The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-04

ApBRsgtT fANicss N WV otLE rHE RpI.
pEATc AEsfuRED 10 IRIS FORMER STATUS.
3 NEW YonE, October New Orleans
special says Ne.riy al 600 pefsons who
Easa returned from The Lake Shore waters
ing places lare being pros fased almost as
iast as they arrive. Perfect panic prevails.
An the opinion M weIl-ins ormed observers
The itffislx has resto Ted the tepid smie 10 its
former sssatils. Over 500 are prostrated Id
Carroiltnn, and as many more ia Gfetra
and AIgiers. AZ Barnes's Hotel. Missfs-
ssippi City, those who, died were buried un-
scofilned. Colonel jack Whnit on. who is
authority for this statement, says Had we
waited 10 send to New orlesns FOR: collins
we would have had 10 carry them out jn
buckets. CoiOnel Carter, special agent of
the Interior Department., was buried there
Wednesday. The Italian refugees, who two
months anterior to The fever encamped ut
Camp Parapet, are returning. and many
have recently siekened. AT the Board OF
health this morning 1t was announced that
the fever is increasing, and wiil continue
to increase so long as absentees in any To-
cality flock back to the city. Thirty-six
deaths were reported / during the past
twentY-four hours ana 100 new cases. q
= .t !. AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, October 3.-Last night was
quite cool, and indications OF a light frost
were seen this morning. For the twenty
four hours ending at u O'Clock to-day the
undertakers reported 45s deaths. Among
those who died since last night are Patsey
w. Maley, Miss 81. eClure, (yoluntary nurse
from Jacksonville. Fla.,) DR.. b. PEBBLES,
Miss NJ. S. Hoon, John ~. Peabody Super
intendent Of the Leath Orphan Asylum),
Mrs. j. Darmstadter, and w. Koch. This
morning j. T.. Watkins, Of the Howard
supply depot, was taken down. Sheriff j.
W. Anderson was stricken down last night.
The police last night arrested III. L. Allen,
nurse from Galveston, Texas, on the
charge OF having attempted to rape Mrs. j.
w. Mcdonald, who died last Thursday.
The act was attempted while Mrs. Nc
Donald was i'll with the fever.
Ldter.-The Board of Health report 26
deaths for the twenty.four hours ending at
6 P. NJ. to-day. Among the deaths are
Mary +. Jones, Michael Taylor, William
Hiedman, and Jessie Peoples.
David Fianery, Of Jackson, is in charge
OF the Western Union Telegraph Office IN
this city, and orders that no kilograms Of
any nature whatever will be received after
o'clock at night, excepting twenty words,
which are presumed only to give the total
number Of new cases reported by physicians
OF the Towards medical corps.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, October 3.-Among the
deaths to-day is Mrs. j. j. Irby,. native Of
Danville. Va. The death-!ist for the twenty
four hours ending at noon includes eighteen
children under seven years OF age.
To-day's reports show 81 deaths and Ill
new cases. Weather clear and pleasant.
AT BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE, October 3.-Ten deaths
occurred last night, and there is a large in
crease in new cases. l.. j. Adj, promi-
nent member OF the Towards, was taken
Their, and il 1t continues we fear the conse-
quences.
s' AT OTHER POINTS.
BILOXI, October 3.-Twenty new cases
to-day. No deaths.
CHATTANOOGA, October 3.-In the twenty
four hours ending at p. NJ. the following
deaths were reported: Mrs. Della Crandall,
Daniel McMiIlen, W.. It. Goodwin, and John
Parker (colored); also, ten new cases. The
disease seems 10 be increasing. a strong
northerly wind all day gives hopes that it
will soon diminish. There IS no spread out
Oh llS Ulu lss....
MERIDIAN, Miss, October 3.-There are
two wel-defned cases OF yellow-fcver here.
CAIRO, October AT Hickman, Ky.. to
noon yesterday 10 new cases and deaths.
THIBoDEAux, October 3.-Sixteen new
cases and no deaths. A great number OF
the cases are malarial, and not yellow-feyer.
THE RELIEF STEAMER.
ST. LOUIS, October 3.-Lieutenants Ben
ner, OF the Eighteenth Infantry, and Hall,
OF the Thirteenth Infantry, who have
charge Of the expedition for the relief Of
the fever sufferers along the Mississippi
river between Memphis and VicEsburg. ar
rived here last night. Both are northern
men, and never had the fever, but have
been stationed in the South and do not fear
the scourge. The relief steamer Chambers
is being rapidly loaded, and will probably
leave Tomorrow. DR.. Frank w. Reilly,
representing the Chicago Relief Committee,
goes with the expedition, and it is probable
arrangements will be made to enable him
to test the value Of turpentine as disin-
fectant during the trip.
CONTRIBUTION FROM EX-PREsIDENT GRANT.
NEW YORK, October 3.--U. S. Grant, Jr.,
called on Mayor Ely to-day and handed him
a check for $500 for the fever sufferers, in
accordance with instructions received from
his father.
Irrs,o unahndy E,yup.tionaI y1uud