The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-07

these exceptions, the ravages of the plague
would be stayed. It is possible that even with
respect to the sick, the worst fears of physi.
clans may not be realized. Correspondents
in Memphis write that as yet the expected
increase in the death rate has not taken,
place. There were but five deaths in the
city and country on the 9th, with three
new cases, while at Vicksburg, which had
been visited also by a sudden and crafty
ing change of temperature, one death oc-
CURED, with two new cases reported. Alto
gether, the outlook for the stricken people
Of the South is a hopeful one.
Memphis, October %: Last night was
the coolest of the season. A heavy frost
fell and ice lined the cutters throughout
the city. The Board of Health will to-mor-
row officially announc safety to refugees
returning to the city, but recommend that
all dwellings be thoroughly ventilated be-
fore occupation. From six o'clock last
evening until noon to-day, six orders
for interments are reported by the
u~ndertakers. This includes deaths both in
the city and suburbs. The Boardof Health
officially reported four deaths from yellow
fever dnring the past twenty-four hours,
ending at six o'clock tonight. No addi-
takers of parties who died of fever in the
- - oos " - ~ u 4sSNa
At Vicksburg, New Orleans, and other
sections, the cold weather is coming fast,
and the backbone of the pestilence is con-
sidered broken.
From Memphis, October 90: President
Langstaff telegraphed to-day to the Relief
Committees throughout the country that
the inland towns had appealed to him for
$4,000 to pay OF their Indebtedness, and
that the Towards will have barely enough
on hand to pay their own debts. He there
fore asks those committees having funds on
hand, collected for fever sufferers, to for
ward same to the Towards for the purpose
indicated. Hon. Casey Young was notified
by Secretary Evarts to-day that one thou
sand dollars had been forwarded to
Memphis for the relief of the destitute.
The undertakes report sevendeaths to-day,
fouro of which are in the city.
Vicksburg, Miss October 80: The wea-
ther is getting warm again. Refugees can
make their arrangements to stay away a little
longer, though there is but little fever in
the city. Refugees go down with unfailing
certainty as fast as they come in. Mr.. Chas.
Hoffman, formerly OF Baltimore, but of
late years in charge of the wholesale depart
ment of Louis Hoffman, in this city, is
the one new case. He returned to the city
too soon, and is now very i'll. The only
yellow fever death in the city to-day was
Mead billiard, one of the characters of this
city, better known as the old crippled street
peddler. Mrs. Prof. Odin is reported dying
at Delta.
New Orleans, October 30: Twenty deaths
and s~eventy-fve cases since noon Tuesday.
DR.. Howard, of the Yellow Fever Com
mission, has the yellow fever at Donalds-
vile. The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton reports new cases, twenty.three.
Jackson-Fourteen cases and one death
since noon yesterday. Weather clear and
turning cold. Baton Rouge-New cases,
ten deaths, three. Weather clear and cool.
From Vicksburg, October 81, we learn
that four new cases of yellow fever had &C.
Cured during the last twerty-four hours
Miss Thompson, daughter of A. ]. Conklin,
of the Herald, and sons of Mr.. Lacher and
Mr.. Zollinger. But one death reported in
the city-a colored child. From the country
we have the death of a child of W. A. Cush-
man and one of w. B. Lainer. The fever
seems to be making sad havoc among the
children throughout this vicinity. From
Meridian ten new cases are reported; from
Delta, La, three new cases are reported.
At Chattanooga, on the 31st, one death
occurred, and four new cases, two white.
Weather was cool all day, and freezing at
night. Refugees were returning in consid.
cradle numbers.
At New Orleans, same date, at a meeting
of the Board of Health, it was declared
that the yellow fever has ceased to be cpl.
demic, and the Governor was requested to
withdraw his proclamation of quarantine
The quarantine was raised at Natehez,
October 81, except as to persons and bag
gage from infected ports, and wooden and
cotton goods packed in infected ports. Fri
day, November s, was set apart as a day of
municipal thanksgiving for the entire i'm
munity which Natchez has enjoyed from
yellow ever.
New Orleans, November L: Weather
clear and cool. Deaths, s; cases reported,
80; total deaths, 3,937; total cases, 1878.
All Saints Day services took place in the
Catholic and Episcopal Churches. The
decoration of tombs in the cemeteries was
general and elaborate, and visitors were
more numerous than usual. OF the eighty
cases of fever reported to the Board
of Health to-day, only four are classed as
new cases. Physicians who have not re-
ported cases before are now reporting them,
some dating back several weeks. The
Board of Health had no quorum at the
special meeting called to adopt a resolution
that the epidemic was ended, and to re-
quest the Governor to withdraw the
quarantine proclamation issued in Au-
gust. Three of the members are out of
town, one sick in bed, and of the remaining
five necessary to a quorum, one was absent.
A meeting is called for tomorrow at noon,
when the above resolution will be passed.
DR.. Chopin, President of the Board OF
Health, in conversation with the members
to-day, expressed the opinion that it was
not safe yet for persons to return.