The New York herald., 1878-09-30
SWEEPING OVER LOUISIANA.
468 New Gases and 81 Deaths in
New Orleans.
TERROR IN TENNESSEE.
A Disgraceful Affair at Hends-
boro, Miss.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. Z

BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 90, 1873
Tho Board Of Health reports to-day 26i new o.
yellow fever the Howards 13o tho Young Mems Chris
tan Association, "a, making total OF 4oS, against 4lo
yesterday. This would show iacreasc Of So cases.
but the Board Of Health, IN a notc added to
It's report, says only los OF It's new cases
have occurred since the Goth inst Tho number
OF deaths to-day is So decrease since yesterday OF
Tho whole number OF deaths reported by the
Board Of Health date $50 The Board OF Health,
while II gives full and list OF all tho dead
toes not give all the cases in the city. The
Howards whilo they keep record OF their dead, 90
aot keep separate lists OF their OF destuton
Bases OF sickness. The Young Mems Christian Asso
Uiaton keep both OF these records separate, they
should be kept Itis therefore, only from the books
Of this admirable association ha. any thing like re-
liable data for death rate At the present be
had. Taxing tho whole number OF their cases a nd
tho deaths among these cases IL would appear that
tho death rate is slightly over six per cent. We
recollect that tho work OF this excellent asso-
riation - among the most destitute OF our popu.
ixtion. where 4 large Der of desperate cases
always appear In tho private practice OF our phys.
doubt the mortality will be found much less
Tho poor generally are ap! TO treat scknoss lightly
can those OF yellow fever, Whenever tho disease
10 epidemic This may neip to solution Of tho pres
ent mortality among children. where slight fovers
often either regarded at all improperly treated
until the usual remedies arc OF no avail.
DISEASE SPREADING IN THE PROVINCES.
The fever Is steadily on tho Increase mt our Guf
watering places. despatch from the Bay Of 81. LOUIS
dated yesterday evening, states that eleven
ana throe deaths had occurred there IN tho past
twenty Jour hours The first case OF yellow fever there
Ha,oea se inc ,bpra ae NJ .ns sScoma on
end oi tho bay. Dr. Dsery, At that place,
states that from the 18th OF August to last night ho
had attended IS patients, 10 OF whom were With
yellow fever ana the balance with other levers. Dr.
Latham had 80 cases OF yellow lever among
the fever u on tho Increase. A private de-
spasoh just received from the regarden Hotel, Mis-
appearance al that place. From Barnes Hotel, Mis.
Bissipp City, we learn that Colonel M A Carter, tim.
There wss no lever in Handsboro. Tho Young Msn's
Christian Ass sciaton has the following from Holly
springs, dateo septsmber 29:-''charies H.: Walker
died tina morning; udvise his ASSOCIATION HartIord,
Conn.," From the same place tho towards have the
send us tour reliable dtchors Tor
grave diggsrs; our iorce Is completely exhausted"
From Morgan City the following came yes
terdxy y:--'The fever Is increasing; twenty cases
within The last twenty-four hours; need money
for nurses and eofnos for burying. Tho
populatisn Is all poor. Please send $500 Nes:iy
FROM letter roeevsa yesterday We learn ou snas ne
lsver in Doosidsonviiy 10 unapated IN severity.
Dunas The twee.y-!oas hours snans al noon yosier.
sspor,ed. 7hs letter adds that Taylor Beat,te
covering, and that General Allen Thomas was down
With sbS lever. lctt<r received here that tho
fever 10 maniiesting isc with great severity at Ma
polsonviiIs and below that Town.
BARBARous AND DISGUSTING,
One Of tho most inhuman acts over induced by q
panic was cxnibiied tho town OF Hanosuoro Miss,
last wcek. An Italian was taken SICK with what was
supposed to be yellow fever. Living by himself In u
small house, the sick was stunned ana avoided,
ana was allowed to die without attention OF any KIND.
When was dead 40 attempt wss mado to bury
bin, but this not being successful the body
was allowed 10 remain In tho house until the stench
became unendxrable. Finally the house was pur-
chased from tho owner, set on 1re and burned with
tho body OF tho dead man. One hundred and eight
nov cases oil fever reported Baton Rouge in tho
forty-eight houu onding yesterday morning. Total
mum Der OF deaths, 49, Total number OF cases DOL
special despatch one OF our city papers to.day
from Lake, Miss, says:-''Scven deaths have bocn
reported the past twonty iour hours l6O
THIS once prosperou i.us village rs almos. aepopa
-Four phys,cians are here, Working day and nigat.
Total deaths, As"
DR.. Morley, another importer 0i tho English rem.
sdy Tor yellow lever, 10 reported among The dead
aged his own and taxing his own remedy until
his nurse refused to attend HIM loueer un-
s. h.vs sss s
case wa. hopeless. TIN: was Yesterday evening An
avail. In a few hours tho sick man was numbered
with the dead, another martyr to SCIENCE.
SUNDAYS DEATH LIST Iy NEW oRLEAys
The follow ing the death list Tor the past twenty
TOUR nours:-
George Burkhardt, Caroline Elsnger,
iiIsm Charlton, Mary I. Wcckman,
James Moloncy, Antonio Al0nzo,
Thomas Kipney, Ada Boyle.
Jane Emily Cramond, Nicholas Eisensohn,
John McMannas, +. Dsmept Canfcy.
Edward Elgere, Antonio Lamanna,
Lawrence Pons, Fred III. Maxon,
Tnsresa Dwysr, George Il. q. Hussey,
Francois N. Anthony, Laura Leo HALT,
taiva,ore Marn0, barbara Nycr,
Rooert Moreil, - Nora ktbride,
Joseph Rickert, Maria hestlcr,
Helen sullivan, Jefferson DAVIS Barnes,
Antonio SkIro. Robert Barpss,
lean y. Duiour, Robert IL. Scbuier,
Mary Nelson, Mrs Nina Zocr,
George Wills, Edwin Long,
Rozanda Latcna Prospect Capo.
l.. Nsy, mrs. Il. A. ST. Cyr,
Alfred Eioer, Charles X. Bsaucnerc,
Daniel Fisher, Peter AruauIt
Carl A. Scheliu, John Scott
Kate Bailey, Fred Nj. sauudcra
Sinai A. DAVIS, Fred W. Miller,
Behjamin korke, Arcola 1coiins.