Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-08-31
North Carolina.

] WILMINGTON, N. u, Aug. 25.-Fol
two days past we have had reports here
that the yellow fever prevailed in Charles
ton. Information received to-day removes
all doubt as to its existence there, and i
is feared in epidemic form. A letter re
ceived this morning from one of the mos
prominent clergymen of Charleston states
that a malignant type of yellow fever i
there, and that the writer has himsel
seen four cases. Notwithstanding the
above testimony, the Charleston papers o.
yesterday say the health of the city wa.
never. better.
WILMINGTON. N. c., Aug. 26.-Tht
Mayor of Charleston telegraphs here thai
the yellow fever is in that city. The
Board of Health thinks it has assumed
an epidemic form. Though trains have
not been discontinued between Whining
ton and Charleston. sleeping cars are mo-
allowed to run between the two cities.
South Carolina.
YELLOW FEVER OFFICIALLY ANNOUN-
CED.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 26.-The Medical
Society held a meeting and declare that
yellow fever of a mild type does exist to
a limited extent in Charleston, that it
mainly in one neighborhood, and that the
first case occurred July 81. During the
month that has elapsed there have been
perhaps ~thirty-6ve cases, nine of which
proved fatal. The disease dose not seem
of a character disposed to spread. Differ
ences of opinion exist as to the probable
spread of the disease. The Board of
Health announce that there are indica-
tions that the disease is assuming an cpl
demic form.
The city authorities of Wilmington
have ordered that no person from the city
of Charleston be allowed to stop within
the corporate limits of the city during the
continuance of the yellow fever there.
West Virginia.
WHEELING, Aug. 25.-In the election
yesterday twenty-seven townships have
been heard from, which give a mojority
of 944 against the convention. The
counties in the interior of the State will
probable. give majorities for the conven-
ton.
Illinois.
AMBoY, I'LL, Aug. Pa fire occur
red here about four A. N. to-day, destroy
ing nearly all the business house on both
sides of Main Street. Loss $4,000: in
surance $4,000. A man named John
Shannon, who was in the city Jail. was
burned to death before help could reach
him.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 25.-In the
Bufinbarger case, the entire day has been
consumed by the counsel in arguing the
motion to discharge Mrs. Colburn, the de-
PENDANT, and about 5 o'clock she was hon
orably discharged.
Alabama.
SELMA, Aug. 25.-The army worm is
committing fearful ravages on cotton. The
crop will be materially lessened.
Indiana.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Aug. PA number
of drafts drawn in this city on O'Brien.
Pierce & Co., of Portland, Me-, who have
been operating in grain, were returned
protested and the honse reported failed.
1t is understood that the firm were short
nearly ambition bushels of wheat sold in
this market. Three smaller houses here
operating for them nave also failed.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 25.-Jennie Hope
a young woman who recently came to this
city from Indianapolis, died at an alleged
house of ill-fame to-day, from the effects
of morphine that had been taken with
suicidal intent. Her relations reside in
Evansville, Indiana, and are said to be
respectable. The cause of the de-
sertion by her lover.
This evening in another part of the city,
a girl named Jennie Downs. aged 16, de-
liberately swallowed a large quantity of
morphine to end a sad life. She died
after 10 o'clock.
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Suits are COM
against the Staten Island Ferry
Company, in sums varying from FIVE to
fifty thousand dollars.
Recorder Hackett charging the Grand
Jury in the Westfeld case, said a great ex-
should be set by holding the Presi-
dent, Directors and common carriers re-
sponsible.
Washington.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.-No clue has
been discovered to the Identification of the
young woman shipped in a trunk from
New York for Chicago. She died under
abortion.
The mail train going thirty-fve and a
train going eighteen miles an hour,
on the Erie Railroad near West
port, Pa. Six persons were killed and a
list wounded. The engineer, who
vas fatally injured, had orders in his
pocket %forbidding the movement of the
rain which caused the disaster.
Twenty-Five railroads, mostly south of
The Ohio river, will carry people to the
Cincinnati Exposition at half fare.
Charles Scrlbner, the head of the New
York publishing house, died in Europe,
If typhoid fever, aged 6fty-one.
The loss by the great fire in Point a
Gaudaloupe, was six or eight mil
ions.
The receipts of the new loan to-day
we're 81 100000.
1t is possible the Custom House at
Charleston will be closed until the yellow
ever subsidies. the collector and most of the