American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-24
THE GREAT PLAGUE.
Terrible Ravases of Yellow Fever.

there were indications of the dis
ease some two or three weeks ago,
On Monday last all doubts as to the
character of the fever then prevail
ing in certain sections of our town
were removed, and the appearance
of the dreaded plague announced
In short time every person thai
could possibly leave, with but a few
exceptions, removed to the country
We herewith give list of the vic
Tins as far as possible to ascertain:
Miss Rachel Henry, died Monday
morning at 2 O'Clock.
DR. Nathan McKie, died Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Infant of b. F. Mann, Monday
night, at Sharon.
Miss Lizzie Henry, Monday night
at IL O'clock.
Miss Lizzie Henry ,(niece of above>
Thursday night al II o'clock.
Mrs. d NJ Fulton, Thursday at
IL AM.
Miss Sallie Benthal, Thursday
night, at Sharon.
Squire Leonard, cold, Thursday
morning.
Bill Dawson's(cord) child, Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. s. d. Garrett, very sick.
Mrs. w A Steele and infant, doing
well.
Miss Annie Steele, not so well.
Mrs Ti:hothy Murphy, quite sick.
Mrs Conway, doing well.
Robt Powell, doing well.
Little Mary Powell, very sick.
A colord man. near depot, very
sick.
A colored man at Letters, very
sick.
Two colored girls al D. NJ. Full
toms.
: Squire Leoaard's wife, GONZALES
ing.
Z Grenada has been almost literally
devastated-the terrible scourge
sparing neither age. sex nor color.
After OminOus threatenings in
Vicksburg, it burst fort like thun
der.cloud several days ago, and
since then its ravages have been
terrible. 1t is largely OIL the ill.,
ere ase in New Orleans, Memphis
and other places. Below we give
the latest kilograms up to going to
press
GRENADA. Miss, Aug. 21-No
OF fever; seven deaths;
the negroes are dropping down like
sheep, and will not help each other.
Ninety two deaths up to date.
NEW ORLEANS, August, 21.-
New cases, IO7, deaths. 40. The
are among the deaths, Re,
F. 8. Murphy, of st Alphonso's
Chmrch, Mrs. d. b. MOrey and
James E. Bernet, Gov. Pascual NJ.
Hernandez, of ST. Louis. Col. Fred
II. Strout, Major j. E. Austin, Wal
ter Fari ant, Lewis A!cust the latter
ut Bay st. Louis.
NEW ORLEANS, August 21.-A
Times jackson special says, ''Fever
is reported at Byram and Terry.
All towns near here are almost to-
tally deserted.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 20 The Howard
of this city have advices
from Grenada, that the epidemic
there, considering tho size of the
town, appears to be the most malig
nant and fatal ever known in the
country. The great want is nurses
and money.
SUMMIT, MISS, August 21.-A
of seven was stricken down
with yellow fever, four miles from
here. Two deaths to-day. The
health of this city Is excellent. Great
excitement exists. The city aud
country is rigidly quarantined.
jackson, Miss, Aug. 21.-The
panic produced by yellow fever is
People are fleeing
from the pestilence in every direc>
ton. Business of all kind is sus.
pended, aud nothing is thought Of
except escape from the scourge. The
The situation is truly horrible. The
following appeal from the Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge OF
MasOns speaks for itself: jackson
Miss, August 21-To the Masonic
Fraternity of the United States and
Canada The Masons of Louisiana
have sent an unexpected and unsol-
icited contribution of 5000 to their
distressed breihern in Mississippi.
We shall be glad to receive and dis
burse other contributions from the
craft. The distress and destitutiOn
at vicksburg, Grenada and Canton
is appalling. We are in hourly ex-
pectation of the pestilence in jack
son." Signed, j. L. Power, Grand
Secretary.
A telegram received today re-
ports that fifty cases of yellow fever
- Sxno,xroI Of Dart C,h,on Mios