The New York herald., 1878-10-25


GENERAL DEcRsAsE IN THE DEATH LISTS,
WARNING TO REFUGEES FROM MEMPHIS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HsEALp.l ~
DELTA, La. Oct. "a, 1878
There is improvement in tho fever situaiiou
here DR.. Gard, the Health Officer, died last nigni-
A number OF prominent citizens are sick, incluu ng
Major Corkerp, Captain Brown aud ex'Sherf cramer.
Stacy Hoggar. country merchant, also died last
night 50
CONTINUED DECREASE OF DEATHS AT new
ORLEANS.
NEw ORLEANS La, Oct ~ 1878.
The weather is clear and pleasant, The thermometer
indicating II deg. Sixty-nins new cases Of yeiou
fever and sixteen deaths are reported TOR the pasi
twenty.iour hours. The footIugs TO date are L. o6s
easos and $3.50 deaths. or the sixty mine cases
ported to the Board OF Health Tor the t~eny-fouI
hours ending at noon to-day only ten are dsacr,bed
construction OF the Custom House, died yesterday at
Pass Christian OF yellow lever fsA
THE FEVER NOT YET ExTERMINATED At MEM.
PHIs-Too HAsTY REFUGEES TAKING THE
FEVER.
MEMPHIS Oct a. 1878.
The Board Of Health has oac ally reported eight
deaths yellow fever Tor the twenty-iour hours
ended at O'Clock this evening Nine addirionaia >
interments are reported by undertsksrs couns
try Fifteen physicians OF the Howard Medical corps
report twouty.thre0 new cas06-fourteon In the
and nine In the suburbs "A majority OF ths
cases the city are of returned refugees.
Dr. r W. MucheiL Medical Director OF the Howard r
Association, warns those at distance 10 remain
until officially notified that It Is safe to return.
Stanley. n prominent Mason; Mrs. Aargarss SUM !,
msrs and Thomas NJ. Carver. telegram from Her.
nando, Mss., reports that Mayor Burlington 70 dying
DECREASE IN THE DEATH RATE AT cHArrA-
NooGA M fA3A
CuArrAxoocA Tam Oct 187R ~ II
DR.. vandsman reports for the twenty-fouf hour
enang NJ four p. NJ deaths from yellow fever John
Sailors. Ethel Drake aud two coiored persons Five
new cases; three coored. Mayor Carlyles condition
Is unchanged. Recorder Monger s expected 10 die
Tonight t* hA-
A FEW NEW CASES AT MOBILE, ALA. t4rs
MoDILE, OCT. "a, 1878. vrs
During the twenty-four hours ending yesterday ~
noon there ten and tive deaths, and Y
for the twenty -four hours ending at to-day i've
new casss and three Deaths. There ,sre forty.ous
now under treatment Tho total cases to date
arc $50 and the total deaths forty-sx. Tho limit
return excursion tickets via Chicago, Alton, Iron
Mountain ana Mobile and the Ohio railroads will hs
extended TO November Is until such time as the
hoders can return with safety. aA-
THE FEVER DECREASING ALSO AT wATxH
VALLEY. tUvs. UA Rysta8St
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
WATER VALLEY, Miss, Oct. "a, 1873.
There were only two deaths yellow fever here
to-day. There were SIX new cases. The weather ii Z
getting warm again tN W BH HIs rtaNt
REMOVING QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS AT ST.
LouIs-RULEs FOR RIVER STEAMERS.
81. Lotus. Oct "a, 1878
Tho Board Of Health have ordered the raising or Z
quarantine a this port, and all restrictions regarding
incoming freight will be removed ALI the
steamers IRON Southern points, however win ho ex.
pected to stop At tho quarantine station tor nspeo.
iii The patiens now there are welL and as long aiiss
as there seems to be any necessity Tor It's use f 81
BRIEF FEVER NOTES. = aAi +" Nt.oe
Tho Secretary OF State sent check for $500 of
the fund in his possession for the reliet OF yellow
fever sunerers to the Mayor OF Chattanooga for dis
tribu,ion IN that city. +. s
death been reported within The past twenty
four hours Dr.. Compton died to-day There was
BATON RoUam La--six new cases or yellow fever 7
lour deaths reported Tor she past
| hours. ,t
CAIRO, In.-one new case Of yellow fever u rs.g
| ported to-day. No deaths e ...r
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS. snN aoor
Mr. }. Pisrpout Morgan. treasurer Of the soushsrA.
Relief Committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce. re-
ecivcd $722 yesterday tor the sufferers.
The following letter was recsivsd by tho commit
New YORK ELEVATED RAILROAD CoxPASr.l =
-ola NEw YoEE. ocs -. 1879 49,
SECRETARY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE., New York;
>IR-OA frss sunday that trains
the line OF the New York Elevated Railroad
inRdvertently for eHch
tho OF five and O'Clock, the
proper fare being only hve cents #.3 r.. fle -nm;
As the directors Of fnd out to whom the
should os refunded and do desire retain
the southern states and enclose
companvs for 1891 Is the full ovesch
please the hand to the treasurer OF
the fund oblige very tru your friend, .1sn
CYRUS W. FIELD, President.
CONTRIBUTION AoKNowLEDoED -He sfGU
@ tea9 JACKSON, Miss, oos, Il, 1874 4
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD #N4M #SlstsnH4.