The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-06
The Fever in Memphis
Vicksburg and Other
Southern Towns.
MEMPHIS.

warm and sultry. and showers fell al! day.
Sunday, Sept. % 80 deaths, ten OF which
are colored. 2G4S deaths to date.
Monday Sept 30.-25 deaybs A child of the
Rev S. G. Arnold, local pastor of the Method
| ist Episcopal Church, died this morning, being
the lest of the family of seven who have faller
quarters there is great activity, as purses are
being sent to Deighboring towns in which TIE
fever now prevails.
Tuesday, Oct. so deaths, Of which 33 oc
Cured within the city limits, Others in tae
| subnrts
Wednesday, Oct. 2-42 deaths, of which %
occurred within the city limits. The danger
| incurred IN returning to the city by sbsentees
! is given in the report of one Howard visitor,
who etates that seven new cases developed in
his district to-day, all being of persons who
| had fed from the city and returned three days
ago. thinking all danger had passed.
| Thursday, Oct. $50 deaths in city limits, 7
| outside. Reports from Little Rock say that
/ city is in mourning over the death of DIR. Ess-
| bego here. He volunteered, and brought thirty
nurses with him, half of whom are dead.
Friday, Oct. 4.-Daaths %.
vIcKsBURG.
Saturday, Sept 2s-11 deaths; white col.
ored. Fever attacks almost At once refugees
who return because of tee outbreak OF the
fever in the surrounding conntry.
Sunday, Sept. 29-9 deaths
Monday, Sept. 30-l0 deaths
Tuesday. Oct. 1-12 deaths.
The fever is spreading with fearful rapidity
through this county on farms From the best
information it is cafe to say there are 500 cases
in- -tae county and oatside of the eity-A large
per cert OF these bad cases, and many
deaths have occurred, though the disease was
unknown outside of the city fen days ago.
There were six deaths at Bovina yesterday,
village of rot more tran se7enty-fve inabit-
ants.
The fever broke ont yesterday at Magnolia
Hall, four miles from the city. where large
number Of people had taken refuge.
The disease seems nearly to Eave its
course in the city, chiefly for want of material.
Bet the situation in the country is worse
every hour. The cotton remains unpicked in
the fields, as in the intt8nce of J. B. Ferguson,
large farmer, three miles from tn . city, usually
pressing t%o hundred bales cf colt on, Gays
thero are seventy-tive cases OF fever on his aud
adjoining plantations, aud he has not more
than one thousand pounds of cotton picked.
Wednesday, Oot 2-S deaths.
Thursday, Oct. 3-8 deaths. Disease spread.
ing rapidly throughout the entire country.
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
Saturday, Sept ss Ill deaths and 30 new
cases, The hospitals, one in the courthouse
and the other in tie Masonic Hall, turned out
a large number of convalescents. Among these
there we're FIVE of the Sisters of Charity, who
bave done tbeir duty nobly townrcs the sick
and the dying.
Sunday, Sept. % = deaths. 20 new casee.
Monday, Sept. 80 III deaths, 23 new cases.
WedntSday, Oct. Since the 27th the deaths
number of deaths to date 214. The Sisters of
Charity who have died are these: Sisters Stan
islaus, Stella Margarette Caratha. Sister Vic
toria has taken a relapse, the rest are conva- |
lesopg. Out of thirteen Of these Christian
only one. Sister Lsurenta, has
escaped the scourge. She has stood at her pcs. |
and administered to the sick, the dying and |
the dead, with heroism that reflects spIendor
upon woman hood.
Thursday, Oct: 3-Nir deaths, &c new cases
News just received that Sister Victoria is
dying.
BATON ROUGE, La.
Monday, Sept. 30.-For forty. eight hours
ending t1is morning at O'Clock, number of
deaths 5, number of new cases 133
oct. 1.-Deaths 2. new cases So. Total deaths
10 date So {; total cases 1922 The Howards
have $50 nurees employed. Their means are
nearly exhausted and they call for help.
Oct 2.-Deaths 5, new cases 81. The fever is
increasing at PlsquemiDe and Port Hickey.
Oct 3 There were ten deaths last night of
yellow fever, and large increase of sick the
1umber not ascertane yet.
Friday, Oct. 4 Deaths Z.
THE LAFoURCHE COUNTRY.
Mayor Grisamore, of Tbibodsux, sends the
ollowiDg to the daily papers:
Sept 27.-Total number of cases to date 143
otsl number of deaths 13. On the Lorio Plan
alton yest sr6sy was one more new case. There
we're on that plantation "a members of the
Lorio family who never had the fever of tats
lumber % have been down, with deaths
Sept. % In Choupic six deaths have taken
7ille yesterday. Three were from the country I
think.
Sept 30 This fever is spreading along both j
banks of Bayou Lafourche, upward from Thi- I
oodaux, SO that there is not neighborhood
free from the soourge. Total number of cssee {