The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-23
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NEW YORK. Sept 20-A Tribune
special says that the yellow fever cpl
demic appears to be spreading only in
the rural districts Of Louisiana and
Mississippi. 1t is decreasing in the
towns. Canton, Miss announces that
it needs no further aid. The total
number Of deaths to date is 6,O40.
There have been q number of instances
Of q few deaths in several small places.
The number Of cases in New Orleans
up TO the present time has been 1900;
st vicksburg. over 5000; IN Memphis,
as far as can be sscertsined, about 9, 800
people have been taken with fever.
The southern relief COMMITTEES of the
chamber Of commerce to-day sent g.
500 to the Howard Association OF Menu
phis. 81, 500 to the Memphis citizsns re-
lief committee and $500 to New Or
leans.
CHICAGO. Sept 2O-The total yellow
fever fund 10 s73. 27s, of which ga. s44
has been sent south by the citizens com.
mittee.
MExPHIs, Sept e0-It rained this
morning. which is unfavorsbls both to
the SICK and to those who yet remain
we'll. The official reports Of deaths
made 10 the board of health since the
beginning of the epidemic and ending
at noon today gives the total Of 2.24O.
This does not include many who have
been buried by private individuals who
have purchased cofiins and buried their
own dead. An increase in the number
Of deaths will folio" the change Of
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 2O-Desths. 60;
cases, 1855. Of which 81 were attacked
prlor to the 18th. The following dis
patch was received this morning via
Vicksburg. having been mailed at some
point between that city and Greenville.
the wires between this place and that
have been down for some days. q" Out of
Eve hundred people whe remained here
nearly 400 cases and 1872 deaths have
occurred up to date. The fever must
sbate soon for want of material: "a
deaths in last "a bours."
BALTIMORE, Sept. 20-Col. Won.
Boon. president of the Mt. Vernon
cotton mills and director of National
Bank Of Baltimore. was robbed yester.
day Of 1875 in bonds and SCI 600 in
cash. The robbery occurred in broad
day light and ct a busy time Of day.
but 90 far as known there is no clue to
the perpetrators. 1t is understood that
the bonds and money we're kept in an
ordinary bank box. but all gentlemen
connected with the affair were extreme.
ly reticent and kept the details secret.
TOLEDO. Sept. 20-Whils q military
parade was iu progress on Summit
street this forenoon, the Commercial
Natiool bank was entered from the
rear of the premises on which it 10 To-
Gated; aud robbed of 5000. The
thieves escaped without discovery. At
about abe same time the delivery room
Of the postoffice was eutersd and post
age stamps to the amount of $4,000
WAS taken. No clue to the robbers.
ATLANTA. Sept. 2O-An old lady.
named Farmer. aged 80. was murdered
yesterday In Clayton county. Her
daughter. who lived with her, had her
skull crushed. The house was set on
Ere.
KEY WEST. Fla. sept. 20-Ths
American brig. Alex. Nichols. from
Cienfuesas. with . cargo Of lumber for
Boston, wss wrecked on the Florida
coast. and il . total loss. The arst
mate. the cook and one seaman were
drowned.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20-The bark
Carlo has arrived with l53 officers and
crew Of the Spanish frigats Pisarro.
which foundsred at sea.
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PARis, Sept 20-N. Kroutz, directos
general Of the exposition. i organising
. grand concert for the relief Of the
yellow fever sufferers in the United
States.
81. Pxr1lsBuRe. Sept 2O-The
1Iriestan Gasstte announces that Hudo-
jar Khan, . former ruler of Khotand ID
ct Cabul.
VIENNA, Sept 90-0snsrsl Zach haa
captured two outworks on The hills b.
fore Byhaes. The insurgents made 4
furious effort T. setaks then. Thu
Aastrians havs begun the lombard
ment Of Byhaes. Hsdji Lola has ar-
rived ct Zwoenick.