The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-09-06
ppnaREss OF THE PLAGUE.

N, onIr,ys. August 3l.--To-days report
l.. .,si new cases and 4S deaths. During inc INC
week. ended yesterday noon, there were ,,-Ga
cases Of yellow fever and 300 "e"'h''
all 1878 cases and SGT deaths. ,,,.
Tt,o Icoth list to-day includes twenty chi'oreh
under seven years OF age. o,so. IN.
Nrw ORLEANS, September l.-Ne" c"s'' "
day 260, deaths 90. ho,rJ or health
ErNpuIs, August 3l.-At the pooro " Vi n.a .' -,
c.: ,,u q, uoon only seven physiciahs out VI
ohow, ,wenty had mado their reports 9i;pS"
"osos tho number aggregating forty-two; y, riUi' n
,L;, - will be seen that not more thah ,ia't 'o
c,scs nre reported, and that the ep'"en' -,
Tnnrc ,npallinc than the official reports ih"o"o M
AT the county Jail there are ""Uu, ua scnepee to
nr rcvcr Nj. c. Williams, under seh.ehoo
~ ren;tcntiary for murder, died last hie"''
Wv, ruvyc,l n negro murder or, under schleho'
Of dc,th is in n dying condition. Az Na"P
loo Williams five or six deaths occur dairy.
H,cx. IIunn, of the Masonic board OF Ieno,,
Ia down, and Jos. Russell, oi 'ho o"N
mr'o ,,ndertok crs report 30 yellow fever inter
mcnts up to noon to-day. The report r, ,o' ~. r
,ycck shows I'll cases and 2ll nca'hs' nv ci
Gc;oI records to-day exhibit las new cases ,oi
tho "a hours ending at q J.. NJ ana . ue'tns u;s
voluncer hysiG'nTs a "a,h c0ntn"e Dr. " McCormick,
tno"' Indiana. and DR.. L. Il. Easl y, from Little
Dock arriving to-day. Dr. Easily WAS "''o"'
nonied by n corps of 30 nurses:
P",, aar9 The recent cases arc ii. 5. landrum'
down, but doirg well. Joseph Russell, super,
intcndcnt of the Odd Fellows nurses, died and
was buried to-day. Howard lleyman, drug
pist. died to-day J. s. Robinson, one of the
principal druggists, closed his establishment to-
day and left the city for rest. }. 5. Armstrong,
photographer, died to-day.
MOBILE, August 31.-Dr L. !. Gaines reports
one case and death from yellow fever this morn
ing-a white child, years old.
nrin no
deaths from yellow fever have occurred, making
lS5 deaths in all, II of which occurred during
the last twenty four hours. 1t IS estimated that
800 cases of fever have occurred to date, about
half of these in the past week, and D? new cases
in the last twenty -four hours.
patch SAYS that the deaths to-day were and
new cases so, and tho weather mild and more
favorable.
The fever is spreading in Delhi La, where
there have been new cases and death III
twelve hours.
,n,y, Auy~p. 0I..-S,iuaa Tho loot report
eleven refugees and boatmcIi have been attacked
with yellow fever after arrival in Louisville,
four of whom have died.
Cincinnati, August 3l.-Nine cases of fever,
and four deaths have occurred since last report
Two Of the deaths were cases reported last week.
All came from infected places South
Morgan City, La, August 31.-Thc refugee
reported last week sick of yellow fever died
August Odd. Seven other cases have since oc-
Cured and four deaths in all to yesterday
noon.
Ocean Springs, Miss, August 3l.-Threc
cases yesterday morning. No 'lcatl. during the
week
Water Valley, Miss, August 3l.-Two cases.
both refugees. First on l2th is convalcsccnt..
Second on Doth, terminated fatally
Holly Springs, Miss, August 31.--Seven
cases, two deaths to yesterday evening, all rcfu-
gees
st. Louis, August 3l.-There have been eight
cases during the week and two deaths, all retu