Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-24
Bad Reports From the Fever
Infected Districts.
A Decision y Rendered IL Chicago
Against the Wesk Of Ticket
Sealpefs. ~
Sitting Bull Makes 0vertures fsr
the Surrender Of His Band
to the o. s. Authorities.
YELLOW FEVER.
AT PATERsoNvILLE.

franklin, La. Sept 24-Another letter
from Patersonvillc gives the following &C.
count Of the yellow fever from its fret ap-
pearance az Lagonda plantation and its sub.
sequent appearance at Weightman's Mound
Place plantation to the 22d instant:
LsRonda plantation, % cases; 8 des,he.
Broussard settlement, 3cases; l death.
Pattersonvil!e. 8 cases; / death.
Pecan Grove plantation, 2. cases;
deaths.
Railroad camp. case; 1 death.
Mound Place. 9 cases; 1 death.
Total. 43 cases and Is deaths. The above
only ipcludes whites. There are a large
number of blacks reported as having been
sick and convalescing at some of the above
plantations and some few deaths, hut the
fever with them is Of mild type. Hence
the small mortality. Two new cases " re
reported Sunday morning.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans. Sept: 24.-Deaths, So;
cases reported 139. Total cases, Sill; to.
tal deaths 2,572.
AT CANTON.
Canton, Sept. 24.-New cases, "a; deaths,
IL. Weather fine and warm.
PARIS RELIEF.
New York, Sept. 24-From Paris.
France, to-day. $4,000 were received for
yellow fever sufferers.
AT MEMPHIS
Memphis. Sept. 24.-sihce yesterday noon
up to noon to-day, there have been fifty.six
deaths. Fourteen Of these were reported
this morning. The usual activity prevails
at all the association headquarters, and
everyone seems to realize and feel that it is
now fight for life. No hope of an abate.
ment OF the disease can be expected until a
killing frost comes, which. judging from the
present warm weather, is yet far in the fil-
turs. John Fenwick, late secretary of the
Southern oil works, died this morning.
Also Felix Gilmarten, the postmaster at the
national cemetery, four miles east of the
city. G. p. Oliver, letter carrier, and T,
F. Mccall, have also died. Mrs. w. G.
Hardin and DR.. p. Tuerke, of Cincinnati
are among the new cases reported this fore
noon. In.responee to call Of Gov. Porter,
DR.. r. w. Mitchell, medical director Of the
Howard association, has ordered DR.. Julius
Wise, who returned to Cincinnati, TO 90 ia
Martin, Tenn, to attend to several cases Of
fever that have developed at that point.
ONTARIO RELIEF.
London, Ont, Sept. 24.-Two thousand
dollars worth of blankets will be sent to tue
yellow fever sufferers from here, under an
arrangement with the United States treasury
department, which gives them free entry.
GILMORE GARDEN RELIEF.
New York, Sept. pa concert at Gil.
more's garden, last night, and given unde,
the auspices Of the fremen's ball committee
of the old volunteer fire department, will
net between eight or ten thousand dollars.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Sept. 24.-It was, officially
ANNOUNCED at the Office Of the board Of hsslth
Tuesday morning that Dr.. Kilbe, invento,
Of the fever cot. died at Hotel Dieu at II
o'clock Monday night. DR. Morley, yellow
feyer specialist, is said to be quite low
with fever. Reports during the morning
indicate that the fever. continues to spread
in the direction Of Carrollton and in rear Of
the third district. The deaths include ls
under Z years Of age. Among new cases
are H. c. Miller aud Thomas ]. Rogers
telegraph operators. Thirteenth and foul
boys in the main Office Of the w. U. Tele
graph Co. have been attacked with fever and
eight employees Of the district telegraph
Mrs.. Barnes is improving. Her l6 year ole
son, in his fourth relapse, is not expected L
live through the day. Two more Of til,
Barnes chudssn have The f.v.e.