Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-17
MYSTIC MONSTER.
DEdTH Still PLAYING HAVO0 IT
THE SOUTH.
Abatement of the Disease in the Cities, but
an Increase in the C0untry--Death of
jeff Davis, DR., at observation-disclosures and
Nurses Still Kept Busy---An Ardent
Longing for Frost.
KEW nRI,EANa

NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. I6-Weather clear: Their
nometer 81. Deaths 26; cases reported 10.
Total deaths 2,575; total cases 1865.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 16.-Applications for re.
lief to the Young Mems Christian association,
81, and to the Towards, 223. The Towards
have sent nurses to Longtown, Bruille, Yazoo
City, Labodville, and DR. yeasie and nurses to
Morgan City. The Peabody association issued
10000 rations to-day.
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, Oct 16.-Weather warm and sui
try with rain threatened. From o'clock last
night until noon to-day the undertakers report
thirteen intermcnts. Among the deaths are P.
Canale, secretary of the Italian bene VIOLENT as
ISOLATION, Otta Heringer, NJ J. Oates and Chas.
Maddox. The Howard association to-day sent
nurses to Mason, Tenn, Bowling Green, KY,
Mckenzie and Brownsville, Tenn. fernando,
MISS, and Florence, Ala. The wife
Of p. O.. Woods, freight agent of the
Mississippi Tennessee railroad, died last night
at fernando, Mississippi. The fever has APP
peared at Milan, Tenn, which had enforced a
rigid quarantine against all infected points, as
is shown in the following telegram which was
received this morning: paris, Tenn, Oct
16.-To A. d. Langstaff, president of the
Howard Association, Memphis: Please send an
experienced yellow fever doctor and three
nurses to Milan on this mornings train. One
VI Jul eS There mas Gne lever, ana 1t
thou"ht several other cases have developed"
(SignedD j. j. Kertin train dispatcher.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 16.-The remains of Donald
l.. Mackay, son of A. n. Mackay who died last
night at Nesbett's station, Miss. were Brought
to this city this evening for interment. The
following telegram was received this evening:
DECATUR Ala, Oct. 16.-To r. W. Mitchell,
medical director Howard association: One
hundred and seventeen cases of yellow fever to
GATE, including twelve new cases to-day and two
Deaths (Signed,) H. SAUvE,
Howard Physician.
The board OF health officially report eight
deaths from yellow fever during the past "a
hours ending at o'clock Tonight. This is the
smallest number since the fever was declared
epidemic by the board Aug 23d. Under
takers report fifteen additional deaths
from fever in the suburbs. Among the
man, Mike Farrell, airs. Rushing and child,
and Amelia Canmers. The condition of DR..
g. B. Thornton and Ed Weber yet remains
critical. NJ. Camelee, of d. Camelee & Bro,
was Frustrated with fever during the afternoon.
Jeff Davis, aged II, only son of Jefferson Davis,
died tonight at 6 clock, five miles east of the
city. DR.. Samuel Boyle, volunteer from Balti-
more, has been assigned to active outy as a
Howard physician. Seventeen physicians of
the Howard medical corps report sixty new
cases-twenty in the city, nineteen in the
country. P. l.. Scraggs, judge-eect of the
morning at BARTLETT, Tenn. Storm from the
southwest.
CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA Oct. 16.-Deaths from yellow
fever for twenty-tour hours: Mrs. Oswald
Dietz, VIM. Erwin, Sale Hall and one colored.
Fourteen new cases, twelve colored. Energetic
measures were taken to-day to depopulate the
Infected districts-the sick into the hospital
and others into camp. Warm and unf avor-
able.
QUARANTINE DISCONTINUED.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 16.-The health officer has
ordered the quarantine station at Delhi to be
discontinued.
OTHER POINTS.
New ORLEANS Oct. 16.-Dispatches received
from all points in the fever section show no
material abatement of the disease. j. w. st.
Clair, operator at the jackson depot, has re-
lapsed. B. M. Vail, operator at Meridian, died
yesterday of yellow fever. He was agent Of the
Photographers Mutual Benevolent association
at Vicksborg. A. D. Babbett, the most active
member of the Telegraphers' Relief association,
who took the fever yesterday, is reported in a
favorable condition to-day. Rev. L. Eskotr1este,
of the First German Presbyterian church,
aged "a, a native of Berlin, died to-day of vel
low fever;
The Towards received a dispa oh asking Tor a
physician and nurses to be sent to Yazoo CITY,
where a very malignant form of fever has ap-
peared.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 16-Warm during the
day. heavy rain storm is prevailing this
evening. The operator at Hopefeld reports
two deaths to-day and four yesterday. Advices
from Arkansas City report that the fever has
brokensout at Winterville, eight miles from
that place and east of the Mississippi river.
LOUISVILLE. Oct. 16-The following dispatch
was received by the Associated Press agent at
Louisville tonight: Milan, Tenn, Oct. TO-
To Associated Press agent, Louisville. One
death here to-day, MIR. Humphrey. Miss
Fields died last night, making sew
eral deaths here in the last few days.
Business is entirely suspended, and every
store is closed here but drug stores and gone
to the country. But few are left in town to-
night. The future looks gloomy. DIR. Hun
ter, of Memphis, was here to-day and will re-
turn tomorrow and remain with US. DIR.
Blodsoe, one of our home physicians, is doing
noble work. A little rain fell this evening.
Weather somewhat COLDER (Signed) J. F.
Chamber, operator.