SOUTHERN MAILS. Wasuinaton, Sept. 5, 1878. Mails continue to be received trom all parts of the South, though from some sections irregularly, in con- Sequence of the prevalence of yellow fever. Owing to repeated bandlings on eo way it in seldom ibe mails are received im the original pouches, ‘The contents for the most part are found to be tumi- gated or otherwise dealt with as a preventative to the extension of the plague. NEW YORE'S AID FOR THE SUFFERERS, ‘The following contributions were received by the Hunacp yesterday tor tho yellow fever sufferers Louis Durr & Bro., $30; Helping Friends, $12 25; Mayflower: + Point, $121 4 Mrs. B.D. 1; St. Paul's Methodist Kpiscopal J. $11 67; GHP. vr. ¥."N. Wilson, Fire Com en & Lo. densoure, Reformed Chi cl J. LC. 855 BO. HS Daly, $50; Baniey & DG: Freneh Vor (shroush’ Thomas O'Farrell, $2 . C. Martin & donk, $25 Dwight, 8: or Yesterday sent $215 10 to B. T. Lameroa, Mayor of Holly Springs, M Tho total amounts sent away by the Mayor up to the present are as lollows:—New Orleans, $7,530 42; Grenada, $2,576; Mewpus, $2,000; Vicksburg, $1,150 99; Helly Springs, $398 90. ' Toval, $13,656 st! Mayor Ely’s committee appointed to tako chagge of all entertainments volauteered in behalf of yollow 4 |. Nelson Tappan; Secreta esolulion W , Benes sed requesting the pastors of the different churches to take up collections on next Sunday. Mayor Lily was ulso requested to issue s proc.amation defoing the duties of tue com- Miltee, and beta Upon the citizens to support them im their efforts, Iu the afternoon Mayor Ely issued a prociamation de: itto be the duty of the com- mitiee to take charge of all public entertaiaments and to turn over for distribution all funds for the benedt mittee of the Chamber of Commerce met at noon, Henry Henta, chairman, pre- ‘Tho eecretary announ at $3,000 had been seut South on Wednesday, $2,009 to th Howard Association ut Mempnis, and $1,000 to th Howard Association at Viexsburg. ‘be committee recelved despatches yesterday irom Greonvilic aod Canton asking ald, apd sent $1,500 to Greenville and $1,000 to Cantea. J. Pierpont Morgan, the treas- urer of the commiltes, acknowledges the receipt of $4,960 33, Mir, Willtam Alexander Smith, chairman of the ommittes, received $226 ad $105, Mr. A.B, Orr, chairman of the committee, received $120, The Association at New Urieans to u auction for the third time to-morrow tor the benelt of the safferers. It has alreaty brought $182 Messrs. Lehman Brothers report $30 additional col- lected. Henry Ogten acknowledges jhe receipt of $10 lor the lever gu rs under cifarge ot the Rev. W. C, id saloon keopers in the Precinct start a yetlo r fund, to be pinced in the custody of Captaja McCullagh, Hie offers to start the het with $5. Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer have placed in the haade of Mayor Ely, 4,000 wekets, good for ao excursion up the Hudson to West Pomtor Newburg and returo, by the steamer Plymouth Rock, on Friday er Savue- oay. They aro for sale at tho diferent police stat isidera Martin ot 3 fellow artints and sings p with her in giving « concert jor tho benefit of tho yellow fever sufforers. ‘ A THEATRICAL PERYOKMANCY AT THK FIVTH AVENUE THYATRE FOR THE BENKFIT OF THE SUFFERERS. Vav of the largest and most briliiant audiences that bas assemblod in Now York for a long timo filled the auditoriam of the Filth Aveaue Tne. atre yesterday aiternoon, They did not merey Vecause a eburity called thom thore—to wit, the yok low fever plague in the South—but on aevouat of the appeuraoce of distinguisted artists hke Kawin B oth, Jobn MeCuliongh, Joseph Jeflerson, Dan Harkins, Mary ‘Tho gross receipt notresses Volunteered ineit So did the orchosira, under Mr. F. chon; the earpenters, property and gas) thrgagh Messrs, Benson sherwood, Garret Marly aud Josep Seotten, and all the other attachés of the theatre, ibe printiug onated by S. Booth & Uo., Wwe tickets aud pro rammes by A. S Severs, and the gas by the Municipal Gas Company. second and third act of and Jonn i sum bo toe doilara, New Yorn, Sept. 5, 1878, To ms Epiron ov Tax Hew 1 acknow lodge, througy your papor, the folowing additiobal Collections lor the yellow fever sullerers oF Vieksourg, Mii ri 1.0. B dk Co, $25, David s, Me, Henry itice, ot Mom pis), $59, Mer & Vo., Boston, Mass.. S15, Tosal, He- ; Cash, $5; Oscar offstaat, $5; Cash, $5. n forwarded to ti brew Relief Association. Vicksburg, Miss, VIC1OR BROWN, No. 19 Lispenard street, TWO CHILDREN’S MITY. Connwatn, N. ¥., Sept. 2, 1878. To rar Eprron or tix HenaLp;— for the poor little children who have the dreadful yellow fever. Will you please aek all the eh! tar tHe North to share their packet money with the sick children at the Souh? Yours truly, Karik W. ARTHCR W. A FOLM OF PRAYE: The following circular bas been issued to the clergy of tho Protestant Episcopal Church of the United State: “nace Cua) Ata meeting of the Bishops of the Protestant ripis opal Church in the Uoited states, held as above, th Jodowing form of prayer was prepared, and recom- | mended tor uso during the prevalence o! yellow fever. | Attest, W. TAILOCK, Acting Secretary of the House of Bishops. PRAYRR, Almighty God, our retuge and strength in time of trouble, give > our prayers in bebaltot Thy People Wo at this time aro sutlering urder grievous sickness and mortality, and hide not {hy face trom them in this season of their distress. Remember them in meroy, notin wrath, and strotch fortn Thy mighty band to stay this pestilence. Heal the sick and de- liver them not over unto death, Cover with the shield of Thy protection ali thore who are exposed to danger. Birongthen the weak hearted; comfort the bereaved and desolate, and givo to them that are sorrow. ful bewuty for ashes, the otf of joy for mowing o' the garmeat of praise for the spirn viness. Destow Thy upon those ome and abroad who minister to the re the afflicted, sanctify this visitation to t this whole nation, humbimng cur hearts, binding us 10 sympathy one with another, and by Thy grace making us a people servivg God and working righteousness. So may we live lo hovor Thy name ana extol Thy mercy, thren’h Jesus Obrist our Lord, Amen. and bi BROOKLYN AID. The totnl smount o! subscriptions received yesterday by the Brooklyn Reiiel Committoe for the relief of tne Yellow lever sufferers was $906 25 The amount contributed through the police collec. tion boxes was $279 88. AID FROM JURSEY CITY, ‘The captains of the different police precincts in Je: sey City have opened subscription lists for the reliet of the yellow fever sufferers. Tho movement was in- auguraied by Captain H. J. Mullaney, of the Second precinel, The cioico of eats for the musical tsstival tm the Tabernacle on the 171b inst. in ald of the suf- forers will be sold at the City Hall utauction by Mayor Hopper on the 10th Last, e OBITUARY. RIGHT REV. WILLIAM HENRY ELDER, D. D., CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NATCHEZ Atelegram from Vicksburg reeords the death at that city of Right Rev. Bishop Eider, who fella vic- tim to tho dread epidemic atter “noble and glorious service” in ministering to the bodily and spiritaal wants of the sufferers. The Right Revorend prelate was ordained a priest in 1846, appointed bishop of that dioceso (which comprises the whole of the Stal of Mississippi) January 9, 1857, and Coasecraied May 3, 1857. Ho was the third in tho list of the prelates of that diocese, which was erected July 1837, bis predecessors having been Right Rev. Jebn J. Chanche, D. D., cousecrated March 14, 1841, died July 22, 1852, and Right Rey, J. 0, Van de Velde, D. D., ‘transferred {rom the Bishopric of Chicago July 29, 1853, died November 13 1855. With singular propriety to the present a ot saffering in that stricken oity the Cathedral Church of St, Mary's, Natchez, is consecrated to the adoration ot “Our Lady of Sorrows.” The telegraph has tor weeks borne constant testimony to the disinteresied acd heroic labors of the Catholic clergy of Mississippl, atthe Lead of whom was tho venerddie Bishop who has fallen « martyr in the discharge of his high mission. One of tue potuble incidwots of Bishop Eider’s career ‘Was his conflict with the federal militury authorities tn 1864 upon a curious potut of occiesiustical dis pline. Under date ol Juae 18, 1864, the pest command. antat Natchez, U B.'G. Farrar, issued 9 order No. 11, requiring all mia ot the Gos: y tor tbe Prosident of th States. A sim far intimation bad been made ishop Kider two months e, When be bad referred the matter to the higher ' military authority, and bad received the asg@utance that hould not ve further molested on the subject.” When the order was reposted Bishop Klder, whe shared the political convictions of the seceding States, retused to Obey it, making koown his reasons io « Closely rea- soped lover, dated si. Mary’s Cathedral, Naiohez, nited B July 15, 1864, which fills turee columus ta the newspa- ‘that Lime, In this letter Bishop Klder recog- the guod conduct of the federal officors, th: ry given to (he orphan children under his Sisters of Mercy, whose fered up every uight for limed provisi "4 with the State aud could pot be Lound by its benosis, He incidentally mentioned that for the ten mouths preceding (since August, 1863) the chief portion of tne jabors of ull tue Catholic clergy of Natchez bad been absurbea by the cure of the sick and dying soldiers ot the Untied States army and of the poor colored people gathered thore in consequence of federal occu- pation, that he had himeelt given more time to those objects than he ever gave lo any sick belore in the length of time during all the eightoen years of try, and that one of the priest the one whom he most loved and esteem them all (Kev. 3, Khia), bad sacrificed bis life Jor the soldiers ol the Uuitud States Army iu Fel ruary, 1863, by going out of the diocese to Young Yount, where ao average of a hundred Cathotie soldiers were dying weekly. He concluded his lotier In these remarkabio terms:—“l{ you demand of us, in the name of the civil of military government, 10 alter our roligious worsuip, the cure of which ts in trasted by Gud to the Caren alone, our line of co: duct i» stiopiy and clearly marked out by the Divine Author of both Church and State, and with t ance of His grace we h Cwsar tho things that are Cawsat’s and to God the 0 God's.’ 1t Bishop Elaer was soi diocese to Vidaila, La, but on u dior General M. Broyman to the comm: of the post of Natchez he issued special order No. 31, of August 12, 186 suspending #0 inuch of the previous order tary tines of Vidalia, and permitting oun to return to his homo and duties “autil the ploasure of the War Department ve known in Lis case.”” Tho order termi. 6 h measures Of hostility uments and tie Union of with tue revellion by 5 to mt fool aesingt the gover ne States, and thetr sympath. omitting such application if su minde Bishop Kider was boru to Baliimore in the year ed Dis curly education tn the r ony, ng destined he entered Mount St. Mary’ wher had Rome, continuing his studies ti threo years, when he was ord turning to bis mative diocese he was appointoa pro- Jossor of theology in Slount St. Mary’s College and Was inade director of that institution. fe remained 1h this position avoat ten years and was then pro- moted to ihe Bishopric of Natches, where he re. mained Gontingously tur the paxi twenty years, He contly appornted coadjutor to the Arcubehop Would have soun lett tor his REY. CHARLES CARKOLL PARSONS, A private deapateh to an army officer in this city states that Key. Charies Carroll 1 #, the rector Of St. Mary's Varian, at Memphis, who was stricken down Inst Tuesday by the prevailing postilence, died on Wednesday cvening. He was the minimer whose recent lelegram io the Bishop ot Missieeppt at New York was padiished in the Hekato with @ commeon- Gaiory low Rev. sir, Py as was & graduate tho ot Weet ine 1861, and at the close of the had become famous as tof Parrous’ battery of tho Fourth United States artiuory, His taine Was acquired at the battle of Perryville, where he commanded tn ery brigade under General Alexander MacDowoll McCook, and where be on tWo brevows, Alter the War he served with dis- Uioguished gallantry fa commaud of a battery on the frontier, where he served With Genoral Custer, and was afterword made an instructor at West Forni, While at West Voit ne resigned fromthe army and outered tho Epweopal ministry aud was tor some Yoars stntioucd at Hoboken, wore ho lost his wits, ‘who Was Miss Celta Lippitis, of Brooklyn, LOOERT ALLRN COFFIN, Robert Aliew Coffin died at Conway, Mase, on Wednesday og, aged seventy-seven years, De- evased Was Liu firey sLUdeDE registered for admission to Amie! Ko avits opening im 1821 and was its 4 riving siumous. Me was also we founder of the Warren Fete Seminary of Riove tsiand, suthor of the “History o| Conway,” and a work on ‘natural Philosophy, & Coutribalor Lo “Bivliothea Saera,’? and & momber of the Massucnasetts Legisiature in 1856-57. He was the brother of the late Jamos MH. Uva, LL), meieorologist Of the Smithsonian lmsitution aud Pr sor in Lafayette Coleg . FRANK WFLct, Ex-Congressmau Frank Weiea died at Nov, y uight, Mr, Wolen ov (he Fopublicnn iioket as A reprosentative at large from tho State Of Nevraskn to the Forty-0tih Cou fas deleniing Josopa democratic, arvin Worrin, utee: Nortolu, was elected on Wedoes Holman, Gk oa Addai 3 A WILLIAMSBURG SENSATION. MB, JOHN f. NOPLE CHARGES HIS SISTER WITH ATTEMPTING TO POISON HIM—THB WOMAN IN JAIL. . Mrs. Caroline Steike was broucht to the Fifth pre- einet station, of Willamsyurg, Jost night, charged by her brother, Mr Jobn P. Ropke, with an oitempt (2 poison. Mrs. Stefke was ac companied by ber husband, Mr. Henry Sutke, Ji o dealer of this elty, Nving at the corn@r of Sixth avenue and Third street, She is a bandsome lady, about twenty-seven years of age, and was dressed in an elegant gray walking suit, She wore handsome gold earrings, Reavy goid bracelets, and around her neck was along gold chain, attached to which was an expensively enameied gold watch, When her brether appearea so make the formal charge belore Sergeant Buanee the veling capttain, she showed by her every action that she fully appaectated the humiliating position in which sho stood, In re- ply to tho sergeant’s question as to what she had to say she burst into tears, and between her sobs protested her inno- cence, Hor busband was very reticent. He seemed somewhat excited, but managed to control himself from any outward expression of his teeing, When the sergeant ordored the officer sn attendance to take charge of Mrs, Sieike, and the formality of searching and taking ber valuables from her was going through with, she completely broke dowa and sobbed as if her heart would break, ‘ The story of this case is one of family unpleasant. ness culminating in an uoimosity whieh almost ended m murder, As related by Mrs. Carole Pope, the mother of the accused, It is in substance as follow: “About twenty-eight years azo by first husband leaving me with two cmildreu, Joho and Caroling Popxe, At his death I baa chargo of a store corner of Br ay and Second street with some other preperty. When Caroline ee Up she was marriod to Mr, Henry Sictk*, «¢.. so” ot Mr, Henry Sietke, a wealthy geutlewan ot York, Sooo after the marriage our tamily trouble commonced, Her husband mm ouce demanded a poration of the estate in order to gel bold of his wife's portion, He brought suit for this and received it, 1 haa about $7,000 loan oa bond aud mortgage, which he controlled, Being um- able to get the interost I was foreed te toreclo: and as the prineips to $10,000 I was forced to buy in the property. Angered stil! more my son-in-law law suit followed, uatil to-day the litigation is so complicated that it would take an expert lawyer to explain wt to y clearly, That bis animosity hewover, should have led it to Instigate my daughter to commit a crime agaiuet her own mother is somo- thing 80 horrible that it makes me shudder even to speak of it, The evidence 1s so strong, however, thas icannot close my uowilling cyes to 1 A TREACHEROUS GIFT. On iast Saturday evening | was sitting on my fromt stoop when a boy came up to me and asked:— re. Pope live here??? I said, “Yes, 1am Mrs. Pope; what do you want?” He said that he had a dish of pot cheese for me, and when | asked where it came trom ho suid Mra, Couk sent it. Mra Cook in my employ and afterward moved to the country. Since tl ‘he has been in the habtt ot sending me poicheese, knowing 1 was fond of it. 1 took the cheese, but did not eat any of it tl next day (Sunday) my gon Joun ate s portion of itaud goon after compiaiued of oppression on bischest. Wo Started out on Lhe sirect and belore we rouched the corner be commenced vomiting and fell down in a faint, I succeeded in getting him to the house, where he was utterly prostrated, complaining of intense burning uod pains in his ¢neat and stomach, He drank goblet after goblet of ‘water. Tho pbysician called in fa thas his symptoms were those of arsenic poisoning, a ul vomiting had probably saved hus lit My daughter was tho only one outside ot my family who Know that Mrs. Cook sent me pot chevse. When Police Surgeon Malone called carneda away with him the remnants of the cheese for analysis, Mr. Jobo P. Roike, the brother of Mra, Sietke, the ono who was poisoned, tclls substantially @amo story as bis mother. THE BOY WHO BROUGUT THE CHEKSE FOUND. When Acting Captain Bunce was notified of the result of the analysis by Dr. Kaward Maione he and Detective Martim Short went in search of the voy who had brought the pot-cheese fo the house. After a soarch they on Wednesday succeeded, through the description tur- ished, Jp finding the lua at nis bome on Wythe enue. He gave lis name as Jobu Biankimeir, ployed in a law office, on Nassau, near Cedur street, wis city. He wus « smart, intel youth, and upderstendipg tbe object of the r’s Vi gave a inil and c1se atati it of pars Played in the affair. While at play (on Satar. day ovening with otper boys on Heoper street, near Wythe avenue, a woman beckoned to him and, baodivg 4 parcel, requested bim to leave it af Mre. Pope’s, on Ross stroet. ‘She gave me ten cents und promised me fifteen more on my return, She walked with me,’ be continued, ‘‘a couple of biocks, telling mo what tosay. 1 was told tu say thi Mr. Cooke, of Enst Now York, gave it to me and add that Nick, his boy, was srck.”? ‘The little ieilow described the woman, Tho de ecription answered that given by Mrs. Pope and ho son John of Mra, Caroline Stefke, of No. 141 West Third street, corner of Sixth avenue, this city. You. terday afternoon, accompanied by Acting Captain Bance and Detectr Ti As the deor opt eaid, e Short, he went to hor residence, WOMAN RECOGNIZED. in answer \o their ring the boy “That's thd weman, sir,” pointing to Mra who Host ‘fm the door way. On being ac- with the abject of the call she ipdig- tly demed the accasation, The boy, how. war posit ja his = identifigation, aud ordered to accompany the officers to Agaio in tho stat house she denicd the grave charge made vy her brotner against hor. The little teliow withstood alt the creer enn ne of the woman and her husband, saying, ‘l’d know yo! by your talk 1 tntak, if L did not see your face,’ To the questions put by Acting Captain Bunce she replied know Mr. Cooke, of East Now York; know that he is accastémed to send pot cheeso to my mother, but 1 do not know this boy, 1 never saw him until to-day, and was pet i Williamsborg Satur- night,’? Wien told that she would be held asa prisoner om her brother's complaint sue began to ery. Her hus i was forced to support her on ber way from tn¢ desk along tho corridors to tho cells. Shortly after being Jocked up her brother and @ Iriend entered. He a fermai complaint and then departed for h« THE STORM. BERIOUS DAMAGE OCCASIONED BY IT IN THES CITY AND VICINITY. The storm of Wedpenday night ragod with unusual fury. The lightning fasted with a vividness that caused many to lic awake-sa dread. No se} sults, however, occurred io the city. Two incidents of the storm were reported to the Central Office. At about three o'clock yesterday morning Jacov M O° ger’s hotel, on 149sh street, waa strack by lightning, Theinmates of the Louse wero timoroughly Irightened, but no one was injured. The dammage caused amounts to about $100, The flageta on tho Now York Juvonilo Asyium, 176th street and Tooth avenue, was strack and shattered. A house on Ninth avenue, betweem Sixty-eighth and rusk aod the mo ¥, causing $50 damage. IN G&RENVOLNT. enpoint ihe rain fei im torrents, and the aud = lightoing continued jor hours arcely ® cessation. The residence W. Leek, at Kast Marion, was siruck by lightning, a bolt entering inrough the chimney and demolisuing tno same, The light then passed to a Window, tore off the blinds au Jumped Lo a cornice, where it leit its mark. Lt dnatiy plunged 1010 tue cistern, tearing the jump into shreds t ol the root torn in 4 thunder without ot OW, Schoonmakor were aiso struck, but the damage ouch Case was slight. Ol WORKS STRUCK. About four o’clovg in the moraing, while tl storm was raging Violeutiy over Brookiyo, thera was e Sharp fish of lightning, a loud report and immed» wtely alter she ol works ot Leonard & Kills, at whe fot of Sullivan stroet, Red Hook, were ovscrved of fire. Au alarin was given, and tho Fire Deparsment aded promptiy. The dromen worked with a will, 4 confined the Hames to the oll works, wach cow stod of a three story brick building aud numerous i. A large quantity of oft 9 promines was ally consun The damage is ose cd at bo tween $15,000 and $20,000. The maurance ts $14,006 IN JHNSRY CITY. © storm washed away a portion of the rail in the Central Ratiroad yard at Commanipaw, and detore the ad been aiscovercu a train Of cars were tossed from the track, Jouu Koonedy, aa employ 6, ‘n trom one of the curd and the wheels cus et. corner of Webster avenue and Franklio Btrees, Jersey City Hetgnts, liberty eap in falling struck UMfice! ring him eeverely. Precinel, on the head, to PRODUCH The Board of Managers.ot the Produce Exchange mot yesterday and approved of the following names for mombersnip:—W. H, Brewer, Edwin B. Dow, Thomas K. Gibbs, Kaapp, . Lindhem, Maric F. Linuhom, Thomas G, Sionewt and Lous 5: The Board approved of the new rule adopied by tn oil trade (other than petroleum) a tow days ago, relates to (DO appointmont of inspectors und t of oul HXCHANGE, or SENT TO THE HOUSE OF MBRCY, On the complaint of the Society for the Prevention of Cruolty to Cbiluren, Rebocea Barchall, agod six. toen yours, Was yesterday committed to the Mouse of Motoy. It appeared that she wad beou betrayoa by tho Keeper of 4 Biseeker street Botel, Wuam she ue euseu vl Various Ulmer encam,