The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-03
Third Edition
YELLOW JACK.
Furiously Falls the Fiend
On Many a Hapless Head.
National Associated Press to the Star.

LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 3.-The official state
ment of yellow fever cases is as follows:
Deaths from IL m. yesterday to IL m. to-
day, 81; new cases, SS.
FEARFUL SPREAD OF THE FEVER.
New York, Oct. "a special just from
New Orleans says nearly fifteen thousand
persons who have returned from the
Lake shore watering places are being
prostrated with the fever as fast
as they arrive. A perfect panic prevails.
Over five hundred are Frustrated at Car
rollton, and as many more in Gretna and
Algiers.
A DEATHS AT MEMPHIS
memphis, Oct. 3.-Forty-four 3. deaths re-
ported, Of which forty-two were yellow
fever Fifteen of these were outside the
city limits, sixteen were colored, including
four outside the city. There are three new
cases in the telegraph corps. The telegraph
office closes at p m. The weather is
changing cooler.
REPORTS FROM MINOR POINTS.
New ORLEANS Oct. 3.-The Howards had
the following last night:
Port Hickory, La.-11 cases, of whom
had died OH September Goth. There were
2 new cases on Sept ember 30th and none on
October 1st. There were 1S new cases, 4
white and IA colored, but no deaths since
September 28th.
Baton Rouge-Fever raging with S9 cases
Tuesday and S5 yesterday. Many cases are
virulent and will prove fatal.
Vicksburg-7 deaths since the last re-
port. The fever has appeared in Delta and
the operator there is sick.
Greenville-No abatement. 20 new cases
and deaths in II hours.
Biloxi-100 cases ard 1S deaths to date.
Thibodeaux-15 new cases and 2 deaths
Canton, Miss.-The fever is on the in
crease, and causes great trouble to-day.
Six deaths the last "a hours, and the doc
tors so busy we can get no report of new
cases.
Holly Springs The Secretary of the
Board of Health was taken sick to-day. No
accurate report can be given, but from what
can be learned from physicians there are
some Is new cases and 10 deaths. There
appears to be ITO hopes of let-up TIL the
advent of frost
Crystal Springs-7 new cases and deaths
since last report DR.. Deason and G. s.
Dickson are down with fever; others are
doing well.
Bay st. Louis-Great distress prevails
here. Is new cases and 2 dea hs in the past
"a hours to IL m. to-day.
Tangipahoa, Las new cases in the last
"a hours.
AT MARTIN, TENNESSEE.
PADUCAH KY, Oct 3.-Mr. w. P. John
son, operator at Martin, Tenn, has been
down with the fever, and was just able to
crawl out yesterday morning, and dispatch
his report His wife died with yellow fever
last week. and his daughter was taken Tues
day night. He reports about 30 sick, with
2new cases yesterday, and they are suffer-
ing for nurses and supplies
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 3.-Three deaths yes
terday and three new cases, all confined to
the infected district.
SICKNESS AND SUFFERING CONTINUE.
New YORK, Oct. 3.-Latest dispatches
from the fever stricken South show that the
disease is spreading again with, much suffer
ing in some of the afflicted communities.
Everybody in Holly Springs is supported
by the Relief Committee, and in New Or
leans forty-fve thousand people are said 10
be dependent on charity in consequence of
the plague The total number of deathsre-
ported from principal places for the. past
"a hours is 258 and total number of new
cases nearly 600. Total number of deaths
reported from principal places to date 500,
many cases and deaths not being reported.
HICKMAN, KY.
HICKMAN, KY, Oct. 3.-Yesterday was a
gloomy day at Hickman. Six deaths and
10 new cases reported.
HOW COLUMBUS GETS RID OF IT.
COLUMBUS, o., October 3-The Superin-
tendent and Directors of the Infrmary here
decided, since there is no pest-house in this
city, to send Hickman, the yellow fever
patient some place else; consequently, they
bundled him on the cars, and shipped him
on to DennisOn.