The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-01
THE LATEST FROM THE soUTH
Fever Driving the Visitor. from the Water
lug rInccs nrnr New OIlenns

and Lagrange. Tenn. and fernando. Miss.
Among the dend reported since last night orc
Ed. Terrell Daisy Shcppcrd. George Butler.
and James Gatty. The latter was taken III ut
Mound CITY. Ark. five miles up the river. L. X.
Lcvy. n volunteer from Chicago fell senselcss
at the Peabody Hotel entrance Mt noon. to-day.
His condition is extremely critical. Nurses
here were furnished this morning TO Mr.. NJ. W
Redford. Mrs A. ]. Roach Mr.. Pierce and Mrs.
Julia Morrow. who aro among tho now cases
reported. The Rev. Africa Bailey. n noted col
orcd dyne. died last night Augustus Sadlcr
is reported to be in n critical condition. Dr. G..
4. Easley. n volunteer physician from Little
Rock. Ark. died this morning at the City Hos
ptal. A child Of the Rcv. $. c. Arnold. n local
preacher Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
died this morning. being the last Of Il family of
seven who hnve fallen victims to the plague.
Twenty-Five cHses of death hayo been reported
sine" & O'Clock last evening.
NEW ORLEANs, Sept 3U.-Twenty-flve cases of
death arr reported Total cases thus far .3sj
total cases OF death. . .S45. VIM. Farchild. tele-
graphic operator nt TanEtanoa. died OF yellow
fever last night: G. X. Harvey Of BroOkhaven.
who took Falrchd's place ai the key few days
ago. IL now down with tho fever.
Trains on the Mobile rond como in crowded
with families from the Lake Shore watering
places, the trverhnving broken out all along the
line. There are now fifteen cases ot fev.r NJ
Barnes's Hotel at Mississippi City. Dr. T. Wollf
telrgraphs from Winona TINT there haye been
=
date, At present his wants nrr supplied AZ
Bay st. Louis there were new cases and
casos ol neS,n p yes,srHNH ~ Hsot a. nnn NV
VILE for the twenty-tour hours ending at 10 \.
NJ on SUNDAY. 40 new cases and cases OF death;
At Baton Rouge there were l25 new cases and
cases OF death in the past ~ hours. Capt.
Charles Nidney. nniive oI PENNSYLVANIA, died
there Yesterday. At Port Hudson new cases
and cases ol death are reported 10 date.
Brother solomon Moses. |. q. q. d. B.. who
has been sick ton days. iS out again. His tam.
/ Inc r..F llfnN "a hn1
| the yellow fever. and are now convacsring.
At Thihodraux 10 cases Yesterday and two
| cases OF death Over 200 cases in tn" town and
| It's vicinity. At Pilot Town oao now case. no
| deaths: % conyalesccni. Al Canton two tee-
Graph operators Er15s and SamppDel are. are down
service At LagondA Plantation all the 'Tises
arr conva lescing. AT liicohoc all tho cases are
From noon to six o'clock p. VI. % cases of
| death and l2j new cases were reported. or the
latter. 81 dat back II Sept. ~ The mortuary
report frr the week ending at i 2. VI. on sunday
shows i9n cases of d"ath-436 whites and -
cqlored. From yellow fever there were 3z6
| cases os death. 10 ~ which were colOrcd. OF
| the nterments for the wcek. 2i3 were children
| under ten wears Of age. During the past week
| 80 were buried from the charity hospital. Is
| from other public institutions. and % on the
| Coroners certificate.
Persons from coast watering places across the
| lily returned IN SUNDAY. and three Of lis mem
| bcrs were seized with the fever the sam" night.
BROWNSVILLE. Tenn sept. 30.-Tne fever is
not bad to-day rs for two days preceding.
Only six new cases have been reported four oi
them colored Miss E-toen who has done faith
ful service ~ Il volunteer. is sick. Miss Mary
Belle Howell died this morning, Three colorcd
cases have died to-day. Col. Mrsthrook and
| Bond is in Il critical condition. DR.. Ware was
on the street again to-day Mrs. whitmore
CHANGE Hotel is dons wep oaP cSmp al tg
| miles from town. is entirely healthy. Weather
CAIRO. sept s0-Rrports from Hickman. KY.
| today. say that there were two cases OF death
new new 'cSI ,Sses ' is that that ot Ei%Hrd NJ Pollard te %
graph operator, who is doing well. There was
| one case Of death from yellow fever at Fulton.
| ported at Martins. Tenn. The telegraph opera
| tor. Mr. Shuil. rs down with the fever making
| the bird telegrapher who has been stricS"n,
| The fever excitement in Cairo mas subsidized
| the abScntess are returning, and the public
| schools were opened to-day
is tho official mortuarX report Tor the twenty
four hours ending m 4 /; NJ, sept. 80: Mrs Pat;
80; John Narillo. aged %. -Four new cases have
| been reported
All OF our physicians are now prompt in
making their reports ~ required by city ord.
| nance. They are more hopeful to-day, and II
they could force away thc ie'y families that re-;
main in the infected districts the fever would
WATER VALLEY, Sept. aO.-Fiye new cases and
| the telegraph operators is down.
| GREENvIiLE Sept. 3O-The fever is abating
| There have been Il cases OF death sine" Yester-
|
| ported to-day.
The Committee appointed by Mayor Ely to
receive money for distribution among the yell
low fever sufferers in the South say: " The ap-
| peal Of the committee on clothing aud b"dding.
read in the churches on sunday. meets precisely
| a want that has been felt. II is better that an
| efficient and thoroughly reliable organization
MAKE collections by a general tour. instead of
| sending separately for goods that may be con-
| tributed. The Mayor has given his official ap-
| provaL Every day makes the necessities OF the
| case greater. and no means should be- omitted
| Ia At Al
! spare bedding and clothing. especially shoes
and stockings. We, therefore. ION in the
| appeal. and commend all benevolent and sew
| ing societies To- exert themselves In the matter,
and We respectfully suggest To- all teachers aud
| principals that thcY enforce the importance OF
| II on the children and request them to ask their
| parents to see what clothing they can spare for
the little ones at the south"
| The Chamber Of COmHerce Committee re-
| ceived yesterday 80 800 OF which tl.75O came
from Montreal; Mayor Ely received and sent
4 meeting OF young men representing several
| Of the uptown churches was held in the parlors
OF the Young Mems Christian Association
| building Inst evening TO perfect an orghniza-
| tion for collecting clothing, bedding. and slni-
lar supplies; Several sub-comnlittees were ap-
| pointed, and the Chairmen Of them We're chosen
| AZ an Executive Committee. The work OF So
| Letting and collecting such articles ns are de-
ization is completed. Dr. Crosby IN brief
speech spoke oi tho necessity ol the work. ana
| also encouraged II.
sufferers hns now been swelicd 10 S213IO.l5,
and yesterday Mr., Ripley Ropes. the treasurer.
sent 81 900 to -. LOUIS. making $4,000 sent IA
all to that point TO MD in fitting out an eNpedi-
tiOn to relieve small towns on the river.
DR.. Charles Macmanus has written TO- the
Corpus Christi Free Press that the most efficient
| disnfectant is dry heat. and that 10 ward on
maades Ike yellow fever we should dwell IN
| wcll-constructed and well-ventiiated houses. in
| pure mir, havo uncontnminated water and com
| prie sewage, and strictly ols"rv" hyEl"nlc
! rules. The Doctor, after cOndemnlng carDOhc
acid. adds his heliof thai deprivation oi air and
| the fumes OF Gl~lnt"'tantS me the lrlncllhl
causes of the mortality in Memphis hnd New
| Orleans, particularly among children.
! The ldfhOuc Rrri7r ol this morning an
nounrcs thHt the collection in the Catholic
! churches OF the diocese ot New York VIII ap-
| proy innate 500 900; in addition TO which. most
! Of the Catholics OF thu metropolis have already
! contributed in various ways Ia the other funds
| Tor the relief Of the southern sufferers.
| The Colorado state Election.
DENVER. Sept. 30-The State election to-mor-
VIII probably hrns ont tho largest vote ever cast M
Colorado The iact that there three straight tickets
in the Held renders any previous maori'ies Of e ser