Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-10-13
THs Erlpnxo.-The New Orleans


THz ErIpzMo.-The New Orleans
Picayune says:
We cannot advise our absent citizens
to return. Deaths from fever, though
now few in number, daily OCCUR
There is too much reason to believe
that the terrible desolator is not dead
but sleepeth; and that he viii only be
too ready to pounce upon the first new
conner for victim. We must then
again warn all strangers and unac-
ciimated citizens to keep clear for the
present of New Orleans. And even
old citizens who may have had the fever,
and who have been absent during the
summer, had better stay away till the
advent of frost, or until every vestige
Of thefever has disappeared.
The weather for the last few days has
truly been delightful.
St. Charles, Camp, and the adjacent
streets presented lively spectacle yes
terday, when contrasted with their ap-
pearance a few weeks since. The stores
were ali open, displaying new and hand
some stocks of goods, and crowds OF
men and women filed the streets, en-
gagged IN shopping, electoneering, dc.
The Yicksburg Wing of the Gath
says:
The sexton's report for the last two
days shows a diminution of deaths
only nine occurring in that time. On
Thursday there were a great number
of new cases, and on yesterday quite a
number, but we learn from our physi-
clans that the cases now originating are
milder in their character, and much
more manageable than formerly. If
we have favorable weather hereafter,
and. no importation of unacclimated
citizens, we have every reason to believe
that in every future issue we may be
able to chronicle decline of the DESC
lating pestilence. We hear of but few,
among those now sick, who are con-
sidered dangerous.
Among those who have seen the last
of earth since our last, is our friend and
well known citizen John F. Bodley.-
He died on Thursday morning, of yell
low fever, at the residence of G. A.
Reading, sabout four miles south of
Vicksburg. The deceased was native
of Kentucky, but has resided in this
city for many years, and simple justice
to his memory requires us to say that
we have never known death which
excited more heartfelt regret and uni
versal sorrow than has been aroused by
the death of our truly good, kind
hearted, generous, and social friend.
We learn from a gentleman who came
up the river that only one case Of yell
low fever had occurred at Rodney. 1t
was very siekly at Waterproof, but
healthy at St. Joseph's.
The following paragraph is from the
Yicksburg Wing of the Goth:
From every quarter except New
Orleans we have sad news of the pro-
gress of the epidemic. From Yazoo
City we have the most melancholy
news. The boats have stopped run
ming up the Yazoo, and yesterday a
wagon reached this city from Yazoo fol:
mustard and other medicines, and ice.
We saw letter yesterday from there,
in which if is stated that the pestilence
was raging fearfully among the few
who were left in that city.
TIE Epidemic in Port Gi6son.-At
present there are no large daily acces-
sions to the number of the sick, and we
believe, as as general thing, cases
yield readily to the remedies.
At Grand Gulf the epidemic prevails
with no greater malignity than here.