Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-13
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NEW ORLEANS AND CANTON
Ire vet eW never death list in New Orlea rs
Yesterday contains the names of Ii children
under yeais. Or. Herndon died Of fever.
Among The new CT. es are G. III. Co-tre!l. A
well kn0" Z teiegrapher. and ThoS l.. Grlham
clerk oi the Western Union Telegraph office.
In6re IS no abatement OF the Sc0urge in
Canton, Miss. New eases for the past twent, y
four hours -, deathS,2.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
From p. n. "Wednesday to noon Yesterday
81 deaths Were reported in Memphis. Sister
Nlncentia Is de3G. Rev. s. Landrum, pastor
OF the Central Baptist church, was taken sick
about midnight while watching by the bedside
of his dying son, Herbert s. Landrum, city
editor of the ArGlonche, who breathed his last
at a. m. Nurses from southern cities con-
,inne TO arrive, and are much needed. Dr. J.
w. Woodward, a resident physician, is down
with the fever. Mayor Flippen is cOnvaleScing
A later dispatch says: Death is still busy.
having added 81 more the past twenty four
hours to the number already reported. Among
these are +. Neadig Sister StaniSlaus at the
franciscan convent and b. n. Cutting, of the
! Appedt force. The list of new cases shows no
decrease 26 We're reported to the board of
health. Hundreds OF lives are being saved ar
rather Matthew'S camp. Father VIM. Walsh
appeals to his friends Of the Catholic unions to
send immediately blankets. stockings and
underclothIDg for hundreds who need them
s"rely. Money is also needed TO assist the
needy and burg the dead
VlCKSBU RG, MISS.
among the deaths in Vicksburg yesterday
Biclteldt, of Chattanooga. Tie two doctors
BIcEtect aud Norris, with zen nurses who
cane from Chattanooga. are beth dead, and
zine nurses ale sick Ii is best for phy>jcia MS
aHd nurses that have not had the fever TO keep
away fscm Nickshurg. They are almost ce!.
tssin to be attacked by tEe fever. and, as in the
Gases OF hr. Bicntrldt and DIR. Norris it may
prove fatal. The fever this season is far more
malignant than that OF 1873. The deaths
Wednesday were u, yesterday 81. The new
cases aIe unknown, tut il is genera lv Thought
[ II - il 81,
Lew cases iOG want ot material. The fever is
: Spreading Throughout Warren county The
toward Association estimates 800 cases and
'"" ueaJhS since th- fHveF iirSt appeared
Tue PLsTSoha; OF THE DEMOCRATS OF New
I&l pSBI5E, adopted II convention yesterday,
charges the industrial and commercial distress
q the country Gpon republican legislation and
&t:iEihlStrattoh; SetS forth the Importance OF
following ;he cardinal principles of democ-
. facy: iaVGrs static currency, just payment
Ct the Fubilc debt. and but one currency for
The government aud the people, the laborer
and The office holder penSioner and soldier,
the producer aid bondholdeT holds that what
ever currency il issued by the government
should bc issued for the benefit of the whole
people, and not for capitalists at the expense
OF tGe EahEc; that the tarif laws should be
nCGined or repealed, and a simple revenue
tarl4 substituted, which should be productive
wlefout being oppressive: declares that the
fraud first triumphant in American politics
Whereby the viii of the people was defied and
a defeated candidate placed in the presiden-
ua chair shall never be ignored or cOndOneu
. anG demands the yindicatiOn Of the right and
condemnation and punishment of the wrong
TO the emo that fraud shall henceforth be pow
erleSs, and Tree government reality in
America extends earnest sympatheS to the
Eorklngmen and pledges cooperation with
them; congratulates the south on its relief
from political thraidom, and tenders sympa-
n sSey RRe%Ref in Of hf
David II. Young, of Manchester, We're nomi-
Mated 10y exclamation for railroad commits
sioIeIs. r. h. Peterson, of Greenland, was
also nominated for railroad commissioner.
Inc convention then adjourned.
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE IN DRUID HILL
PARk--About Z o clock yesterday morning
bernard DOnnelly, employed III Druid Hill
Park tonnd he corpse of a woman. about IS
years Old, III one of the tool-h0uSeS near the
mansion. tne body was lying on the floor
and the Clothing was saturated with blood
rom snail wound in the arm which had
severed ar artery An open pOcket-knife
Captain CaSSeil, superintendent, notified JUS
tlce Smith. of WoodbeTry, who held an in
quest, resulting in verdict of suicide. From
papers iounG IN the woInan's pocket, her
name was asceTtained to be Christina Fuhl-
zach, wife Of AdoiPh Fuhlbach a tailor Re.
siding at lI' Burgundy alley. The woman
nit suicide to save "Adolph from trouble" A
bottle partially full of laudanum was found in
her POCKET, and She is thought to have taken
the poison before opening the artery in her
arm. Her husband was unable to assign any
cause for the suicide. The body was removed
to his house and will be buried to day.-[ Bal
tfmOre Gazette, 18th.
A BLooDLEss DUEL-Saturday last, A. T.
Dean, son Of Dr.: Dean, Y. s. n, and James A.
Trego Hotel, Berkeley Springs, West Va, got
into difficulty and Mr.. Robinson slapped MIR.
Dean in the face with his open palm. Friends
lnterIered, and the fracaS was stopped for the
time being. Sunday morning Dean sent
challenge to Robinson. which was promptly
accepted. Mr., C. NJ. Pendieton, of Berkeley
Springs. acted as the second OF Mr. Dean, and
Mr.. Harry Brown, of Baltimore, as the second
for Mr. Robinson. At about o'clock Sunday
evening the principals and their seconds all
After ali the preliminarfes had been arranged,
In strict accordance with the code. time was
called and The question asked, - Are you
ed Inc queS fba wnr5 IN 1r hafb tone
taneousy Mr.. Robnson's pistol exploding i'm
the air Neither was hurt and no more shots
being demanded. they stepped up and shook
hands The party returned TO the hotel, but
lost 10 time IN leaving the neighborhood, to
avoid arrest IRON !he civil authorities.
DENNIS KEARNEY made his first appear.
ance IN baltimore Yesterday al picnic of the
socialists. The attain was intended to be
demonstration, but as such proved failure.
Not more than hfty men took part in the
Tested by the public. kearney spoke for
about an hour 10 an audience of not more
than y persons. AT the start he INDUCED in
his usual torrent of blatant abuse of the press
and capitalists which is now familiar to the
public. referring to the Maine election, he
claimed il as a success for the workingmen,
and said il they would only pool their issues
they would be successful in every state in the
Union. They have the numbers and mean to
assert their rights. If they are cheated or
counted out the ballot will be dropped and an
appeal made to the bullet. All over this
country he had met men who said ii the work
lngmen were cheated OF their rights they
would hail with joy reign OF terror and
anarchy. There is an army OF tramps here
who Will capture this government as the
trampS captured France when they made the
streets OF her cities run red with blood OF
ariStOcrats and capitalists. He then proceed
ed to denounce the resumpti0nistS, advocated
the issue of more greenbackS, anu said John
Sherman is fool and thief, who ought on
general principles be hung. Kearney will
speak TO- night in Monument square.
RIOToUs HOMERULERs IN IRELAND-At
a meeting in Belfast, Ireland, Wednesday
night, Mr.. O'DOnnel, home rule member
of Parliament for Dungarvan. had an ap-
pOintment to lecture on the subject of Home
rule and Tenant Right" Mr.. Biggar home
rule member of Parliament for Cavan. was to
preside. When they appeared ON the platform
a scene of wild confusion ensued. The furni-
ture was smashed and there was fierce fight
ing in al parts of the hall and even on the
platform. which resulted in many broken
heads Finally the audience all went out, and
Mr. Biggar delivered his address and Mo.
ODonnell his lecture TO the reporters. The
riot was caused by diSpieaSure of the home