Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-31

| weather shOwery and warm. A
heavy rain and thunder storm COM
menced at 3 o'clock this morning
and lasted till 4P.M. The streets
were flooded throughout the city
and in some quarters impossible
for more than an hour.
The Howard Association today
responded to 1lS new applications
for relief and the Young Mems
Christian Association to 43 cases.
From noon to P. NJ. 26 deaths had
been reported at the office of the
Board of Health.
sisters OF Charity Sucoumb 40 the
scourge.
NEW ORLEANS, August 30th.-
Among the deaths to-day are Sister
Loretio Mckenzie and Sister Mary
Keenan, at the Charity Hospital.
Both have been unremitting at
tendants on yellow fever patients.
Very Rev. Jos. Millet, Vicar Cen
eral of the Arch Diocese Of New
Orleans, is dangerously i'll with
fever. James Linton, DR.. Chap
pins patient at the Charity Hospi-
tai, who was treated By the cold
water process, died at half-past on e
this morning.
Murder and s"icidc-Drowned.
NEW ORLEANS. August 30th.-
Charles Curtis shot and mortally
wounded Ed. Burgen, then shot
and killed himself. Curtis, an
hour before the shooting, had
been struck struck by Burgen.
II. Palmer, sailor on the monitor
Canonicus, went to sleep on deck,
rolled overheard and was drowned.
New ORLEANS, August 30.-The
Peabody Subsistence Association
make a statement that their Asso-
citation, the object of which Is to
supply subsistence to the destitute,
in no way conflicts with the opera
tions of the Howard Association.
The Howards confne their atten.
ton mainly to providing physi-
clans, nurses and medicine for
those suffering with yellow fever
and the necessary nourishment for
convalescents. Here the duty of
the Howard Association ends and
that of the Peabody begins.
Dispatches to the Associated
Press to-day show that there is no
fever at any towns on the Jackson
railroad south of Canton.
Mali Matter 90 be QuarantIned.
GALVESTON, Texas, August 3d.
The Board of Health to-day noti-
fled the Postmaster at st. Louis
that if he did not cease forwarding
mail matter from infected places to
Texas, a quarantine would be de-
clared against st. Louis.
narrowing situation.
CAIRO, Ills, Aug. 30th.--A tele-
gram from Grenada reports that
Tom Marshall, the telegraph opera
tor, is down with fever, and that
the body of his little son, who died
three days ago, remains unburled
| for want of money.
Contribution fsoin IIowe's circus
MILWAUKEE, August 30th.-
Howe's London circus gave an eX-
hibition here this morning for the
benefit of the yellow fever suffer
ers. Tickets were sold by the po
lice and fire department en-
ploye by direction of the Mayor
and realized over 81, 800.
Bankruptcy Petitions.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30th.-Ninety-
six bankruptcy petitions were
filed yesterday.
CbteaG"'s sIuaIncem, aontrt-
b0fi0ns.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30th. Citi-
zens' Committee have received to
date for the yellow fever fund
SIS, ,2i2; other sources, S5 1890; total
through regular sources, S2O,902.
Mortality NJ vtcEsbmrg.;
VIcKsBURa, August 29th. The re
have been 129 new cases in the
past "a hours and II deaths.
Kansas Repubifcao NOminasisns
TOPEKA, Kansas, August 30th.-
The Republican State Convention
has nominated for Governor J. p.
st. John; Lieutenant-Governor. l..
U. Humphrey; Secretary Of State
James Smith; Treasurer, John
Frances; Auditor, B. /. Bombrake;
Attorney General, Willard Davis;
Chief Justice, A. b. Horton; Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction,
Allen b. Lemon.
Fever Increasing Among the Ne.
grOes.
MEMPHIS, August Oth.-Physi-
clans report that fever is prevailing
to an alarming extent among the
colored people, many of whom
have had no medical attention for
days, and n large increase in the
mortuary report may be reasonably
expected.
The Evening Herald suspen ded
to-day.
Fatal Nitro-Giycerias Explosion.
NEGAUNEE. Mich, August 3d.
Another frightful nitro -glycerine
explosion, the second within eight
days, occurred here yesterday, by
which three men were instantly
blown to pieces and fourth was
landed on a shelving unipjured.
The cause of the explosion is un-
explained.
Relief Fnnd COntribu,ions,
PITTsBURG, August 0th.-The
contributions to the yellow fever
fund up till tonight reach $4,000
and are still coming in.
Bold Bank Robbery.
SEDALIA, Mo-, August 3Oth.-
This afternoon three men entered
the Concordia Savings Bank, at
Concordia, and putting a pistol to