The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-18

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9th: New Orleans, "a deaths ana $50 new
cases reported; Donaldsonville, La, ;
deaths; Bay St. Louis, deaths; Morgan
City, 20 new cases; Thibodeaux, death IA
5-year-old daughter Of Gov. Nicholls) and
30 new cases; yicksburg, only one death in
city, but several in the country; Biloxi, Miss,
2deaths and % new cases; Port Gibson, 81
deaths 70 date-epidemic spreading alarm
ingly in the surrounding country; Holly
springs, 235 deaths 10 date: Memphis, 90
deaths; Grand Junction, Tenn, death:
Chattanooga, ? deaths and . new cases I:
Hickman, KY, 4 deaths and 10 new cases;
Cairo, Ill, deaths Of unmistakable indigo
nous yellow fever
There were Al deaths at New Orleans on
the It'll and lis new cases reported; at Mem
phs, 20 deaths in city and p Others in adj
jacent country; at vicksburg, A deaths in
city and 8 in suburbs; At Baton Rouge, II
deaths In - hours and Ill new cases; at
Holly Springs, deaths In AZ hours and 96
new cases; at Cairo, deaths and / new
case. Lagrange, Tenn, reports IS deaths TO
date and 81 cases now under treatment. All
business suspended.
Yellow fever reports for the sth: New Or
leans, 40 deaths and 1876 new cases reported;
Memphis, q deaths in city and II more in
suburbs; Cantor. Miss., 8 deaths and o new
cases; Ocean Springs, IS deaths to date;
Port Gibson, no deaths in town, but large
number reported from surrounding
country; Patfersonville, La, 20 deaths
and IS cases to date; Baton Rouge,
deaths and II new cases; Morgan
City, 63 deaths to date and fever increasing;
Thibodeaux, IL new cases and 2 deaths;
Brownsville, Tenn, 10 new cases and
deaths, among the latter Mr.. Westbrook,
editor Of the Bee, and DR.. John Ware; Chat.
tanooga, deaths and 20 new cases; La
Grange, deaths and new cases. Hope
field, Ark, opposite Memphis, reports 90
down with the fever and asks for assistance.
The steamer John VI. Chambers. 600 tons
burthen, left st. Louis on the 4th, laden
with full cargo Of ice, provisions, and
other supplies, for the relief Of destitute
sufferers along the lower Mississippi. many
OF whom Il Il said are cut OF by quarantine
and the stoppage Of river navigation from
their ordinary sources Of supplies.
The steamer Is commanded by Capt. Yore,
and Lieuts. III. II. Benner and Charles II.
Hall, U. s. A., volunteered TO accompany
the expedition and direct the distribution
OF supplies. Alexander X. Shepherd, Of
Washington, took the lead in organizing the
expedition, the funds for which were con-
tributed mainly by the merchants OF various
cities.
The Chief Commissioner Of the Paris Ex.
position has rendered the use OF the 'Troca-
dero Palace for special performance In be-
half Of the yellow fever sufferers, which was
announced 10 take place on the 18th.
The Yellow Fever Commission met at
New Orleans on the 7th and immediately
entered upon their investigations. The Com
mission expect 70 gather an immense
amount Of testimony by investigating par
ticular cases, going from house to house,
making inquiries Of convalescents, their
relatives and friends, examining the sanitary
condition Of the foci OF the disease and in
numerous other ways attempting TO clear I'D
the ground and reach some general princi-
pies upon which respectable and automatic
idea can be based.
Gen. i. M. Griffin, u. s. A., and his daugh-
ter, are among the victims Of yellow fever at
Cayuga, Kinds County, Miss.
Inc Texas Republican state Convention,
held az Dallas on the I'd, nominated the fol.
lowing ticket: For Governor, A. b. Norton,
Of Dallas; for Lieutenant Governor, Rich.
ard Allen (colored), OF Harris; for Attor-
ney-General, Fred. w. Minor, OF Lamar:
for Comptroller, A. Siemering, OF Bazaar:
FOR Treasurer, Judge $. A. Wood, OF Tyler;
FOR Commissioner Of the Land Office, Jacob
Kenchler, Of Comal; for Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court, james III. BELL, Of
Travis; for Associate Justice Of the SUI
preme Court, L. w. Cooper, Of Houston.
Lewis Meaeham, sporting editor OF the
Chicago Tribune, died suddenly on the I'd.
He had been connected with the Tribuac
Tor nearly 12.years In various capacities and
was highly esteemed.
Palestine, Texas, on the morning Of the I'd,
had destructive fre. six blocks of bust.