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Holly snrinra. Miss.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 6.-Surgeon-
General Woodwork, in the Marine hospital
Office to-day, read telegram from Holly
Springs, Mississippi, stating the total num-
Der of deaths at that place from yellow-fever
to date at 235. All the cases cannot be accu-
rately reported now. The sender, who is
chairman of the relief committee, says:
sour situation is indescribabie, and none
would believe it unless they saw for them
selves. am the only citizen who has not
had the fever, and almost daily the Office has
been swept of clerks, messengers and other
employees. There is great restitution among
the people, and we are using every means to
prevent suffering. You have been exceed
ingly kind to us, and Will here express our
deep and lasting Rrat.,,in'
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ono. The Catholic relief a1soniat:on ac-
knowledges the reeeir. Oh muni6cent dona-
ten frOia Cardinal M'Closkey, in the shape
of check for five thousand dollars. The
Touro infrmary and Hebrew benevolent as
ISOLATION make the following appeal to the
Israelites Of the United States, 1--WE have
never obtained any finds from home associa-
tons except by specific instructions. We
have in continual employment thir-
teen physicians, provide for thirty Or
phans outside of the asylum, and attend
to and entirely support over FIVE hundred
sufferers. We have not sufficient funds to
carry US through ten days. The restitution
ls greater than ever, and will extend over a
month longer. We therefore appeal to the
lsraelites OF the country to aid us promptly
in this unparalleled calamity.
CHAS SIMONS,
Acting President.
ERNEST J. FLORENCE
c. B. Bloodgood, formerly of Norfolk, Vir-
glnla, died to-day; John Stewart, of the firm
of Cannon q Stewart, and three children of
J. I. Alleyn,, acting manager of the West
ern Union telegraph office, are among the
new cases. Geo. f. Rootes, with Brown &
Jones, IS convalescinR.
Applications for rellef to the Young Mems
Christian association is 7; Towards, 1893.
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0uinine and Arsenic

Form the basis OF many Of the Ague remedies II
the market, and are the last resort Of physicians
and people who knew no better medicine to emplO
for this distressing complaint The effects Of either
Of these drugs are destructive TO the system pro-
ducing headache. Intestinal disorders, vertigo dir
zlness ringing Of the ears, and depression of the
constitutional health. AYERS AGUE CURE is a veg
etable discotei containing neither qunne, arsenic
any deleterious Ingredient and Is an infallible
and rapid cure for any form of Fever and Ague Its
effects are permanent and certain, and no injury
can result from its use. Besides being positive
cure for Fever aud Ague In all Its FORMS It s also
superior remedy for Liver Complaints 1t is an eX-
cellent tonic and preventive well cure. of all
complaints peculiar to malarious, marshy and mi
a5natic districts. It acts directly on the Liver and
tdlfary apparatus, thus stimulating the system to
vigorous, healthy condition.
For SALE ALI, DEAIRRa
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Rattan RnnreELn-

BATON ROUGE, October 7.-One hundred
and eleven new cases and eleven deaths from
physician to hear from, for the forty-eight
hours ending this morning. The scourge is
steadily and constantly doing its work, with
no prospect of abatement. The weather is
hot and oppressive. Great many cases are
reported as doing badly, the cry for assist
ance coming from every quarter. The How
ards are sorey pressed, and their expenses
amount to hundreds of dollars daily. Their
resources are fairly melting away, and assist
ance is now much needed.
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The Weekly Mortality Table Of New Or
leans Shows No Vicksburg
Almost Free-The Fever Epi-
demic at Jackson, Miss.-De-
cline at Canton and Other
Points In Mississippi
and Louisiana.
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The Situation in Yazoo City.

Yazoo City Herald: "Since the local page
of our paper was printed Off, there has heen some
excitement in the city in regard to the serious illness
of Rev. W. B. Littlejohn, pastor of the Episcopal
church. and the report is current that he has yellow
fever Wishing to give the true state of the facts to
readers, addressed note to DR.. R. L. Dunn
health officer of the city, and received the following
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The statement Of a colored Mason, to
winch our jackson correspondent calls our at
tention, is a falsehood out of whole cloth.
Inc contrary Is true. The colored people
nave received aid without stint, and we have
yet 70 hear OF a case of discrimination on &C.
count OF color by either the Howard associa-
ton or the Citizens relief committee. If any
coiored man knows of case of such discrim-
lnations end will report 1t to us, we will have
u pronr:sly investiR aied ard published.
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Cairo. HI.

CAIRO, October 6.-Most of the suspicious
cases have developed into yellow.fever. and
the change to cold weather has resulted I'M
favorably. Four deaths in the last twenty
four hours, but no new cases. Considerable
excitement is apparent at this unexpected
turn, but less alarm than at the first appear
ance of the fever three weeks ago. Many
extravagant rumors have been circulated, but
the total number of those now sick will not
exceed ten.
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Superintendent How
Raleigh, Tenn

Raleigh. Tenn.
From an Appeal Correspondent
RALEIGH, September 27.-0ur town is
nearly rid of all the fever we have but one Mr. Stod
dard and he has been improving from the day of
bis downfall II stated that Mr. vcgeli and wife
died here; no, ne did not die here, but at Bartlett
One of our citizens, Mr. Turner grocer. ordered
to leave Raleigh, under penalty OF DEATH by It's cti
zens, for having laid out friend and fellow MEM
Der OF his lodge, who died with the fever
at the cemetery, and returning t. Raleigh and re-
fusing to be quarantiled nine days. All OF our
campers are quarered in houses. Last week small
lot of prov-iOn distributed to the refugees We
need more. Many here speak Of returning next weak;
is II safe for them to do so? Will be at Humboldt
next week and Will furnish you fun details of what
see and hear during my VOYAGE nome.
word. Can't YOU manage to forward your
paper to the National cemetery Regularly 20 our
generous and good felic,y Wells, our neJTSufIf We
have to pay ten cents copy, for Wells says he has
to pay five cents to the railroad news butcher. A
colcred anan comes In every day and demand the
same We prefer to patronlZe Wells; he is poor and
there are eleven in his family. j, G, RoACH
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Alarming Spread OF Fever in the
Country.

PORT GIBSON, October 6.-The fever i:
spreading alarmingly in the surrounding
country. Port Gibson furnishes all the sup
plies of ice, medicines, physicians and
nurses for the surrounding neighborhood.
Total deaths in the country to date, fifty-one
Among the recent deaths recorded were
Hon. W. II. Martin, Alice and Willie Disha-
room, child of d. B. Humphreys, Miss Sallie
Burnett, daughter Of John Burnett
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PRESIDENT LANGsTAFF, of the Howard
association, yesterday determined upon an
expeditions plan of relief for the towns on the
Louisville railroad which be intends also to
extend to the towns on the Charleston and
Tennessee railroads, should their officers
be as liberal (as they very likely win
in providing an engine and cars as the
Louisville road has been. He proposes to
have an engine, and an express car loaded
with supplies and having two doctors and
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. Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville Bonner, October Cd: 9TH Louis
vile and Nashville and Great Southern railroad
company yesterday kindly forwarded to Memphis,
free of charge, carload of cattle to be slaughtered
for the benefit OF the yelowfeyer sufferers. Prof.
Alfred FayS and lady arrived In the city yesterday
from Memphis, where they have been nursing the
yellow-teYer sufferers for the past few weeks. They
certainly deserve great credit, and will doubtless be
long remembered by those whom they nursed and
cared for in that Inflated city. Prot Fays reports
that he never lost single case under his charge.
They leave Tor New Orleans tomorrow, having al
ready purchased tickets for that place. where they
have many friends, who will rejoice to see them once
more In the Crescent City, Yesterday the citizens of
Opelika, Alabama, forwarded to Governor James d.
Porter check for seventy five dollars. to be applied
according to his ju gment for the benefit of the yell
low fever sufferers of Tennessee The governor sent
this sum to the Memphis orphans now in our midst
The money was deposited with Bishop Feehan, who
is treasurer of the asylum.'
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Inhuman Treasnsene of Dying Man

Gibson County (Henn.l Mirror: "a sick
tramp, name unknown, sought shelter in Beech
Grove church. four miles north of Trenton last Sat
urday. The people in the vicinity were so frightc
ened at the probability of the spread of yelIoW-eyer
that no one would venture to minister to his wants
or relieve him in any way. Food was placed In q
window of the church, but the sick man had not the
strength to get IL. No one in the neighborhOOd gave
him a drink of water. He died on Monday evening.
Dr. Happel visited him several times and left medi-
cine Tor him. but he was, perhaps, too sick to take
II. Mr.. Tom Priest, a molder at Wells'S foundry,
was induced by fee Of twenty five dollars and a
suit OF clothes TO bury the poor tramp the yellow
fever during Its present visitation has been terrible
scourge to every place where it has appeared, and
we cannot blame the people in the vicinity OF Beech
Grove for allowing the tramp to die he did. A
young man In Ohio died of yelloWfever in his faith
er'S house unattended by any of the family. The
physician found him dead in the room, his father
and all other members Of thu family refusing to go
] N
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ACCORDING to Mr.. T. II. Chinn, acting
Observer the Thermometer at am. yester-
day registered IS degrees, with the wind
NORTH ATT pm. 76 degrees, with the wind
northwest, and A. 8 pm, IS degrees with
the Wind from The northwest. and clear.
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AckIin's Career at an End.

Special to the Cincinnati EnquireT.1
NEW ORLEANS. October 3.-The special
committee to which was referred the case of j. Il.
Acklin, charged by H. z. Smith, deceased with Sc
ducing Miss Perkins and forcing her TO marry his
hostler, have directed that he shall withdraw from
the canvass of the third congressional district The
statement of the victim also deceased, which covers
shorthand writer contains the most horrible details
including the use of SUPPLYING drug, several at
temptS TO procure an abortion, aud forced mar
rage, under duTeSS. to Tuffian conversant with all
the facts, who was promised two thousand dollars
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THE FEVER ABROAD.

Latest from Raleigh, COIliervTIIe, La
grange, Grand Junction, SOmerViIle,
8asOn's, Brownsville, Galloway's,
Water Valley, Holly Springs
and Other Points near
Memphis.
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Chattanooga, Tenn.

CHATTANOOGA, October 7.-Dr. Vande-
man reports for twenty-four hours the death
by yeIlow-fever of Mrs. E. Stewart, and
seventeen new cases, eleven of which were
colored. A thunderstorm, the change to
cooler weather and the small mortality shows
that the disease is losing its malignant char
acter, and inspires fresh hopes of its abate-
mpnt
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New Orleans, La.

NEW ORLEANS, October IL. w. Nader,
secretary of the Peabody association, is con-
valescing. Reports show continued spread
ing of the fever IN the third and sixth dis
trict, every member of families in some
cases being prostrata1, and those in afiuent
circumstances find Iiiculty in securing COM
petent nurses. In tee fifth district, Algiers,
there is no Improvement. Rev. Father
Kratz. of Mspdeviile, Louisiana, died there
yesterday of yellow-fever. DR.. Kennedy,
volunteer physician from Galveston, Texas,
was taken down with the fever yesterday.
The Peabody association has issued four
thousand four hundred and seventy-two ra-
tions, and sent fifteen hundred rations to
Freetown. The New Orleans relief COM
mittee has commenced work. The merchants
will advance rations in anticipation of ar
rivals. The applications for relief to the
Young Mems christian association were one
hundred and seventeen. The Towards to-
day sent five nurses to Bay st. Louis, and six
to st. Gabriel postofice. Mortuary report
for week ending Sunday, six o'clock m. !:
Total deaths, five hundred and three; yellow
fever, three hundred and twenty three; other
fevers, fifty; deaths in public institutions,
thirty-three; deaths certified by coroners,
twenty three.
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The afflicted can now be restored to perfect
health and bodily energy, at Aonse, withOut
the use Of medicine Of any kind.
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The Dalton (Ga.) Scare-AnOther Case at
KnOxVille-Inhnman Treatment Of q
Dying Mantle Fever on Stand
at ChattanOOga-lts Rapid
Spread In Mississippi
and Louisiana.
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Ascension Parish. La.

NEW ORLEANS, October THE Donald
sonville health report for Ascension parish,
for the past twenty-four hours, gives six
deaths; new cases, Donalsonville, seventeen;
Snake Bend, six; Port Barrow, three; Sec
ond ward, two; Bronte Sacramento, two;
fourth ward, three. The Young Men benevo-
lent association of Ascension parish make an
appeal for aid
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There are rEeteor Inventions

That fash up for a moment in the newspapers and
pass to oblivion. There are also grand discoveries
and last for all tine. Permanent among the latter
class stands CHRISTADORO'S HAIR-DYE, a Vege-
table preparation, harmless water, which in five
minutes transforms gray hair, or hair of any un-
pleasant hue, to glorious black or enchanting
brown. Unique in It's composition and nfallible in
its results, 1t has achieved popularity with both
sexes with e,eIy class OF society and in all parts of
the world. Manufactured by j. CHRISTADORO, No
q3 William ST., New York. Sold by all Druggs SITS.
Applied by all Hair-DTessers.
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jackson, Tenn.
From an Appeal Correspondent

JACKSON, October ga letter was shown
me to-day from s. P. Pickett grand secretary of the
colored MaSons at Memphis, written to a colored
brother here In which, after thanking him for
donation OF chickens. he says In substance: "You
made wide mistake In not sending your other
donations directly to The whites get all the at
tention and are doing very well; we get very little OF
the supplies or nursing" Our understanding Is that
the authorities have literally supplied the colored
people. VIII you please publish a Statement that
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New Orirane. In.

NEW ORLEANS, October 6.-Cloudy aud
threatening rain. Report of the board of
health for the twenty-four hours ending at
died and eighty-two; total cases. ten thou
sand four hundred and eIghty-fve; deaths,
three thousand one hundred and seventy
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ELECTRIC BELTS

For self appheation to any part Of the body,
meet every requirement
The most learned physicians and scientific
men Of Europe and this country indOrse them
These noted Curative appliances have now
stood the test for upward of thirty years, and
are protected by Letters-Patent In all the
principal countries of the world. They were
decreed the only Award of Merit for Electric
Appliances at the great Worlds Exhibitions
= Paris, Philadelphia, and elsewhere and
have been found the most valuable, safe,
simple, and efficient known treatment for
crre Of disease
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The Dalton lGnN scare.

Knoxville Tribune, I'd: 1--WE presume this
day fully explains the Dalton scare: Major Conner
stated that case of yellOW-feve- had developed
among the refugees at Dalton, and that the people
around were more or less avoiding it, and conse-
Quently there was prospect of suffering. He asked
authority TO solicit aid for the suffering refugees in
Dalton, which was granted him, with power to dis
ha
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Morgan City. La.

MORGAN CITY, October THE fever is
increasing rapidly. Five deaths to-day and
one hundred and seventeen cases. There is
much gloom throughout the city, and many
families are in want and distress.
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Lagrange Tenn.

LAGRANGE, October Tone death up to
noon. 1t is difficult to get correct list of
new cases rs the fever has spread into the
surrouning country which makes it difficult
to get correct statistic'. We are in great
need of everything at this point.
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Port Hudson. In.

New ORLEANS, October THE fever il
spreading rapidly at Thibodaux. Twenty
seven new cases. No deaths.
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LagranRe. Tenn.

GRAND JUNCTION, October Sat Ia
grange the state of affairs is most distressing.
There are now under treatment about fifty
cases, and the deaths to-day were SIX There
is great need at that point of money and pro-
visions for both sick and well, as the stock on
hand ia almost exhausted
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The Government Medical Commission,

NEW ORLEANS, October 7.-The yellow
fever commission, appointed by Surgeon
General Woodwork, consisting of DR.. NJ.
Bemis, of New Orleans, chairman; DR.. Je-
rome Cochrane, of Mobile, and Professor
Ellerd Howard, of Baltimore, met to-day in
the University building. DR.. Cochrane ex-
planned to the reporter the method of inquiry
to be pursued, in addition to answers expected
to be received from persons to whom circu-
lars are being sent. These circulars en-
brace every possible question In regard to
origin, contagion or infection, spread the
effects Of treatment and results of yellow
fever. The commission expects to gather
immense amount of testim ony by investiaat-
ing particular cases, going from house to house.
making inquiries of couValescents, their rel
atives and friends, examining the sanitary
condition of the fOci of the disease, and in
numerous other ways attempting to clear up
the ground and reach some general principle
on which a respectable and automatic idea
can be based. With this intent the commis-
sion spent the morning hours in selecting
from the books furnished by the board of
health the names of the persons and places
to be visited. No prominence is sought to
be given to the selected persons; their names
will, therefore, be withheld from the public.
The results of the visits hereafter will be
published in full.
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a GARD.

TO all who are suffering from the and indIs-
cretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay
loss OF manhood, etc., will send receipt that will
cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by a missionary In South America.
Send self-addressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH T.
INAiAN, Station d. Bible House. Ne,s York
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ThihodauS. La.

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, October AT Leba.
non there are twenty-three cases under treat
ment. Four new cases.
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Parish of ST. .Iohn the RantIst In

NEW ORLEANS, October THE fever is
spreading in the parish of st. John the Bap-
fist, between the Gold Mine plantation and
the Armant place, a distance of about FIVE
miles. Fifteen cases and five deaths were
reported. The fever is principally confined
TO children
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Chattanoorn. TeDD,

CHATTANOOGA, October 6-Dr. Nandeman
reports the following deaths from yellow
fever for the past twenty-four hours: Oscar
Gleason and Henry Schwier, both white;
nine new cases, seven of whom are colored
Weather cooler, with brisk norther.
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Lebanon, La.

CAIRO, October Two deaths from fever
and one new case reported for the last TWEEN
ty-four hours.
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Knoxville Tribune, Sd: "The following is
DR.. Boyd's official statement: AS was anticipated
case OF yellow-feyer was developed yesterday In
the person of Mrs. Ragsdale. The attack seems
mild, but the patient is quite aged. She with her
family, Is TWO miles away, and with surroundings
which guarantee entire safety to ALL
~. NJ BOYD,
President Board q Health
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VIckshurg. Miss.

VICKsBURG, October 6.-Thermometer,
ninety-two. Slightly cloudy all day and to-
night. Reports confirm the continued spread
of the fever throughout the country, and at
Delta, Louisiana, three interments to-day,
only one of them from Vicksburg.
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OUIINtEbI IIts AtuH.
From an Appeal Correspondent
CULLtERvtLLE, October 6.-I reported to
you yesterday matters as improving here. Iregret
to-day be compelled to correct that statement, In
asmuch as find, on arriving this afternoon, some
seven new cases on my file. They are confined
principally to the cOlored people. So far none OF
them are reported as critical, still demanding I'M
mediate attention. which We furnish to the hest of
ability. thought yesterday, by the outlook OF
things, that tomorrow l would have a surplus OF
nurses with what have on hand, but find now am
compelled TO make new reluisition for additional
help for there IS no telling where II Will 5TOp still
]. E. BYRD,
Superintendent Howard Nurses, COllierviIIe
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CLOSING RATES

Yesterday Of cotton and gold: liverpool cot.
io"' o Esd. Memphis cotton, Zoe. Nev
orleans cOtfar, zoe. Ncro York cotton
II S-Ss. Ne'o York gold. 100 5-s.
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& NLY two clothing stores open in the city now,
one OF which is the large and deservedIy popular
wholesale and retail establishment of GRUBBS,
AUSTIN d BERRY, 323 Main street. who are over
stocked, and are selling goods at the marks put on
them when thers was competition Terms strictly
cash during the epidemic Business hours, $50
am. till 4:3Opm.
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Thibodeaux. La.

JACKSON, October 6.-The yellow-fever i
epidemic here. Fifty cases to date and min,
deaths, all white. --
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PoRT HUDSON, October 7-Fourteen cases
of fever here, and sixty persons who have
not had it. DR.. Veazie arrived here with
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'~RATHER DELEGATIONS.
NAR DEF'T., OFgIoE CH- SIC. OFFIcK. ,
WASHINGTON, October x lam

For Tennessee ard the Ohio ralley, sta.
fioHaTy o. risjNg barometer southeast TO
''orfh'oesf srt1ds, partly cloudy and clear
freailier, stationary or loicer temperature