The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-18
More Cheerful Tidings from Holly
Springs-Ths List Of Con-
valescents Increasing.
Only Four Deaths and Six New Gases in
Grenada AppoiAtment Of New
Postmaster.
Three More Deaths Reported at CALI
polis-Anolher Eeath at Wound
0ty-GeReral Fever
News.
THE PEKr,xACIoUs PLAGUE.
Esse yellow Fcver Sill Sce1rgtng tsaS
Scuth-A sIfghf Decrease fss the Death
Rate at Menyshis.

Rate at Mesnrhfs.
MEMPHIS, Sept. I6-There is slight anS
ascercely perceptible decrease in the fever
this morning, the deaths up to noon exceed
ing 40 The ss6dest feature eff the epidemic
f. that many who have been actively at
work relieving the distress sire dying or he
ing stricken down. Among the number may
be mentioned Ell r. I. Worsham, acting
treasurer of Ihs mesonic relief board and z.
G. G. of Tennessee knights telnplar, who had
a relapse sud died at an early hour yesterday
morning; also w. ID. McCo,lum, active
Howard; Horace II. Briggs, Mr.. Kaiser of
the Memphis brewing company; Il. +. Plum
mer w. X. ThiXton, Z. .. Beecher. II.
Marshall, of the citizens relief committee,
is dying. The dead body Of Nike Hewitt
was found this morning ia the Chickasaw
club building
The morality to-day has been greater than
was anticipated, Ill deaths being reported,
80 OF which we're colored. Yesterday there
were % deaths instead of 80. as reported in
these dispatches. Among TIE dead to-day
are +. Marshall, of the citizens relief COM
mittee, Z. ". Gibson, telegraph operator,
Mrs Dr. R. s Clarke, aud three of the How
ard medical corps, viz: I. l.. Bond, of
Brownsville, Dr. Menees, of Nashville. and
7. X. Rennsr, CT Indianapolis The original
force of physicians has been depicted by
sickness ana Oeat0. out new dCQllSl-
tons made almost daily, the
latest being Br. Mcfarland, an eminent
physician from Savannah. Drs Duncan and
Young, from the same city, will arrive to-
morrow. w. 5. Brooks, river editor OF the
Appeal, Is conyalescent DR.. D. =. Clarke is
improving. Dave Reahart, member OF the
Howard association, has bad relapse, and
is in q critical cOn6 ton. The Central hotel,
ON Adams street will be opened in the morn
ing an additional hospital for the Howard
physicians and nurses. Resident physicians
reported 81 new cases to the board Of health
to-day.
Twenty-one physicians of the Howard
medical corps report 136 new cases to day
DR.. ID. ID. Saunders is improving, but DIR.
Erskine, health officer, it is expected will
die tonight. Robert Hammond, OF the state
national bank, is in a critical condition
Reports tonight are to the effect that the
fever is rapidly spreading in the suburbs and
surrounding country. H. n. Hargrave,
assistant superintendent at the Market street
infirmary, has recovered and resumed his
duties.
DIR. Bankson, of Stevenson, Alabama, died
tonight. Drs Hicks and Green, two other
volunteer physicians, ere IN critical con-
dition.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS. Sep. 16-Wt clear and
pleasant Deaths, 70, new cases reported,
$50, 20 OF which bear date prior to Septem
Der r.
To the Masonic Grand Lodge Of the United
States:
The masons of Louisiana with profound
gratitude to sister Jurisdictions, who have vol
unfairly devo ed large sum for the re ief OF
yellow fever sufferers of ths craft in this state,
tri6Gton s a. ample e funds have BEEN already
received.
(Signed) SAMUEL J. POWER,
Quartermaster.
Eroun noon IN e m IA 81 deaths and I2d
new cases were reported. Only about half
these cases have occurred since September
r. the others prior to that date. The follow
ing is the mortuary report for the week end
ing at p Sunday: Total deaths, 703, of
which 632 were males and II females; 26
were children under 10 years of age. OF the
total deaths, sol were from yellow fever
472 whites and % colored. DIR. Warren
Stone is still sick-only overwOrked, Among
the new cases are t. L SOuthmsyd, secretary
of the Towards; f. w. Halsey, OF the Plea
yune; DR. +. Loeter, Charles Phren. Charles
StOckmeyer, Jr, of Z. T S5ockmeyer K Co.;
George Decan, of Ocean q Co.
The Fever has again appeared al Bayou DIES
Allemandes. Several cases reported there.
Dr. Gedfreider leaves Tor that place to NOR
row. John X. Irwin, formerly of the Mem
phis press recenSiy on the Times, died yes
Ierday of yellow ieyes. He remained in
Memphis through the epidemic of 1873
CavIng Oimstead aged %, native of New
YORK, returned Saturday evening from Holly
Springs, where he bad worked eight days
and nights as a clerk for the Towards en-
tircly broken down, and died Monday az p.
n. He leaves wife and two children. The
Young Mems Christian association reports
new cases rs; the Ho~ards report 35S, in
GLIDING destitute. Charles Mccoy. married
Thursday, was taken sick Friday, died sun
day and was buried Monday. The Peabody
association to day filed $50 requisl tons,
equal To p 585 ratiOns
AT GALLIPOIds.
CrNcIxEATI. Sept t6-Three deaths from
yellow fever at GaIlipolis reported since
Friday-Ioring Walker, Clayton Coffman
and William Buck. An attempt was made
10 land some of the steamer Porter's barees
at Bladensburg 10 miles below Galhoplis,
by man who was on them when they broke
loose. He was prevented from landing By a
Mr. Montgomery, who fred several shots at
him and who followed him down the river a
distance of 10 miles. The Porter folio we'd
her barges 10 this city, but not being allowed
to land returned = short distance up the
river.
As predicted In Saturdays telegram, two
deaths occurred In the fever district Satur-
day night These were LoriRg Walker and
Clayton Coffman, both young men. Sun
day night MISS Alice Walker died, also VIM
Buck, living near the town OF Proctor, this
county, who must have contracted the dis
ease from his brother, who on board the
steamer but who has not himself as yet
taken the disease. We have had sixteen
cases of uDd0ubted yellow fever, al. directly
traceable to the steamer John ID. Porter.
Thirteen have died, and the remaining thres
have every chance in favor Of recovery.
There has been no new case in the past three
days, and the crises is supposed to be passed.
There is not Gaze in town, and the neigh
boring towns raised their Quarantine against
us to-day.
AT HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY 6PRIsGs Sept i6.-This has been a
bright, warm, and beautiful day. Doctors
bring in more cheerful reports as to the num-
Der convalescent. We have the promise Of
complete list tomorrow and daily thereafter,