Show BY TELEGRAPH AMERICAN wasat NaroN orf 25 non hon eliis ellis beear today to day tendered his resignation as commissioner of patents to take effect october aist secretary schurz has not yet formally accepted it but bat will do BO so and grant the usual 80 30 days leave of absence it is understood the position has been offered to ex congressman halbert E paine of wisconsin but he has not accepted dr woolworth chief of the marine hospital bervi servi cej left here herd tonight for new york to consult with the officers of the american public health AE association in relation to the tho organization to investigate the yellow fever epidemics he be having received assurances which warrant him in organizing such a commission and the means to defray the expenses thereof being contributed tri buted A special meeting of df the american public health association will be called to advise the line of investigation vesti gation after aften the preliminary work shall have been done in the infected districts the commission will be designated in a few days and active work be commenced without delay ST LOUIS 25 the globe demo crat crag leavenworth special says bays two companies ef of the twenty third infantry left here today to day for monument station on the kansas pacific railroad the point where the refugee cheyenne indians are expected to cross if they get that far north col dodge of the infantry ia there now with all the garrison of fort port hayes and two companies compan ies iea of the sixteenth dufau infantry and when the troops which left here today to day reach him he will probably have enough to control the indians and force them back to their reservation indianapolis olis ind 25 95 thebe These the severe storm of this afternoon unroofed houses blew down the new presbyterian church and played havoc generally at lebanon ind 30 miles north of here the damage may reach RD no loss of life reported reper ted new nev NEW YORK 25 F B S davis president of the first national bank of memphis now in this thia city urging the forwarding of needed supplies for his suffering fellow cit eizens received a telegram today to day from jas H marr acting first assistant postmaster general stating that mrs thompson widow of the late postmaster thompson of memphis has been appointed postmistress at that city memphis 25 A meeting of the citizens of memphis was held this afternoon gen lake E wright in the chair A committee was wms appointed to address the people of the united states and the world at large on our condition and needs the following ia is the tho addre address sst to the united states and the world at large your generous contributions for the relief of sufferers by the yellow fever in memphis especially within the past few days and on what we are advised ia is on the way to us places us beyond reach of immediate or probable want in the future we have enough not only farour for our own needs but to enable us to assist the suffering people of our country and of the village villages q of this and adjoining states with hearts overflowing with gratitude for your aid and sympathy and prayers for your welfare we are your grateful servants signed by A D longstaff president of the howard association laike luke E wright acting president of the citizens relief committee D F goodyear goody ear acting mayor J AL keating heating editor of the memphis appeal W W thatch thatcher er cashier or of the first national bank committee P F G bigley purchasing agent of the howard association was taken down tonight to night at 9 twenty three physicians of the howard medical corps report new cases forty deaths have been officially reported by the board of health as having occurred for thib 24 hours ending at aft 6 tonight to night of thes these e 16 were colored many physicians of the howard medical corps report the disease as malignant and as fatal as at the beginning of the epidemic and tho the death rate certainly sustains the assertion from noon 0 o 0 yesterday esterday to noon today 45 deathy deaths have oc cured 25 of these were reported this morning the weather grows warmer and will cause a further spread of the disease the only cheering signs noticed are the daily increasing number of convalescents who are seen on the streets new now orleans 25 there were cases casses reported up to noon on wednesday of which were excluded from the official report they dating prior to the instant the grand total of caseb oases is in the deaths include 12 children under beven seven years the reports at the tho board of health on wednesday morning show that the fever is spreading along the iino lino of st charles avenue above napoleon and Is quite bad in both carrollton and the third district its appearance in these neighborhoods has undergone no special mollification modification since bince the inception of the epidemic although the disease seems quite as virulent as previously sly the physicians have gained great experience and critical eases do not appear eo so frequently the orleans relief committee decided today to day to return all the unbroken packages to the merchants who had advanced them arld and will distribute the remainder to parties whose requisitions 1 tilsit ions lons have been approved as far as the rations will go this thia will take until tomorrow to morrow afternoon there being about rations to distribute of which were distributed up to 4 p in today to day if nothing is heard from the secretary of war by tomorrow to morrow morning the committee will meet and adjourn ain sins die up to 9 p m today to day there were 17 deaths since noon reported at the board of health and 77 cases of which 65 are new and 12 prior to the the charity hospital reports to iray include one ono chinese the first on record ah man 47 years of age chow who was as sent to the hospital on sept 5 sick and destitute baton rouge bouge 25 capt B S M robbins bobbins civil engineer and superintendent in of the government works at al the national cemetery died of yellow fever this morning at sit five between 50 and 60 deaths of yellow fever have occurred to date the situation has been growing worse from day to day for the past week and unless cold weather comes soon we have much troubie trouble ahead one hundred and y new cases were reported la in the i past three days franklin 25 at plantation there were seven new now cases and three deaths canton 25 deaths 2 new cases 21 in the last 24 hours SELINA ala 25 in 19 marion marlon arlon arion last night 11 business houses were burned loss NEW york 26 the tribune saya baya the total fever deaths in the south to dato date is the amount raised here is the total throughout the country is over A terrible story of famine and pestilence is told by the evening robts casts correspondent in rio de janeiro A district in brazil I 1 equal in extent to new england the middle and atlantic states west virginia ohio and indiana combined has been without rain since july 1876 brooks springs and wells have long ago dried up even river beds are now nov fi become dusty channels cattle of which there were vas vast herds haye have died of thirst people perishing nor for want of food and water have fled from their homes many of them dying bome some times whole families together before reaching a place of refuge those of them who escaped have overcrowded the cities of refuge eo so greatly as in some cases to multiply the population by five and they are now herded together in open streets living like swine upon the scanty rations issued by the government and upon such refuse as they can gather in gutters well nigh naked and utterly debased by their buff sufferings aringe they live in bestial immorality not scrupling even to resort res ortto to cana bliem in some instances while smallpox yellow fever dysentery and some other diseases are sweeping them away by thousands sandr sandl As if to leave no element of wretch wretchedness edns out of the account they are the victims of the most brutal ill treatment at the hands ot of the police and soldiery and worse still at the bands hands of vile speculators who make trade of these thebe wretches woes boes the picture which our correspondent presents is scarcely matched in its ghastliness even by the old of oriental plagues and t he the story is more distressing by reason of the fact that thesa people were peaceful herdsmen and planters cultivators of tLe soll soil whose homes have been made desolate by a cause which could neither be foreseen nor provided against there were not those of men who have chosen a life of crime but those of industrious agricultural people afflicted first with drought then with famine then with pestilence and finally with that lobs loss of moral sense which brutalizes men in criminals without choice of their wille until terrible story has not been told in this cou country we have known only that in parts of brazil the rainy season has failed but we have not hitherto dreamed that such a famine as this afflicted BO so vast a territory CHEYENNE wy 26 general Br adleys expedit expedition Jon was camped at jenny stockade on sep 25 the rho expedition reached here thib thia p m en route for fort laramie where it will arrive about oct 2nd and and break up the companies going from there to the various stations assigned them for the winter five companies of the third cavalry under major carlton cariton carl cari ton left campon redwater Bed red water waler on the for lor camp robinson via custer caster city in anticipation of trouble with the indians indiana in that neighborhood but if the indians are quiet will reach fort laramie boon eoon after the loth of october MEMPHIS 26 A severe 1111 storm accompanied by lightning and thunder visited this city just after midnight and this morning the air ia Is purer from noon yesterday until noon today to day 43 deaths have occurred 26 of these were re ported this morning new orleans 26 06 deaths 44 cases reported total deaths 2652 total caseb casee A dispatch io to the How howard ardys announces the death at vicksburg this mornin morning gor of wm win Bock wood Rood president of the howards hobt FETTERMAN wyoming 26 the mail from mckinney was jumped this afternoon about 22 miles north of here by 12 masked men they succeeded in ing the two iwo ia soldiers who were acting as an escort getting the drop on them before they had an opportunity to draw their weapons the horbes horses and ariff of the cavalrymen were taken and the mail thorough 1 ly ransack ransacked eda Tillo tillotson tao tso U I 1 and snyder post traders hero here and at at mckinney were passengers on the mail wagon b but ut having been robbed of upwards of a few days before while on their wy from old mckinney to new post on clear fork foik the highwaymen secured very little booty from them Thi spart of 0 wyoming is infested with horse thieves robbers and scoundrels at present date CINCIN cincinnati NANT 26 refugees from louisville arriving here by every train and on all roads glye give alarming accounts of the sudden outbreak of yellow fever city two hundred and nifty fifty cases are report 1 ed in the neighborhood of louisville washington 26 the secretary of war this afternoon sent governor shepherd chairman of the yellow fever national uati onal relief commission the following telegram recel received veU by him from mayor langdon of detroit Is there any truth in the published statements that they need no more mote funds and that you have ordered an investigation in regard to the faver fever fund in the bands of the howards at new orleans Orle orie ans aos can you give oneff one of the cities where funds are needed or much needed to this the secretary replied as follows 11 1 I am advised that the howard association have on hand an unexpended balance probably lelent sufficient for their wants at memphis and new orleans I 1 think the association perfectly reliable and have ordered no investigation at all afflicted points save new now orleans and memphis are suffering and the wants are great and I 1 think increasing and even in those cities more help may be required in the near future you can scarcely go amiss ih sending aid signed G W mcra BY secretary of war parle paris 26 A charity fete Is organizing gan izing for the begin beginning ning Ding of october under the patronage of madam MacMahon fon ton for Jor for the benefit of feyer fever stricken people in the united states new orleans 26 the howards report new now cases today to day and the young mens christian association chicago 16 0 dispatches from louisville emphatically den deny y the report that yellow fever gever has broken out in that city baton naton bouge Rouge 26 new cases 24 no deaths grenada 26 one death no new cases new orleans 26 for the 24 hours up to noon there were cases reported to the board of 01 health of which were included in the official report and omitted they being of dates prior to september total of caseb cages haba SABA SARATOGA toga N Y 26 28 the following platform was unanimously adopted the republicans of newyork sew new york appealing to twenty years of struggles and triumphs as a proof of republican patriotism and fidelity and meeting the high demands ol 01 the hour in the same unfaltering spirit which saved the union and established it on a firm foundation of freedom makes the following declaration that the faith of the nation is sacredly pledged to the payment of the public debt and aud the redemption of public promises according to the spirit and letter of the engagement and our good name and well being require that the nations nation honor shall be kept as inviolate as the nations life standing unalterable for the tho constitutional principles of hard bard money we insist that the greenback instead of being dishonored and depreciated shall be made as good as honest ooin coin and that labors dollar shall mean meau a real dollar while sincerely seeking fraternal relations in all just efforts and aspirations pi rations we summon the people to renewed vigilance and unflinching warfare against the vast hordes of claims and raids on the treasury which count for success on democratic rule under the mastery of a solid south and which would fall tall with special hardship on new york as the chief taxpaying tax paying state in the union we vve demand free and elections in the south as in the north and the full recognition and observance of the equal rights and liberty of all ail citizens as ordained by the amended constitution the electoral f commission was a wise and honorable mode of settling a dangerous dle die dispute u te 1 all parties were bound to agi abide d e it its decision on and nd i any attempt to uudo undo or impair the conclusion is unpatriotic and revolutionary we renew our declarations for the elevation of the public service on the basis of a secure tenure during the faithful performance of official duties for a fixed term while recognizing with satisfaction that many patriotic democrats do not spirit and impulses we arraign the dominant forces of the democratic party as a constant disturber of the public tranquility and peace as a wanton foe of public security in its persistent assaults upon the authority land and stability of the established government as an attempting to weaken the nation by crippling the army in a time of uncertainty and danger an emergency in the history of the country second only to the great struggle for ita its existence now confronts us aa As then the ro publican republican party was the sole organized political protection against national disruption and patriotic citizens of whatever party name rallied under its standard for the defense of the union BO so now the republican organization la Is the only efficient bulwark against national repudiation and disgrace and it again invites all good citizens of whatever previous political ties to unite vilh wilh it in preserving the nati national duh duk honor geo W curtis rising was greeted with applause and joud |