The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-01

WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Yellow fever reports Of the nth give the
number Of deaths at New Orleans at "a;
Memphis, Z In city and outside corpora
tion; Holly Springs, 8; Grand Junction, 2;
Pass Christian, ?; Yazoo City, 8; Baton
Rouge, 8; Morgan City,. 5; Bay St.
Louis, A; Thibodeaux, 3; Canton and
vicinity, 10 deaths in three days;
Chattanooga, ?; Mobile, total Of % deaths
to date. The disease had extended to Boz
livia, Mason, Mckenzie, Paris, Martin.
Union City, Milan and Erin, Tenn; Bowling
Green and Hickman, KY; fernando, Me-
ridian, Bovina and Bolivar, Miss; Florence,
Decatur and Athens, Ala; Hopefield, Ark,
and many other smaller towns.
The death-rate from yellow fever had de-
creased on the 10th to 20 at New Orleans, 4
1t Memphis, and 4at vicksburg. Several
cases were reported at Jackson, Tenn.
There was heavy frost throughout nearly
the entire fever district on the night Of the
18th.
Yellow fever deaths on the 22d: - at New
Orleans. at jackson, Miss, 1 at McComb
City, 1t Pass Christian, 8 at Memphis, at
vicksburg, ut Chattanooga, 5 at Holly
Springs.
Lieut.. II. II. Benner, commander Of the
relief-boat Chambers, died OF yellow fever
on the 18th. He was buried in the National
Cemetery at vicksburg with great honor,
the whole city turning out to follow the re-
mairs to the grave.
Jefferson Davis, Jr., son Of the ex-Confed-
crate President, died Of yellow fever at
Memphis on the 10th.
The Memphis Relief Committee announce
ed that they would cease the distribution OF
rations after the 18th.
The New Orleans Peabodys announced
that no further acquisitions would be issued
after the Goth, and that consequently no
further tupplies are needed.
The Emperor William OF Germany has
sent 5000 reichmarks tabout 5000 as con-
trfbution for the yellow fever sufferers.
Col. Thornburgh, Maj. Carlton, and other
officers, had council with Red Cloud and
other Sioux chiefs At Camp sheridan on the
18th. The best Of feeling prevailed, and the
Sioux promised In case the Cheyennes came
among them to assist in returning them to
their agency. The new Red Cloud Agency
at White Clay il being prepared and sup
plies moved thereto, which arrangement
seems to fully satisfy all the Sioux.
Judge Tree has declined the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Third Ili-
nois District, and DIR. N. s. Davis has been
substituted in his stead
The Republican plurality in Ohio for Sec
Rotary Of State II 3,1A. The Congressional
delegation stands II Democrats to Repub-
licans. The total Greenback vote was be.
tween 10000 and 5000.
The Democratic State ticket In Indiana
has . plurality Of about 10000. Congress
sional delegation, 6Republicans, q Demo-
Gratis, and Greenbacker. Legislature Dem
ocratic by 8 majority on joint ballot.
Republican majority In Iowa from 5000 to
10000. Seven Republican Congressman
and two Greenback- Democrats.
AT st. Louis, on the morning OF the 18th.
Mrs. Margaret Schallert used the kerosene
can to pour oil upon slow fire, and in two
hours afterwards she was q charred and
blackened corpse.
The First National Bank OF warrensburg,
NO., closed It's doors on the 18th. The an
nouncement IL made by the President that
depositors will be paid in full.
II was reported on the 18th that the miss
ing Cheyennes were making direct for the
Yellowstone, their trail having been discov-
cred crossing the Keyapaha River, 100 miles
west from Fort Randall.
A special correspondent Of the Atchison
Champion, writing from Oberlin, Decatur
County, Kansas, near the scene OF the recent
Indian outrage, gives q list Of names or 13
men killed on Sappa Creek, and three
wounded and two missing. The number
killed on Beaver Creek he puts nj iG. He
estimates that at least % females we're out
ragged by the Cheyenne fiends. Many or the
victims were little girls from 10 10 IL years
old, nearly all Of whom were entirely strip
ped and horribly lacerated and beaten. The
details Of this terrible raid fully confirms all
the reports first received.
The Tennessee Greenbackers have made
third nomination for Governor, Col. X.
N. Edmunds. He declares that he will
stick.
Rev. }. b. Hemstcger, Vicar General OF
the Catholic Diocese Of Columbus, Il dead.
Green G. Chandler has been appointed
United States Attorney for the Northern Dis
trict Of Mississippi.
The Democratic Committee chosen Nv
Representative AcklIn Of Louisiana 10 in
vestiEate the scandalous charges made
against him, recommended that he with.
draw from the canvass, without passing m
on the truth or falsity Of the charges.
Various reports have been published re- |
0ardinv the rccQnt uuforftsn.t. ~... -.