The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-12
WEST AND SOUTHWEST,

New Orleans, on the 9Th, reported Sc
deaths from yellow fever for the preceding
"a hours, and POI new cases. Memphis had
50 deaths, and the new cases were so numer-
Gus that the physicians failed to report
them. At Canton, Miss, there were 1G new
cases and deaths. At Grenada, deaths,
and nearly every person down or dying; dis
ease extremely yirulent. At Vicksburg, IS
deaths, including Dr.J.P Whitehead and DR..
A. r. Green, colored. At Port Gibson,
there had been 400 cases and 80 deaths. At
Holly Springs, over 20 cases under treatment
and some 10 deaths. At Greenville, 10
deaths and 10 new cases. At Brownvile,
Tenn, four deaths and 10 new cases. At
Baton Rouge, La, AS cases under treat
ment and Is deaths TO date; disease of very
mild type here. At Hickman, Ky, y
deaths and some 80 cases under treatment.
On the S.h, New Orleans reported 50
deaths from yellow fever and 223 new cases.
Memphis, 100 deaths and 500 new cases, up
on estimates made from partial reports.
The situation was desperate-3,0O0 down
with fever, and a scarcity of ply
siciaus, nurses and supplies. Port Glib
son had 20 deaths TO date; more nurses
wanted. Vicksburg and Grenada reported
no change for the better. Greenville had
deaths and 20 new cases. Hickman, KY,
had 80 cases Of yellow fever, vouched for by
DIR. Blackburn, Of Louisville, who had gone
there to look after them. Plaqueminc, her
willie Parish, La, had 100 eases and p deaths
TO date.
On the 9th, New Orleans reported 81
deaths from yellow fever and IA new cases.
Memphis had 112 deaths and probably 800
new cases. Among the deaths there are DIR.
L. c. Slater, pastor First Methodist Church,
DIR. Nelson, Major J. c. Thrall, Rev. ID. X.
Rosebury, and other well known persons.
The Citizens Committee notified all
well persons who expect to draw IA
tions that they must leave the city and 20
into camp. DR.. Stone reported from
Grenada that the disease had nearly
run its course, for want of new material to
feed upon, and no further trouble was ap-
pretended. Canton had 81 new cases and
four deaths; Holly Springs, three new cases
and seven deaths; and there was no abate-
ment at Nicksburg, Port Gibson or Green
vile. The disease has appeared at Mays
vile, Ky, and in Thomas Porter's family,
four miles above Cairo, H., although no
cases had been reported in that city.
The plan OF making nickel collections for
the yellow-fever sufferers in the South by
means of ballot-boXes placed in hotels and
other conspicuous positions in New York
and other cities has Melted many thousands
Of dollars, and it is suggested that the sys-
TEN be adopted in every city and town
Throughout the country.
Mr.. w. L. Hunt, Superintendent Of Rail
way Mali Service, Southern Division, has is
sued an official circular, addressed to the
Postmasters in Arkansas and Texas, stating
that the Department has issued stringent
orders to its employees in infected districts, |
to hold at their offices all mail matter adj /.
dressed to the States named, and that route 4
agents are likewise instructed to return TO 1
the mailing offices all matter OF this de- 4
scription that may be forwarded. The De- 4
partment therefore protests against the in
discriminate cutting off Of mail COMMUNE
cation, as has been done by many cities and
towns in these States, and will not sanction
he stoppsge Of any mails except such as
arc prohibited by legally constituted Boards
Of Health.
A Washington dispatch OF the 2d says:
Reports received tonight at the office ofthe
Marine Hospital and Signal-Service, give
accounts OF the dire march Of
he pestilence at New Orleans, NicksbuTg
md Memphis, and the expansion of the area
with a similar visitation. The
-eports to the Marine Hospital headquarters
lere, say that the prospect is fearful to con-
emplate; that experienced physicians are
worm out with constant and unremitting
attendance upon patients, and, hay-
NJ reached the end Of physical
endurance, are giving up. From this cause
here is a well grounded apprehension that (
he mortality will swell in the future. At
he Signal office accounts Of the weather are
TO the alienation OF the dis
ase. The hot spell viii be protracted, and
rom meteorological data it is stated that
-ost can hardly be looked for under six I
-eeks. The members OF the Government,