The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-23
THE FELLOW FEVER.

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from the world in the reception of
news and our exchanges, save now
aud then stray Shreveport paper
sixdays old, We have been unable to
post our readers in the matter Of the
ravages of the yellow fever. For
this issue we have collated the fol
lowing summary of its ravages in.
many localities, in date up to the
l4th of the present month:
At Port Eads one death; Baton
Rouge 4377 cases end 35 deaths. To
tails $3.50 cases and lib deaths.
Al Morgan City 12S cases and %
deaths. Totals 42S cases and Il
deaths.
At Ocean Springs IS cases and 6.
deaths yesterday; totals lob cases
and % deaths. 49, Is n,ss5
At Pass Christian IS cases and 8
DEATHS Total deaths "a.
At Grenada Ceases and . deaths.
Total deaths 1913. aa
At Louisville 10 cases and 8
deaths, of which 8 cases and deaths
were among Inhabitants residing in
the infected portion Of the city re-
ferred to in previous reports. To
tails l12 cases and 40 deaths; of
these SO cases and "a deaths were
refugees. .t.,i .,
At Bay St. Louis doring the past
two weeks ending yesterday 2OS cas-
es and SO deaths. Totals 286 cases
and Sc deaths.
AT Biloxi, from the commence
ment of the outbreak to the 18th,
I275 cases and 2S deaths. .ssi SIS d y
Al Port Gibson the fever Is
spreading into. the. country. AT
Iileast thirty plantations surrounding
Port Gibson are now infected
Deaths to date estimated at 100. +
AT Friar's point 13 cases and 4
deaths to yesterday.
AT Crystal Springs the total cases
Ito yesterday were 81, deaths SO.
The first case appeared in the Dry
Grove neighborhood % miles north
west from Crystal Springs.
At fernando the first case was a
refugee from Memphis August 81.
l23 cases and 10 deaths during the
week. Totals to yesterday 50 cases
| and 33 deaths.
At Mobile Z cases and 8 deaths
since noon Of October 4 to 18th.
Totals 81 case, and 20 deaths.
AT Spring Hill, Grenada county,
Mississippi, Is cases and 6 deaths TO
yesterday. t.4..5, a..
AT Vicksburg 80 deaths; SO deaths
in Warren county, outside ofVicks-
burg. Total deaths ip the city and
county 978.
AT Holly Springs, total cases to
October 9Th 1904, deaths 241.
AT jackson between 80 aud 40 ca
SEES are reported to October 5Lh.i
At. Memphis 157 deaths for the
week ending on the 10th. Total
deaths 2,7S4.
AT Brownsville 139 cases and 80
deaths. f F9
AT Paris the first case occurred
among the inhabitants September
9th, the first among refugees August
l23d. Total cases So, deaths q.
/ At Cairo total cases 81, besides 5
4 doubtful cases. Total deaths 25.
St. Louis-no cases;3 deaths a.
quarantine 2 refugees. The super
intendent Of the quarantine citation
is sick with the fever.
At Decatur the first case appeared
September 17th. Total cases 81,
deaths Is. Il ..t
| At Koy West 2 cases this week.
the first since the 18th OF September.
Total cases 81, deaths l8.
| At Canton, from October 18th to
October 10th, 90 new cases and 20
deaths; totals $40 cases, 1s9 deaths.
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TIE Ten Mile Communication n
the last Issue Of eve the People, =
written in Alexandria, was a very
witty production, and must have EN-
anated from q mannf wonderful In
tellect. Where did you find him1-
|
Such wit ought not to be lost. Is
he not the man that is fighting the
Caucasianp It is = pity he should
have slept SO long and is four years
behind, but with the start he has Ia
ken If some one will furnish him with
1.-the files Of the Caucasian, he will
catch up BY the election, two years
hence. Such talent should be assis-
ted; he has walked up too late foa
l.Ae -. a. kl. =