The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-02
THE LATEST FROM THE sOrTH.
yellow Fever Spreading to IN Alarming Ex-
tent near Port Gibson.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. l.-To-day's yellow
fever reports show - cases Of death and 23l
ncw cases. The footings to dnto are 2 Sqs cnsrs
Of death and qGG cases. Reports at the Board
of Health indicate an incrcase over yesterday
and many cases are reported in which cntire
families heretofore exempt have been stricken.
From noon until 6 p. VI. thero wero 10 cases
OF death and 1876 new cases reported. Vf which
IS were since Sept. %. There were seven new
cases Mt the st. Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum.
among them that Of Sister Gonscaga
At Holly Springs Miss. yesterday there were
IL cases OF death and 90 new cases Among the
dead are ID. J. Oliver and DR.. W. o. Mckinney
and among tho new eases are Mrs. Maggie
Macklin and DR.. John Ross Of Clarksyillc
Tenn. surgeon in the United States Navy
MrMrHIs. Oct. Tho weather ia oppres-
sively warm, md tho fever continues sprend-
p@rc are S Rosc S & cn t % 3 Grcm Ta,nS and r"
wife. FL. .Sngg. w. J. Whoon nnvld +. War
Railrond who died at Cedar Grove. From noon
yesterday until noon to- day there were AZ cases
reported to the Board Of Health by the under.
takers Tor the past twcnty; -Four hours, ending
the corporation ~ the city Anions the dead
rcHomcd sine noon are Miss Annie Robbins
At Moscow Tenn. Drs Hill and stover are
down with fver
SNllNWESl lASS - 7. limo case on death Is
reported and one now cas" at Pilot Town.
BAroN hovot. oct .Fighty-ceht new
PORT GInsoN Miss Oct The epidemic ut
this place has greatly abn,ed. There are hut
few cases in town. aud hut few LEFT to have the
fever. II is spreading to an alarming extent in
the country and is forcing tho refugees hack
T. town ~ being irne lace of safety. The
oWt q, o rcmHnme mar rv poySnnoH S Hp 81 u' 7co The @
cases of death number llG Among those
! lately recorded are Judge !. b. Thrasher and
| Ir w II SHrpft 4 ytnk IL tlpuvIf
| that the disease had run it's course. hut
| the wcnther has since been warm, the
| thermometer ranging all day at SO de-
| gr'cs. New cases are occurring and some So
Yer" and fatal relarses in the country. The
place His son Kari is among the sck. Dan Is,
| lumphreyss family have been attacked. and
| the fever Is Mt Mrs. Drshuron's and at the DIR.
! Sprott place at ldlewild ncnr tn" town., Little
jamie Leonard il dying at Glcns1de, Prof. J.
| payno Green has Just lost two daughtcrs. and
! stock. Miss. Harrison II New Orleans and Miss
Maggie BURNETT have been attacked. Burnett
his daughter Miss sallis. and his son John are
! down with the fever. They wrre refugees, but
were forced back to the town. In TACT tho fever
Is rapidly extending all oN"r the country. on
many plantations and among the r"'ugoes great
| concern is felt for the safety 81 the country
people ns well as for securing the crops.
BROWNSVILLE. Tenn. OF. NO abatement
! in IN" fever. our ranks are steadily thinni ng
| Trn Now ensns today and Ave casDs Of death
CHArrANooGA. oct l.-Dr Vandeman tho
! Register. reports two casos NJ death from yrl-
| low fcyer ior thr past ,w"niy-four honrs-Mrs
Mary Hornn and John ONrlll. No now cases
ClNcNNATt, OFT. l.-Three cas"s of imported
yellow fever have hccn disroysred hcre-NIrs
L"viuson. who cHmc from II .kmnn. KY. four
! days ago; a Mr. Eglauer. from M"r phi-; and "A
coiorei man taken from AN incoming train to
the post house. Dr. Minor issued an order
Yesterday forhhlliug the reception - any
freight from tho South that could possibly alb
sorh infection.
MISSISSIPPI CRY. OFT. 1.-Col. NJ A. Carter.
| Special Gpvernmcnt Agent. and Mrs. W. H..
| Brn'h"tt died here to-day of yellow fever.
| GnAND JUNCTION. Tenn. oct 1.-Scvrn cases
of death within the last two days and four now
cases. Among those VINO died Yesterday was
G. q. Handy volunteer telegraph operator
| from New Albany Ind. who came hero three
weeks ago. and worked molly Mt his post night
md day until stricken with fever. DIR. Joe H.
! Prrwitt, who died to-day. was a prominent citi-
zen, who had worked hra,cly. battling with the
| Epidemic until urnstrated hy the snourge.
| HlCKNAN. Ky. OCT. 1-There w"r" two cases
| Of death and five new cases Of yellow fever