The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-28
First Edition
YELLOW j ACK
FASTENS HIS FATAL FANGS
ON FRESH VICTIMS.
National Associated Press to the Star

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 28.-I1arry i. Smith,
| a prominent newspaper man and telegraph
err died at $50 0 clock last night.
FIFTY-FIvE NEW CASES AT BATON ROUGE.
| The Democrats special from Baton Rouge
| says the fever report for the twenty-four
| hours ending at o clock yesterday morn
| ing was: Deaths, none; new cases, fifty
| five.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS FONTS.
The Howards received reports last night
from the following points:
Greenville, Miss-Dr Sam. Walker and
Jim Walker are convalescing. Mayor Trugg
and Marshal Ycrger dead. The fever is
spreading in the country. There is no food
| for the fever here. Let it be known we need
friends. Dr. Currell is well.
Vicksburg - Nothing additional from
Greenville. Twenty new cases at Bowvina
this morning. Special trains with nurses,
physicians and supplies left here for Law
renee Lake and Bowvna yesterday.
Thabodeaux, La.-Dr Litch is down with
the fever. Total cases up to Thursday eve
ming one hundred and thirty-three. Deaths
to same hour thirteen. This report does
not include the country, where the fever is
spreading rapidly.
Lafourche Crossing, La.-There is only
one physician in the neighborhood Fever
is everywhere although not of bad charac-
ter. So far the cases OF fever at the Cross
ing are still very critical.
Water Valley, Miss.-Two deaths this
| morning and another expected. -Four new
cases.
Donaldsonvile La.-Fifteen new cases
and nine deaths in the last twenty-four
| lao, A +r,
Bay st. Louis, Miss, in the morning.
Canton, Miss.-Five hundred and seventy
| five cases to date. Deaths, ninety-seven.
New cases, fifteen; deaths, one. Mrs. Col.
+. J. Bowers, Deputy Sheriff Benwel and
two sons down. G. w. Thomas was at his
post for a few hours, but was compelled to
return to bed from exhaustion.
% DEATHS AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 28.--There were 2S deaths
yesterday, of which 10 were negroes APP
pearances more hopeful. The record of the
unaccimated physicians now stands; Total,
50; died. q; sick or convalcscent, 49, es-
| capped, l. Weather mild and unsettled
ONE DEATH AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 29.--An unknown man
arrived at quarantine yesterday on tie
steamer George B. Cheek from Memphis,
yellow fever. The man grew suddenly
worse, and in two hours died Of the black
vomit.
INCREASING AT vICKsBURG.
VICKsBURG, Sept. 2S.-The fever is gain
ing ground here. Deaths Ia, including Sis
ter Agnes Weaver, of the Sisters of Mercy
ANOTHER DEATH AT GALLIPoLIs.
GALLIPoLIs, Sept. 2S.-Mrs. Brown, who
resided in the infected district, died yester-
day. Hutsinpiller and Hargar are better.
SIX HOURS AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2S.-Last night 13
deaths and 100 cases were reported since
noon. Sisters Ambrose and Mary Ann, of
St. Elizabeth Asylum, are down with the
fever The fever is undoubtedly subsiding
slowly.
HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. 28.-There were IS
new cases and deaths reported yesterday.
AN EMPHATIC DENIAL FROM LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 28.-It was well known
in Louisville at the time the city pro-
claimed its gates wide open to Southern
refugees that the rumor of original yellow
fever here might be circulated and find be-
levers. Thousands of refugees have been
sheltered, and two commodity hospitals
were erected, and offered to all sick per-
sons who may care to come here OF these,
almost one-third died, half recovered, and
the others are convalescent. The treatment
at the hospitals was singularly successful,
and the moment that Louisville was con-
graduating herself upon the good results of
her efforts the report that the plague pre-
walls here in epidemic form finds an outlet
through the Associated Press at Cincinnati.
1t is malicious, utterly uncalled for and
untrue The fact that sister city could
be guilty of giving widespread publicity to
such a perversion of facts in so grave mat
ter is causing unqualified Indignation and
universal denunciaton of its author 1t is
true that a perculiar type of remittent
autumnal fever did show itself in one local
ity, and that a half dozen deaths were the
result. Such all event might occur at any
other time and occasion no scare. Just now
it has been attended with fright, and
a few families went away. These are
the facts in the matter, and at the
present writing Louisville is becoming
healthy sensational yellow fever reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding The ther
mometer now registers go.
At a meeting Of the Board of Health yes
terday an address to the people of the
United States was prepared deny
ing that the yellow fever exists
here in an epidemic form, and
branding all reports to that effect as false
and unchrstian. In regard to the cases
which originated the rumors the Board
says:
''As public custodians of the health of
the city of Louisville, and with a consci-
entous sense of the weight of responsible
ity, we affirm sacredly, that while there
may have been several instances of yellow
fever of indigenous character, even upon
this there has been the greatest diversity of
opinion among our most prominent and
able physicians. Nor has there been any
new case since Monday last. We have al
ready had several frosts, and with our city
never in so exceptionally healthy condi-
ton, we have no hesitation in assuring our
friends who may be absent, and the people
of the country at large, that there has not
been, nor is there now, an epidemic of any
character whatever"