The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-08
Third Edition
THE LATEST
YELLOW FEVER.
Sorrow Supreme in the South,
The Plague Still Spreads.
National Associated Press to the Star.

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LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. S.-The official state
ment of yellow fever is: Deaths from IL
m. yesterday to IL NJ. to-day, 40; new cases
149
REPORTS TO THE HowARDs.
New ORLEANS, Oct. S.-The Howards had
the following dispatches last night:
Osyka, Miss.--9 new cases and death in
the past "a hours.
Crystal Springs Miss.-At Lebanon II
cases of yellow fever and of putrid; total,
% cases under treatment Four new cases
in the past "a hours. No deaths.
Dry Groves new cases in the past "a
hours. No deaths.
Baton Rouge, La.-121 new cases and II
deaths officially announced for the 49 hours
ending yesterday morning The disease is
the same now that it was when the first
death of black vomit occurred on August
18TH Nine out of 10 deaths have been of
black vomit Some of our physicians have
treated this disease as far back as 1847, and
say we are having yellow fever and not
malarial fever.
Bay st. Louis-12 new cases and 8 deaths
in the past "a hours.
Canton, Miss.-The fever is abating. but
no cessation in cases from the surrounding
country.
Holly Springs-Things look better, and
new hopes spring up for an early close Of
this death season.
Port Hudson, La.-Drs. Woods, Harrison
and Whitaker are improving slowly Two
new cases. No deaths.
Tangipahoa, La deaths and 8new cases
in the last "a hours.
Jackson, MISSY new cases of fever to
date and 10 deaths. Fever on the increase
slowly.
Thibodeaux, La-Whole families are
down without soul to aid them. The
fever is spreading rapidly The Democrat
has the following:
ALL WELL AT BAYOU SARA.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 8.-A special to the
Democrat from Bayou Sara, dated the 7th
inst, says; An item in the Times of the 5th
instant stating that Bayou Sara wanted
physicians and nurses, was an error. 1t was
doubtlessly intended to refer to Port Hud-
son. This place was never healthier at this
season of the year.
BAD AS EVER AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 8.-Fever is as bad as ever
and only wants material to work on, to in
crease the list of new cases and mortality.
The northern part of the city, where the
fever first made havoc, is now free of cases,
but at Fort Pickering where the citizens
mostly fled, the fever is raging with fearful
desolation, as there is found plenty of ma
terial to feed on. Fort Pickering has al
ways been the London of Memphis, of
course excepting some streets, but the mis-
arv Iosti tnt anI pt hot rNravai q
is beyond conception.
$4,000 PEOPLE DESTITUTE.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. S-Collector Smith
states that there are fifty thousand desti-
tute people in this city. Governor Nichols
son was taken sick yesterday and it has at.
tackled the families of his Secretary, the As
sistant Secretary of the State, and the Regis
ter of Votes.
AT vICKsBURG.
VIcKsBURG, Oct 80 deaths reported
by sections yesterday. The fever is scat
tered all through the country.
aREENvILLE, MISS.
VICKsBURG, Oct. 8.-The telegraph office
at Greenville is closed, but report was
brought from there last night 2 deaths
yesterday. Out of $40 whites who had the
fever, 1873 died, and the others are improv-
ing. Total deaths to date, 26S.
4 DEATHS AT CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. Sd deaths yesterday
all white, and 18 new cases. The weather
is clear and cool.
CAIRO.
CAIRO, Oct. 81 new case reported yester-
day; and deaths from fever.
NO IMPROVEMENT.
New YORK, Oct. 8.-Latest dispatches
from the South report no improvement in
the yellow fever districts, and the disease
appears to be marching onward.
TO-DAY AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS Oct. 6.-From six o'clock last
night until noon to-day % deaths were re-
ported Weather warm and clear.