The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-31

SOUTH.
The Montgomery Ala Board of Health
announce four deaths from yellow fever In
that city. Oct. 10.
Ii was the opinion of the Memphis
Board of Health. on Oct. IL, that the epi-
dcmic in that city had taken more favor
able turn. there being fewer new cases re-
ported than on any previous day fora long
while. The number of deaths from the
disease was thirty. Fathers shcehy and
I Leo had died. and Mayor Johnson was
worse.
\ ease Of yellow fever was reported in
Little Rock, Oct. IL. which created great
alarm.
The steamer Mary l.. Poe. from 1t.
Louis 10 New Orleans. took fire Oct. Ia at
p. m. aud was burned 10 the water :
edge. The disaster occurred At Island No.
2G. about one hundred miles above Mem
phis. There were sixty-five passengers on
board. Of whom four were lost together
with the chambermaid and cahin-boy.
Part OF the cargo consisted of scvcniy-fivc
barrels Of oil. which burst and spread over
the water i'm sheets Of flame. burning
many OF those who had escaped from the
boat.
The weather at Memphis on Oct. -
was clear and cold. and there was decid-
ed falling of in the death-rate from yellow
fever. The mortuary report for the pre-
,eding twenty-four hours showed total
of seventeen deaths from the epidemic.
There were seven interments from yell
low fever deaths At Shreveport on Oct. 10.
A Memphis dispatch Of Oct. 20 say Z:
The streets are crowded with vehicles and
the sidewalks throngcd with pedestrians.
There l. now more activity in business
than for months past. The disease j. rap
lilly yielding. Mortuary report-twenty-
three yellow fever. seven other causes /:
total. thirty. The approaching cold
weather causes much suffering among
those destitute Of clothing and fuel.
Two ladies have received appointments
as clerks in the Department Of Justice. al
Washington. being the first women ever
employed there.
There We're five deaths from yellow f.
yer reported at Columbus. Texas. and nj
Bryan. on Oct. 20. Reports from Calvert
gives very gloomy account Of The con-
dition Of affairs there. and earnest appeals
were being ma le for both nurses and
money. The disease had also spread To
Z the adjacent village Of Sterling.
The following circular has been issued
\ BY a committee of the Howard Association
al Memphis:
OFFICE H0wARD ASSOCIATION,
MEMPHIS, Tenn. OCT. .. u 3.
! To an EumpGfhf=fHy rtfh suffering hHucNtfi
crtrgtrhfre The y-iOw f,.ver 4 not abaiin-
\ God only knows when It will scores ~ new
eases appear daily. over uDl are now SICK
Z oar fund. will not uav expenses SIX days. Prom
the sick and ing tile cry Of distress and suffer
ing comes great and loud For their sake -sn
m.ney and relief q procure nurses, : iuula
I aud nouri-hmenfs. We require more 10 ~ ever
\ send donati-ns 70 \ y. Lang-ian President q
m Howard Association by order Of A. u
Langsiln. President
frANKLANp, = II EnNoNn-oN,
q o~-pALE. w y SMITH,
I J J MURPHY,
special Committee.
4 New Orleans telegram Of oct. p -ayi
that Galveston was full Of refugees from
Bryan. Calvert. Columbus. and Mora
ltit-Idill- 'i'Hl NNihih'h@ i'l'l iih'A wy
fever Increasing. and Of q very fatal type
four death, in twelve hours. The plac'
was almost dcpopulated. \ special relic.
train was forwarded with physicians from
Galveston. Calvert tclegrams reporie,
nine deaths in twcnty-iour hours. u
Bryan there were two deaths and sever
new cases ia the past twenty-four hours
Business almost entirely suspended.