The New York herald., 1878-10-06

Seventeen children under twelve yoars Of age are In
ciuded III this list.
REPORTS PROM VARIOUS QUARTERS
The fonowiDg are The latest condensed fever re-
ports Tor the last twenty-iour hours from various
parts of the country As sent 10 this city
BAY ST.. LOUIS. Thirteen new cases and three
deaths
Baron RouGE Deaths, seven; new cases, eighty
six. Disease more malignant
TASGipAHoA Great distress. Or. Carter's family
are ali down. SIX new cases; Two deaths
THIBoDAux.-Fever rapidly increasing IN this
parish. Seventeen new cases; three deaths; two
black, one whne.
A call comes from Napoleonvills for twelve nurses,
A letter from Pass Christian says-"Mr. L. Toly,
who here from Mississippi City, has his
daughter down with lever. inc Pass is less afflicted
than any of her sister places along the coast Only
two deaths up to this date since September 25-a
child Oile's boarding. bouss ana the htte
daughter Of Mr. junno Hart. who Died al
the Crescent Hotel Harts vile Is very i'll Mr.
Butcher The owner Of the steamboat wharf, getting
we'll The Postmasters children arc out OF danger"
MORGAN CRY, Miss.-Mss Levi, young lady ninc-
here Friday The nurses sent 10 TINS place by the
hebrew Association arrived all right and are doing
good service The following speaks ior itseli:-
MORGAN CIrY. La, Oct o. 1878.
We are much relieved by your timely spportionmsnt q
total cases 800; under treatment iIo deaths. Many
ter Of our relief his wife aud child and others
% sick wa tn: oSa i % e are
day and We should be glad TO receive AID om any
Secretary Morgan Relief Committee
OsYKA Miss-Send 1.-Two male nurses by a rst Train;
new cases. death; patients very low.
letter IRON Port hudson states tnat Drs Harrison
and Wood arc down with the lever. A physician aud
more nurses are needed; also money, champagne,
lemons, sugar, SC The fever is worse; over twenty
deaths since the night before last
Among the lato deaths at Mississippi City. notice
thai OF Colonel Carter, the special agent Of the In
terror Department
From vIcksburq learn that Bishop Elder has sum.
ciently recovered to attend TO his regular church
duties. This will be good news TO nost oil his
friends.
FoRr GIBSON The fever very bad In the country.
BILOXI since last report forty new and iour
doathA
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE SECRETARY
or WAR AND NEW ORLEANS ASSOCIATIONS
PoRrY THOUSAND EXTRA BAT1oNs ORDERED.
wAsHrSoroS, Oct s, 1873
The Secretary Of War recently received telegram
signed by the presidents OF thirty charitable assoca-
,ons IN New Orleans in regard TO bis Suspension Of
the order deliver 900 rations to the yellow lever
sufferers in New orleans, tor the that How
ard Association stated that n had sunicent iundA.
The petitioners tn en- say -
presidents Of thirty old established chatabis
assocsons representing all classes races and erees we
upon the How.rds and stanl the seeds Of the peope
ss have ''s% S 70 90 Sna. 70 os reply y'ps a
sSs the INA. n their hand. savs soeu zen. With
the express object OF aiding the suhr from the yellow
Ing sunicient funas does not aud cannot pteysnt
association from putting forth their appeals for
aid TO relieve the and destitute While the tiow ards
ar ensca 70 gres, credit .r tseir Efforts IN behalf of
know show that they cannot aDG have relieved
large OF ths destitute In this city In Quents
OF the parsyEng effect Of the epidemic the dosing
Of all avenues OF commerce ous scoring people are
desttution The demands upon the repre-
sehtatves greater than thev have been any
period OF the epidemc We therefore, respectfully re-
quest 10 reconsider your action In suspendinE the
order.
coRaEsPoSpEscg rHE sgcRxrARY OF WAR
Tue Secretary, IN reply, says
si Of the opinion that IL is possible for you get
relief sources, and that 1t Ia therefor
extension OF government aid In absence of
authority ~ the Howard Association have large
pended iund they properly help At ali events
their discre tion is tat more ample than mine.
Alter THIS the Secretary OF war sent following tes-
gram 10 Captain Z. w. Howell, Engineer Corps United
states Army, stationed al Now 0rcans;-
Plssss Feport to me w telegraph. nrs whether the
Howard ssociatIon still refuses relieve With funds In
their hands, the desitute have not actually had ys