The New York Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1878, Page 3

THE DEADLY PEST Progress of the Fever in : the South. “TCOREASED MORTALITY. Memphis and New Orleans Stricken Down with the Sick. ONE MILLION DOLLARS WANTED. Contributions in the Churches of Northern Cities, WORK FOR THE CHARITABLE. FIVE HUNDBED AND SEVENTY-ONE NEW CASES AND FIGHTY-ONE DEATHS IN NEW ORLEANS— ‘WORK OF THE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS. MISERY AND DESTITUTION WIDELY PREVa- LENT. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] New Onveans, Sept. 8, 1878, In the past twenty-four hours the Board of Health reports 226 new cases of yellow fevor, tho Howard As- sociation 240 and the Young Mon’s Christian Associa- tion 105, making a total of 571 cases, against 579 yes- terday, a decrease of 8 The number of deaths for She past twenty-lour hours is 81, against 77 yesterday, a0 increase of four. The m sality is still fearful among children. In the 77 dend yesterday 28 were children under twelve years old, Such a mortality as this was never seen here ‘before. The Oriesns Central Relief Committee, an rations, commenced its labo: isadmirabie. Requisitions are Glied by ail the be pevolent associa of the city, and these are ox- ‘amined every day by the committee, if correct are filled. The rations are tied up in and and of the ee ¢ off in jenger, who takes a red. + A book Is kept mes and resicences of all to whom ra- ve been issued. THE ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR WORK, Owing to the labors of this admirable organization I notice that the Peaboby Association bas determined © confine its work solely to filling the requisitions of the Howard and Young Men’s Christiua reaps Ladies’ Physiol '. The Peabody ABsOCiatiOn bas iseued since August 41 100,845 rations, Yiokwick Dispensary are now @ proportiony. Muny of our sick i ere: \speasary every 4 pounds, From supphed aatly with tes and soup, prepared by one of the best cooks in the eity. WORK OF TBE LADIES. The women of our country in alitimes of disircss always steoe pre-eminently jorward, and in this connection the {ollowiag card in the papers ef to-day is significan parer fri wing nam : Faas by tbe re: eabody Association. cases among uw e ‘charitane association of ay Society determined to work dur- phon, ttre ON, SSo4 Fi ee 305 Uunal sires yn ths wishoes reek. alle steve! oo es. NICHOLAD SINNUT, 149 Custom House street, shee dite app lloatian. siylog namo and residence, will be tended , Such at axoeiient Orgapization mast de mealcuiable There are thousands of gentiewoimen in our midst “who sbrink from. publicity, while they need, all sne assistance that just such a society can give. POST OFFICK QUARANT QE. Owing to the quarautine ageing: Yaris thero isa free acepmulatien of mau matter in the Post Office re., Ol letters there remain about a ton eeu ‘addressed:t: adjoining States. The oumber of thes mated aenity thousand. THE DEAD. dead ior the past tweaty-ieur _ Henry Hilbert. Fiorence Amindt, Vito May orani Louis Albert Bryer. Uineb Mayer. Catarine Luia, Viola Henderson, Joun Grifie. Willian adery Griessippa Pascusee, Ida Anderso: Louise Kita, Jasper Bethancourt, Antoo eo Fred Conray. Maria Carper, Kovert Morrig, Frank lec Edward Walker, Bam som rd. Ambrose Dasiuge Thomas Fleaty. Gastano Zaconi. Col James A. Sulroy: George Miler. ¥raaciseo Camiensk}, Charles Anderson, Vietre vuieila, mile Leannier. J. Vietor Ducios, dames Brady, vobn P, Aums, Emile Kar! James Graney. Frea Wehmeyer, Patrick Kenny. Fred L. piorifield. fe el Hyland. El rit; y Antonia Gar. i pb Franoon Dencoasse, rena. Anoa Francis Waitz. Jean Toumiller. Paul C. Rovinson, Jacques Crbogart Katie Ans McCloskey, Emilio Friz, David W. Larkin, Aristide Gerard, Jr, Joan Mari Bruoean, Henry Cleaver. iy meee a Di ja Williama. a Albert vouge. Even M. Drury. Prire Madetireche, ptarn Patrick Hagan. dward Brennan. Mary Agnes fase THE WORK OF THE PEABODY SUBSISTENCE ASSOCTATION. To rum Ev:ton or tue Heraty:— The necessity for some such work as that andor- taken a week ago vy tho Ponbedy Subsistence Anso- @iation in New Orlvaus, while it has bardly be fealized in the North, bas y keenly telt in those tities aMictod with fever. Ihe status of tne associ. ation was testified to by Messrs. Gibson ana E. a tara io yesterday’s Henatn, but only a bint of the work really done by it was given. A private letier from Mr. Jobn Kennard Newman, of New Orleans Gives «most interesting dotails of want and misery that can hardly ve appreciated at a dis. tance. Mr, Newman its a tleman prominent in business and social circles in New Orleans, who has devoted bimself to the work of asi ng bie fetiow citize in the hour of the city's peri, and to Whose offorts the ergauization of the perhaps maioly He writes under the date of Septemoer 1: “AS tor the city at large Lcanvotmsy anything eneournging. The tev Continues to sproad everywhere, aad no portion is ex- empt. Though the death rate is light compared wiih Grenade, Memphis, Vicksburg and all other points in- fected, still it is heavy enough to fil the ony with gloom. The greatest number of deaths from fever in twenty-four hours has een fifty-nine. In large pore tions Of the city there 16 scarcely a house but bas one Of more patients within, and in some instances so ssociation Is 08 that atre ‘6 barricaded p ot vVebices, the noise of disturbs the sick. In other this cannot be dune the streets a sbavings te deaden the nowe. We have lost somo valuubie citizens, and others are at the point of death. Some of tho pby- sicians have had to refuse to take any new cases, say Ing they were unable to attend toany more. Perhaps more distress oceuts here from desutution in conse- quence Of the corsation of aimost all business than om nick ness iisell, Soeepiene 8 piesere ot woe I yo meet th it this great distress Atsociation was hastily jo by twolve gentlemen, RST DAY'S WORK. the first practical work- Of the organization, and though mov yet tized, unl im many detaiix chaowie, it wos demonasiratod to bo a splendid succes: tts Objects and their means o! att wood the venpraer Heed y of ) A ded witha peal, Many who ‘ooked a ‘iret ‘With doabs upoa sions are helping. NEW YORK HERALD, MON DAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1878. TRIPLE SHEET. ‘nia Sealbediad to see it illustrated and at once be- came cathusiastic supporters. Landlords have offered houses All trades and profes- free; mechanics bave put them i repair without charge; merchants hi their stor: subscribed provisions irom ; banks and insurance companies bave given money; newspapers publish appeals gratui- I; statio prowling _ pants . Yesterday $500 New York, Such’ spei Speaks well { nobly illustrat truly touched. syimpi that the twelve gentiemen the result of their rst day’s iabor, tons bad been issued to 627 person wend supplies aud the inouiries aa to Ul are coming in Tt was with a fe enrapn an from — distant was telegraphed from jeous and universal charity of the undertakicg and bies of humanny when ing of great pride 4 night to sum up Seven days’ ra- and pow that the experiment ts thoroughly understood aud the labor systematized it is expected that each day will show greater results. thorities, 4 HUNGRY MoR. tis. no small thing, 2 one day more than ope hun red families Tl rowd that besieged the doors all 8 di od bad to be for which purpese @ detail was furnished by the It was a mixture of all kind: and c! “ merchants receiving their 1ood aleng however, go as that which larev of judges and with the professional mendicant. There were mea covered th honorabvie scars, who had served under Lee and Jackson and Grant, jostling and sequenns With those who were went to gain their br daily exhibition of hideous deformities. d by a ‘there were the strong and the weak, the clamorous und the patient—nollow cheeked men aud women, ‘ean and puleand le out food to and swore whi n eyed? a beggar trick of paraving their woe No discriminat 1m the cases of old women ana w. prompter. attention, 4 seemed hungry, impatient mass, Some yel Others pleaded, ana some etrove oe w work deuling to claim tbe was made work weut and the crowd and ihe pressure seemed to increase as the lood went a Some women fainted before they Ye could be supplied and others staggered away under a Joad of provisions which a Conlederate soldier would have thr away rather tnan have carried. When darkmess came and the work could not be continned, the hungry mob without seemed as great as ever, aud nem ti it was difficult to induc Were assured that no until Monday mornin through the various churitabl town—the Howards, Young Men’s tion, Ladi Benevolent, are furniwh and wh destitution for which th filap o Diank, st: LA Dame, residence and nutnber ve, althongn they ore rations would be issued The d tribution is mado associations of th Christian Associ Those ingtitutions &e. th blank requisitions by the Feabady, im sheir rounds their visitors come across ig no otner reliel tt tn the family, certifying that 4b 18 @ case of real wa by, And give it to the dist tt at the Peabody headq sed amily, who preseat riers. Then seven days’ rations are issued to every member ot the tamily. Wo pay no attention to »pplicants who are not ‘bus indorsed, but we take the indorsement of ‘ap re- sponsible citizen; who may be known ous also, week it The Chi qui tive ministers, rabbis an ext ns in the of the city, with rf the present it 1s recoguized position to a greater or loss extent cannot be ‘of Police yesterda: lectives, who watched the crow. a then picked out @ professional thief or sept also a other unworthy character, tore up the requisition and sent the applisant away. Some of the cov’ tions Detween these gentiemen of the secret service and these versed ip ‘‘ways (hat are dark and tricks thas are vain’ were bighly spiced and amusing. WIDE SPREAD Wor, in my the widow of a impression of ibe te dishearten his | @ day’s work was to give despread distress waging rations recognized op name of a who waa but band gentleman Tescntly a district judge of one of the courts ot New Orieai such @ disclosure, but feolated instance, 1) was surprised to lady 1 used to meet in soci whom I have visited o Upon toquiry I lea Fations, aud carr: street, and a well of the New Orleans Giub, Fecei¥s 10 compe ome ply of bacon aod flour uke is p00tbis, my dear madam, appauiog? It. known member 1 was astonisned at 1b was by no means an corps of clerkr—and their name 18 Legion—employed vy e association is 6e- men who are out of em- al known ya lew years age aod jonally ia lormer y bo was workisg for ith bim at night bis sup- ne poor beggar of the shows « field of distress which is avsolutely sicken- 108. 5 people? all, nor can to awell ao efforts can ge no farther we What is to become of this Peaboay Association cannot feed them ous fet foreve: 00 dar! poor, ‘destitute will try to forget, 1 have been irwbees in describing an enterprise which 1 know doubtedly. needed Bere. pas 5 sdk 9 ur. 144 tntapeat, Pen and C6 case bas been of the mild as Une he description may give ht into the miserics 01 our stricken peo- Hep ne fas int of declamation could cun- ba ¢. i fam- it type, and dothing but imprudence during couvalescence can burt him now. have noticed, so tar, that when tt boging in a house in a miid way it generally m tatos thet type should it attack more ‘ban one mem- ber of the household, and you muy hope, even should it coptinue sn his family, that it will be mild. Tne Rev. Mr. Witherspoon, i understand, bas had nin 80 Jar all are con JOHN K, NEWMAN. A PLAGUE STRICKEN CITY-—-THREE HUNDRED NEW CASES AND ABOUT ONE HUNDRED DEATHS IN MEMPHIS—ACTION OF THE HOW- AED ASSOCIATION, M Anoth fi be made to-day, vais, T ad day has passed aod nearly hb mounds are added to our cemeteries and the Potter's Field, Only partial reports of new ca Physicii ., Sept. 8, 1878, hundred have are so pressed for time thatjthe majority of them preter to violate the ordi- nauce, sick. eases. Slate: quiring them: to report than to neglect the Six resident physicians report ninety-stx pow Among those reported ore the Rev. £. G of the First Methodist Church, and H. M. Goewey, the volunteer telexraph operator, trom Pitts- barg. Herbert 8S, Landrum, city editor of the Avalanche, who bas bad a relapse, Adams, L eral Oba Thweat, Mayor, Martin Eyke, and his aodertakers), 1 A moeting Assocration to mea no more rations woula camps various points remote from she co sick, but that fore removing thicher toed. A comm! Hon. wile; Erb, J, B, Hill, J. J. Sulttvan (ot F' 4 W. 8. Brooks, Appeal, whore wile died this, mo Powall, late editor and publisher of Pm Catholse magazine. promiuent members of the Howard biz ns’ Rene! Major J 8. Prosuge, ff, Mayor Jobn Jobnson ana Dr. W. KE. ts again down; B. Fries, Mrs. Jenn Log R, Dougherty, Gen- Dr. ) * OX Pbilip erty & Sullivan, if editor of the ng. Armong the mittee was neld ormined, as a a ¥ people to leave tne city, that be sued to would be those not tablished aod that would be sappled with sting of Genera; iuke BE. wer, A. 1). asure, a’ Church, r Hobokeo, N. J., bus meeps supply the pluce ofthe late Rev. U, C. Parsons, A. F. ©, Cook, of the Haute, Ina., and Dr. J. ¢ rived and volunteored tnerr services 1o the H o1 Graco Charen. , ot T Orr, ot Grnetmasse, have ar- ards, ‘THE SITUATION, The following telegram with the appro’ H Association, rei i DL was seat by Dr. Mitchell, fi, dent of the Situation to- wax Recier Comwrrrer, New York = veyond descr; ptton. by siet THREE MONDRED NRW Casny, There ¢ only two stores open in this city, Dut to-morrow morning the Howard association will open those that were Glo#ed vy t place prescripiton clerks in charge Howard Association poysien three hundred new Guses to-day, These Hon to the new cases reperied to the Board of Mi The 1 aa DRATH OF DR. M'KIM: Dr, McKim, of St. Lows, died this evening. YESTERDAY'S DEAD—Wuire, a yrs Unknown caila. Fred Restinger. Jonn A. C. Armstrong. ka. Spay. Jonn Hallever, 19 years, Androw MeConnelly. Mike Ferny. C,H, Summers, — Woivemen. Maggie Haro. Emile ‘0D. Joseph H. Atkinson, Adviph thivrs. Daughver of BF. Yium. N. HL. Wison, James Haniebury, J. Anderson, nes B. Bouya, James Brady. Mike Balomory. Mary Connelly. Heory Winter. dirs, Power. Charies Kast. Josepn Keitale, & years, © Kelok Unknown cbiid, 8 months. je 4 Upper. y 0 L, Brooks. William Deianey. Grace Austin, A. J, Wheever, J. Matin, Jainos Cruckshand, U.P. Patter, ents of colored people, making a the trom yellow tr. tj, Une firm of auderakerg foiled to report, and t termente, which are usually numerous, will swell dead roll nearly to 100. NEW CASES YESTERDAY. | BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HECALD.] Memrmis, Sept. 3, 1878. The toliowing is a list of new cases of sickness during the last tweaty-tour hours :— James Patehell, 30 years. Eliz, Walton, 19 years. Kate E. McKinley, 5 years. Cornelia Stovall, 4 years. Eliz. McKinley, 29 years. Walter J. Jones, er yoars, Mrs. Hood, 40 years. Irene Avent, 9 years. Charles Leyton, 30 Joba A it, 33 years, W. C. Davis, 33 years, Mrs, M. J. Gleason, Miss Anderson, Jobn Willams, 18 yoara, N. Gibson, 40 yeara, Miss Fanny ens, 35, Jovn Miller, 35 years, E. P. Reod, 32 3 veer Mrs, Anderson. 31 years, Mrs, Thereatt, 30 years, Charles Barrett, 36 yearn, Mrs, Mary Beatty, 45 yrs, Frank Donca years, MiseM.O, Duncan, 52years, L. 8. Dance, 16 ee Mary E. Duncan, rqnaianesiee’ "86 7 B. Cooke, 45 years. Emma Burke, 16 years, y Mivelar, 23 years. Tounie Brown, 18 years. R. Dougherty, James Hugbe: N. Orfatt, 36 year: Rella Pussoy, Manual Adams, % rit soon, ra, Clementi are. Mrs. R. H. Patello, weak —— Melhaus, 17 years. J. B. Faires, 30 years, Martin Scott, Mre, C.C, Burke, 35 y Mrs. J. Loague, 47 fs Mr. J. Loague, 57 years. Siduey Cook, 43 years. Bridget Hughes, . 50 years, ‘Thos. Suliivan, 26 yeure, Wm. Sasthor, 35 years. 5 Pouiip Erb, 32 years, Ed. Keating, Maggie Sullivan, 18 years, Dre. Brid; ot Gi ry, sana Sarah Ha. Harry Bridges, 1 ‘years, Tennie Eidos ii years. Laura Eibot, 3 years, Joseph Muelar, 3 yours. J. B. Hill, 65 years, . Mary Sulltvan, 11 years. Also 15 colorea persons, makinga total ol 96 cases reported to the Board of Healta by six resident physicians. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NEW CASES IN VICKSBURG—DEATH OF DR. GOTTHELF, THE JEWISH RABBI—ARRIVAL OF NURSES. (By TELEGR\PH TO THE HERALD.] VicksBurG, Miss., Sept, 8, 187: ‘This bas bs glorious Southern September day, bot in this city of charches nota single bell has called the faithiul to prayer, and from the silent pulpits not pote of warning or of glorious promise, hymn or sacred anthems has broken the dread stiliness that reigns witbic, NRW CASES, The returns from physicians give 150 new cases—a slight decrease. Among Ube new cases of to-day are:— Walter Joily. Miss Miss Mollie Rodge. Mrs, Joseph.Spengier, Flora Jobo, od. Annie Frank, J.J. Fitzpatrick, V. Pres, Mr. John Latrade. Howard Association, Paxton, Director Jr. Gen. Howard Asso’tn. Eugene Rodge, DR. GOTTRELF DEAD. Dr. Gotthell, Jewish rabvi, of this place, died at Beachbiand, wwenty miles distaat, from the effects of the fever. The restot his famuy are cick. Assist- Harvey Roc! ance has been sent from this piace, wite and tive children here to-day. ARRIVAL OF NURSES AND DOCTORS. Bishop B@voteran of the ’53 rived in company with Dr. They bad to makea detour through seven States to get here from Galveston, Texas. Dr. L. B. Davis, eight nurses and one druggist, artived from Bruas- wick, Ga THE NURSES AND THE SICK. George Lensox aod Charios Carr, telegraph 0} tors, are down with the fever. They had only here one week. {t is almost certain that the u climated who come. here will take the fever and pro! ably die, W. E. Flippin, with Captain J. D. Tinney and yolun- teer acsistauts, are rushing through the immense een business of ‘their office in the Convent of Mercy. There a twenty sters, ho have beea under the direction of |! Ri Mother De Sales, and who bave 1 an angels of mercy to the ‘dosititute, sick and suffering in every portion of the city, besides bi ing emtire charge o: the City Hos- pital Five ef them are sick with fever—Sister Apgolla, Sister St. Germain, Sister Columbia, Sister Gonzaza and Sister Regina. ‘dine are dead. THE DEAD. E, Margurite. pe Nelson (colored). Peter Barns, . Field, Ww. B. Laving, Morten, — Mise Minnie Harsés Obild of P, Guscio. AE. Brown. av Royal Chambers (colored) fn tauipeon (col- Oscar Jones (colored). ored). John McCann. pl antenrile Pauper (col- Kawa McCreighton, red n (Colored). Mary Flowers. E. L. Consors. Walter ©. Rose, FA ‘{toore (colored). 1), Colemac. son. Mrs. LN, Hatoin D. ge ir aed D. J. Hudson (colored). L i “thorn (colored). James Warrington, Lizzie Atwood. Mrs. C. Conkli J, William Sin: Miss Josie Ant Frederick Mille) The Reman Catholic Bishop, Right Rev. William Henry Kider, D. D., is reported at the poins of death. He received the lust sacrament to-night. THIRTY NEW CASES IN GRENADA—THE PRESI- DENT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH AMONG THE DEAD. (Br TeELEGR«Pa TO THE HERALD.) Gnexapa, Miss., Sept. 8, 1878, A telegram just recetved (eleven P. M.) trem Sena- lobia, Miss, amnounces the appearsnce of yellow fever in that town. About thirty cases have been reported to-day in Grenada and sevem deaths, Achild of A. A. Royal died to-night. ABW CASES. The following new cases have also been reported: — Mrs. Ringgold, widow of Dr. Ringgold; Miss Mary Rasseil, Mr. R. Armnsted, express gent; four colored women and one colered child. TAY DEAD. condition | announced in a, esterday; Mrs. McDonald, mother of ebanon, Ky.,and 0. B. Rollins and Heary ‘Groene. CONVALESCANT PATIENTS. A namber of the patients in the Chamberlain Hotel are convalescent. 4 CASE OF FRVER AT NASHVILLE BROUGHT FROM MEMPHIS BY A STUDENT. (\¥ TELEGearH To THE HERALD. J Nasnviiin, Jonn., Sept. s, 1878, Louis E, Holm colored, was found to have yellow fever at Fisk University to-day. He had been teach- ing Im Mississippi and went to Memphis on a steam: He stopped there only one hour, rerched here last Thuréday week and was stricken last Tuesday. He has steadily declined and is now in v.olent convul- before morning, He isa ‘nree otuer students /e common chills and come with him, two of whom lever, ADDITIONAL CASES Jobn H. Dantorth, of Memphis, was taken with yel- low fever at Sovell’s Station, thirty-five miles south of Nashville, white on his way vere last night, and got off there and was taken in charge Of by nis nephew and two puysicians, He got up out ofa sick bed to come y Irom Memphis, mained in the depot as no one would cone bat nis attendant U. 8. Goodwin, mail agent between N, Hickman, K. by strongly de. veloped tualarial ettied in his system during hie lay off at Hickman, His cane is supposed to be yellow fever, IN VARIOUS LOCALITIES Hantingdon, Teno., hes been quarantined. Kein, Teno., bas had one deatn from yellow fever and two are new down, These cases were sponta. neous. @ At Brownsville, Ten: bad & '@ beon cleven new Cases since yesterday 4 At Hickman, Ky., here fs th and no new cases. dozen Mobile nurses will arrive .o-morrow, jever will be gotten cane contro! jooga ten car londs of troops and seven 4 of baggage arrived ftom Holly Springs, whence they fod from the fever, THE FEVER IN ST. LOU: St. Louis, Sept, 8, 1878, Doctor Davis, of the Quarantine Hospital, reports that 1wo casos of fi have been received there since Friday, and that there has been one death during the same periog, Of thirty-on there six have the yeilow fever doubtiul. THE FEVER AT GREENVILLY, GREENVILLE, Ming, Sept, 8, 1878, Twenty new cases of yollow fever and five deaths have be reportoa during the past twenty-iour hours The total pamber of cases reported (hus tar 18 160, and 42 deaths. ALL WELL AT CAIRO—FINTY PERSONS SICK AT HICKMAN, KY, Caro, Lil, Sept, 8, 1879. Dr, Pranoh, of tho State Board of Health, before Sisters Regis and Berna | iUpposed to havo | 7) his departure lean: stated there was no yellow fover here, aud that every precaution possible bad been taken to prevent its introduction. ‘The following was received this alternoon :— Nae Ky,, Sept. 8, 1878. * Dr. ©. W. Dexxing Cairo :— NORMAN: Ba» He and $609 real eke SUM will be sent to-morrow | port in taailene died yesterday at the Quarantine to (he Howara As#ociation at Mempuis. On Saturday i, Dix Istand. Th y reeora tho guests at the fake View Huuse aud at asbury | sbitsh DIX island. The following 18 @ 4 Park contributed $79 for the same good purpose. . . acto 1. Peter Hauson, a Dane, aged 21; admittea Septeme Hatr¥oRy, Conn,, Sept. 8, 1578. nes: det uepitier The subscriptiome ty this cit: Ph nt peney sor ye Fh A laa alle yellow tover’| OO ee ie wiilema, a native of Ireland, agea 26; I. The telexcaph operator isdown with the fever. This disease in yellow fever beyond question, ify eemone are | Prrranvra, Pa., Sept. 8, 1878, | MAmisted September 55 doin wick or conval loacing. some will die. 1 e@ abou o several of the churches liberal cou! Fibutions | 0 whit i | Sepremver 6 doing very wel ta wes 2, Diack in town. fhe worst is over. | were collected to-day for the donetit of tbe fever | me. 2 nahive of Ireland, aged 35; ade ausrantine sid you wil save yar Soo stricken ¢} AG a tompermnco mass meeting in | miited september 7; doing very wets Ki}. is LACKBURN. Murphy, $70 | MO OTHKR Casés. The ral relief fund to date | rhe above are the only cases reported at quarantin mer City of Malace? passed up from Natchez remitted by the A. 0. U. hes $13,019 1s v I seid pa tordny With Lorty passengers, ail well 50 25. Bosiaes these othor secret and benevolent | Jer proutif foun close wy ‘caresr by Leapieg i societies bave contributed largely. und the many pri- | youldw lever oot ofthe one ot Now York. reas Be AN APPFAL TO THE CHAMBERS OF COMMFRCE AND THE CHARITABLE—MORE THAN A MILL= ION DOLLARS WANTED FOR RATIONS, following appeal, prepared te-day, explains it- sell:— WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 1878. To ry, © SOF COMMERCK AND tH CHARITAREY OF ‘tne CUINe CiTins OF ras, Usio Tho ory the Sout! oy donations will probably make a grand total of The entire proceeds of t>-morrow at the fe ition will be donated by tho managers to this cause. Many of the saloons heave put up boxes for small amounts, and 12 one cuse the return trom this source reaches nearly $100. }» but f ipink t have sur- | pretty bard stuff to deal wi mounted every cuauresiionet The Spanish steamer Castilia will be loaded at Rob- Kee! w ith 61,000 busbols of grata and depart tor Barcelona, Spain, to-day. ries of races between y fi ivery stable horses and other horses took place yosterday at the track of the St. Louis Jockey Club, ufferers, whieh nee small dd will receive a ct heaivo on ner departure, The steamer Hutchinson will be allowed t | the Uppor Bay to-duy, when, alter discharging and being tumiguicd she will be pormitied to ner dock. eople of Mot charity for tho bevefit of the tever ii yn noble burst ol it erument to the poo! in rapidly to tho different ot but to be distributed by them, Collections in the Jarge tr hocomity in yet wteater, andthe shms, sui. | towns are also numerous, but are generally sent DESPE Ber jomdequate | to the’ wauts | direct. ‘The physiciaus of beh the silopathic and ring in? jeans, Vieksbui Memphis | homq@opathic schools of this city have called mect- aaah _ ihe the smaller towns of Holly Sp Urevada. | ioge to take measuras for the relief of thoir pro- One of those «ments for woreh the Fourth ward has son, Bente. Hut fessional brethren attendiog fever patients in the’| become famous occurred yesterday avout one P. Me entirely suspensiva south of South and resulted in the shooting of Thomas Murray, alias “Kilkenny,” of No, 7¢ James street, and a com- pavion named Christopher Sherlock, ef No. 6t James street, Both men were slightly wounded, the former, who was sent to Chambers Street Hospt tal, receiving a buliet wound in the flesny part o the right thigh, and tue latter being sligutly wounded by a bullet that was turned by one of his ribs. It appears from the contradictory reports of tho fray that Murray bad some words with. Italian girls in fromt of Michael Rafanio’s store, No. 18 Roosevelt street, Loursvinte, Ky. uspends of busiuess ‘on. the Mivelssiopl anni church gi Memphis over fifty steamboats ure tied up, their crows discharged and the longshoremen and gangs of steve- dores and other iaborers who were engaxed in the re ing and discharging of fretght are ont of empio: Four great lines of railroaas pioyes are idle. Nemly ever cities and towns heir Sept. 5 1878. > for the Voonteibuted by Louisville thas far is | ne re paralyzed and their em- no ap- | here. ‘The gates of Louisville are wide open to people trom so. wen there | the South, and the citizous are as with one heart and “pet hry i ove band 'recolving and taking the best care of the sick as well as the well. Another hospital for yellow fever patients, 9 in the coures of coustraction. The number of persons who have come to Louisville has | when he entered the store und began to demolisis pela Bett arth faa pap ener | things. The proprietor aud two other Ltalane— Guiasipo De Sudier and Gurssipo Serutart, of No, $9 Cexcixnari, Obio, Sept. 8, 1878. Kooseveit street—attacked Murray, who was re- @ Telographers’ Keliol Association of this ety | iniorced by friends with pisiols, Knives and clubs, has collected trom that traternity $600 fer the bemetit | In the melee the mea were shot. Murray, of their brethren in the South who may bestricken | afier being shot, and while Officer O’Sutly. with yellow fever. Was investigating tho affair rushed into the rear yard, where he a encountered De Sudior, and the offices use his club to roel (ya the combatants, of fa ud represent u total population of mot lous than 10,000 in ddesoiate want. iio” have no means to ay from the pest-ridds Hee, For them there is OF, NO wa a conts c army ration. tor Bfty days ort ot th destitute will cont $1, (080,000, "and. this for’ ‘sub Nothing for medicines, clothing, and proper aus- co for the sick, and the burial of the dead hes been taxon into account th thls galealation enka 4s occurred to the undersigned that a comprebensive 023, system of rellet should be at ones inaigurated to avoid tue | O2 iy char erP ye 5 b! eppalling distress which will sicken and shock humanity | 20 prosl Ween to the awful dessruction of the piazue are added the Sub-committees have been appoint horrors he of the great i job of sup. provisions, and clothiug may ve 80 yataon over both land and water have Deaceur, lowa, Sept. 8, 18 ‘The Citizens’ Committee, appointed to collect tunds for the yellow fever suflorers in the South, ja tne Called out, A little gir) amon recognized two of th in toe station how station house eh ae Mary E. ward and 11 is intended to sweil the sum to $3,000 next week. Ixpiaxavouis, Ind., Sept. 8 1878 ‘Odd Fell ae pee Marray’s wounds was inflicted by Serutart, we to Y tricken citi his room, und as he entered saw hin throw a pistol Oflenas, which istmost accosniute | Grand Secretary in this city to into a pail of water. fe took him to the O-k street $2,209 10. Five bundred dollui station house, Murray asked that the aipp!, $500 to New Orleans and $300 to Memphis, | persuns be placed in a row, when he making a total of $1,300 remitted to the South nis week for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers. THE PHILADELPHIA YELLOW FEVER COMMIT- TEE AND THE ‘‘PLAY PEOPLE” —STATEMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION. PHILapeLrma, Sept. 8, 1878. If the general sentiment of the community ts any criterion, Mr, Henry D. Welsh, the chairman of the Phitadelphia Yellow Fever Relief Committee, made a great mistake—to use a mild term— his treatment ef tho “play peoplo,” as he was pleased to designate them. When the dramatic pre- fersion desired to contribute to the reliet of the sufterer in the South--with the liberality and prompt- ness for which they are noted—tne Citizens’ Commit. tee, through Mr Welsh, refused to cooperate, and once ident ified sci ri as the ene whe snot him, bus stated that ali of (nem bad pistols, Sheriock ted that tour shots were fired. I'he Jattor was so sligbtiv injured t mea necessary to send him te tho bospttal the time noot. ing took place and his arrest by Kelly Sorutari shaved off his whiskers; but this canning device aid not pre- e identification by several persoas pectators of the fight While being conveyed to tne hospital in the am- bulance Marray, se1zoa with a sudden frenzy, jumped | out ano attempted to pull the surgeon in cnurge ouv as weil, but, with the aid of the driver, he was re- captured and salely carried to his destinaien. Ip the Station house he was very violent and attempted to assauit the Italians. JOHN ASHiON’S TRIALS, John Ashtop, the pillmaker, of Paterson, who was arrested in June on the charge of causing the death of-nis wife, made the toliowing statement yesterday iF a to ald ag pro vate she su ‘or which they are Gustributing and for Fespective towns and cith destine We rosa to the Chambers of Commerce of the ureat cities to inaugurate this hb forthwith. to the charitable and 5 ean ters of God lor gneir influence aud to 1! fven the smallest donaiivn of provisio: cines will be acceptavle. 1b. tlemen who onze Association and th une Men’ Ghee Associ thor guarantees that. ‘al ebrnrities donated will be properly rebioeg applied. Inthe of a common country ight ry kindred humanity we invoke for our stricken, dy! starving people the charity of those whove holmes aud loved on ecure from the “pestilence that a. in the destruction that wai 11 Mississippl. GYKUS BUSSEY teeta President New Orleans ber of Commerce. CORRRCTION. gnubbed the theatrical people in tho ungracious manner described in the Hira of Saturday. With | evening to Warden Buckley;—‘‘Iho giorning of my aview of ascortaining what the committee have to | Wile’s death she came to me with a Mr. Botte fay im explanation of the responsibility they assam ner, whom she introduced as a person Association labers. imo tions relerred to, Dut its organization “In independent who wished to consult me. 1 bade him good mot im refasing the generous and noble offers of Miss ug Ben ak pero. ee Thine nue ef aamere than | Eytinge, Mr. Goodwin and the other dramatic yolun- | #20 asked him his busiuess, ie told me ho was money, Reeded, from its own teers, a reporter sought briet statements {rom some | troubled with bis feet and | 1 found, on examinu« We Ba iW eollect ; pon prs Ad of the gentlemen. ing him, ho had the gout. My wife went about her to the imlependent lator Mr, Welsh, the chairman of the committee, whose | ork Willer was exe . ne Pious horror of the danger of having to do with “‘play | little girl came ip amd saia her mother wanted JON ELLIS, eople’’? bas made him famous, was unfortunately | some pilis, 1 told ber to go into the kitchen to my K. Is GIBSON, yore N r ge re aR not in town, and a further expression of his noble en heen ine pe tly er ieee ta PRAYER IN OHIO. A DAY OF sentiments on this subject could not, therefere, be oe tatned. Then anot! Cixcixxati, Sept. 8, 1878, Governor Bishop has issued the following, dated Columbas, Sept. 7:— Whereas a iarge portion of our eountry ts efficted with » yur At this time Mr, Just then we great noise in the kitehen, “On, dear, What can toat be?’’ | weat into the, STATEMEXT OF THE SHORETARY. City Comptroller R. £. Patterson, committee, sald-—*The committee is terrible plague which 1s sweeping awa: tributions, but does not think it withtn its province to | kitchen, followed by Mr. jr and Mra. Dupriv, fol.ow citizens lathe South rate $08 we toued my wile lying iu aft. 1 called to household sand herece human science aud homes efiore | tke charge of entertainments; dat if people give | trtacer we teich'my wily seme water. The iihthe gi “03 i exbibitieus apd.send us the money we will be glad sto.| uad.juse turned Rar beck whom my wife fel and t jet it. We cannot look alter benefits. i have rom gixty to one hundred letters ssanrele intake them for snch offers. . We as much opposed erofore, I, Richard M. Bishop, ‘play people’ as youthink. Mr, Geodwin’s letrer will btate of Obio. Fecommend that on ¥r come up belore our next meeting.” Settles toeetaeementie theese tg dof Fas Maton ’S ViBWe assemble in ouses.of worship and offer uP | draver Siokley, whe 1 ber of ti their united prayers to Ged to che: eek 1 dreadful pingue ¥, who isa mem crhich fs aMicting the Southern States, and that tein | SA¥8 he does not believe that Mr. W His infinite goodness will restord- healt perity to the houses, homes whieh upon to mourn the loss of friends andr Minho ditto, Hewevage a the Beate of Wola. rrived here four fant ago from to the hospital to-day sick with 11d ran out screaming with fright. 1 danger and sent a messenger at once tor 4 physitian. He suw four cectors be Could get ene to promise was Dr. Meyer. He vold my man io be Doctor} cid now keep bia remy wite to con. my wile Janguago attributed to hi mistaken. aud:had symptoms of paralysis. [culled my brothers to this, but he made nothing of it. My mouth were paralyzed. This, Sad death, as three eye The fact is, and the committes its way clear to do that, 1am sorry the anding ocourred, and 1am sure the cony mittee appreciate the gencrous Spirit that prompts the actors,” ‘ lene ‘true tery. 0} ar ot wittiessex can tesuty.”” . Theteqaest showed that the woman’s stomacn hag deep destreye by wicoho!. Asnton’s brow the devertion room-ef loomed asa witness, CAUGHI ON - DECK. ris wi yollow fever. OTHKR STATAMENTS, A COLLECTION AT TSE NEWPORT UNITARIAN CHURCH—Aa WIDOWS MITE OF ONE THOU- contributions SAND DOLLARS. Welsh’ Asthoower from Highland Fails tay to the Norte ‘BY TELEGRAPH TO TOE HE: poeee, fo Onuras Leable, Bes ae for us | Rivor af the feot of Twenty-cighth street yesterday t se sntertatnragais cade the anepiees OL theceme | a irciag when a, rowboat, eume.sioaisiée and one of Newronrr, R. 1, sept. 8, 1578. The mombers of the Unitarian Church we what surprised to bear their minister this mot would exceed the receipts, and we do not want to do this sort of work. Iam eersain Colone! Welsh dia not intend a reflection upon any Class of citizens disposed to heip in the charitable work,’’ 1 tho occupants mounted the deck. He cut the rigging, gathered up the ropes and tackling aud was engaged lowering them to his comrades when th Say that a collection would be taken up at once fer the Thomar W. Price suid:—“It is a misapprebension ot | CT@W Of the vessel got an inkhox of yellow fever sufferers. The official members are al- | facts. The ouly position the commities took was that | What was going of above thor, Up trom ways acquainted with and approve or reject any col- | it did not wish to take the care or responsibility tor | ‘he bhatehway they came, armed with suck Weopons as they could lay hota of, Fr appearance so startied the two men in the boat that t rowod, off, leaving§their companiva to ibe merey of the mar- fners. They bouad bim, iaid bim upon the deck and kept him there trassed il the police cam: rd. WHAT MB, CHILDS Salp. He was banded over io them, aud Me Georgo W. Childs, whose substantial belp is ‘son Market Court, wh always felt whenever money is needed, is also ove of | John Callen, he was held 4 the committee. He was not present at the meeting | larceny, guage by the scbooner’s captain. the other day, and 1s not iv town. His friends Jel as- A aN sured that be would not countenance any slight to the SHE “BROKE HER NECK. Gramatic prolession, to which he h.s always been a Aboot eight o'clock | Stoakle, aged sixty-four years, fer entertainment. It anybedy ia ter: the pro. ceeds, but itis Det deemed pradent tor us to take ebarge of them. lections proposed outside of the osual church efer. ings. passed and a 1b 1 step by med that there was a lady in the con- Bregation Who desired to give her part of the contriba tion toward alleviating the sufferings of those who were so sorely afflicted. Tho sum she gave was $1,000, and her name, notwithstanding the efforts to keep it secret, was Mrs, Moore, widow of the lute Bloomileld BK Moore, ot Phitadeipbia, who is occupying the Barreda at this place, jum of $750 was collected at Trinity Church to- benent of the yellow fever sufferers, t evening Mrs Philomene MANAGER GOOPWIN’S DISCOURSE. 4 ot N. 37 Thomprou stroet, called at the hoose of ber .o; William, Na 100 Division street. gone She found that be had to Williamsburg with bis femily. While on tho stairs ene suppod and teil tae whole the stsirs, broakiug ner neck, NURSES FLOM NORFOLK FOR MEMPHIS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THe BEnALD.] Norrouk, Sept. 8, 1878. to the appoal irom the President of the nobody asked jaro ol. My note, enclosing that merely a polite request that they in respon Would have some one call upoa ms to arrange » beno- paeee tat. Howard Association, Memphis, calling for ten ex pet rgd rdgy erate ys 5 ine hows sep. ae, An ambulance was called and tiie ody taken perienced nurses for the yellow fever ruffe » the | might appoint to stand in the box atice would | 0 the Mergus. Mayor received applications {rom the following gen- | see that every cout of money that came in w: my ante! - 2 inon:—-Phillp Mordica, Coraelias Merion, Willem | taruod over Lor the bouelit ol the yellow fover cule STARVING THE STREET. ferers. You know bow venefits aro often manage: The manager keo,s backHwhat he pleases ior ‘‘e: nses’’ and turns ov eueliciary object. 1 but to have the committ i, James F. Parker William B. Mott, ot nd Thomas H. Liliott, of Hampton. O-merrow inorning and several | A wonky, einaciated boy ebout fifteen years old was was found at noon yesterday by an offi jer of the Firat police precinct iying on the sidewalk ut No. 2 Maidea with them, NEW YORK'S AID FOR THE ! UPFERERS. aoe peer teadene: lane 10 & state of utter exhausuon. Oa being The following additional subsoriptions for the yel- | committoo understood me as eee ts Ee ditty: othe.” tee eras low fever sufferers were received at the HxRAL office | indorsem hich of dia sitet, Brooklyn, bod seid thas he bedn's hed oe: yesterday :—Oi1 Dealers’ Association, through the | a least bave se cour pans copy 10. 7 A for the Inst two days. He w 4 a note, even if it wer efusal, You cau soy that the and thenee to tn secretary, John Murphy, $15; passengers on board | pertormance will t place We Champers m bul: le wae steamship Britannic, of the White Star line, $150. and that tt will be asuecess, Miss Eytinge and Mr. ascertained at the hospital Dight that tbe un- " ‘ . sisted by my company, will play ‘A Woman SORBET ATS. AY DR. FEA'S CUUBUR, of the Peopie,’ and there will bea good house’? At the Church of the Holy Trimity, yesterday morn. ROSE RYPINGR'S LIMERALITY, ing, Dr, Tyng, Jr., announced the death, in Memphis, Miss Rytinge bas seen avtning to change her senti- A Te f the Rev, Mr, Parsons, and remarked thereon | MORt* since writing the jeter ho Hxnary. Sue fort ve boy Was in « terribly Fequced condition, PASIIDIUUS SUICIDE, on Wednes Jobn Henry Graf, the cigar makor, who shot nim. 7 that he aie, not why such a clergyman evoting the pro should bis life for bis fellow. men of one periorm: ek to the fever | seit on Montrose avenue, Willlamsburg, on Saturday — ic a in New me im re | ivad as long as tho money ts afiernoon, on failing to get a ehotat bis wife, may to highly favored cites and communities, <egesoniegs living at oase and in p Ho hoped possibly recover. Hrysipelas appears in the wound, | COLONED WELSH'S STATEMENT REGIRDING THE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES—HOW HE Was TNCORRECILY RErORTED. Purrapenraia, Sept. 8, 1878, Yesterdsy Mr. William 1. Gommill, of the Chest. nut Street Theatre, wrote to Volonel Henry D, Welsh, Chairman of the Yellow F Fund Committee, but the ball did not penetrate the brain, und though ‘ould, be liberal, and at muca trouble a fatel termination is uot one-hundredth part of the sympathy they feel with their euffering brethren of the south. The eon- tripations of the Church @ Holy Trinity, a week ago yesterday, e handed to tbe Rev. Dr. Dix, by whoin they Wore sent to their Southern destiuation, The collection taken up yesterduy, Dr. Tyng an- nounced, would be sent in tho same way. Dr. Dix contribution ot hit table in St, Catharine's die, crying oat, “Let me dic! J. Breaay, who was about to, Administer ‘Do you realty want to die!" said the patient, “1 must die." 1a De, Brady, + ive The plates indicated that a goodly, liberal sum bh profession would hold ® meeting to-morrow tuted the woald-bo wife pe Get jg tn in whopied 9st | to make arrangements to help the Southern suffer. | Murderer and euicide, ay ae was read yesterday for the first;time. * | ers, and asked bim to state whether be had been ~ correctly reported whon he rolused to assist Manager PROBABLE SUICIDE, ATID FROM OTHER CITits. Goodwin, of the Walnut Street Theatre, in a ob - At all the masses ia tho Cattiolic churchos of Now- Sous, win eg 4 ogy Mas FP he Louis Hoag, aged sixty-avo years, left his resi. ark collections were taken up yesterday in aid of the i Weisn dence on Saturday afternoon, ana has not since re yellow f sufferers. This wasin accordance with in- tated that turned. Frem tho fact that ho left a note at structions from Right Rev. Willam A. Corrigan, Meg Md he his unwillingness to be supported longer by bis wite, Iiehop of Newark, which were sent out doring the | he has no objection to theatres. and begged her longreneny tor what he was about t¢ week, At St Patrick’s Cithedral, the ov, | quentiy visite them for instruction and umusemen it 18 presume: neide has been com: ¥ * | He did not in any manner intend any slight to Mr, ted. Haag bas In the past, but i Joseph =M. Fiyao, Chi lor, of the dio- oiwin, Miss Hytinge, oF the profession. Tho ton and mrslerial Ligeevnaen ns a cese, im making the announcement, said that eting Was about adjourning when Mr, Goodwin's | #04 of ta! een compolied to a uO other chores to provide the pittagce on which they existed, Hu grew very despondent over tiie aud the knowledge of his own iuabiuity to provide for her. note Was received and be did not heve time to road it, when he told the bearer to call Ke thonght it was for the committee to g up ao eutertainment, and they had previously re fused to do this, a8 they had po wme. He expresses regret that the misundersy should Ve taken undertaking that may soasbern suite mall the theatre 4 places of pmuvement in beball of the fund during the week, QUARANTINE, | DEATH FROM YELLOW F R—- THE SUR- VIVING PATIENTS DOING WELL, Poter Hanson, one of the victims of yellow fever on _ bowrd the steamer Hutchinsyo, Captaia Talbott, from the Kight Reverend Bishop requosted the prayers ot tho peuple for those who are satfering f th scourge, that something should be done to meliorate ALLOW ED TO Dik, Borpentows, N, J., Sept 8, 1878, A vocal and instrumental cogeert iur the benelit of the yellow lever sufferers in the South will be given on next Thurkday evening, in the Trinity Metwodist Kpiseopal Carrie iHayver, tne glow knowing what te do for a person w drowned from the water, occurred yea No. § Fast River, Timothy Driscoll, aged forty, of eet, fell frou that pror ito the river tive A.M, and was pulled from (ue was Ape a butt ONE thie city and others have k diy consented to lend Loxe Braxom, N. J., Sept. 8, 18 Daring the services at Ocoan Grove this morning a Collection *#8 cakem up for the yellow fever suilercr there avd. oe promptly telegraphed for, belore te arrived the wulortunate mau was dead.