The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-03

that they have funds sufficient on hans
and in sight to meet every demand mao,
upon them for the relief of the destitut,
sick OF the present eoijtmic, and pom
out bow pels ne, of all nationallties
may obtain relief by leaving addresses
on states placed at convenient point,
throughout the city, but decline e
furnish relief through other associa
tioDs.
GRAND JUNCTION, October |. - Dur
ing the last Two days new cases and
4 deaths have occurred. Among the
deaths yesterday was C.. G. Hardy, q
volunteer telegraph operator from New
Albany, Indiana, who came here three
weeks ago sad worked nobly at bis
POST, night aud day, until stricken
with fever. DIR. Joe II. Prewitt, who
died to-day, was prominent citizen,
and worked bFavely battling the cpl.
demic until pro>trsted by the scourge.
PORT GIB-oN, Mss October l -
The epidemic at this place has greatly
absted with but few cases in town
and but few to have the fever. 1t is
spreading to an alarming extent in the
country and is forcing the refugees
back TO, town as the true place of
safety. The number Of cases here figures
up about 600 out of a remaining p pp-
u.ation of 100. The deaths number
ZIG. Among those lately recorded are
Judge J. B. Tnrssher aud DR.. w. ID.
Spratt. A week ago Il was thought
the disease had run its course, but the
weather has since been warm, the
thermometer ranging all day at Sc :
and some new cases are occurring and
some severe and fatal rclapses. In the
country We hear of it. Mrs. Samuel
Mckay is ill at the residence of Rob
ert Patton, sixteen miles from
town. Mrs. Patton Is reported dead.
Hon. G. w. Humphrey has 80 cases
on bis place. his son E lrl being quite
sick. Dan d Humphreys has it In his
family, and it is a. Mrs. D.sharon's,
at the DR.. Spratt place. At Idlewild,
near the town, little Jane Leonard is
sick. At Glensade Prof. j. Payne
Green has just lost two lively and ac-
complished daughters, and there are
other cases on the place. At Wood
stock Miss HARRISON, of New Orleans,
and MISS Maggie Burnett have ii; both
are mild cases. John Barnett, his
daughter, Miss SIliie, aud his son,
John are down with it, having been
refugees, but were forced back TO town.
In fact, it is rapidly extending all over
the country, on many plantau ons and
among the refugees. Great concern is
felt for the safety of country people as
well as for securing the crops.
New ORLEANS, October /. - G over
nor Nichols issues proclamation rec
ommendIng Wednesday, Octob,r 3, as
day of fasting, humiliation and
prayer for delIverance from the scourge.
Governor Nichols has also issued a
proclamation Offering reward for the
arrest and conviction of the parties
who burg the colored man Broadhesrt
on September z, in West Felicians par
ish, until he was nearly dead and then
beat him, and also beat his wife and
two children; also, a reward for the
arrest of the murderers of Thomas Dali
ton, killed September 81 ia W,st Fee
cisna parish.
From noon to P. NJ. II deaths and
1876 new cases are reported, of which
IS are since S ptember %. Seven new
cases are reported from the st. Quin
cent Infant Orphan Asylum. Among
them is Sister GopZag. Among the
deaths are T. y. Barrett, native of
Canada, one of the students of the
Theological Seminary, a rining the
archbishop's residence, anu John A.
Pepper, aged "a, wetl-kuown steam
boatman.
MISSISSIPPI CITY, October Col.
NJ. A. Carter, special government
agent, and Mrs. w. B. Brockett, died
here to day of yellow fever.
WINoNA, Miss, October lone new
case. No deaths to. day.
SOUTHWEST Pass, October lone
death AMI one new case at Pilot Town.
BATON ROUGE, October l. - New
cases 80. deaths 2.
MEMPHIS, October 1.-The weather
is oppressively warm. Among the
deaths were Capt. Nat Green and
wife and Joseph Muller, nurses from
Meriden, La, who died last night.
From noon yesterday until noon to-
QaY JDcT0 were ~ OedLlS.
CINCINNATI, October 1.-Mr. SEglaur,
of the firm of MeDker s. Co., of Mem
phis, died here to-day of fever.
HoBoKEN, October 1.-The game of
cricket between the Australian eleven
and a picked team from the members
of the st. Georges, Staten Island, and
Manhattan clubs commenced on the
grounds of the st. Georges club this
morning. The Australians won the
toss and sent the Americans to the bat.
The Australians were loudly cheered
on taking positions at Ills. A little
after ~ o'clock twelve wickets were
down for thirty eight runs, the game
standing forty-six runs with fifteen
men out. The Americans faxed to
score any more runs In Jtneir first in
ming. After lunch the Australians
went to the bat.~At 2 p. NJ. three
wickets were down for six runs. The
fielding of the American team was mag
nificent.
CINCINNATI. October IA special
says that Senator Sherman, while ad-
dressing large meeting at Bellaire,
was taken suddenly ill and conveyed
to his hotel, where he is now lying in
a helpless condition. His illness,
which is not considered dangerous, is
the result of overwork.
A special Dispatch days that last
night at Akron, Ohio, two men pro-
ceeeded to an old forge within the
city limits and arrested an old tramp
on suspicion of being concerned in the
Orrville postoffice robbery and when
they reached the forge they were met
by gang of tramps at the point of
the revolver. Great excitement pre-
vailed. The mayor issued a call for
a company of the Eighth Regulators
to arrest the Lramps. Company b
came to his assistance and arrested
the remainder escaping.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-Commis-
sioner Raum received the following
from Revenue Agent Cha-man, dated
North Carolina, September
80: "Capt. A. G. Bryan has Just re-
turned from raid in the South noun
tains. He captured and secured twen-
ty-seveH packages of tobacco, about
one thousand gallons of whisky and
brandy, two stills, three caps, three
still worms, ten bushels of meal, and
destroyed four thousand gallons of
mash and beer and one hundred of low
wines. He was fired upon and Special
Deputy Longs horse was killed"
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has re-
ceived information that Red Clouds
Indians began to move 10 the White
Clay reservation on the twenty-first of
The Spotted Tail Indians