The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-02
Third Edition
WINGS
lowering Ger HearthS and Homes
In the SOrely Smitten South.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-The official state
ment of yellow fever cases is as follows:
Deaths from II IN. yesterday to IL m. to-
day, Sc; new cases, 1856.
TODAY AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS Oct. 2.-Weather still sultry
and hot, with a heavy rain this forenoon.
So deaths reported from noon yesterday to
noon to-day.
CASE AT COLUMBUS, o.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct 2.-Mr Hickman, who
has just come from st. Louis fell on the
street here to-day, stricken with yellow
fever.
SIX HOURS AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-The rainy weather
is disastrous, and the prospect is quite
gloomy. From noon to p m. there were
II deaths and 1856 new cases reported, of
which IS were since September 2Sth. There
were seven new cases at the st. Vincent In
FAINT Orphan Asylum, among them Sister
Gonseaga. John A. Pepper, well-known
steamboatman, is among the dead.
WARM WEATHER AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 2.-The weather continues
sultry and warm. Fifty deaths from yellow
fever were reported to the Board of Health
by undertakers for the past twenty -four
hours ending at o'clock last night OF
these thirty-three died within the corporate
limits of the city.
THE HEALTH OF LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Oct DIR E. O. Brown,
Health Officer, makes the following report:
To Hon. Charles D. Jacob, Mayor of Louisville
KY:
DEAR SIR-I have the honor to report that
l have consolidated the two hospital build
ings, having all the patients in one build
ing, and discharged seven employees, nurses,
&c. 1t also affords me pleasure to report
that the health of the city was never so
good at this season of the year; no epidemic
of any character existing nor any reason to
apprehend any. Any of our citizens who
may be absent from the city need have nc
fear in returning Any strangers desiring
to visit our city on business or otherwise
Very respectfully, E. 0. Brown.
FROM OTHER POINTS.
BAY ST. Louis, Oct. 2.-Twenty-three new
cases and two deaths in the last twenty-f -four
hours.
CANTON, Oct. New cases, twenty-eight
deaths, q A case of yellow fever is re
ported at Ways Bluff.
W1NoNA, Oct 2.-One new case and nc
deaths to-day.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Oct 2.-One death and
one new case at Pilot-town.
CAIRO ILL, Oct 1.-Two deaths and five
new cases at Hickman.
BATON ROUGE, Oct. New cases. eighty
eight; deaths, two.
TH1BoDEAUx, Oct. 2.-Twenty new cases
three deaths
TANG1pAHA1 Oct. 2.-Nine new cases; one
very low.
HICKMAN, KY, Oct. 2.-Five new cases
and two deaths since Monday.
... THE DISEASE STILL SPREADS.
New YORK, Oct. --latest dispatches
from the yellow fever districts of the South
show spread of the disease along the Gull
parts. A special phase which the fever is
assuming now is an increase in the number
of new cases, especially in the rural dis
tricts. Near Port Gibson and other large
towns the plague still shows great vigor
There have been nearly 10000 cases and
nearly 5000 deaths in New Orleans to date
DEATH BUSY IN vIcKsBURa.
VIcKsBURG, Oct. 2.-Death is still busy in
Vicksburg, and there are over 800 cases in
the country outside of the city.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE PORTER.
STEUBENvILLE, O., Oct. Capt McCarren
of the steamer Ike Hammett, is down with
the yellow fever at Freeman's Landing. W.
Va. 1t is thought he contracted it from the
Porter barpes