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'0*1' / I LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE Nj\ llllA,, y A^ THE ft EPIDEMIC OF 1878, IN MISSISSIPPI. / REPORT of the YELLOW FEVER RELIEF WORE V through «T_ IL. POWEK, liRAXD SECRETARY OF MASONS and GRAND TREASURER OF ODD FELLOWS. / !,' »>• A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE GENEROSI'lV AND GRATITUDE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. t r,4'.v- JACKSON, MISS.: ^ ^ ' f"*? Clarion Steam Publishing House, ^-'/^k "'-<» 1879. <&6>^-J^ Prr\r\-t.X, WCK Pane 1^ "79 yr i^^ NOTE. A copy of this Report is sent free to every person through whom relief funds were received. To others, Fifty Cents per copy—profits, if any, over cost of publication, to go to the Relief Fund. Jackson, Miss., July 26, 1879. Dear Sir and Bro.: I beg leave to present you a copy of my Report of the Epi- demic of 1878. Its publication has been delayed by many other claims upon my time. The chief object of this publication is to make a final and enduring acknowledgment of the very generous and timely aid sent us in the great Epidemic of 1878, as well as to show how gratefully the same was received by our afflicted communities. You will observe that the report includes, 1st, a statement 01" receipts from all sources; 2d, statement of disbursements—a voucher being on file for each - the aggregate amounting to $73,689.23 ; 3d, a statement of the total estimated relief sent to Mississippi; 4th, extracts from correspondence, showing the spirit of the giving and of the re- ceiving; 5th, the names of all who died in the State during the Epi- demic ; 6th, tributes to the dead ; 7th, incidents of the plague, etc., etc. A few hundred copies will be disposed of at 50 cents per cop v. in order to help defray the expense of publication. The balance of the edition will be distributed to the generous contributors to the fund. The portraits are : Col. H. W. Walter, Past Grand Master ot Masons, who died at Holly Springs; and Wm. A. Fairchild, Past Grand Commander Knights Templar, who died at Vicksburg. Fraternally yours, J. L. POWER, Grand Secretary of Masons, Grand Treasurer of Odd Fellows. ^^-^^u—• \ The Epidemic and Relief Work. Extracts from Annual Report of Grand Secretary. Jackson, Miss., January 10, 1879. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Mississippi : I beg leave to submit my Tenth Annual Report and Account Cur- rent. * * * * * * * * * >;; ;;< The suddenness and violence with which the yellow fever seized upon the western side of our State, left but little time for preparation to battle with the terrible scourge. Over quarantine lines and into atmosphere odorous of disinfectants, the yellow plague marched at will, leaving terror, destitution and death, in its track. Many of our people, who could do so, fled before its approach, but thousands were unable thus to go to places of safety. For these, relief must be pro- vided as far as human agency could afford it. With business generally suspended, stores closed, and the people of the infected towns shut off from intercourse with the outside world, the situation was such as to excite the gloomiest apprehensions of all who remained within the fever belt. The pestilence begun its work so early and became so general, that three months or more must elapse before our section could be restored to its wonted health, and business resume its accus- tomed channels. Every day seemed a week, every week a month, and every month a year. Verily, we knew not what a day might bring forth. When the fever became epidemic at Grenada and Vicksburg, and cases were occurring at other places, I asked permission of our M.-. W. •. Grand Master to draw upon the funds in our treasury for the relief of the afflicted localities. He promptly telegraphed me his ap- proval, and afterwards sent me his written authority to dispense the Grand Lodge funds at will—that he could not rest a moment, nor sleep, in custody of the means of relief when our afflicted brethren were in need of the absolute necessaries of life—that he would rather err, if at all, in liberally helping the needy. Upon this authority, I drew a warrant for five hundred dollars, and had it been necessary [ 4 ] your treasury would to-day be empty. But our brethren, and the people everywhere claimed the privilege of helping us in our time of need, and the amazing aggregate of funds that has passed through my hands, as one of the many agents in the work, shows how promptly, how nobly, how generously our country, and indeed the world, came to our assistance. • I am sure that our kind friends must have realized that— " No radiant pearl that crested fortune wears, Nor gem thut twinkling hangs from beauty's ears; Not all the bright stars that night's blue arch adorns, Nor e'en the rising sun that gilds the vernal morn, Shines with such lustre, as does the tear that flows Down virtue's manly cheek for others' woes." On the 21st day of August, while gloomily meditating on the prospect before us, the little telegraph messenger at Jackson handed me this dispatch : Grand Master's Office, | Grand Lodge of Louisiana, V New Orleans, August 21, 1878. J To J. L. 1'oiuer, Grand Secretary, Jackson, Miss.: The Masons of Louisiana beg to tender their mite of two hundred dollars to their afflicted brethren of Mississippi. Call on Capital State Bank^ Jackson, who are authorized by Southern Bank to pa}- it. Edwin Marks, Deputy Grand Master. Of this I made grateful acknowledgment, and at once sent the fol- lowing telegram to the country, through the Associated Press: Jackson, August 21, 1878. To the Masonic Fraternity of the United States and Canada : The Masons of Louisiana have sent an unexpected and unsolicited contribution of twro hundred dollars to their distressed brethren in Mississippi. We shall be glad to receive and disburse other contribu- tions from the Craft. The distress and destitution at Vicksburg, Grenada and Canton is appalling. We are in hourly expectation of the pestilence at Jackson. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary. On the same day, by request of Brother W. G. Paxton, Grand Commander of Knights Templar, I prepared and mailed a circular appeal to the Templars of the country; and a week later, Brother John H. McKenzie, Grand Master of Odd Fellows, telegraphed an appeal for help, requesting that all contributions be sent direct to me, as Grand Treasurer of that Order in this State. By telegraph, by express, and by the mails, money came freely — the receipts for a time varying from one thousand to four thousand dollars per day. The telegrams and letters herewith submitted show how profoundly were the sympathy and generosity of the country aroused in our be- half. As I read over these loving messages, even now, tears of grati- tude come unbidden. Many others, outside of both Orders, who r 5 ] were collecting relief funds in different parts of the country, directed their contributions to me; and His Excellency, the Governor of this State, transferred to your Grand Secretary the various amounts received by him, aggregating about seven thousand dollars. Detailed and classified exhibits of all receipts are herewith sub- mitted : Exhibit A shows receipts from Masonic sources, aggregating, $47,- 653-04- Exhibit B shows receipts from Odd Fellows, $16,165.14. Exhibit C shows receipts from miscellaneous sources, $12,701.24. Premium on gold, $17.49. Exhibit D gives a recapitulation of all receipts, making the grand total of $76,536.91. It being my wish to publish a detailed report, in pamphlet form, so as to send a copy to each contributor to the- relief fund, I submit only for record here the summary of funds received : SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS. Alabama—Masonic..............................................$ 553.04 Odd Fellows............................................. 30.00 Miscellaneous.......................................... 140.95—$ 724.5') Arizona Territory— Masonic.................................................. 50.00— 50.00 Arkansas—Odd Fellows.................................... 391.85 Miscellaneous.......................................... 5.00— 396.85 California—Masonic.......................................... 2,330.00— Odd Fellows:............................................ 2,700.00 Miscellaneous.......................................... 3,254.00— 8,284.00 Colorado—Masonic............................................. 183.75 Odd Fellows............................................. 75.00 Miscellaneous.......................................... 150.00— 408.75 Connecticut—Masonic....................................... 1,245.60 Odd Fellows............................................. 300.00— 1,545.60 Dakotah Territory—Mason ic............................. 100.00 Odd Fellows............................................. 136.00— 230.00 Delaavare—Odd Fellows..................................... 129.50— 129.50 District of Columbia—Masonic........................... 550.00— 550.00 Florida—Masonic............................................... 50.00 Odd Fellows............................................ 35.00— 85.00 Georgia—Masonic............................................... 181. CO Miscellaneous.......................................... 17.68— 198.68 L 6 ] Illinois—Masonic.............................................$4,501.14 Odd Fellows............................................. 1,5X5.(10 Miscellaneous........................................... 175.00—$ 6,261.14 Indiana—Masonic............................................... 727.70 Odd Fellows............................................ S50.00 Miscellaneous.......................................... 281.65— 1,865.35 Iowa—Masonic....................................,.............. 2,142.45 Odd Fellows............................................ 638.(50 Miscellaneous.......................................... 18.25— 2,799.30 Kansas—Masonic................................................ 450.00 Odd Fellows............................................. 71.90 Miscellaneous.......................................... 51.50—• 573.40 Kentuck y—Masonic............................................ 424.00 Odd Fellows.....................,....................... 460.00 Miscellaneus............................................ 12.00— 896.00 Louisiana—Masonic............................................ 225.00 Odd Fellows............................................ 110.00— 335.00 Maine—Odd Fellows................................................100.00 100.00 Maryland—Masonic........................................... 8(50.00 Odd Fellows........................................... 285.50— 1,145.50 Massachusetts—Masonic.................................... 410.00 Miscellaneous..........,............................... 86.50 Knights of Honor.................................... 50.00— 546.50 Michk;an—Masonic............................................. 2,085.00 Odd Fellows............................................ 1,000.00 Miscellaneous........................................... 1.242.06 Knights of Honor.................................... 100.00— 4,427.06 Minnesota—Masonic........................................... 750.00— 750.00 Mississippi—Masonic............................................ 3,136.13 Odd Fellows............................................. 167.(55 Miscellaneous.......................................... l,-loS.58— 4,702.36 Missouri—Masonic.............................................. 2,185.50 Odd Fellows........................................... 35.00— 2,220.50 Montana—Masonic............................................. 516.00 Odd Fellows............................................ 101.00— 617.00 Nebraska—Masonic............................................ 763.45 Odd Fellows............................................ 49.80— 813.25 New Jersey—Masonic......................................... 1,373.24 Odd Fellows............................................ 388.40 Miscellaneous.......................................... 130.00— 1,891.04 New Brunswick—Masonic................................. 50.00— 50.00 r 7 ] Nevada—Masonic...............................................$ 50.00 Miscellaneous.......................................... 50.00—$ 100.00 New York—Masonic........................................... 9,461.08 Odd Fellows............................................ 1,531.00 Miscellaneous........................................... 1,960.00— 12,952.68 North Carolina.—Odd Fellows............................ 56.10 Miscellaneous.......................................... 78.00— 134.10 Ohio.—Masonic................................................... 2,638.90 Odd Fellows............................................ 2,212.50 Miscellaneous.......................................... ' 10.00— 4,861.40 Ontario.—Masonic............................................. 500.00— 500.00 Pennsylvania.—Masonic.................................... 1,382.05 Odd Fellows............................................. 1,142.84 Miscellaneous.......................................... 2.00— 2,526.89 Rhode Island.—Masonic...................................... 300.00 Odd Fellows........................................... 200.00— 500.00. South Carolina.—Masonic.................................. 411.55— 411.55 Tennessee.—Knights of Honor............................. 20.00 Miscellaneous........................................... 1.00— 21.00 Texas.—Masonic.................................................. 1,482.35 Odd Fellows............................................. 152.50 Miscellaneous........................................... 241.70— 1,876.55 Utah.—Masonic.................................................. 510.25 Odd Fellows.............................................. 100.00— 610.25 Virginia.—Masonic............................................. 836.00 Miscellaneous............................................ 1,490.37— 2,326.37 West Virginia.—Masonic.................................... 931.66 Odd Fellows............................................. 780.25— 1,711.91 Wisconsin.—Masonic........................................... 8,240.00 Odd Fellows............................................. 125.00— 3,365.00 Washington Territory.—Masonic...................... 55.00— 55.00 Wyoming Territory.—Masonic........................... 10.00— 10.00 Utah, Colorado, Nevada.—Odd Fellows.............. 43.00— 43.00 Colorado and Sandwich Islands.—Odd Fellows.. 82.75— 82.75 States Not Known.—Odd Fellows....................... 53.00— 53.00 Foreign Countries.—Miscellaneous..................... 1,675.00— 1,675.00 Total Masonic receipts.........................................................$47,(553.04 Total I. O. O. F. receipts...................................................... 16,165.14 Total miscellaneous receipts................................................... 12,701.24 Premiums on gold................................................................. 17.49 Total receipts from all sources.........................................$76,536.91 [ 8 1 41 States and Territories. 2 British Provinces. Mexico and other for- eign countries. January 1, 1879. Exhibit D shows a detailed statement of disbursements, a voucher in every case being herewith filed. The following shows the distribution of relief. Grenada............................................................................$ 8,790.00 Holly Springs.................................................................... 8,299.48 Dry Grove.......................................................................... 2,5(55.60 i.ake............................................................................. 2,875.00 Greenville.......................................................................... 5,082.40 Tort Gibson........................................................................ 3,250.00 Vicksburg.......................................................................... 13,045.70 Water Valley.................................................................... 3,307.93 Osyka.............................................................................. 861.00 Canton.............................................................................. 1,350.00 McCoinb City..................................................................... 1,781.55 Jackson ............................................................................ 2,854.(55 Sharon................................................................................ 150.00 Yazoo City........................................................................ 600.00 Tchula............................................................................... 110.00 Tallahatchie County............................................................. 850.00 Tillatoba............................................................................. 500.00 Hernando........................................................................... 500.00 Bolton............................................................................... 1,637.00 Garner.............................................................................. 800.00 Crystal Springs................................................................... 50.00 Senatobhi............................................................................ 250.00 Oakland.............................................................................. 300.00 Winona.............................................................................. 30.00 Bvram............................................................................... 50.00 Terry................................................................................. 50.00 Summit.............................................................................. 25.00 Edwards............................................................................ 450.00 Near Baldwin's Ferry........................................................... 50.CO Crystal Springs........;.......................................................... 50.00 Macon-.............................................................................. 500.00 Memphis............................................................................. 175.00 New Orleans....................................................................... 275.00 Natchez Orphan Asylums (Protestant and Catholic)................. 750.00 Lebanon neighborhood......................................................... 202.00 Brandon............................................................................ 50.00 Lawrence Station................................................................ 50.00 Miscellaneous!.................................................................... 319.35 Total... .......................................................................$62,836.66 The judicious distribution of relief was attended with many diffi- culties. Vicksburg was the only point where our Craft had an or- ganized Relief Committee. I was advised that Bros. Paxton, Fair- * The brethren at Macon had contributed more than six hundred dollars for relief. The recent disastrous fire at. Macon, though not. dt^troyinp: their hall, ■crippled their ability to pay a debt on same — hence £-500.00 of their contribu- tion was returned, without any suggestion or solicitation on their part. ! This includes 850.00 for the family of Lieut, tenner, in response to sug- gestion of Bro. D. C. Creigpr, Chairman of Chicago Masonic Relief Committee, *vbo was persistent in his kind remembrance of our State. [ 9 1 child, French, and a few others, had resolved to remain and share the perils of the pestilence as well as the glory of alleviating the suffer- ings of their fellow-creatures. The Odd Fellows of \Ticksburg were also organized with an efficient Committee—Bro. Chas. Lehman as chairman. To these two Committees I forwarded, at various times, amounts aggregating more than ten thousand dollars. A detailed report of the Masonic Committee has been published, and shows the active part taken by our brethren in relieving the general distress in the heroic Hill City. The following ara a few of the many telegrams forwarded and received during the epidemic, and are submitted to show how I en- deavored to anticipate the wants of each afflicted place, and how timely was the relief thus distributed : Jackson, September 27, 1878. (Jo!. W. J. L. Holland, Chairman Relief Committee, Holly Springs: How is your Committee off for funds? Make requisition on me when needed and I will respond promptly. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary. Holly Springs, September 17, 1878. To J. L. Tower, Grand Secretary : Five deaths and eleven new cases in the last twenty-four hours. Your last shipment of one thousand dollars to hand. I Jiave no words in which to express the thanks of our suffering people. KiNLorn Falconer, for Relief Committee. This telegram had reference to the thousand dollars shipped on the 13th to our lamented Past Grand Master, Harvey W. Walter, who was taken sick the day the package reached Holly Springs. On the 19th, this beloved brother—one of Mississippi's noblest sons—"lawyer, statesman, soldier, patriot, christian"—succumbed to the pestilence, and is seen no more among us. Jackson, September 23, 1878. To Thos. IT. Wood*, Chairman llclief Committee, Meridian, Miss.: Desiring to assist your Committee in your noble efforts for relief of Lake, I have had Peoples' Bank requested to pay you one thousand dollars. This is from the .Masonic and Odd Fellows' Relief fund. Expend it as to you may seem most judicious for the relief of all at Lake. Can send you more when needed, on your notice. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary. REPLY TO ABOVE. Meridian, September 23, 1878. J. L. Power, Grand. Secretary: God bless you for your splendid donation. We were greatly depressed, as we had only funds for one more day. So far we have been able to meet every demand from Lake. Thos. H. Woods, Chairman Ex. Com. [ io ] On the 29th I again- renewed offers of assistance, and received reply that none was needed. On 7th October, I telegraphed five hundred dollors additional. The following are responses to telegrams sent Vicksburg : Vicksburg, September 13, 1878. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary : Will advise should we need any help from you. Thanks. W. M. Rockwood, President Howard Association. Vicksburg, September 13, 1878. To J. L. Power, Grand Secretary : Am out again. We have plenty of funds for the present. Paxton better. Wm. A. Fairchild, Secretary and Treasurer. From Port Gibson : Port Gibson, September, 4, 1878. To J. L. Power, Grand Secretary : Many thanks, dear friend and brother, for your kindness in relieving our wants. Your drafts for nine hundred dollars received. Please acknowl- edge the same to proper sources, and return many thanks. At present, 460 cases and 64 deaths to date. J as. A. Gage, Pres. Howard Association. By the 10th I had forwarded two thousand dollars additional, and received Bro. Gage's prompt acknowledgements. GRENADA. I had special difficulty in the distribution of relief to this place. I sent funds to Bro. W. E. Hughes until he was taken sick. On the 6th of September I saw it stated that Bro. Wm. J. Ayres, Noble Grand of the Odd Fellows Lodge, was still on duty. I expressed him five hundred dollars. On the day following, I received a telegram from the Express Agent that the money was received, but that Bro. Ayres had died the day the package left Jackson. Other amounts, sent to the members of Relief Committees, would be acknowledged by their survivors. Eighteen members of Grenada Lodge, No. 31, and eleven other members of the Order, and forty-two members of their families, died in Grenada during the epidemic, leaving seven widows and forty- seven orphans. Fourteen Odd Fellows, and eighteen members of their families, also died of the fever — leaving four widows and twenty orphans to the care of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. On the 23d of September, I telegraphed the following acknowledg- ment, through the Associated Press : Jackson, Miss., September 23, 1878. To the Freemasons and Odd Fellows of the United States: In behalf of our afflicted brethren and their families in our fever-stricken communities, and in behalf of hundreds of others who have been relieved by your timely and generous benefactions, I return you profound thanks [ " ] for the noble response that you have sent to our appeals for help. I have thereby been enabled to answer promptly every call from the ten places in the State where the fever is prevailing, and, with the funds on hand and now coming, will doubtless be able to meet every demand until the close of the epidemic. Should there be any surplus it will be distributed as judiciously as possible for the benefit of the hundreds of orphans be- queathed by the plague to impoverished communities. In their behalf I would still enlist your generous sympathy. The relief received through me has been dispensed, as far as practicable, through the committees of both orders, without regard to race, color or creed. Such has been the expressed wish of nearly every Lodge and brother contributing. I am now obtaining lists of families having special claims upon our care, so that none may be overlooked in the distribution. I have received to date nearly Fifty Thousand Dollars—-nearly all from Masons and Odd Fellows. In due time a full report of this good work, which it has been my privilege to conduct, will be given to the generous contributors and to the public. It will be a testimony to the goodness and the gratitude of the human heart. [Signed.] J. L. Power, Grand Secretary ,of Masons, Grand Treasurer of Odd Fellows. Our Masonic brethren, and the Howard Association in New Or- leans, and the Howard Associations of Canton, Vicksburg and Port Gibson, had telegraphed their grateful thanks to the country, stating that enough had been received for any probable demand, and that further contributions should cease. I, therefore, felt impelled to do likewise, although against my judgment, for I had reason to believe that other infected points, not so accessible, would need assistance before the close of the epidemic. When I sent out the appeal on the 21st of August, I supposed that the last three pages of my cash book would be sufficient for the entry of the few thousand dollars that might come in response; and when the card of September 23d was issued, I took it for granted that funds would then cease coming. Since that date, however, I have received upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars—the last contribution to hand being on the 3d inst. THE SPIRIT OF THE GIVING. The following letters and telegrams are submitted to indicate the spirit and character of the relief received : Grand Lodge of New York, ) Grand Secretary's Office, New York, Sept, 12, 1878. J To R.'. W.'. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary : In ordei' that it may not be charged against the Fraternity that the funds remitted to the Masonic authorities in the South are expended for the ben- efit of Freemasons only, the Grand Master directs me to request that you will, if the means at your disposal will permit, consult with the Howard Associations, so that the relief afforded may be as general as possible. The Grand Muster makes this request at the instance of brethren who believe that a Mason's charity should be as extensive as the wants of suffering humanity. This sentiment is doubtless as universal with you as with us; L I2 ] still we must guard against the misapprehensions of our friends, as well as the misrepresentations of the enemies of our aucieut and honorable insti- tution. Fraternally Yours, James M. Austin, Grand Secretary. Ixdtaxapolis, Sept. 21, 1878. J. I. J'o/rer, Grand Treasurer I. 0. 0. F.: Yours, acknowledging the receipt of my last remittance ($300.00) came duly to hand. Should you need further assistance from our Jurisdiction, do not hesitate to send me a telegram to that effect. Accept our warmest sympathy for your stricken and suffering people. Fraternally, B. T. Fosteu, Grand Secretary. Grand Lodge of Illinois, I. O. O. F. 1 Rockford, Sept. 30, 1S7* j J. Ij. Power, Grand Treasurer: Dear Brother.—In your last acknowledgment of $500.00, you stated that you hoped to not need further relief, aside from what was in hand and in transit, If you find that you were mistaken, I hope you will not fail to notify me at your earliest convenience. Illinois wants to render aid as long as there remains a suffering brother in your midst. Hoping that Provi- dence will interpose in staying the hands of the destroyer, and that our brothers, and the citizens of your afflicted State will, ere many days, be again restored to health. I have the honor to be, fraternally yours, John Lake, Grand Master. On the 28th of October, Bro. Lake sent $500 additional. San Francisco, September 18, 1878. To J. L. Power, Grand Secretary of Masons : I send you one thousand more, same manner as before. Acknowledge by telegraph, and say whether you want more. We have plenty. — Alex. G. Abell, Grand Secretary. To this I replied: Jackson, Miss., September 19, 1S78. To Ale.r. G. Abell, Grand Secretary, San Francisco, Cal. : Thanks for your splendid contribution. Our California brethren have done enough. Please don't send any more. Remittances now coming from other places will be ample. Have supplied all pressing calls, and will have something for the widows and orphans when the fever subsides. May you always be able, as you always have been willing, to help the distressed. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary. San Francisco, September 18, 1878. To J. L. Power, Grand Treasurer, I. 0. O. F.: Have telegraphed one thousand dollars to your credit for the relief of Odd Fellows, where most needed, in your State. W. B. Lyon, Grand Secretary. The receipts from foreign countries include $700.00 from the City of Mexico, through United States Minister Foster; two contributions from the Odd Fellows of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, and several amounts through the Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, Secretary of State, Washi- ngton, at the instance of Hon. O. R. Singleton. L '3 ] PERSONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF. My own reflection, as well as intimations from Grand Master, resulted in the setting apart of about twenty-five thousand dollars for the widows and orphans of our brethren who could not be reached during the epidemic through Relief Committees or otherwise. On this point, the following was issued : Jackson, Oct. 15, 1878. Except about six thousand dollars, received from various sources, all the relief funds received by me have been from Masons and Odd Fellows in nearly every State in the Union. The Masons have contributed about $45,001), and the Odd Fellows about $10,000. I have thus far been able to respond to every call made upon me by fifteen different communities, besides affording personal relief to individuals at different places. Relief has been dispensed without regard to race, color or creed. I am now admonished by those who have the right to advise and instruct me as to the further distribution of relief, that the afflicted families of Masons and Odd Fellows must henceforth be specially looked after. I will not be able, therefore, except in extreme and special cases, to respond to any further calls from general Relief Committees, unless funds for such purpose shall come into my hands. I will thank my brethren in the afflicted towns to report to me such cases as may need immediate relief, giving particulars as to Masons and Odd Fellows who have died, and the necessities of their families. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary of Masons, Grand Treasurer of Odd Fellows. In order to carry out more effectually the object thus indicated, I resolved on a personal visit to each of the afflicted localities. Want of time, and the extraordinary labors incident to the work embraced in this Report, prevented the complete carrying out of this programme. The places visited are as follows : Lake, October 31st; McComb City, November 12th; Bolton, No- vember 26th; AVinona, November 29th; Grenada, November 30th; Osyka, December 4th; Holly Springs^ December 14th ; Water Valley, December 15th. In lieu of a visit to Dry Grove, I requested the Wor. Master and Secretary of Lodge No. 321, to come to Jackson, and after a full conference as to the necessities of families in that neighborhood, handed them nearly eight hundred dollars for dis- tribution. Of some of the details of this method of distribution, I ask the in- dulgence of the Grand Lodge while I submit a verbal statement, as it might not be proper to place on record the personal references neces- sary to explain, and commend this course to your approval. [Here made verbal statement.] And now, brethren, there is a respectable balance on hand, for the reason that I did not have time to dispose of it. I have set apart [ *4 ] $3,000 00 for Greenville, and have promised a visit to that place im- mediately after the close of the Grand Lodge. [Visited Greenville February 16th.] I wish also to visit Meridian, Canton and other places, so as to complete the statistics of death and orphanage that I am compiling as an appendix to this Report. Deducting the $3,000,00 set apart for Greenville, the unexpended balance is $13,700.25, which is derived from the three funds — Ma- sonic, Odd Fellows and Miscellaneous. The two latter funds constitut- ing over a third of the total receipts, and the same proportion being de- ducted from the total now on hand, the Masonic proportion of the reserve is $9,000.00. As to the distribution of the Odd Fellows' pro- portion of the fund, the Grand Master of that Order will be consulted; and as to the Miscellaneous portion, there are cases of destitution re- sulting from the yellow fever where it can be at once and judiciously applied. Should the completion of this work be confided to your Grand Secretary, I would dispose of the Masonic proportion within the next sixty days, upon the following basis, subject to such modifi- cation as personal investigation might justify : Grenada............................................................................ $1,500.00 Holly Springs...................................................................... 1,000.00 Vicksburg.......................................................................... 1,000.00 Meridian............................................................................ 1,000.00 Natchez Protestant Orphan Asylum....................................... 1,000.00 Osyka................................................................................ 600.00 Lake................................................................................. 600.00 Canton.............................................................................. 500.00 Towns on Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad........................... 500.00 Jackson.............................................................................. 400.00 Bovina and vicinity............................................................. 350.00 Destitute widows and orphans at other places......................... 550.00 Total........................................................................... $9,000.00 Water Valley, Grenada, Greenville and McComb City, to be further aided from the Odd Fellows' and Miscellanous fund. Our Port Gibson brethren—Masons and Odd Fellows—have respectable relief funds on hand. The Masonic Relief Committee there has recently returned to me a surplus of fifteen hundred dollars of the funds which I had sent the Howard Association, and which was transferred by the Association to Relief Committee. This is included in balance on hand. The amount suggested for the Protestant Orphan Asylum, at Natchez, will be much needed, as the demands upon such institutions are increased by such terrible afflictions as the one through which we have passed. Brethren of the Grand Lodge, my work is now submitted for your inspection. As your humble agent in receiving and disbursing so large an amount of money, I have the proud satisfaction of knowing [ *5 1 that you will find the facts and figures as submitted sustained by proper vouchers. It is due to myself, it is due to this Grand Body, and especially is it due to the generous and charitable people every- where, who contributed to the fund, that the manner in which I have discharged the great trust thus suddenly imposed upon me, shall undergo the careful scrutiny of this Grand Lodge. I therefore respectfully ask that a special committee of expert accountants— cashiers of banks, if such are members of this Grand Lodge—shall be appointed to examine and report. I have here thirty-seven packages of vouchers, representing as many communities to which relief has been dispensed—all of which are tabulated—so that while the pile may look formidable, the arrangement is such as to facilitate examination. Should the committee, at the close of their labors, be able to say, "well done, faithful servant," I shall feel amply rewarded for all the labor, anxiety and responsibility of the past few months. As your agent, in the work of relief, I have had written and said to me enough kind things to satisfy the ambition of almost any man for the good will of his fellows. The moistened eye, the falling tear, the hearty "God bless you!" and "God bless the Masons and Odd Fellows!" have strengthened and encourged me in the prosecution of the work, and have filled me with gratitude for the privilege of being the almoner of the bounties of others. Onerous as has been the duty, I shall regret when it is out of my power to say to the widow or orphan who may apply, L have no more to give. To Him who has de- clared "I will be a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless," I do most prayerfully commend the bereaved of the Epidemic of 1878. In closing this report, I desire to return grateful acknowledgement to the railroads, express.and telegraph companies, the banks and the public press for zealous co-operation. To the Capital State Bank, at fackson, I am specially indebted for the facilities afforded in the work of relief. This bank kept open daily, supplying me with currency as needed, and cashing drafts to the amount of sixty thousand dollars, without discount or exchange, in a single instance. Fraternally submitted, J. L. POWER, Grand Secretary. [ *6 ] The foregoing Report was referred to a Special Committee, consist- ing of Bros. Robert C. Patty, Macon Lodge, No. 40; John S. Jones, Ebenezer Lodge, No. 76; C. L. Lincoln, Columbus Lodge, No. 5; B. T. Kimbrough, Salem Lodge, No. 45 ; Allen M. Hicks, Dover Lodge, No. 197. REPORT OF COMMITTEE. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Mississippi: The Special Committee, to whom was referred so much of* the R.\ W.\ Grand Secretary's Report as relates to the Epidemic and Relief Work, beg leave to report that they entered upon the immediate discharge of the duty assigned, with a view to making report thereon at the present Grand Com- munication, but now find it impossible, if the examination be made thorough and critical, as desired by the Grand Secretary. They have, therefore, decided to continue their work, and will make report to the Most Worshipful Grand Master, as authorized by the resolution under which the Committee was raised, unless the Grand Lodge shall see proper to order otherwise. The Committee recommend the adoption of the accompanying resolu- tion in relation to the disbursement of the relief funds remaining in the hands of the Grand Secretary. Respectfully submitted, Robert C. Patty, Chairman, for the Committee. Itesolved, That R.'. W.\ Grand Secretary, J. L. Power, be and he is hereby authorized and requested to distribute the balance of relief funds now in his hands, in accordance with the suggestions contained in his Annual Report, or in such other manner as to him may seem richt and proper. Adopted. Since the foregoing was submitted to the Grand Lodge, I have carefully compared the entries in my cash book with the exhibits fol- lowing, and after correcting sundry errors made in the haste of pre- paring the report for Grand Lodge, the Exhibits of Receipts are now submitted with great confidence that every contribution through me is fully acknowledged. The disbursement of the balance is being made as fast as practicable, and when vouchers are all in, a final report will be submitted to the Committee as above. REC EIPTS. ----------■» o ♦---------- Exhibit A..........From Masonic Sources. Exhibit B..........* . . From Odd Fellows. Exhibit C..........Miscellaneous. EXHIBIT A. RECEIPTS FROM MASONIC SOURCES. ALABAMA. Aug. 24. Montgomery Chapter, No. 22, Wm. D. Wadsworth, H. P................................................................$ 100 00 Sept. 2. Helena Lodge, No. 410, Helena, Shelby county, Hor- ace Bowers, Secretary.......................................... 20 00 5. D. J. Miller, member of Marshall Lodge, No. 209, Guntersville..................................................... 25 00 6. Per Daniel Sayre, Grand Recorder, Montgomery: Eufaula Commandery, No. 9............................... 26 00 Cyre Commandery, No. 10................................... 23 00 Montgomery Commandery, No. 4....................... 21 00 13. Per Daniel Savre, Grand Secretary : Athens Lodge, No. 16......................................... 25 00 Forkland Lodge, No. 230.................................... 20 00 Tuskegee Commandery, No. 11............................ 7 00 Benton Lodge, No. o.), Benton, B. Wolff, Secretary. 25 00 16. Masons of Guntersville, per D. J. Miller................. 46 30 (See, also, I. O. O. F., and Miscellaneous subscrip- tions—$150 00 in all—from Bro. Miller.) 20. Mobile Commandery, No. 2, and Alabama Command- ery, No. 6......................................................... 20 00 20. Selma Commandery, No. 5—this and foregoing through Daniel Sayre. Grand Recorder............................. 20 50 27. Masons of Selma, per Wm. T. Daughtry, Geo. R. Boyd, Committee.............................................. 103 84 28. Reagan Lodge, No. 341, Davistown, Ala., via Oxford, W. E. Bowling, Secretary................................ 15 00 30. Sir Bernard Jacob, Selma Commandery, No. 5, per Daniel Sayre, Grand Recorder........................... 15 00 Oct. 7. Liberty L-xlge, No. 65, Liberty Hill, Dallas Co., per Daniel Sayre, Grand Snoretary............................ 25 00 10. Masons of Selma, per W. T. Daughtry and Geo. R. Boyd, Committee.............................................. 6 00 7. Fulton Lodge, No. 98, Orrville, Dallas Co., B. T. Gar- net, Treasurer................................................... 10 00 Total from Alabama....................................................$ 553 64 ARIZONA. TERRITORY. Sept20. Azitan Lodge, Prescott, (used in Vicksburg)............$ 50 00 [ ^o ] CALIFORNIA. Sept. I. Grand Lodge, per Alex. G. Abell, (fraud Secretary, San Francisco, gold........................................... 500 00 5. Pacific Lodge, No. 136, San Francisco..................... 50 00 5. Magnolia Lodge, No. —, " " ..................... 30 0!) 7. Excelsior Lodge, No. 128, " " Geo. C. Ran- dall, W. M........................................................ 100 00 10. LaParfait Union Lodge, No. 17, San Francisco......... 50 00 13. Per Alex. G. Abell, Grand Secretary Grand Lodge, gold................................................................ 500 00 19. Per Alex. G. Abell, Grand Saeritary Grand Lodge.... 1,000 00 19. Woodland Chapter, No. 46, Woodland, N. Wycoff, H. P........................................................*....... 100 00 Total from California.....................................................$ 2,330 00 Premiamson gold elsewhere aggregated. COLORADO. Aug. 26. Union Lodge, No. 7, Denver.................................. 50 00 Sept. 14. Golden Lodge, No. 1, Oolden, Robert D. Haw, Sec- retary, $50 00; by members, $10 00 ................... 60 00 25. El Paso Lodge, No. 13, per Roger W. Woodbury, Grand Master, Denver....................................... 63 75 Oct. 2. El Paso Lodge, No. 13, per Roger W. Woodbury, Grand Master, (for Masons and their families)...... 10 00 Total from Colorado.....................................................$ 183 75 CONNECTI C I" T . Sept. 12. Per Jno. W. Stedman, Grand Recorder, Norwich : Palestine Commandery, No. 6, New London/....... 53 00 Hamilton Commandery, No. 5, Bridgeport............. 25 00 Clark Commandery, No. 7, Waterbury................. 100 00 4. New Haven Commandery, No. 2, New Haven........... 25 00 10. Columbian Commandery, No. 14, Norwich, Allen Ten- ny, E. C........................................................... 150 00 16. Grand Lodge, per J. K. AVheeler, Grand Secretary, Hartford.........................................................*.. 250 00 21. Columbian Commandery, No. 14, Norwich, Allen Tenny, E. C...................................................... 10 00 27. Per J. K. Wheeler, (fraud Secretary, Hartford......... 386 60 29. Clinton Commandery, No. 3, per John W. Stedman, (fraud Recorder.............................................-... 21 00 Oct. 6. Per J. K. AVheeler, Grand Secretary..........................200 00 28. New Haven Commandery, No. 2, per John AV. Sted- man, Grand Recorder........................................ 25 00 Total from Connecticut........'..'........................................$ 1,245 60 L 2* ] DAKOTAH TERRITORY. Sept. 10. Per Geo. P. Hand, Grand Master, Yankton..............$ 100 00 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Aug. 26. Per Alex. Gardner, Treasurer Relief Committee, Wash- ington,.......................................................... 50 00 Sept. 1. Per Alex. Gardner, Treasurer Relief Committee, Wash- ington............................................................. 250 00 Sept. 7. Per Alex. Gardner, Treasurer Relief Committee, Wash- ington,.......................................................... 250 00 Total from District ofColumbia......................................$ 550 00 FLORIDA. Sept. 1. Escambia Lodge, No. 15, Pensacola, per G. E. Went- worth,.............................................................$ .Id 00 GEORGIA. Sept. 14. Atlanta Lodge, No. 59, per AV. F. Parkhurst, Chairman Board of Relief,.............................................. 131 00 " 19. Benevolent Lodge, No. 3, Milledgeville, per Lucius J. Lamar, Sec'y., (for Masons at Vicksburg.)............ 25 00 " 24. Benevolent Lodge, No. 3, Milledgeville, per Lucius J. Lamsr, Sec'y., (for Masons at Grenada.)............... 25 00 Total from Georgia........................................................$ 181 00 ILLINOIS. Aug. 26. Jackson Lodge, No. ^h), Shelbyville, $29 00; citizens, $34 00........................................................... 03 00 29. Mt. Carmel Lodsre, No. 239, Mt. Carmel,................. 20 00 29. Tvrian Lodge, No. 333, Springfield,....................... 20 25 30. Masons of Chicago, per DeWitt O. Creiger,............ 400 00 30. Masons of Galesburg, per Dr. S. L. Lambert, Sec'y., 50 00 Sept. 2. Lexington Lodge, No. 482, per John F. Burrill, Grand Secretary,....................................................... 10 00 2. Freeburg Lodge, No. 418, Freeburg, per W. H. AVild- erman, Sec'v.,.................................................. 10 00 2. Airs. Dr. Paul "Sears, $10 00; Jacob Knell and lady, $5 00; per R. S. Gordon, AV. M. Mt, Carmel Lodge No. 239,......................................................... 15 00 5. Masonic Aid Ass'n., Peoria, per Crosby White, Treas., 150 00 L 22 1 Dunlap Lodge, No. 321, Morrison, Frank Clendenin, Secretary,........................................................ 82 00 Masons of Jacksonville, per Leopold Weill, Treasurer, 75 00 Greenfield Lodge, No. 129, J. AV. Hutchinson, AV. M., 20 00 Orlin H.Miner, Grand Treas. Grand Lodge, Spring- field................................................................ 500 00 Orlin H. Miner, Grand Treas. Grand Lodge, Spring- field,.............................................................. 500 00 Marine Lodge, No. 355, Madison county, per Albert H. Judd, W. M.,............................................. 20 00 Sumner Lodge, No. 334, Sumner, M. May, W. M.,... 15 00 Orlin H. Miner, Grand Treasurer Giand Lodge, Springfield,...................................................... 500 00 Pittsfield Lodge, No. 56, Pittsfield, per O. H. Miner, Grand Treasurer, (for brethren at Greenville,)...... 40 00 Masons of Chicago, per DeWittC. Creiger,.............. 200 00 Rossville Lodge, No. 527, Rossville, Vermillioncoun- tv, per Harrv Shannon, chairman committee, through Maj. E. G. Wall, for Port Gibson,............ 32 50 Orlin II. Miner, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge, Spring- field,............................................................... 500 00 Masons of Chicago, per DeWitt C. Creiger,............... 150 00 Contributions of Lodges, per Orlin H. Miner, Grand Treasurer,........................................................ 300 00 Masons of Chicago, per DeWitt C. Creiger,............ 150 00 Clinton Lodge No. 14, Petersburg, .las. S. Black, Sec- retary, (for Masonic relief only,) handed to a Ma- son's widow, whose husband and two sons had died of fever,........................................................ 25 00 Masonic Relief Committee of Peoria, per Crosby White, Treasurer,............................................ 83 65 Masons of Chicago, per DeAVitt C. Creiger,.............. 130 27 Orlin II. Miner, Grand Treasurer, Springfield,......... 439 47 from Illinois......................................................§ 4501 14 IN'DI A N A . Lessing Lodge, No. 4:10, Evansville, Karl F. Thieme, Secretary......................................................... 25 00 Horeb Chapter, No. 66, Jeffersonville, per S. S. John- son, (f.H. P.,................................................... 25 00 Clark Lodge, No. 40, Jeffersonville, F. W. Poindexter, W. M.,............................................................ 25 00 Alt. Arernon Lodge, No 163, Mt. Vernon, Svlvanus Milner, W. M.,......................................".......... II 50 Spencer Chapter, No. 77, Spencer, per John M. Bram- well, Grand Secretary,....................................... 40 00 Sir Knight Collins Blackme-, Lafayette, per John M. Bramwell, Grand Secretary,............................. 5 00 Wm. H. Smythe, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis, (sent to Holly Springs direct, at my request,)............... 316 50 Goshen Lodge, No. 12, and Travel Lodge, No. 306, Goshen, per John B. Walk, AV. AI. No. 12, and J. A. Carmien, AV. M. No. 306,.................................... 53 25 [ *3 ] Sept. 28. Per Bro. John M. Bramwell, to-wit: Monroe Lodge, No. 22, and Masons of Bloomington,.................. 28 55 Mitamora Lodge, No. 156, Mitamora,.................. 31 SO Greencastle Chapter, No. 22, Greencastle,............ 15 00 Jerusalem Chapter, No. 81, Sullivan,.................. 10 00 29. Sundry Lodges, per AV. H. Smythe, Grand Secretary, 03 00 Oct. 4. AVni. H. Smythe, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis,..... 5 00 5. Kingston Chapter, No. 3:5, Kingston, Geo. AV. AVil- liams, Secretary,............................................... 02 00 2(5. AVashiogton Chapter, No. 13, Brownstown, D. A. Kochenoun, W. M.,....................................... II 10 Total from Indiana....................................................$ I'll 70 I O AY A . » Aug. 30. Malta Commandery, No, 31, Ottumwa, AV. A. Mc- Grew, E. O.,...."............................................... 25 00 30. Masons of Shenandoah, per J. Swain, .................... 15 00 Sept. 2. Masonic Fraternity of Muscatine, per Wm. B. Lang- ridge, Grand Secretary,................................... 40 00 2. Masons of Marshalltown, per Geo. Glick, Treasurer Marshall Lodge, No. 108,................................. 2S 75 4. St. Bernard Commanderv, No. 14, Belle Plains, Jas. Collister, E. C,........"..'..................................... 50 00 4. Masonic Relief Committee, AVaterloo, H. W. Jenney, Secretary, through combined efforts of Waterloo Lodge, No. 105; Victory Lodge, No. 296; Taberna- cle Chapter, No. 52; Oscalon Commandery, No. 25, 100 00 4. Appolo Commanderv, No. 26, Cedar Rapids, Jas. Mor- ton, E. C,........".............................................. 50 00 5. Bluff City Lodge, No. 71, Council BlufT, John T. Oliver, Secretary,............................................. 75 00 6. Mt. Horeb Chapter, No. 46, Belle Plain, $10; a Knight Templar, $1; per W. B. Langridge, Grand Sec'y., 11 00 6. Bruce Commanderv, No. 34, Red Oak, per C. G. At- wood, E. C..................................................... 50 00 8. Cyrus Chapter No. 13, AVashington, perComp. AV. B. Langridge,............................-.......................... 25 00 8. Davenport Chapter, No. 16,.................................... 25 00 6. Green Lodge, No. 315, Jefferson, Frank Hassett, Sec'y., 26 80 10. AV. B. Langridge, Grand Secretary Grand Chapter, OS 00 10. Excalibur Commandery, No. 13, Boone, R. J. Hiatt, Recorder,...............'.......................................... 35 00 12. Chapter No. 32, Clinton; No. 35, Decorah; No. 53, Charles City; No. 48, Alanchester; No. 74, Clarks- ville, per AV. B. Langridge, Grand Secretary......... 1)5 00 12. Commanderies: No. 9, Davenport; Nazareth U. D., Manchester; No. 12, Decorah, per Com p. Lang- ridge,............................................................... ">8 00 12. Chapters: Hebron, No. 76, Hamburg, $25; Henry, No. 8, 85 25, per Comp. Langridge,..................... 30 25 13. Clinton Chapter, No. 9, Ottumwa,........................... 25 00 13. Trinity Chapter, No. 1(5, Montic?llo,........................ 25 00 13. Chapter No. 2, Iowa Citv,.................................... 25 00 v [ 24 ] Sept. 13. Commandery No. 2, Iowa City,.............................. 25 00 13. Pilgrim Commandery, No. 20, Clarinda, per C. Lind- erman,............................................................ 30 00 16. Masonic fraternity of Waterloo, J. AV. Jennv, Sec'v., 60 15 16. J. AV. AVilson, Grand Master Newton,........."........."... 400 00 16. Per W. B. Langridge, Grand Sec'y. Grand Chapter, viz: Montgomery Chapter, No. 57," Red Oak,-............... 50 00 Clarinda Chapter, No 29, Clarinda,................... 20 00 Potowonot Chapter, No. 28, Fort Madison,......... 10 00 Dubuque Chapter, No. 3, Dubuque,.................... 51 50 Tadmor Chapter, No. 18, Knoxville,.................... 5 00 Shekinah Chapter, No. 44, Riverton,.................. 25 00 Corner Stone Chapter, No. 64, Jefferson,.............. 25 00 21. Per Wm. B. Langridge, Grand Secretary, viz:........... Oriental Commandery, No. 22, Newton,............... 26 00 Baldwin Commandery, No. 11, Cedar Falls,......... 25 00 Valley Chapter, No. 20, Cedar Falls,.................. 25 00 Harmony Chapter, No. 41,Elkader,..................... 15 00 Osage Chapter, No. 36, Osage,........................... 7 00 23. From Grand Master J. AV. Wilson, Newton,............ 200 00 21. Mt. Gerizum Chapter, No. 59, Glen wood, per Comp. Langridge,....................................................... 10 00 Oct. 4. Tyrian Chapter, No. 37, Adel,................................ 5 00 2(>. Masonic Relief Com., per A. W. DeForest, Desmoines, 45 60 Sept. 13. Per Wm. B. Langridge, Grand Sec'v Grand Chapter: Triune Chapter, No. 81, Mo. Vailey,.................. 10 00 Benevolence Chapter, No. 46, Mason City,............ 25 00 Jerusalem Chapter, No. 72, Marengo,.................. 25 00 Marion Chapter, No. 10, Marion,........................ 25 00 Raboni Chapter, No. So, Avoca,........................ 16 00 14. Anchor Chapter, No. 69, Hampton,........................ 15 00 Lafayette Chapter, No. 61, Bonaparte................... 25 00 Monticello Chapter, No. 42, Monticello,............... 25 00 Chariton Chapter, No. 22, Chariton,..................... 10 00 Sir Kt. J. J. Childs, of Muscatine, (making con- tributions fmm here $50 in all,)....................... 3 00 16. Bloomfield Chapter, No. 25, Bloomfield,.................. 35 00 Geber Chapter U. D., Monroe,........................... 10 00 Gate City Chapter, No. 7. Keokuk,...................... 25 00 Doric Chapter, No. 54, Tama City,..................... 25 00 Gebal Chapter, No. 12, Newton..'....................... 15 00 Total from Iowa,.........................................................$ 2142 45 K A N S A S . Aug. 30. Masonic Fraternity of Leavenworth, per J. V. Ellard, H. P., of Leavenworth Chapter, No. 2................... 125 00 Sept. 2. Grand Lodge, per John IT. Brown, Grand Sec'y........ 100 00 Kansas City Lodge, No. 220, H. C. Litchfield," Sec'y, 30 00 7. Junction City Chapter, No. 17. Geo. F. Trott, Sec'y.. 50 00 10. Rising Sun Lodge, No. 8, Fort Scott....................."... 50 00 20. Erie Lodge, No. 76, per John H. Brown, Grand Sec- retary, Wyandotte..... ,.................................... 20 00 24. Emporia Chapter, No. 12, Emporia, AV. AV. Hibben, H. P............................................................... 50 00 L 25 ] Oct, 21. Solomon City Lodge, No. 105, per John IT. Brown, Grand Secretary................................................ 25 00 Total from Kansas........................................................$ 450 00 K E N T U CKY. Sept. 4. DeKoven Lodge, No. 577, Union County, per Grand Master Campbell H. Johnson, Henderson.............. 16 0!) 9. Masonic Relief Committee, Louisville, per C. R. AVoodruff, Chairman.......................................... 200 00 14. Hopkinsville Lodge, No. 37, SamT O. Graves, AV. M. 103 00 20. Hamilton Lodge, No. 354, Hamilton, J. P. Johnson, Secretary........................................................ 5 00 Aug. 30. Henderson Commandery, No. 14, B. G. Witt, E. C, subscription by Masons of the town of Henderson, 100 00 Total from Kentucky....................................................$ 424 00 LOUISIANA. Aug. 21. From Edwin Marks, Deputy Grand Master, the first contribution received......................................... 200 00 Sept. 2. Aurora Lodge, No. 193, New Iberia, Joe Indest, Sec'y 25 00 Total from Louisiana....................................................$ 225 00 MARYLAND. Sept. 6. Knight: Templar, per Jacob E. Krebs, Grand Com- mander............................................................ 500 00 24. Knights Templar, per Jacob E. Krebs, Grand Com- mander........................................................... 360 00 Total from Maryland.....................................................$ 860 00 MASSACHUSETTS. Sept. 7. From Grand Master Chas. A. AVelch, Boston............ 100 00 10. John Viall, D. D. G. M. 17th District, 145 Pearl st., Boston............................................................ 10 00 23. From Grand Master Chas. A. AVelch....................... 300 00 Total from Massachusetts..............................................$ 410 00 [ 26 1 M I C H I G A N . Sept, 0. Zion Lodge, No. 1, Detroit, J. B. IT. Bratshaw, Chairman Committee......................................... 150 00 7. Win. P. Innes, Grand Secretary, Grand Rapids........ 150 00 9. AVm. P. Innes, Grand Secretary, Grand Rapids........ 200 00 14. AVm. P. Innes, Grand Secretary, Grand Rapids........ 300 00 16. AVm. P. Innes, Grand Secretary, Grand Rapids........ 150 00 17. AVm. P. Innes, Grand Recorder, Grand Rapids........ 325 00 18. Masons of Michigan, per AVm. P. Innes, Grand Sec'y 280 00 21 Knights Templar, per Wm. P. Innes, Grand Sec'y.... 100 00 25. Knights Templar, per AVm. P. Innes, Grand Sec'y.... 400 00 Oct. 3. Masonic Relief Committee, Detroit, J. B. H. Brat- shaw, Chairman............................................... 30 00 Total from Michigan.....................................................$ 2,085 00 MINNESOTA. Sept, 16. Knights Templar, per A. T. C. Pierson, Gr'd Rec'der 350 00 Contributions of Lodges, per A. T. C. Pierson, Grand Secretary....................................................... 100 00 28. Knights Templar, per A. T. C. Pierson, Gr'd Rec'der 75 00 Contributions of Lodges, per A. T. C. Pierson, Grand Secretary......................................................... 225 00 Total from Minnesota...................................................$ 750 00 MISSISSIPPI. Aug. 16. Grand Lodge, per order Grand Master Chas. T. Mur- phy............'..................................................... 500 00- 26. Friendship Lodge, No. 127, Como, Panola County.... 25 00 29. Brookhaven Lodge, No. 241................................... 32 00 30. Aberdeen Lodge, No. 32—for Aricksburg, $75; for Grenada, $75; for Port Gibson, $o!).................... 200 0O Mt. Moriah Lodixe, No. M, Black Hawk.................. 25 00 Sept, 6. McComb City Lodge, No. 382................................ 25 00 State Line Lodge, No. 316, L. O. Peaster. Secretary.. 25 00 7. Cairollton Lodge, No. 36. Benj. Roach, Secretary..... 25 00 10. Masons of Summit, per Cfeo. T. Gracey.................. 41 50 11. Iuka Lodge, No. 94, $25 ; private contributions, $19 45 44 45 J. M. AVesson Lodge, No. 317, $25; members of same, and non-affiliates, $80, per F. B. Hartwell, Sec'y.. 55 00 12. Magnolia Lodge, No. 120, and other Masons, Bay St. Louis, F. AV'. Elmer, AV. M..........................."...... 35 00 Booneville Lodge, No. 305..................................... 100 00 Claiborne Lodge, No. 110, Geo. P. McLean, Sec'y. ... 10 00 13. Thos. Hinds Lodge, No. 58, Fayette, Henry Key, Sec'y 100 00 Coahoma Lodge, No. 104, Geo. R. Alcorn, Secretarv, 20 00 Macon Lodge, No. 40, T. T. Patty, Secretary..........".. 100 40 Members of Lexington Lodge, No. 24, J. Marlow, Sec'y 23 75 [ 27 ] Sept. 13. Caledonia Lodge, No. 280, A. L. Mvers, W. M......... 15 00 16. Oak Grove Lodge, No. 293, S. G. Martin, Secretary... 20 00 Members of Tchula Lodge, No. 122, Holmes County, per Jas. T. Meade, G. AV. Shackelford, AV. M., $10; Jno. Shackelford, $10 ; A. Marks, $5 ; AV. B. Jones, $5; R. M. Murphy, $5; T. J. AVyatt, $5; S. D. Gwin, $5 ; P. T. Jones, $2 50 ; B. Y. Alverson, $2 50 55 00 Louisville Lodge, No. 75, AV. B. Shumaker, Sec'v...... 25 00 Jonesborough Lodge, No. 250, I. AV. Park, AV. M...... 10 00 Macon Lodge, No.^40, T. T. Patty, Secretary............ 100 00 18. Ripley Lodge, No. 47, for Vicksburg....................... 10 00 Greensboro Lodge, No. 49, H. F. Bays, Treasurer...... 10 00 Madison Lodge, No. 73, W. G. Kearney, Secretary... 20 00 Chapel Lodge, No. 180, E. A. P. Lucas, AV. M......... 10 00 19. Macon Lodge, No. 40, T. T. Patty, Secretary............ 150 00 Pontotoc Lodge, No. 81, M. R. Fontaine, special com- mittee............................................................. 27 85 20. Rienzi Lodge, No. 172, John T. Fowler, Secretary.... 25 00 Fairfield Lodge, No. 304, Ellistown, J. P. Robinson, Secretary......................................................... 10 00 21. Theodocia Lodge, No. 182, Sarepta, J. B.Philips, Sec'y 10 00 Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 236, Silver Creek, J. J. Den- son, Secretary................................................... 10 00 23. AVoodlawn Lodge, No. 330, Caledonia, A. P. Pressly, Secretary......................................................... 15 00 Pascagoula Lodge, No. 202, per AV. Denny & Co., Scranton.......................................................... 100 00 Macon Lodge, No. 40, T. T. Pattv, Secretary............ 74 40 Marietta Lodge, No. 188. E. H. Tyra, Secretary........ 15 00 24. Double Springs Lodge, No. 251, J. E. Vaughn, Sec'y 20 00 25. Benj. Franklin Lodge, No. 170, Meadville,t. J. Scott, W. M.............................................................. 10 00 26. Sycamore Lodge, No. 3So, $25 for Lodge, and $16 for members, per N. J. McAIullen............................. 41 00 14. J. M. Howry Lodge, No. 187, Taylor's Depot, B. F. Archer, Secretary (all the funds in treasury)......... 12 00 Liberty Lodge, No. 37, Wm. B. Raiford, Secretary.... 25 00 Slaughter Lodge, No. 295, Shuqulak, W. D. Clark, AVor. Master.................................................... 16 00 Tabernacle Lodge. No. 340, Pine Valley, J. M. Thorn- ton, Secretarv.................................................. 15 00 Macon Lodge, No. 40, T. T. Patty, Secretarv............ 76 00 Macon Lodge, No. 40, T. T. Patty, Secretary............ 10 00 Sunflower Lodge, No. 223, McNutt, D. N. Quinn, A\ror. Master..................................................... 55 00 16. Abert Lodge, No. 89, Starkville, AV. A. Hale, Relief Co m m i t tee................................ ...................... 27 70 10. Burnsville Lodge, No. 233, J. K. Moody, Secretary... 17 00 28. John A. Galbreath Lodge, No. 334, Brandywine Sp'gs 10 00 Eastern Star Lodge, No. 79, Monticello, $12 80; in- dividual Masons, $22 49; citizens, $35 21, per S. AV. Dale, Secretary............................................ 70 80 29. Cherry Creek Lodge, No. 339, Pontotoc County, AV. R. Spencer, Secretary. (This Lodge donated $60, all in its treasury; $30 returned.)........................ 30 00 30. Perkinsville Lodge, No. 331, N. D. Triplett, Sec'y..... 10 00 Oct. 2. Macon Lodge, No. 40, T. T. Patty, Secretary............ 89 98 Crooks' Mill Lodge, No. 292, John Russell, W. M...... 5 00 L 28 ] Jefferson Lodge, No. 146, Scooba, N. A. Chiles, Sec'y 16 30 Henderson Ray Lodge, No. 297, New Hope.............. 15 00 Canaan Lodge, No. 219, Benton County.................. 10 00 LaGrange Lodge, No. 303, Choctaw County............. 10 00 Union Lodge, No. 106, Mt, Carmel, per Milton Grif- fith................................................................... 75 00 O. T. Keeler Lodge, No. 358, Olive Branch, A. G. Perry, AVor. Master........................................... 20 00 Malone Lodge, No. 101, Palo Alto, L. H. Bonds, Sec'y 10 00 Summerville Lodge, No. 133, Gholson, and citizens, M. Edwards, AVor. Master.................................. 22 00 R. E. Lee Lodge, No. 156, Chestervilie, Richard Whar- ton, Secretarv, $20; citizens of Chesterville, col- lected by Lodge, $9............................................ 29 00 Dover Lodge, No. 197, R. AV. Shipp, Secretary......... 26 (JO John AV. Oliver Lodge, No. 374, AV. S. Vaughn, Sec'y 31 00 Lodi Lodge. No. 134, R. B. Loggins, Secretary......... 10 00 New Hope Lodge, No. 224..................................... 5 00 DeMolay Commandery, No. 8, Columbus................. 25 00 Snowsville Lodge, No. 119, Chester, per E. R. Seward 25 00 Panola Lodge, No. 66, Batesville, $25; members, $2.. 27 00 Long Creek Lodge, No. 189, Eureka, per J. M. Cox, Secretary, No. 66............................................... 25 00 Bahala Lodge, No. 173, Beauregard, Benj. King, jr., Secretary........................................................ 25 00 Plattsburg Lodge, No. 212, Thos. Stevens, Secretary.. 5 00 Pine Lodge, No. 383, Pike Co., C. P. Conerly, Sec'y.. 10 00 Homestead Lodge, No. 168. Deasonville, C. R, Hen- derson, Secretary............................................... 20 00 Oak Bowery Lodge, No. 198, Paulding.................... 5 00 Campbellton Lodge, No. 128, Guntown, per AV. C. Hines, Secretary................................................ 25 00 Concord Lodge, No. 181, Union Church, Simon Leh- man, Secretary.................................................. 25 00 from Mississippi...................................................$ ^3,136 13 MISSOURI. Grand Royal Arch Chapter, John AV. Luke, Grand Secretary......................................................... 200 00 Mitchell Chapter, No. 89, St. Joseph....................... 25 00 Grand Commandery, AVm. H. Mayo, Grand Recorder 100 00 Sturgeon Lodge, No. 174, Sturgeon........................ 50 00 Charity Lodge, No. 331, St. Joseph, D. P. AValling- ford, Secretary................................................... 30 00 Masons of Macon, per John Shepperd, Secretary....... 23 50 Zaradatha Lodge, No. 189, St. Joseph, per Past Grand Master John Y. Murry, of Miss........................... 25 00 From John D. Vincil, Grand Secretary, St. Louis..... 202 00 From John D. Vincil, Grand Secretary, St. Louis..... 105 00 From John AV. Luke, Grand Secretary, St, Louis..... 100 00 From John D. Vincil, Grand Secretarv, St. Louis..... 300 00 From Valley Lodge, No. 413, Dutch Mills, per T. B. Greer, through S. O. Davis & Co., per John W. Luke, Grand Secretary, for Grenada..................... 25 00 [ 29 ] Sept. 15. Lodges in St. Louis Co., per John AV. Luke, Gr'd Sec'y 100 00 18. From John D. Vincil, Grand Secretary, St. Louis..... 100 00 23. Lodges in St. Louis, per John AV. Luke, ("fraud Sec'y 200 00 2/. From John D. Vincil, Grand Secretarv, St. Louis..... 600 00 Total from Missouri....................................................$ 2 185 50 Also, fiffty dollars contributed by Bro. John AV. Luke, Oct, 3,rin the purchase of supplies for Holly Springs. M O N T A N A . Sept, 12. Masons of Helena, per telegraph, no letter advice...... 100 00 25. Cornelius Hedges, Grand Secretary, Helena............. 100 00 Oct. 3. Masons of ATrginia City, per J. M" Knight............... 50 00 9. Gallatin Lodge, No. 0, Bozeman, R. P. Menefee, Sec'y 25 00 Contribution of R. F. May, accompanying same........ 1 50 21. From same.......................................................... 25 00 19. Masons of Montana, per Cornelius Hedges, Gr'd Sec'y 214 50 Total from Montana................................................... $ 5K5 00 NEBRASKA. Sept. 14. Per AVm. R, Bowen, Grand Recorder: Mt. Olivet Commandery, No. 2......................... 23 50 Carmel Commandery, No. 3................................ f> 50 Moriah Commandery, No. 4................... ............ 25 00 Zion Commandery, No. 5.................................... 25 00 23. Per AVm. R. Bowen, Grand Secretary, Omaha.......... 198 65 24. .Per AVm. R. Bowen, Grand Secretary, Omaha.......... 131 15 Per AVm. R. Bowen, Grand Secretary, Omaha.......... 140 00 29. Per Win. R. Bowen, (fraud Secretary^ Omaha.......... 05 00 Oct. 12. Masons of Nebraska, per AVm. R. Bowen, Gr'd Sec'y.. 55 50 30. Masons of Nebraska, per AVm. R. Bowen, (fr'd Sec'y.. 25 00 Nov. 18. Masons of Nebraska, per AVm. R. Bowen, Gr'd Sec'v.. 39 15 Total from Nebraska.....................................................$ 763 45 X E V A D A . Oct. 3. Valley Lodge, No. 9, Dayton, J. L. (Jampbell, W. M., $40 in gold and $10 in currency..........................$ 50 00 X E AV B R U N S W I C K . Get. 4. St. John Encampment, No. 48, St. John, T. Nisbet Robertson, Secretary, gold..................................$ 50 00 [ 3o ] NEW JERSEY. Sept. 26. Joseph AV Hough, Grand Secretary, Trenton......... 530 87 Oct. 30. Masons of New Jersey, per Joseph W. Hough, Grand Secretary......................................................... 113 00 14. Royal Arch Masons, Thos. J. Corson, Grand Secre- tary ................................................................ 52 00 14. Masons of New Jersey, per J. AV. Hough, Grand Sec- retary................."........................................... 564 37 8. Royal Arch Masons of New Jersey, per Thos. J. Cor- son, Grand Secretary......................................... 100 00 10. Royal Arch Masons of New Jersey, per Thos. J. Cor- son, Grand Secretary.................... ............•...... 13 00 Total from New Jersey................................................ $1,373 24 NEAV YORK. Sept. 3. Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, per J. R. Gilmore, chair- man Relief Committee....................................... 100 00 3. Rome Commandery, No. 5, F. E. Mitchell, E. C....... 107.00 10. Through Henry E. Warne, chairman, Svracuse: Central City Chapter, No 70, ...,.....".................. 50 00 Central City Bodies, A. and A. Kite.................... 25 00 Central City Commandery and friends................. 250 00 12. Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge, New York........................................................ 1,000 00 12. Sir Knight Cyrus Sf.ewart, Gloversville................... 5 00 From Townsend Fonday, Grand Commander, Albany : SalemTown Commandery, No. 13........................ 100 00 St. George's Commandery, No. 37, ..................... 25 00 Temple Commandery, No. 2............................. ■')■') 00 12.- Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge..... 1,000 00 12. Robert Macoy, Grand Recorder Grand Commandery 25 00 12. AVatertown Commanders, No. 11, Louis C. Greenleaf, E. C........................"........................................ 25 00 12. DeSoto Commanderv, No. 49, Plattsburg, W S. Gai- bord, Recorder...."..........................".................. 33 00 12. Palestine Commandery, No. 18, New York, H. H. Brockway, Gen'o............................................... 70 00 12. Morton Commandery, No. 4, New York, 127 Hudson St., Wesley B. Church, Recorder......................... 50 00 14. Through Sir Haynes L. Hart, E. C. Lake Ontario. Commandery : Oswego Lodge, No. 127...................................... 10 00 Frontier City Lodge, No. 422............................. 10 00 Aeonian Lodge, No. G79.................................... 10 00 Lake Ontario Commandery, No. 32..................... 10 00 16. Appollo Commandery, No. 15, Troy, per Theo. E. Hazlehurst................................"...................... 200 00 16. Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge..... 500 00 18. Palestine Commandery, New York, per H. H. Brock- way, Gen'o.............................'......................... 33 00 18. SalemTown Commandery, No. 13, per Townsend Fon- day, Grand Commander.................................... 75 00 [ 3i ] Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge..... 500 00 Robert Macoy, Grand Recorder Knights Templar..... 147 20 Hugh de Paynes Commandery, No. 30, Buffalo, Chris- topher G. Eox, E. 0.......................................... 100 00 Genesee Commandery, No. 10, Lockport, per P. D. A\ralter, Treasurer............................................. 20 00 Dunkirk Commandery, No. 40, R. J. Gross, Recorder 25 00 Malta Commandery, No. 21, Binghampton, F. N. Mabee, E. C..................................................... 50 00 Lake Erie Commandery, No. 20, Buffalo, per Albert Jones, "for general purposes".............................. 200 00 John Hodge, Lockport........................................... 50 00 Delaware Commandery, No. 4, Port Jervis, Chas. B. Gray, Treasurer................................................ 27 58 Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge..... 750 00 Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge..... 750 00 Palestine Commandery, No. 18, New York, per H. H. Brockway........................................................ 33 00 Rondout Commandery, No. 52, Grove Webster, Re- corder............................................................. 50 00 Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge..... 750 00 Robert Macoy, Grand Recorder Knights Templar..... 125 00 Robert Macoy, Grand Recorder Knights Templar..... 60 00 Masons of 25th District, C. E. Young, D. D. G. M., 209 Main St., Buffalo......................................... 300 00 A member of Lake Ontario Commanderv, No. 2, Oswego, per Haynes L. Hart, E. C.........."............. 2 00 AAtestchester Commandery, No. 42, Sing Sicg, Robert M. Lawrence, E. C........................................... 20 00 Poughkeepsie Lodge, No. 206, T. AV. Davis, AV. M., (for Masons and their families)............................ 59 50 Otseningo Lodge, No. 435, Binghampton, Horace E. Allen, AAr. M^, "for our own household of faith."..... 15 00 Members of Canandaigua Lodge, No. 294, J. J. Steb- bins, Secretarv.................................................. 56 50 Masons of New York, per Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer................................"......................... 1,000 00 Masons of New York, per Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer.............................. .......................... 583 05 Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer........................ 19 25 from New York..................................................$ 9,461 08 OHIO. Through appeal of Grand Master AY M, Cunning- ham, viz: Goodale Lodge, No. 372, Columbus,.................... 25 00 Urania Lodge, No. 311, Plain City,.................... 36 00 New Lexington Lodge, No. 250, New Lexington, 10 00 Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 9, Mt. Vernon,.................... 20 00 NewarkLodge, No. 97, Newark,.......................... 10 00 Hebron Lodge, No. 116, Hebron,........................ 5 00 Brethren of Goodale Lodge, No. 372,................. 14 50 (The foregoing through Theo. P. Gordon, Grand Treas- urer, Columbus.) [ 32 ] Sept. 2. Magnolia Lodge, No. 20, IT. O. Kane, AV.M.............. J?,n no 2. John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary, Cincinnati,...... -<'" »'" 5. John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary, Cincinnati,...... JJJ "" 5. John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary, Cincinnati,...... A*" JJ> 5 Grand Commanderv, bv AV. L. Buechner, Youngstown, -WU uu 0 Gibulum Lodge of Perfection, Ancient Accepted Scot- tish Rite, 14° grade, per E. T. Carson,.................. »J "" 7. From John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary,............... ^ »'" 7. From John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary,................ u" vJi 9. From .John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary,......;■••••■•• 1UU uu 12 Sam'l T. Fisk, R. R. Ticket Agent, "a brother in Ma- tonrv and Odd Fellowship," $5—one half of which ^ under I. O. (). F. receipts.........................••■.....• - ■>•' 13. Lodges and Chapter, per Theo. P. Gordon, Grand Treasurer. Columbus: Pickaway Lodge, No. 23, Circleville,.................. *> "" Mansfield Lodge, No. 35, Mansfield,.................. -;> 00 Quaker City Lodge, No. 500, Quaker City,............ 6 uu Newark Lodge, No. 97, I Newark,.................. 85 00 Ahmian Lodge, No. 492, J "" >?_ AVarren Chapter, No. 11, Newark,........................ -•> u^ Centre Siar Lodge, No. 11, Granville,................. 4* ■»" Tuscan Lodge, No. 342, Jefferson,....................... ™ ^0 Ohio Chapter, No. 12, Columbus,........................ M uu 14 Through Bro. Theo. P. Gordon, Grand Treasurer: New England Lodge, No. 4, Worthington,............ <>J ■»> Greenville Lodge, No. 143, Greenville,................. 4b 00 Spartan Lodge/No. 126, Millersburg,.................. » 00 Lockbourne Lodge, No. 232, Lockboume,............ 6* 00 Battin Lodge, No. 487, Commercial Point, Picka- way co.,........................................................ f' ftn Sparrow Lodge, No. 400, Snnbury,................... ~ n<\ Lithopolis Lodge, No. 169, Lithopolis,.................. » W 21. John I). Caldwell, Grand Secretary, orphan fund,...... 125 U ■>5 John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary, orphan fund,...... Jl 00 25. John D.Caldwell, Grand Secretary, orphan fund,... 100 0 25 John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary, orphan fund,... 100 00 '>"' Central Lodge, No. 279, Calais, per Theo. P. Gordon, Grand Treasurer,............................................______'^ Total from Ohio.........................................................$ 2>(>38 •i0 f [ 33 J ONTARIO. Sept, 26. From J. J. Mason, Grand Sec'y., Hamilton, gold,... $ 500 00 PENN SYLVANIA. Aug. 26. Melita Lodge, No. 295, Philadelphia,..................... 95 00 Sept. 2. Grand Commandery, per Sam'f. B. Dicks, Grand Commander, Meadville,...................................... 200 00 2. Masons of Alleghany county, per Jos. Eichbaum, 231 Liberty St., Pittsburg, D. D. G. M., 17th Disk,...... 100 00 2. St. John's Commandery, No. 4, Philadelphia, Andrew AV. Gayley, Recorder, 1909 Pine sk,.................. 50 00 2. Lake Lodge, No. 434, Sandv Lake, per Jas. Yanney, Jr., Secretary,.................................................. 10 0() 8. Guyasuta Lodge, No. ol3, Temperanceville, per John D. Richards, Chestnutst., 36th AVard, Pittsburg,... ' 27 00 10. Western Crawford Lodge, No. 258, Conneautville, E. ^ ^rH-Power> Sec'y>............................................... is 00 10. Masons of Alleghany county, per Jos. Eichbaum, D. D. G. M., 17th Disk, 231 Liberty st., Pittsburg,... 100 00 12. Greensburg Chapter, No. 40, per (f. C.Shidle, District Deputy Grand High Priest, 15th District,............ 40 00 13. Chas. E. Meyer. Grand Recorder Knights Templar,... 200 00 13. Parker Lodge, No. 521, Parker City, per John Thom- son, Grand Secretary,....................................... r>0 00 14. Lodges of Alleghany county, per Jos. Eichbaum, Dep- uty 17th Disk, Pittsburg,................................... 85 00 14. Milnor Lodge, No. 287, per Jas. Herdman, Treasurer, 105 AA^ood st., Pittsburg,.................................... 50 00 18. Alleghany Chapter, No. 217, Alleghany City, per G. C. Shidle, 59 Smithfield sk, District Deputy G. H. P., Pittsburg,.........................;....................... 25 00 20. John Thomson, Grand Sec'y., Philadelphia,............ 124 30 23. Masons of Alleghanv county, per Jos. Eichbaum, D. D. G. M., 17th Distriek/Pittsburg,.................... 102 75 Oct. 3. Knights Templar, by C. E. Meyer, Grand Recorder, 75 00 29. Same,................................................................. 100 00 Total from Pennsylvania................................................$ 1,382 05 RHODE ISLAND. Sept. 10. Edwin Baker, Grand Secretary Grand Lodge, Provi- dence...............................................................$ 300 00 S O UTH CAROLINA. Sept. 2. Landmark Lodge, No. 76, Charleston, per Chas. Ingles- by, Grand Secretary, for Grenada........................ 25 00 3 L 34 ] Sept. 5. Charles Inglesby, Grand Secretary.......................... 25 00 8. Philanthropic Lodge, No. 78, per Chas. Inglesby, for Vicksburg....................................................... 10 00 10. Spartan Lodge, No. 70, per Chas. Inglesby, Gr'd Sec'y 10 00 10. Union Kilwining Lodge, No- 4, per Chas. Inglesby, Grand Secretary................................................ 52 00 11. Chas. Inglesby, (frand Secretary............................ 75 00 24. Chas. Inglesby, Grand Secretary............................ 103 55 Oct. 26. Chas. Inglesby, Grand Secretary............................ 97 75 Dec. 10. Chas. Inglesby, Grand Secretary, Charleston............ 13 25 Total from South Carolina.............................................$ 411 55 TEXAS. Sept. 2. Indianola Lodge, No. 484, F. S. Coffin, W. M.......... 10 00 2. Lathrop Lodge, No. 21, Crocket, B. F. Frymier, AV. M., per Geo. H. Briughurst, Grand Secretary, $28 50 by Lodge, and $17 70 by citizens.............................. 46 20 4. Masonic Relief Committee, San Antonio, R. E. New- ton, Chairman................................................... 100 00 14. Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 8, per Benj. A. Botts, Grand Treasurer, Houston.................................. 64 00 16. Waco Commandery, No. 1, J. E. Elgin, E. C............ 85 00 18. Murchison Lodge, No. 18, Hallettsville, per Sam De- vall, Secretary (citizens of Hallettsville — see Mis- cellaneous Receipts).......................................... 50 00 19. Masons of Indianola, per H. Runge & Co................. 95 00 21. St, John's Lodge, No. 51, per E. F. Brown............... 48 00 23. AVarren Lodge, No. 56, Caldwell, John Alexander, AV. M............................................................... 46 50 23. Waco Commandery, No. 8, by R. E. Burnham, Chair- man Relief Committee, through Benj. A. Botts, Grand Treasurer................................................ 100 00 23. AVhitesboro Lodge, No. 263, A. IT. Nichols, Secretary 10 00 27. Alamita Lodge, No. 200, $10; citizens, $27 ; per John Ruckman, Helena, from Geo. H. Briughurst, Grand Secretary......................................................... 37 01) 30. Central Relief Committee. Gonzales, Milton Eastland, Secretary and Treasurer, per Benj. A. Botts, Grand Treas'r. (A contribution also sent to Greenville.) 68 50 30. Farmersville Lodge, No. 214. (No letter advice.)..... 15 00 Oct. 16. Lee Lodge, No. 35, McKinnev, $10; and $33 in neigh- borhood.........................." ............................... 43 00 29. Sir Milton Eastland, Gonzales, through Benj. A. Botts, Grand Treasurer, for Meridian........................... 57 00 Nov. 3. Contributions of sundry Lodges, a Chapter, individ- ual contributions of citizens, and other sources, per Benj. A. Botts, Grand Treasurer.......................... 512 15 (Also, in same package, $14 15 from colored people, Gonzales—see Miscellaneous Receipts.) Oct. 6. Knights Templar, through Benj. A. Botts, Gr'd Treas. 95 00 Total from Texas, .$ 1,482 35 L 35 1 U T A FI. Sept. 10. Chapters and Lodges, per Christopher Diehl, Grand Secretary, Salt Lake,......................................... 52 00 13. Christopher Diehl, Grand Secretary, Salt Lake......... 75 00 19. Christopher Diehl, Grand Secretary, Salt Lake,........ 125 00 21. Christopher Diehl, Grand Secretary, Salt Lake......... 125 00 25. Christopher Diehl, Grand Secretary^ Salt Lake,........ 75 00 Oct. 4. Christopher Diehl, Grand Secretary, Salt Lake,........ 58 25 Total from Utah..........................................................$ 510 25 VI R GINI A. Aug. 30. Liberty Lodge, No. 95, Jno. F. Curtis, AV. M., per R. T. Anspach..................................................... ••'() 00 Sept. 2. Per AV. E. Morrison, AV. M., Blantord Lodge, No. '3" Petersburg: Prince George Lodge, No. 115, Petersburg,......... 7 00 Blanford Lodge, No. 3, Petersburg,..................... 50 00 Petersburg Lodge, No. 15, Petersburg,............... 50 00 Powhatan Starke Lodge, No. 124, Petersburg,...... 50 00 Corinthian Lodge, No. 29, Petersburg, .............. 25 00 Petersburg Royal Arch Chapter, Petersburg,...... 25 00 3. Duquesne Chapter, No. 193, Petersburg,.................. 50 00 4. Fairfax Lodge, No. 43, Culpepper, per John A. Hill, Secretary,................................"........................ 37 75 Sept. 5. Marshall Lodge, No. 39, Lynchburg, per Sain'l. D. Preston, Sec'y., F. Myers, A. Parker Ferguson, Com. 5. Wm. B. Isaacs, Grand Secretary, for Grenada Masons, 10. Masons in Richmond, per AA:m. B. Isaacs, Grand Sec- retary; for Vicksburg, $50; for Grenada, $50,... 16. McDaniel Chapter, No. 2:), Lynchburg, J. L. Beck, Secretary,.................................................. 16. Masons of Richmond, per AVm. B. Isaacs, Grand Sec- retary, for A'icksburg,................................. 19. From Lodges, per AVm. B. Isaacs, Treasurer Relief Committee,................................................ 30. Morotoc Lodge, No. 210, per R. AV. Patross, Danville, Total from Virginia.....................................................$ S,% 00 , 150 00 50 00 100 00 > 25 00 50 00 100 00 46 25 AV ASHING TON T E R RI T O R Y . Nov. 10. Per Aaron Stein, Treasurer Relief Fund, with AVells, Fargo & Go's. Express, San Fiancisco, $45 in sil- ver and $10 in gold,..........................................$ 55 00 [ 36 ] AVEST VIRGINIA. Aug. 30. Masons of AVheeliug, $400; Grand Lodge, $100; per J, H. Williams, "Grand Treasurer,..................... 500 00 Sept. 14. J. H. AVilliams, Grand Treasurer, Wheeling.......... 200 00 Oct. 2. J. H. Williams, Grand Treasurer, Wheeling,............ 200 00 Nov. 16. J. H. Williams, Grand Treasurer, AVheeling,........... 31 66 Total from AVest Virginia............................................$ 931 66 AV I S C O N S I N . Sept. 2. John AV. AAteodhulI, Grand Secretary Grand Lodge, Milwaukee...................................................... 340 00 6. John AV. AVoodhull, Treasurer Masonic Relief Fund: 700 00 9. John AV. AVoodhull, (frand Secretarv...................... 500 00 16. John AV. AVoodhull, Grand Secretary...................... 400 00 27. John AV. AVoodhull, Grand Secretary...................... 800 00 Oct. 16. John AV. Woodhull, Grand Secretary....................... 500 00 Total from AVisconsin..................................................$ 3,240 00 WYOMING TERRITORY. Sept, 10. Masonic Lodge at Laramie City, per AV. L. Kidd......$ 10 00 L 37 ] RECAPITULATION OP MASONIC RECEIPTS. Alabama...........................................................................$ 553 04 Arizona Territory............................................................... 50 00 California........."................................................................. 2,330 00 Colorado.......................................................................... 183 75 Connecticut....................................................................... 1,245 60 Dakotah Territory.............................................................. 100 00 District of Columbia........................................................... 550 00 Florida............................................................................. 50 00 Georgia............................................................................. 181 00 Illinois............................................................................. 4,501 14 Indiana............................................................................ 727 70 Iowa............................................................................... 2,142 45 Kansas............................................................................ 450 00 Kentucky...............................................-.......................... 424 00 Louisiana.......................................................................... 225 00 Maryland.......................................................................... 860 00 Massachusetts..................................................................... 410 00 Michigan.......................................................................... 2,085 00 Minnesota.......................................................................... 750 00 Mississippi,....................................................................... 3,136 13 Missouri........................................................................... 2,185 50 Montana........................................................................... 516 00 Nebraska.............................. ............................................ 763 45 Nevada............................................................................. 50 00 New Brunswick................................................................. 50 00 New Jersey...................................................................... 1,373 24 New York........................................................................ 9,461 68 Ohio................................................................................ 2,638 90 Ontario.......................................................................... 500 00 Pennsylvania.................................................................... 1,382 05 Rhode Island.................................................................... 300 00 South Carolina................................................................... 411 55 Texas................................................................................ 1,482 35 Utah........................,....................................................... 510 25 Virginia........................................................................... 836 00 AVest Virginia................................................................... 931 66 AVisconsin........................................................................ 3,240 00 AVashington Territory................................................ ....... 55 00 Wyoming Territory............................................................ 10 00 Total $ 47,653 04 EXHIBIT B. RECEIPTS FROM I. O. O. P. SOURCES. A L A B A M A . *ept. 10. One-half contribution of Masons and Odd Fellows of Guntersville, through John D. Miller..................$ 30 00 A R K A N S A S . Sept. 14. H. Ehremberger, Chairman Relief Committee, Little Rock.............................................................. 150 00 19. Fulton Lodge, No. 74, Fulton, AV. A. Jett, Secretary 25 00 20. * Bragg Lodge, No. —, Pine Bluff, telegram to draw for 51 00 Oct. 12. Peter Brugman, Grand Secretary, Little Rock.......... 140 85 Nov. 8. Peter Brugman, Grand Secretary, Little Rock.......... 25 00 Total from Arkansas......................................................$ 391 85 CALIFORNIA. Sept. 1. Pacific Lodge, No. —, San Francisco, L. J. Zeigler, Treasurer........................................................ 25 00 1. Templar Lodge, No. —, San Francisco, L. AVashburn, Secretary......................................................... 100 00 5. California Lodge, No. 1, San Francisco, Geo. E. Dick- son, N. G......................................................... 100 00 5. Parker Lodge, No. 124, San Francisco, gold............. 75 00 5. Bay City Lodge, No. 71, gold................................. 50 00 20. AV. B. Lyon, Grand Secretary, for Bay City Lodge, San Francisco, gold.........................'.................. J,000 00 20. Yerba Buera Lodge, No. —, John Cammel, trustee, gold................................................................. 100 00 20. Golden Gate Encampment, San Francisco, J. L. Sei- gler, Treasurer................................................. 50 00 20. Magnolia Lodge, No. —, San Francisco, J. L. Seigler, Treasurer......................................................... 50 00 Oct, 14. AV. B. Lyon, Grand Secretary, San Francisco........... 1,000 00 16. Through Theo. A. Ross, Ass't Gr'd Sec'y, Baltimore, 150 00 Total from California.....................................................$ 2,700 00 [ 39 ] COLORADO. Sept. 14 Union Lodge, No. 1, Denver................................. 50 00 Oct. 16. (fermania Lodge, No. 1, through Theo. A. Ross, Ass't Grand Secretary, Baltimore............................... 25 00 Total from Colorado.....................................................$ 75 00 CONNECTICUT. Aug. 29. Thos. Stirling, Grand Master, Bridgeport................ 100 00 v Oct. 23. Frederick Botsford, Grand Secretary, New Haven... 200 00 Total from Connecticut..................................................$ 300 00 DAKOTAH TERRITORY. Sept, 6. Echo Lodge, No. 2, Fort Randall, F. Smitler,Trea.,'r.. 15 00 14. Humboldt Lodge, No. 5........................................ 25 00 16. From Grand Secretarv, per Grand Master McKenzie ' 50 00 18. R, N. Briggs, Grand Secretary, Vermillion.............. 10 00 Oct. 16. Sioux Lodge, No. 14, Standing Roek, per Grand Sec- Briggs.............................................................. 36 00 Total from Dakotah Territory........................................$ 136 00 D E L A AV A R E . Sept. 23. Isaac AV. Hallall, Grand Secretary,........................ 109 50 20. Isaac \V. Hallall, Grand Secretary^.......................... 20 00 Total from Delaware.....................................................$ 129 50 FLORIDA. Sept. 3. Mechanic's Lodge, No. 8, AATarrington, per Geo. S. Hallmark, (4. M.,............................................ 10 00 14. Pensacola Lodge, No. 4, R. I. Jordan, Secretary,...... 25 00 Total from Florida .....................................................% 35 00 L 4° ] ILLINOIS. Sept. 2. Budah Lodge, No. 75, Budah, John E. Patrick, Sec'v., 10 00 6. John Lake. Grand Master, Rockford, .................... 500 00 10. Urania Lodge, No. 243, Jacksonville, J. T. Osborne, Secretary,........................................................., 50 00 (Same amount for Louisiana, which was forward- ed October 16th.) 13. Moultrie Lodge, No. 158, Sullivan, per AV. A. Cash, Secretary,....................................................... 25 00 10. John Lake, Grand Master, Rockford,....................... 500 00 Oct. 30. John Lake, Grand Master, Rockford,..................... 500 00 Total irom Illinois......................................................$ 1,585 00 INDIANA. . Sept. 2. Mount Vernon Lodge, No—, Lee AVolfe, V. G., Chair- man Relief Committee,.................................... 25 00 2. Friendship Lodge, No. 4, Rising Sun, S. Heyers, Sec'v, 20 00 4. B.F.Foster, Grand Secretary..,...........................*.. 500 00 10. B. F. Foster, Grand Secretary................................ 300 00 10. Hope Lodge, No. 83, New Albany, J. B. Banks, Sec'y, 10 00 Oct. 2. Churubusco Lodge, No. 4G2, Churubusco, H. C. Pres- lee, Secretary......................................... ........ 1 00 Total from Indiana...................................................$ 856 00 I O AV A . Aug. 29. Sioux City Lodge, No. 164, Sioux City, C. B. Stead- man, Secretary.............................................. 25 00 Sept. 2. Atlantic Lodge, No. 175, Atlantic, Cass co., AV. B. Temple, Secretary............................................ 30 00 2. Odd Fellows of AVinterset, per A. AV. C. AVeeks...... 33 75 10. Bedford Lodge, No. 91, Bedford, AV. F. Randolph, N. G............................................................... 5 00 16. Lisbon Lodge, No. 162, G. F. AVink, N. G............... 10 00 16. Odd Fellows of Keokuk, through E. H. AArickersham, P. G. M......................................................... 50 00 21. Carroll Lodge, No. 279, Carroll Citv, R. E. Coburn, Secretary..................................'....................... 40 00 Oct. 16. AVm. Garrett, Grand Secretary, Burlington............... 81 00 18. AVm. Garrett, Grand Secretary, Burlington............. 18 00 Nov. 16. AVm. Garrett, Grand Secretary, Burlington............. 159 91 27. AVm. Garrett, Grand Secretary.............................. 185 94 Total from Iowa,.........................................................$ 638 60 [ 4i ] KANSAS. 2. Friendship Lodge, No. 5, Atchison, A. R. Piatt, Treas, 15 00 2. Fort Scott Lodge, No. 22, Fort Scott, H. AV. Pond. Secretary......................................................' jq qq 7. Cherry vale Lodge, No. 142, Cherry vale, J. W. Pritcli- ard, Secretary................................................. n qq 7. Pawnee Lodge, No. 108, Waterville, A. Kunz, Sec'y!,' 15 00 8. Schiller Lodge, No. —, Atchison, H. Trulleib, Sec'y., 20 00 Total from Kansas........................................................$ 71 90 KENTUCKY. Aug. 29. Home Lodge, No. 29, Louisville............................. 25 00 29. Amnon Encampment, Louisville........................... 25 00 29. Mercy Encampment, No. 31, Hopkinsville.............. 25 00 29. Green River Lodge, No. 54, Hopkinsville,............... 35 00 Sept. 20. Relief Committee of Louisville, per Geo. AA7. Mor- ris, Grand Treasurer......................................... 100 00 26. Geo. AV. Morris, Grand Treasurer, Louisville........... 150 00 Oct. 18. Geo. W. Morris, Grand Treasurer, Louisville........... 100 00 Total from Kentucky....................................................$ 460 00 LOUISIANA. Aug. 30. Keith Lodge, No. 21, Shreveport, by AV. T. Dalzell.. 50 00 Sept. 16. Excelsior Lodge, No. 34, Thibadoux, per Past Grand Master Silas T. Grisamore, Secretary................... 10 00 Oct. 12. Keith Lodge, No. 21, Shreveport, D. Cooper, N. G... 50 00 Total from Louisiaua....................................................$ HO 00 M A I X E . Nov. 1. Joshua Davis, Grand Secretary.............................$ 100 00 MARYLAND. Oct. 12. Theo. A. Ross, Assistant Grand Secretary, Baltimore, through Grand Master McKenzie, Summit, Miss..-. 180 00 29. John M. Jones, Grand Secretary, Baltimore............. 105 50 Total from Maryland.....................................................$ 285 50 [ 42 ] MICHIGAN. Sept. 28. B. Vernor, Grand Treasurer, Detroit........................ 500 00 Oct. 9. B. Vernor, Grand Treasurer, Detroit....................... 500 00 Total from Michigan.....................................................$ 1,000 00 MISSISSIPPI. Sept. 7. Jefferson Lodge, No. 14, Fayette............................. 15 00 10. Ridgely Lodge, No. 23, Starkville, John A. Jacobs, Secretary........................................................ 15 00 18. AVashington Lodge, No. 2, Natchez, by A. Beekman.. 54 25 21. Greenville Lodge, No. 94, sent to Vicksburg for Gre- nada, used in Vicksburg and charged in disburse- ments to that place............................................ 50 00 Oct. 1. Ridgley Lodge, No. 23, Starkville, John A. Jacobs, Secretary......................................................... 13 40 25. Fayette Encampment, No. 11, James McClure, Jr., Scribe.............................................................. 20 00 Total from Mississippi...................................................$ 167 05 MISSOURI. Sept. 2. Occidental Lodge, No. 70. Pleasant Hill, individual contributions, through Of ;orge I. Shepherd, Sec'y... 15 00 12. M. AAr. AVithers, Lexington, made an Odd Fellow in Natchez and had fever there in 1838..................... 20 00 Total from Missouri...................................................$ 35 00 M O X T A X A . Sept. 26. Golden Star Encampment, No. 2, per Lew Coleman, Grand Secretary................................................ 25 00 20. Covenant Lodge, No. 6, Deer Lodge, per Lew Cole- man, Grand Secretary........................................ 25 00 29. Cottonwood Lodge, No. 2, per Lew Coleman, Grand Secretary................................ ....................... 50 00 Oct. 28. August Noglc, Fort Shaw...................................... 100 Total from Montana................................................... ,.$ 101 00 L 43 ] NEBRASKA. Sept, 13. Centennial Lodge, No. 59, Fremont, per AV. H. Michael................................................ ;>() 39 16. Wyoming Lodge, No. 29, Factoryville, Cass'Cou'ntv, John Murfin..................................................."_ 10 00 Total from Nebraska.................................................._$ 49 go NEW JERSEY. < >ct. 6. Live Oak Lodge, No. 105, Orange, Chas. J. Mills, Sec'y 25 00 10. Howard Lodge, No. 7, Newark, Aaron Matthews, Treasu rer......... ......................................... 14. Lewis Parker, jr., Grand Secretary, Trenton..... IS. Lewis Parker, jr., Grand Secretary, Trenton...... 23. Lewis Parker, jr., Grand Secretarv, Trenton......... Sept, 2. Sumner Lodge, 180, Jersey City, Joseph M. Hough, Secretary ................................................... Total from New Jersey................................................$ 388 40 25 00 68 40 150 00 100 00 20 00 NEW YORK. ' Sppt. 2S. C. H. Moses, Chairman Relief Committee, New York 300 00 Oct. 11. James Godwin, Grand Treasurer, New York............ 800 00 Nov. 16. James Godwin, Grand Treasurer, New York............ .'541 00 Dec. 21. Grand Encampment, Geo. Smith, Grand Treasurer, 200 Bowery.................................................... 90 00 Total from New York...................................................$ 1,531 00 NORTH CAROLINA. Sept. 25. From J. J. Letchford, Grand Secretary, Raleigh : 25. Neuse Lodge, No. 5, Goldsboro.......".................... 12 50 25. Charlotte Lodge, No. 28, Charlotte...................... 5 00 25. Salem Lodge, No. 36, Salem................................ 5 00 Oct. 3. J. J. Letchford, Grand Secretary........................... 20 85 12. J. J. Letchford, Grand Secretary.........................'.. 6 75 Total from North Carolina............................................$ 56 10 OHIO. Aug. 30. Belmont City Lodge, No. 221, Martin's Ferry, Theo. Snodgrass, P. G................................................ 10 00 Sept. 7. AAr. S. Capellar, (Jrand Master, Cincinnati.............. 500 00 13. Sam'l T. Fisk, R. R. Ticket Agent, Toledo, "A Brother in Masonry and Odd Fellowship." (See Masonic Receipts for $2 50 also.)........................ 2 50 [ 44 ] Sept. 16. Geo. D. AVinchell, Grand Treasurer, through Grand Master McKenzie.............................................. 500 00 Oct. 18. Geo. D. AVinchell, Grand Treasurer....................... 500 00 Jan. 1, 1879. Geo. D. AVinchell, Grand Treasurer................ 700 00 Total from Ohio...........................................................$ 2,212 50 PENNSYLVANIA. Aug. 30. Fayette City Lodge, No. 511, Geo. K. AVilson, Sec'y., 10 00 30. Iron City Lodge, No. 182, Pittsburg, C. Blume, Jr., Treasurer........................................................ 10 00 Sept. 6. Morris Lodge, No. 936, Prosperity, M. Minton, Sec'y., 3 00 12. Adoniram Lodge, No. 739, Sharpsville, by J. A. My- ler, D. D. G. M., Alleghany............................. 5 00 13. Cornplanter Lodge, No. 757, Oil City, bv E. H. AVolfe, 2 00 28. Peters Creek Lodge, No. 248, by J. A. Uyler, Dep. G. M., Alleghany................................................. 5 00 Oct. 1. M. R. Muckle, Grand Treasurer, Philadelphia......... 700 00 24. M. Richards Muckle, Grand Treasurer, Philadelphia, 407 84 Total from Pennsylvania...............................................$ 1.142 84 RHODE ISLAND. Sept. 14. Sidney Dean, Grand Master, Providence.................$ 200 00 AV E S T VIRGINIA. Sept. 5. AVheeling Lodge, No. 9, AV. Ellingham, Treasurer...... 25 00 5. Excelsior Lodge, No. 40, Wheeling, Geo. McCulley, Secretary......................................................... 20 00 5. Franklin Lodge, No. 30, AVheeling, James M. Todd, Treasurer......................................................... 20 00 8. Evening Star Lodge, No-. 54, Mannington, F. R. Stew- art, Secretary.................................................. 10 00 8. Mound City Lodge, No. 13, Moundsville, John L. Parkman, N. G................................................ 25 00 10. Magnolia Lodge, No. 42, New Martinsville, Levi Tucker, Secretary 15 00 10. Cameron Lodge, No. 36, AATieeling, O. Moore, Sec'y., 25 00 11. New Haven Lodge, No. 35, by J. J. Grunstead........ 25 00 11. St. Mary's Lodge', No. 11, St. Mary's, Jas. A. Patter- son, Secretary.................................................. 15 00 12. Huntington Lodge, No. 74, Huntington, AVm. F. AVal- lace, Secretary.................................................. 25 00 12. Cabell Encampment, No. 25, Huntington, AVm. F. AVallace, Secretary.......................................... 5 ()0 12. Tuscarora Lodge, No. 24, Martinsburg, J. L. Cline, Secretary......................................................... 20 00 ■ L 45 ] Friendship Lodge, No. 12, AVheeling, S. G. Freder- ick, Secretary.................................................. 15 00 Odd Fellows at Keiser, per J. J. Koely.................. 7 00 Monongalia Lodge, No.' 10, Morgan town, G. AAT. Le- mans, Secretary................................................ 10 00 Adelphian Lodge, No, 8, Clarksburg, E. W. Davisson, N. (f.............................................................. 10 00 Grafton Lodge, No. 31, Grafton, A. J. Coly, Sec'y., 10 00 Eureka Lodge, No. 48, AVheeling, O. J. Huvs, Sec'y., 15 00 Liberty Lodge, No. 21, Hartford City, Richard Al- len, N. G......................................................... 20 00 Paw Paw Lodge, No. 78, Paw Paw, Morgan co., D. Thomas, Secretary............................................. 10 00 Marion Lodge, No. 11, Fairmont, A. B. AVilson, Treasurer......................................................... 40 00 Concord Lodge, No. 19, Wheeling, T. Zimmer, Sec'y., 20 00 American Lodge, No. 76, Scotch Hill, Newburg P. O., Preston co., Allen Morrison, Secretary............... 5 00 Bethany Lodge, No. 7, Degree of Rebecca, Emily Bean, Secretary................................................". 10 00 Mountain Lodge, No. 86, Hinton, Jas. Prince, Sec'y, 10 00 St. George Lodge, No. 39, St. George, L. C. Bowman, Secretary........................................................ 15 00 Orrel Lodge, No. 20, Newburg, J. Emory Paul, Sec- retary, p. t....................................................... 10 00 Panola Lodge, No. 12, AVheeling, A.M. Harkins, Sec- retary............................................................. 15 00 Palatine Lodge, No. 84, Palatine, James T. Holland, Secretary......................................................... 25 00 Putnam Lodge, No. 85, Raymond City, $20, and $15, collected outside of Lodge, A. J. Lowd, Secretary, 35 00 Kanawha Lodge, No. 25, Charleston, per J. T. Brodt, Secretary......................................................... 50 00 Point Pleasant Lodge, No. 33, Point Pleasant, Adolph Hess, Secretary.............................................. 10 00 Clifton Lodge, No. 45, Clifton, Mason co., Jas. Yow- ell, Secretary................................................... 10 00 Dr. E. A. Hildreth, Odd Fellow, AATieeling, through AV. Ellingham, 1400 Main street.....................7.. 2 00 Gratitude Lodge, No. 26, Hedgeville, D. S. Hull, Secretary........................................................ 5 00 Hiawatha Lodge, No. 83, Sistersville, Robert Hender- son, N. G...".................................................... 5 00 Wildey Lodge, Mo. 29, Charleston, M. S. Robertson, Secretary,........................................................ 9 75 Electic Lodge, No. 67, Farmington, Marion co., J. AAr. Gribble, Secretary............................................ 10 00 Henrietta Lodge, No. 82, Peytona, Rome co., J. AY Bott, Secretary................................................ 15 00 Olive Branch Lodge, No. 38, Brownstown, J. R. AA'alk- er, Secretary................................................... 5 00 Phillipi Lodge, No. 59, Phillipi, C. C. Hoather, Sec'y., 10 00 Marshall Lodge, No. 71, Moundsville, A\Tiley O. Riggs, Secretary,........................................................ 6 00 Kate Barclay Lodge, No. 51, Cairo, Ritchie co., E. Earnest, Secretary............................................ 10 00 ATolcano Lodge, No. 49, S. J. Chubbuc, Chairman Committee....................................................... 14 25 [ 46 ] Oct. 6. AVest Columbia Lodge, No. 14, AVest Columbia, J. . Aumiller, Secretary.......................................... 10 00 6. AVebster Lodge, No. 5, AVebster, H. AAralter, Sec'y., 10 00 7. Maiden Lodge, No. 77, Kanawha, Saline P. O., D. H. Putney, Secretary......................................... 10 00 12. Mt. Hebron Lodge, No. 43, Bloomery, Hampshire co., J. AV. McBee, Treasurer................................... 20 00 14. Morning Star Lodge, No. 63, Coalsburg, John Banis- ter, Secretary................ .................................. K) 00 14. Sharon Lodge, No. 28, Parkersburg, Thos. P. Butch- er, Secretary................................................... 20 00 17. Shinston Lodge, No. 16, Jay F. Ogden, Secretary... 15 00 25. Melbourne Lodge, No. 69, Middlebourne, Tyler co., J. N. Knight, Secretary.................................... 11 25 Total from AVest Virginia..............................................$ 780 25 WISCONSIN. Sept. 7. Euclaire Lodge, No. 129, Euclaire, Geo. M. AArithers. P. G................................................................ 10 00 10. 31cDonald Lodge, No. 37, Racine, Jos. Shroeder, Treasurer........................................................'.■ 50 00 11. AA^ausaw Lodge, No. 215, AATausaw, John Ringle, N. G. 15 00 20. Racine Lodge, No. 8, Thos. Lewis, Sec'v, per Jos. Shroeder.7.........................................'............... 50 00 Total from Wisconsin...................................................$ 125 00 TEXAS. Aug. 29. Odd Fellows of Houston, per Ike C. Stafford.......... 50 00 Oct, 1. International Lodge, No. 148, Hearne..................... 20 00 19. Encampment, No. 46, Forth AVorth, by express—no letter.............................................................. 29 00 23. Odd Fellows of Fort AVorth, through R. E. Beckham, H. P. Shield, R, AValton, Committee..................... 53 50 Total from Texas..........................................................$ 152 50 U T A H . Oct. 10. Odd Fellow's Relief Association, Silver Reef, AVash- ington county, per Theo. A. Ross, Assist. Grand Secretary, Baltimore......................................... 50 ()() Lodges of Utah, by same..................................... 50 00 Total from Utah.......................................................,...$ io<) ()0 [ 47 ] L'TAH, COLORADO, NEVADA. Oct. 14. Per Theo. A. Ross, Assist. Grand Secretary, Balti- more, pro rata contributions from Utah, Colorado, and Nevada.................................................... 4;j 00 ■ u lit COLORADO, S A N D AV I C H ISLANDS Oct. 24. Per Theo. A. Ross, Assist. Secretary, Baltimore, one- half contributions Rocky Mountain Lodge, No. 2, Colorado; Excelsior Lodge, No. 1, Honolulu, Sand- wich Islands...................................................... Nov. 18. Polynesia Encampment, No. 1, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, per Theo. A. Ross, Assistant Grand Sec'y.. 25 00 Total..........................................................................$ 82 75 FROM LODGES IN STATES NO T KNO AAr X . Sept. 14. Springfield Lodge, No. 7...............,.,..................... 28 00 Oct. 10. Black Hawk Lodge, No. 72, AVaterloo, Harvey Smith, Secretary..............................................*.......... '2e> 00 Total $ 53 00 [ 48 ] RECAPITULATION OF I. O. O. F. RECEIPTS. Alabama..............................................................,............$ 30 00 Arkansas........................................................................... 391 85 California.......................................................................... 2,700 00 Colorado.......................................................................... 75 00 Connecticut...................................................................... 3,00 00 Dakotah Territory............................................................. 136 00 Delaware........................................................................... 129 50 Florida............................................................................. 35 00 Illinois............................................................................ 1,585 00 Indiana............................................................................. 856 00 Iowa................................................................................ 638 60 Kansas............................................................................. 71 90 Kentucky.......................................................................... 460 00 Louisiana......................................................................... 110 00 Maine.............................................................................. 100 00 Maryland.......................................................................... 285 50 Michigan.......................................................................... 1,000 00 Mississippi........................................................................ 167 65 Missouri................................................. ........................ 35 00 Montana........................................................................... 101 00 Nebraska........................................................................ 49 SO New Jersey....................................................................... 388 40 New York........................................................................ 1,531 00 North Carolina.................................................................. 56 10 Ohio................................................................................ 2,212 50 Pennsylvania................................................................... 1,142 84 Rhode Island..................................................................... 200 00 AVest Virginia................................................................... 7S0 25 AVisconsin......................................................................... 165 00 Texas............................................................................... 152 50 Utah................................................................................ 100 OH Utah, Colorado, Nevada...................................................... 43 00 Colorado, Sandwich Islands................................................... 82 75 Lodges in States not known.................................................... 53 00 Total from Odd Fellows........................................................$ 10,165 14 EXHIBIT C. MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. MASSACHUSETTS. Oct, 3. Boxbury Lodge, No. 205, per A. I). Gill, Treasurer...$ 50 00 MICHIGAN. Sept. 25. Through Jacob Brown, Grand Treasurer, and John A. Webb, Grand Treasurer of Mississippi............. 100 00 TENNESSEE. Sept. 25. Teutonia Lodge, No. 141, Knoxville, per Julius Och, C. M. Baumann, J. H. Madden, Committee, through AV. H. Gibbs, Grand Dictator of Mississippi......... 20 00 Total from Knights of Honor.........................................$ 170 00 ALABAMA. Sept. 13. Citizens of Forkland,'per Daniel Sayre, Grand Sec'y. 60 00 14. Dr. J. C.Francis, Jacksonville............................... 5 00 14. D. F. Hoke, Jacksonville....................................... 25 16. Citizens of Guntersville, per D. J. Miller, (see col- lections through same from Masons and Odd Fellows 73 70 23. Elder J. A. Scott, Davistown, per AV. E. Bowling..... 2 00 Total from Alabama.....................................................$ 140 95 4 [ 5° j ARKANSAS. Oct. 2. Mrs. Alice AV. Pettus, Lonoke.................................$ r> 00 CALIFORNIA. Sept. 6. St. John's Episcopal Church, San Francisco, for suf- ferers at Canton, through Gov. Stone, gold............ 100 00 9. City of Sacramento and Benevolent Orders, per Christopher Green, R. A. Carey, and R. G. AVeth- ler, through Gov. Stone...................................... 667 00 10. Citizens of Oakland, per Union National Gold Bank, through Gov. Stone"........................................... 700 00 24. Citizens of Maysville, per N. D. Rideout, Mayor, through Gov. Stone............................................ 387 00 24. AVells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, through Gov. Stone...................................................'........... 400 00 Nov. 11. A. C. Henry, Treasurer Citizens' Relief Committee, Oakland, through Gov. Stone............................. 1,000 00 Total from California.....................................................$ 3,254 00 COLORADO. Aug. 30. E P. Jacobson. Denver......................................... 100 00 Sept. 12. L. P. Brown, ElMoro, per C. R, AAroodward, Cairo... 50 00 Total from Colorado.....................................................$ 150 00 G E O R G I A . Oct. 6. Proceeds of a Sociable at "Rose Terrace," by Miss Rosa Yeiser, assisted by Mrs. Louis Raymond........ 17 6S ILLINOIS. Aug. 3D. Audobon Shooting Club, Jacksonville, per Geo. Hayden............................................................ 50 00 Sept. 16. Ladies of Belvediere, per John O. Foote, through E. G. AVall........................................................... 165 00 20. AVilliams & Q.uigley, Galesburg, being 5 per cent, of the receipts of their "Little Show."....................... 5 00 Total from Illinois......................................................$ 220 00 L si ] INDIANA. Oct. IS. Light Guards and Governor's Guard, Terre Haute..... 205 65 18. A. Herz.............................................................. 66 00 18. AAr. IT. AViley, Sup't Public Schools....................... 10 00 Total from Indiana...................................................$ 281 65 (Through Thos. A. Anderson, Treasurer Governor's Guard, Terre Haute, to Gov. Stone.) I O AV A . Aug. 30. Citizens of Malvern, per F. P. Spencer................. IS 25 K A X S A S . Aug. 29. Citizens of A Alison.............................................. 5150 KENTUCKY. Sept. 12. Mrs. AVm. J. Marshall, Henderson.......................... 10 00 12. Mrs. Fielding Turnert Henderson............................. 2 00 Total from Kentucky....................................................$ 12 00 MASSACHUSETTS. Oct. 1. Operatives of Blackinton AVoolen Mills, Blackinton, O. A. Archer, Treasurer, through Gov. Stone......... 70 00 Dec. 2. M. VB. Bartlett, Natick, through E. Barksdale, Jackson 16 50 Total from Massachusetts................................................$ 86 50 MICHIGAN. Sept. 28. Citizens of Detroit, through Detroit Free Press, for Jackson.......................................................... 50 00 Oct, 7. Citizens of East Saginaw, per A\r. T. AAlckware, Treas- urer Citizens' Fund, to Governor Stone............... 600 00 19. Same, through same............................................. 592 06 Total from Michigan..................................................$ 1,242 06 [ 5* ] MISSISSIPPI. Aug. 24. Citizens of McComb City, per N. Greener............... 135 00 Sept. 6. Yellow Fever Relief Society, State Line, Jesse Byrd, President......................................................... 45 00 7. Collection by ladies of Baldwyn, through Capt. P. M. Savery........................................................... 40 55 8. AV. H. Tribette, Terry....................................... 25 00 10. R. F. McGill, Jackson.......................................... 10 00 Gov. J. M. Stone, Jackson.................................... 100 00 Ladies of Macon, per Geo. G. Dillard, Mayor......... 343 00 12. Citizensof \\raynesboro, per Turner & Tavlor, through Gov. Stone...................................."................. 66 00 13. Aid Society, State Line, per L. C. Peaster............... 25 00 16. Ladies of Kosciusko, per Miss Mollie Comfort, Mrs. AV. D. Sneed, Mrs. A. Judah, Committee............ 46 00 21. Relief Committee of Scranton, per Walter Denny... 100 00 22. Proceeds of a concert, by the ladies and children of Beauregard, assisted by PL F. Bridewell and family, Port Gibson. Committee: Mrs. Julia Chrisman, Mrs. R. A. Bridewell and Dr. E. A. Rowan........ 52 00 D. A. Buie, Franklin co., per Geo. T. Gracy........., 5 00 . 26. Ladies of Baldwyn, per Capt. P. M. Savery............ 33 03 28. Thespian Corps, Liberty, per F. AV. Stratton, Treas., 20 00 30. Presbyterian Church, Union Church, Jefferson coun- ty, per E. E. Smiley—a collection on day of prayer, 19 25 Congregation of Houston, per S. L. AA7ilson, ($1 of amount by Mrs. Sallie Shell's infant class)......... 37 75 Oct. 6. Citizens of Caledonia, Lowndes co., per A. L. Myers, 25 00 12. Rising Star Grange, No. 134, Union Church, Jeffer- son co., Flora E. Cameron, Secretary................ 30 00 16. Citizens of Macon, per Thos. J. O'Neill, special com- mittee on relief................................................ 78 00 21. J. S. Hamilton & Co., Lessees Penitentiary............ 100 00 Nov. 8. Collection at a Prayer Meeting in Brandon in Septem- ber, per Rev. B. Carradine................................ 10 00 14. Mite Collection at AVoodville, by a lady, per Hon. G. F. McGehee..................................................... 13 00 18. S. B. Thomas, Sheriff Hinds county........................ 50 00 .27. S. Gwin, Auditor Public Accounts........................ 50 00 Total from Mississippi...................................................$ 1,458 58 NEW JERSEY. Sept, 24. Citizens of Phillipsburg, through Gov. Stone...........$ 130 00 NEVADA. Sept. 19. Citizensof Hamilton, through Vicksburg Bank.....$ 50 00 [ 53 ] NEW YORK. Sept. le.^Through E. Richardson, a special subscription in New York for Bolton : Treasurer Cotton Exchange.............................. 200 00 E. Richardson................................................. 50 00 E. S. Jaffray & Co........................................... 50 00 Whitfield, Powers & Co..................................... 25 00 Peters, Calhoun & Co....................................... 25 00 AArare, Murphy & Co........................................ 25 00 AVoodruff, Morris & Co...................................... 25 00 Edwin Bates&Co............................................. 25 00 C. L. Robinson, of Bolton................................. 25 00 J. P. AVithers, of Bolton.................................. 25 00 H. K. & F. B. Thurber & Co............................. 25 00 20. M. C. Richardson, Lockport..................., ............ 15 00 Jas. Jackson, Jr. & Son, Lockport........................ 25 00 Mrs. Hiram Gardner, Lockport........................... 20 00 (Through Augustus Keep/Treasurer Relief Com.) 21. Through John H. Rochester, Treasurer Southern Re- lief Fund, Rochester; For Dry Grove................................................ • 200 00 For General Relief............................................ ' 200 00 Oct. 3. Henry Slote, Treasurer Ball Committee, Old Volun- teer Fire Department, 275 Broadwav: For Lake.....................................".................... 500 00 For Jackson and vicinity................................... 500 00 Total from New York...................................................$ 1,960 00 NORTH CAROLINA. Sept, 21. Proceeds of concert by young ladies of AVinsfon, per Mrs. T. E. Richardson, of Jackson, Miss............... 40 00 Oct, 7. Citizens of Reedsville, per A. J. Ellington, T. J. Hughes, A. P. Laborbe, Committee..................... 22 25 22. Rev. Thos. S. Campbell, Lexington........................ 75 Nov. 2. Young Ladies of Emma Scales' Female Academy, per A. J. Ellington, T. J. Hughes, A. P. Loborbe, Committee, Reedsville..................................... 15 00 Total from North Carolina............................................$ 78 00 OHIO. Sept. 13. Ladies' Sewing Society of Universalist Church, Lon- don, per Theo. P. Gordon, Columbus....................$ 10 00 PENNSYLVANIA. Sept.13. Mr. and Mrs. Craig, Jefferson................... ............. 1 CO Oct. 29. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Craig, Jefferson....................... 1 00 Total from Pennsylvania.............................................$ 2 00 [ 54 1 TENNESSEE. Oct, 14. From " A Baby," Moffett..................................... 1 W> TEXAS. Sept. 17. Citizens of Halletsville, per Sam. Deval, for sufferers at Canton......................................................... 29. Sunday Schools, Churches and Brass Band of Lam- passes, by AVdter Acker.............................. Nov. 3. Colored people of Gonzales, for persons of their own color, per Benj. A. Botts, Houston...................... Oct, 3. M. E. Church, Jacksboro, collection through Rev. AV V. Jones, pastor, to Gov. Stone.......................... Total from Texas.......................................................$ 241 70 47 60 125 95 i 14 15 54 00 VIRGINIA. Sept. 2. Guests and Proprietors of Montgomery AVhite Sul- phur Springs, per Jones S. Hamilton, G. Townsend, (f. L. Boney, Committee.................................... 100 00 (Committee also sent $25 to Jackson How'd Ass'n.) 3. Citizens of Petersburg, through Mayor AVm. E. Cam- eron, and Rev. T. D. AVitherspooh, to Gov. Stone... 1,000 00 25. Board of Supervisors, Norfolk County, per Leigh R. AVatts, AV. S. Butts, Geo. T. A\Talhice, Committee, Portsmouth, to Gov. Stone................................. 100 00 27. Citizens of Portsmouth, per John H. Hume, Jas. H. Toomer, L. R. AATatts, Finance Committee of Peo- ples' Meeting, to Gov. Stone............................... 100 00 27. Citizens of Portsmouth, through J. Thompson Baird, Mayor, to Gov. Stone................................-......... 190 37 Total from Virginia......................................................$ 1,490 37 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Oct. 29. Hon. AVm. M. Evarts, Secretary of State, A\rashing- ton, from Foreign Relief Fund, for Edwards......... 200 00 Nov. 4. Same, for Jackson................................................ 200 00 0. Same, for Edwards................................................ 200 00 9. Same, for Bolton................................................... 200 00 Sept. 28. American residents in City of Mexico, per Hon. John AV. Foster, U. S. Minister, to Gov. Stone, gold...... 700 00 Dec. 20. Hon. AA7m. M. Evarts, Foreign Relief Fund, for Mc- Comb City....................................................... 175 00 Total from Foreign Countries.........................................$ 1,675 00 [ 55 ] RECAPITULATION OF RELIEF FROM jIISCKLLANKOLS SOURCES. Alabama...........................................................................$ 140 95 ;V'1k:;nsa3............................................................................5 00 ^ahfornni.......................................................................... ;] 254 ()0, Colorado........................................................................... !,-„ 0()| Georgia............................................................................. 17 68 Illinois............................................................ .).),) qq }ndiana............................................................'.....'..'.'.'.'"".''" 281 65 J?wa................................................................................ 18 25 J^nsas............................................................................ 51 50 Kentucky.................................................................. ]2 q0 Massachusetts..................................................................... s6 50 Michigan.......................................................................... i242 06 Mississippi.................................................................. ] 4-^ ~)(i> Xcw Jersey....................................................'.'...'.'.'.'.'.['.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 130 00 Nevada............................................................................. 50 00 ^ew,^ork........................................................................ 1,960 00 North Carolina....................................................... 7g QO1 Ohio........................................................V.V.V.V.V.V.V.'.V.'.V"."" io oo Pennsylvania................................................................... 2 00 Tennessee...............:.......................................................... i qo Tcxas....................................................................'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 241 70 Virginia........................................................................... 1,490 37 knights of Honor of Massachusetts, Michigan and Tennessee... 170 00 Foreign Countries......................................... ................... 1675 00- Total.........................................................................$ 12,746 24, ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS. 1870. , Feb. 8. Through Geo. F. BroAvn, Secretary and Treasurer, 241 State soreet, Chicago, being the proceeds of an entertainment by the ladies of the following Chap- ters of the Eastern Star Order.............................$ 158 80 Miriam Chapter, No. 1; Lady AVashington Chapter, No. 28 ; Butler Chapter, No. 36 ; Queen Esther Chapter, No. 41. 8. AVni. Garrett, Grand Secretary I. 0. O. F., Burling- ton, from Lodges in Iowa..................................... 25 62 19. Gregory Satterlee, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge of New York, Masonic.......................................... 50 00 28. Howard Association, Hazlehurst, balance on hand, through E. C. Williamson................................... 5 00 28. Lyons Lodge, No. 01, I. O. O. F., Lyons, Iowa, per J. C. Root, Secretary, for Odd Fellows and their families................".......................................... 9 90 Total..........................................................................$ 249 32 EXHIBIT D. RELIEF DISBURSEMENTS. GRENADA. Aug. 16. Dr. AV. E. Hughes...........................Voucher No. 1 100 00 23. Dr. AV. E. Hughes............................................ 2 100 00 Odd Fellows Lodge, or Relief Committee............. 3 30 00 26. Dr. AV. E. Hughes............................................. 4 200 00 30. General Relief Committee.................................. 6 500 00 Sept. 6. AV. J. Ayres, N. G., Grenada Lodge, No. 6,1. O. O. F. 7 500 00 3. Howard Association.......................................... 8 1,000 00 19. Mrs. S. H. H., (Masonic).................................... 9 300 00 Oct. 1. Mrs. AV. J. A., I. O. O. F..................................11 200 00 1. Bro. M.'s three children, (Masonic)......................10 100 00 1. Bro. C.'s children, (Masonic)..............................12 50 00 1. Mrs. R., (Masonic).........................,.................13 50 00 1. Rev. AV. S. McC................................................14 150 00 1. Mrs. M. C........................................................15 50 00 4. Bro. J. H. C, (Masonic)....................................16 100 00 4. Mrs. H. M. J., (Masonic)....................................17 50 00 4. Mrs. H. M. J., (.Masonic)....................................18 50 00 4. Bro. A. S. AV., (Masonic)...................................20 150 00 18. Bro. J. H. Campbell, for relief of Ebenezer neighbor- hood, and of sundry persons in Grenada, (detailed report filed....................................................21 250 00 Nov. 3. Grenada Lodge, No. 6, I. O. O. F., (36 orphans, 4 widows)..................................................... Family of Rev. John McC................................ Mrs. ,1. K. AV. and children................................24 Mrs. J. K. AV. and children................................25 Widow of Bro. AV. F. F., Lodge No. 361, (Masonic)..26 Bro. J. II. F., Lodge No. 361, (Masonic)...............27 Sir Knight R. A. A., on recommendation of E. C. of No. 15......................................................... 28 51 orphans and 10 widows, Grenada, No. 31, (Ma- sonic)...........................................................29 Mrs. S. H. H....................................................30 Grenada Lodge, No. 31, (Masonic).......................31 Grenada Lodge, No. 31, (Masonic).............. ■.......32 Grenada Lodge, No. 6, I. O. O. F........................33 Sept .27. Nov, , 29. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. Jan. 1. ! 1,14!) 00 ; 150 00 10 00 25 00 1 50 00 10 00 ; 100 (10 1 1.825 00 * 50 00 500 00 : 500 0.0 i 500 00 Total $ 8,790 00 [ 57 ] HOLLY SPRINGS. Sept. 6. Col. AV. J. L. Holland, Chairman Relief Oommit- o nieAi;'"r"Y";V.............................Voucher No. 1 500 00 ' Y s;° • ™: J- L- Holland, Chairman Relief Com....... 2 500 00 iq n ' Tjlnl°ch FaIconer> for Relief Committee........ 3 500 00 iA A : 5' W' Walter> for Relief Committee............. 4 1,000 00 Jn AY iVllIoch Falconer, for Relief Committee......... 5 1,000 00 n f -y- ^o-^'noch Falconer, for Relief Committee......... 6 500 00 Uct. 1. Col. Holland, for Relief Committee..................... 7 1,000 00 2o. Mrs. A. AV., whose husband, a Knight Templar, died at Holly Springs.............................................. 8 50 00 6. Supplies for sick and destitute, purchased in St. Louis............................................................ c) 491 43 V q ^lauketsand clothing, purchased in St. Louis .....10 29150 .Nov. J. Capt. J. C. Tucker, services, as per statement........11 Dec. 14. Holly Springs Lodge, No. 35, for relief families of Masons.............................. 19 if }Vidow and five children of Mr." A.",''(Al'asonic)!..'.'.'.'.'l3 11 li-i' A'' a destitute widow, husband- died of fever.. 14 25 00 14. ldoiv and two children of Bro. K., (Masonic).!....15 75 00 14. Widow and two children of Bro. K., (Masonic)......16 25 00 14. \\ idow and mother of a Mason..........................17 50 00 14. Four children of M-s. P., who died of fever...........18 100 00 14. Mrs. M. and two children, husband died of fever...19 25 00 1-j. Mrs. M. and two children, husband died of fever...20 25 00 14. Mrs. S. E. B.....................................................21 50 00 14. Mrs. C. and children, (Masonic)...........'.'.".'.'"...'"".'.'22 150 00 14. Mrs. E. J. W.......................' 0,3 OOOO 14. Son of Bro. AV. S. M., (Masonic)............".'.'"".'"".24 25 00 14. Mrs. D., widow of a Mason.................... 25 25 00 3. Bro. L. B. M., (Masonic)....................................26 100 00 -0. Masonic contribution from Indianapolis, direct to on u Jv Springs, included in my receipts.............27 316 50 2M. Mrs. \\ . and children.........................................28 30 00 Jan. 1. Relief Fund for Holly Springs Commandery, No.'3, ^ $->00; AVilson Chapter, No. 5, $200...................29 500 00 '. Children of Bro. H. AV. AV........... 30 250 00 100 00 500 00 75 00 Total. ..................................................................$ 8,299 48 DRY GROVE. Sept. 16. R. R. Ledbetter, medicines...............Voucher No. 1 36 90 3. J. Cohen, 5 gallons whisky,............................... 2 16 00 26. Hofheimer & Bro., champagne, brandv, whisky..... 3 18 60 20. C. Cosmani, cask of beer..................*..........."..... 4 19 00 30. Raymond Relief Committee, for Drv Grove......... 5 250 00 Oct. 18. Col. T. S. Dabney, for general relief..................... 6 100 00 JNoy. 6. A. N. Kimball, for 11 days services.................... 7 33 00 6. Morris & Flusser, ice bills from Sept. 20............... 8 92 00 Sept.23. Rev. Dr. Douglas, for general relief..................... 9 200 00 27. Crystal Springs Howard Association, for Dry G'vc.10 250 00 Oct. 2. Terry Relief Committee, for Drv Grove...............11 200 00 4. Crystal Springs Howard Association, for Dry G've..l2 500 00 Nov. 9. Dr. \V. E. Herring...........................................13 75 00 L 58 ] Dec. 23. Dr. (1. AAr. AVest (recommended by AV. M. of Dry Grove Lodge, No. 321................."....................14 75 00 23. Three children of Bro. Jas. G, who died 1870; the mother died of fever, 1878................................15 50 00 23. Bro. J. AV. J., and one child................x.............16 30 00 23. Mrs. C, sister of Bro. J. C. S., who died Sept. 7, '78..17 50 00 23. Mrs. J. C. AV. and five children...........................18 100 00 23. Mrs. AV. D. K. and five children..........................19 100 00 23. Mrs. O'B. and one child, husband died of fever......20 20 00 23. Dry Grove Lodge, No. 321, AVidows and Orphan^' Relief.........................................................21 350 00 Total.........................................................................$ 2,565 60 LAKE. Sept. 9. Champagne and whisky....................AToucher No. 1 20 00 23. Meridian Relief Committee, for Lake.................. 2 1,000 00 Oct. 7. Meridian Relief Committee, for Lake.................. 3 500 00 31. Special car, with relief for Lake........................... 3j 40 09 31. Bro. W. M. Thornton, for the orphan children of Bros. Lowrv, Davison and Crouch.................... 4 250 00 31. Bro. Thornton, Pres't Aid Ass'n, general relief...... 5 1,000 00 31. Richardson ec Bro., supplies............................... 6 65 00 Total.......................................................................$ 2,875 00 GREENVILLE. Oct. —. Greenville Lodge, No. 94, I. O.O. F...Voucher No. 1 13 40 Sept.21. Rev. S. Archer, Chairman Relief Committee......... 2 *1,000 00 Oct. 13. Rev. S. Archer, Chairman Relief Committee......... 3 *1,000 00 Dec. 8. Mrs. E. S., widow of Mason................................ 4 69 00 Feb. 16, 1879. For widows and orphans, through Greenville Masonic Lodge..................,................... 5 2,000 00 16, 1879. For widows and orphans, through Greenville I. O. O. F. Lodge...................7............... 0 1,009 00 Total..........................................................................$ 5,082 40 * Alostly distributed by Bro. Archer, through Masons and Odd Fellows. PORT GIBSON. Aug. 24. James A. Gaze, Pres't How'd Ass'n...Voucher No. 1 200 00 29. James A. Gage, President Howard Association...... 2 200 00 30. James A. Gage, President Howard Association...... 3 500 00 Sept. 3. James A. Gage, President Howard Association...... 4 1,000 00 7. James A. Gage, President Howard Association...... 5 1,000 00 16. Bro. AVm. B. PAilkerson, for Masonic Relief.......... 6 *1,000 00 19. Frank H. Foote, Franklin Lodge, No. 5,1. O. O. F... 7 500 00 Oct. 1. Rev. I). A. P........................'.'........................... 8 100 00 1. Rev. John G. J.......................................................... 9 100 00 8. Rev. D. H. M..................................................................10* 150 00 Total.............................................................................................$ 4,750 00 Jan. 2. Less, returned by Howard Association.......................... 1,500 00 Total...............................................................................................$ 3.250 00 ;•:• Five hundred dollars of this was turned over, at my request, to Odd Fellows Lodge. See acknowledgment of Frank II. Foote, dated September 19. L 59 ] VICKSBURG. Aug. 21. AV. G. Paxton, chairman Masonic Relief Commit- tee.............................................Voucher No. 1 300 00 26. AV. G. Paxton, ch'mn Masonic Relief Com...........*1 200 00 29. AV. G. Paxton, ch'mn Masonic Relief Com...........*2 300 00 30. AV. G. Paxton, ch'mn Masonic Relief Com........... 4 500 00 Sept. 2. AV. (f. Paxton, ch'mn Masonic Relief Com........... 5 1,395 70 6. AV. G. Paxton, ch'mn Masonic Relief Com........... 6 1,525 00 9. AV. G. Paxton, ch'mn Masonic Relief Com........... 7 1,500 00 18. Masonic Committee, from Arizona Territory......... 8 50 00 26. AV. G. Paxton, chairman Masonic Relief Com...... 9 1,000 00 Aug. 29. Chas. Lehman, chairman I. O. O. F. Committee....3f 200 00 Sept. 2. Chas. Lehman, chairman I. (). O. F. Committee.....11 500 00 6. Chas. Lehman, chairman I. O. O. F. Committee....12 500 00 9. Chas. Lehman, chairman I. O. O. F. Committee. ..13 500 (10 18. Chas. Lehman, (see voucher No, 8 of Masonic...... .50 00 24. Chas Lehman....................................~............14 f>()0 00 Oct. 9. Clcs. Lehman .................................................15 500 00 14. Chas. Lehman...................................................16 250 00 Jan. 3. Chas. Lehman..................................................17 700 00 Sept. 17. Rev. Dr. C. K. Marshall, for ministers and their families.........................................................18 1,225 00 17. Rev. Dr. C. K. Alarshall, for distribution at his dis- cretion—detailed statements being part of this and preceding voucher.....................................19 1000 00 18. Raymond Relief Committee, to buy cattle for Vicks- burg............................................................20 300 00 Nov. 18. Bro. S. F., Mason and Odd Fellow......................21 50 00 Total........................................................................$13,045 7j * 1. No receipt filed, but Cash Book and Letter Book show payment. t '2. No receipt filed, but Cash Book and Letter Book show payment. % 3. No separate receipt filed, but amount included in general acknowledge- ment of 83,000 00, herewith filed. Note.—Bro. Paxton's Keport, herewith filed, confirms the statement as to vouch- ers Xo. 1 and 2. \Y A T E R A" A L LEY. Sept. 25. H. AV. Freeman, Sec'v Relief Com.....Voucher No. 1 1,000 00 Oct. 5. A.M. Hardin & (Jo., St. Louis, supplies............... 2 22 93 12. J. AV. Heliums, N. G., I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 82... 3 500 00 Dec. 14. Sir Kt. T. AV. AV. and, family, Masonic................. 5 50 00 14. Comp. J. M. C, of Chapter No. 96, Masonic......... 6 50 00 14. Widow and daughter of Bro. M. A. R, Masonic... 7 50 00 14. AVidow and four children of Bro. J. F. C, Masonic. 8 100 ()!> 14. Widow and child of Bro. J. D. H., Masonic........... 9 50 00 14. AVidow of Bro. A. C, Masonic.............................10 50 00 14. Four orphan children of Bro. J. D. R., Masonic.....11 100 00 14. AVidow and 4 children of Bro. AV. J. M., I. O. O. F.12 100 00 14. AVidow and child of Bro. AV. L. B, I. O. < >. F........13 75 00 14. Mrs. M. A. G., (husband died of fever)................14 25 00 14. Miss B., Masonic...............................................15 30 00 14. A AVidow and 2 children....................................10 25 00 14. AVidow and daughter.......................................17 25 00 14. Bro. R. L. P., I/O. O. F.....................................18 50 00 L 60 ] Dec. 19 Mrs. B. and children..................... ............19 30 00 23. Mrs. M. S. M., Masonic.....................................20 50 00 23. Mrs. M. P., Masonic..........................................21 30 00 23. Water Vallev Lodge, No. 82, I. O. 6. F...............22 375 00 24. Mrs. R. T. and children.....................................23 20 00 24. Water Valley Lodge, No. 132,.Masonic.................24 500 00 Total................................:...........................................$3,307 93 OSYKA. Dec. 4. Orphan babe of Bro. M. D. B.,...........Voucher No. 1 100 00 4. Miss E.I. D..................................................... 2 25 00 4. Mrs. D. McG. and three children......................... 3 35 00 4. Mrs. D. M. R. and three children........................ 4 35 00 4. Mrs. A. C......................................................... 5 20 00 4. Dr. F. and family, (four died of fever in family)... 6 25 00 4.' Mrs. R............................................................ 7 20 00 4. Mrs. M. A. AV. and two children......................... 8 35 00 4. Mrs. B. and family............................................ 9 16 50 4. Mrs. B. and daughter, and three other children......10 40 00 4. Mrs. J. A. O.../................................................11 30 00 4. Mrs. M. R., and three children...........................12 30 00 4. AVm. B., (five in family).....................................13 15 00 4. Mrs. M. A. McG. and two children.......................14 35 00 4. Bro. AV. D. D.........................................................15 100 00 4. L. M. and two orphan children of H. H...............16 35 00 4. Mrs. A. R. and two children................................17 30 00 4. Simon C. for two orphans of H. H.......................18 25 00 4. Seven families, recommended by Bro. Davidson.....19 105 00 4. Orphan son of Bro. AVm. B.................................20 30 00 4. Miss JanieS.....................................................21 50 00 4. Mrs. L. B. G....................................................22 25 00 Total.......................................................................$ 861 00 GANTON. Sept. 2. G. AV. Thomas, President Howard Association...... 1 100 00 3. G. AAr. Thomas, President Howard Association...... 2 200 00 11. G. AV. Thomas, President Howard Association...... 3 250 00 6. G. AA\ Thomas, President Howard Association...... 4 ' 200 00 9. The L. family, I. O. O. F.................................... 5 50 00 16. The L. family, I. O. O. F.................................... 6 200 00 16. The L. family, I. O. O. F.................................. 7 100 00 Oct. 4. Bro. R. Y. S.'and family, Masonic...... ................. 8 100 00 5. Mrs. I)............................................................ 9 50 00 24. Family of Bro. K.............................................10 100 00 Total........................................................................$ 1,350 00 McCOMB CITY. Oct. 11. Mrs. L. E. D., Masonic....................................... 1 30 00 12. Grand Master John H. McKenzie, I. O. O. F., for general relief................................................. 2 500 00 12. Grand Master John H. McKenzie, I. O. O. F., for general relief................................................. 3 180 00 [ 6i ] 535 00 171 35 > 40 20 100 00 50 00 175 00 Nov. 12. McComb City Lodge, No. 385, for general charity.. 4 12. Drug Store account against Howard Association.... 5 12. Drug Store account against familiesof Odd Fellows. 6 Dec. 4. Mrs. Mc. N. and three children, I. O. O. F............ 7 11. Orphans of Bro. S., who died of fever, I. O. O. F... 8 Jan. 2. Heber Craft, for widows and orphans.................... 9 Total.........................................................................$ 1,781 55 JACKSON. Sept. 29. Mrs. D. McG, (afterwards died of fever).............. 1 50 00 Oct. 7. Mrs. G., husband and three children died of fever.. 2 50 00 14. Mrs. G., husband and three children died of fever.. 3 25 00 14. Howard Association, special contribution from New York for Jackson................................... 4 500 00 14. Howard Association, special contributions from Terre Haute, Ind............................................ 5 281 65 14. Rev. Dr. Watkins, for needy persons................... 6 10 00 14. Rev. Dr. AVatkins, for Mrs. E. J. C...................... 7 10 00 28. Mrs. F. M. B., I. O. O. F.................................... 8 25 00 Nov. 1. Bro. H. H. S., Masonic...................................... 9 50 00 4. Howard Association, special donation for Jackson..10 200 00 4. Bro. AV. C. H., Masonic:.....................................11 25 00 9. Rev. Dr.AVatkins, for the sick and poor at discretion. 12 200 00 9. Rev. Dr. Hunter, for sick and poor at discretion...13 200 00 21. Mrs. A. J. P. and children, Masonic.....................14 75 00 21. Daughters of a Mason......................................15 50 00 21. Mrs. D. V. P., mother of an Odd Fellow, deceased.16 100 00 25. Burial expenses of Masonic families.....................17 100 00 25. Mrs. C. and children.........................................18 10 00 25. Bro. A. M. and family, Masonic........................19 50 00 25. Mrs. M. K. Y. and family, I O. O. F..................20 50 00 Dec. 23. Bro. AV. AV. AV. and family, I. O. O. F..................21 50 00 7. Mrs. J. A. C. and children..................................22 25 00 17. Mrs. S. and children, Masonic.............................23 75 00 19 Capitol Lodge, No. 11, I. O. O. F.........................24 100 00 12. Capitol Lodge, No. 11, I. O. O. F., sick and funeral benefits........................................................25 110 00 12. Choctaw Encampment, No. 3, sick and funeral ben- efits..............................................................26 67 50 21. Mrs. M. C, Masonic.............................................27 50 00 21. Mrs. J. G., Masonic...........................................28 50 00 24. Mrs. F., Masonic..............................................29 30 00 24. Children of Bro. B., Masonic..............................30 50 00 27. Mrs. (f. and children, Masonic............................31 50 00 27. Mrs. A. J. P., Masonic........................................32 60 00 Jan. 4. Mrs. B. L. G., Masonic.......................................33 25 00 7. Mrs. C. and children..........................................34 50 00 Total............................'............................................$2,854 65 SHARON, MADISON COUNTY. Sept. 27. AVm. Benthall.................................Voucher No. 1 100 00 Oct. 14. AVm. Benthall...........................................,...... 2 50 00 Total $ 150 00 [ 62 ] YAZOO CITY. Oct. 24. Geo. M. Powell, Pres't Howard Ass'n., Voucher No. 1 500 00 Jan. 3. Bro. R. B. M., (Mason and I. O. O. F.)................. 2 100 00 Total........................................................................8 600 OO TCHULA, HOLMES COUNTY. Nov. 9. Lucy Tapley, nurse, $o0 ; A. N. Kimball expenses of himself and nurse to Tchula, $50,.....Voucher No. 1 110 00 TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY. Sept. 20. Bro. AV. H. FitzGerald, for gen'l relief, Voucher No 1 500 00 Nov. 4. Bro. AV. H. FitzGerald, for general relief.............. 2 250 00 30. Mrs. (_'. Of. C, recommended by George AA'ashington Lodge, No. 157............................................. 3 50 00 Dec. —. Mrs. C. G. G, recommended by George AATashington Lodge, No. 157.............................................. 4 50 OH Total..........................................................................8 850 00 TIL L A TO B A. Oct. 11. J. H. Dame, President Relief Com.....Voucher No. 1 250 00 14. J. H. Dame, President Relief Committee............ 2 250 00 Total.....................................................................................8 500 00 HERN A NDO. Oct. 6. Mayor E. Bullington, fjr gsn'l relief.Voucher No. 1 $ 530 00 BOLTON. Sept. 12. Mayor E. E. Baldwin.....................Voucher No. 1 Oct. 16. Mayor E. E. Baldwin......................................... 2 21. Morris & Flusser, ice......................................... 3 Nov. 6. Morris & Flusser, ice......................................... 4 9. C. D. AVilliams, President Howard Association...... 5 30. Morris & Flusser, ice........................................ 6 26. Bro. T. O. P., of Bolton Lodge, No. 326............... 7 26. Children of Bro. T. A. M................................... 8 26. Bro. AV. M., of No. 320...................................... 0 26. AVidow of Bro. M. of Lodge No. 326.................. 10 26. C. D. Williams, President Howard Association... 11 Total............................................................................$1,037 00 GARNER. Oct. 5. G. L. MeSwine, Relief Committee......Voucher No. 1 200 Oft 14. G. L. MeSwine, Relief Committee..................... 2 100 00 19. C. V. AATarren, Treasurer Relief Committee......... 3 500 00 500 00 500 00 10 00 10 00 200 00 2 00 50 00 75 00 25 00 75 00 190 00 Total $ 800 00 [ 63 ] CRYSTAL SPRINGS. Dec. 2*. Dr. R, M. Davis.............................Voucher No. 1 $ 50 00 SENATOBIA. Oct, 25. Sam. F. Massey, Acting President Anderson Relief Association..................................Voucher No. 1 250 00 O A KLAND. Oct. 3. J. M. Moore and J. H. McAfee, relief, Voucher No. 1 200 00 Nov. 9. Oakland Lodge, No. 97, I. O. O. F...................... 2 100 00 Total..........................................................................$ 300 00 AV I N O N A . Nov. 29. Mrs. O., (whose husband and child died of yellow fever,).......................................Voucher No. 1 30 00 B Y R A M . Dec. 12. Dr. T. A. Catchings.........................Voucher No. 1 50 00 TERRY. Nov. 9. Dr. D. L. Rawls................................Voucher No. 1 50 00 S U M M I T . Dec. 4. Bro. C. H. L., recommended by Grand Master McKenzie....................................Voucher No. 1 25 00 EDWARDS. Oct, 15, Rev. I. J. Daniel.............................Voucher No. 1 50 00 15. Rev. I. J. Daniel, for general relief..................... 2 200 00 Nov. 9. Geo. M. Martz, President Howard Association...... 3 200 00 Total........................................;................................ 8 450 00 NEAR BALDWIN'S FERRY. Dec. 2s. Mrs. M. J. L...................................Voucher No. 18 50 00 LAWRENCE-. Dec. 30. Family of Bro. AV. D. McG...........Voucher No. 1 8 50 00 MACON. Jan. 6. Macon Lodge, No. 40'•.....................Voucher No. 1 $ 500 00 *This Lodge had sent me, at different times, during the epidemic, SiiOO 00. The disastrous fire at Macon, affecting their ability to pay a debt of S700 00 on their new J [all, I returned Sr,oi) 00 of their contribution. This was done without any suggestion on the part of the-Lodge—the result of personal inquiry as to the dam- age sustained bv the fire. [64] MEMPHIS. Oct. 10. AV. J.Jones, Chairman I. O. O. F. Relief Com- mittee.........................................VoucherNo. 1 25 00 Dec. 31. Mrs. A. J. W.................................................... 2 150 00 Total......................................................................... $ 175 00 NEAV ORLEANS. Oct. —. Mrs. Mary C. V.............................\roucher No. 1 175 00 26. Families of Revs. Drs. Rice and Trawick............ 2 100 00 Total......................................................................... $ 275 00 NATCHEZ. Oct. 23. Protestant Orphan Asylum...............VoucherNo. 1 500 00 23. Catholic Orphan Asylums................................... 2 250 00 Total......................................................................... S 750 00 LEBANON NEIGBORHOOD. Oct. 18. Raymond Relief Committee..............Voucher No. 1 200 00 Nov. 6. Ice.................................................................. 2 2 00 Total.............'..............................................................8 202 00 BRANDON. Dec. 17. AVidow and 3 children of Sir Kt. M., Senior Grand AVardenof Grand Commandery at the time of his death..........................................VoucherNo. 1 $ 50 00 MISCELLANEOUS. i Nov. 20. Family of Lt. Benner.....................VoucherNo. 1 50 00 15. Telegraph bill................................................... 2 154 35 Jan. 1. Postage, printing, incidentals.............................. 3 65 00 Oct. 17. Loan to an Odd Fellow, from Texas.................... 4 25 00 Dec. 9. Rev. S. M. M., who rendared service at various points........................................................... 5 25 00 Total......................................................................... 8 319 35 Subsequent Disbusements eleewhere reported. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AM DISBURSEMENTS i;v MASONIC RELIEF COMMITTEE, VICKSBURG, MISS. [published per resolution of grand lodge.] Vicksburg, Miss., December 27th, 1878. IF. G. Paxton, Chairman of Masonic Relief Committee, 1878. TO UNIVERSAL BENEVOLENCE, Dr. Aug. 22. Louisville Masons, through C. R. AVoodruff, P. (f. C...8 200 00 22. Myotic 6ee Lodge, Indianapolis, Ind........................ 100 00 22. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, Mississippi............... 300 00 23. Masonic Fraternity, Okolona, Miss.......".................. 50 00 23. Masonic Relief Board, Houston, Texas.................... 50 00 24. Masonic Fraternity, Sandusky, Ohio....................... 40 00 27. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, Mississippi............... 200 00 28. Masonic Fraternity, Rockford, Ills.......................... 30 00 2S. Garlick & Sizer, Calumet, Ohio............................... 5 00 30. T. 8. (fathright Lodge, No. 33, Oxford, Miss............. 80 50 30. Masonic Fraternity, Natchez, Miss......... ............... 100 00 30. Henry Burnett, AA*. 31., Paducah, Ky....... .......:...... 50 00 30. Terre Haute Commandery, No. 76, Indiana.............. 123 80 30. Tupelo Lodge, Xo. 318, Mississippi.......................... 25 00 3D. J. L. Power, (fraud Secretary, Mississippi............... 500 00 31. 3Iasonic Fraternity, Portland, Maine...................... 300 00 31. Chas. Lehman, loan to I. O. O. F._, refunded............ 100 00 Sept. 6. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, Mississippi............... 1,395 70 6. 3lount Pleasant Lodge, No. 216, Ohio..................... 7 00 G. Excelsior Lodge, No. 442, Jackson, 3Io.................... 50 00 6. Du Quoin R. A. Chapter, Ills................................ 20 00 (i. 3Iasonic Fraternity, Rockford, Ills.......................... 30 00 0. O. S. Beers, AV. M., 3Iobile, Ala............................. 50 OO (5. Naval Lodge, No. 100, Portsmouth, \Ta.................... 20 00 5. AV. B. Isaacs, Grand Secretary, Virginia.................. 100 00 5. Emporium Lodge, No. 382, Pennsylvania................ 10 00 5. Gonzales Commandery, No. No. 71, Texas................ 75 00 7. .I, L. Power, Grand Secretary, Mississippi............... 1,500 00 7. Strict Observance Lodge, No. 78, Forsyth, (fa.......... 35 00 7. 3Ia«o;iic Fraternity, St. Joseph.............................. 25 00 7. Seaboard Lodge, No. 56, Portsmouth, A'a................. 25 00 7. Oliver Clifton, P. (f. C, Jackson. Miss.................... 5 00 12. F. J. Lewis, K. T. AVashington, D. C..................... 15 0i> 5 [ 66 j Sept. 12. Grand Lodge of Mass., through C. A. Welch, G. M. 100 00 12. Da 31olay Commandery, No. 5, xVmericus, Ga.......... 22 25 12. Del Commandery, No. 41, Port Jervis, Nebraska...... 10 0(1 2 3. Knights Templar, Houston Texas........................... 27 00 11. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, Mississippi............... 1,500 00 11. Kennesaw Lodge.................................................. 10 00 11. Amity Lodge.."".................................................... 10 00 18. 3I;isonic Fraternity, Prescott, Arizona.................... 50 00 18. Fayette Lodge, No. 707, AVashington, Ohio.............. 85 00 21. Adelphic Commandery, New York......................... 42 00 21. .loppa Lodge, No. 315, Bay City, Michigan............... 25 00 21. Coeur de Lion Commandery, No. 7, Atlanta, Ga........ 47 25 16. Amount deposited by AV. A. Fairchild, P. G. C........ 175 00 Aug. 28. Freeport Commandery, No.f7, Illinois..................... 100 00 28. Covington R. A. Chapter, Kentucky...................... 30 00 28. Centralia Lodge, No. 201, Illinois........................... 25 00 29. Masonic Fraternity, Galveston, Texas..................... Ill 00 29. Land Mark Lodge, No. 214, Pine Ridge, La............ 10 00 29. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, Mississippi............... 300 00 Sept. 23. Ocean Lodge, Brunswick, Georgia.......................... 15 00 23. Mt. Horeb R. A. C, Portsmouth, Va............:......... 10 00 24. Cincinnati Commandery, K. T............................... 50 00 29. Masonic Fraternity, Rising Sun, Ind...................... 10 00 30. Masonic Board of Trustees. Augusta, Ga................ 75 00 30. Steamer J. AAr. Cannon, passage money refunded....... 27 00 Nov. 2. Proceeds sale of horses.......................................... 125 00 7. Proceeds sale of harness........................................ 10 00 12. E. D. Rickley, for K. of P., amount refunded........... 40 00 16. Howard Association, amount refunded.................. 62 15 Sept. 26. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary................................. 1,000 00 16. Bro. James Murray, order for groceries and drugs..... 100 00 Total............................................................................89,820 65 Cr. By sundry amounts paid "Relief"......................................$ 4,132 32 By sundry amounts paid nurses............................................ 1,902 38 By amount paid drugs, Gray & Co........................................ 138 15 By amount paid Howard. Association, order of J. L. Power...... 300 00 By amount paid for dry goods, Brown & Bro......................... 1 25 By amount paid for dry goods, Schwartz & Marx.................... 2 75 By amounts paid for dry goods, 3iaurice Meyer....................... 4 00 By amounts paid for dry goods, Mayer Bros. & Co................... 46 85 By amount paid for dry goods. .1. Shlenker & Co..................... 35 58 By amounts paid for groceries, AV. H. Andrews & Bro.............. 402 23 By amounts paid for groceries, O. H. Perry & Co.................... 135 79 By amounts paid for groceries, H. H. Kain............................. 11 20 By amounts paid for groceries, G. AA\ Hutchinson, & Co.......... 8 15 By amount paid shoe bill, P. H. Gilbert................................. 16 00 By amount paid wood bills, North & Co................................. 41 50 By amount paid sundries, Dr. Davis........................ ............. 237 65 By amount paid ice bills, F. M. Lassiter................................ 15 90 By amount paid for clothing, Geo. C. Kress & Co.................... 58 25 By amount paid for burials, J. Q. Arnold.............................. 722 50 By amount paid for bedding, F. Steigleman........................... 34 00 By amount paid for one horse, estate of I). AAr. Booth............... 125 00 By amount paid for liquors, Spengler and Tonclla................... 19 30 L 67 ] By amount paid for liquors, Doll & Murphy........................... 1 25 By amount paid for transportation, V. & M.Railroad.............. 142 10 By amount paid for transportation, Mississippi River............... (51 00 By amount paid for hack hire and dravages............................. 39 00 By amount paid for board bills and nurses.............................. 152 00 By amount loaned Odd Fellows................................. .......... 109 00 By amount paid for hardware, Lee Richardson & Co............... 16 15 By amount paid for rent, R. V. Eckman................................. 15 00 By amount paid for printing, Herald Company....................... 18 40 By amount paid for coal bills, Floweres & Co.......................... 30 80 By amount paid for for medical services, E. T. Henry.............. 100 00 By amount Murray, orders transferred to Howard Association... 100 00 Total...........................................................................$ 9,171 45 To gross amount receipts...................................................... 9,820 05 By gross amount disbursements...................................'.......... 9,171 45 Total balance...............................................................8 649 20 AV. G. PAXTON, AV.-. 31.-. AAraluut Hills Lodsre, No. 194, Chairman. T. 31. FOLKES, J.-. AV.-. for AV. . 31.-. AV. H. Stevens Lodcre, No. 121. GEO. CALDER, AV.-. 31.-. Vicksburir Lodge, No. 26. G. G. 3IANLOYE, E-. K.-. for H.\ P.-., ATcksburg It.-. A.-. C.\, No. 3. AV3I. FRENCH, Gen'o Commanding 3Iagnolia Commandery, No. 2. AV. A. FAIRCHILD, P.-. 31.-. ATicksburg Lodge, No. 2(i, Sec'y and Treas. REPORT OF RECEIPTS, AND DISBURSEA1ENTS BY THE ODD FELLOWS' RELIEF COMMITTEE, VICKSBURG, MISS, By contributions received during August, September, November and December, 1878, as follows: J. L. Power, Grand Treasurer Grand Lodge of Mississippi.......$ 3,000 00 Summit Lodge, Summit, 3Iiss............................................. 25 00 Geo. D. AVinchell, (fraud Treasurer, Ohio...... ....................... 500 00 Rising Star Lodge, Evansville, Indiana............................... 10 00 G. P/Theobold, Louisville. Ky............................................ 100 00 Ague Lodge No. 25, through G. L. 3Ioore, Treasurer, Louisville, Kentucky................".................................................. 10 00 Chosen Friends Lodge, through AVm. Poutch, Secretary........... 15 09 Watson Lodge No. 32, 311. Sterling, Ky., through L. A\r. AVhite, Secretary........................................*............................ 25 00 Meridian Lodge No. 80, Meridian, Miss., through AV. L. Sadler.. 10 00 Poughkeepsie Lodge No. 21, New York, through J. D. Neal, Secretary..................................................................... 32 00 L 68 1 Ottaway Lodge No. 24, Kansas, through S. Dewey, Secretary.... 5 00 F. Altman, Cheyenne, AVyoming Territory............................ 10 00 L. D. Bills, Grand Secretary, 3Iadison, AVis........................... 20 00 Centennial Lodge No. 138, 3IcPherson, Kansas, through L. F. Burdette..................................................................... 5 00 3Iaple Rapids Lodge No. 224, through A. L. Kross.................. 9 85 Relief Committee, St. Louis, 3Io......................................... 250 00 Ripley Lodge No. 52, Riplev, 31iss....................................... 25 00 Reno Lodge No. 19, Reno, Nevada, through AV. L. Betchel........ 50 00 Adolphe Brandt, Grand 31aster, Georgia................................ 75 00 Adolphe Brandt, Grand Master, Georgia................................ 40 00 S. B. Hills, Grand Secretary, AVisconsin................................ 35 00 Angerona Lodge No. 2S9, Pittsburgh, Pa., through Samuel Os- born, Secretary.. ........................................................ 10 00 Quascagunoenon Lodge No. 39, Newburvport, 3Iass., through J. AV. AVork................................."................................. 33 33 Merriuaac Encampment, Newburvport, Mass., through Sam'l L. Ford................................".T........................................ 25 00 Geo. AV. Morris, Treasurer Relief Committee, Louisville, Ky.... 100 00 Alagnolia Lodge No. 20, Mound Citv, Kansas, through Geo. F. Dewey.................................*.................................... 5 00 North Star Lodge No. 76, Newport, Ky., through Kentucky Relief Committee....................................................... 25 00 Relief Committee, Newport, Ky........................................... 25 00 Union Lodge No. 13, Mobile, Ala., through Can't Get Away Club...................................i....................................*. 50 00 3Ianhattan Lodge No 17, 3Ianhattan, Kansas, through Sam'l F. Burdett.............................................'......................... 10 CO J. T. 3Ienifield Lodge No. 17, Alanhattan, Kansas, througli Sam'l F. Burdett.........'......................................................... 2 CO John Ready Lodge No. 17, 3Ianhattan, Kansas, through Sam'l F. Burdett...7.............................................................. 2 00 Oswego Lodge No. 36, Oswego, Kansas................................... 15 00 Columbus Lodge No. 36, Columbus, Kansas........................... 10 00 J. C.Smith, Grand Scribe, Illinois....................................... 190 00 Tripon Lodge No. 169, Brazos, Texas...... .............................. 20 00 31etropolitan Lodge No. 27, Leavenworth, Kansas, through Thomas Moonlight....................................................7. . 25 00 Old Dominion Lodge No. 5, Portsmouth Va........................... 10 00 J. D. King, Grand Secretary Grand Lodge, Ontario, Canada..... 525 00 J. L. 31oores, Grand Treasurer, Grand Lodge, New York.......... 28 00 Total.........................................................................$ 5,361 18 Amount of money expended .............................................. 5,298 50 Number of our members and their families relieved................... .........39 Transient members........................;................................................21 AVidows relieved.............................................................................18 Brothers died................................................................................. 8 Transient brothers died.......................................... ........................ 8 CHAS. LEHMAN, Chairman Committee. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBIBSEMEXTS BY GRENADA LODGE, NO. 6, I. O. O. F., YELLOW FEVER, 1878. Amount of" contributions received by officers and members of Grenada Lodge, No. 6, I. 0. O. F., during the epidemic, as far as can be ascertained from data in possession of the Lodge: Aug. 20. Stockman Lodge, No. 19....................................... 82 10 19. AVilkinson Lodge, No. 10....................................... 30 00 20. Ridgely Lodge, No. 23.......................................... 31 00 20. Union Lodged No. 85.......................................... 25 00 10. Carrollton Lodge, No. 40....................................... 5 00 Sept. 25. Washington Lodge, No. 2...................................... 25 00 Aug. 23. Tola Lodge, No. 91................................................ 5 00 22. New Albany Lodge, No.—.................................... 5 00 2(5. French Camps Lodge, No. 62................................. 18 00 23. DeSoto Lodge, No. 1)8......•..................................... 10 00 28. Houston Lodge, No. 25.......................................... 25 00 24. Sardis Lodge, No. 13............................................. 30 00 19. Ripley Lodge, No. 19............................................ • 25 00 21. Okolona Lodge, No. 37.......................................... 10 00 22. Oakland Lodge, No. 97.......................................... 25 00 22. Jefferson Lodge, No. 14......................................... 30 00 19. Clinton Lodge, No. 42......................................... 10 00 19. Corinth Lodge, No. 78.......................................... 25 00 31. Virginia, Old Dominion Lodge, No. 5..................... 5 00 10. Tennessee, 3femphis Relief Association................... 250 00 10. Louisiana, Tangipahoa Lodge, No. 99..................... 1~) 00 Kentucky, Hickman Lodge, No. —........................ 25 00 Sept. 20. Grand Lodge of Missouri.......................... .......... 200 00 J. L. Power, Grand Treasurer............................... 500 00 Total........................................................................$ 1,361 10 10 boxes crackers, 12 boxes canned beef, 1 box tea, and 6 pair blankets from Grand Lodge of 3Iissouri. No. of Brothers sick of the fever during epidemic...............................20 No. of Brothers died of the fever during epidemic.............................14 No. of members of Brothers' families sick during epidemic...................36 No. of members of Brothers' families died during epidemic.................18 Total No. of Brothers and their families sick......................................55 Total No. of Brothers and their families died.....................................32 Four widows and twenty orphans. L 7° ] Amount of contributions..................................................... $1,361 10 Amount disbursed............................................................... 855 OO Amount on hand......................................................... 506 10 And being distributed as rapidly as the necessities of our brethren and their widows and orphans are made known to the officers of the Lodge. Alembers of the I. 0. O. F., who died during the epidemic in Grenada, Alississippi : AATn. J. Ayres, N. G., died September 5, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. D. C. Bristol, V. G., died August 23, of Grenada Lodge, No. 0. J. L. 3Iilton, Treas., died August 14, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. A. AV. Avres, P. G., died August 27, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. T. P. Barnes, P. G., died August 19, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. R. Coffman, P. G., died August 20, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. J. E. Saddler, P. G., died August 25, of Grenada Lodge, No. 0. R. A. Collins, died August 2(5, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. D. 31. 3foore, died August 11, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. Henry Rafalsky, died August 19, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. J. C. Gray, under disability, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. T. AA7. Phillips, under disability, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6. A\ralter Saddler, member of Vaiden Lodge. H. T. Haddick, member of Greenville Lodge. All resident citizens of Grenada. SA3I. LAAVRENCE, N. G. Grenada Lodge, No. 6. RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS BY xAIASONIC FRATERNITY OF GRENADA. Note.—3Iost of the funds sent to Grenada during the. epidemic were directed to the Howard Association and Citizens' Relief Committee. Although a large number of our brethren remained, there was no organ- ized 3Iasonic Relief Committee. During my visit to Grenada in Novem- ber, I ascertained that the following contributions had been received by our brethren during the epidemic : Aug. 14. Citizensof Jackson, per J. L. Power...........................$109 75 14. Tupelo Lodge, No. 3l8, Alississiopi............................... 25 00 21. Grand Lodge of 3Iississippi, per J. L. Power. Grand Sec- retary... 7.............................................;............... 200 00 24. Sardis Lodge, No. 307, per J. A. Rainwater.................. 100 00 24. 3Ia~ons of Jackson, Tenn., per E. D. Anderson, J. 31. AicGlachery, Jas. O'Conner.................................. 30 00 24. Alorton Lodge, No. 254, per H. O. Pettus..................... 5 00 26. Grand Lodge, per J. L. Power, Grand Secretary............ 200 00 26. Patton Loihe, No, 129, per Jas. R. AVebb, Secretary...... 10 00 Sept. 10. Ostemaula Lodge, No. 113, Rome, Ga., per H. C. Norton 25 00 Sept. 14. Forth AVorth Lodge, No. 148, Forth AVorth, Texas, per J. P. A\Toods, Secretary......................................... 25 00 Total............................................................................$729 75 Of this amount $G41 50 had been disbursed for relief to November 30th. J. L. P. CONTRIBUTIONS BY LODGES AND BRETHREN XOT ELSEWHERE REPORTED In response to a circular issued, the following contributions are reported as having been sent to afflicted localities. Some of the items are included in my general statement of receipts from Mississippi, pages 26, 42, 52 : Pascagoula Lodge, No. 202, 3Ioss Point: Aug. 17. To Grenada, chairman Relief Committee.....................$ 25 00 Oct. 19. To Jackson, J. L. Power, Grand Secretary................... 100 00 19. To Handsboro, C. Tavlor, President H. H. A................ 25 00 Nov. 16. To Handsboro, C. Taylor, President H. H. A................ 100 00 16. To Biloxi, AAr. Foster, President Howard Association...... 100 00 16. To Biloxi, 3Irs. Lang................................................ 36 00 Oct. 21. Contributions from H. L. H. Chapter to Handsboro........ 50 00 21. Private contributions by 3Iasons to Grenada, Jackson, Handsboro, Biloxi and Ocean Springs...................... 434 25 Irvin Miller, AAY. 31.\ AValnut Grove Lodge, No. 242, individual contribution ....................................................... 25 00 Duck Hill Lodge, No. 327—bv Lodge $25 00; individual members, $s(> 00, toGrenada................................................ 105 00 Cornersville Lodge, No. 284—individual contributions—amount not stated............................................................ Cherry Creek, No. 339—in addition to Lodge contribution, else- where acknowledged, Bro. N. B. Berry, sent to Grenada 10 00 AATm. Cothran Lodge, No, 8(51—By Lodge, for medical attention, $70 00; individual contributions in money and supplies, $45 00................................................ 115 00 Alasonic Fraternity of Natchez: Aug. 25. Grenada, to A. P. Saunders.................................... 10 00 29. Vicksburg, to AVm. A. Fairchild............................. 100 00 29. Port Gibson, to Jas. A. Gage, Prcs*t H. A.............. 125 00 Total from Natchez......................................................$ 235 09 Sard is Lodge, No. 307: Aug. 16. Toll, A. Armistead, Grenada............................... 50 00 16. To R. A. Armistead, Grenada................................. 50 00 Contributions by members, in August, September and October, sent to Holly Springs, Grenada and Hernando, cash, $478 00; supplies, low estimate, $125 00........................................................ $298 00 Total from Sardis Lodge...............................................$ 398 00 St. Albans Lodge, No. 60—To telegraph operators in New Orleans, $15 00; to N. Greener, President Howard Associa- tions, AlcComb City, $r>l 00.............................. 70 00 Salem Lodge, No. 45, Ashland—Individual contributions: to Holly Springs, $70 00; to Grenada, $40 00....... 110 CO [ 7= ] . Ripley Lodge, No. 47—To Holly Springs, $10 00 ; to A'icksburg, $10 00; individual contributions to Holly Springs, Grenada, Grand Junction, 3Iemphis, estimated at $200 00......................................................'..... 220 00 AAxater Valley Lodge, No. 182—Cash and provisions to Grenada 50 50 Lamar Lodge, No. 148—To Grenada, $10 00; to 3Ioscow, Tenn., $10 00............................................................ 20 00 Trinity Lodge, No. 88—Individual contributions, estimated..... 50 01) King Solomon Lodge, No. 333—To Lake, Sept. 10th................ 25 00 Hazlehurst Lodge, No. 25—Individual members contributed lib- erally through Howard Association..................... Caderetta Lodge, No. 278—Supplies and cash to Grenada........ 25 00 Rising Glory Lodge, No. 215—To Grenada............................. 50 00 Raymond Lodge, No. 21—To local Relief Committee, to pur- chase supplies for Vicksburg and other places....... 40 00 Summit Lodge, No. 93, 1.0. O. F.—To "Grenada I. O. O. F., Lodge, No. 6, $50 00; to Bro. Lehman, Chairman I. O. O. F. Relief Committee, Aricksburg, $25 00 ; 75 00 T. S. Gathright Lodge, No. 33, Oxford—by Lodge, 25 00; indiv- idual brethren, $oF) 00—sent to \7icksburg............ 80 00 3Iacon Lodge, No. 40—(Si'iOO 00 elsewhere acknowledged)........ 787 2S Evening Star Lodge, No. 70—In addition to supplies, cash....... 20 00 Ebenezer Lodge, No. 76.................................."..................... 40 00 Pontotoc Lodge, No. 81...................................................... 28 75 Malone Lodge, No. 101........................................................ 10 00 Lodi Lodge, No. 134—In addition to $10 (10 sent Grand Secre- tary, by Lodge, individual contributions to Grenada. 15 00 Brethren of Cbina Grove Lodge, No. 298, and members of other Lodges, and non-affiliates, through saidLodg^, cash $44 00; supplies estimated $250 00...................... 294 00 TOTAL RELIEF TO MISSISSIPPI. The following is compiled from the best information obtainable: VICKSBURG. Dear Silt: The Howard Association received, in cash, in round numbers, besides flour, meat, clothing..................$ 184,000 00 City........................;...................................................... 19,000 00 3Iasons, Odd Fellows, Hebrews, Knights of Pythias, Hiber- nians, Religious Bodies................................................ 47,000 00 Say in all......................................................................$250,000 00 Vicksburg, March 15. 1879. T. R. Roach. HOLLY SPRINGS. Holly Springs, March 15, 1879. Col. J. L. Power—Dear Sir: In reply to your enquiry of 12th inst., I would state that the total cash receipts for relief purposes here, as shown by committee's books, amount to $54,859 42, which includes an item of $8,955 50. being the face of a county warrant issued under order of the Board of Supervisors of this county to assist in relieving the indebtedness of the Committee, and from which (warrants being at a discount) the Committee realized $3,S(J5 actual cash. I have endeavored, but ineffectually, to gather some information touching donations through Benevolent Orders and cannot give you even an approx- imate estimate. The same difficulty attains as to value of supplies. No account whatever, was kept of these, though the amount must have run up into thousands of dollars. Regretting that I cannot give you more definite information, I am, Very truly, Addison Craft. port gijssox. AVm. B. Fulkerson, Treasurer of Howard Association acknowl- edges total receipts........................................................$20,678 27 GREENVILLE. Rev. Stevenson Archer, Chairman Relief Committee acknowl- edge:; total receipts........................................................$31,068 6(5 JACKSON. Subscribed by citizens.........................................................$ 2,219 70 Received by Howard Association from other States.................. 6,964 85 Received by 31ayor 3icGill from other States.......................... 5,932 52 Received by other parties for relief, estimated....................... 2,500 00 Total.............................................................................$17,617 07 [ 74 ] CANTON. Emmet L. Ross, Esq., Secretary Howard Association, reports actual cash received......................................................f 22,222 57 Merchandise, orders............................................................ 16 00 Total...........................................................................$22 238 57 MERIDIAN. Col. J. L. Power—Dear Sir: The total amount received at Meridian for relief during epidemic is.............................$ 13,631 55 Expended......................................................................... 12,487 68 Balance on hand..............................................................$ 1,143 87 The expenditures include all funds sent and expended by this Society for Lake; also five hundred dollars recently sent to Vicksburg. Our Com- mittee will soon publish a detailed report. Leland Bardwell. March 18, 1879. ----- lake. Dear Sir: The total amount of funds from all sources and for all purposes was......................................................$ 4,225 00 March 13, 1879. AV. 31. Thornton. water valley. The published acknowledgements of funds received by Relief Committee, is...............................................................$ 5,578 82 GRENADA. Citizens' Relief Committee acknowledge................................$24,493 43 No reports from Howard Association or other Relief organ- izations. HERNANDO. Published acknowledgement of Receipts ..............................$ 8,212 20 Total cash contributions to Bolton, Edwards, Osyka, 3IcComb City, Dry Grove, Yazoo City, Garner, Senatobia, Oakland, Tallahatchie county, and other places, estimated at............$35,000 00 ('ash distributed by Grand Secretary, not included in amounts above acknowledged, estimated....................................... ~>0 000 00 Total amount of cash received in Mississippi for relief........$ 522,632 42 Estimated value of Government supplies, and contributions of provisions, medicines, etc., by citizens of 3Iississippi and other States, and donationsby railroads in the way of disinfectants, free transportation for physicians, nurses, etc-...................................................'......................' 150,000 00 Grand Total. 82 42 e:x:t:fl.a.ots FROM CORRESPONDENCE, ACCOMPANYING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MASONIC SOURCES. " Have Love. Not love alone for one, but man as man thy brother call, And scatter, like the circling sun, thy charities on all." Nearly two thousand letters and telegrams were received by me during the epidemic. The following extracts are given, as showing the kind and sympathizing spirit of those who so promptly and generously came to our relief: ALABAMA. Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 3.—Herein find $20 00, contributed by Liberty Lodge, No. 65. Still sympathizing with you in your great affliction, and sorrowing over the death of so many of our fraternity, and still hoping that the pestilence may soon be stayed by an early frost, I am, fraternally, Daniel Sayre, Grand Secretary. Benton, Ala., Sept. 10.—Find contribution of Benton Lodge, No. 59, which please distribute as you may see proper. 3Iay God cause the fever soon to cease. Fraternally, B. AVolfe, Secretary. Selma, Sept. 24.—A\Te send New York exchange for $103 84, being a third of the funds raised among the 3Iasons of Selma. Expend same in such manner as may best alleviate the suffering of our 3Iasonic brethren and their families. Humbly invoking a speedy interposition of Divine Providence in abating the fearful pestilence, AVe remain, fraternally, AVm. T. Daughtry, Geo. R. Boyd, Committee. San Francisco, Sept. 5.—[Telegram.] Excelsior Lodge has this day placed to your credit, by telegraph, at Agency Bank of California, in New York, one hundred dollars, for benefit of brethren in fever districts. Geo. C. Randall, 3Iaster. CALIFORNIA. San Francisco, Sept. 5.—[Telegram.] I send you one thousand more, same manner as before. Acknowledge by telegraph, and say whether you want more. AVe have plenty. Alex. G. Abell, Grand Secretary. [ 76 ] San Francisco, Sept. 9.—AVe, members of the French Lodge, La Parfaite Union, No. 17, sympathizing with the unfortunates afflicted with yellow fever, and wishing to alleviate, as much as it is in their power, the sufferings resulting from such calamity, have directed the banking house of Lazard Freres, in New York, to hand you fifty dollars, to be used as circumstances may require. By order of the Lodge. P."G. Sabatic, 3Iaster. San Francisco, Nov. 4.—By next express will send you $55 00 (silver $45 00; gold, $10 00;) contributed by the various Lodges of the Frater- nity in AVashington Territory, for yellow fever sufferers. In addition to this, the 31asons of the Territory have sent $100 00 to their suffering brethren in Tennessee. Aaron Stein, Treas. Relief Fund. COLORADO. Denver, Col., Sept. 5.—Your draft for $50 00 contribution of Union Lodge, No. 7, paid. "Denver has already sent nearly $2,000 to different afflicted points in the South. Trusting that the scourge may soon be stayed, " O. F. AAthittemore, Secretary. Denver, Col., Sept. 20.—Enclosed find the contribution of El Paso Lodge, No. 13, ($63 75) which please expend for the relief of suffering 3Iasons. Roger AV. AA^oodbury, (fraud 31aster. CONNECTICUT. Noravich, Conn., Aug. 31.—Enclosed find check for $25 00, just re- ceived from New Haven Commandery. Other contributions will be for- warded the moment received. Personal service is impossible. If that would aid you, the South would swarm with Northern triends with strong arms and warm hearts. Your terrible sufferings are now absorbing our thoughts and conversation ; sympathizing heartily with you. , John AV. Stedman, Grand Recorder. Other remittances were received from Sir Kt. Stedman, dated Sept. 8) 12, 16, 23, on which latter date he wrote: "A heavy frost is settling down upon us this evening. I pray it may soon reach your stricken region." Oct. 24th, in sending his last remittance, he said: "God he praised for your preservation." Hartford, Conn., Sept. 23.—Your acknowledgement of $250 00 re- ceived; also telegram this morning. I enclose you another draft for $386 60, the balance I have on hand, which you can use where it Avill do the most good among the suffering brethren of your State. ThL makes $1,686 60 I have forwarded to different places. AAre hope the cool weather will soon kill out the scourge. J. K. AA^heeler, Grand Secretary. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 1.—I send you draft for $200 00 for the orphans. I fear there are many cases where children are left without parents, who will require attention for some time to come. I trust you are not to be afflicted in Jackson. The scourge has been terrible. J. K. AVheeler, (fraud Secretary. DAKOTAH territory. Yankton, Dakotah Territory, Sept. 27.—You may draw for one hundred more, if needed. Geo. H. Ham. [Answer: Have enough.] Grand 3Iaster. [ 77 1 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AVashington, D. C—Sept. 2.—On 30th inst,, I telegraphed you to draw for $250 00. I am now authorized to have you draw for $250 00 more, making $5U0 00 in all which we send to 31ississippi. AVe send $250 00 to Louisiana, $250 00 to Tennessee, and expect to make it more. AVe regret to see that as yet there seems to be no abatement of the scourge. Alex. Gardner, Treasurer. GEORGIA. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 1.—Find $131 contributed among Fraternity to present time. Distribute as may be needed. Be assured of our deepest sympathy and earnest prayers in your behalf, AA'. F. Parkhukst. Chairman Relief Board. Benevolent Lodge, No. 3, 3Iilledgeville, also s.mt two contributions per Lucius J. Lamar, Secretary. ILLINOIS. Chicago, Oct. 29.—AVe hope the fever in your midst has abated, but we cannot hope that the destitution arising from its effects is much if any less. AVe think there must be many widows and orphans depending upon you ibr aid. Believe me, Brother Power, the 3Iasons of Chicago have never ceased to remember the distress and misfortunes of their brethren of the the South, and the Committee selected to represent the craft of Chicago in this melancholy matter have ever been sensible of their duty to collect and forward aid as promptly as possible. I enclose you draft for $130 27, balance on hand, which makes total amount sent you $1,030 27. AVe also sent Brother Frizzell $700. AATth best wishes, Dewitt C. Creiger. Sppingfield, III., Sept. 28.—I forward you $300 for benefit of 3Iasonic sufferers from yellow fever. I have your acknowledgements of five pre- vious remittances aggregating $2040. O. H. 3Iiner, Grand Treasurer. Springfield, III., Nov. 1.—I send you by express $439 47, being the balance of all contributions to date, received from our Lodges for relief of 3Iasonic sufferers in the South. I presume this will close our remittances for this purpose, as it is understood that the fever is practically at an end, although I liave no doubt the suffering and distress resulting from it will long continue. The labor imposed upon you in this connection must have been very great, and well worthy a liberal reward. O. H. 3Iiner, Grand Treasurer. Mt. Carmel, III., Aug. 24.—Enclosed find $20, contributed by Mt. Car- mel Lodge, No. 239. I assure you that your suffering people have our hearty sympathy. R. S. Gordon, AV. 31. Springfield, III., Aug. 24.—I send you $20 25, for relief of yellow fever sufferers where you may see fit to apply it. It is the individual con- tribution of members of Tyrian Lodge, No. 333. As you doubtless have your hands full will only express the hope that the dreadful scourge may soon cease. Frank Hudson, Jr., Past 31aster. Shelbyville, III., Aug 24.—It affords us pleasure to cast in our mite toward alleviating the suffering and destitution caused by the fearful epi- demic that is now devastating your State and other sections of the South Enclosed find draft for $63 00—$29 00 of which was contributed by the brethren of Jackson Lodge, No. 53, and balance by citizens generally [ 78 ] Accept our sincere sympathies, and hope that the Great Disposer of events mav soon remove from v0ur people His affilicting band and restore them to health and happiness. " A. Fear, Secretary. Chicago, Aug. 27—At what point in 3Iississippi can the most good be accomplished by coming and bringing relief to yellow fever sufferers? Ad- vise me fully at once. J- C. Iucker. Springfield, III., Aug 28.—I enclose you $10 00, the contribution of Lexington Lodge, No. 482. Though small in amount it shows that the sympathies of the Craft in Illinois are with you in your terrible affliction. John F. Burrill, Grand Secretary. 3Iorrison, III., Sept. 5.—Enclosed find $82 00—a donation from the Lodge and individual 3iasons, which you are requested to use as your judg- ment mav dictate. AVe sincerely hope the plague may be speedily stayed. Frank Clendenin, Secretary. Jacksonville, III., Sept. 5.—In sending you the enclosed proportion-. ate sum of $25 00 we trust that a kind Providence may save you and friends from further devastation, and that your country may soon be re- stored to health and prosperity. Leopold AVeii, Sumner, III., Sept. 16.—Enclosed find $15 00, the contribution of Sumner Lodge, No. 331, to our afflicted brethren of your State. Place it where it will do most good. 31. 3Iay, AAt. 31. 3Iarine, III., Sept. 9.—Find herein $20, the contribution of,3Iarine Lodge, No. 3-55. Hoping that God may restore your people to their ac- customed health and prosperity. Albrt H. Judd, AV. 31. Rossville, III., Sept. 18.—Find 3Ioney Order for $32 50, donated by Rossville Lodge, No. 527, for Port Gibson. Hoping the weather may change and thereby abate the fever at an early date, is the earnest prayer of the membership of this Lod. In his report to his Grand Chapter he said: "1 was led to transmit all our contributions to Companion J. L. Power, as from him alone came any appeals to my hands for assistance, and from his location and excellent knowledge of the needs of the afflicted localities, both in that and the neigliboring States, I felt assured that our contributions would be M'ell and wisely applied. I have received from him acknowledgments of the receipt of all amounts sent, with expressions of grateful appreciation'on behalf of those assisted. Newton, Iowa, Sept. 10.—I, this day, send you by express $400 00, contributed by the brethren of this jurisdiction for the relief of our broth- ers in the South who are suffering with the yellow fever. As last as money is received it will be forwarded. 3Iay God in His mercy stay this terrible scourge, and may the Grand Architect of the Universe watch over and protect you all in this; your time of trial. J. AV. AVilson, Grand Piaster. [ »i 1 KANSAS. Emporia, Kansas, Sept. 20.—At the last Convocation of Emporia Chap- ter, No. 12, it was unanimously ordered that fifty dollars be sent you for relief of our suffering brothers, wherever in your judgment it is most needed. AATI1 remit again from Lodge in a few days. Hoping the terrible scourge will soon cease, AV. AV. Hibben, H. P. AVyandotte, Kansas, Aug. 21.—At the request of our Grand Master I telegraphed you to draw at sight for $100 00. Should your terrible epi- demic continue, we will appeal to our Lodges for further aid. Our people all over the North are hard at work doing all they can to help vour people. Keep me advised are from time to time. John H. Brown, Grand Secretary. —Several other substantial favors were received from Brother Brown. KENTUCKY. Henderson, Ky., August 28.—I send you one hundred dollars by ex- press, for the relief of our suffering brethren in your State. This is con- tributed by the Masons of our town, and we accompany it with our prayers to the G. A. O. T. U., that it may be the means of slleviatino- the distress and saving the life of some suffering brother. Your people have our fullest sympathy in their distress, and we hope to be able, as occasion demands, to manifest it in a substantial way. 3Iav God avert the spread of the dread destroyer, and quickly relieve all those who are within his £rasP- B. G. AVitt, Em. Com. Louisville, Sept. 7.—Your letter and circular of 3d received and we were deeply moved by the touching contents. Rest assured, dear brother that our afflicted friends among you have our most earnest sympathies in these your hours and days and weeks of terrible trial and affliction and that you are constantly remembered in our daily pravers. Enclosed find two hundred dollars. AVe received a telegram from Holly Springs askin- for aid of a general nature, and if any of the sum sent can be used at that, point, we would thank you to send it there, giving Col. H. AV AValter in formation that it is from Louisville 3Iasons. May God grant you immunity from the disease, and spare your life for further usefulness. C. R. AVoodruff, for Committee. Hopkinsville, Ky., Sept. 11.—I enclose express receipt for one hun- dred and tnree dollars sent you. AVe wish that it were ten times as much but feel sure that you will accept it in that spirit which makes stramrers in 3Iississippi and strangers in Kentucky brethren. AVith deenest Wr nal sympathy and affection, Sam'l O. Graves AV. 31. Hopkinsville Lodge, No. 37. Henderson, Ky, Sept. 2.-I send you sixteen dollars, the contribution of DeKoren Lodge-a small Lodge, and in debt, but remember their suffer ing brethren of the South to the measure of their ability I hLtl, !' lorward it, with the prayer that God may bless and relieve you Campbell PI. Johnson, Grand 3Iaster. LOUISIANA. New Orleans, Aug 21.-The Masons of Louisiana beg to tender their mite of two hundred dollars t® their afflicted brethren of 3Iississinni ' on Capitol State Bank, Jackson, who are authorized by Southern RmIV 7/ pay ± . , . EDWIX Marks> deputy Grand M^er. — Ibis was the first communication received on the subject of relief [ 82 ] MARYLAND. Baltimore, Sept. 3.—I can assure you our fraters in Mississippi have our deepest sympathy in this the hour of affliction, and we sincerely trust that the Great Ruler of events may speedily remove the terrible scourge from among you. I have expressed you five hundred dollars. I regret that we are unable to send a larger sum at this time, as most of our mem- bers had already distributed to other Committees. I shall, however, not relax my efforts. Jacob E. Krebbs, Grand Com. of 3Iaryland. —Another kind letter, dated Sopt. 18, was received from Grand Com- mander Krebbs, with three hunered and sixty dollars enclosed. MASSACHUSETTS. Boston, Sept 17.—I send herewith three hundred dollars contributed by different 3Iasonic brethren for their Southern brethren. Are you still in want of money, and if so to what point had I better send any amount re- ceived—to you or elsewhere? I sent to Brother AVTieeler, at Memphis just before his death. It could not have reached 3Iemphis till after his death. If sent back I will replace it. Charles A. AVelch, Grand 3Iaster. Boston, Sept. 5.—31 y heart is drawn towards the people of the Southwest who are now suffering from the dreadful scourge of yellow fever, which is destroying so many valuable lives, and to yourself who is doing so noble and characteristic a 3Iasonic work. 3Iay the Grand Architect soon avert the terrible pestilence, and send peace and prosperity to your people. I enclose my mite, ten dollars. John Viall, D. D. Grand 3Iaster, 17th District. MICHIGAN. Grand Rapids, 3Iicil, Sept. 3.—As you will see by circular enclosed) we are making an effort to aid our afflicted brothers and Companions in the South. As the result of our beginning I express you to-day one hundred and fifty dollars. Have forwarded same amount to Tennessee and Louisi- ana. Hope to repeat the good work in a few days more. 3Iy dear brother, words seem like idle mockery to those as deeply afflicted as you are in Alis- sissippi, but I assure you our hearts beat in unison with you and yours in this your hour of trial, and that ere long the dark cloud may be lifetd from your plague stricken land is the sincere prayer of you brethren in 31ichigan. AA'm. P. Innes, Grand Secretary. Note.—Nine letters from Brother Innes, contained nineteen hundred and five dollars. On the loth September he wrote: "Poor AATieeler, of 3ieni- pbis, I regret to see, is no more, also Rev. Sir Kt. Parsons. They died like Christian Knights. I am sorry to see your Grand Commander Paxton is down." Sept. 21st he wrote; "How truly do we sympathize with you as the news flashed over the wires this morning th%t such a good and true man as Brother AA'alter of your State is no more. I learned his sterling worth as a man and 3Iason while in Buffalo, and desire to mourn his loss with those most near and dear to him." Detroit, Sept. 3.—I enclose one hundred and fifty dollars contributed by the 3Iasonic bodies of Detroit, to be used for the sufferers as you may deem best. Hoping, by the mercy of the Supreme Architect of the Uni- verse, that the scourge may be stayed, and that health and prosperity may assume their wonted place among you. J. B. H. Bratshaw. MINNESOTA. St. Paul, Sept. 1st.—The Lord has seen fit to visit your section with a dire scourge, and blessed us with health and prosperity. AVe propose to do what we can to aid you in your calamity. Herewith fiud three hundred [ 83 ] dollars—first installment contributed by the Craft in this jurisdiction. Our desire is that it may be distributed where it will do the most good. On Sept, 2d, Bro. Pierson sent three hundred dollars additional, and said: "The Craft in this State are doing what they can, and further re- mittances will be forwarded as soon as received. \Ve earnestly hope that Providence will permit you and yours to pass this terrible ordeal unscathed, and that you may live to continue to do good in the world." On Sept, 11th, Bro. P. sent one hundred and fifty dollars more. He said : " I took the liberty of publishing your letter of acknowledgement in the papers. It will have a good effect. No other organization has received acknowledgement of funds contributed. I want to show the people that 3Iasonic contributions are received by those who are best calculated to make proper use." Sept, 24th, sent three hundred dollars. "Have just learned of the death of Bro. AValter. Does Br. Howry still live?" Xotk.—The total amount received from Bro. Pierson is $1,050 00, instead of $750 00, as appears on page 26. MISSISSIPPI. A large, sympathetic and substantial correspondence was received from all parts of the State during the epidemic. The cash receipts are acknow- ledged on pages 20, 27, 28. MISSOURI. Sr. Louis, August 22—Enclosed find contribution of two hundred dol- lars from our Grand Chapter. I need not assure you of the intense sym- pathy felt here for your fellow-citizens. As far as material aid can be available, it is being promptly furnished, but when people are driven t^ the last appeal, " God help us !" the situation must indeed be fearful. John AAt. Luke, Chairman Ex. Com. Note.—The several remittances from Bro. Luke will be found on pages 28 and 30. He also rendered prompt and zealous service in the purchase and forwarding of supplies for Holly Springs, at my request. St. Louis, Sept. 3.—I send you two hundred dollars. Sept. 0.—I send you one hundred and five dollars, and may a merciful God bless the money "to the good of the suffering and the needy, and stay the march of the destroyer through your Southern country. Our brethren in St. Louis, and the State, are deeply moved by the unutterable woe that has come upon you, and active measures are being employed to afford material relief. Sept. 10.—I send you three hundred and six dollars. Sept. 24.—I send you five hundred dollars. John D. Vincil, Grand Secretary. St. JosErn, 3Io., Aug. 22.—AVe have read with sorrow the accounts of the ravages of the yellow fever, the suffering and misery of its victims, the destitution of those left helpless by its attacks, and your appeal to 3Iasonic brethren for help. As a small token of sympathy, Mitchell Chapter, No. 89, sends you twenty-five dollars, with the hope that this, together with many larger amounts from other 3Iasonic bodies, may be of much benefit to the afflicted." St. Louis, Aug. 24.—I send you one hundred dollars for our Grand Com- mandery. Sorry the condition of our treasury is such we cannot appro- priate more. AVe expect to contribute a like amount to our fraters in Tennessee and Louisiana. "H"m. II. 3Iayo, Grand Recorder. Sturgeon, 3Io., Aug. 24.—Enclosed find fifty dollars, contributed by Sturgeon Lodge, No. 174. The brethren of the South have our deepest sym- pathy in their dire distress. S. F. Cross, Secretary. [ 84 ] St. Joseph, 31o., Aug. 29.—Find twenty-five dollars, donated by Charity Lodge, No. 331. Our Lodge is poor, financially, but if necessary, we can come again shortly. D. P. AVallingford, Secretary. MONTANA. Virginia City, 3Iontana, Sept. 22.—Enclosed find fifty dollars, which please use where most needed. AVe are few in numbers, but our hearts are warm toward our suffering brethren in the South. I trust and pray that the terrible scourge will soon leave your people. J. 31. Knight, for 31asons of Virginia City, Montana. Helena, 3Ion'iana, Oct. 8.—Have just returned from the annual ses- sion of our Grand Lodge. AAdiile there, and since, I have received the amount of two hundred and fourteen dollars and fifty cents from our Lodges, to forward for the benefit of yellow fever sufferers. Have sent four hundred dollars to 3femphis. Our hearts bleed for you, and we pray devoutly that the delivering angel may come to replace the destroying angel. AVe wish we could send you some of our frosty nights and pure air. AAxe hope this money may bless the recipients, as it has already the givers. Cornelius Hedges, Grand Secretary. NEBRASKA. Omaha, Nebraska.—Nine communications from Sir AVm. R. Bowen, Grand Recorder, contained seven hundred and sixty-three dollars and forty- five cents. NEVADA. Dayton, Nevada, Sept. 16.—In behalf of Valley Lodge, No. 9, I have this day forwarded to your address fifty dollars, to be distributed among your suffering people, as in your judgment their necessities may require. Our heartfelt symphathies are with you in this the hour of great trial and suffering. J. L. Campbell, AV. 31. NEW BRUNSWICK. St. John, N. B., Oct. 15—Your acknowledgment of 4th came duly to hand. * * Permit me to express my heartfelt sympathy with you in your present affliction, and to join with you in the fervent hope that God in His infinite mercy may ere long remove the shadow of the pestilence from your sunny land. T. Nisbet Robertson. NEW JERSEY. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 23.—AVe have this day ordered sent to you the sum of five hundred and thirty dollars and eighty-seven cents, for the relief of those suffering from yellow fever in your State, which you will dispense in your good judgment as needs may be. Jno. H. Hough, Grand Secretary. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 1.—I herewith enclose one hundred dollars from Royal Arch 3Iasons of New Jersey. In explanation ot small amount sent, I would say that the Companions of our jurisdiction have made their con- tributions for same purpose to the Grand Lodge fund, which I understand ha.—Enclosed is $340, which use at your discretion, regardless of 3Iasonry. AVill send more very soon. Our people feel poor, but will do all in their power. * * Sept. 6.—Enclosed is five hundred dollars. Your letter came duly to hand, and shall be published for informa- tion of all interested. I pray our Heavenly Father you mav escape the plague, and live to continue the noble work you are doing. * "* Sept, 11. Enclosed is four hundred dollars to help along the good cause. Hope the dread monster may leave you soon. The papers inform me Paxton is down. I pray God his attack may not be fatal A\re ought not to lose such men. * * Sept. 23.—Enclosed find eight hundred dollars for the relief [ 9i ] fund. AVhen through with the terrible job on your hands, a statement of distributions would be acceptable. I may be able to send you more. * * Oct. 11.—I have the pleasure of enclosing five hundred dollars, to be used at your discretion. Hoping you may live through the terrible war of death which is snatching away so many valuable men and noble brothers, John AAr. AVoodhull, Grand Secretary. —Total receipts from Bro. AVoodhull, $3,249.00—see page 36. FROM THE ODD FELLOWS. ARKANSAS. Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 6.—AVe have on hand a balance of twenty- five dollars for relief, which you can draw on me for, should you need it for any of our brethren, their widows or orphans. Peter Brugman, Grand Secretary. CALIFORNIA. San Francisco, Sept. 17.—Have telegraphed one thousand dollars to your credit for the relief of Odd Fellows where most needed in your State. October 11.—Have telegraphed you one thousand dollars more additional. AV. B. Lyon, Grand Secretary. San Francisco, Oct, 12.— * * Yesterday I requested Bro. Lyon fcn send you by telegraph transfer one thousand dollars. Am indeed glad it- was in our power to respond at once. AA'e have sent same amount to Mem- phis. It surely is a satisfaction to California that she can aid in relieving the terrible weight of sorrow and grief with which you arc loaded. Be assured our hearts are full to overflowing with sympathy for all our dis- tressed brethren. Please keep us advised as time and duties will permit. E. D. Farnsworth, Chairman. CONNECTICUT. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct, 3.— * * AVe deeply appreciate the kindly sentiments with which our efforts to relieve the poor fever-stricken suffer- ers have been received, and believe it proves there is a potency in associa- tions like ours that is destinied to exert a great and good influence in the amicable adjustment of all sectional differences. Hoping that the worst is past, and that it may be many yea~s before another such calamity visits your land. Thos. Stirling, Grand 3Iaster. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 22.—Grand Secretary Botsford has authorized you to make draft on him for two hundred dollars. AVe are happy to know that we are thus able to respond to your call, and are willing to render fur- ther assistance in case you find it necessary to make another appeal. Thomas Stirling, Grand 3Iaster. DAKOTAH territory. Fort Randall, Dakotah Territory, Aug. 29.—Find enclosed fifteen dollars, a small contribution from Echo Lodge, No. 2, for the relief of yel- low fever sufferers. Cheerfully would we have doubled and triple 1 the amount, bat our Lodge is small and our means very limited. Rat we give [ 92 ] it with open heart and hand, and in the true spirit of Odd Fellowship. AVe hope and pray that this terrible scourge has reached its worst, and that we shall soon hear of its speedy and total disappearance. This is the true sentiment of. our Lodge, which I am charged to'convey to you, and through you to all the afflicted brothers in your State. F. Semiller, Treasurer. Vermillion, D. T., Sept. 6.—Enclosed find fifty-three dollars, contribu- ted by Lodges in this jurisdiction. Further contributions will be forward- ed as soon as received. Trusting it will help to relieve our brothers who are so sorely afflicted, and assuring you and them of our sympathy in their distress. Ralph N. Briggs, Grand Secretary. —Several other contributions, through Bro. Briggs, are acknowledged on page 39. FLORIDA. AA'arrington, Fla., Aug. 29.—At request of 3Iechanics' Lodge, No. 8, I send you ten dollars, for use as you may direct. AVe are sorry at not being able to send more,- but have not fully recovered from our late epidemic. AATth the hope that the plague will soon be over. Geo. S. Hallmark, Grand 31aster. ILLINOIS. Rockford, III., Sept. 12.—In addition to former remittance of five hundred dollars, I enclose draft for five hundred dollars, contributed by our Lodges. 3Iake use of same to best advantage, as your judgment may dic- tate, in relieving the distress of our Southern brothers. Hoping deliver- ance is near at hand, and that your suffering people will soon be relieved from the terrors of the fearful scourge, and requesting you to give me prompt information of your necessities. * * * Sept. 30—In your last acknowledgment of five hundred dollars, you stated that you hoped to not need any further relief, aside from what was in hand and in transit. If you find that you were mistaken, I hope you will not fail to notify me. Illinois wants to render aid as long as there remains a suffering brother in your midst. John Lake, Grand 3Iaster. Chicago, Sept. 30.—AVe are all anxious to know what we can do to aid you. Have done a little, but can do more, and will if you will but advise us of the situation. AVe are thankful to know that the plague has spent its force, but realize there must be considerable suffering lor some time. J. C. Smith, Grand Scribe. INDIANA. Indianapolis, Sept. 12.—I send you enclosed three hundred dollars, in addition to the amount already forwarded, making total eight hundred dol- lars from the Lodges of Indiana. I have forwarded eight hundred dollars to our brethren in New Orleans and other places in Louisiana, to be dis- tributed by Bro. Luther Holmes, Grand Secretary. I have also sent six hundred dollars to the I. O. O. F. Relief Committee for the Brotherhood of 3iemphis. AATe send these donations as a free-will offering from the brotherhood of Indiana, trusting they will help to alleviate much suffering, and though they may not re-unite the sundered ties of the households ren- dered desolate by the scourge, they will nevertheless be reminders that, as Odd Fellows, we have not forgotten the obligations of our Order in this hour of sad calamity that has befallen our Southern cities. AVith kind regards, and trusting that a kind Providence may soon stay the march of the destroying angel, I am as ever, B. T. Foster, (Jrand Secretary. Indianapolis, Sept. 21.—Yours acknowledging receipt of roy lastremit- tance is to hand. Should»you need further assistance from our jurisdic- [ 93 ] tion, do not hesitate to advise me by telegraph. Accept our warmest sym- pathy for the stricken and suffering. B. T. Foster, Grand Secretary. IOWA. Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 8.—Have telegraphed you to draw on me for twenty-five dollars—donation of Sioux City Lodge, No. 164, so you can have it for distribution at once in this your hour of need. Your people have the heartfelt sympathy of the members of the Order in this city. C. B. Stedman, Secretary. AVtinterset, Iowa, Aug. 2D.— * * We enclose you thirty-three dol- lars and seventy-five cents, from members of Madison Lodge, No. 136. It is perhaps needless for Odd Fellows to tell each other of their love and sympathy, but such troubles as yours are calculated to "enlist the tender- est of human sympathies," and make our "warm hearts throb for your woes." Hoping a kind Providence may spare our brethren further distress. A. AV. C. AVeeks, for Committee. Carroll City, Iowa, Sept. 10.—Herein find forty dollars, raised by our Lodge, Carroll, No. 279. AA'ords fail in expressing our sympathy for the unfortunate—those whose families are broken and whose homes are des- olate. R. E. Coburn, Secretary. Burlington, Iowa, Nov. 12.—Enclosed find draft for one hundred and. fifty-nine dollars and ninety-one cents, contributed by Lodges in our juris- diction. I hope that the worst is over, and that you will receive such aid as will help the widows and orphans left by our deceased brothers. AAtilliam Garrett, Grand Secretary. —The several other remittances from Bro. Garrett are acknowledged on page 40. KANSAS. Atchison, Kansas, Aug. 29.—Enclosed find twenty-five dollars, dona- tion of Friendship Lodge, No. 5, to aid the yellow fever sufferers. Hope every Lodge in the United States will send their niite. A. R. Platt, Treasurer. —Four other contributions'from Kansas, acknowledged on page 41. KENTUCKY. Louisville, Sept. 24.—Yours of 20th received, and under instructions of our Relief Committee, I send you with this, one hundred and fifty dol- lars, to be distributed by you to such points as in your judgment it is most needed. AAre get bad reports here from Greenville, and if they need it most send it to them. Geo. AV. 3IoRRis, Grand Treasurer. —Two other remittances of one hundred dollars each received from Bro. 3Iorris. LOUISIANA. Thibodaux, La., Sept. 10.— * ■* The fever is now in our town, but so mild that we determined to send you a small sum at any rate, as your wants are greater now than ours will probably be. AVe have now about forty cases under treatment. Silas T. Grisamore, P. G. 31., Secretary No. 34. MAINE. Portland, 3Iaine, Oct. 28.—Yours of October 23d to hand. Find draft for one hundred dollars enclosed, a donation trom the brotherhood of Alaine to the distressed atfd suffering brothers and their families, as you may deem best. Joshua Davis, Grand Secretary. L 94 ] maryland. Utah, Colorado, Nevada, California, Sandwich Island, Bal- timore, Oct. 10.—I am in receipt of one hundred and twenty-eight dollars from Odd Fellows in Utah, Colorado and Nevada, and send you forty-three dollars as the proportion for 3Iis>issippi. Sept. 14.—I send you two hun- dred and seventy-five dollars from Odd Fellows in Utah, Colorado, Califor- nia. Nov. 15.—I have just received from Polynesia Encampment, No. 1, Honolula, Sandwich Islands, with the "hope that it will not.be too late to do good to some Odd Fellow's family," the euclosed twenty-five dollars. Polynesia is a small Encampment, having only 26 members, and the amount is a very generous contribution from the brethren in that distant island. I have heretofore remitted you the contribution of fifty dollars by Excel- sior Lodge, No. 1, of Honolula. Theo. A. Ross, Assist. Grand Secretary. MICHIGAN. Detroit, 31ich., Sept, 24,—Our Lodges have sent me to this time about one thousand dollars. I send you herewith five hundred dollars, and send a like amount to Luther Holmes, at New Orleans. God grant you speedy relief from this dreadful scourge. The sympathies of the world are yours. * * Oct. 4.—I again come to you with the most earnest sympathy, and another five hundred dollars for the relief of our suffering brothers. Pray- ers are constantly offered imploring that the hand of the destroyer may be stopped, and the news from the suffering district is watched for with the greatest interest, in hopes we may have a favorable change. God bless and keep you. * * Nov. 25.—I sent you one thousand dollars, and Luther Holmes, New Orleans, five hundred dollars, all of which has been acknow- ledged most handsomely; and I now want your disinterested advice as to where to send the balance. AVith the sincere and heartfelt wish that the worst is past, B. Vernor, Grand Treasurer. MISSISSIPPI. Starkville, 3Iiss., Sept. G.—Enclosed find fifteen dollars, contributed for relief by Ridgely Lodge, No. 23. Our membership is small, but we have sent money to our brethren in several of the afflicted localities. Jno. A. Jacobs, Secretary. Fayette, Miss., Oct, 21.—Find twenty dollars from Fayette Encamp- ment. Apply it where most needed, and may God assist you in the good work in which you are engaged. Jas. 3IcClure, Jr., Scribe. MISSOURI. Kansas City, 3io., Aug. 27.—Herewith find thirty dollars, contribu- tion of Kansas City Lodge, No. 220, for the benefit of our stricken breth- ren. Apply it as you may deem best. AArould that we could render more substantial assistance in the way of personal help. H. C. Litchfield, Secretary. MONTANA. Deer Lodge, 3Iontana, Sept. 14.—Enclosed find twenty-five dollars, donated by Covenant Lodge, No. 6, for the relief of brothers suffering from the yellow fever scourge. Hoping to make further contributions. Lew Coleman, Grand Secretary. —Other contributions are acknowledged on page 42. NEBRASKA. Fremont, Nebraska, Sept. 9.—Enclosed find thirty-nine dollars and eighty cents, appropriated by Centennial Lodge, No. 59, for,the benefit of Odd Fellows scourged by the yellow fever. It is sent to you as the brother [ 95 J eminently fitted to disburse it. May the Father of us all help you in your •rood work, and look in mercy upon the stricken South. AV. H. 31ICHAEL. NEW JERSEY. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 5.—I enclose drai't for sixty-eight dollars and forty cents for relief of Odd Fellows in your State. * * Oct. 18.—You can draw on me for one hundred and fifty dollars. Lewis Parker. Jr., Grand Secretary. NEW YORK. New York, Oct. 8.—Enclosed find eight hundred dollars, for our breth- ren and their families in your jurisdiction, who may be suffering with yel low fever. Regretting our inability to send you a larger sum, and hoping that it may be the means of doing some good. * * Nov. 9.—Enclosed find check for three hundred and forty-one dollars additional. Rejoicing with you that the pestilence has so nearly passed from your midst, and earnestly hoping that it may be long years ere your State may be so grevi- ously afflicted, I remain, with best wishes for the speedy restoration to prosperity of our beloved Order in your State. James Godwin, Grand Treasurer. NORTH CAROLINA. Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 18.— * - Other contributions will follow, which your good judgment will apply where the greatest amount of good may be done. God grant that the scourge may be speedily arrested, and your people restored to their wanted good health. J. J. Litchford, Grand Secretary. OHIO. Cincinnati, Oct, 11.— '■■ * A\Te are desirous of ascertaining, as early as possible, by what means we can assist you in further relieving the dis- tress of our brethren and their families in your State. Are you in need of supplies of any kind ? If you need any, inform us of the kind and amount, and we will send them, or money, if needed. The brethren in Ohio have placed funds in our hands for the express purpose of relieving the distresses of our brethren in the South, and we are anxious to fill our commission — in a way that none shall be overlooked. AATe trust that the day is not far dis- tant when the wires will flash the information that the fell destroyer has been driven from the land. AV. S. Capellar, Grand 3Iaster. —The many letters received from Bro. Capellar show an intense sympa- thy for our afflicted people. The receipts from him and Grand Treasurer AATinchell are acknowledged on pages 43, 44, in addition to which five hun- dred dollars was sent to A'icksburg and one hundred to AA'ater Valley. 3Iartin's Ferry, Ohio, Aug. 27.«—Your distress signal has penetrated inside the wills of our Lodge. Our heartfelt sympathies are extended to the'brothers of your afflicted State. Enclosed find ten dollars, our mite. A\Tould make it ten times as much, but being very short of funds, we do our best. Theo. Snodgrass, P. G. Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct, 16.—Have sent you to-day five hundred dollars, to pe used in relieving the wants of our distressed brethren and their fami- lies in your State. Permit me to express the hope thatthe ordeal through which you are passing will soon terminate, and that a kind Providence may again smile upon your stricken people. Geo. I). AAtinchell, Grand Treasurer. [ 96 ] PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 30.—At a meeting of the Grand Lodge officers, held this afternoon, the Grand Treasurer was instructed to forward you the sum of seven hundred dollars in aid of the suffering brethren in your jurisdiction. Samuel Ha worth, Grand Master. RHODE ISLAND. Providence, R. I., Sept. 14.—Draw on me at sight for two hundred dol" lars, to aid suffering brothers and Lodges. Sidney Dean, Grand 3Iaster" TEXAS. Houston, Texas, Aug. 27.—Accept fifty dollars from the Odd Fellows of Houston. I. C. Stafford, Grand Representative. —Other Texas contributions acknowledged on page 46. WEST VIRGINIA. In response to the circular appeal of Grand 3Iaster Geo. L. Hensel, dated 3Iartinsburg, Aug. 2S, the Lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction forwarded their contributions to me direct, instead of through the Grand Officers. Fifty-two Lodges sent contributions, which are acknowledged on pages 44, 45, 46—a total of seven hundred and eighty dollars and twenty-five cents. The letters accompanying same all breathe the tenderest sympathy for our people in their affliction/. WISCONSIN. Racine, AVis., Sept. 14.—I enclose you another draft, for fifty dollars, to be expended for the relief of brother Odd Fellows. With our best wishes. Thos. Lewi*3, Secretary No. 8. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE, In view of the space already occupied with extracts from letters received during the epidemic, the following only are selected from a large corres- pondence transmitting relief funds, from miscellaneous sources, to the amount of $12,746.24: Lonoke, Ark., Sept. 27.—Enclosed find five dollars, my mite for the relief of the sufferers, with the prayer that God will look in mercy upon our suffering land, and bless and strengthen the noble men and women who are so bravely facing danger and death in behalf of the sick and suffering. I am a Mississippian, as you may remember my name. Alice AAr. Pettus. 3Iarysville, Cal., Sept, 13.—(to Goy. Stone): The citizens of our eity have contributed for the relief of sufferers by yellow fever in the South the sum of one thousand one hundred and sixtv-one dollars, which they desire to divide equally between the States of Mississippi, Louisiana and Ten- nessee. I therefore enclose you draft for three hundred and eighty-seven dollars. Please accept our donation, and dispose of it wherever you think most needed by the people of your State. N. D. Rideout, 3Iayor. [ 97 ] Oakland, Cal., Sept. 24.—I received yours acknowledging receipt of the seven hundred dollars sent through Gov. Stone. The money was con- tributed by the citizens of Oakland. Please keep me advised of the con- dition of your people, and if we can assist still further are ready to do so. * * Oct. 2S.—I send you one thousand dollars additional. A. C. Henry, Treasurer Citizens' Relief Com. AVashington, Nov. 6.—I have the honor to enclose check for four hun- dred dollars, being a part of the subscription raised in foreign countries in aid of the sufferers by yellow fever, and forwarded to me for distribution. AVm. 31. Evarts. —The several remittances from 3Ir. Evarts are acknowledged on page 54. Terre,Haute, Ind., Oct. 14.—(to Gov. Stone): Enclosed find draft for two hundred and eighty-one dollars, to be placed to the credit of some reliable person or association, to be used in alleviating the wants of the yellow fever sufferers in your afflicted State. This is a voluntary contribu- tion by the two military companies of this city and by the persons named in this letter—Light Guards and Governor's Guard two hundred and five dollars and sixty-five cents; A. Herz, sixty-six dollars; AV. H. AATley, Super- intendent Public School, ten dollars. If it but relieves the sufferings of those for whom it is used, we shall be happy to think in future that we have contributed our mite to the noblest cause on earth, that of aiding our fellow-men in time of need. Thos. A. Anderson, Treasurer Gov. Guard. Blackinton, 3Iass., Sept. 23.—(to Gov. Stone): Please find seventy dollars, contributed by the operatives in our mills, for the benefit of the j7ello\v fever sufferers. You have our heartfelt sympathies in your afflic- tions, and as we cannot well come to you with personal help, the least we can do is to send such means as are at our command. O. A. Archer, Treasurer. East Saginaw, 3Iich., Oct, 1.—(to Gov. Stone): Herewith find N. Y. draft for six hundred dollars, sent by the citizens of this city for the benefit of yellow fever sufferers in your State, to be distributed at such points as are most in need. # * # # Oct. 14.—Herein find draft for five hun- dred and ninety-two dollars and six cents, contributed by our citizens for yellow fever sufferers. AVith sincere hope of an early abaiement of the fever. AVm. T. AA^ickware, Treasurer Citizens' Fund. New York, Aug. 27.—I reached here yesterday evening from Europe, and am greatly alarmed and distressed at seeing the spread of the yellow fever in the South, and feel that I ought to return, but don't suppose I could, as the railroads all seem to have stopped taking passenger trains. I am glad to see that you at Jackson are taking all precautionary measures, and do hope Jackson may escape the scourge. As I can't now return, I will authorize you to subscribe and draw on Richardson & 3Iay for five hun- dred dollars, in helping the suffering should the pestilence come. I have sent contributions to Vicksburg, Grenada, and 3Iemphis. Should the fever break out in Jackson, telegraph me at St. Nicholas Hotel here, and I will make an effort to raise some money here for your relief. Am anxious to do •vhat I can. E. Richardson. New York, Oct. 2.—Our President, 3Ir. Jas. F. AVenman, to-day wired you to draw on me for one thousand dollars—one half of which is to'be used 7 [ 98 J for the benefit of yellow fever sufferers at Jackson, and one-half for same purpose at Lake, it being part of a fund raised here by our organization. Alonzo Slote, Treasurer Firemen's Ball Committee Old Volunteer Fire Department, Santa Rosa, Cal., Sept. G.—I enclose you a draft for one hundred dol- lars, to be appropriated to yellow fever sufferers. I wish it embodied in the 3Iasonic contribution, as it is a tribute from me to the memory of my husband. Indeed it is a part of a sum I had deposited to be used for erect- ing marble over the graves of my dear dead ones, but the necessities of the living seem to me now to present greater claims than the dead. I only wish I were able to send a larger sum to the people for whose sufferings my heart goes out in the deepest sympathy. 31 ary S. AVare, (of 3Iississippi.) —I determined not to collect this generous contribution of this noble daughter of Mississippi unless the demands of the suffering imperatively required it. Toward the close of the epidemic, due apology was made for not Using the donation thus heartily tendered. Easton, Pa., Feb. 14.—(to Gov. Stone) : The citizens of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, opposite this place, have raised a fund of one hundred and thirty dollars for the relief of the sufferers by yellow fever. AA4th heart- felt sympathy for the stricken communities of the South in this great afflic- tion, they earnestly pray to the 31ost High that He will stay the pestilence and say to the Angel of Destruction, it is enough. AVm. Hackett, President Easton Nat. Bank. Lampasas, Texas, Sept, 23.—The great heart of Texas is burthened with sympathy for the plague-stricken districts along the valley of the Mis- sissippi. Our little town asks to contribute its mite to the relief of suffer- ing humanity, and through the aid of the Sunday schools, churches and brass band, the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars and ninety-five cents has been,collected and placed in my-hands, to be forwarded as my judgment might suggest. Knowing the part you have always taken in times of distress and suffering, and as you are in the midst of the great calamity, I enclose the amount named, and ask that you place it where most needed. Walter Acker, (late of 3Iississippi.) Petersburg, Va., Sept. 3.—(to Gov. Stone, enclosing one thousand dol- lars) : AAre will never forget the noble 3Iississippians who battled here for their firesides; and could not efface the debt even if their pecuniary ability were equal to their generous inclination. May God send your cities a speedy deliverance from this fatal scourge, and spare them such visitation hereafter. "Included in the contribution is the sum of fifty dollars given by the colored workmen in one of our tobacco factories—a cheerful offering from very poor people; also, fifteen dollars from the policemen, who wish to help their brother officers in Vicksburg. "The papers bring us every day mournful lists of the victims, and I fear with each reading to see the name of some one whom I knew in the old brigade." Wm. E. Cameron, Mayor. —3Ir. Cameron was A. A. and I. General of Davis' 3Iississippi Brigade. The contribution was distributed to Vicksburg, Port Gibson, Grenada and Canton. Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 7.—(To Gov. Stone.)_ On behalf of the city of Sacramento and benevolent orders, we send you six hundred and fifty-seven [ 99 ] dollars, to be distributed by you in your State in such manner as in your opinion may do most good to the sufferers by yellow fever. Chistofer Green, R. A. Carey, R. G. AVethler, Committee. AATnston, N. C, Sept. 20.—Enclosed find a postal rider for forty dollars. the proceeds of an entertainment given by a few of the young iadies and gentlemen of this town. By applying the small amount where it is most needed, yon will confer quite a favor. 3Irs. T. E. Richardson. 3Iacon, 31iss., Sept. 9.—31essrs. Bush, Redwood & Co. authorize you to check for three hundred and forty-three dollars. AAre trust you to distribute it where it is most needed in our State. The ladies of 3Iacon have raised this money, and desire our mite to go to the lelief of our afflicted people. On trie 16th of August I sent to Grenada eighty dollars, raised at my request, by H. L. Jarnacin, Jr., and S. G. Ivy, Esq., in a few hours. I sent it by express, and have never heard from it. I hope it was received and did some good. The colored people here, at their churches last Sunday, raised fifty-one dollars, and sent it to Grenada. The ladies can send sheets, towels, pillow cases, etz., if such things are needed. Let me know and how to send. The colored people wish to know if poultry cannot be trans- ported to Canton, Grenada and other point?; if so, they can get up a large quantity. The 31asons and Odd Fellows, too, are at work. You will hear lrom them. _ Geo. G. Dillard, 3Iayor. Chicago, Aug. 28.—(to Hon. E. Barksdale): AVe are loading to:day, forty thousand rations ordered by the Secretary of AATar, for Vicksburg. The Illinois Central and our road will transport them by special train to Jackson free of charge. AATll you communicate with Raworth, and have him put them to \Ticksburg? There will be eight or ten cars. J. C. Clarke. Newton, Aug. 28.— We will transport them free of charge to Vicksburg, with much pleasure. E. F. Raworth, Supt. New York, Sept. 1.—I got Chamber of Commerce to-day to send five hundred dollars for Greenville, through 3Iississippi Valley Bank. Try to communicate with Greenville, and see what we can do. Jones S. Hamilton. AIcComb City, 3Iiss., Aug. 23.—Enclosed find one hundred and thirty- five dollars, contributed by the railroad employees and citizensof 3IcComb City, for relief where most needed. N. Greener. State Line, 3Iiss., Sept. 3.—The citizens of our little piney-woods town have organized a Relief Society, and in their behalf, I send you forty- five dollars, which please disburse for the sufferers. Sept. 10.—I send you twenty-five dollars. L. C. Peaster, Treasurer. Baldwyn, 3Iiss., Sept. 5.—Herewith find forty dollars and fifty-five cents, collected from citizens here by a committee of young ladies appointed by the 3Iayor and Councilmen of the town. True, 'tis but a mite, yet it will be some help, and if necessary our people will respond again. (Thirty- three dollars and five cts. also received Sept. 24.) P. 31. Savery, 3Iayor. Scranton, Miss., Sept. 16.—I am directed by the Relief Committee to send you one hundred dollars, to be distributed where you think it is most needed to the yellow fever sufferers. Walter Denny. [ IOO ] AVashington, D. C, Oct. 23.—Capt. Odeneal and myself called on Secretary Everts this mornining, to appropriate out the foreign relief fund in his hands, $200 00, for use of yellow fever sufferers at Edwards, which he promised, at our suggestion, to remit to your care at once. Several days ago, Col. Hamilton, Gen. 31cCardle and myself called on Mr. Evarts for an appropriation to Jackson, and obtained his promise to send $800 00, which I hope Mayor 3IcGill has received. O. R. Sin<;leton. Beauregard, Miss., Sept, 18.—I enclose fifty^two dollars raised at a concert last night by the ladies and children of the town, assisted by 3Ir. H. F. Bridewell an 1 family of Port Gibson and the string band of AVesson. The announced object of the entertainment was for the benefit of the suf- fering in Port Gibson. If not needed there, I am instructed by the balance of the committee, 3Irs. Julia Chrisman, 3Irs. R. A. Bridewell and Dr. E. A. Rowan, to request you to use it where it best relieves the stricken ones. We thank God that in this locality we are still spared the affliction of the plague. . L. O. Bridewell, of Committee. Liberty, 3Iiss., Sept. 24.—By order of the Liberty Thespian Corps I am directed to forward you twenty dollars, to be sent by you where most need- ed. Our only regret is that we cannot send more. Praying that your noble work will soon stop by the abatement of the fever. T. AAr. Stratton, Treasurer. Houston, 3Iiss.. Sept. 27.—You will find enclosed thirty-seven dollars and fifty-six cents, which our congregation contributed for the .yellow fever sufferers. One dollar and ten cents ot the above amount was given by 3Irs. Sallie Shell's infant class. S. L. AVilson. Union Church, 3Iiss., Sept. 27.—Enclosed find nineteen dollars and twenty-five cents, a collection taken up for the fever sufferers on day of prayer in our congregation (Presbyterian church.) Distribute according to your judgment. E. E. Smiiey, Deacon. Union Church, 3Iiss., Oct. 9.—Enclosed find thirty dollars, donated by Rising Star Grange, to be distributed by you according to your discretion among the yellow fever sufferers. Flora E. Cameron, Secretary. Caledonia, 3Iiss., Oct. 1.—Enclosed I send you twenty-five dollars, the result of a collection taken last evening in our little village in behalf of the yellow fever sufferers. This little mite goes steeped in the tears and pray- ers of both saint and sinner for the relief of the sufferings of a common humanity. A. L. 3Iyers. AVoodville, 31iss., Nov. 7.—To you, as the worthy almoner of many charities, I am requested by a lady friend to remit you the enclosed thir- teen dollars, the result of a mite collection taken up by her. to be disposed of as your judgment may dictate. AVith sincere expressions of heartfelt sympathy for our afflicted friends in Jackson we pray for their speedy deliverance. G. T. 3IcGehee. GRATITUDE. "AVhen gratitude o'erflows the swelling heart, And breathes in free and uncorrupted praise For benefits received; propitious heaven Takes such acknowledgements as fragrant incense, And doubles all its blessings." The following extracts are given from many grateful acknowledgements. The personal references to this writer are admitted more to show the gen- eral appreciation of the great work, of which he was an humble but zealous agent, than for any praise that he desires to place on record in his own behalf. Though the labor has been arduous, the reward that flows from appreciative and grateful hearts is more highly prized than compensation in any other form. He feels grateful for the sad privilege of being able, through the benefactions of his brethren, to dispense relief to the suffering and the needy : Port Gibson, Sept. 2.—I return many and sincere thanks through you to the noble and generous fraternity you have the honor to represent for the benefit conferred upon me. The check came to hand on time. Perhaps you will receive many notes from those of our faithful preachers who have been in the midst of this dreadful pestilence, and to whom you have sent aid, but perhaps none can or will furnish a coincidence like the following, which I relate to you for your encouragement as a servant of the Lord through whom He does good for His people. * * * I must thank God first, and then your fraternities, ami then yourself as the agent through whom the goodness of God has been conveyed to me. * * * Thus we see how God takes care of those who put their trust in Him. He cuts off all our resources, and supplies our wants and necessities from his own full- ness. 3Iany, many thanks, for the timely donation. D. A. Planck. Port Gibson, Oct. 3.—AVith more heartfelt gratitude than I have lan- guage to express, I acknowledge the receipt of your draft for one hundred dollars from the 3fasonic and Odd Fellows' Relief Fund. Very seldom in my long life have. I ever received a more needed favor, or one more timely. AAThen I received it, I could but exclaim, "It looks like a special Provi- dence." 3Iay the Giver of all good abundantly bless and prosper you, and all others who have so promptly and liberally aided us in our great afflic- tion and extreme want. J. G. Jones. Port Gibson, Oct. 8.—Permit me in this way to return you my thanks for your letter. AVhen I read it at home there were tears of joyr. The remittance, wholly unexpected, will be of great benefit to us in these times of trouble. It is pleasant also to know that others sympathize with us. I am glad that you have been able to do so much good throughout the State. 3Iay a kind Providence protect you. E. H. Mounger. Port Gibson, Sept. 19.—Your valued favor, enclosing $500, received to-day. In the name of Franklin Lodge, and of the widows and orphans, I return our hearty and grateful thanks. AVith it many a silent grief will be stayed, the widowed household made more cheerful. 3fay your blessed work redound to your advantage in this-world and the world to come. Frank H. Foote, Secretary. [ 102 ] AVaynesboro, April 3.—3Iany thanks for your kindness. The gratitude of a helpless widow and her needy orphans has nerved me, I hope, to undertake more for the good of the Order than I have done heretofore. John F. McCormick, Grand Lecturer. Edwards, Oct. 15.—AATe are grateful for your kindness to the Associa- tion, and for the very kind and timely act of personal kindness to myself. In these days of trial and of sorrow, such deeds of Christian benevolence and brotherly affection are like an invigorating cordial to the spirit, worn with watchings and the wrestlings of prayer. 3Iay God bless you, and the ancient and honorable fraternity which you represent in this deed of good- ness to the sick and suffering. I. J. Daniel. Memphis, Dec. 27.—I wish to acknowledge to you my heartfelt gratitude for your very kind and generous offering to me, a widowed sister of an adjoining State. I feel, and well know that 3Iasonry is universal, and that 3Iasonic Charity is spread broadcast over our whole country ; yet to be so kindly thought of by one who I never had the pleasure of meeting, causes the tears to start, and my heart to overflow with feelings of gratitude and love for you, my good brother, who has sent me this handsome gift. 3Iany, many thanks accept from a grateful but sorrowing heart, and may God bless and care for you and yours, is the wish and prayer of your true and sincere friend and sister, Jennie S. AV------. Chicago, Nov. 28.—Your valued favor, enclosing $50 for benefit of the widow of the late Lieut. Benner, should have been acknowledged sooner, but have just learned the address of the lady, being Mrs. Delia Benner, 31cPherson Barracks, Atlanta, Ga. In behalf of the Chicago committee, I beg to thank you for prompt compliance with its suggestion, and to com- mend the personal act of adding $25 for the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, nor do we lose sight of the delicacy manifested by you in forwarding this amount to 31rs. Benner through the Chicago committee. * * DEA\riTT C. Creiger. Near Pickens, Dec. 10.—3Iany thanks to yourself and the good bro- thers with whom you are associated, for your kind remembrance of an old man so helpless and dependant as myself. Be assured of my sincere prayer that the blessing of heaven may rest upon you in all your work of good will to the suffering and the destitute. S. 31. 31. Yazoo City, Oct. 24.—Allow me to tender to you, and througli you to the generous donors my sincere thanks for the munificent donation, both as President of the Howard Association, and as a brother and Sir Knight. Seventeen cases under treatment, and seven deaths to date. Geo. 31. Powell. Garner, Oct. 19.—Enclosed find receipt for $500 to hand. Receive the heartfelt thanks of the people of Garner for the much needed contribution. J. L. Combs, 31. D» Charleston, 3Iiss., Oct. 21.—The five hundred dollars sent me has just been received. It will be of incalculable benefit to our afflicted people. I had procured everything that was necessary in provisions, medicines and nurses up to this time upon faith the of getting the money. It was as much as we could do to get our sick nursed and the dead buried upon the promises of pay. It was exceedingly dangerous service, and employees did not know [ i ©3 J that any of us who contracted with them would live to see the contracts carried out in good faith. * * AV. H. FitzGerald. Hernando, Oct. 21.—Your remittance of $500 was received per express on 7th inst. It was a God-send to us. * * Donald 3IcKenzie. Slnatobia, Oct. 25.—Your remittance of $250 received this morning. It will be judiciously used, and if not expended, returned. Our hopes are high that the worst is over. * * Thos. P. Hill. Near Sharon, Oct. 1.—Your kind letter of September 27th is to hand informing me of aid sent, for which please accept, in behalf of \our hon- ored Order, the heartfelt and grateful thanks of three entire families, con- sisting of sixteen persons, all of whom have been, and are now sufferii^ from the effects of yellow fever. * * AV. H. Benthal. Jackson, Nov. 9.—Yours of this date, enclosing check for two hundred dollars for general distribution is this day to hand. To you, mid to the noble brotherhood whose almoner you have been in a season of gloom almost without a parallel, I cheerfully confess myself a debtor. You have pre-eminently followed the lead of the man of Uz, who said, "The cause which I knew not I searched out," and many hearts have been made glad by your thoughtful, timely distribution. For many long years I have aspired to a place among those who enjoy the luxury ot doing good. 31ay the gushing streams from this fountain flow through your heart forever, and may He who is the witness of a secret charity, say to you "well done." Wm. H. A AVatkins. Madison County, Oct. 15.— * * I have no words that will adequate- ly express my thanks to you. If you have never been destitute, you can scarcely appreciate my feelings, or realize how much comfort fifty dollars will afford us. I sincerely trust you may never know want. I am deeply and truly grateful for your timely aid. It will supply many wants. * * 3Irs.-----------. Canton, Sept, 12.—Please accept our hearty thanks for your constant and substantial remembrances of us. AVill keep you advised of our neces- sities. Emmett L. Ross, Secretary. Osyka, Dec. 10.—I thought I would write and thank you for your kind- ness, as I did not do so sufficiently the morning you called. I was taken by surprise, and felt embarrassed. It would be impossible to tell you what relief the money you gave me was to us. God alone knows what would have become of us but for your timely visit. AVhat you gave me was the only money we have had this summer, except $5 3Tr. 3IcKenzie sent me. * * 31 v noble young husband died in 1870 from the effects of a wound received in Virginia. In a few weeks afier his death my little babe was born, now a manly little fellow of eight years. 3Iy dear father was a true and faithful 31ason. * * I pray God may forever bless you and yours. He will surely watch over one who has lightened so many sinking hearts. Very gratefully yours, -----------------. Osyka, Feb. 8.—(From a little boy.)—I am going to write you the first letter I ever wrote in my life, because you have been so kind to me. I started to school the first of January. I had never been before. 3Iy teacher says I am a smart boy, for eight years old. 3Iother has always taught me. Now I will tell you what I did with the money you sent me. [ IQ4 ] I bought me a good warm suit of clothes, shoes and hat, then I got some books, copy-book, slate and pencil; then I gave the rest to dear mother, and told her to pay her debts; when we had the yellow fever, she had to go in debt. 3Iy dear old grandmama is sick all the time. I want to study hard now while I am little, so when I get a big boy I can work for dear mother, grandmother, and my aunties. I am the only boy in the family. 3Iy dear papa died a few weeks before I was born. 3Iother says he was with you in the war. I thank you ever so much for your kindness to me. I am afraid I would not have been able to get to school but for your present. I ask God every night in my prayers to bless you, and I know that he will. I will stop now, for I am afraid you are tired of my letter. If you ever come to Osyka, you must be sure to come and sec your little friend. AATllie Garner. Crystal Springs, Oct. 5.—Yours of 4th, covering checks on New Orleans for five hundred dollars for Dry Grove sufferers, is at hand. The Dry Grove people, or those who may be left of them, ought never to forget the good service you have rendered them in their hour of trial. AAre are glad in Crystal Springs to be the medium of distribution of the great and noble charities of which you are the trustee, to those at Dry Grove, who are the beneficiaries. We have filled all the requisitions from there to date. * * * A\T. C. A\tilkinson. AVater Valley, Dec. 24.—Yours to hand, for which please accept the grateful thanks and prayers of two good women. You have made them happy, and my wish is, that you may ever be as happy. Jno. H. AVilson, Sr. AA7ater Valley, Dec. 25.—Enclosed find receipt of Mrs.------------ for the money wh'ch I had the pleasure of handing her this morning. Her tearful thanks fully attested her deep obligations and the timely aid it gave her and her three babes. God bless you in your good work. F. AV. 3IERRIN. Vicksburg, Sept. 23.—Rev. C. K. 3iarshall, D. D.—Dear Brother: I have received the generous contribution from your hands, and from a word let fall learned that it came from my honored friend Col. J. L. Power, of Jackson. It was as much appreciated as unexpected. Please convey to him my grateful acknowledgments for his thoughtful, generous and timely remembrance. 31ay the blessings of our dear Lord dwell richly upon him and the other noble souls who have done so much to relieve the sufferings of our people. Chas. B. Galloway. Vicksburg, Sept. 21.—Rev. C. K. 3Iarshall, D. D.—Dear Friend and Brother: I am in receipt of the handsome contribution which you inform me is sent by certain friends of humanity and religion for the support of myself and family during this season of distress, when our ordinary source of income is cut off. I beg you to convey to those generons friends my warmest thanks for this munificent donation. May He who said, "inas- much as he has done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me," reward them abundantly out of His infinite fullness. 3Iay our merciful Father sliorten these days of chastisement, and enable us to spend the remainder of our days in a more thorough consecration to His service. Fraternally, Robert Price. A7icksburg, Nov. 12.—3Iost gratefully do I acknowledge the receipt by the hands of Dr. 3Iarshall of the relief you were kind enough to send me. Amid sore bereavements, my happy home now desolate and deserted, I thank God that He has given me precious and honored friends, whose ten- L I05 ] der kindness do so much to soothe the wounded spirit, 3iay the Lord bless you in soul and preserve your useful life. F. 31. Featherston. —Appropriate acknowledgments are also on file from Rev. Dr. Sausom, and other pastors, white and colored. Holly Springs, Sept. 14.—3Ioney by express received. 3iany thanks in behalf of our suffering people. Col. Upshaw died yesterday. Kinloch Falconer. Holly Springs, Sept, 12.—Dispatch received. 3Iay heaven bless you for your noble labors in behalf of the suffering people of 3Iississippi. Kinloch Falconer. Holly Springs, £ept. 17.—Five deaths, eleven new cases in last 24 hours. Thousand dollars, last shipment, to hand. I have no words in which to express the thanks of our suffering people. Kinloch Falconer, Holly Springs, Sept. 18.—Ninety-three deaths to date; 220 cases. Thirteen new cases, and nine deaths in last twenty-four hours. You have done nobly by our afflicted people. God bless you. Kinloch Falconer. Holly Springs, Sept. 23.—Col. Falconer dangerously ill, and the situa- tion indeed gloomy. Our best and truest are falling daily. You have done a noble part towards us, and God will bless you for it. Holland. Holly Springs, Oct. 4.—In reply to your kind telegram of the 1st, will say your generous contributions come to us in timely season. The suffering here is beyond relief to those who have notceen it. Our expenses are very heavy, and demands upon us for clothimr, bedding and food are hourly increasing. Friends in every part of the Union have aided us lib- erally, and thereby saved many valuable lives. Not one has done more for us than yourself. 3Iay God bless and protect you is the prayer of AA\ J. L. Holland. Holly Springs. Sept, 24.—Poor Kinloch died yesterday afternoon at half-past five o'clock. He spoke so much of you. AVe blessed vou together. Forty new cases yesterday. Holland. Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Oct, 21.—I write you to-day asking you to aid me, if possible. I lost my husband at Holly Springs, with the fever, and sought refuge in this place. I was taken with fever a few days after getting here, and was ill five weeks. Am now recovering my strength a little. I have two little children, and no means at all. 31 y husband was in Grenada, relieving, as far as he could, the suffering there, and thus contracted the disease. He was called to Holly Springs on account of the sickness of our little girl, and died himself in a few clays. —A grateful acknowledgment is on file for the response which was imme- diately made to the foregoing application. Grenada, Dec. 30.— * * Your recent visit to our suffering town brightened more suffering faces than anything that has yet occurred here. * * * Jan. 2.—Yours, with five hundred dollars for our widows and orphans came this morning, and will prove a very acceptable New Year's gift. In their name, I thank you, and have no doubt they join me in the wish that you and the reserve fund may never cease. Sam Lawrence, N. G. of No. 6. H[Grenada, Sept. 7.—Bro. Ayres died yesterday. Am in receipt of five hundred dollars from you, and placed same in Odd Fellows' relief hands. R. A. Armistead. [ "6 ] Grenada, Sept. 4.—Your most welcome letter, and your exceedingly welcome offering of one thousand dollars to hand per express. Return our hearty thanks to our kind friends, and assure them their wishes will be respected. D. W. Coan, Howard Association. —A large and grateful correspondence is on file from Grenada. Oxford, 31arch 10.—The receipts are herewith enclosed. The two widows requested me to return to you their grateful thanks. They were moved with feelings of gratitude, which impressed me of the deep feeling which pervaded their souls. J. 31. Howry. Oxford, 31arch 17.—God orly knows how thankful I feel to you for the timely assistance rendered. It was most unexpected, but none the less thankfully received. 31ay God bless ail who are helping the widows and the orphans. 31rs.----------------. —The husband of this lady, after noble service, at Greenville, died there of yellow fever. Bovina, Feb. 26.—Enclosed find receipt for the three hundred dollars for our destitute widows and orphans. Accept our grateful thanks for the help thus given us. AVilson Bell. Fayette, 3'Iarch 19.—Yours received with check for fifty dollars, for which you have the thanks of every brother who signed the petition, to say nothing of the thanks and ascending prayers of the lonely widow. Henry Key, AAt. 31. Senatobia, Feb. 4.— * * AVe have constantly to thank you for your consideration of our claims and generous responses. Believe us grateful and appreciative. Thos. P. Hill. AIonticello, March 20.—Thanks for your generous response. It will make the widow's heart glad. Peace be with thee. G. A. Teunisson. Scranton, Jan. 29.—I am in receipt of yours enclosing N. O. draft for 8150 00, for 3Irs. L. and 3Irs. B. The amount is all that I should have asked forbad I been consulted. I will apply it in the proportion that you suggest, and I assure you that it will be greatly appreciated, and could not have been bestowed on worthier or more needy persons, particularly in the case of 3Irs. L. 31. 31. Evans. Holly Springs, 3Iarch 3.—Your favor of 1st is received, with N. Y. exchange for $100, which shall be applied to the afflicted and needy colored families referred to in my former letter. A. 31. AA^est. Jonesborough, Feb. 28.—Yours, with $75 for our widows and orphans, received. Accept our hearty thanks. You will ever be remembered by the members, widows and orphans of Jonesborough Lodge. Isaac AV. Park, AV. 31. Tupelo, Feb. 10.—Capt, P. 31. Savery has this day handed me N. Y. exchange for one hundred dollars, to be expended in the education of 31emory L. Leake, minor son of the late 3Iemory L. Leake (who died of yellow fever at Louisville.) Accept my thanks and heartfelt gratitude for your beneficence. I will endeavor to keep this little fund to itself, and cause it to grow; and at the proper time I will expend it according to the directions contained in your letter to Bro. Savery, which has been shown me. Fraternally, H. C. 31edford. < [ ioy-1 Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 25.—Your very kind favor of 21st ult, enclosing one hundred dollars, received this morning, for which you will accept many and sincere thanks from myself and sisters. * * Thanking you again for your kind interest in our behalf. 3Iattie----------. —The father of these ladies died of yellow fever at Vicksburg. Ashland, Jan. 29.—Yours of 27th inst, enclosing check for the chil- dren of Bro. J. A. Robinson has come to hand, and I enclose receipt for same. I delivered the check this morning to John H. Morgan, uncle and guardian of the children. He said he could not express this thanks for them, but he would teach the children as they grew up to love and respect the 3Iasons. ' B. T. Kimbrough. Newton, Feb. 12.—Yours with check for 850 received, for the benefit of 3Irs. Y----------. 3Iay God bless and prosper us in our laudable under- takings, and may a double share be given you for your arduous and char- itable duties in dispensing the good you have. Glover Earbee. Newton, Feb. 12.—Accept my most grateful thanks for the donation received through our mutual brother, 3Ir. Earbee, for I assure you I was needing it, having to depend on my needle for the support of my three children and myself—God, in His Providence having deprived me of my chief support during the epidemic in 3Ieridian. 3Iay God ever bless you, and by his mighty hand uphold those who have the heart to dispense charityr. ----------------. Natchez, Oct, 25.—I received through 3Ir. DeLap the check for $500, sent by7 yourself to the Protestant Ophan Asylum of this city. It is diffi- cult for the Board of 3Ianagers to express, in adequate terms, their grati- tude for the liberality and nobility of spirit which prompted the generous gift, Although we have escaped the pestilence which has desolated so many of the fairest portions of our State, our treasury has been in a very depleted condition, notwithstanding the frequent assistance received from the 3Iasonic fraternity. There are more than forty orphans in the Asylum, and we fear the number will be largely' increased by the ravages of fever elsewhere. Permit me, once more, in the name of the Board, to thank you and your brethren of the Orders of 3Iasons and Odd Fellows for this gen- erous assistance. Very respectfully, 3Irs. John Fleming, Treasurer. Natchez, Feb. 5.—I cannot write you, in sufficiently forcible terms of the feelings of gratitude toward you for your continued acts of kindness. The orphans have great reason to thank God for the day you promised to be their friend. That was no idle promise, no transient feeling of sympa- thy, called into existence by the sight of those fatherless children, for yours has been the "charity that vaunteth not itself," which, flowing from a sense of duty, and that no labor can ever wearjT, looks to a future and a better world for its reward. This being the day for the regular monthly meeting of the Board, your letter shall be submitted, and contents suitably acknow- ledged. In conclusion, may your valuable and useful life be prolonged until these children's children "arise up and call you blessed." Respectfully, Mary R. Fleming. Treasurer Natchez P. O. Asylum. * * Resolved, That this Board feel themselves under many obligations to Col. J. L. Power for his interest in the Asylum which they represent, as manifested by him whenever an opportunity offers to aid it. Also, Resolved, That the handsome donation of one thousand dollars is thankfully received, and highly appreciated, as it will relieve the necessities of the orphans for some months to come, and thereby remove a heavy burden from the ladies who have charge of them. 3Irs. James Carradine, Secretary. [ io8 ] St. 3Iary's Asylum, Natchez, Oct. 27.—AVith hearts overflowing with gratitude we tender our sincere thanks for your more than generous res- ponse to our appeal in behalf of our orphans. AVe are the more indebted on this occasion, coming as it did from one of a different faith, which tes- tifies a disinterested and universal charity, rendering it thereby more pleasing to Almighty God, and highly appreciated by the sisters and orphans. Your kindness on this occasion will never be forgotten; and we can assure you, kind sir, that the prayers of the orphans will not fail to ascend daily to the throne of God for the benefactor who came so nobly to their aid in this their hour of trial. Sisters of Charity. Natchez, Feb. 14.—AVords are inadequate to express the deep sense of gratitude due you for your noble response to the appeal of the Catholic orphans of Natchez, through the solicitation of our highly esteemed citi- zen, Col. E. Geo. DeLap. This generous donation, (8200) I will hand to the proper authorities of the two Catholic Asylums. This timely aid is very acceptable, and will greatly assist toward supplying their many wants. That God may shower on you His choicest blessings will be the daily prayer ascending to the throne of agree. 3Iayour Heavenly Father bless you for time and eternity. 3Irs. Joseph Arrighi. Vaiden, Feb. 4. * * Your note of inquiry came yesterday, like a rift in a great cloud. * * Feb. 7.—A thousand thanks for your munifi- cent remittance. It has lightened and cheered my oppressed heart more than mere words can express. I praise God for the great and undeserved mercy He has thus extended me. I must thank Col. B. for sending in my name. I knew nothing of the existence of the 3Iasonic Relief Fund, or if I had would probably have lacked the courage to make my own applica- tion. Enclosed please find receipt, and again I thank you in the name of my dead husband. ---------------. —The husband of this lady died of yellow fever Oct. 7, contracting the disease whilst ministering to others. AVaynesboro, 3Iarch 7.—I take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of twenty-five dollars for 3Irs.------------, who is the widow of a 3Iaster Aiason, and in very destitute circumstances. I am sure that the amount will be sufficient, to relieve her considerably, and that she and her little ones will thank Bro. Power and the 3iasons lor their timely assistance. * * * March 20.—I have supplied her immediate wants, and I must say that I experienced a small feeling of envy against you when I saw the gratitude of that poor, lonelyr, crippled widow with three small children. John F. 3IcCormick, Grand Lecturer. Oxford, Feb. 17.—The eye moistens again this 3Ionday morning, as I again read Aliss H's letter and your response. I never felt better in my life, than when I opened your letter and found the draft. I thought you would give $25, and I would go to work to get $50 more here if I could. To-morrow her heart will bound with joy—she will not get my letter till then. How happy one poor soul will be ! Your name will be blessed for this one act all around the circle of her acquaintance. I named it to two or three here, whose hearts were lighter than before. J. 31. Howry. Holly Springs, 3Iarch 12.—I have your favor of 10th, advising of the forwarding remittance of $398 90 to National Park Bank, New York, for account of our Relief Committee, and in thus helping us out of our em- barrassment, please accept our renewed thanks for this timely aid—adding, as it does, another item to the long list of favors of which we are your debtor. Addison Craft. [ I09 1 National Park Bank, New York, 3Iarch 12.—It has given us much pleasure to receive this morning your esteemed letter of Sth, from one whose name was so frequently and prominently on our books in connection with the relief funds which we had the satisfaction to transmit for our neighbors and citizens during the prevalence of the epidemic; and we desire to Ecknowledge our appreciation of your prompt and friendly courtesy in the repayment, from your own fund, of the amount of our duplicate remit- tance, September 5, 1878, to Holly Springs, for account of 31ayor Ely, of this city. $398 90, for which we have, by the same mail, cheque of our friends 3Iessrs. J. & T. Green, as advised by you. AATe should be glad of an opportunity to personally meet and thank you upon some future occa- sion of your presence in New York. E. K. AVright, Cashier. Yazoo City, January 2.—Your favor is just received. The familiar envelope was no surprise, for I thought it some circular relating to the Grand 3Iasonic bodies. But the contents were a very great and gratifying surprise, and I rise from my bed to express my thanks. * * I have been minute in giving you an idea of my'condition and circumstances, to ena- ble you to judge for yourself with what a sense of relief, with what a burst of gratitude to you, secondarily, and to God primarily', your communica- tion was received. AVe can now hope to remove the burden of debt with- out trimming the borders of starvation in order to do so. AVe may even hope to deploy a few dollars for the purchase of wood, without which we cannot have either health or comfort. From the feeling of helpless want, we are transplanted to the feeling that "now we have ail things and abound !" AA'e thank Bro. Power, who so actively illustrates the teachings of Odd Fellowship and 3fasonry, and of Christianity, which is higher than both; and we thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given Bro. Power such a heart. I know, though in a small wayr, since my means have been small, the blessedness of doing good to others. Then how happy ought you to be who so often do good and do so much— little, no doubt very little, when compared with your desires, yet much, very much, in fact. * * 3Iy wife read these letters with eyes burning with tears of gratitude. ----------------. Brandon, April 11.—Enclosed find receipt as requested. 3Irs--------- and daughter send you a thousand thanks. AATithout this kindly aid, they would probably have lost their home. Accept thanks and best wishes from your friend truly, Robert Lowry. A'ioksburg, Feb: 25.—Let me thank you for myself and little girl for the fifty dollars handed me by my friend Dr. Birchett. A greater favor, or one * more acceptable, could not have been bestowed at the time, as we were very much in need. ----------------. Natchez, 31arch 25.—Your very kind donation was received through 3Ir. DeLap. I cannot say how grateful I feel for your remembering our family in their distress. * * At present we feel entirely dependant on pa's 3Iascnic brethren, who never forget the widow and the orphan. Again thanking you, I remain, with gratitude. ----------------. AVest Point, Feb. 13.—Yours of recent date was duly received. Your remittance to Bro. J. H. L. G------------, for the benefit of his brother's child was a truly appreciated surprise to him and the family connections; and the boy, if he lives, will be taught of the attention and care of his father's beloved Order—the aegis of widows and orphan children. The family are modestly grateful for th<5 true 3Iasonic Charity, and the frater- L »o ] nity and friends of the Order, and of our esteemed deceased brother, will cherish fond and fervent recollections. The record of last year will inspire wonderfully all reasonable men with greater love for and zeal in the Order. * * * AV. F. Franks, AV. 31. Port Gibson, Jan. 27.— * * I know there was not a member of both Orders who did not fully and gratefully recognize your untiring, constant efforts in behalf of the suffering brethren, widows and orphans, through- out the fever-stricken district, and I assure you there was many a poor widow's heart made glad, and many a child caused to rejoice over the aid thus enabled to be given them through your kindness and labors in their behalf—not alone of those under our special care, but many of the poor without the gates. How noble and grand, how gracious and God-like loomed up the spirit of the Good Samaritan from the hearts of the people throughout the broad land. AA'hen dire distress befalls any portion of our common country, it seems to dispel all sectional strife, even political differ- ences are forgotten for the time, and the hearts of the people are permitted to speak untrammeled by prejudice and sectional dislikes, and the true spirit of fellowship and brotherly love prevails. AVhat a wonderful dis- play of sympathy and charity was exhibited, during the prevalence of the fever. Our good friends were ever ready to give for our relief, even more than'our actual wants required. For one I shall never forget the constant untiring kindness and sympathy of many dear stranger friends from abroad in our behalf, and we doubt not you have cause to know and acknow- ledge like favors. Jas. A. Gage. Port Gibson, 3Iiss., February 9, 1879. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, Jackson, Miss.: Dear Sir and Bro.— I have been requested by the 3Iasonic bodies of this town to convey to you their grateful appreciation of your generous remembrance of them during the gloomy period through which our people have just passed, and to assure you of their high sense of your great and noble services rendered not only to our Order but to humanity. As the chosen almoner of 31a- sonic bounty you have dispensed its charities with a discreet but ever open hand, and we cheerfully bear witness to the prompt and disinterest- ed manner in which the trust has been discharged. If we consider the wide field over which your duties extended, the almost universal distress, and the stern necessity for prompt and efficient relief, we can but be amazed at the systematic regularity with which those duties were per- formed. It only is to seasons of great public calamity that mankind is in- debted for its brighter manifestations of moral heroism. To the great calamity which has just passed over us, and left behind so many traces of death and sorrow we all owe a melancholy gratitude for having developed a character so honorable to 3Iasonry and to humanity. Repeating the as- surance of the gratitude and admiration of your 31asonic brethren, and sincerely wishing you the happiness your services so richly merit, I remain. Yours fraternally, AArM. B. Fulkerson, Committee appointed by AArashington Lodge No. 3, Clinton Royal Arch Chapter, No. 2, Cceur de Lion Commandery, No. 13. AVater Valley, Feb. 3.—(Resolutions by AATater Valley Lodge, No. 82, I. O. O. F.) : AATiereas, Our town was visited during four months of last year by a fearful epidemic, striking down many and carrying off six of our members, thus entailing upon our Lodge liabilities which it was totally unable to meet; and whereas, Bro. J. L. Power, R. AV. Grand Treas- urer of Grand Lodge of Mississippi, nobly came to our relief; therefore, Be it resolved, That this Lodge duly appreciates the kindness of Bro. [ III ] Power, and the thanks of each and every member are hereby tendered to him. Resolved, further, That the Secretary be instructed to enter this action upon the minutes of the Lodge, and to furnish Bro. Power with a copy of the same. J. F. Doff, N. G. Thos. AV. 3Iorgan, Secretary p. t. E. H. 31ms, V. G. Garner, Nov. 1.—(Extract from report of Relief Committee) : Total receipts from J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, $800; from Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar, $25. Resolved, That the earnest and sincere thanks of this com- mittee, and of all the citizens of Garner and surrounding country be most gr?tefully tendered to Col. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, Jackson, 3Iiss., and through him to all Lodges of 3Iasons and Odd Fellows for the noble generosity shown us during our great affliction; when, but for the pecuni- ary assistance thus sent to us, our troubles would have been greatly aug- mented, and we should have been entirely without means to defray the heavy expenses incurred during the epidemic. J. L. Combs, 31. D., President. Greenville, Feb. 24.—Resolved, That we tender to Bro. J. L. Power, Grand Secretary, our heartfelt thanks for this timely and sorely needed help, and that we recognize and appreciate his unselfish and heroic labors during the epidemic of last summer, realizing the great indebtedness of our afflicted people to the brother whose fraternal appeal opened the great fountain of natural sympathy from which this wonderful benefaction pour- ed upon our land. A true copy from the minutes. F. Valliant, AV. 31. Greenville Lodge, No. 206. Theodore Pohl, Secretary. Greenville, Feb. 25.—(Resolution by Greenville Lodge, No. 91, I. 0. <). F.) Resolved, That the lhanksof this Lodge are hereby tendered Bro. J. L. Power, not only for this timely donation, obtained by his interces- sion from the Odd Fellows of the United States, but also for bis noble efforts in behalf of suffering humanity while the pestilence raged. Chas. AVhite, Secretary. Summit, 31arcli 21.—(From Summit Times): 3Iany of our readers who feel an interest in the orphan children of 3Irs. Lucie Strohecker—Jennie and Otho—will be delighted to learn that the ubiquitous, ever generous and sympathizing Col. J. L. Power—true to his trust and obligations to his brother 3Iasons, has taken these orphans a good part of their route to their aged grandmother, 3Irs. Strohecker, in Charleston, S. C, and provid- ed for their safe conduct the remainder of the way. May Heaven's choicest blessings, flowing responsive to the grateful prayers of widows and orphans, follow him through life and light his pathway througli the dark valley of shadows when his good work is finished on earth. Charleston, S. C, 31arch 13.—The children arrived safely on last 31on- day morning. To say that we thank you for your generous kindness is to feebly express what I feel for all that your liberal help has done, not only for the orphans, but for the widow. AVithout your aid I was almost power- less to reach and protect my son's children, and I felt unhappy in being unable to gratify my poor son's often expressed wish that in case of his or his wife's death his children should come to us. * * * AAThen the chil- dren have become more settled, and have regularly commenced their life among their new surroundings, they themselves will write. Just now they can only thank you through myself. 3Iay God's richest blessings rest on [ »2 J the kind hearts and homes that have spared from their abundance, to the help of the widow and the orphans. 3Iits. H. Strohecker, Xote.—The father of these children died several years ago at Summit. Their mother died of yellow fever at Canton. On being made acquainted with the wishes of their grandmother, funds were sent the AV. AI. of Canton Lodge to pre- pare them for the journey. The Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans R. It. kindly furnished transportation to Grand Junction, and this writer provided for their trip to Charleston from the relief funds in his hands. From The Clarion, March V2. "Our associate, Colonel Power, went up the ro id last Friday morning in charge of four children, made orphans by the yellow h-vcr. Two of them, Hattie and Archie 31eOallum, are now in Lima, Ohio. They were met at Chicago by members of the 3Iasonic fraternity, who kindly cared for them from Saturday till 3Ionday morning. The other children, Virginia and Otho Strohecker, whose mother died of yellow fever at Canton, are now with their grandmother in Charleston, S. C. They were received and cared for in Atlanta by our former townsman, 3Ir. H. C. Daniels." From AVatcr A'alley Courier, Dec. 21. A Generous A\tork.—Col. J. L. Power of Jackson, who has acted such a noble and faithful part in working up and disbursing funds from the various benevolent orders, as well as general relief fund to the yellow-fever stricken districts of the State, visited our city last week, on business con- nected with the same good work. In the management of the large funds intrusted to him Lorn the various sources, he succeeded in reserving a very considerable sum of money7, which he is now most wisely and prudently disbursing to the most destitute and needy orphans and widows in the dis- tricts visited by the epidemic. Col. Power is visiting these localities, and after consultation with leading citizens, and officers of the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges he makes such disposition of funds at his disposal as will meet the most pressing wants of the widows and orphans. Such was his mission here and many hearts are made glad indeed by his timely and most welcome visit. 3Iany widows and orphans in Mississippi have cause of deepest gratitude to Col. Power, and the generous givers all over the country, who have placed these funds in his hands, for these timely and noble benefactions. And how grateful we should all feel when we can see these suffering and needy ones afforded aid which we cannot give. Col. Power has only been the faithful instrument for the disbursement of these funds, but he has done it wisely and well, and deserves the especial thanks of all our people. But the kindly spirit in which thesj. funds were dona- ted to our suffering, sick and dying ones, should and does warm all hearts with deepest gratitude, and make us all feel more kindly of our common humanity than we have ever done before. From Grenada .Sentinel, Nov. 16. While we have no desire to overlook the memory of the worthy dead, we cannot forget that there are living men, some of whom were not so much exposed to the pestilence, who deserve all praise for their noble active ser- vices, and among this number we mention the name of J. L. Power, of the Clarion. AVhen we saw that he was receiving and disbursing thousands of dollars weekly, from the 3Iasons and Odd Fellows all over the Union, with no other guarantee of its proper use than his intelligence and honesty, we could but feel proud that on a printer had devolved one of the heaviest obligations and highest compliments developed by the strange fortunes of our suffering humanity. While his heart beat in tenderest sympathy for the sick, the dying and the dead, his head was level enough to know where [ H3 ] to appropriate these large sums in behalf of his suffering brethren. It may be thought that we are anticipating results, and so we are, but when his final report is made, it will only elevate his character as a man, a Mason, an < )dd Fellow and a christian. From Holly Springs Reporter, Dec. 19. Col. J. L. Power, of the Clarion, was in town last week, looking after the destitute, rendering them relief, and gathering facts connected with the plague, for use in the history of the pestilence which he is preparing. He did noble work during the epidemic, and his labors in the cause of suffer- ing humanity have not yet ceased. Hall of Rising Glory Lodge, 215, Osyka, 3iiss. To J. I. Power, Grand Secretary Masonic Fraternity of Mississippi: Dear Brother—The 3Iembers of this Lodge feeling it a sense of their duty to ex- press in some form their gratitude to you as the good Samaritan in their need, after the heavy7 cloud of affliction had passed, take this simple, but, we trust, lasting method of giving utterance to their feelings. AAJiile we, dear brother, rear no marble column to your honored name, yet within the temple of our hearts have built a shrine of remembrance dear, ou which the sacred lights of our Order shall be kept burning in memory of the good dispensed at your hands to the bereaved widow and helpless orphan of our membership, who were cut down by the relentless hand of Deatli. Like the mighty oak of the forest were they shattered "by the blighting boit, and thus the tender vines of home, left subject to the mercies of every rude blast of sweeping wind of the cold charities of an unfeeling world, 'twas then that an Almighty hand in a mysterious way created in you the great physician to dispense the Balm of Gilead, to heal in part the stricken heart, and give comfort to the mourning soul. AVe, a few of the spared monuments of His mighty creation, bless you in our prayers, and do most humbly beseech His Almighty watch and care over you in life to come, as He has during the past year, when like an angel of mercy were you found, ministering to the wants of the afflicted and pouring the oil of joy, and giving words of consolation to those hearts made desolate by the fearful scourge. To-day our hearts united raise A hymn of joy, a mead of ]>raise; A prayer of faith in words, of love, To Him who rules, all things above. Then, dear Brother, receive in symplicity this letter of heartfelt thanks, and may Almighty God ever watch over and preserve you to a long and useful life; and may His richest blessings crown your every effort, is the prayer of your brethren of Rising Glory Lodge, No. 215; therefore be it, Resolved, That the name of Brother j. L. Power be enrolled upon the books of this Lodge as an honorary member; and, that the AV. 31. be authorized to procure, and cause to be framed, a photograph of our Broth- er, for and at the expense of the Lodge. Resolved, That a copy7 of the above be entered upon the minutes of this Lodge, and a copy be sent to the Summit Times for publication. 31. Hart, Secretary. AV. D. Davidson, AV. 31. From The Clarion. An Appreciated Tribute.—The associates of Col. J. L. Power have seized the opportunity afforded by his temporary absence to reproduce in the Clarion the following appreciated, and (we who have had the best means of knowing will be excused for adding,) deserved tribute. It is due 8 [ "4 ] to him to say that human applause was not his object in performing the deeds that have inspired this tribute. It was a higher one, and is seen in the results which have attended his services to the poor, the lowly, the sor- row-stricken in the hour of affliction. The distinguished authorship of the subjoined communication enhances its value. Though it was published anonymously, we have readily discovered the'marks of an eminent jurist who has illustrated in his own successful career that, "Honor and fame from no condition rise, Act well your part—there all the honor lies." Judge Mayers in the Corinth Record. The distress and affliction in ATcksburg, Grenada, and other places, bring prominently before the country a name already known and associated with so many good works. I allude to Col. J. L. Power, of the Clarion. There are hundreds of men whose names occupy conspicuous places, and the country is loud in their praises, who fall far short of being so useful to their fellows, and who are not guided by so noble a philanthropy as be. It is not amiss to say that he was a poor Irish orphan boy, in Lockport, N. Y., where he worked for a few years at the printing business. He came to ^Mississippi twenty-odd years ago, married and settled at Jackson. He has been connected with all the benevolent enterprises of the State, and is known everywhere as one of the most reliable, prompt and efficient busi- ness men in the State. In a quiet, unpretending way, he is always doing good to his fellow-man. He remained at Jackson, and through his efforts has collected thousands of dollars in all parts of the Union, and has judic- iously expended them to the great relief of the afflicted. To see him at work one would suppose "the world was his home, and to do good was his religion." But he acts from well-defined religious principles, and is guided by the true faith of the humble Christian, being a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. He has long been a superintendent the Sabbath School, and att2nds all the convocations and conventions in that interest, that he may learn how to be more useful. A more unselfish man I never knew. AVherever there is a sorrow to soothe, a tear to dry, a mourning heart to be comforted, a charity to be bestowed, he will be there— "To do good by7 stealth and blush to find it fame." A few years ago I witnessed his reception in the city of Lockport, where he had lived. It was truly an ovation. The officials of the city, editors, bankers, congressmen, ministers, lawyers, and indeed all the prominent men of the city, took pleasure in giving a cordial reception to the former ornhan hoy, whose conduct among them gave an earnest of his future use- fulness and whose career in the far South they had witnessed with such pride and pleasure. I think it but proper to hold up for the encourage- ment, and for examples to the rising generation, the successful career of such men in their works of true charity and benevolence. Though such rarely receive any reward here below, save the gratitude and love of the recipients of their favors and the respect of the few who know their true history; yet, in the "Sweet Bye and Bye" they will receive "a crown that fadeth not away." It is not amiss to say that notwithstanding his labors as above stated, he carries on his business with perfect system, and is a most energetic and thorough business man. 3Iay God continue to bless him inhisgood works. From the Grenada Sentinel. Two Great Institutions.—Though Masonry and Odd Fellowship may differ as to their origin and age, there is one thing nobody will dispute, that they are each a mighty power in the land for good. So powerfully and harmoniously do they work together in the cause of humanity, that they [*"S ] may be called the elder and junior sisters of human charity. AArhile neither of them allow of proselytism, they have, in our yellow fever afflic- tions of this year, presented to the whole world, the grandest display of charitable brotherhood ever witnessed upon earth. They have each risen in moral grandeur and social power as the necessities of our overwhelming- troubles have demanded, for each have poured out their treasure to the suffering brethren,of the South with unstinted liberality, and in every case, have cried out in tones that sent a thrill of joy and pride to their smitten brothers of the South : "AVe have more yet on hand if you need!" AVill not this wonderful display of active benevolence and fraternal love, fill up the ranks of decimated orders in the South with our best young men as soon as the time arrives for quiet', safe intercourse? In fact, will not this mighty outflow of sympathy and relief be read of all men in our whole country, and prepare the way for that mighty chain of fraternal bonds, that in the end, will bind us together as a people in feelings and ob- ligations, stronger than political constitutions and civil compacts? From the Jackson Comet, February71, 187!). Lesson of the Late Epidemic.—AVe have been deeply interested in the perusal of that part of Colonel Power's report to the Grand Lodge, relating to the contributions to our late yellow fever sufferers by the 31a- sons and Odd Fellows throughout the country. If anybody has allowed any doubts or misgivings to rest upon his mind as to the real benevolence and nobility r>? purpose which animate these benevolent institutions, it seems to us, that he ought now to dismiss them forever as unworthy of a lodgment among liberal and just thoughts. The record which the Masons and Odd Fellows have made during the dark period of our suffering, is one of moral grandeur, and many, many are the grateful shower of tears which will fall upon and cause it to. bloom long in the nursery of thankful hearts. No man can read the account of the transfer of little Horace Walters from New Orleans to San Francisco, under the all-protecting segis of 3Iasonry, without paying to the noble brotherhood who could perform this tender office so well the tribute of a tear in recognition of their goodness and touching charity. ********** The lesson which we draw from this and other princely gifts from our Northern and AArestern brethren is, that when our people come to under- stand each other a strong bond of sympathy and fraternity is found to hold them together, and that this bond henceforward to be recognized and strengthened, so that all sections of of our Union may serve as mutually protecting braces for the grand central column. College Station, Texas, April 12.—* * I congratulate you on your benevolent labors. They are more attractive <~o me than triumph of arms or the prestige gained by parliamentary success. Thos. S. Gathright. [ "6'1 THE SOLID SOUTH. BY EAIMETT L. RCSS. Awake! awake, () sluggish Muse] If only for a M'hile. And tune my harp to Homer's lyre— Blind bard of Scio's Isle— Tlv.it I may sing in fitting words Songs of enduring praise. To willing hands and noble hearts AVho in affliction's days, Poured out upon our sunny land Their stores o. Ave and wealtii That brought surcease to pestilence, And wooed back joyous liealth. The Solid South pours out her heart this bright, this glad New Year, And sends a message to all men, ail nations far and near; A message draped with willow leaves, bedewed with holy tears Of widowed wife and orphaned child, sad youth and tottering years: A message from her palaces, from cottage, hill and glade, From council halls, from field and farm, and busy marts of trade ; A message freighted down with love, with gratitude as great As ever woke a soul to arms, or bared a breast for State; A love that throbs in every heart, a gratitude that thrills, And breaks its bounds like waves that rush to ^ea from swelling rills. Some mother bending o'er the tomb that holds her cherished boy, Some stricken wife beside Lie grave where rests her girlhood's joy, Some maiden weeping o'er the mound where troth and lover lie, Press back their sobs and in their prayers call blessings from on high Down on the heads, the hearts, the homes of those whose helping hand Brought succor to our stricken ones and saved our suffering land. The Southron's hand that erstwhile drew his sabre from its sheath And dipped its blade in brother's blood to win the patriot's wreath, Now presses on a throbbing In-east in pledge to self and God That Peace and Love shall ever reign where hostile armies trod. The fires of hate that lit his soul, nor sword nor gun could quell— These yield to Love's bewitching wiles, to Love's ail-conquering spell: Dee]) in his heart is writ the name, the pure unse'iish zeal Of him who dared the Saffron Foe, to conquer woe with Meal. More holy task was never borne than that brave Banner tried ; Xo loss more great, no grief more deep, than when brave Benner died ; Xo gift in all the bounty sent, more rich, more rare in price, Xo words can compensate the boon—our Xations's sacrifice, Ten million grateful hearts enshrine his memory in their breast. Ten million tongues his deed extol, invoke his spirit's rest; A solid South reveres his name, his valor undefiled— One common country's love will shield the Martyr's wife and child. (), Groat Jehovah, King of Kings ! Whose mighty hands control The fate of worlds, the works of men, And Time's unceasing roll— Let blessings follow in the path Of Sorrow's fading tread ; Let comfort come to those who mourn And weep above their dead ; Pour down unmeasured blessings, Lord, Thy choicest and thy best, To crown our brothers of the Xorth And far-oil' East and AVest; Blot out the lines that would divide And desecrate our sod, Bind close our States, give us one Law, One Union, and one God. TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD. Friend after friend departs; AVho has not lost a friend? There is no union here of hearts, That finds not here an end. AVere this frail world our final rest, Living or dying none were blest. Thus star by star declines, Till all are passed away, As morning high and higher shines To pure and perfect day ; Xor sink those stars in empty night, But hide themselves in heaven's own light. HARVEY W. WALTER, PAST GRAND MASTER, PAST GRAND HIGH PRIEST. BY BRO. EREDERIC SPEED. In the stillness of the preceding night a few sparks of electricity flashed over the wires, and all the civilized world read on the morning of the 20th of September last, the brief, but to us who knew and loved him, inexpressibly sad message, " Colonel AA'alter is amongst the dead of the past twenty-four hours." The noble, brave-hearted man who had, on the breaking out of the great epidemic of 1878, stretched out his hands and bid all the affrighted refugees from fever-stricken points to come to Holly7 Springs as a place of refuge, lay dead, with his face to the foe. There were some of us whose hearts stood still as we read, and whose eyes filled with tears of anguish, and to whom it was a bitter day as to those in a lonely house from which loved ones had departed. A\re knew that he was ill, bi>t had refused to believe that any harm could come to him; others might die, but surely our dear old friend would pass through the fire, as he had passed over a score of battle fields unscathed. "A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thou- sand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee," were the words with which we comforted ourselves, when we learned that the dreaded fever had made its appearance at Holly Springs; but alas, We were doomed to experience a bitter disappointment. God's ways are not our ways, and he took whom it seemed to Him best should be taken. Those of us who remain to set up the curtains of our Tabernacle, performing the duty7 which Freemasonry dictates, submitting, with resignation, to the Supreme Grand High Priest's will, endeavor to place on record our estimate of his worth and to testify our affection for him. Companion AAralter was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, on the 21st day of 3Iay, 1819, but a few years later his parents settled at Kalamazoo, 3Iichigan, where his early years were spent. An unfortunate investment consumed his father's entire fortune, and at the age of fourteen our Companion began the battle of life, which he thenceforth fought without parental assistance. Having completed his college course, he came to ^Mississippi, earning his living by teaching school, while preparing for his admission to the bar. Soon after receiving his license to practice law, in the year 1810, he located at Holly Springs, and from that time his name is inseparably interwoven with the history of his State and county. Prominent in all affairs of a pub- [ "8 ] lie nature, and a leader upon every occasion, where the public welfare was concerned, he had little or no taste for political life and never sought office; it was the public good and not personal advancement which caused him to spend his time, talents and money, which he did with a liberal band, when- ever occasion required it. In social affairs he was always a welcome and honored guest. In his church, a prominent and useful member. As a jurist, he stood first and foremost in a bar which was famous throughout the land for its learning and eloquence. As a soldier—though opposed to secession—he was amongst the first during the unhappy war between the sections to enter the field, and he did not sheath his sword until the echoes of the last gun had ceased to reverberate. In all the relations of life, brave, true, just, generous, he was always the noble, honorable and kind- hearted gentleman, who thought less of himself than of others. In 3Iasonry, as everywhere else, Companion AAralter was distinguished above his fellows. Initiated, passed and raised in Holly Springs Lodge, No. 35, in the year 1842, he rose to be Master in 1845. Present at the first Annual Convocation of the Grar.d Chapter in 1847, as the representative of AATilson Chapter, Xo. 5, we find him filling the offices of Principal Sojourner and Captain of the Host in the Chapter for a number of years thereafter, until in 1859 he was elected High Priest. Named as Generalis- simo in the dispensation to organize Holly Springs Commandery in 185s, he was afterwards Eminent Commander and continued unto the end an active and zealous Knight Templar. Companion AAraIter succeeded to the Grand 3Iastership on the death of Grand 31aster Vannatta, in 1844, and for more than thirty-five years was one of the most prominent, active and efficient members of the Grand Lodge. In 1874, he was elected 3Iost Puissant Grand 3Iaster of the Grand Council and served in that capacity two years. In 1867 and 1877 he served the Grand Chapter in the capacity of Grand High Priest and was its Rep- resentative at the General Grand Chapter in 1877. In the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Companion AATalter had attained to the Degree of Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret, 82°. Thus it will be seen how great was the service Companion AValter rendered to Freemasonry, in all its branches, and we are enabled to realize the measure of the calamity it sustained when he was taken from its council chambers. As he said of another, so we can say of him : "His loss would have been to us irreparable, had he not bequeathed to us an invaluable legacy in the example of virtue and piety, which his life so eminently exhibited. I may say with truth, that his knowledge of 3Iasonry was such as to make him the brightest ornament of our Order, while his devoted attachment to its tenets and his daily practice of its precepts had rendered him one of its most exemplary members. As a man and as a Mason, he ever squared his actions by the teachings of Divine Revelation and ever consulted that great Masonic Trestle Board in all his relations with his fellow-man." Thus, Companions, day by day, as journeying along the rough and rugged paths of life, we pitch our tents and set up the tabernacle of the Lord, we find the company with which we set out growing smaller, and new and strange faces come and stand in their places, but as we draw nigh to the brink of the river, we shall behold upon the other shore the dear friends for whom Ave grieve, beckoning us to cross over and join them in the eternal spring time of the life beyond the grave.— "As distant lands beyond the sea, AVhen friends go thence, draw nigh; So Heaven, when friends have thither gone, Draws nearer from the sky. "And as those lands the dearer grow, \V~hen friends are long away; So Heaven itself, through loved ones dead, Grows nearer, day by day." [ '"9 J EXTRACT FROM ADDRESS BY PAST GRAND MASTER JAS. M. HOWRY AT LODGE OF SORROW7. Our Brother, Past Grand 31aster AValter, Avas one of those Avho favored the hospitable reception of refugees from 3Iemphis, Grenada, Vicksburg and other infected districts, and opposed the quarantine. He saw the mistake he had made, when too late! He hurried his beloved wife and their youngest children off, choosing to remain, together Avith his three eldest sons, and share the fate of those avIio remained in the doomed city! The happy family thus separated -will never again be re-united this side of the river. Bro. AValter came to 3Iississippi in 1840, located in Holly Springs, and by industry and perseverance, soon took position as a successful lawyer. The country was new, fresh and rich, and the field inviting to young men of talent and enterprise, of which Bro. AA\ availed himself. He married an accomplished and amiable lady, daughter of Col. James Brown, of Oxford, and they reared the three noble boys, already mentioned, to man- hood, and the wife and six children, minors, Avere left to mourn the loss of husband, father and brothers. He Avas distinguished for his zeal in every- thing he undertook. He never sought office, though he Avas vo* *d for by his party friends once for Governor. He bore an active and efficient part in the establishment of the 31 ississippi Central Railroad, and for the last few years Avas a Trustee of the State University. He Avas the friend of ed- ucation and all enterprises which tended to promote the public good. His 3Iasonic career Avas a brilliant one. He was admitted a member of Holly Springs Lodge at an early day, and in 1845 Avas elected Senior Grand AArarden of the Grand Lodge of 3Iississippi. He Avas made Deputy Grand Alaster, and he succeeded to the Grand Mastership, by the death of Bro. Vannatta. He presided over his Lodge, Chapter and Council at Holly Springs, and was elected Grand High Priest, and 31 ost Puissant Grand Master of the Grand Council of the State Avithin the last few years. He assisted in or- ganizing a Commandery of Knights Templar over Avhich he presided, and Avas a zealous member of the Templar Order. To the day of his death he manifested his devotion to our beloved Order upon all occasions. In the Grand Bodies, he Avas always placed on important committees, and Avas recognized as an active, intelligent and useful member, much respected and beloved by his brethren. AAre could dwell on the life and character of Brother AA'alter as a man and a 3Iason, but others claim our at- tention and Ave must let this suffice. AATe Avill add, however, that the cir cumstances of his death and burial, and those of his three noble sons, Ave re indescribably sad. They grappled Avith the monster about three Aveeks and but a short time intervened between their deaths. The father and one son Avere buried by the two sons and a servant alone. The two last, Frank and James, Avere taken sick and died about the same time, and were carried to their last resting place by two faithful colored men. No wife or mother, brother or sister to follow them—no requiem or funeral obsequies performed by mourning friends ! Hoav sad—Iioav solemn the thought! From Jackson, (Miss.,) Clarion, Sept. 21.] Harvey AV. AA'alter, of Holly Springs, Past Grand 3Iaster and Past Grand High Priest of the Masonic Order—laAvyer, statesman, soldier, patriot, christian—is no more. He fell at his post in the discharge of the sacred offices of humanity. In all the experience of a long and honorable career, the pole-star of his life was duty. 3Iississippi mourns the loss of one of her noblest sons. [ 120 ] THE MASONIC DEAD OP VICKSBURG AND WARREN COUNTY. Extract from the Oration of Bro. Frederic Speed, at the Lodge of Sorrow, Oko- lona, January 15, 1S7<). Aye, Sir, another year has passed aAvay like an unbidden guest, and sunk into the gloom and darkness of the past, unregretted ; and Ave are again assembled round the altar of 3Iasonry to renew the pledges of broth- erly love and affection, to extend to each other the hand of fraternal greet- ing and salutation ; but the season usually consecrated to lestive enjoyment is overcast Avith clouds of funereal darkness, and our hearts are filled -with anguish as we resume our labors, for, alas! death and the dead are with us again, and Ave mourn grievously the loss of many dear friends, for whose familiar faces Avhich Avere wont to greet us with smiles, and to cheer and gladden us in the work of building the House of the Lord, we shall hence- forth look in vain. It is Avell that Ave should pause in our labors to commune with the spirits of the master Avorkmen who have been called by the voice of the. Grand A\rarden from the labors of the earthly Lodge to refreshment in the Heaven- ly Temple of our God. It has been tritely said, that, Ave live only to lose those Ave love, and to see our friends go away7 out of our sight, and this is the penalty avc pay for living the few brief years vvhich shall swiftly glide under our feet before Ave, to;.), shall join the innumerable caravan and cross the dark river of death. Bruised and bleeding from the many Avounds which a heavy calamity has inflicted upon us, Ave are not yet sufficiently composed to contemplate with calmness the fearful Avreck and ruin which death has wrought, or to make choice of words adequate to express our love for those upon Avhose hearts he has laid his icy fingers, and stilled their beatings forever. Stunned by the magnitude of the blow, Ave cannot realize that Ave shall S2e and hear our friends no more ; that Ave cannot go to them or they7 come to us, until Ave, too, shall take the last sublime degree, and enter through the portals of the tomb into the Grand Lodge, Avhere death is the Tyler, and the Su- pieme Grand 3iasterof heaven and earth presides. If there beany of you to whom the memory7 of those of whom we shall speak is not dear, I pray you to bear Avith us Avhile Ave mourn above this symbol, representing those in Avhich there reposes all that was earthly of many dear friends. On the 20th day of July last, a powerful steamer stemmed the tide cf the the mighty "Father of AVaters," as it rushes forward to unite its Avaters Avith those of the ocean, carrying a cargo Avhich Avas destined to destroy thousands of human lives, and to desolate many hearthstones. AVith each pulsation of her huge engines, death drew nearer and nearer to the doomed cities of the 3Iississippi Valley, until, on the 2'kl day of the same month, it landed before the city of Vicksburg, pausing to bury some members of its crew, end to ask aid for others dying Irom the effects of a fever which baffled the skill of the physician and annihilated all previously formed theories of medical science. From the city hospital, whose doors have always opened to admit the distressed, to which the first victims were car- ried, the poisoned germs of disease spread in all directions, and a scene of utter Avoe and desolation began, which baffles all description, even Avere it our purpose to narrate its history. All Avho could do so, and who Avere not detained by the promptings of duty, immediately fled to placc> of suppos- ed safety. Those who remained prepared themselves as best the could to battle bravely for the lives of friends, the poor and helpless. At once there [ "I 1 sprang into being an association composed of as gallant spirits as ever stood where, "The cannon mouthings loud Heave in wild Avivaths the battle shroud And gory sabres rise and fall Like sheets of flame on midnight's pall," or Avhere "Death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frightened AvaA'es rush Avildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack." All ranks and classes of society volunteered, and brave men vied Avith each other in the Avork of ministering to the sick, preparing the dead for the grave, and consoling the bereaved. There Avere none to "Ask the bra\'e soldier Avho fights by side, In the cause of mankind if our creeds agree," or to "GiA-e up the friend I have valued and tried, If he kneel not before the same altar Avith me." Class distinction, religious and social prejudices vanished in an instant, and as if by magic the social gulf* heretofore deemed impassable, disap- peared. 3fany of the gallant souls which Avere enrolled under the banner inscribed A\ith the name of the philanthropist "Howard," Avent down in the struggle which ensued. God rest them and grant that they may have washed themselves pure from the contaminations and stains contracted in the journey of life by their last supreme act of self-abnegation. To die for their fellows, was indeed a glorious death—for '-Greater Love bath no man than this: that he lay down his life for his friends." AVor. Bro. Thurston J. Thompson Avas the first 3Iason to fall in the city of Vicksburg, his death having occurred on the tenth day of August, in the oDth year of his age. Brother Thompson Avas ane of the most use- ful and zealous members of the fraternity, as the following record shows. It is not known in Avhat Lodge he Avas initiated, but he affiliated with Bo- vina Lodge, No. 112, in 1851 ; and was its Senior Deacon daring the years 18-32, 1653, and 1880; Senior AA'arden in 185-1, 3Iaster in lCoo, 1857 and 1S5S. He_ dimitted in 1838 and affiliated with AA'alnut Hiils Lodge, No. Iii4. in ls,0; was its Senior AVarden in 1874 and 1875; 3Iastev in 1876 and 1S77, and held the office of Senior Deacon at the time of his death. One of the officers named in the dispensation to organize John Hebron Chapter No. 71, in the year 1859, he continued to fill various stations of importance in Boyal Arch 3Iasonry up to the time of his death, Avhen he was Excel- lent King of Vicksburg Chapter, No. 3. A Royal and Select 31 aster of many years standing, he had filled many offices in the Coun6il and at the time of the incorporation of the Councils into the Chapter, Avas Secretary of Vicksburg Council, No. 2. Brother Thompson's name appears upon the first return of 3Iagnolia Commandery, No. 2, in 1S58, and here, as else- where, he proved an eminently useful member, having held various offices in Templar 3Iasonry. But few 3Iasons have such a record, and the bare recital demonstrates in the strongest possible manner how great was the loss sustained by the Fraternity in its first victim claimed by the epidemic of 187H. A man of inflexible honesty, and having an undisguised con- tempt for all the shams and subterfuges of life; in business, his promise Avas never knoAvn to be broken. Strong willed and uncompromising he Avas always just and honorable. AVarm in his attachment to his friends, he avoided taking many into his confidence, and preferred the society of a feAv genial spirits to mixing with the multitude. Hence he Avas seldom found away from his business, and Avhen he Avas, the Lodge room Avas generally the attraction, no meeting occurring at Avhich he \vas not present, when [ I22 J in health. Others may hold, but they cannot fill the place he occupied in our bodies, and many years -will probably pass aAvay before Ave shall find another equally zealous and efficient. God grant "that he may have received "the white stone with a new name Avritten," which shall insure perpetual and unspeakable happiness in the Supreme Grand Lodge. August 20th Bro. J. P. Aelen fell the 45th in year of his age. Although Brother Allen had not affiliated Avith any of our bodies, he had not ceased to take in interest in the Avelfare of the fraternity, and in one of his last con\rersations Avith the speaker expressed his regret that he had not availed himself of the privilege of Lodge membership. Brother Allen Avas a genial and kind hearted man Avho never permitted himself to speak ill of others. As a journalist he Avas painstaking and conscientious, and strove to discharge the duties of his calling with justice and fairness to all. He will be remembered kindly by all Avho Avere privileged to know him. September 2d, there died a young but very zealousand promising Brother, Charles H. Nathan, aged 26. Brother Nathan at the time of his death was the Treasurer of William H. Stevens Lodge, No. 121, and of the Royal Arch Chapter. A man of sensitive temperament, Avho mixed but little with the affairs of the world, preferring his books ami scientific investiga- tion, he Avas cut doAvn just as he Avas entering upon a career of great use- fulness. Brother J. T. Tenney, a member of one of the Boston Lodges, stationed at the time at Vicksburg, as one of the Signal Corps observers, died on the 4th day of September. At the breaking out of the epidemic Brother Ten- ney refused to abandon his post of duty, although permission Avas grauted to him by his superiors to do so. During the tAvo years of his sojourn in Vicksburg he had made many friends Avho found in him a warm hearted and genial companion, and his aged parent in his distant home Avas not the only mourner Avhen his noble son yielded up his life. Brother P. F. AVthitehead, 31. I)., avIio was not affiliated and probably known as a 3Iason to but few of his intimates, died on the 5th day of Sep- tember, Avas a physician of rare attainments, and stood very high in his profession. Universally respected and greatly esteemed for his sterling qualities as a man and citizen, he died regretted by all classes of the com- munity. On the 7th of September, Reverend Brother Bernard H. Gottheef, minister of the HebreAV congregation, yielded up his spirit to the God Avho gave it. Engrossed in the many cares incident to his spiritual charge, Brother Gotthelf had not, although a resident of Vicksburg for the past seven years, affiliated with any of our Lodges, but Ave had frequent occa- sion to know that he retained his interest in the 3Iasonic institution, and his sermons testified that he found in its teachings much in common with the ancient creed whose precepts he enjoined upon his hearers. Brother Gotthelf was in his sixtieth year at the time of his death. The greater portion of his life had been devoted to the highest interest of others, and for the space of twenty years he had ministered in spiritual things to one congregation. The unbounded sorrow his death occasioned demonstrated how firm a bold he had upon the affections of his people. And not alone by Hebrews, but by those of all religions was his death deplored, for, by his broad and liberal views, he had Avon his way into the respect and esteem of all classes of his fellow citizens. Brother James AAtarrington, avIio died September Sth, Avas Junior Dea- con of Vicksburg Lodge, No, No. '26, in 1875, and Senior Deacon in 1876. A man of kindly, generous impulses, he Avill be missed by a large circle of friends. Brother J. B. Norris, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, a volunteer physician Avho hastened to relieve the sufferings of the fever stricken people of ATicks- burg, offered up his life asacrifice upon the altar of humanity, on the tenth [ I23 J day of September, aged 32 ye£rs. AVe knoAV but little of the story of this bro- ther's life, but those Avho came in contact Avith him as he passed from house to house ministering to the sick and the dying, speak in highest terms of him and the general demonstration of sorrow by the people of Chattanooga, upon the reception of the neAvs of his death, evinces the esteem with Avhich he was regarded by those who kneAv him best. Though Ave cannot give his record as a 3Iason, the last act of his life testified beyond the poAver of Avords Iioav deeply imbued he was with the grand 31asonic idea of the brotherhood of man. Gladly Ave Aveave a wreath of laurel and olive to twine around the memory of the stranger brother, in testimony of our gratitude for the great sacrifice he made in our behalf. In his distant home amongst the mountains he sleeps Avith his friends and kindred, but the great river, as it winds its Avay onward to the sea, sings for him a perpetual requiem, and so Avill it ever be for the brave and the noble upon life's great battle-field. One of the heroes of the epidemic was Brother Charles F. Tapfe, avIio died on the eleventh day of September, aged 35 years. Brother Taffe, on the breaking out of the epidemic, fitted up a volunteer ambulance and was constantly employed in carrying the destitute sick to the hospital. AVriting to his partner in business a few days before his death, he said : " I know I have done Avrong in taking this money, (a few hundred dollars of partnership funds,) but I could not stand still and see the poor creatures suffering round me for Avant of a feAv dollars, when I had them in my pocket. If I die you can get the money back out of my insurance, and if I live we can Avork it out all right again." Noble-hearted and brave man, he died as truly for his felloAv man as ever did a soldier on the field of battle, or a martyr at the stake. He gave his all—his life—for the poor and the friend- less. Brother George F. Heflinger, aged 30 years, who Avas Junior AArarden of AValnut Hills Lodge, No 494, in 1377, died September seventeenth. Brother Heflinger Avas a bright and active 3Iason, an honest and upright man, Avho loved his friends and delighted to serve them. His presence at our assmblics Avill be greatly missed, and a void is left, by his death, in a large circle of friends, of which he was the centre. September 20th, 111. Bro. AAtilliam Anner Fairchild, a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret 32°, who Avas born in the city of New York, July 14th, 1838, died, aged 41 years. Brother Fairchild was, at the time of his death, the presiding officer of Charles Scott Council Princes of Jeru- salem, Prelate 3Iagnolia Commandery, No. 2, Grand 3Iaster of the 3d Vail, Vicksburg R. A. Chapter, and Secretary of A'icksburg Lodge, No. 26. He had presided over all the bodies of the York Rite, the Lodge of Perfection, and as Grand Commander of Knights Templar in the State of 3Iississippi. In all the Avalks of life Brother Fairchild Avas an eminently useful mail; in business circles, and in social life he was first and foremost in every good Avork. Open-hearted and generous to a fault the poor found in him a sym- pathetic friend, avIio denied no worthy applicant. No labor was too great, nor burden too heavy for him to bear in the cause of humanity. Brother Fairchild will long survive his funeral in the affections of all avIio knew him, and none Avho have fallen before the Southern pestilence will be more sincerely mourned by all classes of the community, amongst whom all the years of his manhood Avere spent. AA'or. Brother Daniel A. Cameron, Past 3Iaster of Bovina Lodge, No. 112, and Past High Priest of John Hebron Chapter, No. 71, avIio died Sep- tember 28th, though Avell stricken in years, never ceased to Jove and revere 31asonry. And although he came to his "grave in full age, like a shock of corn coineth in his season," there Avere feAv Avho had known the kind heart- ed old man did not deplore his loss. The familiar face and cordial greet- ings of this venerable brother, have been seen and heard for the last time, [ I24 ] but we dare to hope that after life's trials and disappointments he baa found rest in the "house not made Avith bands eternal in the Heavens." A kind friend, a good neighbor and an honest and upright man died Avhen Brother A. Alexander closed his eyes to sleep the sleep of death, on the second day of October, in the 57 th year of his age. A 3Iason of the old school, he Avas the associate of Stevens and 3Ianlove in the early days of Hill City Lodge, No. 121, and delighted to relate incidents of his 31a- sonic contemporaries of twenty-five years ago, avIio alas, have nearly all passed aAvay. 3Iany pleasing thoughts are associated with his memory, and there were many avIio Avere not of his household Avho mourned for him. Brother Reynauld Kalmback, who Avas for many years the Secretary of one of the Lodges in Hermann, 3Iissouri, and avIio had but recently changed his Lodge membership to AVilliam H. SteA'ens Lodge, No. 121, died on the 8th of October, aged 45 years. An active and an earnest man, he pushed forward eArery work he undertook Avith intelligence and determina- tion, and it was through no fault of his that Avhen his sun set, his family- were not left with a competency. Several successive years failure of the grape crop in 3Iissouri, in which he had embarked his entire fortune, com- pelled the abandonment of the vineyards he had planted, and Avhen he re- turned to Vicksburg it Avas to begin life's struggle aneAv. His friends knoAv Avith what heart and courage he endured adversity, and they Avere rejoicing that the clou Is had began to dissipate, Avhen death stretched forth his icy fingers and laid them upon his heart. Affectionate and kindly in his dis- position, he loved bis family and friends, and found bis chief pleasures in their company. AVith no enemies and many friends, he passed away hon- ored and respected by all Avho knew him. Brother Jones S. "Wilkins, of Bovina Lodge, No. 115, died October Oth, aged 33 years. This brother entered Avith a degree of zeal and unselfish deA'otion into the Avork of succoring his fellow citizens, Avhich entitles him to the highest possible praise Avhich Ave are capable of bestowing, and re- gardle.-s of danger to himself he sought out the sick and did not relinquish his endeavors until the fatal disease had progressed so far in his oAvn sys- tem that he Avas beyond the reach of medical skill, Avhen his strength failed him and he returned to his home to die. Brave, patient and gentle, he rests in a hero's grave, upon Avhich an oaken A\reath, symbol of victory, should ever remain, for he triumphed over the fear of disease an! death in going about doing good to the suffering and dying people of his neighbor- hood. October 13th, Brother J. AA'ilson Conklin, avIio Avas formerly a A-ery active and zealous member of AAtilliam H. Stevens Lodge, died, aged 44. An amiable and ganial man, he had many7 friends to Aveep over his bier. Brother Benjamin C. Bookout, avIio died at his plantation on the Ya- zoo River on the 17th day of October, aged 40 years, was an active mem- ber of AA'illiam IT. Stevens Lodge, No. 121, the Royal Arch Chapter and 3Iagnolia Commandery, and a Avell known citizen. From his youth, prom- inently connected Avith the steamboat lines of the Yazoo Valley he had many sincere friends Avho respected his sterling integrity, manhood and many goad qualities, (renerousand charitable in an eminent degree, he had assisted many a poor and forlorn shipAvrecked brother through the breakers of life, and there Avere many prayers breathed Avhen he embarked upon the voyage through the river of death, for his safe arrival in the har- bor, where there are no more storms and the weary are at rest. A kind hearted and amiable old man, avIio Avronged himself more than others, George AV. Edwards, died October 23, aged (51. Brother Ed- Avards Avas a member of oneot the New York City Lodges, and died regret- ted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances avIio were attracted by his many quaint and humorous Avays. AVor. Brother AVilliam E. 3Ionett, 31. D., Past 3Iaster of Highland [ *25 ] Lodge, No. 113, and a member of the Chapter and Commandery at Aricks- burg, Avho died in his forty-fourth year, Avas greatly beloved not only by the brethren, but by all who Avere privileged to knoAV him. As a physician he enjoyed not only the confidence of his patients but also of the members of his profession. Hearty and generous in his nature he had many sin- cere friends avIio grieve at his loss and Avith Avhom his memory will ever remain fresh and green. AVor. Bro. John AV. Hullum was also a Past Master of Highland Lodge, No. 113; a just and upright man, he enjoyed during a long life the esteem and confidence of all his MIoav citizens. Brother 0. Ar. D. Riddle, of AVilliam H. Stevens Lodge, No. 121, died, aged 37 years. Brother Riddle had but recently taken up his residence at \Ticksburg, but he had been long enough amongst ns to Avin the confidence and respect of all avIio had formed bis acquaintance. Bovina Lodge, No. 112, sustained further loss in the death of Brothers S. B. AVall, R. AV. Ciiappell, J. B. Johnson, J. AV. Finch, and H. S. Feathkrston, all of them valuable and useful members of the community in Avhich they resided and true to their 3Iasonic duties and obligations, the brethren will honor the places of their resting, vdth violets and garlands of flowers. Thus, sir, the long sad list is completed, and the talc assigned, by your kind partiality is finished, but oh ! Iioav imperfectly has the duty been performed ! Gladly would Ave have dwelt at greater length upon the virtues and good qualities of the many dear friends of Avhoin Ave have spoken, and more especially of those of Avhom Ave have been compelled to speak but a single sentence, in order to bring this feeble tribute Avithin the limit al- lowed to us—for it is very pleasant to think and speak kind AA'ords in taking a last, long farewell of so many with whom it has been our privilege to toil in life's busy hive. All of them Avere bound to us by ties Avhich can never be broken, and some were our daily associates and intimate friends, Avhose memories can never fade so long as life shall last, and avIio -will ever con- tinue to beckon us from the other shore of the river, to cross over and join them in the eternal spring time of the life beyond the grave. * * * * -x- * * -;,- * 4:- * * Brethren, in a few more summers Ave shall cease to hear death repeating into our ears the summons to reap and to bind ; our sheaves, whether they contain chaff or grain, will soon have to be submitted for the inspection of the 3Iaster Overseer. But Ave shall not, cannot die : "Immortality o'er SAveeps All pains, all tears, all time, all fears—and peals Like the eternal thunders of the deep, Into my- ears this truth, thou liv'st forever." Let us then, standing here in the presence of (his coffin, representing those in which the remains of our brethren shall peacefully repose, until the earth and the sea shall give up their dead, renew the solemn obligations of 3Iasonry, not only to to the dead, but also to the living. AVhere, and under Avhat more deeply affecting circumstances, can Ave find place and opportunity to resolve to maintain, Avith greater assiduity, the tenets of our profession, than here in this Temple, dedicated to the service of the living God, and in the symbolical presence of this vast array of dead brethren" Avhose memories Ave can never cease to cherish. "Our duties to the dead will not cease with these sad ceremonies, though their Avarfare Avith the calamities and sorro\ys, the reverses and disappointments, the Avrongs and oppressions of this Avorld are over, the tie Avhich binds us to them is not broken assunder, their causes are still our causes, their memories and repu- tations Ave are to Avatch 0A7er and guard Avith zealous care, and Ave are to L I26 ] give protection and assistance to any Avhom they left destitute or unpro- tected, or who suffering wrong or injury may appeal to us in their names." Thus shall Ave reap the gulden grain, Avhich shall purchase unto ourselves a good reward in the day when we shall meet our brethren again belbre the great white throne and answer unto them for any neglect to keep not only the letter but the spirit of all our sacred covenants Avith them. And now, having renewed our obligations to the dead, let us leave them to sleep on until the great reaper, death, shall be swallowed up in victory; though our A'oices cannot reach them, nor our feeble tributes bring forth a single response, yet can Ave say to life's great jailor, the grave, "Thine for a space are they ; Yet shalt thou yield thy treasures up at last; Thy gates shall yet give Avay ; Thy bolts shall fall—Inexorable past." THE MASONIC DEAD OP GRENADA. Address of Gen. G. Y. Freeman, Past Master of Grenada Lodge, Xo. 31, before the Grand Lodge of Sorrow at Okolona, January 15, 1879. Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brothers: On behalf of Grenada Lodge, No. 31, it becomes my mournful duty to recount the loss of many of our beloved brothers—but to be able, as I am, to testify to their sterling Avorth and many virtues, is to me a source of " greatest pride and pleasure. I have no words aptly to portray the true characters, the pleasing attri- butes and the genuine merit of our noble dead. Noav that they have gone from us forever, I can say, if you could have known them just as they lived among us, from the hearts of all here Avould come a tribute to their memories, more beautiful than any minstrel's lay or speaker's tongue could offer. The silent "heart Avorship" of brother for his brother Avho has gone to . "that bourne from whence no traveler returns," gone in honor and in duty, Avould rear to them a monument "not made Aviih hands," no pile ot mar- ble bearing mere empty epitaphs and formal phrases of praise, but a mon- ument Avhose base is love, whose shaft is respect, Avhose only inscription is "our loss is their eternal gain." The occasion affords me no opportunity7 to even epitomize the lives or 31asonic history of the many deceased brethren of Avhom I Avould speak. But I Avould ask you to go back to the time, less than a year ago, Avhen this Grand Body held its regular stated Grand Communication in the little city of Grenada, upon the invitation of Grenada Lodge. Many iioav here, there received the fraternal greetings of the members of that Lodge, and mingled Avith them in the social circles. The mystic links of Masonic fellowship, which had united these brethren, thus thrown together,were warmed by contact and Avelded into stronger bonds of union. AVhen your labors Avere ended and your faces turned homeAvard, no thought of the dire future, no glimpse of the dreadful death angel marred the fresh memories of our recent pleasant intercourse, but we separated with reneAved and brightened hopes for the future advancement of our Order, and the Avelfare of all our brethren. Grenada Lodge gathered neAv strength and a fresh impetus from its contact Avith this Grand Body. It began the neAV 3Iasonic year Avith every prospect of success and Avith every hope of prosperity. But in a few short months, Avhat a frightful change! AVhat a calamitous result! There came a dreadful pestilence, a pitiless destroyer, [ I27 ] Avhose mission was as mysterious as his mode of deadly warfare. No place Avas secure from his approach ; the palace of the rich and the hovel of the poor were both the scenes of his fatal work. The strong and the weak, the scoffer and the devotee, the Christian, the ungodly, alike sank down before him in his march of death. The sacred temple of Masonry was no asylum, ' exempted from the awful "death levy," but from our Lodge Avere taken the truest and the best—the "light" from the "east," the strength from the "west" and "beauty" from the "south." AVhen this unequal contest began between a mysterious and malignant enemy of unknown power and untold strength on the one side; and humanity, weak and helpless on the other,'there Avere two of our brothers avIio Avere very prominent members of the noble profession of medicine, brothers Edavard AV. Hughes and AVilliam AAr. Hall. In the faithful discharge of their duties, they man- fully battled Avith all their skill and energy for the relief of the suffering people around them. AATien the hour of that fearful pestilence greAv dark- est, Avhen death seemed poised on every breath, Avhen human skill and all man's efforts to relieve his fellows appeared but the vainest mockeries, and people Avere fleeing for their lives in terror—these brothers quailed not, but bravely struggled Avith the deadly7 foe, Avhen it seemed that no man could i'ace him and live. AATien the city of Pompeii Avas disinterred from the silent tomb, where for 1700 years it lay buried, it is said at its gates and at the post of duty appeared the forms of the Roman sentry. In that awful day, Avhen the raging volcano belched forth, in appalling grandeur, a flaming Avinding sheet for the doomed city; when the very air Avas filled with liquid fire, and the streets and gates thronged with terrified inhabitants seeking safety •in flight, these guards heroically stood at their posts ard bravely met their certain death, because in that agony and peril, no relief came, no permis- sion to escape. But Avere these disciplined subjects of Imperial Rome, who perished in the performance of their duty as understood by them, any more heroes than those whose names I have mentioned, who fell martyrs to their duty when death seemed inevitable? Farewell, brave brothers ! AVe can but believe that you Avho lived so Avell and died so nobly have been "called off" to fill places of higher trust. Among the fallen is brother Avery P. Saunders, one of the most en- lightened and zealous 3Iasons I ever met. In his daily pursuits, in social and mental habits, he was a plain, blunt man—unassuming and unosten- tatious ; but his intellect seemed shaped for 3!asonic investigation, and he roamed in the expansive fields of 31asonic lore Avith all the ease and cer- tainty of an accomplished scholar. His thorough familiarity Avith the laws, rules and regulations of the Grand and Subordinate Lodges Avas truly- wonderful; his perfect knoAvledge of the secret Avork of the Order and his aptness in conferring degrees Avere equally remarkable. None ever ap- proached the altar of 3Iasonry Avith assistance from that old man, who did not, as if by magic catch from his very utterance some of his own enthu- siasm and zeal. His unpretending avocation as an undertaker in the town made his position one of peculiar peril and importance during this dread- ful visitation, but he filled it like a hero, and his courage strengthened as the dangers increased. By his baud Avere many of our brothers buried, and who knows but during his sad and lonely mission to the burial ground, in the heart of that devoted old 3Iason and Past 3Iaster Avere murmured over the bodies of his deceased brothers, the funeral services of the Order, which to him Avere so familiar. AVho can tell but in the citv of the dead, Avith its many new made graves, and the air around laden Avith the poison of death, these mounful Avords were spoken at each 31ason's open grave Avhen the clods fell upon the coffin lid, "Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, and the spirit to the God avIio gave it." It happens so that on members of our Order fell the duty of burying all [ 128 ] who died, for besides Brother Saunders, there Avas another whose calling Avas the same, Brother Robert A. Collins, a worthy and upright 3Iason, who also fell a martyr to the fearless discharge of his duty. The roll of Grenada Lodge shows tnat in this carnival of death the fol- loAving Avorthy members were also swept away : Brothers Ralph Coff- man, Charles 31. Coffman, AATlliam 31. Hankins, Robert A. Iravin, James 31. Knox, John L. 3Iilton, AVilliam B. 3Iay, John T. 3Ioore, Thomas E. Peacock, Jacob Poitevent, Henry Raealskv, Obediah B. Rollins, 3Iyer AATle and AVilliam AVillis. The other 3Iasons and non-affiliates avIio were " called off" in the great pestilence from Grenada, were Brothers Saxon S. Angevine, AVilliam T. Cole, AVilliam C. Eskridge. Peter F. Fi ::'oErald, John 3Iorroav, Hiram M.Jones AATlliam A. 31 jMillan, John S. Payne and Thomas Poavell. AA7ere I to attempt to enumerate tli2 virtues of these brethren, I Avould but detail for those avIio knew them no-, a part only of Avhat is recorded in the hearts of all who knew them Avell. In the life and death of each, I find ample ground for suah an eulogy a-: it would be my mourn- ful pleasure to pronounce, did time and occasion allow. They fell victims to the call of duty and humanity. By the bedsides of their kindred, their brethren and their friends, they breathed the deadly poison, and in their efforts to Avrest these from the clutch of death, they Avere slain by that enemy Avhose fatal grip on others they bravely but vainly strove to break. Brothers Saunders" Rollins and Ralph Coffman AverePast 3Iasters, and hence members of this Grand Body. Bro. Rollins Avas one of those upright, consistent and devoted Masons who gh'e strength to the institu- tion ; always bright himself, he inspired zeal in others. AATien he fell, Grenada Lodge lost one of its strongest pillars and 3Iasonry one of its surest supporters. Brother Ralph Coffman was a " Avorthy, true and well-tried" 3fason, Avhose 3Iasonic history for nearly forty years leaves its shining example in the records of Grenada Lodge. He Avas fast growing old, but had reared about him a family full of promise, full of usefulness, full of loA-eliness, and in whose bosom he Avas reaping the beautiful harvest of the seeds he had soavii. Before his death, in anguish he had seen the partner of all his joys and his sorrows, his tender loving Avife, his only son, the inheritor of his name, andliis two fair and faultless daughters borne aAvay forever from his stricken home, so lately the scene of perfect happi- ness to all and Avhere uoav be remained like a solitary7 tree in a Aveary desert, Avith no kindred bough to break the piercing blast, nor leaf to shelter from the burning sun. Arising from his sick bed when, because of his oavu extreme illness, the full extent of his bereavement had been con- cealed from him, he Avent to seek his loved ones, but finding that all had gone, crushed and broken hearted, he sat down in his lonely home and Avept, and still wept, till a merciful God freed his soul that the broken circle might be re-united in the spirit land. And it Avould seem a kind providence so ordained that the very Aveight of his sorrows brought him a reward in his dying hour—when he felt that his imprisoned spirit Avas to be freed to join the dear ones gone before. It is some consolation to us to know and feel that most of our brothers met death Avithout that pang Avhich usually adds to its terrors and Avhich comes from the parting from those Ave love ; but here the strong arm of death seemed often tempered Avith mercy, for whilst it severed many and left cruel heart-wounds among those pursuing the Aveary path of life, that journey beyond the grave, upon Avhich our deceased brethren entered, but carried them to those Avho had gone before and Avhom they longed to join. They were mercifully spared what the poet so fitly describes: '; AVhat is the worst of avocs that Avait on age, AVhat stamps the Avrinkle deeper on the brow, To view each loved one blotted from life's page, To be alone on earth, as I am uoav." [ 129 ] There is one of our number avIio fell upon another field of usefulness and duty, and whose name I Avould especially mention, Bro. AATlliam AVillis. Though residing in 3Iemphis fcr several years past, he had never severed his connection Avith Grenada Lodge, and by that Lodge Avas ahvays esteemed an active, Avorthy and honored member. It is a grand sight to see life unhesitatingly offered up when duty or the ties of blood demand—but 'tis beautiful and holy Avhen the sacrifice is made upon the altar of pure and unselfish philanthropy. It is a divine precept that " love is the fulfilling of the law," and it is written " greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." AVhen the shadow of death covered the city of 3Iamphis, and the great pestilence be- gan its deadly work, there Avas no call of duty nor tie of blood Avhich bound him to the fate of that stricken city, but with the heroism of one who receives the death stroke in his own heart, that some loved one may live, he died—died of his love for his fellow-man. It is said Brother AVillis at one time ruled in the East in the same Lodge room Avhere once presided the illustrious AA'ashington. Of these tAvo Past 3Iasters, avIio will say that the self-sacrificing death of the one was not as creditable and as beautiful as the splendid career of the other? AAdien justice Avrites the epitaphs of those wlio fell in the great epidemic of 1S78, none will be grander than that of AVilliam AVillis. There Avas a hero 3Iason Avho, Avhen the first cry of distress Avas beard from stricken Grenada, came from another State to devote himself to the relief of its stricken people. There, at the post of self-imposed duty, in the fiercest and most trying period of the pestilence, he labored until the foe he had so nobly battled against, struck him doAvn in the midst of his work, and the immortal soul of Butler P. Anderson took its flight, amid the tears and lamentations of the living, to join the spirits, lately gone before, of those for Avhom Avhile living, he had so nobly striven. His " praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine." Yet in this memorial service for our deceased brethren in 3Iississippi, partly in Avhose behalf he came—in Avhose behalf he died, I Avould speak his name with reverence. His own Grand Lodge has appropriately perpetuated his virtues and paid fit tribute to his memory, but no Avhere should he be mentioned Avith more love and gratitude than in the Grand Lodge of 3Iississippi, in Avhose juris- diction he acted the hero and died a martyr. Our brothers have gone! No more to mingle Avith us around the sacred altar of Alasonry! No more shall AA7e greet them at the south, the Avest or the east gate ; no more shall Ave gather with them in the temple; no more shall Ave hear their Avords of Avisdom, of affection, of caution. Our Lodge room is darkened, many of its shining lights have been removed. The " habiliments of Avoe" Avhich hang around its Avails are less mournful than the heart of the 3Iason avIio enters and kneAV Avell in the life those Avhose deaths Ave deplore. In the " Ark" they have been "wafted safely o'er this tempestuous sea of trouble." By the "Anchor" they have "moored" in that peaceful harbor Avhere the wicked cease from troubling and the A\-eary are at rest." 9 L 130 ] TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD OF GRENADA. the telegraph hero—WYATT m. redding. Click, click, Like the beat of a death-Avatch, sharp and quick, From hearts that are stifled and lips that are dumb, AVith the lightning's speed and the lightning's thrill, The dark Avords go and come : Click, click, and a pulse is still— There's a form to shroud, and a grave to fill; For the YelloAV Death is upon the air, And the oitv lies in the clutch of despair. Not less a hero than he Avhose plume Goes blood stained down in the conflict's gloom, Not less a martyr than those Avho slake A blood-thirst, bound to the burning stake, Is he Avho stands at the last defense Against the shock of the pestilence. Click, click, His heart is.strong and his fingers quick ; 'Tis a fearful Avork of hand and brain, Each click is a groan, each Avord is a pain ! But he falters not in his fight Avith death, Even under his Avings as he breathes his breath. The shrouded city before him lies, And the dead drop down 'neath the burning skies, Never a smile, or a Avord to cheer, Brightens his eye or falls on his ear, All is dreary, and all is dumb, Save the hourly wail from the stricken home. Click, click, 'Tis the only hope Avhere the dead are thick, AVhere the living strewn by the plague's hot breath, Are sown Avith the ripening seeds of death, Still, the hero boy at his key-board stands, AVith his stout young heart and his busy hands, And many a far-off city feels The thrill of the Avire, and its mute appeals. And hands arc stretched from the east and Avest, Their upward palms, with a blessing blest, As it comes to those Avho meet their doom Like scorched leaves struck by the hot smoon. Click, click, Like the beat of the death-watch, sharp and quick, 'Tis the last note struck, 'tis the first Avild touch He gives the key, as he feels the vague And creeping chill of the deadly plague Ere it burns with the strength of its fever clutch; He falters, falls, and his Avork is done, And the fiend has marked his victim Avon. Not long he dallies Avith those Avho fall Beneath the curse of his yellow thrall; O, city ! beneath his merciless sway, Mourn, mourn, for your hero dies to-day." William Ward, in Macon, (Miss.,) Sun. L 131 1 THE PHYSICIANS OF GRENADA. At a meeting of the Medical Society of Grenada county, held in Gren- ada, on AVednesday, Jan. 1st, the following preamble andVesolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas Luring the terrible epidemic of last summer and fall, our Assocation lost its President, P. F. FitzGerald, 31. D., and three other of its members, E AV. Hughes, 31. D., AV. AV. Hall, 31. H, and B. S. Ring- go.d, M. D. They were men of whom any State might be proud-anv profession \youId feel honored and any peoole lament, They were of the purest and best 111 our ranks; inspired by a spirit of sublime heroism, met •calmly and fearlessly the doom of martyrs, in the discharge of duty. Their deeds are enshrined in the hearts of their people and point the lesson, that nun s first duty, nis highest privilege, his noblest choice is to labor, and if need be die m the service of his fellow man. They stood unflinchingly between the suffering and death, calmly resisting his stroke, faithful to the end and earnest in their efforts to stay the work of the dread destroyer social virtues "V ^ ^^ ^ ^"^ ^ their Pure inora,s ™d As an expression of our sorrow and profound sense of affliction at this untimely and irreparable loss, be it Resolved^That in the noble and heroic death of our associates Drs Hughes, Hall, K.nggold and FitzGerald, Ave have lost four of our most ue- iul and efficient members, and the country equally in physicians and citt Resolved, That we will remember them with increasing fondues* and never cease to ink their n fixed ll0™ *" ^ fuZeye^f Besides these, a fine span of horses and a handsome bugo-v Avi h amnk unds at Ins command awaited only his decision, and woiS&on 1ave been beyond he poisonous breath of the pestilence. AVe learn that 1?P lod . prepared to go, and had everything in readiness for his £!ll? had even something called him from the hotel up town departure, when Here the character of Judge Walton changes, so far as we have presented t. Hie scene that met his eyes, at once attracted his attention?' ,m into active play all the slumbering energies of 1 is e^lesl .mtnrP 1 f'u the silent sympathies of his very soul. ^The neoolc ™! fl' -and a11 direction without future aim (/purpose. SomeZere£inn?ZS?i? Tg bids of an exorbitant price, for Vehicles with Avhich to end u" P?,bl,.C helpless, frightened families. Everything betoke d onf 1" on S ft?,' L :32 1 Surveying, for a moment the disorderly scene, he remarked to another good man (whose name Ave have not forgotten) that it Avill never do to leave these people in this reckless condition. His purpose Avas taken, and placing aAvay the traps of his departure, from that hour Avith wonderful discretion, unflagging energy, and intrepid courage he devoted himself to the relief of the people, until the hot breath of the fever was burning his own cheeks. AVith the assistance of others, a relief committee Avas organized, of Avhich he Avas a leading member, and matters began to have a more even aspect, if such an expression is allowable at any stage of affairs during the terrible days of the pestilential visitation. Never, even amid the thunders of bat- tle, did this man's heroic intrepidity shine out in such clear force and power. AAre have learned, that so loir.: as he was up, the work of the com- mittee Avent smoothly on, bringing order out of confusion, and system out of derangement. His kindness and fellow-helings Avere on the constant lookout for Avords of consolation to the feeble and faint-hearted, and deeds of charity to the sick and afflicted. His presence Avas everywhere in the toAvn, consoling, addressing, commanding as his convictions of duty sug- gested, and the exigency ot the hour demanded. His duties Avere mostly outdoors but promiscuous and arduous. Thus he continued until be fell a splendid triumph to the great destroyer. Just before the fatal moment of dissolution, Avith his mind perfectly calm, he wheeled over upon his back, straightened out his feet, Avith arms close to his side, and hands erect, he braced himself for the last throe of expiring nature, and Avith eyes Avide open and looking fixedly above, he surrendered to God the spirit that made the most intrepid man in the hour of extreme clanger Ave ever kneAv. AVhatever may have been the mistakes of his past life, (if such they were) there are none so unforgiving that Avould not freely place them under the martyr's croAvn he so richly deserves, and cheerfully say, that amongst the greatest sacrifices of the pestilence in 1878, will eve:: live the name and memory of Judge Thomas AValton. JUDGE J. C. GRAY. At a meeting of the Senatobia Bar and officers of Court held on Satur- day the 16th day of November, 1878, G. D. Shands Avas called to the chair, and J. P- 3IcCrackin ond C. A. LeAvers appointed Secretaries by the chair- man. In a terse and elegant manner the chairman stated the object of the meeting to be to express the feeling of this Bar and officers of Court, upon the death of our late lamented Chancellor, the Hon. J. C. Gray. Upon suo-o-estion the chairman appointed as a committee to draft suitable resolu- tions, John E. 31atheAvs, C. L. 31cClendon and Eugene Johnson. Said committee reported as follows: In the Avide-spread grief and affliction that prevails throughout our plague-stricken section, there is no loss that so nearly touches our hearts as that occasioned by the death of the late Hon. J. C. Gray. His place can- not easily be supplied in the Avalks of life. Dignified and firm, he Avas yet affable and kind. Possessing great learning and ability in his profession, catching legal points Avith the greatest facility and readiness, he Avas yet patient and attentive to argument, anxious even to detect if there might not be some error in the conclusions at Avhich he has arrived. As a Judge, able and pure, he inspired Avith the most profound respect and reverence all avIio practiced in his Court. As a man, gentle, frank and noble, he aAvakened in all Avho knew him the warmest friendship, the deepest love. The holding of one Court in our county made every member of this Bar, the Sheriff avIio opened his Court, the clerk who Avrote his minutes, the landlady Avith whom'he lodged,—indeed all avIio came in contact with him, his warm personal friends, and Ave all looked forward to meeting Avith him at his successive Courts with the greatest pleasure. There was a personal [ 133 J attraction about him which few men possess and which cannot be described. AATe offer the folloAving: Resolved, 1st., That in the death of the late Honorable J. C. Gray, the State of 3iississippi at large, and especially this Chancery District has suf- fered an irreparable loss; one that Avill long be felt and grieved, not only by the members of the legal profession, but by the good and true in every sphere of life. Resolved, 2nd., That as a body and as individuals, Ave hereby express our sincere and heartfelt grief at his untimely death, and offer our condolence to the few surviving members of his grief stricken family. Resolved, 3rd., That the chairman of this meeting take the proper steps to have these resolutions and proceedings spread upon the minutes of the Chancery Court. Eugene Johnson, Jno. E. 3Iathews, C. L. 3IcClendon. MILTON, PEACOCK AND GERARD. From Grenada Sentinel, November 16. AATe AA'ere pleased to see the respect paid to the memory of the former Alayor and Alderman, Avho expired in the late epidemic, Dr. John L. 3111- ton, 31essrs. T. E. Peacock and A. Gerard. Dr. Jno. 3Iilton, the 3Iayor, Avas Avidely and personally known for many miles around Grenada, where he had lived for thirty years and upAvards. A dentist by profession, he studied it both as a science and as an art, and had arriA-ed to a degree of excellence in it, that entitled him to rank with the best and most successful practitioners of the State. A man of public spirit, he took a lively interest in passing events that effected the Avelfare of the county or State, and once during the Avar served with credit in our ^tate Legislature. He was twice elected 3Iayor of Grenada, and the last timfi, the office Avas conferred on him Avithout distinction of party, a com- pliment which he appreciated by devotion to the duties of his office. As ex-officio 3Iagistrate, he was familiar Avith the statutes of the State, and administered the law with an impartial hand. AVhen the fever broke out, he aroused his energies to the necessities of the hour, and worked with redoubled energies for the amelioration of our sanitary condition, until he was stricken down by the plague. He remained amongst the frightened few that Avere left to face the pestilence, exercising the utmost stretch of his authority, the entire resources of his mind, and his Avhole stock of experience in behalf of his suffering felloAV-citizens. Standing high in the confidence of the 3Iasons and Odd Fellows, he Avas a marked man in their council chambers, and was ever heeded Avith profound respect. Long a member of the 3Iethodist church, his character for consistent piety and church loy7alty was never questioned. His domestic relations Avere sur- rounded by all the charms of confidence and love, Avhile a large circle of many friends ever stood ready to administer to his comfort and happiness wherever occasion presented. Thomas E. Peacock Avas raised in this county, and inherited many noble qualities that distinguished him, from an honored ancestry. Since the Avar, he has lived with his family in Grenada, actively and successfully engaged in the business of a merchant of the firm of Peacock & Powell. Quick to perceive and quick to act, the advantages or disadvantages of a business proposition were readily decided. Honest in trading and indulgent in feel- ings, his personal influence did much to make the house of Peacock & Powell one of the strongest in Grenada. Respected among his rival asso- ciates for intelligence and integrity, his opinions in business circles were never Avithout weight, Avhile his example Avas in many respects regarded as a model. Having laid the foundation of a competent fortune, he estab- lished himself here as his life-long home, where in the midst of an active [ ^34 ] business, the charms of domestic life, the respect of his felloAv-citizens, he passed his days, until he died in the prime of manhood of the terrible fever. AVarm in his feelings and decided in bis opinions, his position upon questions of public interest Avas never a matter of doubt. As a member of the 31ethodist church, his peAV was not only regularly filled, but in the claims of Christian charity, his heart and his purse were freely exercised. 3Ir. Gerard was a Frenchman by birth, and although he never forgot the sunny hills and the pleasant fields of his own native iand, he Avas in spirit, in duty and in deeds an American citizen of the most liberal stamp. Grenada, for many years, had been his home, Avhere he raised a large and interesting family and set before them an example of private and public Avorth, Avhich they may well regard as a legacy of inestimable value. Quiet and sincere, he pursued the even tenor of his Avays, attracting the respect of all ranks of life by his fidelity to the principles of industry, honesty and truth. Ready ever to respond to the call of duty he shouldered the musket of a Confederate guard, the more peaceable business of an alderman's life and the sorroAvful duties of yellow fever help, Avith the same equanimity of temper. In the relations of domestic life, Mr. Gerard was a good husband, a kind father and a true friend. Such in brief, were three good and useful citizens that long exercised the influence of their good characters upon the public interest of our toAvn, and long will they live in the memory of those whom the pestilence spared as high specimens of personal integrity and liberal feelings. COL. KINLOCH FALCONER, DIED OE YELLOW FEVER AT HOLLY SPRINGS, SEPTEMBER 23, 1878. From The Clarion, Sept. 2.3. It is hard to realize that these sad Avords have to be written. Two Aveeks ao-o Col. Falconer left us in good health to attend a sick father at his Home in Holly Springs. He reached the bedside of his parent barely in time to bid him a last adieu. Soon his brother, the gentle, generous and brave Howard Falconer, Avas taken ill Avith the prevailing epidemic and Avas called to his last account. The angel of death next claimed the unselfish and devoted subject of this notice for a victim, and he, too, has been struck doAvn Avith the robes of a high office upon him, in the meridian of life and the bloom of his useful manhood. Again has 31ississippi been called to weep at the grave of one of her best and truest sons. It Avill be a pleasing thought to his friends that in the trying scenes of the last days of his life, he Avas resigned to the will of his Heavenly Father Avhose mercy and good- ness disrobe even the pestilence of its terrors. In a letter Avritten to a friend in this city on the 17th inst., two days before he Avas seized Avith the illness that terminated nis life, he thus, as if anticipating the fatal result, expressed the Christian's resignation and faith : "Oh! the scenes here are beyond human power to describe. I realize that there is One alone avIio can save. 31. y prayer is made to Him and my hope is in Him." From .Starkville Citizen. In 1S57, the editor of the Oktibbeha Citizen Avas editor of the 31arshall Democrat in Holly Springs. Kinloch's father Avas the editor of the Holly Springs Herald. HoAvard, an older brother of Kinloch's Avere both boys and did the Avork in their father's office. It affords us a melancholy pleas- ure to be able to embalm his memory in the columns of the Citizen, and make a brief mention of his short and brilliant career. AVe became acquainted Avith him in his early boyhood, Avhen his smiling face Avould once a Aveek illuminate the Democrat, as carrier boy of tJie Herald. The Falconers Avere a talented family, and left their mark on all they touched. But this brief notice is devoted to Kinloch. [ i35 ] As soon as Kinloch Avas old enough, he became an apprentice in his father's office, Avhere heAvas inducted into all the mysteries of printing to be learned in a country neAvspaper office. He Avas by turns devil, carrier, roll- er boy, typo and pressman. He became a thorough printer in all branches and Avas known eventually as one of the fastest compositors and best office managers in the State. But his general education was not neglected dur- ing his apprenticeship. AVhen he could be spared from the office he attend- ed the fine schools for Avhich Holly Springs has always been noted. In 1858 he entered the Junior class of the University of 3Iississippi, and graduated as a second honor man in the class of 1860, and afterward became associate editor Avith his father of the Southern Herald, and studied law. At the breaking out of the Avar, he enlisted as a private >-\ a Holly Springs company, commanded by the gallant Captain Thos. AA\ 1 iarris. He was the Private Secretary of Gen. Bragg, and afterwards Bragu's Adjutant General. In December, 1862, at the age of twenty-two, at the request of (ien. Bragg, he Avas appointed by the Secretary of AArar to duty Avith the staff of the Army of Tennessee, Avith the rank of 3Iajor. He soon became the best known of the officers of that staff. Everybody knew ; nd honored him, from the private soldier to the Commanding General. Thoroughly efficient and strict in the discharge of his official duties, he Avas at the same time affable, kind and easy of access to all.' In the latter part of the year I860, he became a partner of Hon. John AV. C. AAratson in the practice of laAv; and in the summer of 1X06 he received his diploma from the law school of the University. But his first love, the newspaper, had an irresistable attraction for him, and in August, 1867, he became associated Avith his brother-in-hnv, Columbus Barrett, as editor of the Holly Springs Reporter. The Reporter immediately took position among the leading papers in the State, and Col. Falconer added largely to its reputation and popularity. In 1808, Avas nominated as the Democratic candidate for Lieut. Governor, on the ticket with Gov. Humphreys, and he Avas triumphantly elected. But the same votes Avhich electsd him defeated the new Constitution under Avhich the Anti-Johnson Republicans Ave re seeking to reconstruct the State,, and the State Avas continued in the hands of the military." At the time of his death he held the office of Sscretary of State, having been elected on the Democratic ticket in 1875. Leaving his office in Jack°- son, where there Avas no yellow fever, he Avent to Holly Springs, his native place, right into the jaws of death, to comfort his dying father and sick brother, and Avhen both had died, he himself Avas smitten with the plague, paid the penalty of his sublime devotion to filial affection and noble humanity. Thus has passed away in the zenith of splendid manhood, one of Mississippi's grandest sons, doubly a hero, heroic in war's carnage, grandly heroic in the carnival pestilence. Peace to thy ashes! Rest in Heaven through the long ages of eternity to thy great soul! From Holly Springs South, Nov. (itli. Kinloch Falconer.—Summoned to Holly Springs by the sickness of his venerable and beloved father, on Avhose decease he 'took the place of Col. Walter made vacant by his death, he entered at once unon his labors of love. But his labors Avere brief, for he Avas soon stricken clown, Avhen he went to his rest. He Avas lately Secretary of State of Mississippi, and Ave doubt whether in office, or out, the State had within its limits a man of superior talents or of higher promise. There was no office Avithin the gift of our people of Avhich he Avas hot Avorthy or to Avhich he might not with confidence aspire. A brave soldier, a true gentleman, a man of general knowledge and varied attainments, he Avas at the time of his death fast becoming the idol of the State, Avhich suffers greatly in his loss, and Avhich mourns him from its northern limits to the gulf. Holly Springs *aa;is his home, Avhere his father and brother resided. "And the county of 3Iarshall L *tf ] may avcII be chief mourner at his honored and lamented grave. Some of us fled to liAre, but Ave have returned to mourn. COL. W. J. L. HOLLAND. Holly Springs, October 2.1, 1S78.—Col. J. AV. L. Holland, late Chairman of the Relief Committee, departed this life at 2:'M) a. m., this morning, aged thirty- six years, six months and twenty days. Another name is added to the noble army of martyrs, another is given to the bright catalogue of those Avho have sacrificed themselves to the cause of philanthrophy; another grave is made in Avhich lies the peer of the best among so many that Avere the most honored and most useful citizens of Holly Springs. The people of that place Avere so confident that their loca- tion and the purity of their atmosphere rendered them safe, that they did not establish quarantine. A\rhen refugees from 3Iemphis-and Greenville brought yelloAV fever there, some uneasiness, and anxiety existed, but the patients had either died or were convalescent, and all apprehension had ceased. But the fatal seed Avas germinating Avhile the citizens Avere thus lulled into a sense of security, and on the first day of September the Avhole city Avas throAvn into consternation by the discovery that forty-six cases had almost simultaneously been developed. Of those forty-six cases only three survive. All the people of the town avIio could do so, fled, panic- stricken, except the heroic feAv who determined to remain and aid the help- less as long as they might be able, in the terrible crisis. Of that devoted band one after another Avent doAvn, until Col. Holland stood alone, the only male Avbite citizen in the place avIio bad not been attacked. Physiciansand nurses from abroad hurried to the rescue, and money and supplies Avere lavishly bestowed, but the scourge knew no abatement until the material Avas exhausted. During all these fearful Aveeks, from the first of Septem- ber, Coi. Holland labored in his ministration of mercy. He saAV his gal- lant comrades, the AValters, Falconers, and Fants, fall around him until all Avere gone. Spared to see the work be had undertaken Avell nigh finished, the fever at last laid him prostrate, and, though tenderly nursed'and cared for by loving friends Avho had come in from their places of refuge in other States, that they might personally minister to him in his sickness, their efforts did not avail, and his noble spirit passed away just Avlien the last flutter of the Avings of the destroyer Avas heard. Col. Holland had no relative in the ill-fated town to claim his service; he had no property interests there Avhich his presence might protect. Hu- manity alone prompted his action. AAdien the fever began its ravages in Grenada, he volunteered to go there Avith supplies, and he gave up his oavii rooms to refugees from that place who came sick to Holly Springs. AVith great administrative ability he organized and conducted the difficult busi- ness of the Citizens' Relief Committee, of Avhichhe Avas President, and his coolness and firmness and system have been of incalculable benefit in a crisis Avhere those qualities are not generally found. Through his dis- patches to the press he kept the beleaguered town in communication with the Avorld; and many an absent one, on the rack of anxiety and suspense, Avas indebted to his considerate kindness for tidings from loved ones. Amid the accumulating horrors of the days which so Avearily followed each other, his generous purpose did not falter. In the constant peril Avhich shadowed every step, his high courage did not fail. He died as he had lived, and Avas good and brave to the last. As the Confederacy had no soldier more gallant, so this trying b'ttle with pestilence had no volunteer more unselfish, none more devoted, none more true. Hoav much he Avill be missed ! His tall figure and handsome face, his genial humor and kindly disposition, Iiis fine intellect and rare social qualities, Avill be remembered by all. Holly Springs has furnished its quota to the roll of honored [ i37 ] names of those who risked their lives, and in so many cases lost them, in the effort to help others. '•The earth hath bubbles as the Avater hath; " but she hath also crea- tures of heroic mould Avho make our human nature glorious. H. C. From Holly Springs Reporter, Nov. 21. The death of our associate and dear friend, AV. J. L. Holland, who fell at his post, ministering to the Avants of the sick and dying in the recent epidemic, creates a void in our heart, and in the heart of this community, that cannot be filled. In his death the State has lost a chivalrous and patriotic son, the press an able, energetic and zealous member, and the community in Avhich he lived a jewel above price. An intimate business and social acquaintance of ten years, Justine.", us in saying that in all the nobler attributes which go to make up the true man, he had few peers, and though we should live three-score years longer, Ave Avould hardiy look upon his like again. 3Ir. Holland Avas the most unselfish man Ave ever kneAv. His heart was like an "ample shield, could take in all and room enough for more." AVhen charity Avas demanded of him, his "bounty was as boundless as the sea," his sympathy as deep. His services to the stricken and dying in this community, can never b3 forgotten. He outlh'ed two Relief Committees, and for a time be Avas the only member of the committee able to do duty, left standing alone " like a beacon upon the Avaste or a rock in the broad ocean." But he proved him- self equal to the emergency and performed the work of several men till re- enforced by other noble and Avilling hands. Just as the clouds of the pes- tilence Avere lifting from the toAvif and the hearts of our stricken people were beginning to brighten up Avith the hope of an early deliverance from the deadly plague, he Avas attacked, and though he received every atten- tion that experienced physicians and loving friends could bestow, he ling- ered but a few days, " AVhen the Aveary springs of life stood still," and all that AA-as left of the brave and noble Holland Avas consigned to the dust. Rest his soul in peace ! From Holly Springs South, Nov. G. Col. AV. J. L. Holland.—The press of the State teems Avith eulogies of our contemporary of the Holly Springs Reporter, avIio Avas taken sick at the very close of the epidemic, and who has gone doAvn to an honored and lamented grave. AVe had expected to the very last to have the opportunity of returning and thanking him, as one of the survivors of the plague, for the zealous and braA7e Avork he had done in behalf of suffering humanity. But it has been ordered otherwise, and he now sleeps with our many loved and lost. AVe believe he Avould have survived, but for the unfortunate accident of being thrown from a buggy and injured Avhile doing his Avork of mercy. It is said by medical men that slight injuries and causes, Avhich produce derangement of the vital forces are seized by an epidemic and con- ^verted into its own channel. The injury suffered, though not serious un- der ordinary circumstances, was sufficient to lay him up exhausted with his labors, and Avas the immediate cause of a fever, Avhich assumed the epi- demic form. He Avas one of the most active and successful neAvspaper men ydth whom Ave have been acquainted, and his loss is sadly mourned, espec- ially at home, Avhere he Avas best knoAvn. His energy and determination saved our town from being plundered, and contributed largely to the means and appliances for the saving of the lives that remain. His memory Avill be cherished with affection by every survivor of the Holly Springs epi- demic. From The Clariox, Oet. 30. The insatiate destroyer which has struck doAvn the truest and best of our [ 138 J land, has had another sacrificial offering in the death recorded in the above funeral notice. AV. J. L. Holland Avas a conspicuous member of the 31 is- sissippi press; and was Avorthy of his calling. He Avas active, useful and public-spirited in his profesdon. His form Avas a model of manly beauty and strength, and Avas a fitting tenement for his brave and gentle spirit, AVhen the dreadful destroyer made its appearance in the community Avhere he lived and Avas'loved, Avith the soul of a hero he confronted it and Avent about doing good regardless of self, as if it Avas a life business with him. He Avrote of his comrades with tears; committed their dust to its native dust Avith tender hands; and then returned to his Avork of danger and of love to alleviate the suffering of others. For this high purpose he tore himself from the pleasures of life and its bright promises. His sympathetic heart AA7as touched by every Avail of distress and echoed back its notes. He Avill be sadly missed from the ranks of the fraternity of which he was an ornament. He -will be sadly missed at the annual reunion of its members, for his genial nature shed light and Avannth Avherever he moved. Even Avhen the pestilence raged, his presence " Avas like moonlight on a troubled sea, brightening the storm it could not calm." Farewell, brave and gener- ous friend. Xo monument of marble is needed to perpetuate your mem- ory. It will live in the good deeds which you laid down your life in doing. WILLIAM M. EOCKWOOD. A'icksburg, Sept. 28.—(Telegram to Cincinnati Gazette.) AVilliam 31. Rockwood, President of the HoAvard Association, died this morning—died like the Christian hero that he Avas, Avith a brave heart. His life Avasone long series of good Avorks and charitable.deeds. No enter- prise for the public good Avas complete Avithout him. He Avas President of the Young's 3Ien's Christian Association, ex-Chief of the Fire Depart- ment, and a leading pillar of the Presbyterian Church. He Avas a most un- tiring Avorker, and Avbatever his hands found to do Avas well done. So Avhen the epidemic broke out, and the Howards organized, the direction of affairs Avas, by consent, intrusted to his hands. Xo position Avas more Avorthily filled or duty more faithfully discharged. Night and day he stood at his post and performed the arduous duties of his office, Avhile men won- dered at his endurance. The poor looked up to him as a savior, and the rich honored him for his manly deeds. His death-bed scene Avas most affect- ing, and invested Avith an interest that Avas almost national. The doors of his bed chambers Avere thrown open, and his friends summoned to take the last farewell. Although his sight had left him, his memory Avas clear, and the name of every friend brought to his lips a tender message of adieu. There Avere no dry eyes.near his bedside but his own. He never faltered, but shook every man by the hand with a calm resignation and a quiet joy, such as only a consciousness of an unblemished life can give. He had no fear of death, and his last thought Avas of the HoAA'ards. "lam going to meet my friends in Heaven : keep the good Avork up, friends; " and so Avith a smile on his lips and joy in bis heart, AVilliam RockAvood glided peace- fully to his eternal home. His funeral Avas a sight to be remembered; AArhite and black, rich and poor, Jew and Gentile, scoffer and infidel, all flocked to do honor to the noble dead. The cortege Avas nearly a mile long, every available vehicle was called into requisition, and many rode on horse- back; others Avalked, and all along the line stood men with hats reverently doffed, and Avomen in every attitude of grief, and poor invalids, AvhoseAvell- fare had been.his only care in life, crmvled to their doors and Avindows, Avept a mournful requiem as the sad procession moved by. He will r.eed no epitaph to record his virtues. His memory Avill live in the hearts of the people, and find there its fittest tribute. [ l39 ] Remarks of Rev. C. B. Calloway, at Memorial Service. " God gives us love ; Something to love, He lends us." And so short Avas the loan of our dear and honored brother, the pure and pious VATlliam 31. Rockwood. As Ave recall his many virtues, his gentle- ness of heart; his tenderness of sympathy, his integrity of purpose, his beautiful simplicity of character, his earnestness of zeal, his consistency of life and heroic courage in the discharge of duty, Ave Avonder in sorrow at the strange Providence that so early severed the tie that bound our hearts together. Broad in his views and evangelical above all narroAV denomina- tionalism, he Avas among the earliest advocates and most zealous supporters of the Young 3Ien's Christian Association. So conspicuous was his fer- vent piety and Avorld-wide his Christian love for humanity, that he Avas, by one common consent, called to be our President and entrusted Avith the general management of our noble evangelical organization. AVe never had for one moment to regret our choice. He rather bound us to him Avith tenderer ties. There he displayed all the Avealth of his sanctified affection. Xo duty imposed upon him, however difficult its performance, Avas ever shirked or relegated to others. Duty Avas the inspiring Avatchword of his consecrated life. AVhether to offer a Avord of exhortation, conduct a meet- ing for prayer, or sing a song of salvation, he Avas ever ready. Ke AvaS modest Avithout timidity; pious Avithout ostentation ; courageous Avithout unholy ambition. As an Association, Ave have lost a brother and chief offi- cer Avhose name -will ever be spoken Avith reverence, Avhose virtues will be enshrined in our hearts, and Avhose memory will ever be as fresh and green as the magnolias of our Southern land. The salvation of our young men, for Avhich our Association came into being, Avas the burden of his heartand the subject of his daily prayer. 'But he has gone, and his works do follow him. The chair made vacant Avill be halloAved because he has occupied it. Heaven grant that the mantle of this ascended Elijah may fall upon the shoulders of a Avorthy Elisha. In the Pantheon of illustrious dead, avIio have yielded up their lives as a glorious martyrdom to duty during the late, sad, wasting pestilence, no grander, purer figure has a place than AVilliam 31. Rockavood. Let him tenderly rest under the smiling heavens of our Sunny South. And may the flowers bloom brightly and' the winds sigh gently and the birds sing sweetly over bis peaceful grave. From Address by Rev. Dr. Price, at Memorial Services. I have selected this subject and pursued this train of remark, because it seems to me that the most conspicuous, and the most characteristic, and the most honorable trait in the life of William 31. Rockavood, Avas that it Avas spent in unselfish Avork, both in the engagement of private life, in his relations as a citizen, and in his still higher obligations as a Christian and an officer in the church of Christ. I think all Avho kneAV him Avere struck Avith this feature of his character. He Avas an earnest worker. He served his generation by the will of God. Give him a duty to perform, and no man Avould perforin it Avith greater zeal and conscientiousness. He had lived in this city so long, and bad been so conspicuously identified with eA-ery good cause, thatthe justice of this characterization Avill at once be recognized by all avIio have resided here for any considerable time ; Avhile to those who did not knoAV him personally, the briefest review of his his- tory Avill suffice to indicate the estimation in Avhich he Avas held, and the extent to which he Avas trusted, as Avell as the weight of the responsibilities and duties Avhich he was required to sustain and did sustain. He Avas a native of Nashville, Tenn., and Avas born in the year IS.'IS. His parents were AValter Rockwood and Elizabeth Ann Swett, sister of the late Daniel Swett, both being persons of exemplary piety. He made a public [ Mo ] profession of religion Avhen a boy, and Avas admitted to the membership of the First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, under the ministry of the Rev. Dr. Edgar. He came to Vicksburg in the year 1852, and Avas taken into the family of his venerable relative, 3Ir. S\A7ett. It Avas no small ad- vantage to a lad coming into a strange place, to be brought under the in- fluence of such a man, so conscientious, so upright, so laborious, so public- spirited, so pious, and so devoted to the advancement of the cause of Christ. AATM. Rockavood appreciated 3Ir. Swett's character, and entertained the profoundest veneration and love for him. It is not improbable that some of those moral excellencies Avhich justify and call for this memorial ser- vice, Avere due to that venerable man's influence. Little did Ave suppose, Avhen in the early summer Ave laid him aAvay beneath the green sod, Ave should so soon be called to perforin this sad office for his beloved nephew, and that only a few Aveeks later, she Avho had been a loving Avife to the one, and a second mother to the other, should rejoin their sainted spirits in the skies. Sadly have Ave been bereaved. "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." AVe doubt not that they are now side by side amid the choir of the redeemed, singing those praises in Avhich they so much delighted, and in Avhich their voices blended so harmoniously on earth. DR. P. F. WHITEHEAD. Correspondence LouisA-ille Courier-Journal. \ticksburg, Sept. 5.—This is the darkest day we have had yet. Dr. AAdiitehead is dead. He Avas a Kentuckian, and Kentucky may Avell be proud of her son, and mingle her tears with ours; for she has none left that are nobler than he. He Avas the very type of a perfect man, strong as a lion, gentle as a Avoman, handsome as a god. Among his'professional brethren he AA7as the acknoAvledged head, yet none Avere more modest than he. Nature had placed the stamp of nobility upon his broAV, and he Avho ran might read it. AVhen the fever broke out he might Avell have gone as others did. His practice Avas confined to a class of people Avho haA'e the means to go North every summer, and avIio had gone this time; but he stood by his people in the hour of their need, and he died in the cause of humanity. His name Avill add lustre to the diadem of glory already made brilliant by the names of Booth, Barber, Bursley and Doll. Vicksburg will long remember him, and Kentucky -will be untrue to herself if high on the roll of her distinguished sons she fails to engrave the name of P. F. AVhitehead. Courier-Journal Editorial. He cannot be forgotten. But his name should not be left to the fond memory of tradition alone. In our State cemetery at Frankfort another shaft should be reared to commemorate the deeds of those brave sons of Kentucky avIio have fallen in the battle with pestilence. On this shaft should be inscribed the name of the brave and devoted AVhitehead, and around it should be gathered the names of all those Avho have fallen in this Summer's terrible Avar, battling at the front to save the stricken and the doomed, or standing valiantly at the posts to Avhich they Avere assigned by duty, unsAverved by the dreadful devastation surrounding them. HOWARD FALCONER. From Holly Springs South, Nov. 6.—Died at Holly Springs, Sept. 2S, 1878, in the 4.'5d year of his age. AVhile Col. AValter, on the outbreak of the epidemic, Avas the first to take general direction, and prepare for the emergency, Howard Falconer Avas the first to volunteer as nurse for the sick. Indeed he had sent AA'ord to [ Mi ] Grenada that he Avould go there as soon as needed, as did his heroic com- peer, Butler Anderson. "And but for the sickness of this place first brought from there, he Avould have done so. The first case of fever here Avas that of 3Ir. Doaviis, who came from Grenada, and that case he Avas the first to visit and nurse. He Avas soon joined by 3Ir. Frank AValter, and they together nursed 3Ir. Doaviis until his death; and also his companion refugee, 3Ir. 3Iartin, until his recovery. It Avas some Aveeks after before either 31 r. Falconer or 3Ir. AA7alter were taken sick. They might still have fled and been saved. Bat their labors kneAV no relaxation, and they Avere together freshly and daily exposed. The father of 3Ir. Falconer, the venerable Thomas Falconer, having been taken down, his attentions Avere unremit- ting, and his renswed exposure Avas long continued. He Avas one of na- ture's noblemen, and a man of that native generosity and excellence of character Avhich never shrinks from a duty in the utmost peril. AVhatever we could say of any other man must in justice be said of him. AVe had no more able or reliable man of our bar, Avhich, for its number, was the peer of any State of the Union. He Avas a man of great industry, energy and acute discernment. He Avas a thoroughly furnished laAvyer. We doubt Avhether the loss of any other member of the bar of Holly Springs could be more felt by7 our people. AATe had but begun to learn his eminent Avorth and talents, when, in the prime of his manhood and the midst of his use- fulness, he was taken away. Alas! Iioav shall AATe express our emotions of grief, Avhen so many, and so good men are SAvept from our midst. In the presence of so dire distress, our tears of anguish dry upas before a burning conflagration. God rest his soul. COL. E. W. UPSHAW. From Holly Springs South, Nov. 6.—Died at Holly Springs, August 13, 187S. This old and talented and excellent citizen, avIio, on all occasions, even before the epidemic, Avas a ministering angel around the couch ot the dis- tressed or sick and dying, and avIio, Avith his self-denying nature, threAv himself into the midst of danger, Avhen the call Avas loudest for his valua- ble services in ministering to the sick of the epidemic, has also fallen. A braver, better nature or a bigger heart never throbbed in a man's bosom. None ever knew him but to love him. He Avas a true friend and a true man in the highest sense. A\Te mourn him as a brother gone to his reAvard. If there are good men in heaven he is among them. Col. Uesiiaav Avas for several years connected with the press of 3Iississippi, and is Avidely knoAvn throughout the State. He married the daughter of Gen. A. B. Bradford, one of the foremost men of the State and 3Iajor of the regiment, Avhich, under Jefferson Davis, s6 distinguished itself in the battle of Buena ATsta. Having lost his Avife several years since, he was a Avidower at the time of his death. He Avas a man of culture, information and considerable intel- lectual poAver. And having lately resumed the practice of the profession of laAv, he Avas rapidly rising to a position of honor and profit. It Avould be difficult if not unjust to say that any man had a better heart than he. And feAv there avIio AA'ere his superiors as men of intellectual poAver. He rests in peace. BAR MEETING. At a meeting of the Holly Springs Bar, held in the office of 3Iaj. AATm- 31. Strickland, on the 20th day of December, A. D. 1N7S, the followiii"- report Avas made by the Committee on Resolutions: Your committee Avho Avere appointed to prepare and present a suitable and appropriate expression of the sentiments of the Bar, for adoption at this meeting respectfully submit the folloAving report: L 14? i This is a most sad and solemn occasion. AVbile this Bar has repeatedly- been called in times past to mo_(rn the loss of distinguished and beloved members, yet at no period in its history has it met under circumstances so painful, so sorrowful, so lamentable, as the present. Even the dread cal- amity of civil war was not so rapacious in its demands, nor so terrible in its havoc upon our ranks. H. AV. AValter, James Fort, Howard Fal- coner, Kinloch Falconer, A. F. 3Ioore, Frank C. AValter, R. L. AArATSON, E. AA\ Upshaw and A. AV. Goodrich, Avere the victims from among us avIio fell before the direful pestilence of 1878, a sacred holocaust to our common humanity. It is said thatamanmaydiefor his,/Wertrf, and this is regarded as the very acme of human love; but these brethren, or most of them, died that others might live, Avhether friend, or foe, or stranger. They gave themselves as free-Avill offerings upon the ever blessed altar of broth- erly kindness and charity7, that charity which thinketh no evil, but suffer- eth long and is kind, and seeketh not his oavii. "Greater love hath no man than this." While they Avere learned in the law, able in debate, eminent in their profession, and possessed of all those high moral and social quali- ties Avhich made them everywhere honored and beloved, and rendered them influential and valuable citizens; their crowning glory was their total abne- gation of self when the Avail of suffering and the cry for help came; and they arc noAV enrolled among -;;:- * The feAv immortal names That AFere not born to die. But they are gone from us, they will pass in and out among us no more forever. Surely ours is no common grief. Therefore, Resolved, That no Avords can adequately express our deep sense of the calamity Avhich has befallen our State, our county7, and our city, and especially our profession everywhere, in the death of these distinguished and lamented brethren, Avhom AA7e loved Avhile living, and Avhose memories Ave will cherish as a sacred trust so long as hearts beat and consciousness endure?; and not only Ave, but the whole community sorrows over their neAvly made graves. Resolved, That our tenderest condolence and profoundest sympathy are hereby tendered to the respective families and friends of our said deceased brethren, Avhose loss is utterly beyond all human estimate or computation, and can only be recompensed in the great hereafter, by Him avIio, speaking through His Holy Apostle tells us that "these light afflictions Avhich are but for a moment, Avork out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." And Ave desire here, speaking for this Bar and for that great profession of Avhich Ave are members, to express our steadfast faith in that Christianity Avhose precepts bring us such comfort and consolation in the hour of trouble. Resolved, That a copy of this report and resolutions be presented to the Circuit and Chancery Courts of this county, the Federal Court at Oxford, and the Supreme Court at Jackson, Avith the request'that they may be entered upon the minutes of said Courts respectively; and that a copy be also sent by the Secretary of this meeting to the respective families of said deceased brethren. Resolved, That the Holly Springs South and Reporter, and the press throughout the State be respectfully requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. AVm. 31. Strickland, Chairman, R. S. Stith, Jas. H. AA'atson, Jas. T. Fa nt, Laurence Johnson, Committee. [ 143 J On motion the report was received and the resolutions unanimously adopted, and Gen. AAr. S. Featherston Avas elected to present thesame to the Supreme Court of the State, and Judge R. S. Stith to the Federal Court, The meeting then adjourned sine die, AV. S. Featherston, Chairman. Arthur Fant, Secretary. Remarks by (Jen. Featherston in presenting the Resolutions to Supreme Court. Fully concurring in all that is so truthfully said, and so well expressed in the resolutions, I feel'called on to add but little to them. Indeed, sirs, when my mind recurs to the mournful, crushing and heart-rending events of the pestilence of 1878, I am rendered incapable of doing justice to its victims. The events Avere such as to shake the throne of reason, to tax the soul to it3 utmost powers of endurance, and to unfold to man the full extent to which he may, in the providence of God, be made acquainted with the suf- ferings and sorrows of his fellow creatures. To notice in detail, the life and character of each one of the nine, Avhose names appear in the resolutions, would furnish matter for a volume, and could not be attempted in a short address. AA'ar, pestilence and famine are the three great rods of correction which our divine 3Iastcr holds over rebellious man; and Avithin but little more than one decade the tAA'o first have fallen heavily on.our people. During the late war, our State was called to mourn the loss of thousands of its purest, noblest, and best citizens, and brighest intellects, Avhose lives were sacrificed on the altar of their country for the common good. Our conquered territory Avas curtained with the dark drapery of death, and' covered Avith devastation and Avoe. How sad and sorrowful AA'ere our peo- ple then; but alas! they had not quaffed the cup of soitoav to its dregs; they had not learned the extent to which the human soul may be taxed, and had not been made acquainted with human suffering and human sor- row, in all their fullness and overwhelming power. They Avere to be taught this lessou by the pestilence of 1878. Our professional brethren, Avhose memories Aye now commemorate, had all save those avIio Avere prevented by youth and old age, passed througli the dangers, hardships and privations, of the late Avar, with untarnished reputations, as citizen soldiers. They returned from the battle's storm to the peaceful Avalks of civil life, to surrender their lives in a better, a nobler and a more exalting warfare. Their mission in the former Avas to destroy, in the latter to save life. They died in fighting the battle of suffering, sickening, dying men and Avomen, in ministering to their wants, alleviating their pain, in smoothing the pillow of death and giving comforting assurances to their departing spirits. Noble martyrs to the cause of suffering humanity. They died in illus- trating a doctrine impressed upon man by the revealed Avord of God, and daily practiced by our Saviour, in his pilgrimage on earth. * * - * * The subjects of these remarks in their fall, exalted the character of man. In the language of the resolutions, "theirs are numbered among the lew names that can never die." "There are deeds that should not pass aAvay, and names that must not Avither." Four of them, Fort, Goodrich, 3Ioorc and Watson, fell early in the attack made by the insatiate archer. They Avere on our picket line and received the first shots of the advancing foe,as he threAV his cohorts around an ungarrisoned and unprotected city. The other five, AValter and AValter, Falconer and Falconer, and UpshaAv, had passed through the heat of the battle, and Avere cut down by the random shots of the retreating enemy. Sad fate for noble soldiers: but they died in the discharge of the noblest duty man ever performed for his fellowman. L J44 ] In their profession our brethren Avere learned, able and honorable. In all the relations of life, they sustained unsullied reputations, and Avon the good opinions of mankind. They Avere Avise in counsel, heroic in action, pure in conduct, elevated in sentiment and feeling; and last though by no means least, they Avere nearly all folloAvers of our divine 3I.aster. One of the number and the junior of all, said Avhen appealed to, to flee to a place of safety, "no, I will stay, and if I die, let my epitaph be, "Duty." —Frank C. Walter. Sirs, it is gratifying to us, who belong to the legal profession to knoAv that in this instance, as in every other in the past history of the AvOrld, in every great and good Avork, Avhich has for its object the amelioration of the condition of man, lawyers have held position in the front rank of the army of progress and reform, in numbers equal to those of any other vocation known to civilized life. It has been truthfully said, that the Avealth of a State consists not in its dollars and cents, but in its good men. 3Iississippi has just cause, then, to mourn the loss of the subjects of these remarks, (-drs, avIio supposed, tAvelve months ago, Avhen the eloquent and impetuous AValter and the calm and philosophical Howard Falconer Avere addressing this Court on grave question of laAv, that their voices were then being beard for the last time Avithin this Hall. "Alan eometh forth like a flower and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not." THE PHYSICIANS OF VICKSBURG. From the ATicksburg Herald, January 26. The undersigned resident physicians of Vicksburg, publish the folloAving address : On the 10th of August, 1878, the announcement Avas made that a case of yelloAV fever had occurred in our city. For several days transportation from toAvn Avas taxed to its utmost capacity. It had been so long since any of us had Avitnessed a severe epidemic, the terror was not half so great as it should have been. Hundreds of families able to leave staid, and the few of them yet remaining knoAV Avhat it is to feel utter desolation. AVithin a week Ave kneAv that the Angel of Death Avith his army had camped among us. Then it was the HoAvard Association of Vicksburg Avent to work, being composed of some of the choicest spirits that ever labored in the cause of humanity. They sacrificed to the great cause such noble specimens of Christian manhood as Bursleyand Harrison, Fairchild and Rockwood. But for this grand institution and the full-handed response to their call for charity Avhich came from ever portion of our beloved land, showing us in very deed to be one people, with one interest from sea to sea, from lakes to gulf, Ave Avould have heard the cry for bread added to those scenes of misery and distress Avith Avhich Ave Avere made but too familiar. This great Association made yet a more extraordinary call, Avhen it asked physcians and nurses to come and help us. That charitable persons Avith money7 are willing to give it in the cause of suffering humanity, is not astonishing; but that men and women can be found bold enough volunta- rily to encounter the storm of death, that for two long months raged in every part of our city, is Avonderful, it staggers belief. And avc doubt if any other country on the Avide earth can produce its parallel. In obedience to this call came about thirty doctors, and numerous nurses, many of them never having had yellow fever. Of these Drs. Sap- pington, Barber, Norris, Blickfeldt, Roach, Happoldt, Blackman, Potts and Glass died. In our county, Drs. Leach, Nesmitb, Birdsong, and 3Ionette Avere taken off. [ HS ] Dr. A. R. Green, a colored man, did good work for many days', and Avas then numbered with the dead. [Note.—Dr. Barber located here so short a time before the epidemic, that we felt toAvard him as Ave did toAvard the visiting physician, and there- fore name him Avith them.] 'Twas not a spirit of recklessness that prompted them to come, nor Avas it the hope of gain, or the interest of science, that nerved them to the task Avhich they must have knoAvn was one of extreme danger. But it Avas that same lofty sentiment, that determination to do all in their power to ameliorate the sufferings of their felloAV-men which has immortalized Florence Nightingale. They came, they worked like men struggling for the right. Seven visiting Physicians and a large number of nurses died, aAvay from friends, home, and loved ones. They died, Avere buried, and are forgotten. No poet laureate sang their praises, no monumental marble tells their story. But if one soldier dies, Doing Charity, 'Tis lauded to the skies For its rarity. The physicians of Vicksburg should ever hold the visiting Physicians in the kindest recollection, and never forget that they came to us in the darkest hour of the blackest season ever Avitnessed in our city. They came like good Samaritans, dividing our work and cheering us in our despair. As this dark cloud of pestilence advanced upon us, what a time it Avas for self-inspection, cogitation and determination Avith the Resident Physi- cian. AATe kneAv that the great labor of an epidemic falls upon the Doctois ; we knew, too, how weak our weapons Avere against this fell destroyer. AAre kneAv, moreover, the meagre compensation Ave would receive for such heavy Avork, day and night, until tired nature could endure no more. And yet, Ave all, whose health and business Avould permit, determined to stay and fight this invisible enemy to the last. The boldness of the Physicians is not appreciated. The people think it our duty to battle with disease, whether it comes as the sneaking chill, or the army of an epidemic. The people are mistaken ; Ave have no contract with them, our engagements are Avith our patients oniy. Nor does any moral obligation rest more heavily upon us than on any other educated class of society. AVe Avill particularly notice the deaths of Dr. Z. T. AAToodruff, D. AAr. Booth, P. F. AVhitehead, and J. R. Hicks. Reverently and tenderly Ave record their names. Ours to love and regret, but for a commonwealth to mourn. Drs. AArooodruff and Hicks died from home. They were advised by us to lea\re this malarious country, and seek for health in a mountain- ous region, little dreaming that we Avould never see them alive again. Had that thought occurred to us, we would not have urged their leaving so hurriedly, and Avould have shaken the parting hand more Avarmly, and our " God bless you" Avould have borne a tear upon its crest. Drs. Booth and AVhitehead Avere in magnificent health, two as fine speci- mens, mental and physical, of the genus homo as could be found. Unlike the knights of old, they wore no linked armor to Avard off the arrows of this tAvin brother of death. They Avere armed alone with undaunted courage and faith in the poAver of medicine, Avhich has proven so short, so Aveak so often. They fell with their harness on, trying to relieve their suf- fering race, and to establish that the science of physic is mighty, and must prevail over disease. How often, Avhen the storm raged most furiously, and our patrons Avere dying in spite of our best efforts, Ave Avould involun- tarily exclaim, "AVould that Booth or AVhitehead AA'ere here! He Avould 10 [ M6 ] give us Avords of comfort; he Avould tell us Avhat to do ; he Avould cheer our sinking patient; he Avould make him hope ao-ain." To all our friends avIi > have g me before us—lefus hop3 to a bitter land —Ave AA-ould say most sincerely, we have missed you on the strea-t, we have missed you at the bed-side, Ave have missed you everywhere. And Avhen the festive board is again spread, AVe will miss our loved dead, And Avill quaff in deepest silence, The fullest draft to their remembrance. C. J. 3IITCHELL, 31. D., E. T. HENRY, 31. D., J. R. BARNET, 31. D., E. G. BANKS, 31. D., J. 31. HUNT, 31. D., T. G. BIRCHETT, 31. D., S. D. ROBBINS, 31. D., AV. T. BALFOUR, 31. D., R. O'LEARY, 31. D. TO THE DEAD OP HOLLY SPRINGS. A TRIBUTE BY HON. THOS. S. GATHRIGHT. Central, Texas, Oct. 22. Editors Clarion : A deep feeling of relief came upon me this morn- ing, Avhen I read in the Galveston News that there had been heavy frost in 31ississippi from Osyka nortliAvard. Oh! the night of death that has fallen upon our glorious old State ! The noblest sons of a common mother uoav sleep beneath her soil—heroes in a struggle where there is no glamor, no music, no shouting of contending hosts, no dreams of glory to animate, and no vision of rewards to inspire. They fell in a quiet hand-to-hand contest with death in its most hideous form, encouraged only by a sense of duty to their suffering fellow men, confronted by the black spectre that carried the wand of death, and with shadoAvy strokes beckoned Avhom it Avould to the grave. On every field of 3Iexico, 3Iississippi made her name illustrious by the deeds of her sons. In the late Avar, the regiments of 3Iississippi Avon for her imperishable renoAvn. H. AV. AValter leaves a name to his poor wife and children which when tried in the alembic of glory, shall be more beautiful and fragrant than the name of Csesar. Kinloch Falconer, the Christian gentleman and soldier, the scholar and patriot, has crowned his beautiful life with a deserved immortality. Brass and stone cannot sur- vive the deeds these men have done, but in grateful recognition of the rich treasure that the character of such men bequeaths to prosperity, Holly Springs should erect a shaft of purest Avhite, and inscribe upon it the names of Walter and Falconer, and the names of many heroes and heroines, that the world does not know. They were there and they grappled in secret and alone with the same monster, animated by the same spirit of benevolerce and devotion that nerved AValter, Falconer and Holland, to meet duty in the presence of death. Life is not the greatest boon; a glori- ous death is man's highest achievement. To be true to humanity in times of prosperity and general tranquility is well, but it does not require any great gifts or graces; but to be true in the face of difficulties and death, is the test of greatness. No applause can reach "the dull cold ear of death," and no thanks from grateful hearts can penetrate the gloom of the grave. It may be that in the chambers of that still house in the ground—in the streets of that shadowy city, strains of melody from the shore beyond may touch the sensibilities and Avake up and reneAv the manhood and woman- hood of martyrs Avho fell in the cause of suffering humanity. IhaAre felt, day after day, that no end could be more coveted, no advent to the spirit world could be more auspicious than that Avhich is found by [ i47 ] the bedside of suffering, and in clasping the hand and making firm the footsteps of those avIio are going into the cold river. As I have read the telegraphic columns of my daily paper Avith feelings of this sort, I have almost envied the issue of lives so glorious. I labored in 3Iississippi as I can never labor elsewhere; I spent all the flower of my manhood there: I guided the steps of thousands of her chil- dren, and suffered too upon her borders, and thought I lo\7ed her and her people; but I never knew my feelings until 1 saAV the black cloud, charged Avith death hanging over her fair land, and heard the loud Avail of her stricken cities and villages, and even the cry of mercy as the shadoAV of death fell upon the country. God is just, and overrules all things. He -will recompense the people of 31ississippi for all she has suffered in the loss of her sons and daughters and in the terrible laceration of every sensibility of their nature. AVhere the darkest night brooded longest, Avhere suffering lingered latest; where the dark, death fiend stalked most boldly, there will sunshine and melody and * the genius of religion and truth come and invoke happiness and prosperity from out of misfortune, and the people shall all see that it is Avell. But for such reflections the stroke of Providence lately laid upon our people Avould be intolerable. Since Avriting the above, I have seen dispatches announcing the death of Compton and Holland. Holly Springs is indeed Avell stricken. It was enough to lose AValter and Falconer. Noav come Compton and Holland. The one a man of learning, of great breadth of culture, of enlarged vieAvs of science, and a heart that never erred in its impulses. His errors Avere of judgment. In the course of his public life, he Avas the recipient of ap- plause and of censure. No man who kneAV him ever doubted his broad and catholic generosity, though he may have condemned his political life. The other, Col. Holland, a gifted and cultivated gentlemen, proved years before his death that he Avas a hero, and the conclusion of his life is one that may7 Avell be enrolled upon the annals of martyrdom. Holland and Compton ! At their graves chivalry and humanity may meet and Aveep. In them Avas Avhat valor and beauty Avorshipped, and more than that, what poor, wrecked and Aveeping humanity could love and trust. The last of the martyrs, the noblest of men, the best of friends ! 3Iy heart is full to overfloAving and bleeds for every household where the scourge set his deadly foot. For the poor orphans and disconsolate mourning ones, all over Mississippi, I pray God daily. Bright skies are coming; the beautiful frost and snow -will herald the good days of the happy future. I am so thankful that The Clarion Avas spared, and knoAv it will join in the general joy for such manifest good Avill and brotherhood as the plague of 1878 evolved. William. DR. J. P. SAMPLE. From Clarion, Oct. 23. AAre record Avith profound regret the death of Dr. J. F. Sample, of Tunica county, Avho volunteered to assist at Memphis, and was assigned to duty by the HoAvards of that city. He Avas a good citizen and his name deserves to be written high on the roll of the " Heroes of Humanity." BUTLER P. ANDERSON. From Grenada Sentinel, Oct. 5. There are many persons, both at home and abroad all over this great country, whose names, if our people kneAv them, they Avould have reason ever to hold in profound respect. But, there is one among the many, which it seems to us, the people of Grenada should remember and honor until it [ H8 ] is as familiar and beloved as Avere the tutalar divinities in the households of ancient Rome—Ave mean none other than Butler P. Anderson. To fly to the rescue of friends and kindred, is obeying the laAvsof the human heart; to risk life to save a country, is inspired by the voice of innate patriotism. Both of these things are common among men, and have their reAvards in favors and honors that elevate the survivor sometimes to rank and fortune, and if he die, croAvns his fame Avith a community's gratitude or a nation's tears. In the case of Butler Anderson, all such incentives Avere Avanting. He came to help strangers, few of Avhose faces he had ever seen ; he came to Avork for a people Avithout the obligation of contract, promise or reward; he came to risk his life in battling Avith a disease that had baffled medical skill for ages; he kneAv the inequality of the struggle, for he had been in it before, amongst his oavh people and friends. Under such circumstances, how deep must have been his sympathies, hoAV earnest his Avishes, Iioav strong his convictions of duty; in a Avord, how deep and broad his philan- throphy. AVhen he left his little children Avith a kiss for the last time as it proved, and bade his devoted Avife a tearful good-bye to behold her once more at his dying side, his heart must have quivered Avith emotion, like the straining timbers of a ship lashed by the fury of a storm. These un- seen, but bleeding Avounds of the heart, he suffered for our people crying fof help Avhen there Avere feAv to save. AVe Avill not undertake to describe his labors here. They were many and arduous, and even painful in a high degree, as Ave have learned that he carried his right arm in a sling for many clays, on Avhich glistened a large and furious carbuncle. AVherever the greatest suffering, Avherever the most danger, there this kind but intrepid man could be found, doing all that a calm judgment and a tried experience could prompt for alleviation of the one and aversion of the otner. After four Aveeks incessant, daily toil, and often sleepless nights, he fell a victim to the destroyer he had come to com- bat, a sacrifice to the humanity Avhich inspired him. In one of the rooms of the Chamberlain House, surrounded by every attention that the circum- stances Avould justify, he expired. This was not all he gave us. 3Irs. Anderson, broken-hearted and almost alone, started with the sorrowful tid- ings to her little ones at home in 3Iemphis, but ere she reached the spot consecrated by so many tender memories, she was stricken Avith the epi- demic, and died amongst the good people of Hernando, thus, indirectly fall- ing in the same cause Avhich her Christian-minded husband had so earnestly espoused. Good people of Grenada, Ave have Avritten this in no spirit of meaning- less panegyric. AATe refer his praise to other and more brilliant pens than ours. Our purpose Avas simply to show you the great sacrifice that this benefactor made in our behalf, that Ave might call your attention to an- other fact of equal, if not greater magnitude. AVhere are those little, help- less orphans, and Avhose are th'ey? are questions Avhich every right-minded man and Avoman of our toAvn Avill ansAver at some future day7, in a response that Avill bring consolation to the hearts of the bereaved children, and honor to the name of every surviving son and daughter of Grenada. To do othenvise, a liberal and enlightened country, which, from every quar- ter, has sent multiplied thousands to our relief when Ave cried for help, Avould hold us in abhorrence, and finally, Avrite the epitaph of our heartless people, " Died of Ingratitude." REV. DUNCAN C. GREEN. From the Grenada Sentinel. In the list of Christian heroes Avho fell before the ravages of yelloAv fever during the past summer, Ave notice the name of Rev. Duncan Green, son [ 149 ] of our venerable Bishop, Right Rev. AVm. 31. Green. Placing his young and interesting family beyond the lines of infection, he remained with his church and people, administering the consolations of religion and the as- sistance of friendship, until he laid down his young life in the cause his Divine 3Iaster. FeAv young clergymen had a brighter future for usefulness and happiness. Surrounded by all the sweets of domestic peace, with edu- cation, books and refined society, life had many charms for him, outside the pale of the church to Avhich he had consecrated his services. AVith all these endearments, when the dark*wing of the destroying pestilence over- shadoAved the little and thriving town of Greenville, with the courage of a Christian hero, he entered upon the untried but terrible field of labor before him, and in a feAv days yielded up his own life, a sacrifice to human- ity and Christian duty. To his sorroAving family^and especially his aged Christian father, Ave extend our warmest sympathies. PROP. WILLIAM CLARK, President of Franklin Female College, Holly Springs, died of yellow fever at Tuscumbia, Ala., Sept. 13, 1878. He Avas born in Lunenburg, Vermont, Oct. 2, 1825, and was the sixth son of Judge Spencer and Elizabeth Clark. He graduated with honor at Amherst College, and the folloAving year, (1852) came to the South and first located in Memphis, Tenn., but soon made his home in 3Iississippi. In 1S55 he married 3Iiss 31ary Barton, danghter of the late Roger Barton, and their union was blessed Avith six children, four of Avhom survived ; and never Avas there a more tender and affectionate husband and father. WILLIAM A. FAIRCHILD. From the Clarion, Sept. 21. Our dispatches from Vicksburg contain the sad announcement of the death, on yesterday7, of this prominent and useful citizen. He Avas truly7 one of the heroes of the Heroic Hill City. He Avas in the very prime of life, and blessed Avith all the surroundings that make life desirable. As Secretary and Treasurer of the 31asonic Relief Committee, as a friend and as a nurse, he labored day and night in alleviating the distress that sur- rounded him on every hand. But the plague had marked him, too, as one of its victims, and none will be more mourned in the city Avhere he fell. 3Ir. Fairchild Avas Avidely known as an insurance agent, and Avas still more widely known as a zealous and intelligent 3Iason, having recently filled the position of Grand Commander. AVell may the Templars of the State, and of the Union, drape their swords and banners, for no truer Knight has ever donned or doffed the armour of their chivalrous and magnanimous frater- nity. Verily, "greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay doAvn his life for his friends." DEATH OP YOUNG MEN IN JACKSON. From Clarion, October 23. Near one-half the whites who have died in our city within the past feAv Aveeks are young men who Avill be missed from society, and especially by the families of Avhich they Avere, in several instances, the sole dependence for support. Since our last issue the names of AVilliam L. Parker and Harvey Pierce are added to the list. 3Ir. Parker, after several years of faithful service, Avas promoted to the position of deputy postmaster, and had been in charge of the office here for tAvo months. 3Ir. Pierce has been for a number of years one of the most popular salesmen in the house of Robinson & Stevens, and Avas in sole charge of the interests of that firm [ *5° 1 AVith deep regret do Ave chronicle the fall of such useful members of our community. AAtilliam McCallum. Died in this city, of yellow fever, September 27th, AAtilliam 3IcCallum' a native of Jackson, in the tAventieth year of his age. For the last five years he had been a compositor in the Clarion office, in which he learned his trade, and greAV from boyhood to the early manhood when he Avas stricken doAvn. There is something peculiarly sad to us in his death. Long association had produced a more than ordinary attachment for him. AATien the alarm of fever Avas created here, by the first death on the 31st of August, though he had never had the disease, he Avas one of the number to pledge the conductors of this journal that come Avhat might, he, avIio had stood by them so long and faithfully, Avould still remain. He was true to bis word. AVhen he Avas overtaken by the disease, he was at his post. Of all our acquaintances he Avas one of the last Ave Avould haAre supposed liable to the disease. He Avas a model of manly strength, sanguine, hopeful and resolute. He Avas the only support of a AvidoAved mother, sister and brother. 3Iay God in his mercy temper the Avinds of adversity to the bereaved household whose light and hope have been suddenly extinguished. TRIBUTE TO MEMBERS OP THE PRESS. From Correspondence of Jas. A. Stevens, Esq., of Columbus, in The Clarion Then, there Avas the gallant and generous Holland—the acknoAvledged "Prince" of that happy crowd—tall and graceful, Avith his bright, steady eye, the snuff-colored frock coat that fit him so Avell, and al\Arays with some passing kind Avordsfor the obscurer members of the gang. You remember his convivial powers—his Avonderful memory of names and faces—and that vein of unaffected kindness that threaded all he did and said and looked. Never a man avIio Avill be so missed from the annual reunions as Colonel Holland. And there Avas Kinloch Falconer—how natural it seemed to link his presence and Holland's at a Press Convention ! They Avere peers in social fascination, equally brave, accomplished and popular, and ic looks noAV almost right and natural that they should go doAvn to their graves together Avith an act that finished off and rounded up the beauty of their brief careers. Did you ever notice how much Falconer's expression resembled that of the younger AVinthrop of the colonial days Avhose picture art has preserved, and Avhose beautiful and courageous character Bancroft has im- mortalized? Holland and Falconer ! Heroic spirits, ye sleep Avell! And AVillie Adams, Ave cannot forget him, Avith his sombre broAV, hut generous heart and modest Avorth. Only those avIio knew him Avell ever imagined the many dry pleasantries that Avelled from his mind, keeping up an almost constant ripple of merriment Avherever be Avent. But for his single infirmity—that of so many noble natures, alas!—he might have almost attained the influence and force of his celebrated father. There Avas J. P. Allen, of Vicksburg—not at Holly Springs, but the acknowledged "mine host" at his home last yrear, and Iioav gratefully he is remembered there ! He literally made himself sick in his efforts to have the occasion of the editors' visit a pleasant one, taking upon his oavii shoul- ders the place of a "committee of one," and seeing to every thing—every hour of our stay, betraying the Avarm-hearted gentleman he Avas. I remem- ber the last time Ave conversed together, Avas during the steamboat excur- sion doAvn the 3Iississippi. He looked sadly Avorn and Avorried, and told me, to an expression of surprise on my part, that be Avas doing too much drudgery in the craft, but could not help himself. 3Ir. Allen Avas a grace- [ i5i ] ful poet, and as a Avriter of humor had no equal in the State, since Dr. AVoods and Henry 3Ioss left us. Peace to his gentle memory. How, too, AA7e will miss those other hei-oes of the plague, O. V. Shearer add the jolly Upshaw. "The old, old fashion Death! " dear Clarion, is a curious, an awful, yet a familiar one to us all! For, " Men may come, and men may go, , But he goes on foreA'er!"— and after a little Avhile, perhaps, he will be tapping at the door of others of the 3Iississippi Press Association. MASONIC DEAD OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY. Worshipful Master: I cannot alloAv this Lodge of Soitoav, where such eloquent tributes have been paid to the memory of 3Iasons elsewhere, to close Avithout something being said Avith reference to the 3Iasons of Claiborne avIio died during the recent epidemic. I make no pretensions, sir, to eloquence. In speaking of them I cannot hope to interest this Lodge as those avIio hav.- preceded me have done. 31 y only apology for speaking of them at all is that I kneAv them and I loved them. There AA7ere eight 3Iasons Avhodied in Claiborne during the prevalence of the yellow fever. Three of these: J. D. Fairly, Thomas E. Jones and J. I. Bromley, were members of John A. Galbreath Lodge, at Brandy- wine—all good and useful men. Jas. I. Bromley Avas a physician and died like a true soldier at the post of duty. Thomas E. Jones was a young man, only about twenty-five years of age. He left a place of safety to go and nurse a family who had the disease ; he took it and died. AArere this life the end, then we might pity this brother dying thus, as he Avas entering on the enjoyment of a vigorous manhood ; Ave might Aveep for him passing thus early out of life, a sacrifice to humanity, did Ave not, with the eye of faith, behold him entering that other life, iijjoii whose threshold he Avas met, I doubt not, by the Lord of life, Avith a croAvn of glory in his hand. Dr. Henry C. Snodgrass was a member of and Past 3Iaster in 3Iissis- sippi Lodge, Xo. 56, at Rodney. I can say but little of him, of my OAvn knoAvledge, my acquaintance Avith him being very limited, but I have heard him spoken of as an elegant and accomplished gentleman, and an able and successful practitioner. Of his deA'otion to 3Iasonry, his rank of Past 3Iaster gives evidence; that he Avas devoted to his profession, his death bears testimony; and Avhat higher eulogy could be passed on any man than this: "He died in the discharge of duty." Rev. J. J. Harper and Rev. D. A. J. Parker Avere members of Clai- borne Lodge, Xo. 110, at Rocky Springs. They were also ministers in the 3Iethodist Episcopal Church, South, good men and good 3Iaso ns ; for such death had no terrors; after useful lives they died in the assured hope of a glorious immortality. Past 3Iaster C. IT. Barrott, of AVashington Lodge, Xo. 3, at Port Gib- son, Avhose name, together Avith the date of his death, appears suspended here on a card, was a man Avhose deA'otion to 3Iasonry Avas sincere and ardent, Avhose attachment to the fraternity undenvent no ordinary trial; he Avas a member of the Roman Catholic Church ; he Avas informed that he must either abandon 3Iasonry or his Church ; he refused to give up his 3Iasonry, saying that 3Iasonry Avas good enough religion for him, and in this I agree Avith him ; 3Iasonry is good enough religion for me, and those Avho do not regard 3Iasonry as in some sort a religion, have, in my judg- ment, a very inadequate conception of our institution. I admit that, in a sectarian sense, it is not a religion. AVith sects and sectaries it has naught to do. It meddles Avith no man's creed; but it is religion for [ 152 J all that. It is that universal religion, that Avorld-Avide religion, taught by the martyrs and prophets and sages of all ages and in every clime, and which is summed up by that apostle of common sense. St. James, inthisAvise: "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and AvidoAvs in their affliction, and to keep one- self unspotted from the Avorld." If Ave assiduously practice this, not neg- lecting to cultivate those 3Iasonic virtues which enlarge the heart and make it a fit temple for the iiuhvelling of a Deity, such as brptherly love and toleration, kindness and charity toward our fellows, no matter of Avhat creed, then I do not for one moment doubt that Ave shall all meet at last around God's great altar in the Grand L>dge above, no matter Avith what ceremonies Ave may Avorship him here; no, nor even under what naui*. The religion of 3Iasonry is the religion of love, the God of 3Iasonry is the God of Love. In that God, Bro. Barrott was a sincere believer. Of that religion Bro. Barrott Avas an earnest and zealous disciple. "Xo farther seek his merits to disclose, Nor draAV his frailties from their dread abode ; There they alike in trembling hope repose, The bosom of his Father and his God." Bro. Henry S. AAtiieeless, of AVashington Lodge, Xo. o, is the only- one remaining for me to speak of, and I can scarce do this without tears. He Avas a young man and a young 3iason. He Avas possessed of many qualities, such as were calculated to endear him to us, and in his death both our Lodge and the community at large sustained a heavy loss. He Avas honest in purpose, abstemious in habit, attentive to business. Brave, high-minded, generous to a fault, he detested all that savored of meanness or littleness. I shall only mention one incident in his life: At one time when the feArer Avas at its Avorst in the town there Avas a scarcity of ice ; none was to be had for love or money ; oh, the heart-sinking that announce- ment produced ; those who have never been in the midst of a fever epi- demic cannot realize the horror of it; Iioav every little piece of ice is treasured up; how much more precious than gold it becomes. I Avas at that time nursing a little boy, the son of a poor widow. He Avas in a crit- ical condition indeed ; already that restless, nervous tossing which precedes trie comatose state, sooner or later to end in death Imd set in ; I Avas in despair. Henry AA'heeless had a little ice; he had been guarding it Avith zealous care, as two of his own family Avere then down Avith the, fever; I Avould not have dreamed of asking him for any ; money Avould not have induced him to part Avith it; he came voluntarily and offered to divide with me; it was a very small quantity, it is true, but it Avas enough ; it saved the boy's life. This is a small matter ; hut ah ! AVorshipful ALister, are not the small, the trivial things of this world the mighty matters of eternity? Do Ave not all remember, sir, that Avheo Christ sat over against the treasury, Avatehing those avIio put in their gifts, it Avas the Avidow's mite Avhich attracted His notice, and elicited that memorable comment that goes rolling down the ages for the eternal instruction of the generations of mankind: "She has given far more than all! " And who knows, sir, but that Avhen that lump of ice, small though it Avas, conies to be Aveighed in the scales of Omnipotence, it may outbalance all our good deeds ? There is a class of 3Iasons avIio have died during this epidemic, of Avhom I would gladly speak, but I cannot, for I knoAV not their names. They met Death in the discharge of duty. Perhaps they fill unmarked graves. Perhaps they died Avithout even a friend to take note of their departure. For them the lyre of song thrills not; they are mentioned in no poet's lays; as to their deeds the voice of the orator is silent, the only memory remaining of them the short line, in our AVorthy Grand Secretary's list, [ *53 ,] which gives their names and the number of their Lodge—in many instances perhaps, not even that; but Avhat matters it that their names and deeds pass unnoted, unremembered, unrecorded here, they will be noted one day, they Avill be recorded; Avritten not on the perishable paper on which our records are, not even in accordance Avith the Avish of the HebreAv poet— Avith an iron pen in the rock forever, but in a far more indestructible, far more indelible, far more imperishable form than this—'written Avith the finger of God himself, in letters of living light, over his eternal adaman- tine throne, there to be read by the eyes of the glorified throughout the endless ages. COAHOMA LODGE, NO. 104. Extract from Oration by Bro. H. P. Reid, at Lodge of Sorrow, Decem- ber 15, 1878 : It can be said to the honor of our deceased brother, George Randolph Alcorn, avIio departed this life on the seventeenth day of October, 1878, in the forty-second year of his age, that he, as a 3Iaster 3Iason, Avas often tried and ever found to be true to the sacred a7oavs and obligations Avhich he took upon himself when he Avas clothed with that proud insignia of honor—the Avhite apron. Raised to the sublime degree of 3Iaster 3Iason in Coahoma Lodge Xo. 104, in the year 186!), he Avas, at the annual election of that year, made Secretary7 of said Lodge, and the jewel of his office ever shone bright and lustrous, by reason of duty well performed, from that time to the hour in which the sickle of death reaped him down. He served his country as an officer, in times both of peace and Avar, and as a civil officer he Avas courteous, prompt and rapid in the discharge of his duties, and no one ever came in contact Avith him as such but felt that the trust he held Avas well reposed. He filled several high and responsible posi- tions, but upon the robes of the se\7eral offices he left not a single stain. LAKE LODGE, NO. 298. The pestilence that desolated so many homes during the summer of 1878, seemed to scourge Avith more than ordinary severity the devoted little vil- lage of Lake, and not only7 was nearly every household made to mourn the stilling of Avell-known footsteps, and the hushing of cherished voices, but also, Ave as a Lodge gave back to earth many Avorthy and Avell beloAred brothers. In the East the 3Iaster calls no more from refreshment to labor, but we trust that his A'anished spirit hath found eternal refreshment above. In the AVest the sound of the AVarden's gavel Avas silenced ; the Senior Deacon foreA'er ceased to welcome visitors to our Lodge; from a hand stiffened in death the key to our treasures fell; the Tyler's sword Avas no longer raised aloft to guard our portals; and, with these five officers, tAvo worthy members joined in the sleep of death. The names of ourdeadare: Geo. 0. 31cCallum, av. m., AAtm. H. Evars, s. w., Lee Scott, s. d., and P. m., John H. Crosby, Treasurer, James X. Couch, Tyler, and Robert Davidson, Geo. F. Loavry, members. To their worth and integrity as 31asons Ave can cheerfully and proudly testify; and while Ave mourn their loss, it is a consolation to us to knoAV that Avith a sublimity of self-sacrifice and a moral courage that cannot be too highly praised, they practiced that charity Avhich our Order teaches, and fell fighting as soldiers of love and mercy, Avhen in our midst pestilence walked in darkness and destruction Avasted at noon-djiy. [ *54 ] H. C. ROBINSON LODGE, NO. 379. AAtest Point, 3Iiss., January 31, 187i). Among our dead of last year, and the epidemic, Ave lost a once very dear member of our Lodge and community here—Dr. A. S. Gerdine, a sketch of whose life I noAv furnish, on the call you made for items. A. S. Gerdine, was born in Lowndes county, 3Iiss., June 22, 1848; raised and educated in his native State; entered the war Avhen a mere youth and served through to its close ; graduated in medicine at the Louisiana 3Iedi- cal University in 1868; practiced his profession among his old friends un- til 1875, Avhen he settled in Areola, AVashington county, 31iss.; married 3Iiss Sallie B. AVest, of AVashington county, in August, 1877, who,through a Providential dispensation, departed this life in June, 1878, leaving an infant son ten days old. Dr. G. left the bounds of his practice, during the prevalence of the yelloAV feA'er, and treated successfully the disease in an adjoining practice, his first patient being the family of the resident physi- cian ; after a partial abatement in the fever he returned with his friend and neighbor Dr. Gaddis, and together they quarantined themselves, so as not to expose their friends or families ; at Dr. Gaddis' he was attacked and died of black vomit on the 23d of September, 1878, and Avas interred alone in the garden of Dr. Gaddis, who Avas taken doAvn at a neighbor's across on the other side of Deer Creek, and buried in his, AVilliams'garden. Both of said physicians were members of H. C. Robinson Lodge, Xo. 379, located at Areola, AVashington county, 3Iiss. Bro. Gerdine was a man and a 3Iason in reality. I had the honor and pleasure of conferring all the Degrees upon him from that of Entered Ap- prentice to Royal and Select 3Iaster. He Avas made a 3Iason in 1869, and received the Chapter degrees in 1870, served as 3Iaster of Canon Lodge Xo. 159, and High Priest of AVest Point Chapter, Xo. 95, prior to his mov- ing to the Bottom. He Avas bright in both bodies, but pre-eminently so in the Chapter, and Avas esteemed and beloved by the fraternity, and hosts of friends here and in the swamp. AVm. 31. Franks. Brethren Who Died at Meridian and Lauderdale. (sketches kindly furnished by past grand MASTER AVM. s. patton.) Patton Lodge, Xo. 129, has to mourn the lrss of Brothers A. A. CtJRRIE and J. B. Lyles, whose seats are vacant, caused by the ravages of yelloAV fever. Both died on the 25th day of October, 1878. Brother Lyles at his post of duty as a physician at Lauderdale. Brother Currie resided^ at 3Ieridian and Avas a member of the Relief Committee. Avhich duty he strict- ly attended to until he Avas stricken down. Although taken from us ere their sun had attained its meridian height, yet the memory of them and their past Masonic lh7es Avell up before us as beacon lights Avhich will never be erased from our memories. 3Ien of genial and kind feelings, Avarm and personal attachments, noble and tender impulses. Their sun has gone down Avhilst it Avas day time, and the last sleep has overtaken them at the merid- ian of life. The grim monster laid his icy touch upon their hearts, and soon, ere*friends could realize that the vital spark had floAvn, all that Avas mortal Avas laid aAvay in the cold and speechless grave to await the daAvnof the resurrection morn. Such is the chronicle of the closed lives of Bro- thers Currie and Lyles avIio have lately passed beyond the shore of time, and entered on the conditions of immortality while in the prime of man- hood. 3Iay their many mourning friends soon become reconciled to the calamity Avhich hovered about them for many days, and may the shadoAV resting on each suffering heart soon give place to a day of sunshine and uninterrupted bliss, and may they have that peace of mind that cometh from a perfect God. [ i55 J Bro. Currie Avas a nath7e of Kemper county, 3Iiss., commanded a com- pany in the 13th Mississippi Regiment during the Avar; Avas made a 3Iason in Patton Lodge, Xo. 129; a Royal Arch 3Iason, in Patton Chapter, Xo. 52; a Royal and Select 3Iaster in AA\ S. Patton Council, Xo. 24. Bro. Lyles was born in Alabama; moved to Mississippi Avhen quite young; Avas made a 31ason in Patton Lodge, Xo. 129. Bro. John Ethridge, one of the first victims of yelloAV fever, died on the 27th day of September, 1878. At the time he Avas quarantining the city. Bro. Ethridge Avas made a 3Iason in 3Iarion Lodge, Xo. 62; moved to 3Ieridian soon after the close of the Avar, in Avhich he Avas engaged for four years. He affiliated Avith Lauderdale Lodge, Xo. 308, and remained a consistent member until his death. He leaves an affectionate Avife and a large family of children and numerous friends to mourn his death. It is to be hoped that their loss is his eternal gain. Bro. Robert J. 3Ioseley Avas made a 3Iason in 3Iarion Lodge, Xo. 62; Royal Arch 3Iason in 31eridian Chapter, Xo. 25, and received the Orders of Knights Templar in Cyrene Commandery, Xo. 9. Bro. 3Iosely had held the office of Sheriff of Lauderdale county for several years, amassed con- siderable of this AA'orld's goods, but like many others, his liberality and generous disposition Avas the cause of many losses to him. He remained in 3Ieridian during the feArer. Kept his house open until he Avas stricken doAvn, and after nine days suffering died on the 9th day of October, 1878. He was a native of Kemper county, 3Iiss., aged about 49 years. Gener- ous, true to his friends and liberal to a fault. His body has been consigned to mcther earth; Ave trust his immortal soul has winged its Avay into the presence of the Grand 3Iaster above and with Him ever to dwell. Bro. John AA'ard, made a 31ason in Livingston Lodge, Xo. 41, Ala- bama. He was a dimitted 3Iason at the time of his death. Born in Ireland, and like the greater portion of that noble people, Avas generous to a fault. Bro. AVard Avas a peaceable, quiet citizen, beloved by all avIio kneAv him, and his death which occurred on the 8th day of October, 1878, Avas received with sorroAV by many, and especially the poor and needy Avho have shared his generosity in times past. Peace be to him; Ave can cheerfully leave him in the hands of Him that doeth all things well. Bro. J. C. Peters Avas a dimitted 3Iason; Avas made in 3£arion Lodge, Xo. 62; dimitted and moved to 3Ieridian; pursued his occupation as machinist and house painter. He AA7as peaceable, quiet citizen, meddling Avith the business of no one. He remained in the city during the epidemic, and near the close of the disease, and on the 14th day of Xovember, 1878, sickened, and in a feAv days passed to that bourne from Avhich there is no return. His age about 50 years. Bro. AV. T. 3IcLean Avas throAvn on his own honesty and industry in early youth. His untiring energy and perseverance soon gained him friends, and step by step he soon rose to distinction as a man of business. A native of Alabama; made a 3fason in one of the Lodges in the city of 3Iobile. In 1863 he moved to 3Ieridian; he and his partner Avere engaged in a merchant flouring and meal mill. Although an entire stranger, he soon gained the confidence of the citizens and surrounding couutry. Bro- ther McLean did not for a moment neglect his duty as a 3Iason. Soon after his arrival he placed his dimit in Lauderdale Lodge, Xo. 307; punctual in his attendance; and the second year after his affiliation Avas elected AVor- shipful 3Iaster, Avhich station he filled with credit and honor to himself and pleasure to the members. Brother 31cLean Avas an Alderman of the city; he Avas one of the efficient members of the Relief Committee; stood to his post as a faithful sentinel during the epidemic, visiting the sick, feedino- the hungry, and always ready and willing to aid and assist those notable to [ 156 ] help themselves. Thus he labored day and night, until overcome by toil and fatigue he fell a martyr to the dreadful scourge. He is gone—gone to that undiscovered country from whence none ever returns. Though taken in the meridian of life, in the midst of his usefulness, he did not live in vain. His deeds as a man and a 3Iason, will shine Avith that freshness Avhich time cannot impair, and such brightness as passing years cannot dim. AVe can truly say : "FareAvell, dear brother, thou'rt gone from our sight, God speed thee to Heaven, lost star of the night." Bro. AVm. Y. Raney, a native of Georgia, settled in Lauderdale coun- ty, 3Iiss., at an early date. Served the county as Sheriff, and also as Chan- cery Clerk, commanded a company of cavalry during a portion of the Avar. AVas made a 31ason in 31arion Lodge, Xo. 62, some thirty years ago. About the year 1850 moved in the vicinage of Lauderdale Springs, and affiliated with Patton Lodge, Xo. 129. Soon after the organization of Pat- ton R. A. Chapter, Xo. 52, he received the Chapter degrees. At the sur- render, like many others, he Avas left pennyless; moved, to 31eridian, hut still retained his membership in Patton Lodge, though not feeling able to pay his Lodge and Chapter dues and support a large family, the Lodge still claimed him as a Avorthy member. He was a consistent member of the 3Iethodist church, a strong advocate for temperance, and withal an honest, good citizen. He Avas 69 years old at his death, Avtuch occurred on the last days of Xovember, 1878. He leaves an affectionate wife, seA7eral children and numerous relatives and friends to mourn his loss, which it is to be hoped, has proven his eternal gain in the Supreme Grand Lodge on high, Avhere God, the Grand Architect of the Universe alone presides. Peace to his remains. GREENVILLE LODGE NO. 94, I. O. O. P. Tribute Adopted at Meeting of Lodge November 12, 1878. The storm of death Avhich SAvept over our city during the months of September and October, struck our Lodge Avith terrific force: and our be- loved brothers, AVilliam 31arshall, A. B Trigg, AVilliam J. 31anley, Xoble Grand, George AV. Elliott, John 3Ianifold, Lyman Stowell, Edward P. Byrne, John H. Xelson, Henry Freitndt, Thomas 3I'Lean, Henry 3Iunk, AVilliam L. Porter, AAtilliiam Ehlers, fell before its fury. Falling, as they did, at a time Avhen the funeral hon- ors of our Order could not be paid to them, nor any evidence of our fra- ternal esteem exhibited in the customary manner, it is meet and proper that Ave should now pay tribute to their AVorth, and assure their surviving friends and families of our appreciation of our lamented dead; therefore, Resolved, That by the death of these brethren our Lodge has sustained an irreparable loss, and the community been deprived of some of its best and Avorthiest citizens. To their bereaved families Ave tender our heart- felt sympathy, and assure the AvidoAvs and orphans of our dear brothers that our fraternal regard for them Avill not perish with the dust of the de- parted, but Avill live with the memory of the noble men avIio have gone from our circle. Our mourning hearts meet theirs in brotherly regret for our mutual loss; and Ave pray God to shield and shelter them from the fur- ther storms and soitoavs of life. They need no tears Avho lived a noble life, We Avill not Aveep for them avIio died so Avell, But Ave will gather 'round the hearth and tell The story of their strife. Such homage suits them Avell; Better than funeral pomp or passing bell. [ ^57 J Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Lodge, and that the Secretary have them published in the Greenville Times and Local and Advertiser, and fonvard copies to families of the deceased brothers. E. Bourges, E. Stafford, S. R. Dunn, Jr., Committee. TRIBUTES TO KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Holly Springs Commandery, Xo. 4. At the regular conclave of Holly Springs Commandery, Xo. 4, Knights Templar, held at their asylum January 27, 1879, the folloAving resolutions AA'ere offered and adopted : Whereas, During and subsequent to the epidemic which recently visited this community, the following officers and members of Holly Springs Com- mandery, Xo. 4, Avere summoned to the asylum above, viz; Sir H. W. Walter, P. G. G.; Sir E. AV. Upshaw, P. E. C; Sir Howard Falconer, Prelate; Sir P. A. AAriLLis, Recorder; Sir Thomas A. Falconer, Sir U. H. Ross, Sir Hugh AVinborn and Sir R. AV. McClain, members. Therefore, Be it resolved by this Commandery, That in this sad visita- tion of an allwise Providence, Ave have sustained an irreparable loss and the Order is deprived of the Avise and valued counsels of valiant and cour- teous Sir Knights who were among its brighest ornaments. Resolved, That Ave tender to the respective families of the lamented deceased our profound sympathies, and these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this Commandery and a copy be sent to the families of the deceased and published in the Holly Springs papers. Also that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. St. Cyr Commandery, Xo. 6. Died, in A\rater Valley. 3Iiss., on the 28th of September, 1878, of yellow fever, frater Sir Knight J. O. Hendricks. At a regular conclave of St. Cyr Commandery, Xo. 6, held at their Asy- lum, in AArater Valley, Xov. 14, the folloAving resolutions Avere adopted: Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the universe to call from his labors here beloAv, our beloved frater, Sir Knight J. O. Hendricks, to his eternal rest above. Therefore, Resolved, That we, h\sfraters, deeply deplore his loss, and will ever cher- ish his memory. Yet believing that God doeth all things Avell, we boAV in humble submission to his dispensation. Resolved, That St. Cyr Commandery extend to his AvidoAV and orphans its sympathy, and mingle its tears Avith theirs. Resolved, That Ave wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of our deceased frater, and that the city papers be requested to publish the same. MEMORIAL SERVICES. From the Holly .Springs South, January 8. In the summer of 1876 the young men of Holly Springs organized the Autrey Rifles, a volunteer military company, named after the gallant Col. James Autrey, Avho entered the Confederate army from this city and Avas killed at the battle of 3Iurfreesboro. This company, under the captaincy of 3Iaj. Geo. 31. Govan, has always been in a state of great efficiency, hand- somely uniformed and thoroughly drilled. Though its numbers were not very large, the epidemic of last summer struck from its rolls nine names ; that is, three honorary members, A. Fox 31oore, AV. J. L. Holland and Frank Ganter; and six from its ranks, HoAvard Falconer, Frank C. Wal- L *58 ] ter, Glenn Fant, Samuel Bonner, AVinfield J. Featherston and Joseph Le- bolt. This list, it is certain, could not Avell have been surpassed for per- sonal worth, purity of character and public spirit, and therefore it Avas meet and proper that they should have had paid to their memories the tribute of the memorial services which Avere held in the Presbyterian Church of this city last Sabbath afternoon. These services Avere conducted by two of our city pastors, the Rev. 3Ir. 31iller, of the Baptist, and Rev. 3Ir. Craig, of the Presbyterian Church. The survivors of the company turned out on the occasion in full uniform, and the Church Avas filled to overflowing by citizens, all anxious to manifest the esteem in which the memories of the deceased Avere held, and their sense of the public loss Avhich had been sustained in their death. The sermons Avere appropriate, impressive and solemn, and the eulogies in good taste and Avell merited. After the benediction, the company marching to the music of our well- trained city band, repaired to the cemetery, and there over the graves of their lamented dead, fired the usual military salute of musketry. "When musing on our famous gone, AVe doubly feel ourselves alone." RISING GLORY LODGE, NO. 215. This 3Iasonic Lodge, at Osyka, adopted appropriate tributes lo the mem- ory of Bro. Martin D. Bond, Senior AVarden, Avho died of yellow fever October 4, 1S78—"A brother in Avhose bosom ahvays glowed the great principles of 3Iasonry and Charity, and who, by his upright and honest Avalk through life, endeared himself to the brethren." Also tribute to the memory of Bro. Isaiah Cerf, Treasurer, avIio died of yellow fever, October 8, 1878—" a true and worthy member, a faithful officer, the Avidows and orphans a helping benefactor, his family a kind and devoted husband and father, and society a worthy citizen." BOVTNA LODGE, NO. 112. AAthereas, Divine Providence has in HisAvisdom seen proper to remoA'e from our midst Brother J. B. Johnson, Avhile acting Secretary of this Lodge, and R. AV. Chappell, Tyler, and Past Master D. A. Cameron, S. AArALL, J. AAT. Finch, J. S. Wilkins, and J. H. Featherston, members; and, AVhereas, As we are bound together by an indissoluble tie as Masons, it is right and proper at all times to pay a just tribute of respect to the memory of deceased brethren ; therefore, Resolved, That in the death of Brothers Johnson and Chappell, the Lodge has lost efficient officers, and in the death of Brothers Cameron, Wall, Finch, Wilkins and Featherston, the Lodge has lost valued members, and in the death of all of them, the community has lost their association, and the ex- ample of many virtues, Bovina Lodge a vacuum that will not be easily filled. Resolved, That Ave boAv in meek submission to the will of Him who has control of the Grand Lodge of the Universe, believing that He doeth all all things according to His will and purpose. Resolved. That Ave sincerely sympathise Avith the relatives and friends of our deceased brethren, and hereby tender to them our heartfelt condolence. Resolved, That the members of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourn- ing for the space of thirty days, that the foregoing resolutions be spread upon the minutes, and a copy of the same be transmitted to families o f the deceased. L 159 1 Memorial Tribute Adopted December 12, 1878. To the W. M., Wardens and Members of Greenville Lodge No. 206, A. F. A. M.: Brothers—The roll of the Craftsmen has been called, and to the names of AV. A. Haycraft, p. m., Edavard P. Byrne, p. m., Xewman J. Xel- son, P. Treas., John H. Xelson, Lyman Stowell, AVilliam J. 31an- ley, Duncan C. Green Xo. 28, A. B. Trigg, John 3Ianifold, George AAr. Elliott, E. Steinberg, p. m., Xo. 23, Thomas Page, 31. J. 3Iorzin- ski, the response has been : " Died on the field of honor." Yes, they have gone—the veteran in the ripeness of his age and experi- ence, the 31asters Avho ruled and governed the Lodge with honor and love, and the young Craftsmen Avith Avhom it Avas our delight to mingle. They have gone in the full ear, in the ripened grain, and in the green leaf. But they died Avith their loins girt and their hearts firm in the self-sought labor at Avhich the summons found them. To them duty Avas inspiration. They belieA-ed that— AVhether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle's van, The fittest place for man to die Is Avhere he dies for man! They trod the rugged road of duty with heroic step, and Avent down to death as to a bride. They met it face to face and flinched not. Xot for them do Ave mourn, but for ourselves and for the loved ones avIio have passed under the rod of this great bereavement. Our brothers lived in the enjoy- ment of the highest esteem of their fellow-men, and died amid the univer- sal regrets of the community. 3Iay Ave so live, that dying, Ave may be as sincerely mourned. C. 31. Curell, Julius Landau, AV. R. Trigg, Jacob Hirsch, J. C. Heard, Frank Valiant, Committee. ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE FEVER. FACTS, FIGURES AND INCIDENTS. COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. >>sKcw---- GRENADA. From Dr. Cochran's Report to the Sixth Annual Convention of the American Pub- lic Health Association at Richmond, November 19, 1878. The toAvn of Grenada stands on an eleA7ated plateau on the south bank of the Yalobusha river. The natural drainage of the town is excellent, and every rain Avashes the streets and gutters clean. It is said that many of the back yards Avere very filthy, and that the privy vaults, Avhich for the most part are simply pits or Avells dug in the ground and Availed up Avith boards or bricks, and easily pervious to water, are very rarely emptied. The famous sewer about Avhich so much has been said in the neAvspapers is not a seAver at all, but a Avet AA-eather brook which meanders diagonally across the town, of Avhich it is the principal drain. During dry weather it dries up completely throughout its Avhole extent, and during a heavy rain it runs like' a milltail, and often overfloAvs its banks. It is open to the air and the sun from its source to its mouth, a dis- tance of about a mile, except that, about the middle of its course, it is Availed up and covered over Avith Avooden boards for a distance of something like a hundred and fifty yards. The first fourth of this covered portion passes diagonally across one of the streets. The next fourth passes diagonaMy under a livery stable. There is then a short open portion through the back of the stable. It then passes diagonally under a stone-house, and thence diagonally through a street. It is impossible that any part of this drain should become very filthy, or noxious except that part of it which is covered over, and I can- not belieA7e that e\7en this part of it could become so loaded Avith filth as to constitute an important factor in the generation of any sort of sickness. A considerable part of the wooden walls and cover of portion of the drain had decayed and the cover Avas falling in, so that it Avas obliged to be repaired. In making the repairs the decaying timber Avas removed, and the filth that had accumulated in the bottom was dug out and throAvn upon the street. Something like fifty yards were perhaps renovated in thisAvay, and the excavated material thus exposed to fester in the sun and exhale its impurities into the atmosphere, to be Avafted about by the Avinds, is said to have been extremely offensive. AA;hatever bad influence these emanations may have exerted in other Avays, I am satisfied that they had nothing in the Avorld to do Avith the gen- eration of the yelloAV fever poison Avhich spread desolation through the community a month later, for this Avork Avas done in June, and the fever did not make its appearance until the last of July, and the health of the place, until a feAv days before the outbreak of the epidemic, had remained [ i6i ] good. The population of Grenada before the outbreak of the fever num- bered about 2500, of whom about 1300 were Avhites and about 1200 blacks and mulattoes. After the stampede there remained about 325 Avhites and about 1000 blacks. Of the Avhites avIio remained, and Avho Avere not pro- tected by a previous attack, only five escaped the fever. The total number of cases count up 1040. The total of deaths is 336; white deaths about 230; black deaths about 90. The first acknoAvledged case, although it Avas not at the time acknoAvledged to be such, occurred Avith the person of 31rs. Capt. Fields, formerly of Okolona, 3Iiss., Avho lived on the corner of First street, at the depot. The history of the Field fam- ily -will be given in detail presently. The second case Avas 31 r. R. A. Young, clerk of Bryant & Davis, av!io kept a variety store, dry goods, groceries, etc., on First street, in Avhichhe spent most of his time during the day. He Avas also the proprietor of a liquor saloon, or bar room, which he visited of eA'enings. He Avas taken on.the 3d of August, had black vomit; suppression of urine—in short, a malignant case of yelloAV fever—and died on the 7th of August. Xo exposure to infection could Ire traced in this case. It was pronounced by the attend- ing physician to be bilious fever and jaundice, but was subsequently admit- ted by them to have been yelloAV feA7er. From these two cases the fever spread like a conflagration OA7er the tOAvn. The cases in the Fields family consisted of fourteen persons, as folloAvs, namely: 3Irs. Field herself was taken sick on the 20th of July, and died on the 31st of the same month. She had black v7omit, skin very yelloAV, and the body after death Avas very much discolored, swelled up rapidly and became very offensive. Her disease was named by the attending physicians malarial congestive fever. She died on 3Ionday night, was put in a metal- lic case on Tuesday7 afternoon, and Avas buried from the Presbyterian church on AVednesday. The funeral was largely attended, and there being some leak in the casket, the body smelt so bad as to attract general remark, and to cause great nausea to many Avho were near it in the church, and several subsequent cases were ascribed to this fact. She Avas treated by Drs. Hughes and Hall, both of whom died during the epidemic, Avho at the time pronounced the case to be one of congestive malarial fever, but afterwards they were satisfied it Avas yellow fever. 3Ir. Gray Fields came from Grand Junction to attend his mother's fu- neral. He remained tA\7o or three days, and returned to Grand Junction. Subsequent history unknoAvn. Thomas Fields Avas Avith his mother during her sickness. A few days " after her death he Avent into the country, Avhere he got sick. He vas brought back to town sick, and died on the 13th of August. Harry Fields Avas with his mother during her sickness, Avas attacked on the 8th or 9th of August and died on the 11th. AATaddel Fields Avas with his mother during her sickness, Avent into the country soon after her death, did not return and did not have the fever. 3its. Sheppard, 3Irs. Fields' daughter, was with her mother during her sickness, Avent into the country soon after her death, was brought back sick on the 1st of September, and recovered. 3Iattie Fields lived at Okolona with her sister Catty, wife of 3Ir. Aber- nethy of that place, came to her mother's funeral and returned as soon as the funeral Avas over. She died near Okolona in five days after she started back. 3Irs. Abernethy also came to attend her mother's funeral, Avent back home to Okolona and escaped. Lemuel Sheppard, 3Irs. Fields' grand- son, Avent into the country soon after her death and escaped. Katy^Shep- pard also went into the country, but contracted the fever and died about the middie of September. The report goes to show that out of a family of thirteen, of Avhom sev. n L 162 1 eral Ave re but slightly exposed, there Avere ten cases, seven deaths, three recoveries and three escapes. Dr. Cochran continues: <:So much of interest centers about this family, and it proved so prolific a focus of infection, that it Avould have been gratifying to be able to ac- count, in a definite and circumstantial Avay, for the origin of the disease in the first case. But this I Avas unable to do. 3Irs. Fields lived about tAVO squares from the railroad depot, and about the same distance from the nearest part of the so-called seAver. Her house Avas in a good sanitary con- dition. She had been, about a Aveek before she Avas taken sick, to the depot, one morning before breakfast, to put her daughter 3Iattie on the train to go to Okolona. It is not knoAvn Avhetlier she Avent into the cars or not, but as the train stayed twenty minutes for breakfast, it is believed that she did. About this time several cars loaded Avith various freight for 3Iemphis Avere stopped there and disinfected for the Memphis quarantine. I Avas not able to obtain any other presumption of exposure than this. In the immediate neighborhood of 3Irs. Fields' residence, and among all the families avIio had visited her, there occurred, in rapid succession, a large number of cases." Here folloAvs a long list of cases, and the statement that the disease made its appearance in several families who had not visited any oase of yelloAV fever, and who had been subjected to no known source of infection except that they had attended 3Irs. Fields' funeral, and had remarked the bad smell of theTjody in the church. Here again folloAvs a long list of cases, and Dr. Cochran continues: "I have related these cases in some detail so as to show how almost every Avhite person avIio Avas exposed to the fever in the sick rooms and by contact Avith the sick Avas attacked within a few days. It is said that only five Avhite persons of those Avho remained in the stricken city escaped infection. The local physicians Avere very unAvilling to admit that the earlier cases Avere yellow fever. XotAvithstanding the rapid occurrence of new cases and deaths it Avas not until the 11th of August, nine days after the death of 3Irs. Fields, that the physicians an- nounced to the community that the disease Avhich had so mysteriously en- tered the town, Avas the Southern epidemic. Immediately the Avhole popu- lation Avas seized Avith panic, and everybody Avho Avas able to get aAvay, fled as speedily as possible. They fled into the adjacent country and to distant cities, and carried the seeds of the pestilence Avith them to bear disastrous fruits, as at Holly Springs, Grand Junction, etc. About one thousand of them Avent into camps, located three miles from toAvn, and although some of them occasionally visited toAvn, the camps escaped infec- tion. A considerable number of negroes Avent out to the camps in the beginning of the epidemic, but most of them returned before it Avas over. As a rule, the negroes took the disease later in the season than the Avhites, and the south-Avestern quarter of the toAvn, Avhich is almost wholly inhab- ited by blacks, Avas last to be invaded. The disease among them was of a much milder character than the Avhites, and their percentages of mortality very much smaller. Xothing can sIioav the tremendous energy of the ep- idemic more than the simple statement that during its prevalence there Avas only a single death from any other cause than the yellow fever." The folloAvingis as complete a list as can be obtained of deaths from yel- Ioav fever, in Grenada and vicinity : GRENADA DEATH ROLL. Airs. Field, Thomas Powell, Miss Kate Clarke.Cally Davis, Harry Field, Rev H. T. Haddick,M. Conley, Mrs. I. V>. Parker, Thomas Field, Dr. AV. AV. Hall, Price Carl, Miss J. Satterfield, Mattie Field, 3rrs. \V. AV. Hall, Ella Carl, M. Friedman, N. 0. Katie Sheppard, Itev. J. G. Hall, Jerman Carpenter,Mrs. Smith, [ 163 J Mrs. AVilson, Mis. J. G. Hall, Airs. DavGson, Airs. J.C.Stokes, Mr--. Ir'ne I'.ikewe'Uolin Stokes, Airs. Dual Aliss J.ula Doak, W. T. Beauchamp, .7. W. Beauchamp, Mrs. McMilhn, Mr. AleAIUlan, Airs. L. French, T. E. Peacock, James Stokes, .ludge J. C. Gray, Airs. J. C. Gray, J. X. Gray, Ed. Gray, Mrs. Ingram, Eugene Ingram, Dr. J. R. WilkingsJ. K. Wood. Mrs. R. A. Irwin, Rev. J. M'Campbell Robert A. A'oung, Samuel Marshall, Mrs. R. A. Youuv, Mr. Cary, Miss Lula Kendrick,A. P. Sanders, Bob Mayhew, Charles AVeigert, S. S. AiigeA-ine, Mrs. W. A. Belevv, Aliss 31. Angevine,Frank Holly, Jacob Poitevent, Rev. J.K.Armstrong Mrs. J. Poitevent, Mrs. E. E. Vinson, Miss M'me Peacock,Prof. Welsh, Miss Flo'ce Ingram,Miss. M. Poitevent,Chas. Newell, Mr. Dejarnett, Sallie Dejarnett, George CromAvell, John Cromwell. Miss Maria Mole, George W. Lake, Wyatt Af. Redding,.!. A. AVilliams, Mrs. Sidney Welsh,Tom F. Marshall, Tom Phillips, M. Wile, Aliss Sallie Leedy, Mrs. Wolfe.old lady Mr. Strang-. Airs. Kettle & child,W. T. Cole, Emanuel Wile, Charlie Hall, Mrs. W. T. Cole, W. C. Eskridj:e andAlex. llafalsky, Clayton Davis, child, Airs. Geo. AV. Lake,AValtev Eskridge, Miss Annie Lakj, Fox Eskridge, Airs. J. A. Alorrison,Miss Alary Hughes, Dr. Gillespie, R. A. Irwin, J. M. Knox, Samuel Kendall, Sammie Marshall, John P. Eason, Delia Lake, Mrs. AV. B. Aluy, Airs. Sadler, Dr. AV. B. May, Miss Rosa Sadler, Dr. Hankins, AValter Sadler, Mrs. Hankins, Jos. E. Sadler, Miss Fannie PeeblesG. \V. Campbell, Amos Sadler, Henrv Rafalsky, Frank Alitchell, RobertSadler, 0. B.'Rollins, Dr. AVolfolk, A. AV. Ayres, Marshall Rollins, Fred Fenner, AV. I. Avers, Ben. Gage, R. S. Bowles, Miss Jennie Ayers,Dr. Gage's 2 chid'n.Mrs. Scanlin, Miss Lizzie Avers,B. M. Doak, Dr. E. AV. Hughes,Airs. Hooks, Airs. E. AV. Hughes,David Hooks, Lunwig Hummel. Mrs. Hughes. James Burke. Cawein's child Airs. J. E. Hughes, Airs. Scanlin's child Mr. Shaw, R. Coffman, AVm. Chandler. Mrs. R. Coffman, R. A. Collins, Charles Coffman, Tom Irby, Airs. Chas. Coffman,Dave Aloore. Miss Kate Coffman,Air. Rivers, H. S. Derrick, Dr. J. L. Milton, Air. H. S. Derrick, John Morrow, Miss AI. Huffington,Barry Rose, Miss S. Huffington, F. K. Hall. Afiss M. Huffington,Hugh Graham, Airs. Gillespie, Alattie Postell. Dr. Ringgold, Colman Armstrong, Aliss Helen Lacock, Johnnie Doak, John Mitchell, Air. Lehman, Air. Applegate, Abb Garner, B. P Anderson, Herman Heshburg, .Mrs. Dr. Ringgold, C. Honsman,Sardis, Mrs. McDonald, E. F. Thompson, Sallie Barnes, George Collins, Isaac AVilliams, Mrs. AV. E. Long, AV. >'. Shankle, R. D. Crowder, E. G.Eli, Mis.- AI. Huffington,H.B.Sherman's inf't'). P. Sander Mrs. Bailey, Charles A'ates, Marv Lacock, G. T. Coon, Mrs. Sallie Telfair,AIi>. Elizi Eli, Sam. Flippin, AVm. Latham, ^h-s. Flippin & ch'd,Alack Wright, Willie Beck, Martha Hosbin, Sallie Miller, Ida Rosser, Airs. Alex. Turner, Dr. P. F. Fitzgerald Miss M. Lacock, Robert Stevenson, Aliss Alice Lacock,Harrv Hart, Miss Addie Bishop,T. P. Barnes. Miss Belle Bishop,John Thomas. Eugene Bishop, H. M. Jones, Mrs. J. AI. Bishop, R. Williams, Sr., Mrs. E. Shankle, John T. Moore, Airs. Pete Kirby, Jos. A. Morrison, Mollie Sanders, Mrs. O. P. Sanders.Mrs. Spencer, John AVright's childMrs. Mollie Rusl Pete Kirby, AVm. Shankle, Robert Shankle, Mrs. AlcLean, Alice MeSwine, Susan Sims, Walkej^pVantly, Calvin Davis, Airs. No well, Mary Mitchell, ('harles Mitchell, Air. Boatright, James Meador, Miss K. Burt, James Alorris, A. Gerard, Mrs. Alice Sierniago,AV. Whitley, Judge Tom AValton,Miss AVhitley. Thomas Kendall, Ed. McLane, Aliss. Lula jMcLean,Samuel Flippin, Dr. Trotter's child D. C. Bristol, Hugh R. Davis, John Gelchrest. Miss Emma Bristol,S. L. Downs, Patrick Hart, COLORED PEOPLE. Dan A'oung, John Byron, AVilliam Bates, Henry Halliday, Joseph Nowell, James Mitchell, Hattie Rosser, Mrs. Beasly, Henry Burt, Robert Shankle, Belle Alorris, ---Brady, Mrs. Brady, Aliss Lawrence, Miss AlarthaHarbin, Aliss Sallie Harbin! Airs. Luke Barnett.Henry Ratliffe, Harriet Gause, Grace Braceford Alice Johnson, Maggie Bowles ' Alex. Davis' child,Billy BoAvles ' L 164 ] Ike Drane, Emiline Tullilove, Peter Jones, ---Mocn, AVilliam Carter, Sarah AValker, Silpha Alller, Lizzie AV alters, Mary Davis, Jane Beale, Lizzie Smith, Man unknown, Winston Simmons, Nicholas Jackson, Martha S okes, Like Barnett, Albert Gause, Henry Yan, Martha Gillam, Frank Bnffaloe, Moon's Avife, child of Patterson Sarah AV. Shiece, Bray Lindsey, Peter Jones child, Emiline Davis. Huston Harper, Eliza Phillips, Era Phillips, Laura Harris, Paul Carpenters, Luke Patter-on, Becky Hir lwick, Tom Brown, Monroe Rosseau, Man unknown, Tom Madison's ch'dAIiley Golden, Rev. Alex. Phillips,Rhoda Harris, AVm. Ross, Jr., York Smith, Rev. T. E. Miller, Layard Reede, Thos. Mitchell, Dancy AViles, Henry Vance, ---Jackson, R. Seerhank's childAIan unknown, Eliza AValker, Charlie Brusau, Lydia Evans, Mary Duncan, Caroline Statham, Isalia White, Lucy Minter, Lizzie Austin, Amanda Jackson, Alillie Stepney, Furguson's child, Henry Crowder, H. AVhite's child, Amanda Drane, Eliza Coleman, D.A. AVilliams' ch'd ---82. INCIDENTS OP THE GRENADA PLAGUE. Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Far up the toAvn is a store Avhere provisions are distributed to all, rich and poor, black and white. The negroes never fail to show up for their rations, but can not be found Avhen a grave is to be dug or a corpse to be removed. They will not move unless paid a five dollar Dill for each errand. The relief committee at Grenada have disbanded, OAving to some of the members having left the toAvn, Avhile the balance are prostrate with the fever. There are only three of original inhabitants noAV left in the place Avho are not prostrate. They are R. A. Armstead, the Southern Express agent, Samuel Heber, and a boy waiter in the Chamberlain House. Armistead, the express agent, has been attacked Avith the fever. % * * * * * * * *. * Mr. Heaberg carried a telegraph dispatch to a Mrs. Marshall, who had lost her husband and three children by the dire disease. She Avas found lying on her bed, completely exhausted both in physical and mental strength. The sight of this poor Avoman lying in her bed, moaning for hus- band and children, all dead in a Aveek's time, brought tears to the eyes of .her three visitors. The telegraph message came from absent friends, and ^breathed Avords of sympathy, love and encouragement. She thanked the telegrapher, and, in response to the question, "Can I do anything for you, Mrs. Marshall?" said: "Xo, but God bless you for your kindness; only God can help me noAv." Opposite Mrs. Marshall lay Tom Marshall, the telegraph operator, Avho is a brother-in-laAv of Mrs. Marshall. He Avas found lying at the very point of death. Three of his little children had died within the last ten days, and noAV he Avas almost gone. On another bed lay his Avife, not sick Avith the fever, but broken-hearted and dying from the loss of her little ones. OUR FIRST VISIT TO GRENADA. Grenada Sentinel, Nov. 12. During the prevalence of the epidemic in Grenada, Ave ventured a time or tAvo from the heights that overlook the toAvn on the west, to look upon the scene below and draAV upon our imagination to supply that which the organs of vision did not furnish, and thus vieAV one of the most unequal struggles of the nineteenth century, the contest betAA7een a feAv hundred Aveak but good men and women, some of whom deserve a hero's fame and others a martyr's crown, and the destroying pestilence. Not, hoAvever, until several days ago did avc venture Avithin the immediate sphere whmre the batile between life and death AA'as fought and lost. As Ave approadrred the L *65 ] square, many things reminded us of the terrors and desolation of the last tAvo months, and Ave Avere right glad to shake off the gathering gloom, as Ave met the cordial Avelcome of sorroAving friends, a feAv of Avhom remain to tell of incidents and scenes seldom Avitnessed anyAvhere on earth, but never here before. Long excluded from association without, they Avere truly glad to see faces, familiar in the past, once more kindling Avith the smiles of friendship, and to hear voices, to them many Aveeks silent, once more attuned to sympathy and love. To see our friends Avho had stood the heat and burden of those long, oppressive days looking so Avell, touched our heart Avith feelings of gratitude to the kind Providence Avhich had so gra- ciously protected them. May their lives in future be SAveetened by recol- lections of duty nobly done, and sacrifices nobly offered. Despite our efforts to the contrary, our mind Avould wander from the liv- ing to the dead, from the real of the present to the shadoAvs of the past. The comparatively deserted streets, the closed doors, and the vacant houses, each had a tale to tell of suffering and of sorrow, of despair and death. In some cases, the occupants of these silent tenements, Avhom Ave had knoAvn so long and loved so Avell, seemed to linger a moment e'er the cordial Avel- eome came as in days of yore. But, no voice came, no form appeared, but the bitter fact came up, that they uoav slept on yonder hill, in the quiet city of the dead. Silently Ave bade adieu to the living and Avended our way filled Avith sad speculations upon the vanities of human life. From Oration by Dr. John BroAvnrigg, of Columbus, before State Medical Asso- ciation. On Sunday, the 9th day of last August, in the stillness and beauty of a summer day, it was announced in Grenada that yelloAV fever Avas epidemic. The fearful Avhisper caused mothers to clasp their children in their arms and fathers to prepare rapidly for flight. The members of this Associa- tion Avell remember the hospitality of its citizens, and the elegant reception given us by the ladies of the place. Many of the ladies Ave met that evening are the brides of the pestilence. All is changed; the besom of destruction has SAvept over the place and this generation Avill not recover from its saddening effects. The plague destroyed social organization and the mechanism of civilization as if they had been living beings. Law and police, the board of health and the relief committee, Avere all stopped by death. There are human fiends lurking in the heart of every community, and Avhere pestilence kills the good, these human hyenas come to the front to prey upon the carcass of society. They fired upon the doctors as they drove through the darkness, and one narroAvly escaped being shot. The birds took to the forests, dogs and cats left their homes and disappeared. The grass greAV in the streets, except the one leading to the burial ground. There Avas no business except in coffins and at the drug store. The tele- graph operators and the druggists stood their ground, corpses rotted in the sun on the platform at the depot, but the boy operator stifled the odor with a handkerchief soaked in carbolic acid solution and kept his finger on the instrument. The cars SAvept SAviftly by. The railroad Avhich had brought death now brought bread to feed the dying and coffins to bury the dead. The boy operator moved the heart of Christendom Avith his simple Avords, describing the sufferings of the people, and succor came at last. The physicians Avere nearly all dead, and there ceased to be any system ©f order or responsibility. Then that Avonderful Association, called the How- ards, and the physicians came, and hope revived in the hearts of the stricken people. The influence for good of a feAv brave men, at such a time is not limited to the narroAv sphere of their personal services. The panic-stricken people behold their calm and fearless faces, and A beam of comfort, like the moon through clouds, Gilds the black horror, and directs their way. [ i66 ] Helpless women and children, trembling in the agony of despair, cling to them as their deliArerers. They are like rocks in the tempest-tossed ocean to Avhich ship-Avrecked mariners can cling, or the beacon-light to the vessel Avhich has lost her reckoning and drifts at the mercy of the Avaves. It requires nlore moral courage to brave the dangers of the pestilence than those of the battle-field. The soldier Avho falls in battle inhales with his last breath the sweet air of heaven, and often the last sounds that die upon his ear are the victorious shouts of his companions, as his life-blood floAvs upon the green SAvard of his native land, for Avhich he dies. Those avIio fight the pestilence must inhale its sickening breath. Its physiog- nomy is hideous and disgusting. It drives its poisonous fangs into mother's breasts and tears Avith its yelloAV talons the quivering flesh of infants. AATth its fiery tongue it licks on maidens' cheeks its treacherous blush, and quickly stains their corpses Avith its black Avings dipped in putrid gore. Sometimes, in the fearful stillness of night, it sobs. Its sounds are like those from the bottomless pit. A\reeping and Availing, and the wild laugh of its maniacs, are its music. Its victims hide themselves to die like wild beasts. The man who goes to fight the pestilence must take his life in his hand and put his trust in God. To our brothers the " cry of humanity Avas the bugle call to action." True martyrs of our faith, they walked calmly through the valley of the shadoAV of death, ex- tending a helping hand to their suffering and dying companions, and at last yielded their pure spirits to the God Avho gave them. Animated by a lofty sense of professional honor and duty, their hearts touched Avith sublime pity, they offered themselves a sacrifice on the altar of love for their felloAv-men. From distant lands and from our oavu country, the knights-errant of our order, animated like Godfrey and Richard, by the true spirit of chivalry, came to contend Avith this great enemy of the human race. Lima, Peru, and Marseilles, France, Avere represented, and brave men also from among those Avho had been our enemies, came to aid our people in their distress, and some of these are among our honored dead. GREENVILLE. REV. STEVENSON ARCHER'S SEPTEMBER ACCOUNT TO. REV. STUART ROB- ' BINSON. Dr. Robinson : God has been merciful to me and raised me from the yelloAV fever bed, and I am again at Avork. He folded me in his arms as I passed through the scorching ordeal. But a fearful havoc has been made among the citizens of our beautiful little toAvn. About seven bundled people remained out of two thousand five hundred, to face the grim des- troyer. Of this number nearly five hundred have been prostrated, and of these tAvo hundred and twenty are dead. Among them are Mayor A. B. Trigg, all the council but one, a colored man, the city marshal, and the Rev. Duncan Green. The doctors were all prostrated but tAvo, and the Methodist minister. AA'hole families have been swept away, and until the past week Ave have scarcely Avell ones enough to hand the sick a drink of Avater occasionally. For ten days Ave Avere shut up to this horrible sorroAV and suffering, but noAV Ave have fifty nurses from Xcav Orleans and Vicks- burg, and from both points little boats Avere sent with provisions and med- icines, and four physicians. Dr. AVilliams, from Baton Rouge, came in our hour of greatest trial and staid ten days. Drs. Archer, of Point Cou- pee, and Slaughter and AValker, of New Orleans, and FaAvcett, of Concordia, are noAV Avith us. From abroad generous donations have reached us, and so far as man can smooth the case it is being done. I faced it for twenty days, night and day, from the hut of the pauper to the luxurious apart- ments of the rich, from the den of the Avoman of the toAvn to the couch of L l67 J the holy matron, and I never conceived of such suffering, such ghastly sor- row. I had to succumb then, and for eight days took my turn scorching and tossing, but again am at Avork. May God ever keep your days from such and your people shielded. I followed the first patient to the grave ; of the attendants at the funeral but two noAV live. Twenty of us formed a HoAvard Association in the beginning; of that but three noAV live. I Avrite because to you I first lifted the cry of sorrow, and from you had the first response. Your son and brother in Christ. Stevenson Akchek, Greenville, Miss. Population before epidemic, about 2800; during epidemic, about loO't. Total cases about 1100. Total deaths 299, of whom 195 Ave re white, 101 colored, 3 Chinese. Adult males 1(52; adult females 90; male children 23; female children, 21. Fjrst death August 23; last death, November 2S. l:st of deaths. Aug. 23d—Mobray, 4 years, Aug.'25th—Dave AVoodruff, col, Aug. 30th—Perry boy—Auii'. 31st—Pat hinnegan. Sept. 2d—Wm. Marshall, E. J. Byrne, young man, John Simpsoi, Mat Fox, man, D. E. Brooks, Mrs. D. Alorris, Rebecca Morgan, cob, Unknown man, col. Sept. 3d—Pryor, girl child, Fred Perrv, bov, Jonas Houston, coi., Alaria, cook at>>JeAVinan's......Sept. 4th—C. Bathke, Airs. Fanny Brooks, Airs. Ja?. Perry, J. A. Chissa, Airs. Slmrey's child girl, 5 years, Sow Lse, Chinaman, Mark Kyle. Sept. 5th—Fd AIcKenzie, cob, daughter of R B. Scott, 8years. Josephine Fox. 5years, Mrs. Thos. Mowhry, Airs. Jones, wife Elder Jones, col., Lyman Siowell, H. Putnam, boy, AV. A. Haycraft, Mrs. D. Shanahan, country. Sept. 6ih--AIrs. M. Alorris, Elijah Gray, cob, Jerry iStrather, col , Philip Bar- nett, Miss AVillie Scott, Alilton Jones, painter, a young man, Caroline Zeigler, col. Sepl. 7th—Col. C. E. Morgan. Eliza Belfield, cob, Perry, boy, Airs. Cox, Capi- tola Harris, cob, Jas. Perry, AVm. Teller, Emma Duvall. Sept. 8—Chas. Huntley, Jas. Young, col., Julius Ratchlitz, Maj. Alexander, cob, Beontine AVhite, colored girl, Mrs. Nellie Guy, cob, J. AValker, boy, in coun- try. Richard McCullouarh, Jas. Corney, Chas. Irving, col.. AVinnie Smith, col., Griffin Guy, cob, Mrs. A'oung. Sept. 0th—Dave Harris, cob. Edward Caffall. Airs. Geo. Sanford, Airs. J. S. Ballard, Burden Balm, cob. Mrs. F. P. Smith, Geo. Stream. Sept. 10th—Mrs. Shorey, Geo. Bird, Miss K. A. Ballard, Henry Harris, cob, Fred. Pryor, Chas. Shows, cob, Boynton Houston, cob, Dr. fetafford, Aleck, butcher, Lulu AA'are. col. Sept. 11th—AVillie Caffall, Mrs. Julia Pogle, Unknown blacksmith, Louisa Alaskey, Lizzie Johnson, col., Airs. T. P. Perry, Abe Smith, Emma Hawkins, col., Eva AVetherbee, Elliott Dodge, John Bannion, cob, AVm. Brown, cob, Geo. Dor- man, Steve Sutton. Sept. 12th—Louis Caffall, Louis Radjesky, Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Fleischer, Airs. Trammel. Theo. Habicht,. Sept. 13th—Airs. L. P. AVetherbee, Mrs. B. Hassberg, Walter Quick, E. Stein- berg, AVash 'valker, cob, Airs. Piatt, Ehler, boy, II. B. Putnam, Mrs. Ehlcr, Dr. V. F. P. Alexander, Robt. Cooper, Jas. McCann. Sept. 14th—Raphael Marshall. Jas. Minzies......Sept. 15th—Rev. Duncan Green, AValter 13. Butler, Thos. McLean, Frank Wagner, J. Radjesky, Long Iloti, Chinaman, Jake Husk, cob, Bennie Diggs, AVm. Taylor, Henrietta Rogers, cob, Toll Undenvood. col., Chas. Bigelow, col. Sept. 10th—Ella Jones, child, col., Mrs. Ballard, Chas. BoSAvick, J. H. Buck- ner, Jas. David«on, Stephen Green, Jas. Conneil, Alary Jones, cob, Kyle, Airs. F. Pryor, Airs. Henrietta Bathke, Joe Badwick, Jackson Kays, cob, Bigelow child, Airs. Habicht, Henry Laurens. Gus. Forrester. Sept. 17th—Frank Gallagher, Johnnie Ballard, baby. D. E. A'oung, cob, Mrs. AI. Sievers, Anna Piatt, Unknown man, Gus. Coughler, Geo. BroAvn, cob, Helen Finlay, Frank P. Smith. Sept. 18th—Henry Freundt, AVillie Harris, colored boy. Mrs. L. Poile, AVm Ehlers, AV. L. Porter, John S. Ballard, AVillie B. AVhite, Nellie AVarden, John Ralph, Margaret Williams, col.. N. J. Nelson, M. Alorris, AV. P. Kretscbmar [ 168 ] Leonard Phillips, Abe AV all, AV. J. Manly, T. P. P^rry, Tom Sylvester, Alary Jarves, cob. Caroline Marks, col., Chas. AVilliams, Unknown man, cob, Fanny Diargs, Calvin Kelter, col. Sept. 19—Lou Haman, Dan. Shanahan, Elvira Blackburn, cob, Airs. J. S. Barn- hurst, Dave Morris, B°n Sands, man, cob, Alicheal Duffy, xUex Aloray, col. Sept. 20th—Albert AVheeler, Mrs. T. B. Shaw, Mrs. Small, John Simphondor- fer, L. AA'iesenfeldt. Sept. 21st—Thomas Miggdns, John Barnhurst, Julius Lockman, Geo. Tram- mel......Sept. 22d—Jas. McLean, Margaret French, col., J. Kintsler, A. B. Trigg, Jacob AAratts, cob, Eliza J. ClarK, Arthur R. Yerger, Anna Berry, girl, Adolphe Fletcher, boy, L. P. AVetherbee, Amelia Kinstler, girl, Helen Bailey, babe, cob, Lorenzo Griffin, cob, Harry Vaughn. Sept. 24th—Emma Pernel, col., Chas, Griffin, col., ----- Perry, child, Ander- son Greathouse, cob, Mrs. L. AI. Funoy, col., Fanny Kelly. Sept. 25th—J. Gossett, Garrett Scott, Steven Stewart, cob, A. Fleischer, Airs. G. AV. Elliott, John Manifold, Abe Hamburger, boy .....Sept, 20th— — Pryor, child, Bartha Morris girl, col., Forest Barr, C. F. Meisner, Racheal Radgesky, girl. Airs. A. Ward. Sept. 27th—Alec Grant, cob, Dick Cheatham, cob, Nancy J. Smith, cob, Jas Gregory, col., Gus. AIcAlister......Sept. 28th—L. E. Morgan, G. AV. Claiborne, colored chill, Pat. Byrnes, Racheal Amburg, cob. Infant child or AV. J. French, Sophia Youcum. Geo. Brazier, AV. Tilley, Jr.. T. B. Speaks. Sept. 29th—Mrs. L. AVeisenfeldt, John II. Nelson, Eliza Kress, Helena Shaw, girl......Sept. 30th—Wes. AVetherbee, J. II. Saunders, cob, Marshall AVoodson, cob, Henry Thornton, cob, Mary AVhite, col. Oct, 1st—L. M. Langlev, Mrs. Mitchell. J. IT. Saunder's child, cob, Minnte Kleiber, Mrs. Stafford, Mary A. Cook......Oct, 2d—llev. T. Page, Lena Herman, girl, Jake Byers, Louisa Clarke, Dr. McCall. Oct, 3d—Alex Johnson, cob, Milton Kelter, col......Oct. 4th—AI. AV. Johnson Cedar M mager, cob, AValter S. Berry, child, ilosa Edingburg, col., Airs. Mattie James, Alonroe Fletcher, col. Oct. 5th—Nancy Keenc, cob, King Hinds, cob, G. AV. Elliott, Thomas McAIor- ris, col., Dan. Johnson, col......Oct, (ith—Dr. Archer......Oct. 7th—Alary Ann Barr, girl, cob, Mable AVetherbee, girl, Infant child of Dave Alorris......Oct. 8th —Airs. E. C. Greenfield, Perry Ellis, Infant child of E. Johnson, col. Oct. 10—Oscar Smith, col.."...Oct, 11—AVm. Alyers, Geo. R. Clark......Oct, 12— Fred. Johnson, boy......Oct. 15—John Cottrell, Tom Johnson, bov; Infant of John Rice, cob, Infant of Dan. Wilson, col......Oct. 19—Phillis Carter, col......Oct, 20 —Emma Childs......°ct. 21—Loyd Talbot, col., Alarsraret Freeman, col......Oct 22 — Ah AVays, Chinaman..... Oct. 24—Adaline Geinelle. Nov. 11—Sam Hammond......Nov. 13—Katie Brown, Alary Brown, col......Oct. 14—Gid Austin, col , James Jennings, col......Oct. 15—Airs. Sam Brown, A. AV. Shadd, col......Oct. 28—Airs. Mather. Deaths in the Country..—Henry Alonk, Henry Lender, Blanche S-jowber- ger, child,----- Morzinski. child, AI. J. Morzinski, Mrs. Marcella Hartman, Jack Winter, C. K. McAlister, AVat Brashear. Airs. AVm. Montgomery, Shirley AVinter, child, D. L. Stone, Dr. A.S. Gerdine. Dr. Oden, Dr. Gaddis, Mr. Kleiber, Mrs. C. A. AVinter, Tat. McCune, Airs. Felix McLean, Mrs. C. AlcAUster, AVm. Alontgomery. HOLLY SPRINGS. Population Avhen epidemic commenced, 3500; during epidemic 1500; of Avhom about 300 Avere Avhite and 1200 colored. Total deaths, adult males: 130; adult females, 70; colored adult males, 48; colored adult females, 29; Avhite children, 15; colored children, 12. Total deaths, 304. Total cases, about 1440. Mortality among Avhites, 71.68 per cent; among colored. 7.41 per cent. Aug. 25—E. L. Downs and Miss Lake, from Grenada......August, 31—A. AV. Goodrich......Sept. 1—At. AViltshire, from Grenada......Sept, 2—Wm. Mackin, from Memphis......Sept. 3—Isaac Tandler and James Chism. Sept. 4—A. F. Brown's child, H. A. McCroskey, Frank Ganter and Robert McLain. Sept. 5—James Fort, Airs. James Nutnll, B. P. Oliver, Bateman's child, Mrs. Stephen Knapp, AVm. Hogan and Mrs. E. A. Thomas. Sept. 6—Gus Smith, Herman Snidcr's child, B. D. Nabers, A. F. Moore, Mrs. [ 169 1 Leak, AV. R. Todd, John Chenoweth, Sam Abernatliy and Sam Crockett. Sep. 7—B. S. Crump, Dr. Charles Bonner, James AValker, Chas . Glassy, James Nuttall, Sam Bonner and R. L. AVatson......Sept. G—Aliss Julia AVaite, Bateman's child and Mrs. Blank. Sept. 9— R. G. Campbell, Thomas A. Falconer, George AVing, Virginia Lynch and l\ II. Ross. Sept. 10—AVm. Crump. Mrs. J. R. Dougherty, Aliss Cornelia Record, Hal. Johnson, Clem. Read, Victor Smith, AV. J. Marett, Mrs. S. H. Pryor, AVillie AVooten, Charles ChenoAveth. E. T. Brinkley's child, Alex. Seyple, J. C. Potter, R. W. Fort and A. A. Armstrong. Sept, 11—Clarissa Davis, Father Operti, Charles Schneider. AVinfield S. Featherston. Jr., Mrs. Richard Daniel and Richard Daniel. Sept. 12--Minerva Lynch, Miss Read, Henry Epps and Scott Epps. Sept. 13—Air. Brannon, Lizzie Lane, (colored,) E. T. Brinkley's child, E. W. Upshaw. Airs. John Potter, Mrs. R, Hastings, Sam Kimball and Dinah Ingram, (colored.)......Sept. 14—Mariah Anderson, (colored.) Sept. 15—George Kimball, Ben Casey, Pat McGuire, George Johnson, (col- ored,) and Em. Jones, (colored.) Sept, 16—Laura Demmy, LeAvis Thompson, Mr. Dunn, James M. Kean, Lotta Ingraham, (coloied,) (). J. Quiggins' child, and Airs. George Kimba.ll. Sept. 17—Airs. E. D. Miller, Caroline AA'ashington, (colored,) Ben. Boyd, (colored,) Mrs. R. L. AVatson, Peter AVebber, Aliss Mary Stewart and Mrs. AV. S. Featherston. Sept. 18—Mrs. John Foreman, J. AV. AVebber, J. II. Stone, Mrs. Martin Knable and Jane McGary. Sept. 19—Stephen Knapp, Mrs. Louis Thompson, child of Rebecca Lea, (col- ored,) AVm. Collins, (colored,) and Col H. AV. AValter. Sept. 20—E. T. Brinkley, Capt. Jno. Fennell, Dr. Manning, Aliss Lizzie But- ler and Howard Falconer. Sept. 21—Hugh AVinburn and Julia Stojowski......Sent. 22—^ister Stanislas, Avent AValter, John Larouche. Eugene Lei.dy, Jr., Charles Harris, (colored.) Jim Fowler, (colored,) Molly Cox's child, (colored,) Henry Harris, (colored,) Mary Gholson and Henry Carter, (colored.) S'pt. 23—Miss Liza Alien, Albert Rollins, (colored,) Henry Morton, (colored,) Airs. Stone, Kinloch Falconer, Aliss Darthula Allen, Aliss Nancy Allen and Dr. F M. Fennell. Sept. 24—Thomas Henderson's child, Margaret Glassey, Airs. Gaitley's son, AVillie Caste'lo, Dr. J. AV. Fennel! and Amelia Alaughan. Sept, 25—Dan Phillip-, (colored,) Jacob Berry, (colored.) John Power, Miss Annie S'ewart and Mrs. Hutchinson. Sept, 2*i—Mrs. Harrington, AVm. Yancy's child, Jim AVells, Dr. LeAvis, Mrs. Yancy, James R. L. H"nt, Frank AValter, Airs. Jeff. AIcGowan, Jimmie Walter, Gordon Allen. Siser Stella, P. Hebdon and J. M. Lumkin. Sept. 27—Air. Johnson, Glenn Fant, John Banks John Hastings, Mr. Ghol- ston, at depot, Mrs. Kate O'Gray, Jim AA'ells' wife, Mrs. Archie StraAvs and Cowan Roxy. Sept. 28—Thos.AVade, Mrs. McGhery, Alex. Hohenwart, Austin Saunders, Airs. Crown McGuire. Miss Lucy Fort, Sister Margarette, Martin Thomas, Molly A'irginia, Eli AValker, Guy Allen, colored child, and Miss Georgie Feath- erston. Sept. 29—C. H. AValker, Dr. AV. O. AIcKinney, Airs. McDermott, unknown Avhite lady, unknown person, Dan Oliver, AVm. AVashington, (colored,) L. P. Parish, Jno. German, Jno. Pearson. Eli Chew, (colored,) and Lucinda Simms, (colored.) Sept. 30—Strauss' infant, Herr's infant, Rufus Howard,(colored,) Doctor Ra\- mond, (colored,) Henry Elliott, (colored,) Flora Anderson, (colorel,) Smith Baker, Randall Moore, (colored.) and Miss Christina Carlson. Oct. 1—Airs. C.J. Herr, Mrs. Parish, A. C. Henderson, Mike Tiernan, Ilay- Avood AIcKissack, Henry CoAvan and Joseph Herr. Oct, 2—Sister Corinthia, Peter Stineman, Maughans' child, II. J. McKeugh, Amanda Sutton, (colored,) Martin Knable, Jane Hill, (colored.) AVebber's child, Au?ustus Bowman, Martha AValker, Airs. Julia Roberts and Col. A. J. Hess, of Philadelphia. Oct. 3—Selden Fant, Daniel Gray, (colored,) Mrs. B. A. Myers, Jim AVells' child, (colored,) and Hal Johnson's child, (colored,) Thos. Gilbert, (colored.) Oct. 4—Mr. Daily, E. H. Crump, Miss Lizzie Malci and James Henry......Oct. 5—Sister Victoria, Millie Bradford's child, (colored,) Mr. Miller, Lucius Box- [ 170 ] ley, (colored,) Henry Edmundson, (colored,) John Hawkins, (colored,) and Air. Diller. Oct. 6—Aliss Allen and G. Strather, (colored)......Oct. 7—Jake Malci, and Dow Craft's Avife, (colored.)......Oct, ,8—Allen Brogden; (colored.)......Oct. 9— James G. Adams, James McHugh and George Parks. Oct. 10—Child of Chas. Harris, Paton Edmondson, (colored,) and Mrs. Haley. ......Oct, 11—Jeff McGowan, (colored,) and Sister Lorentia......Oct. 12—Ida Mc- GoAvan, (colored,) Mrs. James Miller, and G. Thomas.......Oct, 13—Jacob Krouse and Alsey Lea, (colored.) Oct, 14—Mrs. Lane, Millie ShotAvell, (colored.) AVillie Price, (colored,) and Edward Brim. Oct. 15—AVife of Paton Edmundson, (colored,) and son of Shokesburg......Oct. 1G—John Ellis, (colored,) and Joshua AVatson......Oct, 17—Child of Paton Ed- mundson, (colored,) and Charity Gains, (colored.) Oct. 18—Joel Lackey, Dennis Lane and Ed. AVillis......Oct. 19—Jame^ Calvin, Burton Connington and AVillis Edwards......Oct, 20—Rachel Cochran, (colored,) Henry Vandive and Polly Martin. Oct. 21—Robert King, Squire lowell, Lula Lessuer and Mr. Mooney......Oct. 22—Peter Gealar's son, AI'. Rogers, (colored,) Airs. Compton, Amelia" Martin, (colored,) and Thos. Dressier. Oct. 23—Harried Moseley, (colored.) .....OH. 24—Dr. Compton, Josephine Martin, (colored,) John Kimbroueh and John Tiernan......Oct, 25—AV. J. L. Holland, Mrs. Dr. AlcKinney, Airs. Peter Gheelan and Dennis Gaitwood, (colored.) ' Oct. 26- Mrs. Gutheries and Mrs. Byers......Oct. 28—Airs. Sam Coffin, (col- ored......Oct, 29—Miss Cora McWilliams......Oct. 30—Tede Nelms......Nov. 1— It. A. McAVilliams' twins. Nov. 2—Thomas Hebdon, and Ilenrj7 Armstead's child......Nov. 5—Robert Adams and Eugene Cochran......Nov. 14—AV. T. Barry's child......Nov. 15— James Donohue......Nov. 18—J. E. Tobin. A GARDEN OF DEATH. Holly Springs, Miss., Sept, 17.—The Avriter of this, and those Avho so heroically stand by his side, have endured every vicissitude of Avar, but all acknoAvledge that they have never seen any such dangers as threaten us every moment. The orphans Avho croAvd around us every morning and tell us they are left alone, or the faithful nurses who come bearing keys of the homes entirely swept of every soul that lived there, and asking us to take charge, and the dying messages brought to our ears, are enough to remind us that Ave are^in the midst of the very garden of death. One day .Ave meet our friend and do all Ave can in the good Avork; and the next Ave hear that he has fallen and appeals for our aid. To-day I suav a great strong man burst into tears, and say: "Ob, God! I had rather have died than to have lived and Avitnessed such scenes." But Avith all this gloom and sadness around us, we feel that Ave must do our duty, let the consequences be Avhat they may. I really believe Avere it not for messages of sympathy, and the offers of aid Ave receive from our mourn- ful friends far aAvay, AveAVOiild die—all of us—from Avretchedness and des- pondency. AVe of the little band who live here have associated Avith us the noblest set of strangers that ever came to the relief of their fellow- man. There are a number of these, some Avhose names have already been given, but not one more devoted to our cause, or more faithful at his post than D. Flannery, the superintendent of the telegraph company, avIio has come here and remained Avitti us, doing immense Avork, and no one has ever yet heard him complain. He leaves us to-morroAV, to our deep sorrow and regret, but a faithful successor takes his desk in the person of AV. T. Har- rison, of NeAV Orleans, who has heroically ATolunteered to share our fate. Chicago is represented by Capt. J. C. Tucker, avIio has as bravely and as faithfully stood by us as a man could. The death list to date reaches the startling figures of ninety-five, and not three Aveebs has passed since the plague began its Avork of death in our midst. Holland. [ i7i ] Holly Snuxus, Miss., Sent. 27.—There are about four hundred people for the fever to feed upon, and quite as many in their beds. All the time Ave have underestimated the magnitude of this plague. Entire families, some of them numbering eight or ten, are down with the disease. Among the physicians, ten have been stricken doAvn, four of these have died. Five druggists have gone doAvn, three have died. Of the ministers who have fallen, two are dead. In the post-office, two out of three are in the cemetery. Several of the nurses have taken it and some have not recover- ed. In almost every Avay the fever has manifested a mortality simply ap- palling. Three days ago thirty neAV cases and twelve deaths were reported, and the following" forty-five lieAv cases and ten deaths; Avhile yesterday there Avere tAventy-three cases and eleven deaths. To-day the number of neAV cases is eighteen and the deaths twelve. After having recruited five different times the relief committee yesterday numbered only one. Holland. The folloAving is an extract of a letter from the Avife of the pastor of the Presbyterian Church, at Holly Springs, Miss.: We seem here to dwell in"" the viilley of the shadow of death." Mr. Craig has been sick for twenty-seven days". He can never be any nearer the grave until he is laid in it". He does not remember anything that oc- curred for tAvo Aveeks. and I have had to tell him little by little of the long list of loved ones and lost ones. I have had quite a hospital. .Miss C. is doAvn in one room and Mr. S. in the parlor. I have no one to help me; can o-et no one. The tAvo nurses are busy Avith the sick. * * """ I knoAV you all do feel for us, but you rcan never know all the painful story, the terrible physical sufferings; these mournful, unattended burials; the sad stillness of death and desolation that prevails. Oh, it is beyond the poAver of words to describe. * ";e * Some (agreat many) have died in unutter- able agony and wild delirium ; others have gone doAvn step by step into the Jordan, leaving sweet echoes as they passed out of sight. Dr. Frank Fen- nell died in the country, almost neglected. Dr. AVm. Fennell attended him and Avith one other" person buried him in the night. To-day Dr. A\Tm. Fennell was brought to toAvn and buried. General Featherston is better. He moved to the country ; his son Winfield died, and then Mrs. Feather- ston ; both Avere coffined" and buried at two o'clock at night by strange hands. . . . You can perhaps imagbne Iioav lonely I am Avhen I tell you that I am the only lady between your house and Mr. N's, one Avay, and Dr. D's and the Mc. place on the other (fully a mile). I seldom see a Avhite face except the doctor's. Sometimes I sit out on the front porch and cry— so much that is sad around me and my utter poAverlessness to help over Avhelms me. Oh, may God have mercy upon us all. He has laid His bands on our idols; may Ave Avorship and serve Him alone. . . I live in a kind of dream, a fearful dream, and can not think or Avrite coherently. There is something peculiarly near and vivid in the sympathy of Chris- tian friends, and I never so valued their prayers as noAV. You do not know Iioav I feel as I lie down at night, breathing the very air .in Avhich this "pestilence Avalketh in darkness." It may please the Lord to spare me. I knoAV I am His, living or dying. FROM TELEGRAMS BY COLONEL HOLLAND. Rooms Relief Committee, Holly Springs, October 18, 1870. Mr. J. C. Young, Danville, Ky.: Since the inception of the disease there has been the most indescribable confusion in every department. This Avas occasioned by the heads of every department being stricken first, For instance: The Nurse Department [ ^72 ] lost Colonel AValter first, Colonel Falconer next, and their successor Avas so completely exhausted by his labors I had to look after it for several days myself. His clerks, one by one, left, till seven have gone doAvn. In the drug store three Avere stricken doAvn, and tAvo of these from NeAV Orleans. In the post office all stricken, tAvo died, tAvo convalescent. In the express office two had fever, one died. In the Commissary Department all Avent doAvn. In the Medical Department eleven physicians fell, four died, and one of the convalescents Avill never get well. Of ministers here five fell, tAvo died. Of messengers for Relief Committee not one could stand ; all Avent, half died. Of nurses two out of seven had it, several died. Of teamsters all save one, and since this was Avritten he has fallen; several died. Of the Relief Committee I am all left of the first body, the second also. It has been recruited seven times, and still there are only three Avho have not had the feA7er—tAvo of these of NeAV Orleans, Avho are acclimated. I AA'ould not make this sad recital, but I feel Avell satisfied the outside Avorld does not appreciate our situation. AAre have a safe full of keys and valua- bles belonging to families that have all been SAvept aAvay. In one house here there Avere tAventy-seven inmates; all had the fever, eight died, and at no time were there less than ten in bed. The nurses fell there like the rest; one fainted after she had been in the sick room only an hour, and at once took the fever; she is from NeAV Orleans, and is an old yelloAV fever nurse. In other families there are none left, save, perhaps, some little lonely or- phan, Avhose tears would melt a heart of stone. We have so many orphans to look after, who are left in an unprotected state and Avithout anything. They throng to these rooms daily, and recite stories of real truth that would startle any one. The Sisters of Bethlehem have exhibited a heroism simply grand and beautiful. They came into the hospital and watched Avith sleepless care the stricken patients, as if it were a pleasure; none too poor, too black, too repulsive for them to attend Avith special pleasure, and speak words of cheer and comfort, that made the patients feel like they Avere at home and under a sister's care. One by one the loveliest and the best fell, till all Avent doAvn save one—Sister Laurentia. She stood like a monument of Avomanly graces, brightening us all by her brilliant eyes and cheerful talk. Finally this good Avoman folloAA'ed the rest, and iioav she sleeps by the side of five others in our cemetery. In all this revel of dis- ease and death it has been our pleasure to Avitness some of the grandest examples of manly and Avomanly virtue I have ever expected to see. If my time was my oavii, I should like to speak of some of these, but Avhen we meet Ishall tell you of some of them. In the hurry of Avriting this poor letter, I forgot to thank you for your kind invitation to visit your city after I could be spared from here. I do feel deeply grateful, and no place I Avould more like to visit, no people I Avould like more to see than yours. But I felt I had been spared, and that my services Avere needed in other infected places after my Avork Avas done here, so I offered myself to Jackson, Miss. But there is at present no one to take my place here, and I shall stay until some one does. AA'e have but three or four citizens hereon duty ; balance strangers. AVith high esteem, Sir, I am sincerely your friend, W. J. L. Holland. Holly Springs, Miss., Sept. 11, 1878.—Some eight hundred people here—whites, three hundred; colored, five hundred, besides hundreds in the country who have fled their homes Avithout anything. Many of them are falling victims to the insatiable disease. Such appeals as they bring to us Avould melt a heart of stone. I might tell of some of these, but the croAvded state of the Avires forbids. The requiems to the dying are sung by the honest Avatch-dog, Avhose master or mistress is being borne aAvay to the silent city of the dead. [ J73 ] The outside Avorld can not imagine what is going on here. I would like to tell, but no Avords can express it. The AvidoAV and orphan appeal to us hourly for comfort. To-night a young Avbman lately married, Avas brought to the office weeping bitterly. She said, "Please send this telegram to my friends. My husband is dead. AVhat shall I do?" Scores of instances hourly occur to remind us that some extraordinary calamity is in our once happy and prosperous little toAvn, bringing grief to every home. September 21st, Frank AAralter and his brother James, avIio have so faith- fully and efficiently filled their places, surrendered to the terrible monster. Hardly had the neAVS reached our ears before it Avas announced that Dr. Sheldon, representing the Can't-Get-AAvay Club of Mobile, and Avho had charge of the hospital here, Avas a victim. The physicians Avith one accord give to this man the post of honor, as he has turned out more convalescents than any one of them. Many bright and shining lights may go doAvn in this great struggle, but not one of a more brilliant character than Dr. Sheldon. Like Dr. Manning Avhose heaven-lit blue eyes seemed to reflect the depth and purity ot a great and good soul within, Sheldon Avas mourned by us all. His convalescents Avere numbered by the score, and they all speak of Iioav tenderly the little doctor nursed and cared for them. The situation is growing Avorse. The hospital is full, and it looks as if every man must go doAvn. The godlike Sisters, in their mission of mercy, have paid in their conduct a beautiful tribute to Christian fortitude. There are thirteen of them, be- longing to Bethlehem Academy, the Catholic school here, and ten haA'e fallen. First the good Father O'Berti died like a true Christian minister. Father Lanecy, his successor, goes his daily rounds with a smile on his face which we love to see. Every messenger and clerk around this office have fallen. Every clerk has gone, and each morning as I take my place there are tales of sorrow told me. AVish I could paint them for your readers. Hourly scenes occur Avhich I long to tell about. Such a calamity never befel a people. All Ave do is done to help and cheer. AVhen the mails are opened and the noble men around me look up Avith tearful eyes, I look aAvay and Avish I could stay this fearful scourge. Holly Springs has reason to congratulate her- self: for in/all parts of the United States the good people have responded to her calls. Hoav shall Ave thank them ? Already Ave have spoken of Colonel AValter, but avc little dreamed he would be suddenly taken from us. If Ave could Aveep, Ave Avould Aveep. If Ave could mourn, Ave AA-ould mourn. If we could tell the Avoe and heart- ache, there Avould be tears, there Avould be all that sorroAV and distress could ask. But the silence of the tomb pervades the hearts of our little band. The best haA7e gone doAvn, and Ave have asked others to take their places. In not one instance have Ave seen the one that Avould refuse to take his place Avhenever Ave assigned him. This is no time for compli- ments; but Avhen the day comes, the public shall knoAV avIio has stood by us. AATe said Ave had no tears, but there is a time when they floAV, and that is Avhen Ave read the telegrams, the letters from friends far away. Tell them they give us heart and make us stronger, better, and brighter, but for this-Ave Avould feel heartsick and Aveary, and our suffering people ten- der their prayerful thanks for the kind and geterous assistance their friends in all parts of the Union have shoAvn. HIS LAST DISPATCH. Holly Springs, Miss., October 19.—To-day there have been six neAV cases and one death. Your correspondent happens to be among the ne\v [ i74 ] cases, after struggling with YelloAV Jack since the beginning of the epi- demic. He desires through you and in the name of this people to express the lasting gratitude to our friends in every part of the Union, Avho have so generously and nobly contributed to us in so many Avays. AV. y. L. Holland. Colonel Holland died October 23d, and in his dying moments Avas nursed by her Avhom he expected to marry. DRY GROVE. Sketch Prepared for this Report by Rev. AV. K. Douglass, D. D. Dry Grove, a mere cross-roads hamlet, lies twer.ty-two miles southwest from Jackson, being ten miles Avest of the New Orleans Railroad, and eigh- teen miles south of the Vicksburg and Meridian. It is not itself upon any thoroughfare, but its peculiarly remote and secluded situation had become a proverb. At the breaking out of the epidemic its immediate center com- prised two stores, a postoffice, wagon shop, blacksmith, shoemaker, public gin and mill, physician's office, Masonic Lodge and school house, and an Episcopalian Church. Calling this a village, its Avestern limit Avas the res- idence of Dan. AATlliams, Esq., the neighborhood Justice, and its eastern, the Training School for the education of candidates for the University of the Episcopal Church under the charge of the Rector of that Church. It Avas vacation at that institution, though three of the students Avere pres- ent, all of Avhom fell victims to the disease. It is estimated that within the above limits Avere gathered, Avhite and colored, not more than one hun- dred souls. The surrounding country is thickly studded Avith small plan- tations, chiefly cultivated by their proprietors, avIio, according to their location, trade at Dry Grove, Terry, Crystal Springs, and EdAA-ards. There Avere tAvo physicians, Drs. AVest and Dickson, practising in partnership. Another physician, Dr. Mitchell, lived two miles north, Avhose time had been chiefly given to his plantation, gin and mills, but avIio gave his serv- ices Avith praiseAvorthy self-devotion during the epidemic. Dr. E. Crum and Dr. Herring, practising each about four miles distant, also Avent in and out doing Avhat they could. Everything in the situation seemed to indicate more than ordinary secu- rity from contagion. The neighborhood had been sought by persons desir- ing to escape from threatened railroad toAvns, and applications for places for refuge Avere received by the people of Dry Grove at the very time Avhen the pestilence, walking in its own darkness, Avas laying its hands on its victims. The middle of August, the pond supplying the public mill Avith Avater, Avas drained and deepened. The character of the deposits dragged out upon the adjacent soil, gave serious apprehensions of malarial poisoning. Hence, Avhen on the first of September, Dr. Dickson, Avhose residence Avas nearest, Jack Stubbs, Howard Callendar, brothers-in-laAV and partners in the Avagon shop, Mr. Callandar's daughter, F. Cherry, a student of the Divinity School, Miss Horton, and a number of colored people, were taken ill, no grave fears Avere excited. Dr. Dickson Avent to his father's house, some miles distant, and Avas in a feAv days apparently restored. The Callendar family did not call in a physician, but as their case excited universal sympathy, night and day Avatches from the neighbors Avere in constant attendance. When, in a feAv days, the fatal termination of Stubb's case became probable, the result wa^ popularly attributed to imprudent exposure and want of medical advice, at the outset, rather than to any fatal character of the disorder. At noon, on Saturday, September 7, Stubbs died. Mr. Callendar and his daughter on the 8th, all having had black vomit. A number of cases immediately fol- loAved, but there Avere no further deaths until the 12th, Avhen young > [ 175 1 Cherry was taken. Deaths followed daily. The case, of this young boy, far from home among strands, excited unusual attention, and be ng anion- the first, he was nursed and tended with unremitting care and but an hour before his death supposed convalescent. In two weeks the physi- cian who attended him, and all who had been with him m his illness were laid in the silent earth at his side. All indeed, save one, the writer of this 'Vvariety of circumstances combined to cause much individual suffer- ing There was, after the first da vs. always " lack of woman s nurs- ing' though no "lack of woman's tears." For a time it Avas impossible to receive and distribute the relief so generously, indeed lavishly, sent from friends. The scattered dwellings of the people, with the insufficient means of transportation, the claims of dear dying ones at home, interfered with tho^e neighborly offices which all were more than ready to perform. A single instance, among manv, mav give an idea of the destitution. Hie writer called at a house where he'found all the inmates, four in number, three of whom died, in bed. Two professional nurses were there, but not a particle of food nor any, even the most necessary, conveniences of a sick room. He was himself riding a mule, everv vehicle being in use, but Avhat arms and pockets could hold was soon brought. His own case, with many advan- tages over others for assistance, mav also strengthen the impression which can never reach the reality. As one after another the dead had been borne forth from mv house, the attendants had been sent to more needed house- holds. Two Avho had been offered that night, had thus been sent, and my Avife and myself Avere alone with, a single hired nurse, a colored Avoman from NeAV < hleans. The last stroke of that " insatiate archer " fell at two o'clock, and I arose mvself and dressed for the first time and watched by the silent dead until morning. The expected help not having come, I Avalked out from that dwelling which I had once thought never to leave alive, in search of some me to bury the dead. I passed up the deserted street in vain. At last I saw a man on horseback, and called to him. He said : " I have come for ice for my Avife avIio is very low, but I can send it by a negro and I will maka the coffin if I can find any lumber." I replied that I Avould strip the ceiling from a room. He then said : " I have a shed at home Avhich I can tear doAvn, and I will use that." AATe Avent to the church |vard, where I found the negroes Ave had employed to dig graves. and selected a spot. Our church yard was filled, and I marked the grave outside. I returned to my home, sent the nurse to one avIio Avas soon to follow, and watched through the day alone. In the evening the coffin came and with it Dr. Mitchell and Mr. Caston, my faithful assistant, Avhose hands had been full Avith the duties throAvn upon him by my illness. But for these, I must have placed the dead in the coffin with my own hands. As it Avas, it was necessary for me to drive the little Avagon used as a hearse. The dogs seeing the house deserted, folloAved, and made the funeral proces- sion. I repeated the glorious Avoids of the burial service, and Mr. Caston, before the grave Avas closed, went to his bed after three weeks of faithful service for the Lord Christ, to receive so early his croAvn of martyrdom. That very day, the HoAvard Association of Crystal Springs, sent tAvo of their number, Judge Holt, a man of rare experience in epidemics, and Dr. Jones, to establish a depot of supplies. This reduced our chaos to order and relieved some sources of suffering. It Avas no fault of our people that so great confusion had existed. At that time there Avas not in the neighborhood of Dry Grove a man avIio was not ill himself or bound to the bedside of the sick of his oavii household. Those who could labor did their duty with a steady courage, Avorthy of the desperate battle-field on Avhich they fought. Our physicians, AVest and Dickson, remained bravely at their posts. The latter Avas himself one of the victims. From the neighborhood around, Drs. Mitchell, Crum, Dea- son, Herring and Jones, the three last Avere se\*erely attacked but recov- [ i76 1 ered. The family of Col. T. S. Dabney, three miles distant, came at a time when such help Avas most Avelcome and nursed until one of their number took the fever herself. Geo. C. French and AVm. T. Caston, Divinity stud- ents, labored until they fell victims to the unrelenting destroyer. Ular FleAvellen, J. E. Johnston, young Allie Mitchell, Harry Carson, are among the surviA'ors Avho can be mentioned with praise. The original source of contagion still remains an inscrutable mystery. Many remarks have been in circulation, all of Avhich have been diligently scrutinized and their falsity ascertained. But Avhatever view may be taken of the origin there can be no question that the unexampled fatality must be attributed to local causes. The "germs" fell into good soil and bore their fatal fruit. The scenes of suffering cannot be described; they can only be indicated by statistics. One household, the Coker family, ten in number, were all ill at once. Eight of these died Avithin aAveek. The Morgan family, four in number, were all taken at once—three died. At the Episcopal parsonage all AA'ere sick at the same time, and but one recovered. The undersigned desires to say for himself that Avith a most profoundly grateful heart and a deep sense of the benefits conferred upon his people, he finds it impossible to make acknoAvledgment in words. He must be either much more, or much less, than man not to have felt in his heart the ex- tremity of human misery. He does not attempt even to himself to vindi- cate the ways of Divine Providence; that is presumption. But.he can truly say that he finds his confidence in humanity strengthened, his con- viction of the poAver of a Christian faith deepened as he sees the old mar- tyr spirit not yet dead among the disciples of Christ. W. K. Douglass. cases and deaths at dry grove. AV. Thomas Caston, died Oct. 3. Aliss Jane FleAvellen, died Oct. 3. AViggins Caston, died Oct. 4. Uiar Flewellen, recovered. James H. Stewart, died Oct. 8. Geo. Dixon, M. D., Cct. 9. AV. E. Herring, M. D., recovered. AV. AI. Deason, M. D., recovered. George Alorgan, died Oct. 10. Charles Alorgan, died Oct. 12. Mrs. Elizabeth MorgaD, died Oct 12. Miss Mary Morgan, recovered. Air. Calvin Griffin, died Oct. fo. Mr. Thomas AVall, died Oct. 13. Mrs. Alary Johnson, died Oct. 14. Mrs. Smedes, recovered. Ethel Douglass, recovered. Miss Leona Rogers, recovered. Miss E. C. Moncure, recovered. Two children of Augusta Terry, date of their death unknown. Maggie Johnson, died Oct. 15. Miss Kvle, died Oct. 20. Mr. AV. D. Kyle, died Oct, 25. Mrs. Amanda Johnson, Oct, 25. Airs. Cooke, Howard nurse, died Oct. 25. Susie McCowen, recovered. Mr. Calvin AVilliams, died Oct. 30. Miss Judith AVest, recovered. Jack Stubbs, died Sept, 7. Hiram Callendar, died Sept. 8. Lulie Callendar, died *-'ept. 8. Frank Cherry, died Sept. 12. Dan. Williams, Esq., died Sept, 14. Mrs. Phoebe Stubbs, died Sept. 15. Miss Nellie Horton, died Sept. 18. AValter Williams, died Sept. 18. Mrs. Octavia AVilliams, died Sept. 18 Rev. AA'm.K. Douglass, recovered. Hugh SteAvart, P. M., died Sept, 24. Geo. C.French, died !?ept. 22. Mrs. Sarah Douglas, died Sept. 26. Miss Netta Douglas, died Sept, 23. Henry M. AVilliams, died Sept. 25. Mrs. James Coker, died Sept, 24. Mrs. J. H. Flewellen, died Sept. 2(3. Sarah Flewellen, died Sept. 26. Mrs, Elizabeth Clowers. died Sept. 27 Miss Alary Coker, died Sept, 27. Miss Jennie Coker, died Sept, 27. Miss Bettie Caston, died Sept. 27. Zella Flewellen, died Sept. 29. Jimmie Stewart, died Sept. 29. Arthur SteAvart, died Sept. 29. Henry Coker, recovered. Nettie Coker, recovered. Mrs. J. E. Johnston, recovered. Nettie SteAvart, died Oct, 1. Miss Edith Caston, died Oct. 2. Charles Caston, died Oct. 3. Total cases, 60; total deaths, 46. There were a large number of negroes ill from the first, of whom not more than one or tAvo died, and it is doubtful Avhether these were yelloAV fever at all. ADDITIONAL 1 Burnet. Miss Sallie Butler, James Brock, AVni. AV. Boggs, Mary Cessna, L. G. Couch, Wm. Duvall, Marv Duvall, Mahala Day, AVillie Emerick, Alex Emerick, Daniel Emerick, Lillv Elv, Nania 1ST OF DEATHS AT PORT Foster, Mrs. Alice Flowers, A. E. Fife, AATm., last death Goosehorn, Sarah Goosehorn, Thos. Goza, Emily Goza, Geo. Harper, Jno. J. Harper, Olivia P. Harper, Emily Harper, Martha Henderson, Susan GIBSON AND VICINITY. Harring, Ellen Lynch, Mrs. Alan- Leonard, Jane Lum, E. O. McLemore, Lemar McLoan, G. Haring McKey, Mrs. Ann Parker, D. A. J. Rev. Parker, Mrs. Sarah O. Wright, Airs. M. AI. Wallace, Mollie Wright, James [ i77 ] PORT GIBSON. Population about 1100. Frst case, August 3d. Total cases in town and country, about 1500; total deaths in town and country, about '21'). DEATHS IN PORT GIBSON AND ADJACENT COUNTRY. C. L. Barrot, Airs. Alary Greer, John Leisher, Chas. Shreve, Sr., • Mrs. Paul Barrot, Malcomb Gilehurst,E. E. Leisher, (in-Chas. Shreve, Jr., Paul Barrot, Levenia Greer, fant) Mrs. Chas. Shreve, Miss Sallie Burnet, Kugenia Greer, Airs. Mary M.LynchDr. J. G. Strow- Rev. S. l\. Beriron, Simon Harris. Janie Leonard, bridge, John Broughton, Rev. Geo. Hall, Johnie Lee, T. N. Stewart, Jimmie Broughton, Mrs. Huber, Tyre Lilly, Geo. Scharff, Airs. J. C. Bertron, Airs. T. C. HealeyBilly McCann, Mrs. Geo. Scharff, Dr. Brumlej7, and two children,R. H. McClinton, Dr. H. C. Snodgrass John Crowley, T. S. HaAvkins (in-AIiss Jennie Mason,A. K. fihafer, Jr., AVm. Daugherty, fant,) AV. H. Martin, Dr. AV. D. Sprott, Andy Dempsy, Tomie Hawkins, Dr. AVm. Moore, Philip Sylvester, May Daugherty, Eva Humphreys, (D.Ella Moore, Adolph Thaler, Mary Daugherty, B. H.) Duncan Moore, Mrs. Adolph Thaler AVillie Day, Ben Humphreys, (G.James Murphey, Rodolph Thaler, Joseph Day, AV. H.) Simpson McClure, Tobias Thaler, Charlie Day, Mrs. D. B. Hum-Mrs. L, T. Newman,John Thaler, Miss A.DisherooD, phreys, Bernard Newman, Judge Jno. B. Trash- AVilliam Disheroon, Jacob Haeley, Sidney Newman, er, Lindsey R. Evans, John Hendarson, Corinne NeAvman, Mrs. T. C. Trevel- Alrs. R. L. Evans, Mrs. John IngramPatrick Nolan. lian, Mr. Faust, and child, James Nance, Jr., Casey Thomas, Mrs. Faust, T.E.Jones, Mike O'Day, Mrs. Tucker, Maj. J. D. Fairly, Eliza Jones, Katie O'Co'nnell, Fritz. Ungerer, Butler Fife. Miss Fannie John-Mrs. Dan O'ConnellGen. J. D. Vertner, AVm. Fife, (child) son, Bertron Purnell, (infant) Eliza Fife, Dorsey Kilcrease, Mrs. R. S. Patton, Miss MaryWheeless Wm. Fife, Thomas Kellev, R. S. Patton, Jr., Capt. H. S. AVheeless AV. R. Gordon, (sonMrs. Thos. Kava-.Ioseph Price, John Woods, of R. F. Gordon,) naugh, Robert J. Price, Charlie AVeeks, Miss Lizzie Green, Mrs. S. M. Kirk-Airs. Eliza Price, Jimie AVeeks, Aliss Gayoza Green, bride, J. A. Price, N. S. AValker, (in- E nma Griffing, And. J. Louder, ---Price, fant) AV. A. Green (daugh-Samuel Little, Mrs. John Peoples, Dr. Thomas Young, ter) Geo. Leisher. A"g- Sammelson, Mrs. Dr. Thomas AVm. Guess, (child) Frank Leisher, Mrs. H. J.Simonson Young, Estelle Greer, Mrs. Sam'l Mackey,Mrs. Dr. J. G.Strow-Maj. Hasie (child) Joseph Green, bridge. Total number of colored deaths, Do. Total number of cases treated in the county, not less than 1,200. The above list of deaths is made up Avith the assistance of HoAvard offi- cers Gage, Englesing, Fulkerson, and J. L. Foote, undertaker. It is not claimed that it is a full list of deaths in the county, from the fact that to obtain a full and complete list is impossible. Many white and colored peo- ple haA7e died from this fever of Avhich I have no official information thus far. The Howards have extended their helping hand to every corner of the county that could be reached. Local pickets alone kept them from cover- ing the whole ground. E. F. Gordon, Oct. 31st, LS7S. Health Officer, Port Gibson, Miss. LAKE. Population about 350. Total cases, 330. Total deaths, 80. DEATHS AT LAKE. AV. E. Crowson, Mrs. AV. E. Crowson, Frank Tate, Lee C. Scott, George Jones' cob, Ann Bragg, cob, Randall Flowers, cob, W. H. Evers, H. Y. McFarland, Dr 12 [ ^78 ] J. J. Tate, L. B. AVilkins. John Clay, AV. J. Crosby, Rob't Davidson, Seinp. Tate, Matthew Young, Mrs. W. S. Hoskins, Rev. AVm. Banks, cob, John Bragg's child, cob, Airs. Martha Lowry, Geo. F. Lowry, J. S. A'arborough, Mrs. Thos. Ray, Mamie Evers, Mrs. J. P. Snead, John Couch, Mrs. J. S. Yarborcugh, Carrie Evers, Chas. McFarland, Aliss Lula Li wry. Airs. Evers, Alary AlcFa*-lan'), S. D. Kennedey, J. N. Couch, Johu II. Crosby, Jesse Long, Sarah Bur-re, col., Airs. Hugh McFarlaDd, P. Saunders, Airs. G. 0. McCallum, Mrs. M. P. Saunders, Miss Fannie Saunders, Mrs. S. D. Kennedy, Sarah Ann January, Aliss Tate, Mrs. Eyers' babe, Mrs. Shackelford, of Meridian. Sept. 28— AVindom Moody, col......Oct. 1-^Ella Burge......Oct. 2—Alary Mc- Callum, Airs. Kittle Scott, Chas. Banks, cob, Oscar Long, Rob't Hoskins. Oct. o—AVillie Weaver......f'ct. 4—Lyda Adams, L. Ritter, nurse, Mrs. R. A. Ray......Oct. 5--Airs. Rachael Burge, Adolphus Long. Oct. 6--John R. AVeaver, Raney McGroarty, AV. J. Adams......Oct. 5—Kate McCallum......Oct. 10—Richard Burge, Henry Clay Atkins, col. Oct. 11—Airs. Jas. Stewart, Charley McCallum,"Mrs. Stewart's daughter. Oct. 12—Matilda Burge, col......Mrs. Sarah AVells, Lafayette AVeaver. Oct. lo—Tommy Weaver, Rob't Tate, AVm. Nichols......Oct. 20—Albert Cole's child, col......Oct. 21—Stella Burge, Aliss Nettie Burge......Oct. 22—Richard Burge. Dr. F. E. Daniel Avas assigned to duty at Lake by the Howard Associa- tion at Jackson. The folloAving is an extract from one of his letters : One physician and four nurses arrived from Vicksburg. More needed. AA'e Avant mattresses and blankets, also a druggist and a cook for the soup house. Every household is broken up and not a family has escaped the fever. After the storm many neAV graves sunk and emitted extremely offensive odors Avhich attracted the buzzards. Of course it Avas remedied, but seems to haA'e strongly impressed the prevailing fever—Avhich heretofore, al- though malignant in many cases, Avas amenable to treatment. It is noAV unmanageable, and treatment heretofore successful beyond the average re- sults, appears to make no impression Avhatever. Many cases have black vomit in the first stage, (during the fever,) and sometimes in a feAv hours after being attacked. The wind Avas from the north after the storm, and the graA7eyard is north of and near the toAvn; and an excellent family liv- ing nearest the graveyard Avere all attacked at once, and most violently— seven in number. They are Mrs. Hugh McFarland, Avhose husband died recently, her three children, (tAvo Iioav dying,) her sister, Miss Fanny San- ders, her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. P. Sanders. Dr. Gresham. of Forest, is in the same house, noAV convalescent. Amongst the recent cases in addition to those above mentioned are Capt. AV. M. Thornton, President of the Citizens' Aid Association. He is doing well. His Avife is convales- cent, also Col. D. S. Holmes, and Avife. Their son very sick. The last deaths are Miss Lulu LoAvry—her father, G. F. LoAvry, Col. Yarborough, Mayor of Lake, and his wife—several of the LoAvry children are noAV doAvn. You can form no idea of the suffering and distress here. The houses are generally small and several patients in one small room frequently. Many die probably Avho could be cured under more favorable circumstances; frequently the shock of seeing a child or husband or brother die and be carried out instantly prostrates a patient previously doing well. This fever was ex- tinguished here at one time, but the people, deceived by the appearance of safety opened up the infected houses and aired the bedding and next day Ave had some tAventy neAV cases. Meridian has been and is still supplying us l Avith everything. The facts with regard to the gasses arising from the graves, and the air- ing of the infected bedding, are significant and important, and emphasize the necessity of the utmost caution and the most stringent measures to pre- vent the spread of the deadly plague. In haste. Your friend, F. E. Daniel. [ 179 ] MERIDIAN. From Meridian Homestead. It Avill be seen from the list of deaths from yelloAV fever, that there Avere in all from Sept. 24th to Nov. 7th, St; deaths. The Avhole number of cases was 382, so that it appears that the mortality, great as it Avas, was less than at otber places visited by this dreadful scourge. The first death from the fever is supposed to be Lewis Carter, a negro avIio carried the mails from the Postoffice to the trains, and Avho died on the 24th of September. The next fatal case AA7as that of John Etheridge, avIio died on the 28th of Sep- tember. Up to this time the town had been remarkably healthy. There bad been a feAv Aveeks previous some suspicious cases of fever. BroAvn SpraAvling, a young man, Avhom it has since been learned Avas taken sick five days after leaving ATicksburg, had fever, and some other parties living near him also had fever, one of Avhom died. It is believed by many that these Avere the first cases of the fever here, and its origin. The night before Etheridge's death, Mrs. Taggert and Messrs. Terry, Preston and one or two others Avere attacked Avith chills followed by fever, and on the firstof Octo- ber Terry and Preston died. The same day Mr. Moesley Avas taken sick, and on the folloAving day Messrs. Sadler, Tarver, Mr. and Mrs. Brookshire and two or three negroes. The Doctors hesitated about pronouncing the cases yelloAV fever, but the Board of Health refused to issue certificates of health, and the quarantine guards Avere discharged. The people of the town now became panic stricken and a general stampede took place. All the business houses but two Avere closed and almost every one that could leaA7e toAvn did so. It ,-s difficult to say how many Avere left here, but the number did not exceed seven or eight hundred and of these more than half Avere colored. There Avere already 12 to 15 cases and the disease spread rapidly. AVith few exceptions the first cases Avere fatal. Some of the phy- sicians denied that the disease Avas yellow fever, but after the night of October '3d, Avhen AATllie Tarver died Avith black vomit, there Avas no longer any doubt but that the same disease Avas here that had desolated Grenada, Hol- ly Springs, Memphis, Alcksburg and other cities. The remaining citizens re-organized the Aid Society, and did everything in their power to see that the sick and destitute Avere provided for. Mayor Taylor and Messrs. AV. A. BroAvn, AAr. T. McLean and A. A. Currie, of the Boards of Mayor and Aldermen, and Mr. Thos. Sullivan, City Marshal, Capt. P. L. Henderson, Sheriff, and A. R. AVilson, Jailor, all remained and rendered valuable ser- vices to the afflicted. Messrs. McLean and Currie fell at the post of duty, and Mayor Taylor Avas prostrated by a severe attack of the disease, but Ave are happy to state has now fully recovered. Drs. Redwood, Griffin, Philips and Smith, remained and did all that medical skill could do for the sick, and Avere finally aided by Dr. George H. Fowler, of Mobile. Many of our most useful and promising citizens have fallen, and sorrow and desolation visited hitherto happy families, but Ave have no space in this hastily prepared paper to do more than mention their decease LIST OF DEATHS. Sept. 21—Lewis Carter, col......Sept. 28—John Etheridge......From Sept. 28th *o Oct. 7th—T. J. Terry, AVm. A. Preston. Mrs. Jno. Taggert, McLister, AV. S. Tarver, AV. L. Sadler. Lem Hobson, col., J. AVashington, cob. Peter Brooks, cob, B. Thompson, cob, Nancy Marshall, cob, McArthur'e child, cob, Augusta Will son. Oct. 7—Jas. Terrell, Calvin Peoples, col......Cct. 8—Betfie Meads, col......Oct. 9—R. J. Moseley, Mrs. Lipscomb, Mrs. Owens......Oct. 10—Aliss Taft......Oct 11 Wm. T. McLean, Chas. T. McLean, John AVard......Oct. 12— Miss Mattie Phillips Alary Rilev, Nellie Childs, Mary Perry, col..... Oct. 14—AVillie Owens,----- Owens, Sallie Echols, col......Oct. 15—Ben Vail, Edward Tucker, Henry Harris, cob, Mat Gallis, col. Oct. 16—Mrs. Ellen Bragg, Adaline Moore, col......From Oct. 17th to 21st—El- [ i8o ] len Rainey, Ed. Habercorn, AVillie Dr'.ver, cob, Mr. Lawrence; AV. V. Rainey, Mrs. Lawrence, Pierce Nelson, cob, AndreAv Carr, cob, Nelson's child, cob, Peter Johnson, col......Rob Harrington, cob, Peter Johnson's child, cob, Mollie Pat- ton's child, col. From Oct. 21st to Oct. 21th—Airs. S. J. Tarver, Henry AVhite, cob, Mrs. Dr. Gould, Dick AVhite, cob, Jno. AVhite, col......Oct. 24—E. H. Tallichet, D. Pull- ham, cob, B. F. Moseley, Emma Robinson, cob, Josiah Jones, Nancy Marshal), col., Thos. nodgers. Oct. 25—Mrs. Holmes, col......Oct. 2G—E. V. Earlv, A. A. Currie......Oct. 27— S. C. Thielgard, J. Bell, col......Oct. 28—A7iolet AVilliams, cob, Rebecca Morris, col......Oct. 20—John Henderson. Richard Goodin. cob, Diana Lee. col. Oct.30-Chas. Link, Mrs. Ben William", AVm. Hotter......Oct. .'it—T. R, AVil- liams......Nov. 2—Lulie Sinclair......Nov, 3—Geo. White.......Nov. 4—Airs. W. P. Broach. Nov. 5—Mrs. James Prestige, Jerry Jones, col......Nov. G—Ritta Adkinson,col Nov. 7—T. C. Enslen's child. AVhole number of deaths 86. HANDSBORO, MISS. BY O. M. LIDDLE.—WRITTEN ABOUT DECEMBER 1ST, 1878. Near the middle and latter part of August there occurred in Handsboro,. Mississippi City and vicinity a number of cases of fever pronounced by the physicians as malarial, bilious and otherwise; no deaths, hoAA'ever, resulting therefrom. At this time yelloAV fever was prevailing in NeAV Orleans, Grenada and Memphis, spreading rapidly and becoming general throughout the South- ern country. Medical testimony regarding the disease Avas united, "that yelloAV fever features in initiatory cases Avere so absorbed by malarial elements as to ren- der their presence almost impossible to detect," hence opinion was divided Avheu the first genuine case of yellow fever appeared—September 2d. The second case appeared Sept. 10th, almost in the center of town and the subject a negro Avoman. There Avere a feAV cases between this date and October 1, after Avhich there Avas a rapid increase, the disease becoming gen- eral. The principal seat of locality during the epidemic may be termed central. It early extended eastAvard on Main street, from Church to Gulf thence north to Magnolia, thence Avest to Bridge, thence south near its ori- gin to Main. THE DEAD. P. Mateo, native of Aus-ria, died Sept. 24; ill three days; 26 years. Mary Ann Cleary, native of Ireland; died October 12; ill nine days; aged 39 years. John Cullinan, native of Ireland; died Oct. 12; ill four days; aged 72 years. Mrs. David McVay, native of Mississippi; died Oct. 15; ill seven days; aged 26 years. Walter Cullinan, native of Ireland; died Oct. 16; ill four days; aged 31 years. Mrs. John Murphy, native of Handsboro; died Oct. 12; ill thirteen days; aged 31 years. Dr. John E. Lyon, native of South Carolina; died Oct. 18; ill ten dayt; aged 38 years. Daniel Andrews, native of NeAV York; died Oct. 20; ill four days; aged 69 years. Joseph Zundt, native of SAvitzerland; died Oct. 21; ill thirteen days; aged 33 years. Elizabeth McVay, native of Mississippi; died October 22; ill eleven days; aged 26 years. Monica AVaycott, native of Handsboro; died Oct. 26; ill three days; aged 3 years. Georgiana Vierling; native of Handsboro; died October 27; ill three days;, aged lb years. [ i8i ] Matilda Bailey, native of Handsboro; died Nov. 1; ill five days; aged about 4 yeaTs. Alexander McVay, native of Handsboro; died Nov. 1; aged 5 years; taken sick October 13, and relapsed after recovery. Lewis Edward Hempstead, native of Alississippi; died Nov. 4; ill five days; aged 15 years. John G. Blacklidge; native of Mississippi; died Nov. 15; ill four days; aged 51 years. Last death—Mrs. Rutland, December 23, 1878; last case, January 10, 1879. Contributions $1,10;». SUMMARY. Origin—Imported from New Orleans; first case, September 2; first death, Sep- tember 24; last death, December 22; fever epidemic, October 12; epidemic ended, November 5; first general frost, November 1; lowest range of thermometer, 44 degrees; number of cases (to date)—AVhites, 98; negroes. 28; total, 126. Num- ber of deaths—AVhites, 16; number made widoAvs, 6; nnmber made widoAvers, 2. AT BARXES HOTEL. J. D. Beany, died Sept. 9; AVinston Hawkins, died Sept. 25; Mrs. John E. Roav . land, died September 27; A. B. AVinston, died Sept. 28; M. A. Carter, died Oct. 1; Mrs. W. B. Brocket!, died Oct. 1; John McEnery Brockett. died Oct. 4; Henry Chamberlain, died Oct. 4. OX THE BEACH. Chas. AValker, died Oct. 22; Pauline Clark, died Oct.l; John C. Craig, died Oct. 19; Susie Latimer, died Oct. 23; Polly Jackson, died Oct. 28; C. L. AVells, died Nov. 15; Chas. Odom, died Oct. 27. WATER VALLEY. Total cases, about 250. Total deaths, 75, as folloAvs: Adult males, Avhite 44—females, 7; adult males, colored, 8—females, 5; 3 children, males, Avhite—5 females ; 5 children, females, colored. From AA'ater Valley Courier, Nov. 16. On the 10th of August, the authorities here telegraphed to Grenada to knoAV if it Avas true that there Avas yelloAV fe\7er in that city, and received a negative answer, from the Mayor himself. The next day, hoAvever, the tenor of the telegrams from Grenada Avere changed, and then it Avas that our people begin to realize the danger that threatened us. To add to the anxiety and suspicion of our people, on the night of the 10th of August, Air. J. E. Booker, avIio had been working in Grenada, returned to his family in this city, quite sick. Sunday, the 11th, physicians Avere called in and the case of Mr. Booker Avas pronounced suspicious at least. This proved to be the first case of yelloAV fever. From the 5th of October to the 27th, Avas the period of greatest gloom, the number of cases for that time being from forty to sixty. Almost every day there Avere deaths from yelloAV fever, and some days three and four in- terments. The majorities of the cases for this period Avas among the col- ored people, very few families of that race having left toAvn, while many other families came from the country, making the population of the col- ored people during the prevalence of the epidemic even greater than in Avas before the fever began. It Avill be seen by the list, Avhich Ave publish beloAV, that Avhile the col- ored people had more cases, the whites suffered by far the greater mortality. DEATH ROLE. Aug. 30—Kenny Lees, engineer......Sept. 7—AVm. GoodAvin......Sept. 12—Mrs. A. G. Buford, at Lcean Springs......Sepi. 14—C. E. Summers. Sept. 18—Peter AVilliams, conductor......Sept. 19—J. H. Fly, attorney; Jennie Morrison, col......Sept. 23—AValter Reems, engineer, Harrisburg, Tenn; Mark H. Pate, merchant, at Philadelphia, Pa. L 182 1 ?ept. 24—Bill Brooks, col......Sept. 20—R. A. Long, Mrs. N. U. Gartine. Sept. 27—J. 0. Hendricks, City Treasurer and insurance agent. Sept. 2>S—Aliss Jane Miller. Sept. 30—J. E. Becton, Alaster Alechanic, N. U. Gartine, Lige Miller. Oct. 2—L. M. Pennington, Train Dispatcher; D. Donahue, at Nashville. Oct. 5—G. AV. Strong, AVm. AVhite, B. AV. Brewer, Bill Meeks, col. Oct. 6—AV. H. Jones, engineer, at AVays Bluff......Oct. 7—H. Reese's child. Oct. 8--M. A. Gross, Draftsman and Time Keeper. Oct. 9—A. V. Simmons......Oct, 11—Jeff. Miller. Jack Coachman, col. Oct. 14—John McClure, Mrs. Edstrom......Oct. 15—AV. L. Bartlett, Conductor; Tom Walker. Bagsrage Alaster; E. Block, Hotel Keeper; Airs. G. AV. Reed. Oct, 16—H. AV. Freeman. Attorney......Oct. 19—Airs. E. F. Smith, David An- drews, cob, lound dead. Oct. 20—Miss Mollie Smith, A. C. Thorne......Oct. 21—Rob't Townsend...... Tom Trainer. Oct, 22—Jas. AI. Creps, Clay McAIillen, John Mattson, P. AV. Pennell, Time Keeper. Oct, 24—Thomas Reasons, child of Mrs, Edstrora......Oct. 26—Mrs. Robert Prophit......Oct, 27—Jack Ledbetter......Nov. 1—Jas. Hall......Nov. 3—Gus. Holmes. Nov. 5—Mrs. J. B. Taylor, Ike Watson, col......Nov. 19—AV. J. Mauldin, mer- chant; Miss Nellie Baker. AVe have been unable to ascertain the dates of the folloAving deaths: Jack Howard, child of Thomas Alauldin, Kate Conway, Lucretia Ware, and two un- known colored Avomen. JACKSON. Aug. 31—Joseph Payle......Sept. 23—AVm. H. Swett......Sept. 27- AVilliam Mc- Callum.....Oct. 2—Junius Cranberry......Oct, 3—Airs. Ann AVilliams, col., Geo. C. Granberry......Oct. 5—J. H. Ledbetter, Lewis Reinheimer, AVilliam H. Taylor Oct. 6—Alonzo L. Brunson, (in 5th year)......Oct. 7—C. Cosmani......Oct, 8—Creed AVade, col., Ceorge Granberry......Oct. 9—Airs. AV. H.Johnson, Andrew AVilson, Miss Ida Granberry. Oct. 10—James M>Kay, col Oct. 11—AVilliam Barrett, Airs. Cosmani, Mrs. McCallum......Oct. 12-Maria Haley, col., Johnnie Phillips, col......Oct. 13—AVil- liam Alullei, AVilliam Ewing......Oct, 14—Daniel Eschelman......Oct. 15—Fannie Mclnnis, Henry Eschelman, Ophelia Newman, cob Oct. 16—Pierce Bonner, col., AVillie Douglas, col., child, Matt Clark......Oct. 17—AVilliam L. Parker, Gertrude AVashington, cob,- Eli Hammond, col , Joshua AVells, col., Robert Black......Oct, 18-Birdie Clint, cob, child......Oct. 19—Daniel Clancy, Fannie CraAvford, cob, Moses Devoty, col. Oct. 20—P. M. AVatterson......Oct. 21—Toney McDonald, child, Harvey Pierce, Geo. Morton, col......Oct. 22—T. J. Jackson, cob, Pinkey Beasley, cob, Martha J. Kellar, col. Oct.23—AVesley Burton, col., Mrs. Daniel Clancy......Oct. 24—Alilly Dickson, cob, Edward Bailey......Oct. 25—Joseph Muller, Mrs. Thos, Alarion, Bettie Div- ine, Judy Redding, col. Oct. 20—Allen Joseph, cob. John F. Bayol......Oct. 2T—Jane Harrington, col. Oct. 28—Ann Harris, cob, Minnie Barrett, Susan Johnson, col. Oct, 29—Patrick 0'I>eary, about 12 years. Lafayette Simpson, cob, Sally Douglas, col......Oct, 31—Mrs. Thos. Mclnnis, col......Nov. 2—Henry E. Sizer, Annie Harrison, col. Nov. 3—Marcellus Langler, cob, Malvina AVallace. col.....Nov. 5—C. Eva Johnson, 4 years, Mrs. P. C. Daughtry......Nov. 8—P. J. Roach, Simon AVhite, col., Joseph Kolb, in country. Nov. 11—Dan CraAvfo»-d, cob, Atiss Louise Taylor......Nov. 12—Anna Hill, col Nov. 13—P. Kolb......Nov. 14—Eliza Godfrey, col......Nov. 16—Ben. F. Glennon. Nov. 2(1—Airs. Marsraret Ryan. Nov. 21—Annie Oliver Comfort, aged 7 Aveeks---Nov. 26—Willie Coats...... Nov. 28—Miss Annie AVallace. Total cases yellow fever during epidemic, 490; Avhites, 173; colored, 317; total deaths from yellow fever, 84; whites, 49; colored, 3"; first death August31st; last de^th, November 28. Total average cost per case, $27 00, including burial expenses. [ i83 J From Clarion, Sept. 25. Mr. Swett, an employee of the Vicksburg and Meridian railroad, died in this city, Monday night, His attending physician has said that the case presented decided yellow fever symptoms, and there are circumstances attending it strongly presumptive of that disease. It has not been tAvo weeks since he Avas exposed to the fever at Smith's Station, and probably other infected places. Prompt measures Avere taken to prevent the spread- ing of the disease, and disinfectants are still freely used. The occurrence of this case AArarrants us in Avarningour absent citizens to remain aAvay, and our authorities and won't-go-aways, to continue on the alert. From Clarion, Oct. 2. The yellow feA-er case of AVilliam McCallum, avIio had not been out of Jackson, naturally produced inquiry as to the probable cause. It has been ascertained that on the square on which his mother resides, a colored man man—Buck Patton—received into his family about five Aveeks ago, his step- son, from a badly infected place. A young daughter of Patton soon there- after died Avith a disease Avhich the attending physician said at the time had strongly marked yelloAV fever symptoms. About the same time Gregg Richards, another colored man, living in the same lot, secreted a refugee from another badly infected place, avIio, under coA7er of darkness, probably had eluded the vigilance of the quarantine officers. Richards died very soon thereafter Avith Avhat Avas then supposed to be a chronic case of long standing, but recent inquiry has induced the belief that he may have con- tracted the yelloAV fever before his death, by contract with the person whom he Avas harboring. Residing in that immediate locality, it is more than probable that poor McCallum, totally unconscious of danger, OAved his death to this cause. Fortunately for the rest of the community the sanitary measures enforced by the authorities delayed the progress of the disease, else our town would ere this this have been enshrouded in the same gloom that has darkened so many other places. AAre have no patience to comment upon the criminal violation of the ordinances Avhich Avere established to protect the public health, and which, in addition to the punishment it has brought upon the parties who Avere accessory to it, has brought unspeaka- ble sorroAV upon at least one unfortunate family. Clarion, Oct. 16. The large number of colored cases over Avhites is attributable to the pre- ponderance of the former population, very feAv of Avhotn left the toAvn on the approach of the disease. It -will be seen that the death-roll of the week just ended has not increased over the AA7eek before, and that thus far, it has been unusually small compared to other places of equal population Avhich have been visited by the epidemic—a fact attributable to various causes, chief among them, the excellent sanitary measures provided in advance by our thoughtful authorities. Besides, our superb corps of able physicians haA7e been on the alert, and from the start have contested every inch of ground Avith the fell destroyer. Time at this season of the year is an im- portant ally. Let us take courage. '"The stars in their causes are fighting against Sisera." Clarion, Oct. 23. The deaths for the past Aveek have averaged nearly 3 a day—a slight increase over the Aveek before. On the nights of the 17th, 18th and 19th, there Avere light frosts Avithout any perceptible effect upon the disease. The sick and death rates haA'e somewhat decreased among the whites, and have largely increased among the colored during the past Aveek. Last night there was another light frost, with Avhat effect remains to be seen. Unless [ i84 ] nature has reversed her ordinances, cool weather Avill extinguish the disease ere long. Our people avIio have borne their trials so calmly Avill not despair now. The darkest hour is just before daybreak. BOLTON. Peter Siiield, Sept.—: AI. Schwartz, Sr., Oct.—; Miss Annie AValton, Oct- 2; Geo. Walton, Oct. 9; Mrs. R. A. Alyrick. Oct. 1; E. K. Alyrick, Oct. 25; Mrs- Mrs. D.J. Alexander, Oct. 16; Mrs. Jennie Fitzgera d, Nov. 5; Mrs. Ida K. Peebles, and Clifton Peebles, Oct, 11; Mrs. Ida AIcKay, Oct. 9 ; \V. E Shofner, Nov. 12; Henry M. AVells and Eddie Wells. Nov. 19. Total, 14. Colored deaths at Bolton and vicinity, 4D. Total cases, 167. Nearly all the whites had refu- geed. McCOMB CITY. Total cases, betiveen 350 and 400. Total deaths 52—adult males, 24 ' females, 11; boys, 9; girls, 8. Colored males, 1; female, 1. Oct. 4—G. A. Bovd......Oct. 8—Thomas Leddy, John Easley.....Oct, 10—Wm. Fleming......Oct, 11—Katie Doyle, B. F. Busby, John McNamara, John Fenger. Oct. 13—Dudley Atkinson......Oct, 14—Victor Bauer......Oct, 16— AVillie Ab- bott......Oct.18—Mrs.Geo. Butland......Oct. 19—T. H. Brady, W. B. Freshwater. Oct. 20—Aliss Katie Abbott. Willie Easley......Gertie Uter. Dan. Felder, col., Preston Smothers, coi......Oct. 22—Mrs. G. A. Boyd......Oct. 24—Dr. A. F. Strawn. Oct. 26—Airs. S. Nelson......Oct. 27—Aliss Lena Bauer, L. B. Ford......Oct. 29— Katie Freshwater, A. Johnson......Oct. 30—Airs. B. Foley......Oct, 31—B. N. Freshwater. Nov. 1—Jas. Bowen, John Killian......Nov. 2—Sam. AVilliamson, Jr......Nov. 3—Paul Thalheim, Thomas Foley......Nov. 4—Fred. Tbalheim......Nov. 6—George Bewley, Celia Connolly, col. Nov. 7—Hiram Rester, Mary Smith......Nov. 8—Nettie Uter......Nov. 10—Otto Thalheim. Mrs. Sopiah Tankersly......Nov. 11—John Hay, Emma Thalheim. Nov. 12--Mrs. John Hay......Nov. 15—Mrs. K Strawn......Nov. 16—Alaud Sul- livan......No7. 18—James McBrain.......Nov. 19—Dr. B. F. Gatlin, Peter McNa- mara.......Nov. 24—Mrs. Sarah Sullivan........Nov. 21—Thomas Sullivan.......Dec. Dec. 1—Mrs. M. E. Thalheim. From The Clarion, Nov. 13. It was our privilege to visit McUomb City yesterday on a relief mission- AA'e Avere furnished a list of forty-five persons—all white but one—avIio have died there of yelloAV fever since the 4th of October, out of about three hundred cases treated; the average population of the town being about eleven hundred. Some thirty cases are nr-AV under treatment. The family of Mrs. Laura C. Divine, formerly of this city, have been greatly afflicted. All the children, but one, have had the fever, and Miss Lettie was very low when Ave called to see her. AAre had the pleasure of meeting the Messrs. Greener, Kennedy, Gibson, AVhite, Beard, and others of the noble HoAvards, who have done good Avork, in a quiet way, Avith but little outside assistance. AVe were also pleased to have an intervieAV at Summit Quaran- tine Station, Avith John H. McKenzie, Grand Master of Odd Fellows, who has been indefatigable in his ministrations to the people of McComb City. DEATHS AT "VALLEY HOME," TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY. Plantation of Dr. G. W. Payne, 27 miles Avestof Grenada, 12 miles north of Yalobusha river, and about 12 miles east of Tallahatchie river. Eigh- teen Avhite population in the house—5 adult males, 8 adult females, 5 chil- dren. All had the fever. Deaths—Lena Montgomery, Humphrie Montgomery, Mrs. Biackwell, Mrs- John Thompson, Mr. John Thompson, A. J. Thompson, AVilliam Payne, Mrs. [ i85 J Grose, Mrs. Russell, Bettie Thompson, Dr. Geo. Payne, Mr. Smith Murphy, Dr. Turnipseed, Mr. Sam. Berry, white, Colored, unknown, Garett Mariwether. A STRICKEN FAMILY. From The Clarion, Sept. 4. Several AA'eeks ago, a lady from New Orleans stayed at the house of Mr. Young F. Griffir:, in Pike county, for several days, and then left. She was not sick herself, but carried the germs of the fever in her clothing and baggage. The following death-roll in the Summit Times tells the story: Griffin—At the "AVallace Place,'' four miles from Summit, on AVednesday morning, August 21, ]N78, A'oung M. Griffin, eldest son of A'oung F. and P. J. Griffin, aged 19 years, 5 months and 21 days. Griffin—At same place, on AVednesday, August 21, at 12 o'clock p. M., Alexander AVare, third son of A'oung F. and P. J. Griffin, nged 13 years, 11 months and 21 days. Griffin—At the same place, on Thursday, August 22, 1878, at 12 o'clock m., Young F. Griffin, aged 65 37ears. Griffin—At the same place, on Saturday, August 24. 1878, at 10:25 a. m., Mary Elizabeth, only daughter of Mrs. P. J. and the late Young F. Griffin, aged 9 Tears, 1 month and 17 daj-s. GARNER STATION. Thirteen miles north of Grenada, Miss., on Miss, and Tenn. R, R. Pop- ulation, previous to epidemic, about 150 ; during epidemic, 40. First case of fever, Sept. 7. Total cases, 30; deaths, 12—6 adult females; 2 adult males ; 3 young men ; 1 male child. Deaths—John Vanderwort, Miss Jesse Lee Robertson, Mrs. Dr. J. L. Combs, Mrs. H. Combs, Dr. J. H. Payne, Airs. Dr. J. H. Payne, Harry Robert- son, Mrs. Broom, Mrs. Scobey, Alorris O'Nea'. TILLATOBA STATION. Population before epidemic betAveen 80 and 100 ; during fever, 30—11 Avhites and 19 colored. Total cases, in toAvn and country, 41. Total deaths 8—names not reported. THE McNAIR DEATH ROLL IN HINDS COUNTY. Hinds County Gazette. The following is a perfect list of the deaths from yellow fever in the fam- ily of Mr. L. D. McXair, 9 miles southAvest of Raymond : A. G. Gibbs, aged 31 years, Oct. 8; Aliss M. E. McNair. aged 23 years. Oct, 11; L. D. McNair, Jr., aged 18 years, Oct. 19; R A. AIcN'air, aged 39 years, Oct. 19 ; W. E. G. McNair, aged 21 years, Oct. 21; Miss >•:. L. Russell, aged 29, Oct, 21 ; D. R. McNair, aged 33, Oct. 22; Airs. L. G. McNair, aged 28, Oct. 22; L. D. McNair, Sr.. aged 71. Oct. 23; Mrs. L. Allen, asred 73, Oct. 23; Airs. S.Ham- ilton, aged 59, Nov. 12; Airs. Allen and Mrs. Hamilton, were sisters of Air. McNair, Sr. Thus in about one month the father, four sons, a son-in-laAv, a daughter a daughter-in-law, a niece, and tAvo sisters, all passed to eternity. WINONA. Whites—T. 0. Kittrell, AVm. A. Campbell, J. II. McGuire, from Grand Junc- tion; Mrs. Helen C.Reese, BennieBlackston, George \V. Oury, Lyles Oury. Colored—Frances Harris, Dump Brown's child, Mingo Vincen. L l86 ] DEATHS AT HERNANDO. Hernando, Miss., June 11, 1879. Dear Sir: As requested, I enclose a complete list of deaths from yel- Ioav fever at Hernando and vicinity during the epidemic of 1878. This list is complete and correct as to names and dates. I have copied it from the daily register kept by our Relief Committee, and I knoAV person- ally that it is accurate. Truly yours, D. McKenzie. Sept, 5—D. C. Campbell, of Memphis, :Oct. 12—Julius Haack, of Memphis. Sept. 8—Mrs. R. R. AVest, of Hernando. Oct. 12—Robert AValker, col, of Mem- This case is disputed. phis, Sept, 9—Mrs. Peter Vorndran, of Mom -Oct. 13—Pat Ligon, cob, of Hernando, phis. Oct. 14—Mrs. Niles, of Hernando, Sept. 12—Airs. Butler P. Anderson, of .Oct. 14—Jack Coghill, cob, of Ilernan- Memphis, do, Sept. 13—Alena Solfker, of Memphis. Oct. 14—Robert. Gore, of Hernando, Sept. 14—Airs. Barbara Johnston, of Oct. 14—David Gideon, of Hernando, Hernando, [Oct. 15—Mrs. AValler, of Hernando, Sept, 16—Airs. Schwartz, of Hernando, Oct. 15—0. Kellogg, of Hernando, Sept. 16—Airs,. Hildebrand, of Hernando Sept. 17—John. Feldstead, of Hernando, Sept. 25—Dr. J. AV. Powell, of Hernan- do. Sept. 26—E. Denhard, of Hernando, Sept. 26—Alary AVashington, cob, of Hernando, Sept. 27—Mrs. S. B. McNees, of Mem- phis, Sept. 27—J. C. A vera, of Hernando, Sept. 27—J. B. Ford, of Memphis, Sept, 28—Bob AVise, cob, of Hernando, Sept. 28—Alike Connelly, of Hernando, Sept, 29—Airs. E. J. Arorndran, of Her- nando, Sept. 29—Airs. Henry Taylor, col., cf Hernando, Sept, 30—James Flaherty, of Alemphis, Oct, 1—Aliss Alary Murray, of Mem- phis, Oct. 4—Mrs. S. P. Reid, of Hernando, Oct. 4—Mrs. Mike Connelly, of Hernan- do, Oct. 4—Miss Ella Harder, of Memphis, Oct. 5—Henry Taylor, col, of Hernan- do, Oct. 6—Airs. Denhard, of Hernando. Oct. 6—Peter Vorndran, of Memphis, Oct. 6—It. Hickling, of Hernando, Oct. 6—A. D. Thompson, cob, of Her- nando, Oct, 7—Airs. B. Hickling, of Hernando, Oct. 7—Aliss Ruth Pullin, of Hernan- do, Oct. 8—Aliss Ella Pullin, of Hernando, Oct. 8—Miss Annie Harder, of Alem- phis, Oct, 15—Airs. P. 0. AVoods, of Memphis, Oct, 15—Donald L. McKay, of Memphis Oct. 16—George Kapline, of Hernando, Oct. 16—Mrs. D. Gideon, of Hernando, Oct. 16—Eddie Gillespie, of Hernando, Oct. 16—Capt, J. A. Monroe, of Her- nando, Oct. 16—Mrs. J. C. Gillespie, of Her- nando, Oct. 17—Kattie Gillespie, of Hernando, Oct. 17—Alary Monroe, of Hernando, Oct. 17—Johnnie Aloore, of Alemphis, Oct. 18—Helen Bobo, col., of Hernando, Oct, 18—Hope Johnston, of Hernando, Oct. 18—Robert Jackson, of Hernando, Oct. 18—AV. AV. Case, of Memphis, Oct. 21—Frank Dockery, col., of Her- nando, Oct. 21—Nathan Rice, cob, of Hernan- do, Oct. 22—Tilda Allen, cob, of Hernando, Oct, 22—James II. Baker, of Hernando, Oct. 24—Aliss Laura Pullin, of Hernan- do. Oct. 24—R. Bullington. of Hernando, Oct, 24—G. C. Lewis, of Memphis, Oct, 24—Henry Haack, of Memphis, Oct, 25—AV. L. Jones, of Hernando, Oct, 26—Jimmie AVilcox, of Hernando, Oct. 31—J. P. M. Pullin, of Hernando, Oct, 31—Ferdinand Hickling, of Her- nando. Oct, 81—E iwi Hickling, of Hernando, Nov. 3—Sam Johnston, col., of Hernan- do, Nov. 4—Louis Denhard, of Hernando, Nov. 10—Oldman Nelson, cob, of Her- nando, Oct, 12—Mise Maggie Flaherty, of Mem- phis, i AVhite refugees, 19; colored refugees, 1; total, 20; Avhite residents, 39; colored residents, 15; total, 54; total deaths, 74. f 187 ] EXTRACT FROM COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The most difficult work of the committee to control Avas the burial of the dead. Burials, during the epidemic, Avere conducted entirely by the com- mittee, except in one or tAvo instances. The Avork Avas done through a bur- ial corps, in charge of a responsible member of the committee, appointed specially for such duty. This burial committee procured the coffin, saAV the body placed in it and buried Avithout trouble or. responsibility to the family afflicted. The dead Avere buried Avithin from tAvo to six hours after death, Avhen possible, the graves Avere all 4\ feet deep, Avell filled, packed and rounded. This burial committee Avas conspicuous for its good Avork done, and I regret to say Avas equally so, for the fatility among its members. As first appointed, it consisted of E. J. Vorndran, V. J. Philippi and J. II. Baker. Mr. Vorndran died Sept. 25th.' Geo. Kapline who Avas appointed in his stead died Oct. 16th, and Mr. Baker Oct. 22d. The death list of the working members of our committee, shows the fearfully deadly character of the epidemic. Xo member who came in actual contact Avith the sick, except Drs. Saunders and Jones escaped the disease, and only two of the members taken recovered. I am the only Avorking member taken with the fever that reported for duty aftenvards. I Avas taken sick on the same day Avith Mr. Hickling on the 2d of October, and reported for duty on the 8th, Mr. Hick- ling died on the 7th. The President, Dr. Bullington, Vice-President E. J. Vordran, Secretary R. Hickling, J. H. Baker, superintendent of nurses, and Geo. Kapline of the committee on burials, all died at their posts, and each in his sphere had nobly borne his part, and should be held in grateful remembrance by the people in Avhose service they died. Total receipts S-'i 872 00. Total disbursements $3,672 50. D. McKenzie, for Committee. FRIAR'S POINT. First case, on wharf-boat, August 17th. Last case, Xovember 1st. Total cases, IS whites, 7 colored. Adults—male Avhites, 12; female, 6; colored Deaths.—Geo. R. Alcorn, Mrs. Geo. R. Alcorn, J. AV. DAvyer, Jas. T. Rucks, Jas. Maynard,----AVood, col. Population, during fever, about 275. DEATHS AT LEBANON, HINDS COUNTY. Joseph Jacobs, Eddie AlcNair, Aliss Bettie McNair, Airs. J. Jacobs, David AlcXair, Aliss Emma Roberts, A. Harrison s child, L. D. AlcNair, Sr., Joseph Jacobs, Jr., Ben Jacob's infant, Airs. Jas. Hamilton, L. D. AlcNair, Jr., ---AVnrd, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Ben Jacobs, Mrs Aloses, Airs. E. Edmondson, Aliss Essie Russell, Mrs. O'Brien, Ben Jacobs, Airs. David AlcNair, Emmet O'Brien, A. Gibbes, Pat McDermon, Mrs. Monell, ---AVard, Airs. Fannie Noble. Robert McNair, J. AI. Aloses, DEATHS AT YAZOO CITY, MISS. Rev. AV. B. Littbjohn, Sister Zenobia, Jamss Kelly, Mrs. S. C, Harris, Sister Corona, Sister Alary Lawrence. Capt. Hal C. Harris, Father J. Monton, Total number of colored deaths, 1. DEATHS AT Miss Rachael Henry, Dr. Nath. AV. McKie, Miss Elizabeth Henry, Miss Lizzie Henry, Mrs. S. 1). Garrett, Mrs. D. M. Fulton, Miss Annie Steele, Col. D. M.Fulton, Miss Sallie Benthall, Miss Minnie Mann, Ben. F. Mann, Dedrick Feldman, James AVickham, Mary Vance, Mrs. C. Conway, Edwin Conway, Peter Capurro, Mike Harter, Fred Demarchi, Gee. Noe, Louis Botto, Mrs. D. H. Otto, AVylv Otto, David H. Shaw, Col. M. B. McMicken, Father P. Cogan, Dr. M. J. McKie, Miss Zoe McKie, Josie Benthall, St, Clair Jeffries, AVm. AVelsh, John Reid, Mrs. D. AVm. Reid, B. C. Gough, J. V. Fitchett's child, Jennie Belle Scales, Mrs. P. Peyton, Louisa Demarchi, Jake Harter's child, Mary Monnohan, 0. A. Luckett, Jr., Barney McCoskey, Mrs. A. S. Lee. James Leonard, AVm. Jones, Daisey Benthall, AI. Kennedy and child, J. B. Catlett's child, Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Scheiflers son, C. T. Collins, Monti Smith, Perry S. Stone, John Alontgomery, Mrs. John Montgomery, Airs. Jas. A. Smith. Miss Mittie Smith, Mrs. Mark Joseph, Frank Paul, George Van Buren, Dr. J. T. Magruder, Total number of colored deaths, [ 188 ] CANTON AND VICINITY. Mrs. Leitch, Pat Pevton, Rob't Morris, Frank Demarchi, August Arnold, Sister Johanna, Aliss Mattie Leonard, Freddy Leonard, Pinkev Scales. Miss Mary Hill, Mrs. P. Capurro, Joe C. Richards, C. Canalli, Chas. Clavarri, Jas. A. Coplin, Dr. A. H. Cage Mr. Petty's child, J. Boersig, W. A. Langley, Aliss Bridget Kennedy, Mrs. Linderman, Eddie Smith, Mrs. AV. H. Benthall, Mrs. Smith, Joe Blanchard's child, James Duffey, R. AV. Durfey, Daisey Young, ---Ford, Jno. Ernst, son. ---Campbell, Guieseppe Chavivari, Mrs. Ben AlsAvcrth, Airs. E. L. Thompson, Airs. Schiefler, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Rob't Leonard, Chas. Green, Two children of Tom Peyton, Susie Shackelford, John Gray, H. R. 0. Benwell, John Gray's child, Mrs. James Leonard, AVillie Cassell, Mary Kelly, H. R. C. Benwell's child, Mrs. Lucy Strohecker, Elward Logue, Mrs. B. Barnes, AVm. Chambers' child. John M. Henry, B. Losiue, D. Leitch, David Fulton's son, Mark Latimer, Fitz Semmes, Mrs. Alinerva Benthall, ---Engle, ' Mrs. M. A. AVilson. Geo. Harter. 57. [ i89 1 DEATHS AT ROCKY SPRINGS, CLAIBORNE COUNTY. Love Cessna, George H. AIcLean, AV. AV. Brock, Tom Goosehorn, Ellen Haring, Rev. D. A. J. Parker, Sallie Goosehorn, Emily Harper, Airs. D. A. J. Parker, Nannie Ely, Ed. O. Lum, Alice Foster, Airs. Duvall. Laman McLemore, Mattie Harper, Alahala Duvall, Susan Henderson, Mrs. O. B. Harper, Lilly Emerick, Mrs. George Goza, Dan Emerick, Aleck Emerick, L. A. Thompson, James Wright, Mollie AVallace. Mrs. Mary Boggs, Airs. M. M. Wright, George Goza, J. J. Harper, A. E. Flowers. Total number of colored deaths 12. DEATHS AT AND NEAR CARDIFF LANDING. Alice Thompson, 5 years, G months, 24 days; Aliss Elizabeth Ross, 25 years, 2 months, 13 days; Jesse S. Ross, 65 years; Manerva AViley, '/I years, 4 months, 20 days; Alalissa Ross, 21 years, 9 months, 3 days; AV.N. Ross, 29years, 11 months, 18 day:;'Airs. Amy Murchant, 54 j7ears; Mrs. Nancy Mathews, 3l years, 11 months. y OSYKA. List of deaths in Osyka, Miss., from yelloAV fever, from August the 15th to December 1st, 1878 : Aug. 20—Anna Barmore......Sept. 8—A\Tm. Daunies......Sept. 12—Alaggy Sip- pie......Sept. 13—Mrs. Courtney......Sept. 18—Mrs. Loeb, Mrs. AV. L. Varnado, Baby Varnado. Sept. 29—Isaac Heuman......Sept. 30—Mrs. Mary Hart, Miss Janney Berdalis Sept. 21—Cha*. AVailes......Oct. 3—AI. D. Bond......Oct, 4—R. G. Rowell......Sept. 6—Adolph (John..... Oct. 8—Isaac Cerf. Oct. 11—Henry AVolf, Miss Caroline Snider, Miss Maggie Miller, Henry Keating......Oct. 15—Moses Eastman, Joseph Rehorst......Oct. 10—Wm. Ricks, Emanuel Cerf......Oct. 17—Baby Bulion. August. AVeis. Oct. 18—Granville Cutrer......Oct. 19—Mrs. M. D. Bond......Oct. 21—Henry Rehorst......Oct. 23—Lehman Dryfus.......Oct. 25—Alyer AVolf........Oct. 26—Ben- nev AVeil........Oct. 27—Wm. Jones, Jr. Oct. 20— AVebster Ford, J. D. Ford, Jr.........Oct, 25—Simon Ford.........Oct. 26—Clinton Ford.........Nov. 2d—A. J. Ott.........Nov. 3—Chas. Redman, Eddy Borus.........Nov. 4—Frank Barnes, Jake Smithner. Nov. 5—Mrs. John Addison.........Nov. 6—Frank Butcher, Thos. Snider......... Nov. 17—Mrs. Joseph Hart.........Dec. 1—Jules Moyse. AVhites, 46; colored, 7; total deaths. 53; total number of cases treated, 257; widows left, 6; ophansleft, (white) 29. Attending physicians—Drl. 0. C. Thompson, AVm. Jones, Dr. Ellis, of Osyka and Dr. B. F. Taylor and Dr. Shuppard of New Orleans. VICKSBURG. Aricksburg Herald. The Sad Record.—AA"e present to our readers this morning a long list of names that make a sad record for the South. In this beautiful country where the climate is unsurpassed on the globe, the plague made a record that will not be forgotten by this generation. From our busy thorough- fares the numbers are hardly missed, but a perusal of the list of the dead Avill cause one to shudder at the extent of our losses. The yellow fever was no respecter of persons. It moAved down the rich and the poor, the good and the bad alike. Whole families Avere SAvept aAvay, and dear, familiar friends were taken in almost countless numbers. The names of useful res- pected citizens, the loss of Avhom Avrung the hearts of communities' are recorded with a few letters, and this is all that remains to us of them. [ 19° ] THE DEATH LIST. July 23—Thomas Murphy, 24 y, first case, from steamer John Porter, died in the hill City Infirmary.........July 24—Henry N. Bryan, 24 y, died on board the steamer John Porter, residence Freedom, Pa., 2G miles below Pittsburgh, Pa, July 2-3—James McCallum, 32 y. Aug. 1—Franklin Townsen'i, 20 y, came from New '"h-le-ms on steamer City of Alton, placed in a private AVard in Hill City Infirmary, where he died, resi- dence EngleAvood, near Chicago, Ills..........^-ug- 9—Paul Stoltz, 20 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary.........Aug. 10—T. J. Thompson, 50 y. Aug. i2—Francis Ratiaian, 44 y, died in Hill City Infirmary. Jno. Levins, 15 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary. Fanny Jones, col., died on a dray while on her Avay to the Hill City Infirmary.........Aug. 17—Frank Baurdo, 18 y. Frank Sagona, 4 y. Mr. Arnold. Mrs. Bridget Conway, 23 y. Aug. 18—Joseph Conway, 2 y, child.........Aug 19—Dominico Giovannini, 41 v. Jas. Burns, 52 y. Unknown white woman. Howard Shelby, 27 y. Geo. Murphy, 38 y. Chas. Conlan, 38 y. Aug. 20—Alamie Baurdo, 9 y, L. T. ScliAvink, 5 y, Jos. Stangel. 22 y, Ellis Ger- ard, 38 y, Mrs, Baurdo, 35 y, Maggie Gehbauer, 10 y, AV. J. Ellis, 18 y, Louis Kuntz. Aug. 21—Alary Lynch, 14 y, Peter Sagona, 38 y, Geo. Guy, cob, 38 y, J. Mar- rian, cob, 6 y, J. ConAvay, 8 m, Abe Kaufman, Gy, Unknown man, Minnie Allen, G. Fowler, 9 y, Katie M. Pierce, 2 y, G. M. Burd, cob, 21 y, Frank Stutz, 50 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary, Mike Delaney, 60 y, died in the Hill City In- firmary, Chas. Behring, 49 v, died in the Hill City Infirmary, Mrs. Giovannini, 35 y, C. H. Gibbs, 40 y, W. S. Fleming, 33 y, T. Honlehan, 45 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary, Lizzie Roeshe. 2 y. Aug. 22—Mrs. Pelton, AV. R. Russell, Chas. Baurdo, 18 y, Mattie Burrell, 24y, died in the Hill City Infirmary, Amelia Francis, 19 y, Frank H.Klein, 13 y, Jas. Hayes, 38 y, John Smoker, 28 y, David Morrow, Jas. Golden, Morris AVinfield, 25 y, Rose Downs, 11 y. Aug. 23—A. A. Bertoni, 28 y, Annie Brown, cob, 34 y, Jno. Weyer, 25y, Felice Petro, 25 y, Louis Kellar, 39 y, Anderson Wright, col., 30 y, Mrs. E. A. Welsh, 22 y, Mary S. Bobb, 12 y, Frank T. Brooke, 30 y. Jake L. Schwink, 30 y, Chas. Savard, 43 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary, Mrs. J. E. Johnson, 50 y. Aug. 24—C. E. Dohler, 3 y, Mrs. J. Russell, 72 y, Annie Johnson, 28 y, G. A. Russell, 22 y, Robt. R. Eggleston, 23 y, Alargaret J. Foley, 2 y, Belle Cooper, 12 y, Mary Rivers, cob, 36 y, Nick Mullen, 35 y, Mary Kyan, 11 y, UnknoAvn Ital- ian, 30 y, Frank C. Fisher, cob, 28 y, Chas. Devlin, 28"y, Michael Kauth, 15 y, Geo. F. Brown, Jr., 21 y. Aug. 25—Emma Duval, 23 y, Airs. Fannie V. French, 29 y, died in AVarren county, residence A^icksburg, Samuel Stevens, Jas. J. AValsk, 20 y, Thomas Mc- Namara, 40 y, Alex E. King, cob, 25y, Henry Hirsh, 2y, R.Marks, 60y, Angelo Demarchi, Lillie Tucker, cob, 3 y, John AValker, cob, 45 y, Sallie L. Ryan,'11 y, Frank Johnson, cob, 13 y, Phillip Fox, 2 y, Tim O'Brien, col., 28 v, Peter Guntz, 28 years, died in Hill City Infirmary, Cecilia Clary, 26y, Ailam Schmidt, 50 y, A. Black, 35 y, R. Williams, cob, 32 y, Katie Travis, 13 y, Mike McCabe, 45 y, Sam Folz, 19 y, Alary Allen, 15 y, Airs. M. A. Burell, Gl y. Aug. 26—J. A. Robinson, 36 y, John Spillaine, 32 y, M. G. Parlen, 49 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary7, Chas. Parker, 33 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary, C. E. Jones, 27 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary,---Pieroin, 29 y, died in the Hill Ci'y Infirmary, Vito Ponito, 30 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary, J. N. Mc- Ever, 28 y; died at the Hill City Infirmary, UnknOAvn man, died in the Hill City Infirmary, Lewis Bryant, cob, 2 y, Stella Thomas, cob, 14 y, C. Jones, cob, 30 y, Geo. Elliot, 4 y, Dave Moore, cob, 40 y, Geo. Dexter, 10 y, Mrs. Margaret AVolters, died in AVarren county, residence Vicksburg, 26 y, Tom Owens. 20 y, Bruce Brown, cob, 21 y, Albert King, 18 y, Mary E. Hayes, 24 y, AVillie E. Lit- tle, 3 y, Mary Lamkin, 21 y. Aug. 27—Rosa Neely, 24 y, AV. H. Smith, 30 y, Kate Davis, 34 y. L. Schwartz, 38 y, Albert Parker, 32 y, E. H. Miller, A. Page, 29 y, James Semnle, 48 y, Mary Coakley, 7 y, S. Thomas, cob, 30 y. Aug. 27—Mattie Williams, cob, 18 y., Henry Tucker, cob, 2 y., M. Gray, cob, 11 y., J. Hardy, 50 y., died in Hill City Infirmary, Sallie Myers, 17 y., Ida Ta- tum, 19 y., died in Hill City Infirmary, Dr. D. W. Booth, 37 y., George AV. Hutch- eson, Jr., E. H. Searles, J. Cambridge, 10 y., M. Rylie, col., 50 y., G. AVehrman, 6 years. [ i9i ] Aug. 28—C. Curtis, 28 y., Jos. AVhite, 36 y., Ben. Schumacher, C. AVhitehead, 53 y., M. M. C. Hill, 42 y., Sallie Dickson, 16 v., Frank Dent, Jr., 6 y. Aug. 28—M. A. AVilson, col. 12 y., Patrick Kinney, 38 v., H. Owen, cob, 20 y., John AVinston, cob. 20 y.. died in Hill City Infirmary, Geo. Carter, col., 21 v., died in the Hill City Infirmary, John Gleeson, 36 y., died in the Hill City In- firmary, G. Gordon. 27 y., died in the Bill City infirmary, Thomas R. Qiun, 3-j y., AV. J?. Sneelan, 2 y. Aug. 29—AVash. Strong, cob, 17 y., S. Hassell, Lecn Hirsch, Dr. L. E. Barber, 40 y., H. Myers, J. Jones, cob, 11 y., Lizzie B. Freeman, cob, 22 y.. Mrs. Milley AVehrman,'Thos. Noland, 31 y., L. Fisher, 20 v., Patrick Bradley, 48 y., S. Ross, 4 m., Hattie Moore, cob, 2J y., Alatt Reynolds, col., 26 y., C. P. Hennegan, 2y., J. P. Allen, 45 years. Aug. 30—Mollie McGuire, Albert Spengler, 21 _y., Bridgett Doyle, 2o y., Annie L. Ryan, 9., Henry Perry, John fctringer, col., 35 v., Alfred Simpson, cob, 5 y., C.AVolters, 10 m., died in AVarren county, AI. Conner?, 4 y., Henry E.King, 19 y., Jerry Murphy, 34 y., died in the Hospital, Fred Boettcher, 30 y., died in the Hospital, John F. Eggleston, 19 years. Aug. 31—P. J. Touhey, 35 y., F. Keller, col., 70 y., Annie E. Fitzpatrick, 11 .v., John Miller, 23 y., A. A. Bursely. 45 y., AI. E. Netherland, 19 y., Airs. R. H. Bowman,. 19 y., AV. II. Clements, 50 3 s., Angelo Podesta, 31 y., Mollie Neville, 19 years. Sept. l—Helen AVatt, 9 m., S.Ransom, cob, 23 y., Julia Jenkins, col, 40 y., AVrn. AV. Huener, 4 ys., Pete Rouen, 36 ys., Lizzie Perry, 35 y., Rob't Mitchell, cob, E. Gant, col., 38 y., BroAvn AVinston, cob, 30 y., David Crump, col., 30 y., Henry Nason, col., Lit Cash, cob, Harry Rutley, Cecilia Flieller, y., Alary Johnson, 40 y., died in the Hill City Infirmary, Dr. Ferro, G2 y, died in the Hill City Infirm- ary, Martin O'Donnell, 20 y, died in the Hill City Infirmary, Jerry O'Brien, 4G y, Mrs. Ann Travis, Pat. Lamb, 18. Sept. 2—Father J. H. AIcAIanus, 40 y, Louisa Haining, 35 y, Maggie White, 4 v, Charles Bradley, col, 11, John Pavmer, col, 6 y. I. P. Box, 40 y, Mrs. Delia McKenna, 36 y, Hugh Gillan, 35 y, Delia Morrow, 24 y, C. H. Nathan, 26 y, Magrgie Burt, J. AV. Jolley, 28 a-, Miss Jessie Alexander, 17 y, Jos. F. Doll. 36 y, Mrs. B. C. Camillo, 25 y. J. AV. AVoodruff, 42 y, Hospital, Ellen Clark, cob, E. Jordon, cob. 45 y, Milton Cooper, Lee Rice, 49 years. Sept. 3—Henry James, col., 23 y, ---Record, 33 y, Farnatore Moltedo, 40 y, Maliso Cross, col., Harry BroAvn, col, 28 y, A. M. Stubble, 60 y, M. AI. Schiller, 36 y, Thos. Trainor, 46 y, AVarren county, Antonio Gomes, 14 y,---Riddell. 20 y, Lizzie Dixon, 20 y, Hospital, Rob't Sims. cob. Hospital, Lummie Gerard, 7 y, A. Simons, 45y, Hospital, C. F. Duggan, 28 y, Hospital, Isaac'Hanley, 43 y, M. McNamara, Clarence Enlow, col, 2 y, T. Haines, cob, 35 y, Bettie Williams, cob, 40 y. Jos. Fegilno, 30 y, Ike Fagans, col.. 34 y, Hospital, Scott Tyler, cob, J. S. Methua, AVillie Spengler, 21 y, Luke Alason, col., 32 y, AVarren county, Sam. Coleman, cob, AVarren county, AVillie Haines, E. Thornton, col., Geo. Homan, 53 y., E. Kalmbach, 4 y, Maurice Meyer, 25 y, Joe Jones, cob, 32 y, Hospital, P. A. AVare, col, 25 y, Daniel J. Marchant, 13 y, AVarren county, J. A. Cooper. 26 y, Hospital. Sept. 4—Fred. Hardwick, Ida S. Huener, 24 y, AV. H. Rice, cob, 40 y, A. H. Middleton, col, 24 v, Margaret Middleton, col., 41 y, Mrs. AVhite. 28 y, Annie Davis, cob, 23 y, J.T. Tinney, A. B. Alanlove, 20 y, C. Salley, 24 y, Geo. Moore, col, 87y, Phillip Roe, 48 y, Wm. Scott, col., 35 y, Wm. Jackson, cob, 35 y, Bettie Roberson, col.,'23 y, Miss Lliza Thrift, 23 y, Louisa Voeinkle, 3 y, AVillie M. Auter, 19 y, Caroline Roost, 36 y, J. J. Bowen, 40 y, Dave P. Kennedy, 4y, Thos. Allen, cob, 21 y, Hospital, Geo.. Berry, 27 y, Hospital, Thomas Kendall, 19 y, Alice V. Hundermark, 14 years. Sept. 5—Airs. AVest, 28 y, J. H. West, 1 y, M. C. AVest, 4 y, Pomp Green, cob, 50 y, John Bodine, 48y, AV. V. North, AI. MoMarius, 40y, Annie Davis, 21 y, AVm. Porter, cob, 40 y, Mollie McCoy, 25 y, Miss Addie Barnett, 22 y, M. Brown, cob, 41 y, Annie McKenna, 14 y, Hospital, Hugh McKenna, 11 y, Hospital, Joe Marona, 40 y. Hospital. Sept. 5—J. S. Blanchard, 30 y, Hospital, Gustave Harlan, 33 y, Hospital. Lou- isa Arther, cob, 44 y, Maggie Mathias, cob, 20 y, Calvin Fishback, 11 y, Henry Williams, cob, 45 y, R. Walsh, 33 y, D. Davis, col., 24 y, Jake Zimmerman, 29 y, J. F. Ferguson, 48 y, Dr. P. F. AVhitehead, 40 y, AVm. Miles, 23 y, Warren coun- ty, Martha Ward, cob, 7 m, Frank Coleman, col, 21 y, John D. Roach, 22 y, John Karney, 4 y, Miss Mary E. Horn, 20 y, Hospital, Charles L. Carter, col., 21 y, Robt. A. Hundermark, 45 y, R. Anderson, cob, 25 y, Hannah Graham, cob, R. [ *92 ] Langford, 26 y, Mary Entel, 22 y, Miss Lena Duffner, 18 y, Louisa Schmidt, 10 years. Sept. 6—Arthur \Tincemds, cob, 6 y, Aliss Mattie McClendon, 19 y, Maggie M Leofold, 1 y, Chas. Hennesy, 4 y, Susie Wheat, cob, 22 y, Fay Dunbar, cob, 29 y, John AVhitehead. cob. 40 y,---Moon, col., 5 v, Annie Parker, cob, 8 y, Mrs. Margeret Crawford, 40 y. Miss Mary A. Fitzpatrick. 43 y, Miss Martha McElroy 18 y, Lucy AVilson, cob, 8 y, Phillip Hubbard, 41 y, John Carr, cob, 40 y, J. R, Levie, 30 y, C. Pellrin, 35 v, Hospital, AV. McIIenry, Hospital Green Adams, cob, Hospital, Sarah AVilliams, Hospital, Louisa McKenna, Hospital. Augusta Stew- art, cob, Hospital, Sarah Caldwell, col., 50 y, R. Tindal., 26 y. Sister Mary Re- gis Grant, 22 y,---Burtz, Mrs. Ann Fends, Airs. EdAvard Byan, 22 y, Thos. Metzler, Jr., 22 y, Unknown colored man, Hospital, J. 0. Fitzpatrick, 31 y, John Cullen, 74 y, Chas. AI. Rose, 27 y, Loima AI. Guscio, 2 y, Fulton Carter, cob, Emma Clark, 10 y, Geo- Burns. 35 y, AV. L. AlcCrady, Bettie S. Banes, 3 y, Thos Fitzpatrick, 7 y. Sept. 7—C. Parvangher, R. C. Benson, 44 y, Mary Carroll, 23 y, Albert Ed- wards, Jacob Roost, 13 y, Jerry Murphy, 40 y, E. Melvaney, 37 y, Dolly Brown cob, Francis P. Walmsley, M. Jacobson, Sister Mary Bernadine Murry, 30 y' Sam Fields, cob, E. Mosvel, cob, Airs. S. C. Potts, Isaac Robinson, cob, 40 y Child, cob, Mrs. Gussie'Zucker, J. B. P. Dardinnac. 49 y, AV. S. Harrison, 43 y.' N. Camillo, 9 m, G. AV. McGinty, Robt, Diirgs. cob, 24 y, Mary AVallace, cob, '25 y, Rev. Calvin Brown, cob, 56 y, Martha E. Perry, 13 y, E. Margueritz, 56 y, Hospital, Nancy Glass, col., 45y, Hospital, Peter"Burns, 40 y, Hospital, J. C. AVilson, 24 y, Hospital, Richard Ma^on. Hospital, Mary F. Owens. 13 y, Airs. Minnie Lassell, 21 y, Peter AV. Guecio, 7 y, £. F. Conners, 1 m. Sept. 8—Waiter C. Rose. 23 y, H. E. BroAvn, cob; 10 y, D. Shorter, 8 m, Frank Javis, 41 y, D. A. Shields, 24 y, Royal Chambers, col., 35y, Luke Thornton, cob, 38 y, Oscar Jones, cob, 38 y, Lizzie Atwood, 6 y, John McCann, 22 y, J. AV. Smarr, 21 y, Emma Crayton, cob, 6y, Fred Miller, 36 y. Mary Mason, cob, J. Moore, col., 22 y, died in the Hospital, J. McField, cob, died in Hospital, D. Cole- man, cob, 14 y, died in the Hospital, A\Tm. B. Lavins, 4 m, C. Sally, 26 j7, Jas. Conway, 28 y, John Simpson, AVarren county, Abe Lowenberg, 16 y, S. M. Hain- ing, Hugh McCoy, 20 y, Justice Hudson, col., Rosa E. Schuler, 19 y, Jas. War- rington, 42 y, Mrs. C. Conklin, 26 y, Wm. Ferrell, cob, 4 y, Robt. French, 4 y, Minty Brown, cob, 21 y, Hospital, Jas. Moore, col., 22 y, Hospital, Antonio Han- nelia, 38 y, Hospital, Henry Lawrence, 20 y, Hospital, Carrie Fousse, 19 y, Josie Auter, 16 y, Alfred Berg. Sept. 9—Letitia Alurphy, 14 y, Eddie Frank, 10 y, Ella Duffner, 16 y, AVarren county, Mollie Dixie, cob, 25 y, A. Burke, cob, 40 y, Josephine Delaney, 24 y, H. Starks, cob, Belle Lee Malov, 13 y, Clarinda Scott, cob, 45 y, Chas. Claver, 26 y, Sarah Gray, cob, 40y, J. AV. Alvis, 25y. Ral'h Rosenthal 30y, Honora Cody, 3 w David Kyle, 41 y, A. K. Ellis, cob, 13 y, Alargaret D. Harris, 10 y, Wm. Butcher, col., 5 j, C. S. Boswell, 4 y, A. Alethua, 18 y, ---Lafayette, col., A. B. Caskey, 30 y,---Gibson, 29 y, Bettie Baum, 33 y, Mary E. Dougherty, 10 y, Calvin Rus- sell, cob, 14 y,---Peacock, cob, 40 y. Infant of Airs. Box, Henry Meny, 49 y, Hospital, Caroline Roost, 12 y, Hospital, Jacob Lirgot, 2S y, Hospital, Jno Kelly, 32 y, Hospital, Rosaline Roost, 8 y, Hospital, LeAvis Cass, 29 y, Alartin Keary, 56 y, Emma Daymond, cob, Francis Read, cob, 17 v, Mamie Rooks, 7 y, AVarren county, AV. G. Moore, Jr., 16y, Delia Tvargosky, 21 y, AVarren county, H. Car- rington, 50 y, AVarren county. Sept, 10—Albert AVheat, cob, 52 y, Charlotte Alack, cob, 30 y, AVm. Jackson, col., 60 y, AVarren county, Wm. Cash, cob, 22 y, Chas. Roeshe, 31 y, AV. McDon- ald, 40 y, Jim Jones, cob, 36 y, J. C. Brown, 33 y, S. Powder, 50 y, Jas. W. Geary, 23 y, C. Lewis, cob, 21 y, Katie Butler, 3 y, Robert Mays, 12 y, John Thomas, cob, 32 y, Burrell Reid, cob, 24 y, James Goldon, 45 y, Dr. J. B. Norri". 32 y, volunteer physician from Chattanooga, Chas. Colovan, 27 y, Mrs. C. C. Knight, 26 y, Dr. Sapxiington, 40 v, E. Carter, cob, 32 y, Jeff. Porterfield, 18 y, Sister Mary Columba McGrath, 22 y, Mathew Frank, 16 y, Thomas Johnson, cob, 35 y, Katie Gallagher, ]4y, Davp Harmon. 25 y, R. Wil-on, cob, 4y, John Dyke, 31 y, J. W. Hubbard, col., 3 y, Jas Mitchell, 29 y, Sam Donaldson, cob. 1 d, Jim Donald- son, cob, 1 d, Antonia Johnson, cob, 41 y, Jas McKenna, 10 y, died in the Hospi- tal, John Smitta, 30 y, oied in the Hospital, W. H. O'Rourke, 35 y, died in the Hospital, Maggie L. Arnold, 16 y, Joseph Mahin, 27 y, Lucy Johnson, col., 36 y, James x.evnolds, 40 at. Sept. 11—Chas. T. Kendall, 13 y, Virginia Dyke, 4 m. J. H. Graff, 35 y, Mrs, E. Rebay, 22 y, Sarah Maberry, 28 y, Ben Green, cob, 4 w, Laura Coleman, cob' L *93 ] 30 y. Hiram French, 40 y, Josephine Fishback, cob, 18 y, Otto AA hernian, 4o y, Lizzie AVherman, 16 y, George Bridge, 33 y, Chas. F. Tafle, 35 y, Aliss Mai a, O- Connyr. 23 v. AVilliam Grinstead, col., 17, Abe Stringer, cob. 2b y, Edward Har- rison, 23 y, Miss Mary Geary, 18 y, Dr. Potts, Dr. Blichfeldt 39 y, volunteer pby- sian from Chattanooga, Primas Clowery. cob, 24 y, Frnukie Owens, 10 y, Albert Beling, 25 y, died in the Hospital, Julia Yerger, col, 28 y, died in the Hospital, Thos. B. AValker, 14 y, Miss Maggie McMellen, 20 y, D. A. Culley. 49 y Sept. 12—1 AVaener, Alarv Plump, cob, 8 y, Mary Briscoe, cob, 3o y, Airs. Ella Grammer, 31 y, John Harris, 8 y, Phoebe Carter, cob, 60 y, John Brown col., 6o v --- Rashell, cob, Tl y, P, Ipolite, 29 y, died in the Hospital, Miss Minnie Haining, 20 y, Willie Holmes, 14 y, Florence Anna Dowart, h y, Charles f. Sharp, 4y, Katie Sa-mdcrs, col., 22 y. . . Sept 13—Eva 15. Aloodj7, Eddie Rothschild, 3 y, Aliss A/irainia Augusto, 20 y, Ilattie Duffner. 12 y, Warren count v, Harriet. Scott, col., 27 y, Orelia Kankins, cob, 22 v, Geo AV. Arnold, 21 y, G. V. AVood, 36 y, C. AI. Carr, 32 y died m the Hospital. Matt McClendon, col., 4G y, died in AVarren county, J. AV. Graft, t m, Robert AVilson, 30 y, C. AV. Kellogg, 31 y. J. D. Jamison, 47 y, died in the Hospi- tal, E E. McGuire, 8 y,'Ihos. H. Jones, 18 y, Oliver Dyer, cob. So, y, Ihomas Edwards, col., 36 v. Chattanoosra nurse, Margaret Davis, col., 8/ y, died in the Hospital, Frank Alorris, cob, 26 y, died in the Hospital, Nellie Doyle, 18 y, Mrs. Hainin"- 55 y, Mrs. C. B. Harrison, 32 v, AVarren county, F. B.James, cob, 1 Sister Alary Gonzaga Dailey, 22 y. Sept 24—Sandv Sterling, cob, 25 y. John McMoriw, 6a y, Katie Haining, 12 V Hospital, Sanford Shelliday, cob, AVarren county, Clotilda AVest, i y, Eliza J. Morrison. 27 v, Hospital, Josephine M. Hossley, 1 y, D. O'Sullivan, 32 y, Flor- ence A Hane's, 15 y. Rev John Vitola, Conway Floweree, 10 y, Geo. Gannon, 10 v Robert Marble, cob, Lelia Salley, 11 y, Miss Ella McCabe, 23 y, G. AI. Thomas, 3 m Geo M. North, 4 v, H. E. Lewis, Jr., col., 9 d, Phillip Hoggatt, 32 y, Matil- da Smith, col., 43 y; Alary E. Boswell, 7 y, Edward Ryan, 40, y, Anthony Blake, cob, 21 y, AVarren county. Sept. 15—James Anderson, cob, 40,---Chapman, Thos. H. Rigby, 21 y, resi- dence Vicksburg, died at Newman's Grove, Jim Green, cob, 6 y, Calvin Porter, cob, 42 y, AVarren countv. Jennie Brown, cob, 22 y, John Augustine, 43 years, John Russell, cob, 11 y, Henry Bolton, cob, 9 y, Charlotte L. Green, 8 y, Gra- milla Vincent, cob, 56 y. AVarren county. Sept. 16—Lewis H. Haines, Carter Williams, col. 54 y, Mrs. Credon, 3b y, Aliss Annie Bitterman, 19 y, Pierre Rivinac, 20 y, George Rebay, 4o y, John Snow, 20 y, Hospital, F. G.'Shaw, 12 y, AV. H. Edrington, GO y, Ed. Massengale, 40 y Chatanoo^a nurse. Airs. AI. A. Bridges 27 y. E. V. Marble, cob, 1 y, Geo. S. AValmslev, Jr.,'2 y, A. Jingles, 30 v, James Beresford, 9 y, A. L. Bridges. 6 y, Mrs. M. A. Cully, Lelia Mann, 2 y, Phillip Drusheli, 40 y, James Smith, cob, 17 y, Frank Alitchell, 40 y. Stephen Johnson, col., 30 y,AVarren county,---Geary, John AV. Munroe, 11 y, AVarren county, Violet Jackson, cob, 24 y, Mike Golden, •3 v, Taylor Bradv. cob, 45 y, Mary A. Vanderburg, 13 y, Morris Geary, 45 y, Aliss Mary J. F. Wolfe, 22y, AV. R. Jones, 37 y, AVm. Hammond, cob, 32ys, died in AVarren county. George Heflinger, 30 y, Joseph Alerdice,40 y, Mary E. Graff, 37 y, Mrs Fannie BroAvn, 30 y, Norman Hunt, 35 y, Warren county. Sept 18—Miss Sallie L. Tanner, 16 y, Aliss Annie R. Tanner, 14 y, Cornelia Rivinac. 18 v. Bessie Owens, 5 y, died in Warren county, Robert Snow 69 y, died in the Hosoital, Wm. Pint.z. 48 y, died in the Hospital, Patrick Henegan, 42 a7, James Martin, 25 \7, AVillie Golden, 2 v, Joseph Spengler, 17 y. gepr. 19—James English, 34 y, Bernard Duffner, 3 y, died in AVarren county, Mrs. Cyrille Lambert, 24 y, Rose Leonard, cob, 22 y, Miss Rosanna Ragan, 36 y, Goodrich. 25 v, AV. J. Shuler, 22 y, Miss Riddell. Sept, 20—Annie McGinnis, 9 y,---AVatson. cob, 2 y, died ivi AVarren county, 13 [ 194 ] Miss Annie AlcCabe, 19 y, Frank C. Lewis, 25 y, died in the Hospital, Chas. Sutherland, 4 y, died in the Hospital, AVm. A. Fairchild, 41 y, John A. David- son, 18 y. riept 21—Andrew Duffey. 8^y, Fanny Pierce, cob, 80y. Albert Rothschild. 10 y, Sandy Moorehead, col., 25, died in the Hospital, A, R. Kezer. 41 y, died in the Hospital, T. M. Baggett, 4 y, died in AVarren county, Fannie AVashington, cob, 30 y,---Clark, 8 m, died in Warren 'county. Sept. 22—Alary C. Klein. 10 y, AV. Mitchell, cob, 6 m, Henry Jackson, cd., died in AVarren county, Mack Thomas, cob, 25 y,---Adams, 10 m, died in AVarren county, Unknown colored man, died in AVarren county. Sept. 23—Airs. AVertz, L. Fort, cob, Lucinda Jenkins, col. 7 y, Mary Henessy, 2 y, died in AVarren county, Patrick O'Nial, 10 y, died in AVarren county, John A'oung, cob, 30 y, Thomas Alatox, cob, 50 y, Henry AV. Cook, 20 y. Sept. 25—Fred L. Flowers. Gy, died at Bovina, A. AV. Hedrick, 25 3', Annie AI. Klien, 19 y, Willie M. King, G y. Sept. 25—Malisa Onsley, col., 13 y, died in AVarren county, Rosa Frank, Gy, Maggie Hennesy, 4 y, died in AVarren county, Thos. C. Russell, 3 y, Rosalie Col- lins, cob, 33 y, Mary Toohey, 5 y, Annie L. Alorgan, cob, 20 y, Albert Ross, col., 35 y, died in Warren county, Louis Turner, cob, 23 y, died in AVarren county, Minnie L. Vanderberg, 2 y, James J. Boswell, 2 y. Sept. 26—Isadore Meyer, 3:5 y, died at Bovina, AVm. AI. Rockwood, 40 y, .Chas. Reede, Lucy7 AV. Cook, 8y, H. Potts, cob, 75 y, Mrs. Cameron, Dr. J. S Roach, 26 y,---Bennett, died in tne Hospital, Albert Dugan, cob. 12 y, died in AVarren county, Chas. B. Shottman, 5y, Mrs Augustine, Milton Harris, 5 y, Mattie Mc- Clenon, 1 m John Marcus, diedin Warren county, Hanna Alarcus, died inWar- ren county. Sept. 26—Benny O'Brien, 6 y, Alinnie Green, cob. 6 w, Sister Agnes AVeaver, ---Kingspight, 1 y, Phillip Drushell, 4 y, died in AVarren county, Bettie Tay- lor, col, 30 y, Stepiien R. Mount, 83 y, Lou AVilliams, col, John Kluch, J. A Neal, 51 y, died in the Hospital, G. C. AVashington, cob, 24 y, died in the Hospital, Mrs Schendal, John Sagona. 3 m, died in Warren county, Alinnie Schendal, 6 y, Kate Hennesy 1 y, diel in AVarren county, John Golden, 6 y. Sept. 28—Richard M. Dohler, Jr., 2 m. Sept. 28—D. R. Black, 40 y, died in AVarren county, Elisha Clark, 22 y, L. Sadler, col, 34 y, died in Warren county, AVm. J. Feelan, 5 y, died in AVarren county, AVillie Geary, 12 y, Thos. Fultz, col, 32 y, died in the Hospital, Oscar N. Stith, 32 y, died in AVarren county, Matt. AVillingham, 34 y, died in AVarren county,C. F. Davenport, col, 3 y, Valentine Zollinger, 45 y, died in Warren county, Chas. M. Reynolds, 1 y. Sept. 29—Marks BroAvn, 20 y, Zack Taylor, col, 43 y. died in AVarren county, Rob't Jingles, 5 y, Julius Susman, 21 y, Miss Laura Ford, 22 y, Mrs. Alary AI. Puneky. 22 y. Sept, 3C—Isadore Mayer, 22 y, Carrie AVilliams, col, 1 y, James J. Fox, 23 y. died in AVarren county, James McGinnis, died in AVarren county, Alex. M. Butler. 3 y, Airs. ALL. Jordan, 56 y, Ignatius O'Leary, 1 y, Israel Alendle, 9 y., AV. J. McGinty, 26 y. John M. Scannell. 19y, Albert A. Flowers, 8y, died in AV^r- ren county, AVillie AVeatherly, 5 y, C. AV. Dwight, Alary A. Smith, 18 y, Daniel Schiller, 35 y. Oct, 1—Robert Jones, col, 47 y, Bertha Schendal, 9 m, Airs. R. C. Adams, 80 y, N. O'Neal, 54 y, AVarren county. Maggie Aloore, col, 5 y, AVarren county, Her- man AVesche, 24 y, died in the Hospital, Aliss AI. A. R. Evans, 13 y, died in Warren county. Oct. 2—Mrs. Carrie T. Russell, 29 y, Henry A. Aliller, 24 y, Oscar F. Genella, 18 y, AV. H. Peoples, 40 y, died in the Hospital, A. Alexander, 57 y, AVolf So- kolosky, 28 y, Joe Holmes, col, AVarren county, Antoine Sutbrocker, 24 y, John BoAven, 5 y, John Latcher, 16 y. Oct. 3—Terrance Laughlin, 10 y, John Chatam, 20 y, AV. Russell col 9 m Mary Allen, 20 y. Oct. 4—Ariolet Alarcus, 5y, A. AV. Dennett, 22 y, died in th« Hospital,. Sam. Scott, col, 50 y, Eliza Sheppard, 24 y, AVarren county, Ida AV. Huner, 9 m, Cath- erine Lucett, 37 y, Herman Alendel, 34 y. Oct. 5—Alarcus Schendal, 4 y, Chas. Bingham, col, 40 y, AVarren county, Su- san Cox, col, 50 y, AVarren county, Kate Harris, col, 19 y, Alaurice Schendal, 37 y, James Anderson, AVarren county. Oct. 6—Airs. Alattie E. Bacon. 35 y, Alinnie Drushell 13 y, AVarren county. Oct. 7—Dr. AI. Blackman, AVarren county, E. H. Hammett. 1 y, AVarren county, Arthur N. Bacon, 2 y, Sam AVilliams, col, 5 weeks, Henrietta Terrell, col 27 y, AVarren county, AVilliam Q. Arnold, 18 y. [ 195 1 Oct, 8—Fred Walker, col, 3 y, R. Kalmbach. 45 y, Bsssie K Powell, 3 y, Ilenry Powell, col, 25 y, died in the Hospital, Irwin Dixon, col, 3J y, Warren county, Charles C. Spengler, 9 y. Oct. 9—Lizzie Grey, col, 32 y," Barney Rot'c, 43 y. verdict of the jury : came to his dc-ath from yellow fever. Gus. E. MarKS, 27 y, Airs. Sophia W. Woods, 0,,'t,. 10—Alinnie Alendel, 5 y, James Lewis, col, 30 y, Isham Davenport, col, 40. y, AVarren countv, James R. Jackson, 1 y, AVarren county, Houston Fate, 39 y, died in the Hospital, Patrick Collins, 31 y, died in the Hospital. Oct, 11—E B. Davison, Jr.. 4 y, John King. 4 y. AVarren county, Lafayette King, 2 y, Warren countv, Joseph AVeyer. 22 y, AVarren county, Julia Crecey, col, 8 v, AVarren countv, Alois Zollinger, AVarren county, Dr. Hapholdt, 52 y, died i'n the Hospital, B. AVorthey, col, 5; y, AVarren county, Betsy Alinor, col, b0 y, AVarren county, Annie Floyd, 13 y., died at Delta, Louisiana, Oct. 12—Augusta'Raum, 11 m. AVarren county, B. N. Jordan, 32 y, AVarren county, Charles Owens, col, 18 y, AVarren county, Ellen AVillingham, 1 m, died in the Hospital. Oct, 13—AVillis J. Bacon, 4 y, Airs. E. L. Gray, <*2 y, died in AVarren county, Samuel J. Hassell 2 m. Oct. 14-Lucelia AVinbu«h, 0 m, John AV. Brackett, 30 y, Sophia Haven, 6 y, AVarren county. Joseph Feibleman, 21 y, died at Delta, Louisiana, Barbara E. Latcher, 13 y, Louis Schaffer, 9davs, Geo. S. A'erger, 35 y. Oct. 15—Jeney, col, 6 y, Floyd Porterfield, 6 y, died at Delta, Louisiana. Hor- ace H. Snead, 1 in. George C. Cox. col, 1 m. Oct, 16—Levie Cook, cob 25 y, Airs. C. Goldberg, died at Delta, Louisiana, Frank E. Love, 21 v......Oct. 17—Lieut, H. H. Benner, U. S. A., interred in National Cemetery, Helen Tilitz, 6y, AVarren county, Antonio G.Bobb, 8y, AVar- ren county, John Griffin, 45 y, died in the Hospital. Oct 18—Miss Carrie Lacroix, 13 y, died in AVarren county, J. M. Dalton, 52 v, died in the Hospital, Mike Laughlin, 30 v......Oct. 19—Percy Smith, 13 y, Warren county, Louisa Graves, col, 72 y. AVill H. Hall, 24 y. Oct. 20—Julia Curran, 18 v, Freddie B. Aliles, 17 v, Clayton Augustus, G7 y. ......Oct, 21—Sam Steele, 28 y, Delia Dorsey, col, 29 y......Oct. 22—R. J. Hill, col, 1 m, EdAvin B. Hill, 80 y, died in AVar/en county, Arirginia Kidd, 23 y, AVar- ren county. Oct. 22—Mitchell Cox, col, 7 a', S acey A. Hoggatt, died at Alounds, Louisiana, Jacob L. Katzmier, 18 y. died in AVarren county......Oct, 23---Ransom, col, 9 days, Ida Smith. 16 y, Warren county. Dr. Lewis Gilland, di^d in Delta, Loui- siana, Alarv Belle Peale, 9 y, died in AVarren countv, Capt. E. B. AVillis, 52 y, G. AV. Edwards. 61 y. Oct. 24-N. V. Jane, Jr., 7 y......Oct. 25-Edward O'Neal, 40 y, Alary E. Meyer, 2 m, Alex. V. Brown, 45 y, died in Delta, Louisiana, Alamie L. Katzen- mier, 3 y, E. Jacobs, col, 1 m, Bessie S. Hammett, AVarren county, UnknoAvn white man, 45 years, AVarren county. Oct. 20—Maj. J. B. Corkern, died in Delta, Louisiana. Ada A. Smith, 11 days, AVarren county, John Lahen, 50 y, died in the Hospital......Oct. 27--Charles Sanguinetti, 17 y. Oct, 28—John AI. AVall, 3 y, Clara J. O'Hara, 1 y, AndreAV Richards, Alarshall Smith. 4y AVarren county......Oct. 29—Aloses Conway, 5 y, died in Delta, Airs. J. B. Corkern, died in Dplta, AIVs. Alary E. LaAvrence, 21 y, died in Delta...... Oct, 30—Alead Hvlliard, 38 y. Oct, 31—B. C. Tucker, col, 1 y......Nov. 1—Miss Henrietti Jones, 53 v......Nov. 2—Halsie Howard, col, 70 y, AVarren county, James Cunningham, 78 y, Mrs. Jennie N. Fitzgerald, 29 y, died at Bolton, Miss......Nov. 3—Infant child of AI. O'Neal, 1 week. Nov. 4 -James P. Raney, 35 y, died in the Hospital, Sandy Buckley, col, 2 m, Martin Kanard, 20 y, AVarren county......Nov. 5—C. Alexson, 43 y, AVarren county7. Nov. 7—Tom Smuh, col. 50 y, Frank Lewis, col, 86 y......Nov. 9—AVilliam Arm- stead, 15 ytdied at Jitchly, La......Nov.11—Miss Mossinger, 12 days......Nov. 15 —Nora Carson, col, 20 y. Nov. 16—Samuel Kahn, 30 y, died at Delta......Nov. 17—Belle Thomas, cob Alary Hughes, colored, 25 y, Remains of Mrs. Cooley and two children ; removed from Louisiana. Nov.20—Clifton Fitzgerald, 8y..... Nov. 22—John Alannell, 36 y, died in the Hospital. [ i96 ] DEATHS IX AVARREX COEXTY, FROM YELLOAV FEVER. From Vicksburg Herald. There may possibly be some feAv errors in this list, as there has been no regular record kept of the deaths, and Ave Avere, therefore, compelled to depend upon the memory of persons living in the different portions of the county, from Avhom Ave obtained the lists. Miss Bettie Collier, 18y, James Collier, 64 y, Aliss Alice Collier, 15 y, Eola Alaud Trindle, 1 y. AVm. George Trindie, 8 y, Margaret Belle Trindle, 4 y, Miss Agnes Axelson, 16 y, Cornelius Axelson, 44 y, Henry P. Axelson, 18 y, Airs. Mary Standard, 68 y, Mrs. Millie Standard, 23 y, S. AV. McHam, 39 y, G. B. Alcllam, 1 y, Airs. S. H. McHam, 83 y, Aliss H. G. Alcllam, 6 y, Mrs. Ryan, ---■ Ryan, Alcrris Solomon, 4 y, AVm. Loyd, 52 y, Sophie Loyd, 46 y, Freddie Loyd, 12 y, Aliss An.nie Loyd, 16 y, Albert Loyd, Jr., infant, C. A. AVarnaph, 25 y, Miss Bettie Beall, 16 y, Aliss Katie Gibson, 15 y, Aliss Emmie Gibson, 13 y, ---A\resterber!lins. Aug. 26 ; AV. AI. Hankins; Dr. E. AV. Hughes. Aug. 31; Dr. AV. AV. Hall, Aug. 30; Dr. W. B. B. May. Sept. 7; Dr. J. L. Milton. Aug. 15; R. A. Irwin, Sept. 4; J. AI. Knox, Sept. 7; John T. Moore, Aug. 24; T. E. Peacock, Aug. 12; Jacob Poitevent, Aug. 27 ; Ilenry Rafalsky, Aug. 2'; M. Wile, Aug. 27; AVm. AVillis, Sup't. Co. Ex. Co., at Memphis; S. S. Angevine, Aug. 28; John S. Paine, Oct. 27; AV. A. Dejarnett, En. Ap., Aug. 22. Other Alasons Avho died at'Grenada and A'icinity—AV. C. Eskridge. Command- ery7 No. 15, Aug. 15; AV. T. Cole, p.m., Ebenezer Lodjre, Senatobia, Sept. 2; Dr. P. F. Fitzgerald, p. m., AVm. Cot lira n Lodge, No. 361,' Oct, 13; AV. A. McAIillian, Lexington Lodge, No. 24, Aug. 11; Thos. Powell, of Garner Lodge No. 376, Aug. 16; Butler P. Anderson, of DeSoto, No. 299, Tenn., Sept. 1; John Alorrow, non- affiliate, Aug. 15; R. S. Bowles, non-affiliate, Aug. 15; II. AI. Jones, of Michi- gan. Number of members of Grenada Lodge, sick of the fever. 25; died, 18; mem- bers of brothers'families sick, 105; died, 42; widows surviving, 7; orphans,47. Holly Springs Lodge, No. 35.—Harvey AV. AValter, Past Grand Alaster, Sept. 19; AVilliam Clark,--------; Thos. A. Falconer. Sept. 5; Howard Falconer, Sept. 20; Jas. Nntall, Sept. 5; B. P. Oliver, Sept, 5 ; Clem Keid, Sept. 10 ; Sam'l Abernathy, Sept, 6; AV. (). AIcKinneA',-------; AV. T. Long,; Joseph Herr, Oct. 1; Ch-s Schneider. Sept.10; R. AV. AlcClain, Sept. 4; AV.'F. Megary,--- ---; U. II. Ross, Sept, 9. Other Alasons, Avho died of fever, in Holly Springs and vicinity—E. AV. Up- shaw, non-affiliate, Aug. 13; Dr. AV. AI. C-impton, of Pearl Lodge, No. 23; John Chenowith, of Tennessee, Sept. 6; R. L. AVatson of late Geo.R. Freeman Lodge, Sept. 7; AVm. Crump, of late'Geo. R. Freeman Lodge, Sept. 10; J. AV. Brannon, of Cornersville Lodge No. 284, Sept, 13. Mississippi No. 56.—Dr. H. C. Snod<*rass, Oct,—. AVilson, No. 72.—AV. J. Adams, at Lake, Sept, 18. Ebenezer. No. 76, Senatobia.—AV. T. Cole. p. m., at Grenada, Sept.2; R. L. Wait, Sept, 2. Pontotoc, No. 81.—AV. R. Todd, Sept. —. Coahoma, No. 104, Friars Point.—George It. Alcorn, Oct. 17. Claiborne, No. 101, Rocky Springs.—J. J. Harper, Oct. 28; Rev. D. A. J. Packer, Oct. 28. Bovina, No. 112 —D. A. Cameron. F. m., 62 years. Oct. 13 ; Ft. AV. Chappel, Oct 17; S. B. AVall, Oct. 21; Jones S. AVilkins, Oct, 15; J. B. Johnson, Oct. 5; J. AV. Finch, Oct. 17; F. H. Featherston, Nov. 20. Hyland, No. 113 —Dr. AV. E. Monette, p. m., Nov. 7; John AV. Hullnm, Oct. 8. Unity, No. 117. Edavards.—Dr. AV. B. Williamsor., p. m., Sept. 27. Patton, No. 129, Lauderdale Springs—A. A. Currie, at Meridian, Oct, 26; B. C. Estus, Oct. 26. Lai derdale, No. 308, AIeridian.—AV. T. AIcLean, p. m., Oct, 11; John Ether- idge, Sept. 8. Non-affiliate? who died at AIeridian and vicinity.—AAr. V. Rnney, between 200 ] Oct—; Dr. J. jtl. Lyles, at L^uderdalc Springs, Oct. 'J 5; J. C. Peters, Nov.—; John AVard, Oct. 11; E. V. Early, Oct, 26; R. J. Aloseley, Oct. 9. AVater A'alley, No. 132—John E. Becton, Sept. 30; L. M.Pennington, Oct. 2; and J. 0. Hendricks, of St, Cyr Commandery, No. 6, Sept, 27. Bay St. Louis, No. 147.—John J, Saucier. Oct. 15. Jeremiah, No. 158.—John Fennell, at Holly Springs,---. AuiHKN, No. 166.—Joseph Jacobs, Sept. 5; J. M. Moses, Oct. 11. AIadison Station. No. 192.—John A. Gould. Pascagoula, No. 202.—R. G. Davis, at Scranton, Oct. 20. Greenville, No. 20b—AV. A. Haycraf,, p.m., Sept.5; Edward P. Byrne, p. At., Sept. 6; Nevvman J. Nelson, Sept, 18; Lyman Stowell, Sept. 5 ; Wm.J. Alan- ley, Sept. IS; Geo.-fV. Elliott, Oct. 5; John Manifold, Sept. 25. Other Masons who died at Greenville.—Edward Steinberg, Pearl Lodge, No. 23; John II. Nelson, Tillman Page, Duncan C. Green, A. B. Trigg, M. J. Alor- zinski. Rising Glory Lodge, No. 215, Osyka.—AI. D. Bond, Oct. 4; Isaac Cerf, Oct. 8 ; J. A. Ott, non-affiliate, Nov. 2. Tunica, No. 257.—Dr. J. F. Sample, at Alemphis. Corneiksville, No. 284—J. AV. Brannon, Sept. 18. Lake, No. 298—Dr. G. C AlcCallum, AVor. Master, Sept. 8: AV.H. Evers, Sen. AVar., Sept. 9; J. H. Crossly, Treas., Sept, 26; Lee C. Scott, Sen. Dea., Sept. 7 ; J.N. Couch, Sept. 25; Robert Davidsonj Sept, 13; Geo. F. Lowry, Sept. 22. Ti pelo, No. 318.—AI. L. Leake, at Louisville, Ky., Sept. 13. Abbeville, No. 320.—S. C. Arnold, at Alemphis'. Dry Grove, No. 321 —E. Coker, Aug. 8 ; J. C. Stubbs, Sept. 7 ; AV. D. Kyle, Oct, 25 ; J. C. AVilliams, Oct. 30. Bolion, No. 326.—A. Alexander, at Vicksburg, Oct. 2. John A. Galbreath, No. 334, BrandyAvine Springs, Claiborne county—James 1. Brumley, Sept. 1; J. I>. Fairley, Aug. 23; T. \i. Jones, Oct. 7. AVm. Cothuan. No. 861, near Grenaua.—Dr. P. F. Fitgerald, AVor. AI., Oct. 18. Newton, No. 372.— AV. D. Alaguirk, at Like. Sept. 24. Garner, No. 376.—Tho*. Powell, \n00; at Holly Springs, one hundred of the best citizens have died Avithin the last two weeks: at Canton, about GO deaths to date; at Port Gibson, about 100; from Greenville, on the Mississippi river, avc can learn nothing definite, as telegraphic communication has been inter- rupted. The,fever has also broken out at Bolton, on the Vicksburg railroad, 18 miles Avest of here ; at Dry Grove, in the lower part of this county ; at Lake Station, 45 miles east of here, and at several other places in the State. AVhen tbe fever became epidemic in New Orleans, this city and Aricks- burg quarantined against New Orleans; Avhen it appeared in Vicksburg, this place and many other points quarantined against Aricksburg; and against each successive place Avhere the fever appeared, the health and municipal authorities of all the surrounding counties and kwns issued tbeir quarantine ordinances, and established their quarantine stations,Avith officers and guards' to enforce them. All avIio could conveniently do so, fled from the* infected towns on tbe first approach of the fever. Of course many have felt it tbeir duty to remain, such as physicians, druggists, min- isters, journalists, and some public officers, and some not occupying public positions, Avho Avere anxious to serve their afflicted fellow-citizens in every way possible. But the majority of the Avhite population of all the places named, and many others, haA7e gone to distant States, or are living in the country adjacent to their homes—some in log cabins and others in tents, many Avithout sufficient food, or good Avater, and beyond the reach of med- ical "attention in case of sickness, In this city, for instance, Avhere AA7e have been Avondcrfully spared, in having had only one case of fever—on the 31st of August—there are not more than four hundred Avhite persons .who remain. Of my oavii household, of eleven Avhite persons, I am solitary and alone, and have been for five Aveeks. AIy family are eighty miles south of here, in a section of country supposed to be safe, but even in their vicinity, the fever .has been scattered by refugees from Port Gibson. Our colored servants nave remained, and they take very good care of me, and I of them. There is only one other white man on the square. In scores of houses there is not an occupant; in others, the old servants are [ 202 ] in charge, and all, I am happy to say, have been faithful to their trust. So far as I have learned, the property of absentees bus not been disturbed. It is true, our police force has been greatly increased, and constant vigilance is exercised. The public bell rings at ten o'clock at night as a signal for all to retire from the streets. AVhen the stampede first took place from here and other places, the col- ored people generally remained. Heretofore they have been compara- tively exempt from the fever, but they are equally subject Avith the Avhites to the present type of the disease. A\4ien they begun to realize this fact, many Avere quite willing to leave, but the quarantine regulations against infected points are enforced Avithout regard to " race, color, or pre- vious condition." Hence the five thousand or more colored people in Vicksburg, and the tAvo thousand or more here, had to stay and take then- chances. Their subsistence became a matter of immediate concern. Those avIio gave them employment and paid them Avages bad gone, and all oppor- tunities of providing for themselves and families Avere abruptly closed against them. Hence the applications that have been made to the Govern- ment for rations, and its prompt and timely furnishing of the same. As before remarked, this place has Avonderfully escaped. Vicksburg is only 4"> miles Ave.st and Bolton still closer on the'same line of railroad. Canton is only 23 miles nortb, Dry Grove 18 miles south. Freight and passenger trains to and from Ncav Orleans and Vieloburg passing through here daily and yet Ave have been spared. A\re are duly grateful, Ave trust, to a kind Providence, and Ave feel that the precautionary means used have been blessed to our preservation. In the first place the city has been thoroughly cleansed and disinfected. Carbolic acid is daily sprinkled on all the streets, and car loads of lime have been scattered about on all the highways and private premises. The invoices of carbolic acid Avill amount to about one hundred barrels, thus far, and we think it the best investment the city has ever made. Its iioav delightful odor is inhaled not only by the citizens, but by the people in the surrounding country, for miles. In addi- tion to this, we allow no one to come here from or througli any infected locality. The train from the North, for instance, has to stop at the quar- antine station seven miles above here, and discbarge its mail and express matter, and then go through the city at the usual rate of speed. The train from NeAV Orleans proceeds to said quarantine station, Avithout stopping in Jackson. AVe have to send our paper (The Clarion) to that point to be mailed. The train from A'icksburg has to stop a respectable distance from toAvn also. Freight trains from the North, and supplies for Vicksburg, are passing from one road to the other Avithout hindrance. The Alayor and health officers have been inexorable in the enforcement of the quarantine and sanitary regulations, and every citizen is co-operating. If a stranger Avould appear on our streets iioav he Avould have to sIioav " bis papers" about as often as he met a citizen. All the public and private roads leading to the city are picketed, and the Alayor's permit, countersigned by the City Clerk, and stamped Avith the seal of the city, is now necessary in order to obtain admission within the corporate limits of Jackson; and the same document is necessary in order to get out. A colored Avoman Avas beard to remark the other day, that she thought the city Avas too closely canteencd, and another expressed the hope that the pontoon Avould be raised. "Quar- antine" is a new phra-c in their vocabulary, to which they Avill in due time become accustomed. AVell, I find that I am writing you a long letter ; but I cannot close Avith- out a reference to the particular AA'ork in Avliich I am engaged in connec- tion Avith our present troubles—a Avork that has grown upon me until my strength for further duty is almost exhausted. AVhen tbe plague first attacked Grenada and then Vicksburg and Port Gibson, I called our Grand Master's attention to the propriety of affording such relief as Ave could [ 2°3 ] from our Grand Lodge Treasury. In my suggestions, he most heartily acquiesced. Just then, on the 21st of August, I received a telegram from the Masons of NeAV Orleans, that they had sent me tAvo hundred dollars for the relief of their distressed brethren in Mississippi. In a dispatch to the Associated Press, this fact Avas stated, and also that I would be glad to receive and distribute such relief as might be sent me by the craft Avheresoever dispersed. As Grand Secretary of Masons, and as Grand Treas- urer of Odd FelloAvs, I haA7e been kept very busy receiving dispatches and money packages, acknowledging relief and distributing it to the Masonic, I. O. O. F. and other recognized Relief Committees at the various afflicted points in our State. For this purpose, the telegraph companies gave the free use of the wires, the express companies mark every package, large and small, " D. H.," the banks charge no discount or exchange, and the rail- roads carry supplies, nurses and doctors all free of charge. I supposed, when contributions first began to reach me that the aggregate might amount to five thousand dollars. My entries up to to-night show nearly thirty-five thousand dollars!—and all this, (save about $2,500,) from the Masons and Odd FelloAvs of the Union,—contributed, not for members of the Orders only, and their families, but for all in distress. The general in- struction to me is, put it Avhere it will do the most good. As far as pos- sible I have placed it in the hands of the Masonic and I. O. O. F Commit- tees, but they have been zealously co-operating with the Hoivards, and helping all, regardless of race, color or class. I am now, for instance, buy- ing up a car-load of beef-cattle, and a car-load of sheep for shipment to Vicksburg this Aveek. To-day I sent a thousand dollars to Rev. Dr. C. K. Marshall, who has been laboring like a hero among the poor people of Vicksburg since tbe first of the fever. I telegraphed him notice that a good Samaritan like him ought to have the means of dispensing relief at discretion. He has just replied: "A thousand thanks. I Avill give a good report of it." In several instances, those remitting tbe funds have charged me to see to it that those avIio are made Avidows and orphans by the plague, and avIio have peculiar claims upon tbe fraternities for Avhom I am acting, shall not be forgotten. How many there may be, cannot be ascertained until the close oil the epidemic; but I feel so solemnly the ob- ligation thus imposed upon me, that I shall discharge it as judiciously as possible, to the extent of means that maybe sent me. A letter from the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of AVest Virginia has called my atten- tion to tbe Hufflington family, avIio Avent from AVheeling to Grenada. Six out of the family of eight died within a feAv days. I am trying to get into communication with the surviving tAA7o, but although I have written to them, and to the relief committee, I can learn nothing. To sIioav you how difficult it has been to distribute systematic relief to that point, I -will giA'e my OAvn experience. My first remittances Avere to Dr. Hughes, a zealous Mason. After his death, I remitted to the Relief Committee; on their death, I remitted to the HoAA'ard Association, and on the very day that the only surviving member of that Association acknoAvledged the receipt of a package of one thousand dollars, he was himself attacked Avith the feArer. I then noticed in a Memphis paper, that Bro. Aver, the Noble Grand of the Odd FelloAvs' Lodge, Avas aoirng the survivors, and so sent him fiA7e hundred dollars, but the package reached there a few'hours after his death; and the express agent, Mr. Armistead, notified me that he had it in his care. In a feAv days, the express agent Avas prostrate, and the re- port to-day is that he may possibly recover. Of course terrible suffering, destitution and death must be the rule, Avhen those avIio Avere Avilling to administer relief have themselves been hurried to the grave. God help the people of Grenada! Until several decided frosts shall come, and until the entire toAvn shall be thoroughly disinfected, it will be unsafe for any person to breathe its atmosphere, and therefore but feAv Avill venture to their relief. [ 2°4 ] Among the brightest and best of our Masonic lights that have been ex- tinguished by the plague, I may mention Past Grand Master A. J. AVheeler, editor of the Masonic JeAvel, Memphis. He Avas a chairman of the Masonic Relief Committee, and had won the name of a hero in former trials to Avhich the people of Memphis Avere subjected. But he Avent doAvn in this. At Aricksburg, our Grand Commander, Sir AV. G. Paxton, has been down for several days, and to-day Avord comes that his co-laborer, Past Grand Commander AV. A. Fairchild, has been attacked. In the matter of contributions, the Empire State has done nobly. In due time I will send you as complete a report as I can prepare of this ter- rible ordeal through which Ave are passing, and Avill place on enduring record the loving words and material aid that comes to us from every quarter. May the good people of Lockport never feel the shadoAV of a yelloAV fever plague settling down upon their fair city. Fraternally snd sincerely yours, J. L. Poaver. The follow'ng passport to Mr. Hodge, which illustrates the method of passing quarantine, was enclosed Avith Col. Poiver's communication: Mayor's Office, City Hall, ) Jackson-, Miss., Sept, 18th, 1878. J [l. s.] John Hodge has permission to pass the Quarantine on the Livingston road until further orders. John McGill, .Mayor. By the Mayor: Harris Barksdale, City Clerk. THE MASONIC PROTEGE. Sacramento Daily Bee, Oct. 2S. For some time past a committee of the Masonic fraternity of Sacra- mento, consisting of N. Greene Curtis, Past Grand Master; AVilliam M. Petrie, Past Master, and J. A. Fillmore, have been looking anxiously for the arrival of Master AATalter AATilcox, a little five year-old orphan boy, whose parents died of yellow fever in New Orleans, avIio Avas put on the cars at the latter city, ticketed for Oakland, Avhere he has a grandmother named Mrs H. Carey, who agreed to raise him if he Avas sent to her. The little felloAV has been heard from at various times through the Eastern States, Avhere he was recaived and taken in charge by the Masonic frater- nity, his every Avant looked after, and he was seen safely on his journey. The little felloAV left New Orleans on the second of October, having a let- ter indorsed by the Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic fraternity of the State of Louisiana, bespeaking for him all the kindness and attention pos- sible from the conductors and members of the fraternity Avherever he should arrive, also setting forth the circumstances of the death of his parents, a copy of Avhich appears beloAV : New Orleans, October 3, 1S78. The bearer of this is AA'alter AArilcox, avIio has been orphaned by the epi- demic which has prevailed in this city. He is five or six years of age, and he is now enroute to San Francisco, via Louisville and Chicago. He has been forAvarded from this point by the Masonic Relief Lodge, and is the holder of a through ticket, No. ?>■)&, and funds have been placed in the hands of the conductors to defray the necessary expenses Avhich may be in- curred on his account. He will be received at Chicago by parties repre- senting the Masonic Relief Lodge in that city. I bespeak for him on the part of railroad men betAveen New Orleans and Chicago every possible at- tention looking to his comfort and protection. (Seal,) F. Chandler, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Bailroad. [ 2°5 J The conductors of the Sacramento division Avere requested to keep a sharp look-out for the boy and telegraph to this city when he Avas on the train coming AVest, Accordingly a dispatch Avas yesterday received from M. J. Goodrich, the conductor of the express train Avhich reached here late last evening, saying the boy Avas on board, and the result was that when the train arrived here last evening a large delegation of Masons and the com- mittee Avere at the depot to receive him. AVhen the cars had stopped N. Greene Curtis, Past Grand Master of the Order in California, AArent into the sleeping car, found the litfle felloAV, and soon appeared on the platform carrying him in his arms. The scene was a most affecting one, and dreAV tears from eyes long unused to such exhibi- tions of weakness. The head of the little boy reclined on the shoulder of Judge Curtis, Avhose silvered locks and beard shoAved more strongly Avith the contrast of the Avealth of golden hair Avorn by the boy. The little arms Avere lovingly entAvined about the Judge's neck, and an air of confidence and perfect happiness was apparent on the child's face, as if he felt that everyone of those men draAvn up in line Avere his friends Avhom he could call upon for aid. About the little felloAv's neck Avas a ribbon, to which Avas attached a shipping tag, on which the folloAving Avas Avritten : Chicago, Oct. 22, 1878. The bearer of this is Master AV alter AA^Icox, au orphan son of a brother Mason. He Avas orphaned by the yellow fever in New Orleans, and is en route to Oakland, Cab, to join his grandmother, Mrs. H. Carey, Avho Avill meet him at the depot. He has been for\Ararded by the Masonic fraternity and is the holder of through tickets, and funds have been placed in the hands of conductors for incidental expenses. (Signed) H. Holcomb, Garden City Lodge. As soon as those present had seen the little traveler he was taken in a carriage to the residence of AAT. M. Petrie, on J street, betAveen Eight and Ninth, Avhere Mrs. Petrie took him in charge and Avhere he still remains, full of life and happiness and evidently well satisfied Avith his neAV home. This morning the little boy Avas furnished Avith a full outfit of under- clothing and a neAV suit by E. Lyon and W. 31. Petrie, and to-day he has been visited by a large number of ladies and gentlemen, many of Avhom left some token of their feelings for the little orphan. The boy Avill be kept here until it can be learned who are the proper par- ties to send him to in San Francisco or Oakland, and Avill be sent fonvard from here Avith a tag from the Masonic fraternity of this city to then- brethren at the Bay. When he Avas taken from the cars yesterday, a lady passenger, en route to San Francisco, stated she Avas abundantly able to provide for the boy, and expressed a Avish to be alloAved to adopt him, but he Avill be sent to his relatives before any steps are taken regarding his future. He also carries credentials from the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Louisiana, signed by EdAvin Marks, Deputy Grand Master of Masons of the State of Louisiana. This letter recites the cir- cumstances of the death of the boy's parents from the yelloAV fever and the sending of him to California, and concludes thus: "To a child of his tender years the journey is one fraught Avith difficul- ties, privations and dangers, and he Avill need the kind offices and protection of all humane people he may meet, and to all such I commend him with the hope that for the time being he may be regarded as their oavii." The seal of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana is attached to the above. He also had Avith him a letter fromD. N. AVelch, General Superintend- ent of the Pullman Palace Oar Company, instructing all Pullman car con- ductors to look after the boy and give him every attention in their poAver. [ 206 ] Also, a card from (Varies Hibaner, stenographer of the L. and N. and Great Southern Railroad, at Louisville, Kentucky, on which Avas written; " Master AValter AArilcox—M-iy Haaiven guard and speed hiin on his jour- ney, is the Avisli of his friend, Charles Hubener." HEROISM OP THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE IN WAR AND IN PESTILENCE. London Standard. The younger among us cannot perhaps remember the keen,Avarm sympathy Avith Avhich the English of '61-65 Avitnessed the heroic struggle maintained by their Southern kinsmen against six-fold odds of position, resources, van- tage ground simply incalculable. Even those avIio from sympathy Avith the Northern States Avere unfavorable to the cause of a great nation revolt- ing against tyranny, could not but feel proud of our near kinship Avith the incomparable soldier—so designated by the enemies—Avhich on fifty battle- fields, maintained, and at last, Avhen all hope Avas gone, bold for six months, Avith 45,000 men against 150,000, a slender line of eartlnvorks thirty miles in length; who marched out 28,00!) strong, and after six days retreat in face of a countless cavalry and overwhelming artillery and infantry press- ing them on all sides, surrendered at last but 8,000 bayonets and sabres. It is this people, the flower and pride of the great English race, on whom a more terrible, more merciless enemy has now fallen. There can be uoav no division of sympathy, as there is no passion to excite and keep up the courage needed for the occasion. Yet the men and Avomen of the South are true to the old tradition. Her youth volunteer to serve and die in the plague-stricken cities as readily as they Avent forth, boys and gray haired men, to meet the threatened surprise of Petersburg—as they volunteered to charge again and again the cannon croAvned hills of Gettysburg, and to en- rich their blood and honor with a name of a neAV victory, every field around Richmond. Their sisters, and Avives, mothers and daughters, are doing and suffering iioav as they suffered from famine, disease, incessant anxiety and alarm throughout the four years of the civil Avar. There maybe among the various nationsof Ayran family one or tAvo avIio Avould claim that they could have furnished trocps like those which folloAved Lee and Johnston, Stewart and StoneAvall Jackson ; but Ave doubt Avhether there be one race beside our oavh that could send forth its children in hundreds to face in toAvns desolated by the yelloAV fever the horror of a nurse's life and the eminent terror of a martyr's death. The Howards—From Whom and Why they Took the Name. John HoAvard, F. R. S., Avas born iu 1729, at Hockbury, near London. the son of a tradesman, and inherited an independent fortune. It Avas not used for any Ioav ends, not even for that higher of Ioav ends mentioned by the poet avIio advised the acquisition of Avealth : "Not for to hide it in a ditch, Not for a train attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." Far from seeking independence, he used it in making himself tbe slave of humanity in a physical sense, but thereby secured that noble independ- ence of a man whose moral nature lifts him above all trammels of sense and Ioav desire. He visited most of the prisons of England, and induced the Commons to begin a system of prison reform. From that, 1784, he [ 207 3 spent his life traveling over Europe, visiting prisons and hospitals, nursing and relieving the sick, sharing the prison fare with the Avorst criminals nnd exhibiting the most heroic devotion. He Avas temperate, self-denying, sim- ple in habits, and in diet, rigidly abstemious. In 18G0, after a lite-time spent in a good work, he died on the field of honor at his post. His last act Avas one of apiece Avith his life. A terrible pestilence of fever had broken out on the Black Sea, and he hastened to labor for the relief of the suffering and study the causes of pestilence in the interest of coming genera- tions, when he Avas stricken doAvn at Cherson, and died away from country, home and friends, but died at bis post, Avalking tbe dreary round on his beat, guarding others against death. Such a life is fitly perpetuated in the name of Howards in our cities, Avhere hundreds and thousands of heroes, imbued Avith the same humanity, enlisted in the same cause, Avith the same bright croAvn, either in an honorable death nobly won, or an approving conscience. THE HOWARDS OP THE SOUTH. From the New Haven Journal and Courier. "Cover Avith the shield of thy protection such as are exposed to danger. The gloom is in our cites, and the darkness everywhere, For the hot breath of the fever fills the hot September air; From the city and the village comes the Aveary cry, "how long! " Oh ! bravest hearts in all the South, be tender and be strong. Brave hearts that cheer the dying, brave hearts that Avatch the dead, Brave hearts that hear up nobly the stricken fever head, God Avill reAvard your ministry of tenderness and love, And Avrite your name in glory on the honor roll above. The Xorth Avill send her treasure—her silver and her gold, You give your time, your courage and sympathy untold ; Brave hands that fight the fever Avith many toils and cares, AVe send you loA-e and sympathy and keep vou in our prayers. All through the days of fever and Aveary nights of pain, For you our tears are falling, as falls the silent rain ; Brave, patient, tender nurses, Avhose hearts have proved so true, As you remembered others, may Christ remember you. From hospital and sick room goes up the bitter cry, From the little helpless orphans who fold their hands and die ; God giAre you faith and patience to endure the fever's breath, And shield Avith his protection from danger and from death. AVatch by the sick, dear Saviour, in all their pain and loss, To all the sick and dying send the comfort of the Cress ; Take Thou this deeadful fever from our stricken land away, And hold these patient nurses in Thy dear love to-day. DR. MITCHELL ON YELLOW FEVER. published for the benefit of country physicians. Memphis, October 10, 1878. Dr. N. C. Knox, Courtland, Miss: Dear Doctor—In relation to my mode of treating a yelloAV fever patient I submit the following: Empty the stomach of the patient, if a meal has been taken within the four hours before before the invasion of the disease. Commence treatment by giving ten or tAvelve grains of calomel, folloAved iii [ 208 ] six hours aftenvard by a dose of oil; reaction is established by a mustard foot-bath; perspiration is to be kept up for twelve or sixteen hours. If the temperature ranges above one hundred and Uvo, sponge Avith cold Avater and Avhisky (equal parts) from head to foot for forty minutes. This should be kept up until the temperature is brought doAvn to one hundred and one, and if the patient is restless, keep up the sponging -with tepid Avater and Avhisky after the fever has entirely subsided. This, in my opinion, is the only measure to secure quiet, rest and sleep. Give two ten-grain doses of quinine Avithin the first twenty-four hours. As a diaphoretic and diuretic use bicarbonate of potash, chlorate of potash and sweet spirits of nitre. For the first j'brty-eight hours use tincture of gelsemium. If after the subsidence of the fever there should be a rise of temperature at night give quinine freely the day following. Repeat this each day as long as the tem- perature rises a night. After the first twenty-four hours of illness there must be absolute quiet of body and mind for the next five days, I do not permit any one to go in the sick-room but myself and nurse; in fact, the Avorld closes on the patient until I turn him loose; he sees nothing, hears nothing, and remains per- fectly quiet in bed. The use of the bed-pan is essential.to recovery. AVhen the fever subsides give the blandest articles of diet, such as milk and lime-Avater, and rice- Avater, folloAved by chicken broth ; no solid food to be taken for ten days. I do not permit my patient to sit up in bed until the ninth or tenth day. Give small quantities of ice and draughts of ice Avater or any cold teas at short intervals and in small quantities. Irritability of stomach that comes on Avith the invasion of the disease Avill usually subside Avithin twelve or eighteen hours, Avithout any treat- ment addressed to that particular symptom. If it appears later, I use sinapisms or blistering ointment to slight vesication. Creosote, in small doses, I use sometimes with decided advantage. After the subsidence of the fever, and during the stage of prostration, I use stimulants very cautiously, and prefer milk punch in small quantities. During the sixth, seventh ami eighth days, or during convalescence, I pre- fer the malt liquors, such as^Ne and porter. Champagne I never use. My experience is that that it is decidedly in- jurious to the patient. Very truly yours, R, AV. Mitchell, M. D. DISINFECTANTS. (CIRCULAR OF MISSISSIPPI state board of health.) The folloAving resolution Avas adopted by the Board of Health : Resolved, That Avhile Ave do not advise the disuse of the popular disin- fectants in purifying the exhalations from cess-pools, privies and other foul accumulations, Ave desire to announce the fact that observation and experi- ence in the late terrible epidemic, do not demonstrate their efficacy and re- liability in destroying the germs or cause of yelloAV fever. The object of disinfection is to prevent disease. It is knoAvn that cer- tain diseases are the result of an infectiA'e poison ; and it is also knoAvn that this infective poison has a close connection with the decomposition of ani- mal and vegetable matter. Cleanliness, pure air, pure water, good food and proper clothing are great safeguards against infectious disease. Artificial disinfectants cannot be made to supply the place of these essential conditions of personal and public health. Hence the first rules against infection, are : L 2°9 1 1. That no house refuse, filth, excremental matter or foul dirt, produc- ing noxious gasses, should be alloAved to remain about inhabited premises. 2. That all occupied dAvellings should have an abundant and uninter- rupted supply of pure fresh air. 3. That all Avater used for cooking and drinking shall come from uncom- taminated sources. Some diseases are capable of rapid increase and multiplication in filthy, foul and damp places, hence all unclean and damp places about dwellings, places of business and places of public gatherings, should be cleansed and dried. Disinfectants are naturally divided into three classes: 1. Those which chemically destroy or effectually restrain the contagious and infectious virus. ■ The principal of these are heat, nitrous acid gas, sulphurous acid gas, bro- mine, sulphate of iron, sulphate of zinc, chlorine and ozone. 2. Agents that arrest chemical change and check the fermentive process—■ antiseptics. They embrace most of those enumerated in the first class, the most im- portant of Avhich are nitrous and sulphurous acid gases, carbolic and salicylic acids, chloride of zinc, chloralum, bromo chloralum, sulphate of iron and per- haps thymol. 3. Deodorants and absorbents—agents that destroy putrid exhalations and ■physically restrain noxious compounds. The principal of these agents are dry earth, charcoal, quick lime and chlo- rine. From the long list of disinfectants the following have been selected, as it is believed they will meet all ordinary demands. 1.—fresh stone lime. Application.—To absorb moisture and putrid fluids. How Used.—Pulverized and scattered over places to be dried. In damp- rooms, it should be placed in pans in liberal quantities. Mixed Avith Avater it is used to lime-Avash Avails and ceilings. It is useful when spread over heaps of fresh manure as a preservative. 2—CHLORINATED LIME. Application.—To destroy putrid gases and check putrefaction. How Used.—A solution of chlorinated lime made by straining and decant- ing a gallon of Avater into Avhich a pound of lime has been dissolved is a a good disinfectant fluid to use in Avashing the bodies of those Avho have died of small-pox, cholera, scarlet fever and other diseases. It is a good solution to use in the sick room for cleansing the hands of the nurse, and into Avhich small articles can be immersed which are aAvaitingan opportun- ity to be boiled. To generate chlorine gas, pour 'strong vinegar or dilute sulphuric acid upon chlorinated lime placed in pans in the room. Or, place in an earthen vessel four ouncss of peroxide of manganese and pour upon it one ponnd of muriatic acid. Chlorine gas is regarded as an efficient disinfectant, but it must be efficiently applied. It is very efficient in disinfecting confined or infected atmosphere and porous substances. Its rapid diffusion and poAver of penetration are great. It destroys sulphuretted hydrogen, ammonia, and all fetid organic compounds. Its odor penetrates far beyond its poAver as a disinfectant, hence its real degree of influence may be deceptive. It can appropriately be used in disinfecting foul cellars and rooms unoccupied. 3.—DRY EARTH. Application.—To absorb effluvia from decaying animal and vegatable matter, and appropriately human excreta. 14 [ 2I° J Dry Earth is nearly a complete disinfectant if used in sufficient quanti- ties to absorb all moisture. It is especially applicable to the deodorizing of privy contents, Avhere the basin is shalloAV, Avith a limited quantity of fluid. It should he abundantly applied. 4.—SULPHUROUS ACID GAS. Application.—To disinfect rooms and infected clothing. Applied only in case of unoccupied rooms. To be effectual in destroying disease germs, the fumes must be so strong that they would destroy human life. Can be used in disinfecting rooms and clothing after cases of yellow fever, small-pox, scarlet fever, cholera and typhoid fever. Sulphurous acid has long been esteemed as a powerful disinfectant. It is to be preferred to nitrous acid or chlorine gases, because of the great irrita- tion these latter produce upon the mucous membrane of the air passages Avhen inhaled. These gases should only be used under the direction of a competent phy- sician. How Used.—Place in an earthen vessel or iron kettle containing a small quantity of ashes, a few live coals, upon which place from one to four pounds of sulphur, in poAvder or fragments, according to the size of the room. One and one-half ounces is the proper quantity to each 100 cubic feet of space. To guard against accident by fire, it is well to place the vessel on some fire-proof article or suspend it over a tub of Avater. As soon as the sulphur is ignited, the room having previously been rendered tight, should be closed and remain closed for twelve or twenty-four hours. Ventilation, and painting the wood-work, white-washing and re-papcr- ing the walls, will complete the process, and fit the room for re-habitation. 5.—sulphate of iron (copperas.) Application.—To disinfect privies, cess-pools, drains, sewers, and all ves- sels and places receiving the discharges of the sick. It decomposes the sul- phuretted hydrogen and the ammonical compounds so poisonous and offen- sive in privy vaults. How Used.—Dissolve eight or ten pounds of the copperas in eight or ten gallons of water. Add to this solution,one pint of the impure carbolic acid. The solution will be rendered more complete if hot Avater is used. A privy which accommodates an ordinary sized household Avill require at least one- eighth of this quantity twice every week during the hot summer months. Masses of filth in privies, sewers or drains should be thorough7 saturated Avith it, at brief intervals, until all offensive odors are gone. 6.—carbolic acid. Application.—Mixed in the proportion of one part of acid to from forty to one hundred parts of Avater. How Used.—In solution in Avater of varying strength, according to the purposes to Avhich it is to be applied. It is especially adapted to disinfect sewage, foul grounds, drains, sinks, foul heaps of manure or garbage, stables, privies, and the air of foul places. On account of the offensive odor of the impure it Avould be better to use the pure acid. 7.—HEAT. This may be applied as dry air, or boiling water, or heated steam. Dry Air.—Hot dry air is the most powerful and complete disinfectant. It chemically disorganizes noxious substances, and by producing thorough desiccation, prevents putreficative change. It also sets in motion atmospheric currents Avhich mechanically dissipate morbic agents. It has been proved that a temperature of 212 degrees Fahr., destroys the virus of small-pox ; one of 200 degrees that of scarlet [ 211 1 fever, and that vaccine virus being subject to a temperature of 140 degrees becomes speedily inert. In the use of dry heat tAvo things are to be observed : 1. That the heat shall be equally distributed throughout the fabric so as to secure safety in all its parts. 2. That the temperature shall not be raised so high, or continued so long, as to destroy the fabric. A temperature of 240 degrees or 250 degrees should be employed. This degree of heat can be applied to Avhite Avoolen fabrics, linen, cotton, silk and paper, for tAvo or three hours Avithout danger. A longer time produces discoloration. An oven cautiously heated may be used to disinfect small articles. Such articles or infected garments as will admit of being boiled, should be subjected to this process for at least tAvo hours. Until such a process is commenced, all infected articles should remain immersed in some of the disinfecting fluids already mentioned. For infected substances and garments that may be destroyed, heat to de- struction should ahvays be used. 8.—FRESH AIR, PURE AVATER, AND SUNLIGHT. These are God's free gifts to all. These benign and conserving agents are always at command. They have no substitutes. Accompanied by an even temperature, they promise all that is needed in most cases in the sick room. There are a number of other disinfectants. Among them may be men- tioned, pulverized charcoal, nitrous acid fumes, permanganaie of potassium, chloralum, bromo chloralum, chloride of zinc, sutyhide of zinc, sulphate of zinc, iodine and ozone. It is suggested that^the graves of those avIio died of yelloAV fever, be cov- ered with fresh stone lime and re-mounded. Note.—Most of the foregoing has been gathered from an article on disinfect- ants by Dr. E. L. Griffin, President of the Wisoonsin State Board of Health, and published in the Second Annual Report of that Board. RELIEF DISBURSEMENTS. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 64.) 1878. Nov. 21. Burial expenses of H. P...................Voucher Xo. 1 $ Dec. 21). Dr. R. M. D., Crystal Springs............................ 2 Jan. 29. Holly Springs Commandery, No. 3..................... 3 Jan. 2. Holly Springs Chapter, No. 5............................. 4 Jan. 13. Masonic Relief Committee, Vicksburg................. 5 Jan. 17. Mrs. M. P., Okolona.......................................... G Jan. 20. Family of a Knight Templar, Jackson................. 7 Jan. 20. Expenses of messengers to Tchula during epi- demic....................................................... 8 Jan. 20. Misses M., Okolona.........................:................. 9 Jan. 20. Mrs. L., fare to NeAV Orleans..............................10 Jan. 20. AVidoAV and children of Bro. G, Paulding............11 Jan. 25. Daughters of Bro. A., (who died at Vicksburg,) Atlanta, Ga............................................12 Jan. 27. Mrs. E. D., Jackson.........................................13 Jan. 27. Mrs. E. J. C, Jackson.......................................14 Jan 27. Dr. T. G. Birchett, Vicksburg, for needy families..15 Jan. 29. Children of Bro. J. A. R., Ashland.....................1G Jimi. 2'.). Airs. AV. and children, Edwards........................17 20 00 50 00 300 00 200 00 ,000 00 30 00 25 00 10 00 25 00 7 35 100 00 100 00 25 00 10 00 150 00 75 00 75 00 [' 2I2 ] Jan. 29. Children of Bro. Butler P. A., Memphis..............IS Jan. 29. Mrs. A. P. S. and children, Grenada...................19 Jan. 29. Mrs. L. and children, Handsboro........................20 Jan. 29. Mrs. B. and children, Scranton...........................21 Jan. 30. Mrs. R. L. AV. and children, Senatobia................22 Jan. 30. Mrs. G. E. D., Senatobia....................................23 Jan. 30. Mrs. J. E. AV. and children, Senatobia.................24 Feb. 3. Miss A. S., Senatobia...............................r.......25 Feb. 3. Orphan children of Bro. C. H. M., Brandon ........2G Feb. 3. Mrs. V. H. F. and children, Yazoo County...........27 Feb. 3. AVidoAV and children of P. J. R., Jackson.............28 Feb. 4. AVidoAvs and orphans, through Bro. \V. D. Christmas, Eulogy Lodge, Xo. 248, Holmes county...........29 Feb. 4. Protestant Orphan Asylum, Natchez....................30 Feb. 4. Children of Mrs. J. J., Jackson..........................31 Feb. 5. AVidow and children of Dr. St. C, Araiden............32 Feb. 6. J. AV. H., EdAvards, for supplies to sick in Lebanon neighborhood.............................................33 Feb. (>. Mrs. Laura A. J., Port Gibson...........................34 Feb. 6. Mrs. B., Port Gibson.......................................35 Feb. 10. Orphan son of Bro. M. L. L., Tupelo..................3(i Feb. 10. Mrs. H. R. G., Terry........................................37 Feb. 11. J. J. AV., Grenada...........................................38 Feb. 11. Mrs. F. A., New Orleans....................................:■]«) Feb. 12. Mrs. R. V., Newton..........................................40 Feb. 12. Orphan child of Bro. A. S. G., AVest Point..........41 Feb. 14. Children of Mrs. S., Canton.............................42 Feb. 14. Mrs. AV., Chicago.............................................43 Feb. 15. Mrs. AV. D. McG., Lawrence Station..................44 Feb. 15. Fred. Meyer, nurse, ticket to Memphis................45 Feb. 15. Catholic Orphan Asylum, Natchez......................4G Feb. 15. Miss Ophelia H., Pontotoc, Miss.........................47 Feb. 17. Young Men's Christian Association, Greenville, for AvidoAVS and orphans...............................48 Feb. 17. Family of Bro. J. AV. AV., Greenville..................49 Feb. 17. Orphans of Jonesborough Lodge, Xo. 249............50 Feb. 19. AVidoAvs and Orphans of Dry Grove Lodge, No. 321............................".......................51 Feb. 20. Orphan son of Frank Parish, late of Chu-lahoma ' Lodge, No. 55............................................52 Feb. 22. AATidows and orphans of Newton and vicinity.......53 Feb. 22. Mrs. O. D. AV.,~Hollv Springs.............................54 Feb. 22. Mrs. E. D., Jackson.*.........................................55 Feb. 24. Family of Bro. A. H. K., Natchez......................56 Feb. 24. Family of Bro. J. C. HollinsAvorth, Tabernacle Lodge, Xo. 340..........................................57 Feb. 27. Needy families in Episcopal congregation, Holly Spring....................................................53 Feb. 27. Water Valiey Lodge, No. 82, I. O. O. F...............59 Feb. 27. Miss AI. A. P., Jackson......................................60 Feb. 27. Sir Kt. J. H. L, Canton....................................61 Feb. 27. Mrs. L. and children, Canton............................62 Feb. 27. Canton Lodge, No. 28, Avidows and orphans.........63 Feb. 27. Bros. AV. H. C. and J. AV. B., Canton..................04 Feb. 27. Family of Bro. A. K., Canton...........................65 Feb. 27. AVidow and children of Bro. B., Canton...............66 Feb. 27. Mrs. L. and family, Canton...............................67 leb. 27. Mrs. ,1., for caring for S's. children, Canton..........OS 151) 00 150 00 100 00 50 00 150 00 50 00 75 00 25 00 25 00 150 00 50 00 40 00 1,000 00 50 00 100 00 50 00 60 00 40 00 100 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 200 1)11 50 00 25 00 50 00 9 ;")() 200 00 1G0 (III 100 00 100 00 t~> 00 100 00 50 0;) 100 00 50 00 10 00 10.0 00 10 00 100 00 100 00 25 00 25 00 50 00 75 00 125 00 100 00 75 00 50 00 25 III) [ 2I3 ] Feb. 27. AVidow and child of Bro. A. McC, Canton...........G9 25 00 M'ch 12. Widows and orphans of Bovina Lodge, No. 112.....70 • 50 00 Feb. 25. AVidoAvs and orphans and of Bovina vicinity.........71 300 00 M'ch 1. AA'idows and orphans in Methodist congregation, Holly Springs.............................................71 150 00 M'ch 3. Mrs. N. S., Byram.............................................73 25 00 Abcli 3. Mrs. G., Jackson..............................................74^ 36 16 AFch 3. Strohecker children, Canton, transportation and cash.........................................................75 48 30 M'ch 4. McCallum orphans, clothing, transportation and cash.........................................................76 118 9G M'ch 4. Mrs. C, Dry Grove...........................................76* 25 00 M'ch 4. Gen. A. M. \Arest, for afflicted and needy colored families in Holly Springs............................77 100 00 M'ch 4. Rev. E. I). Miller, Holly Springs, afflicted and needy families in his congregation.................78 100 00 M'ch 4. Mrs. A. M. B., Brookhaven................................79 50 00 M'ch 7. Mrs. Alarv G., AVayne county.............................80 25 00 M'ch 7. Mrs. B., Jackson, boarding orphans.....................81 25 00 M'ch 8. Park Bank, XeAV Y'ork, refunding duplicate remit- tance to Holly Springs...............................82 398 90 M'ch 8. Mrs. B., boardiiiir orphans..................................S3 50 00 M'ch 7. Bro. A. M. G., Canton.......................................84 25 00 M'ch 7. Bro. A. M. G., Canton......................................85 25 00 M'ch 7. Mrs. J. H. X., Oxford.......................................86 50 00 M'ch 7. Mrs. A. McC, Oxford......................................87 50 00 Al'ch 11. Family of Bro. A\r, F. E. Jackson.......................88 32 50 M'ch 12. .Airs. S. F., Holly Sprint...................................Si) 100 00 Al'ch 14. Mrs. Y., Jackson.........T....................................90 25 00 M'ch 19. Mrs. D., Hoilv Springs......................................91 50 00 Al'ch 19. Mrs. D. and children, Jefferson county................92 50 00 M'ch 20. Mrs. Mary R. S, Lawrence county.......................93 25 00 Al'ch 26. Five orphan children of Bro. J. J. H., Claiborne Lodge, Xo. 110..........................................94 150 00 April 1. Mrs. L.,'Holly Springs.".....................................95 50 00 April 1. Mrs. J. C. K, Canton.......................................90 30 00 April 1. Mrs. R. C, Brandon.........................................97 75 00 April 5. Mrs. G., Wayne county....................................98 54 00 April 7. Mrs. G., Osyka.........."......................................99 10 00 April 10. Orphan children of Bro. J. A. C, Dry Grove.......100 50 00 April 19. St. Mary's Orphan Asylum, Natchez...................101 50 00 April20. Mrs. M. and family, Jefferson county..................101J 33 00 May 1. Stockman Lodge, Xo. 19, I. O. O. F., Macon.........102" 100 00 May 15. Miss O. R. H., at Surgical Institute, Atlanta.........103 50 00 May 22. Jas. L. Ridgely, Grand Secretary Grand Lodge U. S., surplus I. O. O. F. relief fund............104 1000 00 Alay 31. Mrs. G., Jackson..............................................105 20 00 June 4. Family of Bro. II.............................................106 53 90 June 17. Mrs. L., Jackson, Avhose house Avas destroyed by fire..........................................................107 100 00 June 20. Bro. H. E. C, Oakland...................................I07i 5 00 June 27. Bro, I)., Jackson...............................................108" 50 00 June 30. AVidow and eight children of Bro. G., Smithville Lodge, Xo. 165, Monroe county...................109 105 00 Total....................................................................$10,902 57 Disbursements, pages 50 to G4........................................ 62,7S0 66 Total to July 20, ls?9....................................... £73,0S9 23 INDEX. Page. AcknoAvledgement, to Masons and Odd FelloAvs of United States..... 10 Adams, AV. J., tribute to memory of...................................... ..... 150 Alcorn, Geo. R., tribute to memory of......................................... 153 Alexander, A., tribute to memory of........................................... 124 Allen, J. P., tributes to memory of.............................................122, 150 Anderson, Butler P., tributes to memory of................................129, 147 Autrey Rifles, tribute to deceased members of................................ 157 Barrot, C. H., tribute to memory of............................................ 151 Bay St. Louis, list of deaths in................................................... 198 Biloxi, list of deaths in............................................................ 198 Bolton—List of deaths in......................................................... 184 Bovina Lodge, No. 112, tributes to deceased members of...............125, 158 Bromley, J. I., tribute to memory of............................................ 151 Cameron, Daniel A., tribute to memory of.................................... 123 Canton and vicinity—List of deaths............................................ 188 Cayuga, deaths]in vicinity of...................................................... 198 Claiborne County, tribute to the Masonic Dead of........................ 151 Clark, Prof. AVm., tribute to memory of....................................... 148 Coffman, Ralph, tribute to memory of......................................... 128 Compton, Dr. AVm. M., tribute to memory of............................... 147 Conklin, J. AVilson, tribute to memory of..................................... 124 Correspondence—Accompanying relief from Masons....................11, 75-91 accompanying relief from Odd Fellows.........................12, 91-9G accompanying relief from other sources............................96-100 Disbursements, to afflicted communities.................................56-64, 212 Disinfectants, circular as to by State Board of Health.................... 208 Dry Grove, description of the epidemic at................................. 174 list of deaths................................................................ 176 EdAvards, Geo. AV., tribute to memory of...................................... 124 Fairchild, AVm. A.—tributes to memory of................................123, 119 portrait of, (see frontispiece.) Falconer, Col. Kinloch, tributes to memory of................134, 135, 146, 150 Falconer, HoAvard, tribute to memory of....................................140, 146 Fairly, J. D., tribute to memory of.............................................. 151 Friar's Point—Deaths in........................................................... 187 Garner Station—Deaths in...................i.................................... 185 Gerard, A., tribute to memory of................................................ 133 Gerdine, Dr. A. S., tribute to memory of.................................... 154 Gotthelf, Rev. B. H., tribute to memory of................................. 122 Gratitude—Expressions of from recipients of relief.....................101-116 Gray, Judge J. C, tribute to memory of...................................... 132 Green, Rev. Duncan C, tribute to memory of................................ 14^ Greenville—List of deaths in..................................................... 167 tribute to Odd FelloAvs deceased..................................... 156 tribute to the Masonic dead of....................................... 159 Grenada—Dr. Cochran's report as to the origin of fever in............. 160 list of deaths in..........................................................162-164 incidents of the plague in............................................161-166 [ «5 1 Page. Grenada, tribute to physicians of............................. ................... 131 reports of receipts and disbursements by Masons and Odd Fellows...................................................................69, 70 list of Odd Fellows avIio died of fever............................. 70 tribute to Masonic dead of............................................126-129 Griffin Family—members of avIio died......................................... 185 Hall, Dr. AVm. W., tribute to memory of.................................... 127 Handsboro—List of deaths in..................................................... 180 Harper, Rev. J. J., tribute to memory of.................................... 151 Heflinger, Geo. F. tribute to memory of...................................... 123 Hendricks, J. O., tribute to memory of..... .................................. 157 Hernando—Deaths in............................................................... 187 Holland, Col. AV. J. L.—tributes to memory of...........;...136-138, 147, 150 his last dispatch........................................................... 163 Holly Springs—Tributes to deceased members of bar..................141-144 list of deaths in..........................................................168-170 description of during epidemic......................................170-174 tributes to deceased Knights Templar.............................. 157 Horn Lake, deaths in............................................................... 198 HoAvards—origin of the name.................................................... 206 poetical tribute to....................................................... 207 Hughes, Dr. E. AV., tribute to memory of................................... 127 Hullum, John AV., tribute to memory of.................................... 125 Jackson—Death of young men in.............................................149, 150 list of deaths in........................................................... 182 Jones, Thos. E., tribute to memory of.......................................... 151 Kalmback, Reynauld, tribute to memory of................................... 124 Lake—List of deaths in............................................................ 177 Lake Lodge, No. 298—tribute to deceased members of................... 153 Lebanon, Hinds County—Deaths in___.................................. 187, 197 Masons,Avho died of yellow fever................................................ 199 Masonic Protege, his trip to California....................................... 204 McComb City—List of deaths in................................................ 184 McNair Family—Members of, who died....................................... 185 Meridian—tributes to the Masonic dead of..................................154-15G list of deathsin............................................................ 179 Milton, Dr. J. L., tributes to memory of.....................................128, 133 Monette, Dr. AVm. L., tributes to memory of................................ 124 Norris, Dr. J. B., tributes to memory of.....................................122, 144 Ocean Springs, deaths in........................................................... 198 Osyka—List of deathsin............................................................ 189 tribute to deceased members Rising Glory Lodge............... 158 Parker, ReA7. D. A. J., tribute to memory of.................................. 151 Peacock, Thos. E., tributes to memory of...................................128, 133 Physicians, Avho died of yelloAV fever.......................................... 200 Port Gibson—List of deaths in, and vicinity................................. 177 Press, tribute to deceased members of the.................................... 150 Receipts, summary of............................................................... <5-8 from Masonic sources.................................................19-37, '>5 from I. O. O. F. sources.............................................38-47, 35 from miscellaneous sources............................................. 49-oo Redding, AVyatt M., poetical tribute to memory of....................... 130 Relief—by Lodges and brethren direct to afflicted points................ 71 total, estimated, sent to Mississippi...................................•'..... 74 Relief, distribution of.........................................................8, 13, 56-64 Reports to Masonic Grand Lodge..................w............................ 3-1G Riddle, C. V. D., tribute to memory of.................»....................... 125 [ »6 ] Page. Rockwood, AVm. A., tributes to memory of..................................138, 13!) Rocky Springs—Deaths at......................................................... 189 Rollins, (). B., tribute to memory of............................................ 12S Sample, Dr. John F., tribute to memory of................................... 147 Saunders, Avery P., tribute to memory of.................................... 127 Senatobia, deaths in................................................................. 198/ Shearer, O. V., tribute to memory of........................................... 151 Snodgrass, Dr. Henry C, tribute to memory of.............................. 1^1 Southren people, their heroism in Avar and pestilence.................... 3-00 Stoneville, Washington county, deaths in................................... '198 Terry and vicinity, deaths in....................................................... 198 Taffe, Chas. F., tribute to memory of........................................... 123 Tenny, J. T., tribute to memory of............................................. 122 Thompson, Thurston J., tribute to the memory of......................... 121 Tillatoba Station—Deaths at.................................................. 185 Tributes, to the Dead..............................................................117-159 UpshaAv, Col. E. AV., tribute to memory of..................................141, 151 Valley Home (Tallahatchie county,) Deaths at............................ 1S4 Aricksburg—Report of Masonic Relief Committee.................... ..... 65 Report of Odd FelloAvs' Relief Committee........................ 67 Tributes to Masonic Dead of.........................................120—12(5 Tribute to the Physicians of.........................................144-146 List of Deaths in.......................................................189-195 Walter, Col. Harvey AV., tributes to........................117-Hi), 112, 143, 146 Portrait of—(See frontispiece.)................................;...... AValton, Judge Thomas, tribute to memory of.............................. 131 AVarren County, list of deaths in................................................ 196 AVarrington, James, tribute to memory of.................................... 122 AVater Valley—List of Deaths in............................................... [SI AVheeless, Henry S., tribute to memory of.................................... 152 AVhitehead, Dr. P. F., tributes to memory of........................122, 1-10, 145 AVilkins, Jones S., tribute to memory of........................................ 124 AVinona—Deaths in.................................................................. pxo Yazoo City—Deaths in............................................................. 187 YelloAV feA7er—how to treat it..................................................... 207 YcIIoav fever district, a pen picture of.......................................201-204 • iuinal libkaky OF MEDICINE inmiivjinml libkakt ur - --- ■*) Diasw do Aavaan ivnouvn snidicjsw do Aavaan tvnouvn 3Ni3ia3w do Aavaan ivnouvn jn, ! / IONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NA1 Diasw do Aavaan ivnouvn 3nidiq3w do Aavaan tvnouvn snidicisw do Aavaan tvnouvn 3ni: f /\& | ^ IONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NAT o ✓ 1 rfs JK/ I ^ DIQ3W do Aavaan tvnouvn snidiosw do Aavaan tvnouvn snidiqsw do Aavaan tvnouvn 3Ni IONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NA1 3IC-3W do Aavaan tvnouvn 3ni3iq3w do Aavaan tvnouvn snidiqsw do Aavaan tvnouvn jni IONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NA1 >i03w do Aavaan tvnouvn 3NiDia3w do Aavaan ivnouvn snidiosw do Aavaan tvnouvn 3Ni 7 ONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF a^iAjas u,t|oaH -)!|c|r,d'3JDJ|aMPUD 'uo^Djnpg 'l|I|D3H p 4uauj4JodaQ -S'f| asiAjas u,t|oaH 3i|qnd'ajoj|aMpuo UOI|DDnp3 'U|)|D3|_| jo juawijodarj S'fl Health, Education, ^ and Welfare, Public ^ Health Service 0 U.S. Department of ^ Health, Educati< ond Welfare, Public Health Service Health, Education, < and Welfare, Public 5 Health Service O U.S. Department of * Health, Education, 5 and Welfare, Public Health Service Bethesda, Md. c\f £ .)dsa sn Health, Education, ^ and Welfare, Public and Welfare, Public < Health Service '£ iethesda, NLM001410529