The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-25

Ark, and Little Rock had SGT up rigid quar-
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Memphis there were ID Deaths; a yicksburs |
the fever he's about run IL course
for want Of material to feed upon;
at Chattanooga, o DEATHS Decatur, Ala,
IL new cases and 2 deaths; Cairo, Ill, 2 deaths
and 3 new cases; Baton Rouge, La, 40 new
cases, deaths. All the towns throughout the
interior of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tonnes
see whore the fever has appeared report no
improvement, and no hopes of an abatement of
the plague before the appearance Of frost
The only son of jeff Davis has just
died of yellow fever at Memphis
A frightful catastrophe is meagerly
mentioned in telegraphic dispatch from
Lynchburg, Va During marriage at the col
ored Baptist Church, crowded to the utmost Ca
pacity, piece of plastering fell, creating a
panic of tho most dreadful character. In the
wild rush to escape from the building a number
of people were crushed to death and many 9th
ers badly MANNED Among the killed were the
bride and groom.
A dispatch from Natchez, Miss, dated
Oct 10, says "A fight occurred with the ne
groes yesterday in Goldman's field, some four
miles above Waterproof, La, in which it is said
that thirty-six negroes were killed, and the
whole of them dispersed Some apprehend
further trouble, while the general impression
is that the negroes will not again assemble.
Assistance was pouring from all directions.
Fifty more men left here this evening, in an
swer to call from St Joseph, La No planta-
ton has been burned. communication just
received from citizen of Waterproof states
All quiet and settled. Ten negroes killed yes
terday.' Waterproof is situated Immediately
on the banks Of the Mississippi, in Tensas parish
The parish at the last election registered 5000
colored and $50 white voters The following is
said to be the origin of the trouble: Fairfax,
candidate for Congress for the Fifth district,
called meeting of colored Republicans at
Waterproof. The quarantine officers inter
fered and the negroes collected in large num-
bers around Fairfax's house, just out of town.
An armed posse sent out to expostulate with
them was fired upon, and three of the posse
were killed"
Advices from the plague-ridden 10
calities of the South to Oct Is report the adj
vent of cooler weather and gratifying de-
crease in the mortality roll. The fever broke
out on the relief boat Chambers, which was sent
down the Mississippi loaded with sup
plies for the isolated points along the river,
and the expedition was ordered to proceed up
the river to quarantine below St Louis. Lieut.
Benner, the commander of the vessel, died, and
was buried at Vicksburg There was great
grief over his untimely taking off, and nearly
every well person in Vicksburg followed his
remains to the grave.
From the breaking out of the cpl
demc to the Goth of October, 3,700 people fell
victims to the yellow fever in New Orleans.
The total cases of fever reported numbered
1890.
Advices from the fever-affiicted cities
of the South to Oct % show that, although the
advent of frost had not altogether checked the
march of the plague, there was marked
abatement in the mortality as well as in the
number of new cases. In some Of the in
terror towns however, the situation il
still very discouraging, the fever holding on
with disheartening stubbornness The whole
leans up to the 10Th of October was 1855, while
Memphis had lost ., S92 of her citizens from the
same cause. These figures show the frightful
malignity of the plague in the latter place. for,
with but fifth of the population of New Or
leans, Memphis has had nearly as many fatal
cases of fever
Lyman Potter, the wheelbarrow man,
has safely arrived at San Francisco, where he
was met and escorted through the streets by
great crowd.
There was a severe snow-storm along
the Northern Pacific railroad on the 18th of
October In some places the snow was of suf-
ficient depth to impede the movement of trains.
A fire in the Burchard block, adjoin-
ing the Plankinton House, Milwaukee, destroyed
$4,000 worth of property.
The great bridge across the Missis-
sippi river, at St Louis, is to be sold under the
Sheriffs hammer on the Goth of December
1t is believed that the Cheyenne saw
ages whom Maj. Thornburgh chased, but failed
to catch, have established themselves in the
sandhills of Northwestern Nebraska, with the
intention of rading the settlements during the
winter months.
The most extensive minstrel show
ever seen in Chicago is now playing at Haverlys
Theater, being a consolidation of Havcrlys
Minstrels and the New Orleans Minstres fifty
performers The company includes twelve
song-and-dance men, three quartettes, eight
end men, and twenty-five musicians. There
are thirty-tive people in the first part, including
a large number of names well known in the
history of burnt-cork minstrelsy
Bishop Rosecrans, of the Catholic
Church, died last week at Columbus, Ohio, of
hemorrhage of the lungs.
WASHINGTON NOTES.