The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-14
YELLOW FEVER.

There has been no abatement, but rather IA
steady increase Of the rayagcs OF the great
southern scourgc during the past week. The
weather up to Monday had continued cry ana
hot; then it rained and turned quite cool, bu'
the change only increased the malignl,y OF inc
disease. causing an increase of cases though
having decidedly beneficial effect on those
already sick.
At New Orleans the deaths ran about rs fol
lows: On the 7th u, sth 81, 9th 81, 10th III,
nth ia. The weather continued dry and hot
the maximum being about S5-untll We'd
nesday, when it commenced raining and grew
quite cool. The number of sick in New Or,
leans has no day in the week been less than
1000. though 0-1Oths Of the cases recover
To relieve the poverty and distress the govern
mcnt has placed 10000 rations at the disposal
of the Peabody Association, which is issuing
5000 ratOns Il day.
At Memphis the scourge is much more Sc
we're in proportion than at New Orleans, me
deaths have averaged about 100 n day during
the week The president Of the Howard Asso-
Citations telegraphs north that they have 1900
sick and 10000 well people to feed, with ne
signs Of abatement Of the disease. The asSocl-
alton now spend about $1,000 per day and
have $4,000 on hand. The contributions
from the north now average but $1,000 per
day, so that if the fever continues another
month there must be great suffering. The
government is issuing about 1000 ratons II
day largely to the camps outside the city,
which are doing well. SO many volunteernurses
and physicians from the north have come to
Memphis and died, that no more will be ac-
ccpted except such us have been through the
fever heretofore.
At Grenada the deaths average about 4 Il
day, there being very little material left for
the disease to operate upon. At NlckSburg
the deaths are from 80 to 40 II day, with $500
sick to take care Of At Hickman there lave
thus far been 60 cases and % deaths, with or
s additional deaths day IN population of
225, all the rest having fled. The fever is also
raging at about the same rate at Canton, Green
Vile, Port Gibson, Holly Springs and few
other points in Mississippi.
Cairo had scare on Monday by the break
ing out of the fever in family two miles
above the city and many citizens fled panic
stricken. The scare was intensified on Thurs
day by the death of Thos. Nally, editor of the
Cairo Bulletin and one of his compositors, Of
the fever. The town is greatly excited and
many are leaving.
At the qnauratlne below ST Louis there
have been two or three deaths day during
the week of fugitives from below and the city
in consequence has greatly increased the strn-
gency of the quarantine regulations frost
on Wednesday night greatly relieved the anXi-
ETY. on the subject.
Deaths occur daily at Nashville, Louisville,
Cincinnati, &c, but at no place except at
Nashville is there any unrasiness, and no
cases have yet occurred at those points except
among fugitives
Gallipolis, Ohio, where the Inflated boat
Porter stopped, is seriously threatened in con
sequence The crew had deserted at Louis
vile, and of the 8 new men hired there took
the fever and the boat was abandoned near
Galllpols. 1t is said of Is men employed there
to clean up the boat - have taken the fever
and died The determination seems now to
be to scuttle the boat,