The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-29
The Dead and Dying Lying
Uncared For.
The Epidemic Growing
Stronger. m
Other Matters, aa Domestic and
Foreign.
YELLOW JACK.


A Sad Picture.
New Orleans. Aug. 28.-The Times
correspondent at Canton, Miss, under
date of the 27th, says: 81 arrived here
on Sunday last. Not single business
house is opened, except two drug stores.
This place had once a population of
$500, but now only rs whites are to be
found here. The mayor and family are
sick, and the Board of Aldermen have
fled. The court house is locked up and
the officers are gone to some safe place.
Nothing but hearses and cofins are to
be had.
Albion VIII Contribute.
Liverpool, Aug. 2S.-At meeting
of influential citizens to-day, presided
over by Mayor Whitley, a resolution
was adopted inviting the public to SUBJ
scribe for the relief of yellow fever
sufferers of the Gulf States of America,
and committee was appointed to make
the collections.
A Remedy for Yellow Fever.
Detroit, Aug. 2S.-Messrs. Parke,
Davis & Co., manufacturing chemists
of this city, announce the discovery of
a new. remedy Of the dreaded scourge
of yellow fever, which is fluid extract
of the leaves of boldo, ar, Alpine shrub
found upon the Andes in Chilli. This
firm have commenced the manufacture
of the medicine and have already ship
ped considerable quantities to Memphis,
and offer to forward to the physicians
of the afflicted cities of the South, free
of expense, an abundant supply of the
new remedy to test its efficiency in
staying the ravages of the dread mall
ady. The knowledge of the remedy
was brought from Chill by DR.. Charles
w. Zaremby.
Heartrending Scenes.
Chicago, Aug. 2s.-Specials from
Southern cities paint the picture of
desolation much more darkly than the
matter of fact statistical reports of the
Associated press. Scores of families in
the afflicted cities are lying unburied,
uncared for, and alone. The epidemic
is of frightful power and rapidity in its
work and battles what have been deemed
the most skillful physicians.
The following extracts from specials
will give a better idea of the terrible
state of affairs and the utter powerless-
ness of the natives:
Irtbtsne's Memphis: Visitor Mans
ford, of the Howard's, encountered a
scene of horror upon entering a house
on Commerce street. Upon the bed
lay the living and the dead. A husband
cold and stiff; wife in the agony of
dissolution. On the floor, tossing in
delirium, were two children of this pair,
and beside them their cousins, two lit
tie girls, themselves sick. To complete
the sadness of the scene and give it a
touch of disgusting horror, drunken
man and drunken woman, parents Of
the little fever-baked girls, were reeling
and cursing and stumbling over the dy-
ing and the dead. Two hundred poor
people were given transportation from
the city to-day. 1t is hard, sad work,
harder still for the lack Of any star of
hope in the dark cloud above us. The
Postmaster Of Grenada cries for help,
saying that all his assistants have died
around him. The force at the Memphis
Office is too short for the help to be
found here.
Tines New Orleans: Startling cases
of destitution are being developed every
day. This morning the office Of the
Howard association was so densely
packed by applicants for relief, that il
was almost impossible to gain admis
sion. Several well authenticated cases
will indicate the extreme misery some
have reached. The driver of the char
ity wagon to-day, while passing No. 300
Poydras street, heard a shrek of agony
within, and entering the premises quick
ly ascended flight of rickety Stair
leading to side alley. 3e hurried into
a back bedroom and was startled to be
hold the yellow corpse of a child lying
upon filthy bed. Seated in a rocking
chair and clutching palmetto fan IL
one hand and resting heavily upon th,
bed sat woman and, upon closer in
lspection. was shocked to see that tn,