The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-13
FRIDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 49, 1878

terday morning the thermometer indicated
6O0, the lowest point this fall. Last year
at the same time it was 74o. The increased
demand on the Committee for rations has so
lessened the supply that unless the Chi
cago train reaches the city with the remain
der OF the original issue of forty Thousand q
rations or the merchants come forward
with loans of provisions, the issue will per-
force suspend. At noon the Committee
were entirely out Of -four and meal
AT GRAND JUNCTION, TENN.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 13.-The Howard
Association received the following telegram
at late hour last night:
"GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Sept. IL.
"Fifteen cases yellow fever and two
deaths to-day. Send us five nurses lmme-
diately."
THE RECORD OF SIX HOURS.
New ORLEANS, Sept 13.-Twenty-two
deaths reported at the Board of Health
from IL to 6 o'clock yesterday.
HAS REACHED THIBoDEAUx.
Governor Nichols has information from
Thibodeaux that the fever is spreading in
that section of the country, and the people
are considerably frightened. The Howards
have the following dispatches tonight:
NURSES GETTING FRIGHTENED.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Sept. 13.-Six
deaths and ten new cases for the last twen-
ty-four hours. Many nurses are frightened,
and are leaving for New Orleans For
Gods sake send us ten more nurses and two
more physicians. Twenty six new cases re-
ported thus far to-day.
DEATH OF FATHER CHARLES.
OCEAN SPRINGS Miss. Sept. 13.-Father
Charles is dead and buried, Fathers Lelan
and Chevalier are home. About ten cases
are reported all doing well.
PASS CHRISTIAN AND BoLoxL
Pass CHRISTIAN, MISS, Sept. 13.-Ten or
twelve cases of fever and all doing well.
About three cases are reported at BoloXi
Miss, also on the coast.
THREE DOCTORS DIE AT vIoKsBURG.
VICKsBURG, Sept. 13.-Things are about
the same. The death rate for the last week
will average fifty day. A cold north wind,
and cloudy. Doctors Norris and Blickfield,
from Chattanooga, died yesterday, also DIR.
Potts, All three came to our rescue, and
fell among the brave.
AT GRENADA.
GRENADA, MISS Sept. 13.-Five new cases
and four deaths yesterday.
FEVER STILL SPREADING.
The Times special last night from Vicks-
burg says there is no abatement in the
fever. Deaths for the last twenty four
hours thirty. The pestilence is spreading
rapidly in the country. A special to the
So same paper from ,Paseagoula, Miss, says;
The Board of Health OF Jackson County,
being fully satisfied of one death in Mobile
from yellow fever, this day established a
rigid quarantine against that city, to go
into effect at II o'clock tonight.
SOUTHWEST Pass, La, Sept. 13.-One new
case since yesterday morning-an adult.
ConvGlescents all improving.
BATON ROUGE REPORT
BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. 13.-The fever
report for "a hours is: Deaths none; new
cases, IS.
ONE HUBpRED AND SIX DEATHS AT MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, Sept. 13.-One hundred and six
deaths were reported yesterday, among
whom were the following Charles NJ Morrison,
of Morrison & Humes; Dr. Anent' Robert
Hutchinson, a popular lawyer; Captain w.
Elliott, B. M. Hodges, Byron Davis we'll
known minstrel; Captain A. I. Lacey, Bax-
ter Cutting, a learned printer; E. s. Fran
els, organist of the First Methodist Church
Herbert Landrum, city editor of the Ava
lanche; Thos. B. Mynott, Father MilenuS,
ClSt ttI NlllCoiltld dlll DIoJcl llO
weather is cool, and hopes are entertained
that it will bring frost in a few days
HICKMAN, KY.
HICKMAN, KY, Sept. 13.-Two deaths
and fifteen new cases yesterday. Fortune,
the telegraph operator, is dead, and Drs.
Blanton and Catlett are down.
JACK FROST SHOWS HIS NOSE.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13.-There was a heavy
frost here and light frost at Cairo yester-
day morning.
RUMoR OF FEVER AT GALLIPoLIs.
IRoNToN, O.. Sept. 13.-Capt. Wash. Kerr
has received dispatch from Rube Alshire,
Jr., of Gallipolis, stating that there were
ten deaths and fourteen cases of yellow
fever below the city.
CLEAR AND COOL AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 13-2 P. Nib deaths
are reported to noon to-day The weather
is clear and cool and physicians are more
hopeful.