The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-05
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

leans, practicing chiefly among the ne
groes, says II is the easiest managed
fever he has ever seen among the col
Ore6 people. He has not lost a case.
Col. Anderson's remains are lust
about leaving on special train for
Memphis. Like almost all the other
cases, he was getting along very nicely
until very short time before his death.
New ORLEANS, September 3.-New
cases, 337; deaths, So.
The weather Is'cloudy with thunder
and light shower.
A special to the Times from Osvka.
Miss, says that ''we have ten or fifteen
cases of bilious fever here, but not a
single case of yellow fever. If it makes
Its appearance in our town, will wire
| you at once"
WASHINGTON, September g. The
Secretary of War to-day responded TO
the call for relief from Federal officers
in New Orleans by ordering rations for
twenty days to be issued to two thou
sand of the suffering poor of that city.
If this is not sufficient rations will be
sent there for that purpose. A special
train with such supplies will be sent
from Chicago. The Secretary in re-
spending to the appeal acts under the
law of charity alone. lie has no doubt
the act will meet with the ap-
prevail of Congress. This relief to
New Orleans, and hereafter to Mem
phis. are, as he said this morning, eX-
ceptional cases, justified, it seems, by
the strongest appeals of humanity for
stricken locality, and as the govern
menU cannot be depended on for con-
tinued supplies, he expressed the hope
that private charity would continue to
be extended in that direction.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, September s.
The first day of the western circuit
races came off here to-day, resulting as
follows: First race, mile dash, was
won by Bill Dillon. Time, LA 2.
Second race - running stakes, for
three year Odds, mile and repeat, was
won by Speculation Mollie; Mccall,
second and Neptune third. Time,
l.43 IA, LA and 1.49 lie.
TIE first race of 2.40, class purse
OF $500, was won by Orphan Girl;
John Cook second, Red Chief third.
Time, 2.33, 2.32 1-2 and 2. 33 "a.
PARIS, September 3.-There will be
an impressive funeral ceremony at the
Cathedral Notre Dame to-day in cele-
bration of the anniversary of the death
of NJ. Theirs. Many prominent French
men and foreigners will be present, in
Guiding Populations from all parts of
France. 1t is stated that Madame
Theirs has spent f20, 900 in prepare
ton for the ceremony. The music will
be rendered by $500 performers. The
gloria will be sung to the accompani-
ment of harps. The cathedral has been
decorated with flowers sent as offerings
from the departments, with which M.
Theirs was intimately associated dur
ing his career. A guard of honor has
been furnished by the Garde. Repub-
lican deputations from the municIpali-
ties of Paris and other cities will walk
in the procession from the Place de
Carrousal to the Cathedral of Notre
Dame, where seats will be reserved for
them. Many persons went on Sunday
last to deposit flowers on M. Thiers's
tomb
MEMPHIS, September 3.-Only two
physicians had made reports of new
cases up to noon to-day. They report
10 cases. The undertakers report 81 yell
low foyer interments up to noon.
Father Mcnamara, of st. Patrick's
church died this morning.
The remains of Butler P. Anderson, a
member of the Memphis Howard Assn-
citation, who died at Grenada yester-
day afternoon, were brought to this
CITY aud buried this morning.
Capt. William Miller, prominent
citizen, was taken sick this morning.
Drs. Joseph f. Yates, A. r. Spur
rier and T. Granger SlmoDs, of Charles
ton, S c., have arrived and rendered
their services.
New ORLEANS, September 3.-The
Pickwick club have organized q COM
mittee for distributing beef tea and
beef soup to the sick on certificates of
attending physicians from 10 A. NJ. to
p. NJ. Attendants are kept busy
serving applicants. The liquids are
put up in pint and quart bottles, tightly
corked, snd distributed.
GRENADA, September 3.-Four new
cases and three deaths since the last
report.
CAIRO, ILL.,, September ga tele-
gram from Hickman, Ky, forty miles
below here, reports forty odd persons
sick and ten or twelve deaths from
what is supposed to be yellow fever.
There is none here yet.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, September 3.
There are some 60 cases of fever
among the citizens here. The doctors
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nature. The deaths of A. w. Good
rich and Isaac Tandler, citizens, and
w. Mackin, a refugee, have occurred.
There is great panic and people are
leaving in large numbers.
NEW ORLEANS, September 3.-The
colorei people of Louisiana make an
appeal to their brethren throughout
the country, as follows: eve are in
the midst.of suffering and death, reach
ing nearly every household in this
scourged community. In our dire need
we appeal to the Christian charity of
our brethren everywhere, and the be-
nevolence of those whom the provi-
dence of God has placed without the
circle of the great misfortune now upon
US, in the full faith that our appeal
will not be in vain. Tangible help
will now secure the lasting graf
itude of all the people of Louis
lana and the commentator of the
Christian world. Organized bodies
among our people will afford much
needed aid and relieve great distress
by responding at once. Contributions
forwarded to the Howard Association,
Young Mems Christian Association, or
the Peabody Subsistence Association
will be gratefully appreciated and i'm
partially distributed. M. G.. Brown,
c. c. Artoines, l.. A. Piard, George
w. Bryant, w. NJ. Saunders, james
Lewis and T. b. Stamps, committee. :"
A fire was discovered In the alter.
hold of the steamship Hudson at 4
o'clock this evening. Her matches
were Immediately battened down and
steam and water poured into the COM
partment where the fire originated.
The cause of the fire and amount Of
damage is unknown. An ex-
animation will be made to morrow.
The Hudson cleared for New York to-
day and was to have sailed at P. NJ.
The upper works of the Vallett dry
docks were destroyed by Ere. No in
surance.
A man named Bennett, from Honey
Island, was killed in Irvington Monday
by w. F. Hosmer, who had been called
upon by the town marshal to ssslst him
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