The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-19
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

were about 20 new cases on the 18th and
81 deaths. On the same day there were IA
new eases and two deaths at Grenada-ma-
terial nearly exhausted. At Baton Rouge,
La, the disease was thought TO be under
control-no deaths in preceding "a hours.
AT Holly Springs, Miss, there were five
deaths and "A new cases-great suffering on
account Of lack OF nurses and supplies. AT
Grand Junction, Tenn, there were 10 cases
and two deaths; at Hickman, KY, IL new
cases and two deaths; at Canton, Miss, 30 new
cases and two deaths. The disease had also
developed at Cairo, H., the first victim be-
ing Thomas Nally, editor Of the Bulletin,
who died on the 18th, and another employee
of the office was down with the same dis
ease. At New Richmond, o., 20 miles from
Cincinnati, a very malignant disease, gener-
ally believed 10 be- genuine yellow fever.
carried off five persons suddenly and several
Others were Frustrated. A number OF deaths
OF Southern refugees occurred daily at st.
Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and other
Northern cities.
For the "a hours ending at noon on the
18th there were H9snew eases OF yellow
fever and 50 deaths at New Orleans; 3 new
cases and deaths at Holly Springs; new
cases and , deaths at Greenville, Tenn; AZ
cases at Grand Junction, Tennis 81 new
cases at Canton, Miss; is deaths at ,Nicks-
burg, and 80 deaths at Memphis.
At New Orleans, on the 10th, there were
70 deaths from yellow fever and los new
cases reported; at Memphis, Ill deaths and
1876 new cases with many not reported); at
Holly Springs, 3 deaths aud u new cases ;at
Grenada. 6 deaths and 4 new cases; at Can
ton, death and 20 new cases; at Baton
Rouge, no deaths, but 81 new cases. The
epidemic was generally believed to have
reached its eliminating point and 10 be
slowly on The decline.
Twenty eight cases Of yellow fever, 16 OF
which were fatal, had occurred in the vicini-
ty of Gallipolis, o., up to the 18th. The
disease was communicated from the steam
or John ID. Porter.
Among recent deaths by yellow fever are
Fathers McManus and Vitello at Vicksburg;
Drs. Voolfolk, of Paducah, Ky, at Grenada;
VIM. Willis, Superintendent Southern EX-
press Company, John G. Lonsdale, Jr.,
Treasurer Citizens Relief Committee, r.
w. Blow, publisher Western Methodist, and
DIR. McGregor, of Upton County, Tenn, at
Memphis.
Cardinal McCloskey and the Catholic
Bishops geperally throughout the country
have ordered collections to be taken in the
churches for sufferers by the yellow fever
plague. The New York Chamber Of Com
merce has issued an appeal to the people of
the whole country to add to or double what
they have already given for the same cause,
and recommends that depots for provisions
and other supplies be established in the
principal cities. r = afr ~
Additional Congressional nominations:
IllinOis-Third District, Hiram Barber,
Democrat; Sixteenth, Vim. A. j. Sparks
Democrat. Missouri-First District, Hen
ry Eshbaugh, National Greenback; Sew
enth, James A. Boyd, National. Greenbaek;
Thirteenth, A. II. Buckner,s Democrat.
Kansas-First District j. X. Mcclure, Dem
ocrat. Mississippi-Fif District, Charles
+. Hooker" Democrat. *Renominated9
President Hayes and suite had a grand
reception at Madison, Wis, on the 10th.
The President made an address at some
length at the Fair Grounds.
At Chicago, on the evening OF the 9th,
Sylvester Z. Dean, baggageman on the
Illinois Central Railroad, residing at So
Michigan Avenue, attempted TO cut his
wife's throat, and then severed his own
jugular. Dean will die, but his wife will
recover. Unreasonable jealousy had driven
the man mad.
Santa Fe Railroad has been completed to
Trinidad.
DIR. f. NJ. Wright, of Chattanooga, has
been nominated for Governor by the Repub-
lican State Committee OF Tennessee, in place
Of Emerson Etheridge, declined.
A terrible tragedyis reported near Auro-F
ra, Hill County, Texas. Two young men,
Eli Ramsdale and lack. Hays, returning
home from o revival in the village, began
quarreling about young lady loved by BOTH
From words they proceeded 10 blows, aud
then. drawing knives, a desperate fight en-
sued. They cut and stabbed each other till
both fell PROSTATE and bleeding in the road,
where they were found by neighbor soon
after. Hayes died two hours afterwards, |
and Ramsdale was dying at last accounts.
Alexander Austin, well known business |
man of San Francisco and ex-Collector Of |
Taxes, shot and killed himself on the 18th. |
There is shortage of some 100000 in his /
accounts.
A report reached Bismarck, on the 18th, |
that Gen. Miles and an excursion party Of |
ladies and gentlemen had been surrounded |
BY the Bannocks in Yellowstone Park and
number OF the party killed.
Reliable information concerning Gen.
Niles's recent fight with the Bannocks was
'eceived on the 18th. The encounter took
,lace on Soda Butte Creek on the 4th. Gen.
niles had p men of the Fifth Infantry and
5 friendly Crows. The BannOcks were sur
,rised at daybreak, and after a two hours
ght in which Captain Andrew 5. Bennett,
fifth Infantry, was killed, and one soldier
nortally wounded, the hostiles were over
covered and "a prisoners captured. The
,annocks lost Is killed in the fight The
aides OF Gen. Bnles's party had been sent
0 Fort Ellis for safety previous TO the bat
e.
"Snowing for past SO hours, with no pros
ect Of acknowledgements 50 degrees {
was the news from East Cariboo Mine,
tlantic City, Sweetwater County, Wyom-
IL Territory, on September 8.
ArGQ. 1ONdIu has udQ WIN
loses, one Of the Indian chiefs who have I
wen trouble in Idaho and Oregon, and
loses announced the willingness of his tribe
20 on a reservation of his own choice not :
mote from their country. |
Ex-Gov. Alcorn, Of Mississippi, has de-
ded that he viii not be a candidate for c
ongress.
Matilda Stanley, known as the Gypsy I
ueen, and recognized as such by all the e
Ines throughout the United States, was
,ried at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, o,
the 18th. The Queen was woman Of 4
eat influence among her race. She died in !,
cksburg last winter and her bedsI was >
obalmed and preserved until the present. |, !,
80 for burial. Representatives of all the y
ointment Gypsy families in the United Z
stes and Canada were present and assisted 5