The New York herald., 1878-10-14
No Abatement OF the Dread
Disease.
MORTUARY REPORT In new ORLEANS.
Active Efforts of the Benevolent
srsa Associations.
lrx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1

NAAss~ss~s >>~~~~s~~s~e
Total 543
The Howards report that all their cases are only
,hree or four days old. This goes far show that
there is very little abatement In the disease Tho
majority Of tho new cases seem to appear IN
the upper and lower portions OF tho city.
especially from EspIanads down and from jackson
up 10 Carroiton ON two streets, Fourth and WASH
hgton. both Fourth district, hitherto exempt.
the fever 10 very general On Washington
street, from Magazine to the river, am
informed that there 10 scarcely house
that has not case Of yellow lever
in It. the most Of these cases are among the
better class OF our German population, with whom
the fover is almost always severe. I learn that the
yellow scourae appeared At the Ursuine Convent
At the extreme limit OF tho Third DISTRICT.
i FACTS AID HINTS THE c0xNIssIos. ~
Among the now cases reported to-day, netics one
who MAO Dse - lsa
particular attention VI the Fever Commission II Is
scarcely possible that such persons never had tho
fever before / notice, however,, that DR.. Joseph
Jones, who holds that yellow lever ID ssifltmited
d,seasc, does not claim an absolute immunity from
that the d,.saso occurs but once in lifetime; but
lnat much is denied by many oi our old creoss
who declare t9as y ~ impossoie % have the yellow
that the poison may wear out Of the human sys-
tenn It does 10 smallpox, 20 which disease notice
RHAsox YoR THE YEvER's RAvAGxa
The Garbage Commission lately appointed has
made Interesting developments IN regard 20 the
mping ground ON Washington street, dsscribed In
my despatch o yesterday. From this it would ap-
ns cy Ssa been CARED back sss
n up vacant lots No Law could be too severe tor
such intamy as this ee. 1850 EaH
l -.D'-.. DISTRESS PRxvALESr. tel. l M
still hear OF great distress every where IN the CITY,
Men are applying Tor assistance who never have
and no employment This man, wnsn at WORK, could
easily earn So day. An old woman who has Iour
sons has now only one and these cases rep
immediate neighborhood Of large body Of mechan les
says he has never seen sueh dsstituiion IN has ifs
One man who had besn All the year without en-
ploymsnt at last succeeded 10 anding something 70
do. rhe arst day he vas employed his wife was
taken sick ana before she had recovered his own
sickness followed. ptg i.
THE DEATH RECORD
Tho number OF deaths tor past twsnty.i0ur
hours hftyan increase ol ten yesterday. The
Jonn Williams, Joseph G. Aawrip,
Joseph Neatly, ArA Eliza J. Robinson,
James W. Edwards, hoIma +. Rlddsl,
Militia Methge, .. Demaygo,
Ernest Netzsr, James +. Pepper,
Joseph Gregory, Jonn grech, a
Henry GREER, Anna Loecnnsr,
LixetSs Glss Valentine DiermAnn,
Philip Boury. John l. Bargons,
Lewis visndahur, George AcHerry,
Virginia T. Cuude6At, Louisa Ballet,
Sister Josephine Albert, OF Frank Cannon,
the Little Sisters OF she John Murphy,
Poor; Margaret Hartnsr,
|, John Bestino, John Demorneils, sHt
Louisa J. MauroueI. Cuthosrt >. Baldwin
Bertrand Casoalotts, Aaam Bi3ar.
Leon hauk, 4. W. Larssr.
Marie Dionis, Robert Gilmore,
jacob Gruber, Ira Turpn,
George Frank, Emma Toca,
Joseph Rostirc. Cicmencc Loubsrt,
Pauline Taicvan. Albertns Gutilo,
- Camille, Marie Dousssu.
John Patterson,
OF the above twenty-five are children under twelve
years ofage. notice that the mortality among ths
colored people from yellow fever Is always very
small; In the list Of tho dead Of yellow fever mos
ainrO colorad uoPgon aDnsara W th@i