New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-28
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YELLOW FEVER.
Deaths Mt Shreveport.

Deaths Mt Shreveport.
SHREvPORT, October 27.-The following
| is the list of interments in the city ceme-
teries during the forty eight hours ending at
P. NJ, as reported by the Howard Associa-
ton: J. T. Whiteman, aged "a years;
Laura Kahn, Il Beverly Harris, colored, 60;
James Nathan, 43; Eliza Heller, 20; Thomas
M. Gill, Is; Robert Workman, IL; Mrs.
Stone, age not given.
At Memphis.
MEMPHIS, October 26.-Yesterday twen-
ty.four deaths by yellow fever, four by
other causes.
MEMPHIS, October 27.-Only two new
cases yesterday. DR.. Blount is dead. Tenn
perature falling.
The heaviest rain of the season has just
visited here, with thunder and lightning.
From Saturday to Sunday noon there
were twenty-six yellow fever deaths and
eight from other causes. From Sunday
noon to noon to-day, there were fourteen
deaths from yellow fever and three from
other causes Ice formed this morning.
NO new cases were reported at the Howard
Association. They are discharging nurses
Grand Chancellor Jukes, of the Knights
of Pythias of Tennessee, addresses the
brethren of the order who have responded
to the appeal for aid, returning them sin
cere thanks aud stating that sufficient funds
were on hand for the relief of the suffering
brethren.
Information gathered from all available
sources goes to confirm the opinion that the
yellow fever is rapidly decreasing. The
warm rain of yesterday did not increase
the number of new cases as was feared. On
the contrary, there have been fewer appli-
cations for nurses to-day than since the be-
ginning of the plague. The rooms of the
Howard Association are crowded with
nurses waiting application, and at noon the
association began 1ischarging them, as
there is every indication that the scourge is
routed.
1t Mobile.
MOBILE, October 27.-There have been
nineteen deaths from yellow fever here
since the disease first appeared. No deaths
reported within the past forty eight hours.
Augusta's Contributions.
AUGUSTA, Ga, October N.-Five hundred
bale of cotton for the relief of the Memphis
sufferers.
The police force of this city subscribed
Sll3 for the relief Of the Memphis police,
which was telegraphed to the chief of police
of Memphis today.
Aid from Columbia.
COLUMBIA, S. c., October 27.-Parker's
Hall was thronged tonight, and liberal
sum will be realized for the Memphis and
Shreveport sufferers Mrs. Veiminger, Mr..
Duck and Professor Buchars, of the Eight
eenth Infantry band, formed the attraction.
Colonel Dodamad inaugurated the concert.
At Montgomery-State Fair Postponed.
MONTGOMERY, October 27.-Nine yellow
fever deaths have occurred during the past
rty-eight hours.
The Alabama State Fair has been post
poned from November 2 to November is.
Hard rain this morning, but the weather
is not yet cold.
Corpus Christi-Brownsville Enf0rces a
Quarantine.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, October 27-One
fatal case of yellow fever having occurred
at Corpus Christi, the authorities here have
ordered quarantine between that city and
this place. The United States cavalry have
gone out to patrol the roads, and to prevent
intercourse between here and Corpus
Christi
The person who died at Corpus Christi
had just arrived from Columbus, where the
fever is very bad.
As the Northern mails come by Corpus
Christi, they will be interrupted.
Relief from Indianapolis for Memphis.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 27.-The city coun-
Gil to night appropriated s2500 to aid the
Memphis sufferers.
The Charity Cotton Bale.
CINCINNATI, October 27.-The bale of cot
ton donated by Colonel Creed Taylor. of
Arkansas, for the benefit of the Memphis
orphans, and sold in that city for 1900, and
subsequently shipped to ST. Louis and sold
there for $50, was forwarded to this city,
| and to-day sold on Change, and purchased
| by the members of the Chamber of Com
| merce for $2030 0S. 1t will be shipped
hence to some other city. to be again sold
| for the same purpose.