The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-25
THE YELLOW PLAGUE
Special Telegram to n. O Times.

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cases daily are reported. Up to
date there have been 20 cases OF
the fever and nine deaths. Twenty.
five eases are now under treatment.
The fever has attacked the negro
population. Mr.. d. Anderson,
merchant, died Sunday.
The relief associations are need
ing money to pay nurses and buy
provisions for the poor and destl'
tute.
The saw mills are shut down.and
business is at "A standstill.
Two light frosts have appeared,
but the weathear. is now clear and
warm.
The type,of fever is more malig-
nant.
Material aid is wanted right now.
p. X. ".
DELTA, La. Oct. 81, 1873.
DR.. Gibbs reports five deaths
within IA radius OF five miles and
eight new cases in the last twenty
four hours.
Vicksburg, Oct. 21.-Weather
fair. Thermometer 81. One death
in the country to-day. EX-sheritt
Cramer and Major Cochran are
among the new caseslt Delta. DR.
Gillaud, health officer, is worse.
Fourteen cases under treatment at
Yazoo City. One sister Of Mercy
there had black vOmit this morning.
Another II sick.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. 2l.-New
cases for the twenty-iour hours end
ing at Don today, 81; from noon
10 D p. m, II cases.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. 22.-New
cases for the "a hours ending to-
day at noon, 2S; deaths, 3; total
cases. 800; total deaths, % whites,
II colored. OF the 80 whites now
on the sick list 81 are GONZALES
cents or doing well. Rain last
night, followed by cold wind to-
day.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 21.-The
city has been %thronged with people
to-day, many being refugees who
returned, thinking after the frosts
that have fallen all danger is past.
The greater number, however, were
parties applying for relief, which,
after the 25th, will east to be eX-
tended to all able bodied persons.
The board of health has not otici-
ally announced the city as being
safe for abSenteeS to return. To
the contrary all are warned to re-
main away. Eight deaths from
yellow fever, five officially reported
for the past twenty.tour hours,
ending at q O'Clock tonight. Ten
additional interments were made
by undertakers OF persons who
died beyond the city. New cases,
%. Il. A. Mitchell, medical direc-
tor of the Howard association,
tonight partially disbandcd his
corps by relieving from duty nine
teen Of the physicians ION abroad
and all local physicians on duty in
the city.
Memphis, Oct. 22.-Thc board of
health officially reported six deaths
yellow fever daring the past
"a hours ending at 6 Pun. tonight.
new cases in the city
md thirteen in the suburbs.
Baton Rouge, Oct. 22.-Oficial
fever report for "a hours
ending at 8 O'Clock this morning
deaths, none; new cases, IS.
West Baton Rouge, Oct. %
Thirteen new cases and 3 deaths
the last 4S hours.
Cairo, Oct. 22.-Two new cases
md one death for the past24 hours.
Mobile, Oct. 21.-FrOm noon
Saturday to Sunday noon 3 deaths
md new cases here. From Sun
lay noon until IL o'clock today, l
leath and IL new eases. Forty
.ascS are now under treatment.
Mobile, Oct. 22.-Rrport for the
,aSt "a hours: Twelve new cases
# yellow fever ana four deaths.
no m."JJcc:", in a proclamation,
tates that on and after October %
ii restrictions on freight shipped
o this city on the Mobile and Ohio
abroad will be removed. Passen-
.ers coming to the city must still
ave certificatesas heretofore.
Chattanooga, Oct. 2l.-For the
1 hours ending at 4 pm, 3 deaths
Z new cases; five colored. In
pi,e of all warnings refugees con
nue. to return and M increase of |
ew is expected. Weather i
arm and cloudy. {
Chattanooga, Oct. 22.--For the .
ISt "A hours, 4 deaths and ii new :
asses, II colored. The increased
lumber of new cases was caused I
Y returned refugees. d
Holly Springs, Miss, Oct. 21.- {
he reports of the last two days 4,
ave not been very encouraging. .
esterday there were 81 new cases l
nd 3 deaths, and II new cases c
nd five deaths to-day. The fever
steadily increasing in the sur =
,unding country. !.
Holly Springs, Oct. 22.-New I,
Uses to-day, =; deaths, 3. Heavy i
lin last night. Weather clear and b