The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-25
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I 1naudS more for our CerrlOie cOndIClOu- see
;Sf4ttpeFinffer4eht C6nl4eh4 ~ F2
Chairman Relief Committee.
*lt@ f3RfEsvIEEk, Sept ofSi 1873.
To j. L. POWER: Your remittance has
never reached Hee ,Tbs. EesIeg.aph Com
pany seems to ignore US almost entirely.
See shR We Asve lAHmaP 2, 5gfas = 1feETaed
us. j. FL. NELSON.
| MOFF6r;TENN., Sept. 81.
j. l.. PowkR: We do all that can be done.
Quarantine regulations won't permit our
men to go out and put the wire mp.
hi J. COMPTON, Superintendent.
b., Relief for GreenvfHe. 81
p NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20.
TOJ. D. STEWART. President H, A: We
send a b,at direct this evening. to Green
Vile with money, doctors, nurses, proYis-
ions, champagne, ice, etc. : 80 w..tt-a
Secretary How ard Association.
From GreenViIIe. Miss. by Way of
L 80 st. Louis -ft4
| Democrat ''''' - e.
:. The latest advices from, this place show. a
horrible state of affairs. About 400 people
main in the town, and of these one-half are
| down with the fever. Nearly 100 deaths
| mad occurred No white person attacked
| by the disease had recovered. The public
telegraph line. which connects Greenvllle
with the Western Union at Vicksburg has
been down since the 9TH inst. The Manager
of the Western Union at VicFsburg states
that country people will not.allow repairs
efs to go afon grand restore the line. y There
Esis no railroad communication and the pack
&ets have ceased'running. Thesteamers thaE
hast passed Greenville refusedrtO take pass
Sengers. The country is quara ntined
against the town, so that those reIhaining
are penied in, with no hope of escape, and
without even the means Of making their
I ~. I H. fr6Ir
BILE the ice supply is about exhausted. The
conditionis worse than fthas ever been in
Gren ada. f -r-T f',5 az sf,trt... ..;.to:l
An effort is being made by, some of the
Greenvile people now in st. Louis to char
ter a boat tor the purpose OF taking supplies
Snch-of these who have not been attacked
with the disease as desire to 60 rf
CANTeNE Sept. IS-Yesterday was day
of special sorrow. For the "a hours pre-
ceding u O'clock last night, we had death
almost for every honr; aud all hearts are
bowed with profound grief this, morning !;
our noble laborer, Dr.. Cage, died last
night at ten O'Clock, at. his post. We are
having fewer cases to- day. ..a..-..if ....s....
CANTON. September 2I.-Tweuty cases
and four deaths to Yesterday. rrr ---sts 8
CAEToN, Sept. 22.-New cases for last "a
hours, %; deaths, z.
GRENADA. Sept, 17-There were four new
cases and six deaths during the "A hours.
The Postmaster General to- day directed j..
Fl Campbell; Of this city, t.. assume charge
of the postoffice.
GRENADA, MISS, Sept. IL The deaths to-
day were Samuel Hirschberg, of Louisville,
KY who had been employed as nurse in
the hospital here, and Mrs. Joanna Seaman,
j, H. Cam pbell, ST., and asresfdent OF Col
OradO, whose name is not given. There
were three new cases reported to-day!
Many conValescents are now seen on the
streets. Mr.. +. "A. Below, of the firm of w >
II. Below, of this city, no was one of the
first attacked, and whose life was despaired
Of by the physicians, is again on the
thorougIifares. Mr.. Ball. the railroad agent,
and Mr.. Armstead, the express agent, are
convaescing rapidly.
GRENADA, Sept: 224PnbHci worship was
observed here to-day for the first time since
the pl ague. Rev. Mr.. McCraken preached
| TO a congregation consisting of fourteen
| ladies and ten gentlemen. y
| One death and three new cases to-day.
| DR.. Henry Stone estimates that. there
| have been 800 cases of fever In Grenada, OF
| whom 300 have died, 800 recovered, and 3OO
| sick and cOnValescing.
| I'VE think this low estimate of deaths,
for on the 1st of September, we. published
the names of l65. The deaths since, and
the nuDlbeF of cOlored people who have
| died, will not make the total far short of 400.
-EDs. CLARI6N.f - sfs = ~
-rg fsefee YAzoo CITY.
1t having been telegraphed that Rev. Mr..
Littlejohn, an Episcopalian minister, has
the yellow fever in y azoo City, the follow
ing satisfactory report is furnished, through
| the courtesy of Mr.. j ulienne: ..sr,.t
f. F'' YAZoo CITY, Sept. 10.
4 =
+ To A. l.. .Julienne: Mistaken; no fever
here only a scare, and our town rigidly.
quarantined,; the people terribly excited.
L. E. II. Kelly, Chairman.
iYAzoo CITY, Sept, 22.-Rev, Mr.. Little
| john, died last night. z..,.a,..s v,.t - -
SENATCBIA, Sept. II.
Dr. Writ Johnston: There is not a case
of yellow fever here. We, had two refu-
gees from Grenada. One died the other
recovered. Less sickness than this time
last year. "a frt.,et :! r.. .SLATON, :,
+. President Board Health.
b. PORT GIBSON, Miss, Sept. 10.
L F. r. SoUTHMAYD, Secretary Please send
cask of ice to Fred. Myles, Grand Gulf,
care of the railroad agent, for some cases of
fever in the country, as ice cannot be OBJ
tanned there. The fever has appeared IN
liSeveral localities in the country fear we
are. to have more trouble: Send by, the Par
gou9.. -s5-.--es.. JAMES a, CAGE,
e-it 5,ett-.. 4 EfsluSuk AApMaTu @aSSOflatIOn
'..i,err The Dry Grove Fever. ,a.eteI4
we quote as follows from. a letter from
Capt. Ratliffi dated, Raymond 18th:
- 1t is reported here this morning that
Doctor from New Orleans, after a personal
exaBipatQpq t fhosefWpp lafe new SiGlp at
Dry Grove says that they have 'snsdEarial'
Think that this newsi is reliabie. w, T. z. u,
la
for a hours ending ho9n to-day, So; new
2IF6. ~ -.
NV 6FLEANs, september 1s.-as deaths,
bEtH,, L. Sept. 2O.--Eighty cases and 80
deaths to- date. - :
New ORLEANS, Sept. 19.-Bo9rd of Health.
report to noon: deaths fOr1 q hours, 90;
new cases. 1875; total cases, 1913; total.
deaths 2299.
d E SoS IT, fRs !SE lsst
.oaaaIss ,s56St the h6aefd headqeaas
the the new cases, aits6ssii me deaths
is higher, only thiFty-1eig hi beipg rfRortef,
up TO noon. making ninety-One for The past
twentg- ieElr h0urs-r The suRplS,qf collins il
running very low, and it is with great Diff
Guilty aHSlfhing ~but' 'rCugi1J com d shaped
boxes can be obtained, even by people in
| good sf.ss e5s s..sH..s.. -; r.
MEMPHIS, Septs 1S.--Tbe fever is not only
spreading but seems to grow more malig-
nant. Within the past four DAYS, those VINO
| have been stricken have i'm nearly every in
stance died. The mortuary report shows no
! aecrease. Yesterday, the undertakes re-
ported ninety-six deaths. This does notin-
i;caade many who were buried by the living
mfpb beers of families. who. could, not be
SET lea BY ukdsFtAR6rs, b6k.s&AIo ptaGeliaEaa
collins and inferred their own dead, the
/ names of which do netsaf Var in the official
death list. The volunteer physicians who