The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-12
THE TERRIBLE FEVER.
Notes from Several of the Stricken
Places.
AtNew Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 1.-THE weather is clear
and warm. There has been 49 deaths reported
and 164 new cases.
The death list includes Is under five years OF
age, The home of the Hsp@opathic Associ-
ton reports having 1850 cases of yellow fever
since commencing Sept. 1st, 325 of which are
still under treatment.
Latest dispatches show that the fever con-
tinues at the following named points and IS
spreading throughout the surrounding country:
Vicksburg, Canton. Water Valley, Donaldson
vile, Dry Grove, Osyka, Port Gibson, ThiDor-
deux, Labodiville and Bay st Louis, and ,on-
tinues at Holly Springs, Baton Rouge, Morgan
City, Ricshoc, Tallulah, Delhi, Lake Waverly,
Edwards, TORY, Meridian, jackson. Ocean
City, Beowick, City of Winons, McComb City,
Tangipahoa, Lafourche Crossing and at sta
tions on the Louisiana & Mississippi railroad
too numerous to mention.
The Peabody Association issued 10000 ra-
lions today The weekly issue has been 157, 800
to the value of $196S7.
At Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 1.-THE weather is sultry
and warm. There was shower this m0rnin
and it is still threatening. Relief trains were
sent out this forenoon on the Louisville, Mem
peis 81 Charleston railroad. F"om noon yes
terday there have been SO deaths, Is since last
night.
The fever is spreading at Bayou Teche, Lou
isiana. There have been So cases to date and
25 deaths. The fever is of a malignana form
with the whites, but of mild type with the
blacks There have been deaths and 8 new
cases since the 7th.
So deaths in the past "a hours Weather
clear and cooler.
$4,000 ratious were issued today. 153 new
cases. Wind has veered round to the north
and the weather is rapidly growing cooler with
good prospect of frost.
AtBaton Rouge.
BATON ROUGE Oct 11-Tnere were Sc new
cases aud deaths today. Since the beginning
of the epidemic there have been over 1000 SICK,
and about 40 deaths. A rain storm yesterday
| brought no relief. Contrary to expectation
| another warm spell has b-gnn, bringing with il
| an increase of cases. The epidemic, although
| not fatal 10 the colored people, is prostratpg
| them by hundreds.
CAIRO, O,t 1.-Two new cases and one
death in the last "a hours.
AT Augusta.
LITTLE Rock, OCT. 1.-The Democrats spe-
| cial from Mayor Garlic of Augusta, says there
| has been no fever there since the 9th. Near ly
| all the citizens have gone to the country on &C
couot of the qaorantlne embargo on tue rail-
roads and rivers. The state fair has been
postpoued to Nov II h. The weather is cooler
and the thermometer is down to 20.
| At vicksburg.
VIcKsBuRG. Oct. 1l.-Mercury at 3 p m. go
at s p. m. rs. Deaths today s.
| Aid from Ca aada.
| TORONTO. Oct 11.-Arch5ishop Lynch ha!
| instructed the clergy in his arch diocese to ap
| point one Sunday 10 the present month for
COLLECTION in aid Of the yellow fever sufferers
Legis ators Aiding the g suih.
MONTPELIER, VT. O,t. ia subscri ptio
| list reported by a SPECIAL committee on v, Hoy
| fever at the South, under re ommendatlo @
| of the Governor, has been circulated in tn
Senate aud presented to Gov. Proctor and n
T. Sprague, representative from Brandon. Tn,
former As subscribed $50 and the latter 800
$500 have thus far been raised aud the pape
| has not yet been circulated in the House wher
Dry 1~---Ast number of meu are II will probs
s2lQQ or $1,000.