Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-17
Yellow Fever.

Yellow Fever.
MOBILE, ALA, Oot. 16.-For tue past "a
hours there have been fifteen csses of yellow
fever reported at the health Office. j his makes
seventy.three cases of the fever 10 all that have
been reported since The first case. There Lave
been twenty three deaths 10 all since the be-
giDrlog of the sickoc:s Mos. Of the new cases
are in the s:me localities as those heretofore
reported, though there are several 10 other por,
tons Of the city.
PARIS, Oct. lG.-Ceuut 4 Flu, son 10 l.w Of
the Emperor of Brsz has RENTED to M!ois
ter Noyes 400 francs as contribution to the
yellow fever stlickeu people Of the Uotct
States.
New ORLEANS, Oc'. lj.-Dispstohcs re.
ceived from all points Of the fever zone show
no material abatement Of the disease J. W.
St. Clair, telegraph operator at the Jackson
depot, has had relapse. Il. NJ. Vail, opcr.
tor at Meridian, died yesterday of fever. He
was agent Of the Teegraphers' Mutua! Berevo
lent Association at Nicksburg
a. y. Babbi!t a most active member OF III,
Telegraphers' Relief Association. who ook III:
fever yesterday. is renorted 10 favorable COZ
ditioo to-day. The Rev. Leska Triest, Of the
First German Presbyterian Church, died to
dav of yellow fever. The Ilowards have re
ctiVed a dispatch asking thar physicians aud
nurses be sent to Iaz)o City, where very lua
lignaut and fatal form OF fever has appeared.
Dr. Vs0deman, at Cbsttauooga. reports the
following deaths: Mrs Oswald Dielz. VIM.
Erwin. Sailie Hall and one negro. There Were
fourteen new case, twelve OF them colorsd,
decrease Of Line ir)m yesterday. Since III"
epidemic commenced there we're 292 cases ard
gu DEATHS Drj. FRAZIER. Baxter and Onstead
are holding their OVID. Energetic measures
were taken to-day 10 depopuiate the Injected
districts by taking the sick to hospitals and
others to camp The weather is warm and 10
favorable.
MEMPHIS, OF. lG.-The board Of healtil
officially reports eight deaths from yellow lie
yer during the past twenty. four hours, eud:pr
at six o'clock fought. This is the smallest
plumber since the fever was declared epidenr.
August %. jeff Davis, IT,. only son of Jetttr
son Davis. died tonight. Seventeen pbyslclaus
OF the Howard medical corps report 1Jr'y ne"
cases-tWenty one 10 the city and nneteen iG
the country. a storm from the norhwist / r.
walls.
LITTLE Rock. Oct. l6--The operator at
HopetsId reports two deaths 10 day and tour
yesterday. Advces from Arkansas City report
that the fever has broken out at WiatcrvlIie,
eight miles from that place, aud east OF tn.
Mississippi river.
CINCINNATI, Oct. l1.-lt is stated that
the yellow fever has not disappeared troGl
Galipolis, Ohio, as was thought and 81 stated
by citizens. Seven deaths have occurred withlo
a week 10 the Infected district, q short distance
below that city. where the steamer Porter was
anchored, which The physicians decide wre
gcGuino cases OF yellow fever.
Episcopal Congress.
Bishop Jaeger, in welcoming The Episcopal
Congress, il Circiouzti, yesterday, said there
are special reasons Why our church here Should
extend q WcIuOmG t. this uJOkrcs3 Ii bIlGs
boldly into view the comprehensive charac &c
of the organization. 1t is DOT oln1nlcaI lran
tuition; it does not eeisIatt; represents no pir!:
but inviles men of ali shades OF th,u!ht "HI
opinOo TO meet 90 Common platform Add
speak u: their honest convictions 90 the iVios
and practical issues Of the day. We arc glad
to have the woIll know that the Protestant
Episcopal Church is not afraid to let meu thl2E
on the essential point of faith 1t recognizes
liberty of thought in proper Limits. Eyperlmeu
views 10 open discussion tends 10 promote
uoity rather than create antagoDlsm'
d.. Gardiner, upon Bible interpretation. Ia
reard to the learning oil the present day, said
The effect OF recent research 80 Tar from GEO
tradicting the Bible, besis out al! lis state
ments." Dr.. Gardner cypatlated at length
upon discoveries 10 ola rnns OF tablets and
images contrmstory Of tho tower OF Babel AMI
the luin that came upon Babylo6; al;O the
story Of tho reign of Northumberland az nerrat
cd by Daniel. The inscriptions Of Ecsha, klot
of the Moabitcs, alters not the statements OF
Jewish writer's The fall Of the Moabites aud
the affairs Of their men are here shown iron
the standpoint oil men, not with spirl'ui'
bearing. Men say they ctt"n tlnd that Slrnc'
does not bear out the Statements OF the D'O'".
They mean the Bible docs not bear out The
coucusiors they reached through laI'acIju'
reasoning from an erroneous standpoint. Ines
conclusions often work Injury 10 the heart o'
those who's. faith is not grounded III hO"r'
But one by one these fallscca have been q
posed, the church strengthened and tho TFH'
YiDdicated.
Rev. Edwin Harwood followed upon tie
samo topic, putting forth views rather oDpohr
to those expressed by DR.. G,rdiocr. There +
q disposition to f3rca scripture into haruOn'
with science, which is wrong The ln'fepf''
ter must resist he tendency TO force scrPt1f@
into harmony with all newly discovered i'c'
1t is not scrip,ura Interpretations. 1t meat,
what its authors said, or it does not. BncA ''
the consideration OF the Bible as relic OF ne
past lies The original fact that it is chart an'
guide to Christian believers.
Shocking Double Murder.
A Young man named Neil met an Ola i"I''S'