The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-16
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yellow FeVer.

" AcIAhGIU1. OCLoDcr c.-Alueu CahAAAS
was anOble hearted very handsome and gen
ial person He married at Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, during the war, and was active as
a war telegraph operator at the front
WASHINGTON, October 9.-Shreveport
the interments yesterday were twelve.
NASHVILLE, October 9.-The churches,
Masons and Odd Fellows have sent $1,000
in money and provisions to Memphis. ~
MEMPHIS, October 9.-Another heavy
frost. Forty-one intemen4s, whereof thir-
tyrone were yellow fever. Sister Mary
Joseph, Dominican, formerly Superior Of
Seagnes Academy, is dead. Father 0'Brien,
of st. Peters Church. is very low. -ta
SHREVEPORT, October 9.-The following
are the deaths to-day: Mary Burlk. aged
Is months; r. Field, % years; n. w.
Right, % years; l. Wetser, 10 months; F.
Book, 30 years; ii. r. Saunders, weeks;
j. w. Stuart, 40 years; Rev. Father Leves-
calk, no age; Dan Brooks, colored.
MEMPHIS, October 10.-Afairs arc de-
plorable The people die faster than they
can be buried; hundreds have died unat-
tended from neglect; 900 have died; some
Of the physicians have fed, although ma
jority remain on duty day and night
Nurses and money wanted.
MONTGOMERY, October 10.-Two fever
deaths In the last twenty-four hours; total
ince it commenced CSept. 19), ~ deaths.
MEMPHIS, October 11.--No abatement in
tle fever. business almost totally sus-
Pended Parents and children abandon
cath other The money received has been
ju6ciously distributed. rgr
NEW ORLEANS, October 1.-THE tele-
gralh force in Shreveport are all we'll
Il nc fol
lows Arthur Levy, aged Is months; Ellis
Jones aged years; Adeline Brown, aged
SO; Ayina Edwards; ID. Ward, aged 33;
JAS Gif1in, aged 90.
New ORLEANS, October 12.-The follow
ing wer the interments at Shreveport yes
terday Stoner's child; Geo. M. Laranone,
aged yars; Sophia Jane, aged II; ]. B.
Doll, agd "a Norman; August Erickson,
aged "a Geo. w. Heymekures, aged So;
Mary Gilt aged %; Jessie Williams, aged
l3l Maria hay, aged IA days VIM. Hem
bricks, ageF 80; John Sloan, aged is. pel-
egraph opeItors all well.
SHREvEP0T, October 12.-Twelvc inter
ments to-day
! MEMPHIS, october 13.-The streets were
almost desertd yesterday. Few went to
church; no plesure vehicles; nothing but
hearses to be sen. FIfty-seven deaths yes
terday.
CAIRo, Octobe 13.-The steamer Keokulk
with four reportl down with the yellow
fever was refusedwlmrfage, and passed on
sup the Ohio.
I lMEAPH1s, octobr 13.-The receipts of
the Howard Assertion Saturday was $4SS
] Their daily expense $1,000. There is gen
eral restitution amcg the poor All kinds
of contributions are tceptiIble. There were
three hundred Applications at st. Peters
Asylum, The sisters &c providing for them
as5far as they were alb. but are compelled
I to turn many an unfortunate child away.
bn LITTLE Rock, Octobr 13.-There have
i been two deaths from elbow fever at Ar
genta, opposite here. Argenta has been
duarantined.
! MEMPHIS, October 13-T. S. 7Jakes,
/ Grand Chancellor of the Rights of Pythias
OF Tennessee, is down wit the fever, and
the duties of his office dev.ve upon NJ. ii.
Moreighn The order hasSloven patients
and no money in the treasur the demands
upon them for aid to sufferit brotherhood
having exhausted their relief und and CON
tributions. 1--1 --ss-~---
Three physicians from Chilgo and one
from New York arrived here yserday, and
offered their services, which we accepted,
and went to work. IS I
Jas. w Toomy, a visiting Aember of
the l. o. o. T., of New AIbany,lied yes
terday 4;i
A general decentralization exists trough
out the city. The city police fee has
been greatly reduced. The city Ilroad
Il has been, compelled to reduce the 1mber
of trips one-fOurth, and the cars ruping
do not yield the expense of drivers.
NJ. E. Sanders, city editor of the Ca
lqnche, is rapidly recovering. ~
The mortality reports for the twenty-hr
hours ending Saturday night, show fob
seven deaths from yellow fever and \
from other diseases.
CHICAGO, October 13.-The gross receip
i of the Exposition on Monday was devote
\ to Memphis Six tickets sold on SaturdS
for $500. N3i1
& MONTGOMERY, October 13.-One few
death in forty-eight hours. hl
CINCINNAFI October 13.-The mayor
this city received dispatch from the may
of Memphis this evening, saying: 81 a
panied to have to say that the disease
Spreading and not abating, and we ST
! have to ask and accept aid from abroai
: Our greatest wants are money, blankets al
provisions
) The common council to-day appropriate
: So, 900 for the relief of Memphis.
. MEMPHIS, October ia slight fro
this morning has inspired new hope. We
few cases of fever are reported up to moo
There were AZ interments, of which 80 die
, of yellow fever
, COLUMBUS, Ca, October 49, The cit
/, zens of Columbus raised in two days $l6l
by voluntary contributions for Memphis al
Shreveport. Contributions are still comir
in. Mayor McIveng expressed the amou
] to the proper authorities at once.
MEMPHIS, October 14.-The latest new
indicates slight check. New cases lie
malignant
NEW York, October 1.-THE Fire D
APARTMENT OF this city sent $500 to the Mel
phis sufferers.
, ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, October 1.-THE Il
$ brew Society sent $500 to Memphis yest'
day.
q 1WAsnINaroN, October "A. The Isiaelit
of San Francisco sent two thousand dolla
gold to the Memphis sufferers. 81
2 The State. Grand Commander of NJ
York, have sent $50 to Memphis al
9 Shreveport.
MEMPHIS, October IA Fifty Of the
Gently made orphans were sent to Chur
Home, near Bunlyn Station, Shelby count
in charge of the Sisters of Mercy, b
that institution reports its inability to su
5 ply them with subsistence. An appeal B
been made to the citizens to furnish cook
provisions for their dinner to-day. T
: Catholic Orphan Asylum reports they ha
room for number Of orphans, but are Z
e able to feed or clotho them. Another frI
I, this morning.
4 washington City.
n WAsuINeToN, October S.-The Secreta
i Of the Treasury, Assistant Secretary at n,
o York, and McCulloch, partner Of J
y Cooke & Co., are IN New York
Z To-day Major Carney AieKeeyer was
4 signed, as adjutant genenl, to the Depa
n ment of the South; Major Taylor to the
r partment of Texas.
4 WASHINGTON, October TO- obley, Fe
y orsll sttornoy Of Florida, has resigned.
WAsHIN0roS. October 1.-THE Star 81
n a private dispatch by cable sfys that TbOn
Z Scott has succeeded in negotiating for
4 four million Of dollars Of frst mortgs
s. bonds Of the Texas and Pacific Railr0i
Is The financial arrangement by which G