Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-09-19
CEN ERAL NEWS.

:. 100 and the aVel"5o ~ g.
Is wv so are no signs of abatement OF 'he le
l',''t tbough the weather has turned cola
V9'' 'na sn have hopes that the back bone OF
anu ',;1o,c has been broken. The total
INC 'p.cs ..,o,scs of the Howard Association
oa',' citizpns Relief Committee are about
a,r a'1 ooo We have on dand about Soo,ooo'
2ll, nonyb for about five days. Contributions
s'.' "a coming in at present at the rate OF ABOUT
~ ~ .an nar dav, which may decrease at any
@nt r. the fever continues one month
,onger ' as it is likely to do, we viii need
1 s,an, 100000 to 100000 and about 3oo,Ooo
yrv ORLEANS, September l2.-Ehe death
contains the names of IA children under
rroors DR.. Herndon died to-day.
p.7oy ROUGE, September l2.-New cases
co. +be mast "a hours, 35, deaths none.
ur,,pu1s. September 12.-The weather
,,,s cool enough tonight to make light
l.orooats feel comfortable, and the little
hand Of workers are hoping for frost.
Death is still busy, having added 81 more III
.ho ,ast q hours to the number already re-
ported.
DAToy ROUGE, September 13.-Fifty Or
new cases tor the past "a hours will be
renorted this morning and 3 deaths. Father
Laval. and Philip Machet, Esq, Vice Con-
sul If France. are down sick, both stricken
ot t,,a post OF duty among the sick. The
weather continues cold, but no frost.
CINCINNATI, September 13.-Advices from
Capolis this morning state that careful
examination of the Infected district below
,hot town shows 1G cases Of yellow fever,
and nearly all present worse symptoms this
morning on account of the cold rain pre-
vailing.
Holly SPRINGS, September l3.-Two OF
the Doctors are sick to-day and the noble
ones left are worked down. We need three
more good ones.
HICKMAN, September 13.-The situation
il more deplorable than ever. DIR. Blantor
is dead. DR.. Cattell is no better, and only
two resident physicians able to do duty.
BILOXI, Miss, September 13.-The fever
has appeared here. Three deaths yesterday
and three new cases to-day.
New ORLEANS, September l3.-Th'
weather is clear and cool. The mercur!
stood last night at 81. The new eases ar
22S and deaths 5S.
The Peabody Association to-day filed 30
acquisitions, equal to 30,0A rations. The
Howards report 1872 new cases to-day.
At a meeting tonight the Howard Asso
dation adopted resolutions rendering thank
for the noble response from all parts OF tn
country to their call for the relief Of the ye
low fever sufferers.
CANTON, (Miss.) September 13.-Ou
worst fears have been realized. The col
winds and heavy atmosphere of the past tW
days have had a most disastrous effect. Tf
new cases for the past "a hours are 36, an
the deaths 4. Our doctors, Symmes, CASE
end Priestly, assisted by Lyons of New 0
leans, are hurrying from house to hovel, an
our nurses, over GO in number, have mo-
than they can manage. 1t is enough
crush the stoutest heart, but we hope for {
vine aid and pray God to turn away from
this awful and consuming pestilence. The
mometer this morning As degrees.
WASHINGTON, September 13.-Dr. WI
Ramsey, one Of the physicians who went
Memphis, has returned. lie says: Befo
reaching Memphis, even when five mil
out, the air was laden with yellow few
poison, and as we approached the city t
stencil was absolutely sickening. DR.. Pei
ana myself went to the Peabody Hotel, t
only one now open, and were shown int
room from which q dead hnlu had inst be