Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-20
YELLOW FEVER.
Latest FROM MEMPHIS.

LATEST FROM MEMPHIS.
Advices Of the 18th says the mortality
to-day has been greater than was antlci-
pated III deaths being reported, ~ oi
which were colorcd. Yesterday there
we're 81 deaths instead Of 80, rs report
ed III these dispatches. Among the
dead to-day are u Marshall, Of the cit
liens relief committee; +. NJ. Gibson,
telegraph operator; Mrs. DR. X. 5.
Clark ana three Of the Howard medical
corps, viz: Il. j.. Bond, Of Brownsville,
DR.. Mcnces, Of Nashville, and !. y.
Reinner, Of indianapolis. The original
force Of physicians has been depleted
by sickness and death, but new acqul.
sitons are made almost daily, the latest
being DR.. Mcfarland, an eminent phys
scian from Savannah. Drs. Emmett and
Goun, from the same city, will arrive to-
morrow. w. s. Brooks, river editor OF
the Appeni, is convalescent. DIR. ,. Ii.
Clarke is improving. Dave Peacheart,
member Of the Howard association, has
had relapse and is in n critical condl-
ton. The Central Hotel, on Adams
street, will be opened i'll the morning as
an additional hospital for Howard phys
icians and nurses. The physicians re-
ported 81 new cases to the board Of
health to-day.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
Advces under date Of Sept 18th give
the deaths for the past six hours ut a,
and new cases 134. The mortuary
report for the week ending q T. NJ. sun
day: Total deaths, FOB, of which G32
arc males, n males. 2Gl children under
ten years Of age. OF the total deaths
5Ol were from yellow fever; 472 were
whites and % colorcd.
DR.. Warren Stone is still sick.
Among the new cases is +. X. South.
mayd secretary Of the Howard assOcl-
alton; +. w. Halscv, Of the Picoytne;
DR.. Il. Paber, Chas. Phean, Chas. Stock
meyer, Jr, q. +. Il. Stockmeyer, Geo.
Decaur, of Decaur Il Go.
SLIGHT FROST.
The following was tcegraphed from
Memphis on the 10TH: The frost Is
slight, and there is n scarcely percep-
tiblc decrease in the fever tins morning.
the deaths up to noon not exceeding
10. The saddcst feature Of the epidemic
il that many who have been actively
at work, relieving distress, are dying or
being stricken down.
THE FEVER AT LAST ABATISG.
Dispatches from Grenada Miss, dated
Sunday, Sept. 10, state; There were
two deaths to-day and two new cases.
The fever is abating and we may soon
look for more cheerful state Of affairs.
ROBBED A PATIENT.
A Holly Springs, Miss, dispatch Of
the 10Th says. This evening Mrs. La
bardc, one Of the most faithful nurses
VIC have employed and who nurses y.
Q. Perkins, express agent, who SO nero
icnly volunteered to take the place Of
l.. B. Nasty who deserted his post, re-
ported that her patient had been robbed
Of his money by M assistant nurse
named s. Il. Thomas, Of Martin, Tenn,
\ ana NV ,aoiIain nni fron. ,iiiS ntL was
likely to cause 4 relapse. We inn
mediately arrested Thomas and through
the fundamentally of j. III. Summonds,
druggist, from New Orleans, and Eugene
Lcdcy Of Memphis, the money was
| found in his throat. He is lodged III
Jail subject to law and the express COM
pany respectfully requested to notify
the relief committee what shall be
done. We would have hung him on
the spot but we know that Justice should
follow her virtuons path | am satisfied
that Thomas should hang on the near
est lamp post.
TIE CARNIVAL OF DEATH AT MEMPHIS
Memphis advices of the 10th say the
reports for the past twenty-four hours
slow an increase in the death rate.
Twenty-scven deaths were reported,
of which, however, ten should
have been reported last evening, leay-
ing to-day's mortuary list III, of which
40 were colorod. About noon to-day, II
foul stencil was discovered in the neigh
borhood of tho Martev 4 Hunt block,
on Front street. A negro policeman
detailed for the purpose maize an OK
animation of the premises. In ono OF
the rooms he discovered the dead body
of IL. l.. Warning, cotton buyer, who had
evidently been dead for several days.
AN ArrEAI. FROM NEW YORK.
A Now York dispatch of the 10Th says
the chamber of commerce has is
sued an appeal To the people OF
the United States in behalf of
the yellow fever sufferers. The
committee says: Great, noble and gen
crous MS are the donations sent to us
and to kindred societies and organiM
tionS throughout the country, we beg
to state, in language strong rs il can be
expressed, that they are wholly made
quate to relieve the pressing needs of
that portion of our beloved country
suffering from the present scourge and
plague, We have only TO tx