, 1878-08-31
General News.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 24.--New
cases, 1913; deaths, AZ.
Hugh Irvine, chief operator of the
Western Union telegraph Office, this
city. died this morning of yellow
fever after six days illness.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 25.-New
cases, 1853; deaths, 33.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Aug. 25.--
Six cases of yellow fever here, all
refugees.
V1cKsBURG. Aug. 25.-Sixty>eight
new cases and sixteen deaths for the
past twenty-four hours.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 24.-The fever is
largely on the increase and matters
look quite panicky again this morn
ing, the applications from the poor
to be sent out of the city being
great. For twenty-four hours end
ing at noon, 105 new cases have
been reported and Is deaths. OF the
new cases about IS have been re-
ported this morning. The scarcity
of nurses is beginning to be felt.
especially females.
August 25.- The yellow fever
record to-day shows decrease in
the number of new cases as COM
pared with yesterday, there being
81 reported up to 6 P. NJ. The death
list, however, is the largest of any
day since the fever made its appear
ance, undertakers reporting s6 in
terments for the same time. There
is scarcity OF nurses and Howard
and other relief organizations have
telegraphed to Mobile and other
points for them. Sister Frances Of
the Episcopal sisterhood and two
children in the church home are
among the new cases reported to-
day. Strong efforts are being made
to keep the disease cut Of the home
here orphans are placed. This is
le of the most efficient of the
charities in the city. ". G. Taylor,
1airman of the relief committee Of
ne typographical union calls on
lister organizations for aid. john
IG. Lonsdale, Jr.. treasurer OF the
citizens relief committee. is daily
in receipt of substantial aid and the
poor of the city are being cared for.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 14.-EeXtensive
preparations are making for the
national soldiers reunion at Mari
eta. Ohio. beginning Sept. Sd and
lasting four days. The government
has furnished a large number of ar
my tents. cooking utensils, and two
tons of artillery and musllet cart
ridges. Letters of attendance are
received from Secretary Evarts,
Gems. Pope, Cook, Garfield, Wal
lace, Leggate, Senator Thurman and
others, with Gen. Mosby, Of the
Confederate army. Correspondence
is still pending with the President,
Gems. Jos. Johnson, j. B. Hood,
Fitz Hugh Lee, Longstreet and
others.
CHICAGO, Aug. p. The ,JouraaFs
Washingtonspecial says: among the
indorsers Of Colonel Mosby for &
position as assistant attorney geaer-
al were E. ". Stoughton, Simon
Cameron, and several Union officers
who had been prisoners during the
war. The General Stoughton whom
Mosby captured IN bed at Fairfax
Court House, Va, was nephew OF
e. W. Stoughtcn. and the Slough
ton family have always been very
friendly toward Aosby on account
of his courteous treatment OF his
prisoner. The president, for salts
factory reasons, concluded to make
no change in the assistant attorney
generals, of whom there are four,
two in the department of Justice,
one assigned to service in the post
Office department. and one to the
department of the interior. T. was
then determined to offer Col. Mosby
an appointment under the depart
ment of state. as has been done.
Gu! Little Girls.