The New York herald., 1878-09-14
SC0URGING THE SOUTH.
Confined Decrease in Yellow
Fever Gases.
NEW ORLEANS IMPROVING.
Memphis Still Suffering from
the Plague.
WlCkSBURG AND GRENADA.
Hickman, KY, and Brownsville, Tenn,
Call for Help.
JACK FROST APPEARS.
Fate Of Patient at Steven
son, Ala.
NIcksBURG AND GRENADA.
JACK FROST APPEARS.
Fate Of a Patient at Steven
son, Ala.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HHRALD.l

lBx TbLE06APH 10 TILE dnhA'O.l
New ORLEANS, Sept. 13, 1873.
The new cas OF yellow fever reported 10 the last
twenty-four hours by the Board OF Health number
22s by the Howaras IS. by the Young MEMS Christian
Association 79 total $685. against 554 yestsrdaya de-
crease OF 160 Tho total OF since the disease
began Is IL, S74. The total number OF deaths up TO
The present time is 1923 The number OF deaths re-
yorted to-day is S. against 81 yesterday, increase
siL
EFFECT COOL WEATHER
The cool weather continues The lowest point OF
smperature reached last night 65 degrees
fahrenheit yet death rate stands increased only
sy one. 1t Is further to be noticed that while our
present cool weather lowered death rate that
Memphis Increased
-an A VISIT TO THE ORPHAN AsYLuMs.
visit 10 the various orphan asylums. which con-
tain children OF all ages. mauy OF thom totally unac
cmated-for IL must be taken q fact that we have
had fever that could secure acclimatton for the
past eleven years-gves some interesting particulars
In the Now Orleans Female orphan Asylum. at the
corner OF Camp and pryta Streets charge OF the
Sisters OF Charity. they havo 14O children, among
whom there have been thirty cases Of yellow fever
The ages Of the children are from four to
years Only death has occurred. Quinine has
not been used there as preventive.
The ST. Vincent's lnfants' Orphan Asylum contains
200 babies she srictest Of the word 1t has
sixly-1ve Sick all doing we'll No deaths among tho
children. Sister Mary Agnosia, who Is in charge,
attributes this to the tact that they havo oone ali
thcir own nursing-and there be better nj rse
than n Sister OF Charly-and have avoided all OF
10 tho Jewish Widows and Orphans Home there are
los Inmates. Two children are now sick with The
lever death has occurred. The home Is situ.
jackson street, not distank from
QuININE EFPICACOUS
Nearly opposite tins stanus the Chill
Home Episcopal
sister Roberta charge She has forty-sx children
from our TO fifteen years old uudor her care Here 1
discovered there had been sickness and deaths
had occurred this summer. Indeed, In this admirable
institution ouiy single death has taken place IN tho
years. Qunlne has been used ut this asylum
regularly This year US preventive against tho
lever Whether this has anything 70 DO With tho
present perfect health OF The children only the doc
Tors competen; 70 decide.
The German orphan Asylum, at she corner OF Jose.
1ared chiidren, whose run rom Two 70 fifteen
years. They have had only eight cases Of yellow
lever this season. lwO OF the patients died and
rest are convalescenI No quinius was used.
AT the Protestant Orphans Home, between Seventh
and Eighth Streets near Magazlns' .nsy have l2o
old. Not case OF fever has occurred there this
summer. Quinine has not been resorted TO ehher NJ
q preventive cure Homeopathy Is the practice
followed tnis institution.
Tnero have been fourteen cases and ono dcath-an
employe at the Asylum Tor Destitute Boys, on 81.
Charles avenue, nsar Sonai street. This ssyium
holds eighty orphans aged from three 10 sixteen
years The Orphan Asylum under tho charge Of the
Sisters OF Mount CARMEL situated at No. So Piety
street, has l20 children. Fifteen OF the iItie girls
SICK with the prevailing lover No deaths re-
ported.
The condition OF our orphan asyiums, which are all
more or less depenuent the daily charity OF the
public for food and clothing, Is nov painful IN tho
IRENE. Some oil them at tho present moment are
things necessary the SICK Nearly all blankets
In tho present change Of weather Those that appeal
be are Mother ST. Cnsrios, Superior. No So P.o.y
street; Sister Mary Agnes ST. Vinoent's Infant Asy-
ium, aud the New oreans Female Asylum at the cor
OF Camp and Prytana street, under charge OF the
Sisters OF Charity. The ChIdren's Home OF The
Prolcstant Episcopal Church are In great need OF
blankets
CURIOUS STATISTICS IN AN OFFICIAL REPORT.
In tho Official report yellow lever First dis
ssans, 74s foreigners are reported to nave hsd lns
lever during tho month OF August In the coiored
list there are Al natives against y foreigners rLs
must be wrong, OF o'se wo have here tho greatest
nyssory OF the present epidemic
DsArd OF A NOBLE DOCTOR.
Among the deaths notce that OF DR.. c. l.. c. Hcrn-
don native Kontucky, late surgeon Ur tied states
Army, who expired yesterday evening NJ haii-past
Tive OF h,s name state One the nrsi 10 volun
leer in the service oil tie Young Mems As
soci tl m hc was OF only two pny-
sc,ans attached 10 ths glorious ussociallcn WHO BAT
Tied manfully agalnst The yellow scourge. lie had
under hs charge ut the time OF ms death somo egny
continued bcdsdes oil his patients, and visited
nearly twenty-five alter ne was stricken with ths
postence a learned writer has SAID, "Grcater Than
The martyr who aics Tor faith hc who iaiis
cause Of Humanity" If this measure oi greatness be
correct Dr. Hcrndon was true hero.
fridays DEATH LIST.
Tho names OF tho dead tor the past twenty -iour
Tilna Brucnean Won We. Emma G. Gaswcilor.
terhagen. Edgar Foster.
Mary h. Taylor. Mrs Mary h. Loewer.
James Morris. fefdinaId 5chrcincr.
Jonn Head. August knocheL
Henry II. Cnristy. oeorge sch wsizor.
Josephine Buhler, Robert Burns.
Louisa kuhn. O,hiio Bonissc.
Theresa kintz William iammc
Morris Siiversten. Martha ltancio.
Sophie Stern. Emanuel BeilamiL
Joseph Heap. Maoeiinc Dantagnan.
William Henry. Mary Collins.
Mrs. 4. scheRoi. William Potter Holich,
Charles wcnz. IioL William Is. Hunt
Franklin b. Anderson. Blanche Ludlow
Mrs. kasc Florence. Ricuard y. Murphy.
Cristina Camilla. Gustave du soc.
DR.. {. H. Z. Hcrndon. u Dcla Croix
Auc ust Cain. Michel Vosiah,
Z. healy. w. 3. RceicE
Rossiie Carcpa. Anna Norton.
Louisa Bernardo, Mary Barry.
Salvatore Marino =. d. Monsohon.
LUIS arbonle. Frank Wisc.
Alfred Peyroux Joseph Mataa
Thomas j. KilliIlca Henry Chapmahn
Mrs Ayborg Thomas Fox
LOUIS Dossenoorgcr. Nicholas Cotclli.
g. ". Carr, the operator who wen. to vicksbu urg
ifom 81. Louis, dicd tnis morning OF icvor.
Bishop Edcr, at vIcksburg, IS reported out OF dan.
DISPATCHES PROM TERRY AND HOLLY SPRINGS
Tho Towards have received the iohowng;-
TekHr, MisA, Sept ~, 1878.
We have a lever at Dry Grove closely resemuiing
yellow lever. 1t cannot be distinguished. Please
send us doctor Immediately, our doctors arc sick
u. W. WEST.
Holly SPRINGS, sept. Is, 1873.
since Colonel Walters aespaicn DR.. segur is down
with the lever Instead OF Two physicians asked Tor,
seDu three. Fever on the Increase ana quite fatal.
Tue cold nus been severe COURIER, NJ. ID.
len nurses will be sent to-morrow 10 Grsna June
ton and ten to Holly Spriags. DR.. Warren Stone will
60 20 rerrys to-fnorrUw nvsstigats the cases OF
lever there and will then proceed 20 Holly sprInga
Mr.. Isaac N. stoutemeyer, of the Times, who has
been down With The lever several days, is recovering
Major Henry NJ kov Ice, Superintendent OF tho Cna-
mette National Ccmetsry, naive OF Nov ork, agod
thrtytwo, late captain OF Company Tenth New Jer-
sey volunteers, died at Chamettc to day OF yellow
sover No viii be buried tomorrow By shs Grand
Army Of toe R.pnbhc
. ALMOST WHOLE FAMILY ooxE.
Rev Marx Moses, otmefIy oil tho Jackson. street