Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-30
the NEWS.
The Fever Plague Spreading
Through the Rural Dis
tricts.
A Government Expedition Going to the
Aid Of Isolated Communities.
Some Important Whisky Cases Be-
fore the Court in Chicago
To-Day.
YELLOW FEVER.

YELLOW FEVER.
NEW YORK RELIEF.
New York, Sept. 30.-The contributions
in aid Of the yellow fever sufferers are les.
sening in amount. Upon Saturday they
amounted to only $2,s13. The gentlemen
who compose the several aid committees
u-ge the public. however, to continue its
gifts, inasmuch as there is still much suffer-
ing at the south.
AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis, Sept. s0.-Weather warm and
sultry. At the Howard association head
quarters, great activity prevails, and nurses
are being sent to Paris, Maaons, Grand
Junction, Germantown and Lagrange.
Among the deaths reported since last night,
are Ed Terrell, Daisy shepperd, George
Butler and James Gotty. The latter was
ill at Mound City, Arkansas, five miles up
the river. L. g. Levima, volunteer from
Chicago, fell senseless at the Peabody hotel
entrance, at noon to-day. His condition is
extremely critical. Nurses here furnished
this morning were Mrs. NJ. w. Redford.
Mrs. A. J. Road, M. G. Pierce, Mrs. Julia
Morrow, who are among the new cases re-
ported. Rev. africa Bailey: noted col
ored divine, died last night. August sadler
is reported in critical condition. DR.. E.
I. Essley, volunteer physician from Little
Rock, Ark, died this morning at the city
hospital. A child of Rev. s. G. Arnold,
local preacher for the NJ. E. church, died
this morning. being the last of family of
seven who have fallen victims to the plague.
Twenty-Five deaths have occurred since last
evening at six o'clock.
GOVERNMENT RELIEF EXPEDITION.
New York, Sept. 30.-The yellow fever
relief committee of Brooklyn subscribed
another one thousand dollars to the relief
expedition from st. Louis. The expedition
is in charge of the government and gov.
eminent officer will accompany it for
the purpose of making detailed re-
port of the condition of the people resid-
ing in small towns communications to
which has been cut off for some time.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Sept. 3O.-Deaths, 35 /;
cases reported, 100; Of which only SO are
dated since September 29th. Total cases,
1886; total deaths, 2,845. w. w.
Fairchild, operator at Tangipahoa,
died Of yellow fever last night. G. M
Harvey, of Brookhaven, who took Fair
child's placs at the key "a few days ago, is
down with the fever.
AT LocKPoRT. -
Lockport, n. Y, Sept. 30.-There was q
q fatal case Of yellow fever here Yesterday
His name is NJ. Brown. He hailed from
Memphis $50
AT BATON ROUGE.
Baton Rouge, Sept. 30.-One hundred and
twenty-five new cases and six deaths in the
past forty-sight hours. Capt Chas. Wed.
uey, native Of Pennsylvania, died yester.
day. ).
AT PORT HUDSON.
Port Hudson, Sept. 30.-Five new cases
and seven deaths to-day.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
New Orleans, Sept. 3O.-The trains on
the Mobile road come in crowded with fam
lilies from the lake shore watering places
the fever having broken out all along tn,
line. There are now fifteen cases of feve,
at Barnes hotel at Mississippi City. DR.. T.
J. Woolf telegraphs from Winona to tn
young mems christian association, seve,
cases and two deaths to date. All presen
wants supplied.
AT BAY ST. LOUIE,
Bay st. Louis, Sept. 30.-Nine new case
and three deaths yesterday.
AT CANTON. .
Canton, Miss, Sept. 30.-New cases, 80
deaths, 3.
At DoNALDsoNvI1Lr.
Donaldsonvills, Sept 30.-For the tweu
ty-tour hours, ending at 10 a. m. Suuds,
there were forty new casss and four death
[NoTE-Thers ia no telegraph commuuic,
tion with Donaldsonville. The Howard
have sent nurses and physicians 70 III.
point
At NEW YORK.
New York, Sept. 30.-Dr. N. A. Sidney
who felt the svupsons Of Tie ssvsr 90 ii
way from Memphis and arrived a, quarau
tine on Moeday laa, has died there. II
vaa anoas Tie 6rss 10 rs.posd 10 the cal
fss AID shss ~ tsves broke oa, 10 Men