Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-10-05
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

'uealns anu 10 new cases. memphis, 40
deaths and 14S new cases (partial report);
Vicksburg, II deaths, among them VIM.
lockwood, President of the Howards; Holly
Springs, 8 deaths and 21 new cases. The
disease also continued with more or less
severity at Greenville, Canton and Port
Gibson, Miss, Hickman, Martin, Brownsville
and Grand Junction, Tenn, and at various
places in Louisiana.
Deaths from yellow fever reported on the
Goth: At New Orleans, 52; Memphis, 81;
Vicksburg, o.; Holly Springs, q; Osyka, .;
Canton, 1; Port Gibson, 4; Bay st. Louis, ..
There is a marked decrease in the number
of cases in nearly every locality.
The following is a summary of yellow fe-
yer reports for the 3Oth ult.. New Orleans,
50 deaths and some 80 new cases; Memphis,
% deaths and 142 new cases; yicksburg, 10
deaths; Martin, Tenn, new cases; Baton
Rouge, La, 6 deaths and 1S3 new cases for
Ge preceding As hours; Brownsville, Tenn,
9 deaths and 6 new cases; Hickman, KY, .
deaths and new cases; Fulton, KY,
1 death and no new cases;
Greenville, Tenn, deaths and
. new cases, Chattanooga, Tenn, 3 deaths
and new cases; Holly Springs, Miss,
IL deaths and 90 new cases; Donaldsonville,
lLt, 4 uttlus anu AZ new Cases. W aleT III
ley, Miss, 8 deaths and new cases; Jack
son, Miss, 8 deaths and 3S new cases; Bay
st. Louis, La, deaths and new cases;
Port Hudson, Miss, 5 new cases and deaths
to date; Grenada, Miss, no deaths and no
new cases.
The Secretary of War, on the oath, sus-
pended the order for the further distribution
of Government rations to yellow fever suf-
ferers in New Orleans, on account Of having
received information that the Howards had
on hand an unexpended reserve Of S260, 900
derived from charitable contributions. 1t is
stated in explanation that the Howards only
supply the sick with doctors, nurses and
medicines on application to one Of their own
members, and do not supply food and other
neeessaries to the suffering poor.
DIR. George Kibbee, inventor of fever
cot for the hydropathic treatment of yellow
fever, died from the disease at New Orleans
on the oath. The Doctors cot proved val
liable adjunct in the treatment of the dis
ease in many cases, but failed to save his
own life, though faithfully tested under the
skilled supervision Of DR.. Chopin.
The Memphis relief committees have
publicly announced that they have sufficient
funds now on hand, not only for their own
present and probable future needs, but also
TO assist the suffering Of adjacent localities.
Louisville officials emphatically deny the
existence of yellow fever in that city in an
epidemic form. A few cases at most Of an
indigenous character are all that have ap-
peared, and physicians are divided in opin-
ion as to whether even these were true yell
low fever.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, a wealthy and
philanthropic lady of New York City, has
offered to defrsy the expenses of a commits
sion of physicians to investigate the yellow
fever epidemic, and at her solication Sur
geon General Woodwork, of the United
States Marine Hospital Service, has or
ganized such commission, naming Prof.
S. NJ. Bemiss, NJ. D., of New Orleans,
as chairman. together with DR.. Jerome
Cochrane, of Mobile, and DIR. r. W. Mitch
ell, OF Memphis. The latter however de-
clined to serve on account of his services
being required by the sick at Memphis. The
commission will meet at New Orleans at the
earliest time practicable.
Additional Congressional nominations:
nlinois-Third District, A. b. Converse,
National Greenbaek; Ninth, George Anvil
son, Democrat. Missouri-Second District
Erastus Wells, Democrat; Tenth, Henry NJ
Pollard, Republican, renominated.
AT Workman, Texas, recently, Frank Polk
an old citizen Of the neighbouring town Of
Pisgah, got drunk, raised a row, and re.
sented an attempt TO arrest him by Chief o.
Police Powers by shooting the latter through
the body. Before he fell Powers fired hi
revolver, putting a bullet through Polk
They were buried the same day.
The latest Indianapolis horror was tn,
discovery recently of the dead bodies of
woman and infant in an unfrequented plac,
in the suburbs Of the city. They proved t.
be the remains of the wife and child of VIM
Merrick, a livery stable keeper, and he ii
under arrest charged with their murder, O
which there is strong circumstantial evi
dence.
The Nevada Democrats have nominate,
L. r. Bradley for Governor and W. G. F
Deal for Congress. The Convention passe,
hard money resolutions.
Sitting Bull has dispatched six ENJOYS /
Fort Keogh, Montana, in order to ascertain
upon what terms his people would be per
mitted to surrender to the United State
military authorities. They represented tina
the Sioux who had taken refuge in Canad
were very desirous of returning to tn
States. Gen. Sheridan telegraphed Ger
Miles that the Government would make n
terms short of unconditional surrender
The Congressional Committee appointe
to consider the question of the transfer c
the Indian Bureau to the War Department
met in st. Louis on the Goth. Present-Ser
ators Saunders (Chairman) and McCreer,
and Representatives Boone, Stewart an
Hooker.
DIR. Fl. r. Fowler and family of six pei
sons, en- route from Dodge City, Kansas,
Texas, were attacked by a band Of 20 II
dians near Cimarron Crossing, who ran ,
their stock and captured their entire out6
Valued at 5000. The family all escape
The Doctor reports a number of depred
tions by the Indians which came to b
knowledge.
Jim Russell, a negro, who was charg,
with having committed an indecent assau
upon respectable white woman, 90 yea
of age, was taken from the Murfreesbo
(Tenn.) Jail and hanged by mob on Il
night of the 25th. This was the third affs
Of the kind occurring at Murfreesboro wit
in 30 days.
The mail-coach from Mckinney to Fo
Fetterman, Wyoming, was captured on ii
26th by II masked men, who "got the droI
on the two armed guards and compel,
them to throw up their hands. The ma
were ransacked and every thing of value a
propriated.
Robert Maynor, James Saunders and Sar
uel Hunt were killed by the explosion of
boiler in Warren's shingle- mill, eight mil
north of Murfreesboro, Tenn, on the 26t
Several others were seriously scalded
bruised.