The Portland daily press., 1878-09-20
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE.
Slight Abatement of the Disease
in Several Cities.
Declining i'm Memphis for Want
of Victims.

MOBILE, Sept. 19.-The Board of Health
report this morning two more cases on the 18th,
both fatal Only five cases have been reported
since the 10th of August Since the official
report another case has been reported IN the
same locality.
CANTON. Miss, Sept 19.-The fever is abat-
ing and there are but few cases in the city.
New ORLEANS, Sapt 10 The Young Mems
Christian Association today received despatch
from Lsgonda Plantation, saying the fever
there Is very bad.
Superintendent Robinson of the New Or
leans & Mobile railroad, having arranged with
the Mobile and jackson Co. authorities, all
mails will pass through as heretofore
The weather is cooler, cloudy and threatening
rain. The deaths reported from noon to
O'Clock this evening were 20; new cases, So.
MORGAN CITY, Sept. 19-The fever is in
creasing There were deaths and new cases
in the last 4S hours The total cases are 60,
and deaths 81; recovered, IL.
BATON ROUGE, Sept 19.-Ex-Governor Sam
uel Bard died last night of yellow fever. Over
forty deaths have occurred There are many
new cases and the disease is assuming more
malignant type
GRENADA, Sept. 19.-There were deaths to.
day. There are new cases.
GRAND JUNCTION, Sept. 19-There were 4
new Cases yesterday and deaths. There are
% cases on band. There were 6 new cases and
two deaths to-day, and two dying.
TERRY, Miss. Sept. 19.-Our condition has
grown much worse since DR.. Metcalf left.
There have been three deaths and four new
cases.
FRANKLIN, La. Sept 10. "A letter from Pat
tersonville says 40 cases of fever exist on the
plantations above and below that place, and
two deaths Pattersopville, Centreville and
Franklin are healthy, and rigidly quarantined.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The following was re-
ceived to-day from Memphis:
1t is impossible to give YOU a correct state
ment of our wants. Our people are dying on
all sides. Money and aid it seems will not
stay it. We need help to bury the dead, pay
nurses, doctors, medicines and supplies Every
cent we receive is judiciously expended. We
need force to help us. Our number is daily re.
duced by death. Everything is in confusion.
(Signed) G. J. FISHER,
Chairman Citizens Relief Com.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 19.-There is no doubt of
the abatement of the disease 10 this city, but it
is for want of material. An official report of
the Board of Health for the "a hours ending at
p. m. shows death list of 81, of which %
were colored. The medical corps of the Board
of Health report 100 new cases. Hoist &
Brother, undertakers, closed their doors today,
es George Sutton, the foreman and last repre-
sentative, is stricken down. The dead body of
colored woman was found today by the police
at No. 62 Madison street, She had been dead
several days and rats had partly eaten her.
VIcKsBURG, Sept. 19-The day was very
warm and cloudy, but tonight it is clear. with
cases for the past few days has been very great,
and several physicians think of leaving within
short time. Fifteen deaths are reported TO-
day, whites and 6 colored. The post-offce
has been reduced to one employe. All the
others are down or dead with the fever.