, 1873-09-24
PESTILENCE.
EcnrEt1l Sweep OF tho yellow Eevcr
Scotlrsc sst Shrcycport--Nlto Dfscusc
BreslIIS Out i'll VictksburE.

Fearful Sweep OF tho yellow Fevcr
Scotlrsc s.t Sllrcycport--FQ'hc Dtscusc
5rczlI1s Out i'll vicksburg.
Special Dispatch to 1'he Chicago Tri5une.
MEnrnfs, Tcun., Sept. a3.-Tlao following letter.
dated Shreveport It'll, gives tho situation there on
that date. It snys: "Tho epidemic presents but lit
tic change. While tho number Of now cascs
arc not SO numerous, owing to lilo want Of
material to work ou, tho number Of deatls Il
Il osona preceden an Il eoSs "a o"eh Sut eo
paratiscly few would Got well. Thus fnr very fow
hayo got about whilo soe hnger along between life
laye been swept out Of existence in tho ahort space Of
one week. Tho change in tho weather Saturday night
e Il ha 9 h1
language Of of Tho New Orleans physicians, they
dropped Ike sheep dying yh tAe rot: Medical treat.
to do my. good in great many cases, while in many
ohers tic temporary relief afforded IL quickly fol-
lowed by dcath Our stores nn closed, aud nil our
dwellings turncd into hospitals III fact Shreveport
is one great hospital, ono great ehar'cl.Lonso. The
1nterents for M.on9y reached thlry.hree the
Tbs ul intermcnta thus fur since thu 1st OF sepeul-
Der, sum up eco, The number Of PERSONS sick Is
Tho different relief associations nra kept bu at
Tending to the wants Of tho sick and needy aud are
pf tn dt}re Ge ~ much ta good ~ tue was
nursing tic former. tic 1owards hayo lnd
thirty applications for nurses, and sup-
lAltA AOuAb uHt-lhH. 1ub tuA Eb!nW8
Ind i've and tho Masons havo hail none. Appended
aro tho nnmea Of thuso who have died Bince p. III.
yesterday, ntl their disease and rcsis!cnce making
tothl Of twenty, of which eleven were from yellow
Govrr,-a drcrcase Of one Biuce yesterday: salli0
Roulings, congesttve chis, IIeriiando Npal md
Walker street; tile lley. It. Daily, yellowfevcr, St.
roera parsonage, Third md Washington streots !;
n. Cooley, congehttve chill, 80 Front street; II. Head,
lyscntcry, County Hospital; William AlcAster,
tllarrhca, City l1oapal A. Smith, congestire fever,
No. Aluin street; Frank Wolf yollow fever, Mo. 10
ItAtf0ru street: J.. Sullivan, yellow fever, corner
Of Market aud Trout street, no doctor; Patrick Mni
ycrhil, yellow fever, Commerce stseot; John ".
Snyder, yellow fever, l!j Trout street; II. +
lIur 1Rsa, yellow fever, 149 h1ain street; alary +.
Trippoit, yellow fuyer IT, 4. pAtorson yooW fever,
Ill A1ein street Y ii. 1lulelgc, yellow fcser l08
Front atreet; Alice r. Connouglton, yellow feynr.
O1Eo1SNATI, OHIO, Hait. 23-Gnneral Superintendent
Va Horn souls to thu Hon. William Orton President
Of the Weaterl Union Telegraph Company, Now Xork,
tho following dispatch:
"Loulsv1LLE, Sept. 23.-Twonty deaths at shrcve-
port yesterday. Tho disease ia spreading In Tho sub
nrbs and attackng aeeted persons aud tho blacks,
who havo been generally exempt. Supt. L1Iomncdiu.l
reports that the deSt!tntton ia becoming neary as
aaruinY as the poBtilcnce."
F1o1spuAu, Bupt. 13.-The Board Of ueulth rcporta
three fatal caHes Of ycllow fever.
MEMtll1s, Tenn., Sept. a3.-Nine internleNs to-day
from yeow fcvor, ami eleven frpnl ohcr cAecs.
Tho theatres will open for the season Dn Montay.
snMEsxponr, Sept. a3:-Ths following ia Tho ,at
Assoc Assecia.lon Milton George, T. M yannas.
30 yeara; 9: Ae1andcr, yeara; v. II. butcher, I'd
yeara Ncttse dayor, years Mary Garnet, 81 yehra
Georgo Slilh, 80 ycara Nfss. H. e. Trugc, 81 yrurp
Eleven In all-an yellow foyer.