The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-11
CURRENT NEWS.


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WASHINGTON.
The Chinese Minister, Chin Ian Pin, on
the 18th formally presented his credentials
70 the President. The members OF the Chi
nese Embassy were all present nj the cere-
mony. dressed i'm their national costume and
thePresident was attended BY the members
OF the Cabinet.
The public debt ssasemensfo for september
shows . decrease In the debt for the month
OF s., f96,534, and the following balances in
the Treasury; Currency. $la. - $50; special
fund for the redemption Of fractional cur
rency, $1,000, oo0; special deposit Of legal
tenders At redemption certificate depart
ment, 80, 10000 colin, <23e, 659. go, includ-
ing coin certificates, -. 67s,6s0; cutstznd.
ing Legal tenders. S3A6, ,0l6.
o. IA. Irish. Of Nebraska, Assistant Chief
Of the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing Of
the Treasury Department, has been pro-
NOTED TO be Chief Of thar Bureau, vice Nc
Phenon, resigned, and Daniel w. Wilson.
Of Ohio, has been appointed Assistant Chief
ofthe Bureau. Wilson has held the posi-
tion in the Bureau for some time past
Gen. HaIbert Z. Payne, Of Wisconsin, has
been appointed Commissioner of Patents.
WEST AND eOUTHWEB1.
The following Il . summary Of yellow fe-
yer reports for the 3oth ult.. New Orleans,
81 deaths and some 30 new cases; Memphis,
- deaths and lls new cases; vicksburg, 10
deaths; Martin, Tenn. 8 new cases; Baton
Rouge, La. deaths and 1sS new cases for
the preceding - hours; Brownsville, Tenn,
Hat a
deaths and new cases; Fulton, XIV,
= death and no new cases;
Greenville, Tenn, deaths and
5new cases, Chattanooga, Tenn, deaths
and new cases; Holly Springs, Miss,
II deaths and % new cases; Donaldsonville,
La, 4 deaths and 10 new cases; Water VAL
ley, Miss, 3 deaths and new cases: Jack
son, Miss. deaths and 80 new cases: Bay
st. Louis, La. deaths and 2 new cases:
Port Hudson, Miss.s5 new cases and deaths
TO date; Grenada, Miss, no deaths and no
new cases.
The yellow fever report from New Or
leans on the 1st showed an apparent in 4
crease In the epidemic, the deaths mum ber-
ing - and the new cases 231. This was
caused largely by the return Of fugitive cit
Liens from the watering places on Niss;s-
sippi Sound, where the disease il prevailing
to an alarming extent. At Memphis 80
deaths occurred, with no apparent diminu-
fion In the number Of new cases. AT vicks- Y
burg there was an increase in the number
Of new cases, both inside and outside
OF the city; deaths reported, L. \
Al Port Gibson the disease had greatly
abated, principally for lack Of material. The
total number Of deaths there had been ZIG:
and Greenyille to same date had buried 245
victims Of the disease. The epidemic con-
tinued without much abatement at various
other places.
The Memphis relief committees have
publicly announced that they have sufficient
funds now on hand, not only for their own
present and probable future needs, but also
20 assist the suffering Il adjacent localities.
Louisville officials emphatically DENY the
existence Of yellow fever in that city in an
epidemic form. A few cases It most OF an
indigenous character are all that have ap-
peared, and physicians are divided in opin-
ion Is to whether even these were true vel
low fever.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson wealthy and
philanthropic lady Of New York CITY. has
offered TO defray the expenses Of commits
sion Of physicians TO investigate the yellow
fever epidemic, and At her solicitation sur
geon-General Woodwork, OF the United
States Marine Hospital Service, has or
ganized such commission, naming Prof.
,. y. Bemiss, n. D., Of New Orleans,
- chairman. together with DR.. Jerome
Cochrane, Of Mobile, and Dr. r. W. Mitch
ell, Of Memphis. The latter however de-
ciined to serve on account Of his services
being required by the sick at Memphis. The
commission will meet At New Orlean. M the
earliest time practicable.
Governor Nichols Of Louisiana sppointed
Wednesday, Oct ., a. day or fasting and
prayer for deliverance from the yellow fever
ecourge.
Prof. =. Lloyd Howard. Of baltimore. has
been appointed the third member or the
commission 70 investigate the yellow fever
epidemic.
Sitting Bull has dispatched six ENJOYS 10
Fort keogh, Montana, In order 10 ascertain ,
upon what terms his people would be- per-
United TO surrender to the United STATES
military authorities. They represented 1 hat
tne SIOUX who bad taken refuge In Canada
were very DESTROYS Of returning 10 the
states. Gen. Sheridan photographed Gen. ,
Miles that the Government would make no ,
terms short Of unconditional surrender.
The Congressional Committee appointed
70 consider the question OF the transfer Of
the Indian Bureau 70 the War Department.
met In 81. Louis on the Goth. Present-sep.
.tors saunders tChairman) and McCreery. ,
and Representatives Boone, Stewart and
Hooker. !
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