Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-18
Yellow Fever.

following reports are for the last forty-elaht
hours, except where otherwise stated: Baton
Rouge-New cases, 20; deaths. 5. Bgram-
Four Few cases; no deaths. Peariagton. Miss
New cases, s; deaths, l. LogtoWu and Ia
lulah-Tweny five cases and i've deaths 10
date, Rocky Spripgs-To date % cases. E
deaths. Good Rch's Landiug-Cases, ITO;
deaths. A. Yszoo City-Cases, 6; deaths. 8;
among the latter one Sister Of Charity. Nor.
gan Cty-Cases, Ii deaths, 5; total deaths
to date, 81. Duckhill-No fever 10 town.
Eleven deaths to date 10 the country. Bay
st. Louis-Csses. 81: deaths. 4. Tbibodeaux
Gases, 81; deaths. 5; total cases to date,
52l. PaincouttviIle--Ten cases and two
deaths; total cases to date, $50. and Deaths
Is, McComb Ciy-Thers have been 10
cases and / deaths here to date. The disease
is abatiug. Cinton-rhe fever is still spread:
Jog in the ccuutry. Miss Mary Riley died
Yesterday. Seven new cases since last report
The fever is now one mile from Clinton. Pass
Christian-Twanty. five cases ADD two Deaths
10 Canton and vieioi.y thirty cases AID ten
deaths for the past three days Bay ST. Louis
Fever decreasing. thoush w ue~ cases
daily. Some Of them III uart. Grsnd
Juucton-No new case; t"" dea'h.. II,
Granee-Four pew cases; 40 destts. NJ iGlie
Six new cssss of yellow ieVer and g. DEATHS
are reported for the last twenty four huurs-
Cairo-Three new cas- Ct lever 10 the pasr
lwauty four htuts and one des!h. Good pros
rects CT frost to night. Lutte Rock-rhe
" a,her is cooler. Prospects Of frost to light.
Holly Sp1iogs-Nrw cases to day, twelve;
deaths, three. The feveri, slowly spreading
10 the couo,ry. TIE weather is cool, with
prospects of heavy frost 10 tho uornirg.-
Helena, Ark, The excitement here is abated
Six Of seven physicians say the disease ls not
yeIlow fever. Ooe physician, member Of the
board OF health. still contends that it is yellow
fever.
MIs1pHIs, OCT. 1.-THE thermometer indi,
Gates 65'. From six o'clock last night until
noon to day the undertakes report orders for
eleven intermens. Four of these died within
the city limits, A. B. Howell, a prominent
citizen was Frustrated with the fever this
morning. The board of health officially re-
port seven deaths from yellow fever during the
past twenty fur hours ending at six o'clock to.
night. The undertskers report nine additional
iuterments of parties who Gied outside the
corporation lioe. s. P. Read, cashier of the
Uoiou and Planters Bank, was stricken this
afternoon. His attack is mild one. and will
not interfere with the regular busioess Of tho
bank. DR.. William Dunklen has been sent to
Tusoumbia. Ala. Among those who died to-.
day are E. L. Michot. George Kraus, Martha
Peterson, Susanna Saupe and son Frank, add
Mrs. r. Glass. Twenty. one physicians ct the
Howard medi,al corls report forty eight new
ses-seventeen in the city and thirty. one 10
the suburbs. Prospects are favorable for frost
Tonight.
CHATrANooGA, Oot. l7.-Dr. Vandeman
reports, for the twenty four hours ended at
4 D. p., the following deaths from yellow
fever: Edward Legrss. 81. and one colored
woman New cases, eisht-of which three are
colorsd. A heavy rain up to two D. M, cleared
off c,ld, with brisk ntriheI; consequently an
Increase of deaths and decrease of new cases
is expected to morrow.
CINCINNATI, ONO. OCT. 1.-THE employ
ees of the Ohio aud Mississippi Railway ,hay,s
subscribed 50, Ola to the Southern relief fund.'
PARIS, O,t. l7.-Duke d'Audifftet Pas-
ouier, President of tho French Senate, has
contributed 500 for the yellow fever sufferers
in the United States. The fete at the Troca
dero for the benefit of tho fever stricken people
of the United States reallz,d the sum OF
l6,4O0 francs
- LATER.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, OCT. lS.-There was
frost and ice this morning at E!mcre, station
S miles north of Montgomery on the South
and North Alabama R. r.
MEMPHIS, Oct. IS "A light frost tell IN the
vicioity OF Memphis last night but was not
observable 10 the city. The weather to day IS
cool and bracing. FROM 6last night uotll noon
to-day II orders fer iaterments are reported
by undertakera. Among those who have died
since Il s. evening are DR.. NJ. j. Keeting: az VOL
unteer physician from New York, 3. d. Weber,
prominent saloon keeper, Mrs Rebecca Kelser.
Robt. Mccoy. Miss Millie G. Fipuey, z. s.
Wbcatley, Mary NJ. Zauone. Vice President j.
II. Edmondsou, in charge of the Howard relief
train on the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad.
teleeraphs from Grenada as foows:-
II find the situation at all points visited more
favorable than anticipated left nurses at
Horn Lake, Senatobia and Grenada
A telegram from Grand Junction just re-
ceived announces within the past twelve hours
two deaths, Smith Patterson add Mary Tucker.
and one new case, Mrs. Smith Patterson.
The Howard AIS ISOLATION this morning sent
CIR load Of provisions and supplies of bedding
TO the distressed Inhabitants of Decatur and
Florence. D. A. Clark, general bookkeeper OF
the First National Bank, was stricken with fever
late last night.