The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-20
AMBER JACK.
His Greedy Grip Relaxing
Southern Cities More Hopeful.
LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, Sept 20.-The official state
ment OF yellow fever shows the deaths from
IL m. yesterday to II m. to-day, SO; new
cases prior to 18th, 81; new cases since, "a;
total 165.
THE BACKBONE BROKEN AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 20.-Reports at the
Board of Health show twenty-nine deaths
and one hundred and five new cases of fever
from u to 6 p. m. The general opinion
among physicians seems to be that the fever
is now of a milder type and yields more
readily to treatment Some express the
opinion that the worst is over and that the
backbone of the fever is broken.
AT oKAToNA, MISS.
A Times special from Okatona, Miss,
last night, says the fever has broken out
there with one death and three new cases in
the last twenty-four hours, and number
of cases are reported in the country.
ON THE LAGoNDA PLANTATIONS.
A letter from Pattersonville, St. Mary's
Parish, on the Teche River, says: In addi-
ton to cases already reported on the La
gonda Plantations, above and below, there
are seven new cases reported on Lagonda
Plantation, its owners Clarke and Bell, be-
ing both critically ill.
NINE DEATHS AT MORGAN CITY.
There have been nine interments of yel-
low fever cases at Morgan City since the
10Th. lH'. .,..
BREAKS OUT AT DoNALDsoNvILLE
Fever has also broken out at Donaldson
ville ninety miles from here. Henry Loeb,
the prominent merchant, and Carl Bosco
the prestidigitateur, died on Wednesday,
IN THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Sister Theresa, of st. Vincent's Orphan
Asylum, this city, died Wednesday night.
Sister Estelle is dying, and another Sister
was taken i'll yesterday. This is the Asy
lum in which week ago over forty chill
dren were taken down, but they are now
doing well.
THE FEVER REACHES MOBILE.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2O.-A special dis
patch from Mobile last night states that
there were two deaths there Wednesday
from yellow fever, and one case reported
yesterday while there are other cases not
reported People are leaving the city, but
as yet there is no stampede.
A DAYTON DOCTOR DYING.
DAYTON, o., Sept 20.-A dispatch was re-
ceived yesterday from Memphis stating that
DR.. Kushne, physician of this city, who
voluntarily went to Memphis about two
weeks ago, was dying of yellow fever.
MEMPHIS CRIES FOR HELP.
New YORK, Sept. 20.-A dispatch received
from the Chairman of the Citizens Relief
Committee of Memphis says that it is i'm
possible to furnish correct statement of
The wants of the Committee and that the
people are dying and sick on all Sides
Money and aid are not staying the disease.
We need money to bury the dead, to pay
for nurses, doctors, medicines and supplies
Every cent we receive is judicously ex-
pended. We need force to help us work
Our numbers are daily reduced by death,
and everything is confusion.
DECREASING IN THE CITIES.
New YORK, Sept. 20.-Latest dispatches
show a decrease in yellow fever at the
South. There is great decrease in Mem
phis The epidemic appears to be spread
ing in the rural districts of Louisiana and
Mississippi and decreasing in towns. The
number of deaths so far reported from the
principal places is over six thousand.
THREE DEATHS AT TERRY.
The Howards have the following:
TERRY, MISS, Sept. 10.
Our condition has grown much worse
since DIR. Metcalf left. Three deaths and
four new cases.
2S CASES AT GRAND JUNCTION.
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Sept. 20.-Four
new cases and deaths; 28 cases on hand.
Is NEW CASES AT BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE, Sept. 20.-Gov. SAM Bard
died Wednesday night of fever Deaths in
the last "a hours, 8; new cases, 25.
MORE CHEERFUL AT CANTON.
CANTON, Sept. 20.-Affairs are more cheer
full, the new cases for yesterday being but
seven, with only three deaths including
two colored children and Mr.. Coplin, the
local editor of the American Citizen.
HOPE BRIGHTENs THEIR FACES.
MEMPHIS, Sept 2O.-0ne hundred and
forty-five new cases and sixty-two deaths
were reported yesterday. Among the
deaths were Fathers Scanlon and Troosten-
berg, of the Dominican Order of New York.
Among the new cases reported are DR..
Force, of Hot Springs, Ark; J. g. Forbes,
Of Texas, and Leopold, of Colorado.
The reports from all sources were more
cheerful, and hope begins to brighten the
faces Of the people who are left here. Con-
tinual applications for physicians and aid