Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-09-26
GENERAL NEWS.


The epidemic appears to be spread
;ms ao only in the rural districts of Louisiana.
nnd Mississippi. 1t is decreasing in the
.m,,ns C.nten. Miss, announces that it
,,d. no further help. Total number Of
,,.ths to date, 6949. There have been
,,nr,her of instances of few deaths in sew
.1 email towns. Number of cases ut New
nrleans M to the present time has been T.
ono: at Vicksburg, over 3,oOo; at memphis,
"a far as can be ascertained, about $500.
Mop1LE. September l9.-There were two |
1a,ths and seventeen ndw cases reported to-
day. i
Nrw ORLEANS, Sept 10.-The Board of
Health has no quorum, Col. Hardy and Or.
1.opher members, are sick with the fever. !
The latter is improving. Messrs. Knot and
poyd are also absent, DR., kibbee. the iil- /
veutor of the fever cot, was taken sick to-
day on Canal street.
BATON ROGUE. September 16.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Sam Baird died last night OF yellow
trver We have many new cases. Father
J,velle. our sick priest, is still very low.
The disease is assuming a more malignant
type.
Three deaths and thirty-one new cases re-
ported to-day.
NEW ORLEANS. September l9.-Deaths
s.: new cases, 1876; prior to the 10th instant,
l34.
GRENADA, September 20.No deaths, and
Int two new cases. All the doctors have
left except Henry Stone, of Nachez. copy
of the Grenada Sentinel made its appearance
to-day. Up to date 2l4 whites and 81 ne
groes have died.
NEW ORLEANS, September 20.-From
noon to D. m., II deaths and 46 new cases
are reported The Howards forwarded by
Blanche Porter to-day DR.. Slnter and 20
nurses. and shipped q full cargo of ice, pro-
visions. liquors and medicines for the sick
at Greenville. DIR. Archer, of Point Coupe,
will board the boat at Raccowis landing. J.
w. Hansacker, who recently returned from
Grenada, goes to Greenville.
At the Board of Health meeting on Fri
Say morning. the reports Indicated de-
crease of the fever in the central portion Of
the city. and an increase in the extreme up
per and lower limits. 1t is stated that o
4very 81 persons attacked by the fever II
the second district, in the vicinity OF the
French market, 10 have died. DIR. Johr
Ganter. an old and successful practitioner o
the 4th district, reports that the fever il
spreading in the 4th and 9th districts, aboV
jackson street. N
The Society Union Franchise has larg
number in their care and appeal to the gen
erosity of their countrymen in this thel
hour of need Remittances should be I'd
dressed to F. Fajacques, IL Chartres street
JACKSON, September 20.-The genera
outlook shows but little abatement. IN
reports for yesterday show 10 deaths. A
Vicksburg to-day is VIM. A. Fairchild, il
surance agent, and Past Grand Master an
Commander of the Knights Templar.
At Canton there are 20 new cases and
deaths. There is great suffering at Greer
vile, there being no rail and but little rive
communication. and telegraphic commun
cation interrupted.
New ORLEANS, September 2l.-Cloud
and showery. Deaths. -; new cases repor
ed today los; thirty-three prior to the Isl
instant.
MEMPHIS, September 20.-It has cleare
off bright and cool, and more hopeful tet
ing prevails. For the past 24 hours endli
at noon to-day, 81 deaths have occurred,
OF these were reported this mornlng. II
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