The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-10-09
THE SOUTH.

So Genl Beauregard visited the Bull Run bat
| tlo-feld the other day. for the first time sinct
the war, and while riding oyerit, his horse fel
and he was slightly injured.
| DR.. Burns telegraphs from Shreveport 81
| follows:
The disease il yellow fever, IL true homo
gastric pestilencc. Its origin il still obscure
but its character malignant The deaths arc
between 50 and go per cent. About four hun
dred deaths 80 far. More than half the popu
laion have fled Every one working bravely
| No panic now. The organization OF the How
ard association is excellent. Tho dostitutionit
as terrible as the disease, and the expenses OF
the Howard association is about 81, 900 a day
The women and children must befed or starye
New Orleans grumbles over the various
quarantines enforced against her, and leading
physicians testify that the city is in excellent
condition, allowing strangers to visit with per
feet mpunity. ..
"A fierce quarrel is progressing between
tho Houston and Galveston papers subject,
quarantine,
The crops in western Kentucky are suf-
ferng from the drouth.
Mrs Elizabeth bennington, one hundred
and nine years of age, died in Oconee county,
S. c., not long since. She was the mother of
nine children, and at the time of her death
was living with her youngest child, who is six
ty six years old
"A Shreveport special to tho Picayune says
Al tIo, hau abotaI Tho
proportion of deaths to population in New Or
leans would be tn ousand per day. The
weather was very unfavorable chilly and
damp. The cases all look unfavorable. The
number of new cases in the heart of the cit
are few, because all persons susceptible OF the
disease have fallen victims to it. 1t is spread
ng in the suburbs. There are two young
children at the headquarters of the Howari
association without father mother or other
relatives, all having died. Many such instances
can be mentioned. The epidemic is on the IN
crease Many who have considered them
selves safe, are being attacked. The colored
population are becoming alarmed.
H. b. Cleveland has been appointed post
master of Shelbyville, Tenn.
-Vicksburg--The board of health reports
three fatal cases of yellow fever.
New Orleans notwithstanding the exag-
gerated report of yellow fever in New Orleans,
the general health of the city was never bet
ter at this season, DR.. G. b. White, president
of the board of health in an official statement,
mentions the fact that seventy days have
elapsed since the first case occurred, and that
ND to date the number OF deaths from the dis
ease has not averaged one and IL half per
day.
"A large orange crop is promisedm Florida.
Commissioner Douglass have received in-
formation of the defalcation'of Collector Wild
ener Of the second district OF Aabama at
Montgomery. The defalcation is supposed to
be about 100000 Orders have been received
for his arrest, and suspension from Office.
The steamboat Little Flita, whilo ascend
ing the Rio Grande with government stores
for Ringgold barracks grounded some distance
from the channel and is reported broken in
The steamer two. The steamer Lee has
gone to her assistance. The cargo will proba-
bly, be saved.
The death of Rev. Il. J. Schneider re-
demptorist of New Orleans, is announced.
The secretary of the interior has APP
pointed a committee to inspect the Cairo and
Fulton road az far as finished.
DIR. L. P. Blackburn, Appointment physician
of Louisville, has gone to Shreveport, to al
minister to the sufferers by yellow fever there.
Tallahassee, Fla.-A terrific storm pre-
vailed throughout this section of country Fri
day morning Several stores were unroofed,
three or four houses blown down, and several
others badly damaged A great number of
gin houses were destroyed The crops are
considered ruined. Three or four lives were
lost and several persons wounded. A large
number OF cattle, etc., were killed. The road.
arc blocked by fallen trees, and the telegraph
wires and fences are down for miles. The
loss in this country is immense. Janitmarka
was completely washed away, only two houses
bein" left standing and twenty families home
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