Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-03

YELLOW FEVER.

ICeIVW tcv6n.
AT HICKMAN.
Cairo, Oct. 3.-Yesterday noon Hickman,
KY, reported six deaths and ten new cases
Operate Polar is quite low.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Oct. Deaths, 81; cases re-
ported III. Total cases {, 9,9l3; deaths, 3,oo6.
Weather clear and pleasant.
THE GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION.
St. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-Lt. H. H. Benner,
the 18th infantry, and 1t. Chas s. Hall, of
the 18th infantry, who are to have charge Of
the expedition for the relief yellow fever
sufferer salong the banks of the Miss. river
between Memphis and Vicksburgh, arrived
here last night. Both are northern men
and never had the fever, but have beeu sta
toned in the south and don't fear the scourge
Halls regiment was at New Orleans when
the fever broke out, and was then moved to
Holly Springs, then to Chatanuga and is now
at Atlanta Benner bas been regularly sta.
toned at MCPHERSON barracks, Atlanta.
The relief steamer Chambers is being rap.
idly loaded, and will probably leave to-mor.
row. Several newspaper men have asked
privilege to acc ompany the expedition.
DR.. Frank w. Reilly, representing the Chi
cago relief committee will 60 with the expe-
dition, and it is probable arrangements will
be made to enable him to test the value of
turpentine as disinfectant during the trip.
AT MEMPHIS
Memphis. Oct. 3.-Last night was quite
cool and indications of slight frost we're
seen this morning. 10
A case of noble selfsacri6ce is given In
the death of Miss Carrie Ruther, who died
early this morning. She had nurscd .
widowed mother and three orphan chill
dren for nine days and nights, till utterly
prostrated from exhaustion ,:.she took the
fever and had not strength enough to COM
bat the disease.
From noon Yesterday till noon to-day,
undeltakers report As deaths. Among
those who died since last night are PatseY
w. Maley, Miss Nina Fl. Mcclure, volun-
teer nurse from jacksonville, Florida; DR..
Pebbles, superintendent of the Catholic or
phan asylum; Mrs. j. Darmstadter and w.
Koch. This morning j. D. Watkins, en-
ployed at the Howard Supply depot, was
taken down. Sheriff j. w. Anderson was
stricken late last night. Deputy j. L.
Eychberg is acting in his stead.
| Last night the police arrested H. L. Allen.
nurse from Galveston, Texas, on the charge
Of having attempted to rape Mrs. ]. W
Mcdonald who died last Thursday. Th.
act was attempted to he accomplished
while Mrs. Mcdonald was lying i'll with fe'
yer and hurried her death.
DR.. R. w. Mitchell, medical director Of
he Howard association this morning dis
charged from duty DR.. o. S. Young, Of Tex
as, for drunkenness. Great sorrow is ex.
pressed over the intelligence of the death Of
L. Iglaner, of the firm Of Merkla Bros.
who had recovered from severe attack O.
the fever and gone to Cincinnati, when he
suffered relapse.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Oct. 3.-Among the deatha
are Mrs. J. J. Irby, native of Danville.
Forty.o deaths during the last "a hours
ending at noon to-day. including 1s children
under Z years.
AT BATON ROUGE.
Baton Rouge, Oct. 3.-Ten deaths. last
night and a large increase Of new cases
L. Jadet, prominent Howard was taken
sick last night. We are having July wealth
er. Ifit continues we fear the consequences
AT BILLoNI.
Biloxi, Oct. 3.--T~enty new cases; NJ
deaths.
AT THIBoDEAUX.
Thibodeaux, Oct. 3.-Sixteen new cases
no dealhs., A great number of cases ar
M alarial and not yellow fever.