The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24

antine against the afflicted town. At New Or
leans the deaths for the preceding twenty four
hours numbered 80 with 1876 new cases; at
Memphis there were Is deaths; at Vicksburg
the fever has about run its course,
for want of material to feed upon;
at Chattanooga, s deaths; Decatur, Ala,
12 new cases and 2 deaths; Cairo, Ill, deaths
and 3 new cases; Baton Rouge, La, 46 new
cases, deaths. all the towns throughout the
interior of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennes-
see where the fever has appeared report no
Improvement, and no hopes of an abatement of
the plague before the appearance ofgfrost i
The only son of Jeff Davis has just
died of yellow fever at Memphis. gzsa sa.s-.ss
A frightful catastrophe is meagerly
mentioned in telegraphic dispatch from
Lynchburg, Va. During marriage at the col
ored Baptist Church, crowded to the utmost ca
pacity, a piece, Of plastering fell, creating, a
panic of the most dreadful character, In the
wild rush to escape from the building q number
of people We're crushed to death and many 9TH
ers badly MANNED. Among the killed were the
bride and groom. H. h. v.tta,NU Said.
A dispatch from Natchez, Miss, dated
Oct. 16, says: "A fight occurred with the ne
groes yesterday in Goldman's field, some four
that thirty-six negroes were killed, and the
whole of them dispersed. Some apprehend
further trouble, while the general impression
is that the negroes will not again assemble.
Assistance was pouring from arr directions.
Fifty more men left here this evening, in an
swer to call from ST. Joseph, La. No planta-
ton has been burned A communication just
received from a clt1zeE Of Waterproof states:
All quiet and settled. Ten negroes Killed yes
terday.', Waterproof is situated Immediately
on the banksof the Mississinni, in Tssnsas parish
The parish at the last election registered 5000
colored and $50 white voters The following is
said to be the origin of the trouble: Fairfax,
candidate for Congress fer the Fifth district,
called meeting of colored Republicans at
Waterproof. The quarantine officers inter-
fered, and the negroes collected in large num-
bers around Fairfax's house, just out of town.
An armed posse sent out to expostulate. with
them was fired upon, and three of the posse
were killed. nnG 7Ift h9Et $4,000 10
Advices from the plague-ridden 10
calities of the South to Oct, IS report the ad-
vent of cooler weather and a gratifying de-
crease in the mortality roll. The fever broke
out on the relief boat Chambers, which was sent
down the Mississippi loaded with sup
plies for the isolated points along the river,
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the river to quarantine, below St Louis. Lieut..
Benner, the commander of the vessel died, and
was buried at Yicksburg. There was great
grief over his untimely taking off, and nearly
every we'll person in Vicksburg followed his
remains to the grave. YI no ej94. 79Ift4
From the breaking out of the cpl
deniic to the goth of October, 37Oo people fell
victims to the yellow fever in New Orleans.
The total cases of fever reported numbered
1890. vi d WY" ebao0 :.@lI 43iI 2
Advices from the fever-af1icted cities
Of the South to Oct 90 show that although the
advent of frost had not altogether checked the
march of the plague, there was a marked
abatement in the mortality as well as in the
number of new cases. In some of the in
terror towns, however, the situation is
still very discouraging, the fever holding on
with disheartening stubbornness. :. The whole
number Of deaths from the fever in New Or
leans up to the Goth of October was 1856, while
Memphis had lost 2, 1892 of her citizens from the
same cause These figures show the frightful
malignity of the plague in the latter place, for,
with but fifth of the population of New Or
leans, Memphis has had nearly as many fatal
cases of fever " -i1 f+-(
: Lyman Potter, the wheelbarrow man,
has safely arrived at San Francisco, where he
was met and escorted through the streets by
great crowd. .....-
There was a severe snow-storm along
the Northern Pacific railroad on the 18th of
October. In some places the snow was of suf-
fcient depth to impede the movement of trains.
A fire in the Burchard block, adioin-
ing the Plankinton House, Milwaukee, destroyed
$25, 600 worth of property. ol
The great bridge across the Missis-
sippi river, at ST. Louis, is to be sold under the
Sheriff's hammer on the Goth of December
It is believed that the Cheyenne saw
ages whom Maj. Thornburgh chased, but failed
to CATCH have established themselves in the
sandhils of Northwestern Nebraska, with the
intention of raiding the settlements during the
winter months. 2.. 4.
The most extensive minstrel show
ever seen in Chicago is now playing atHaverly's
Theater, being a consolidation of Haverly's
Minstrels and the New Orleans Minstrels-ffty
performers. The company includes twelve
song ambulance men, three quartettes, eight
end men, and twenty-five musicians. There
are thirty five people in the first part, including