The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-21

causing as they do no end OF red tape, verv much
OF which Is unnecessary. Some towns are 30 arbi-
trary in thoir orders that, SO far as the tram
management goes. " there was not superior man at
the head Of the road 1t would be managed entirely by
the oficious authorities. The town Of Cairo.
ILL.,, attempted TO say what the railroad
company should ana should not do. and
were 90 palpsbly foolish in their demands that
Colonel Clarke threatened them with running bis
transfer boats up the Mississippi River few miles
above Cairo, and leave that city high and dry. she
gave In One Of the items OF the quarantine IN
the little towns on the road 10 the Closing OF
the nve O'Clock p N. and not allowing them
spsn until eight In the morning Tho idea Is that
the night AIR is filed with contagon. and tho men
who generally congregats in them after dark may
communicate the disease then, whom they would be
hariIy liable to in the daytime. unless there was
a raging fsvcr In the town similar to that now In
Grenada This gives to the town dreamy appear
snce. and reminds OF Goidsmith's deserted
village Some Of the towns fire cannon 10 purity tho
air, and tar Is being burned in many OF
them. 1t is hard to got fruit or vegetables in the
hotels 10 tho private houses AZ tho author-
ties in those towns VINO have adopted quarantine
regulations have ordered that neither fruits nor veg
etabss shall be brought into tho town, and II any
farmer who is ignorant OF this order arrives IN town
with these articles OF food he IL seized and his whole
lot confscated. Chickens are In demand, and every
meal finds plato OF chicken the leading dish, the
scarcity OF food leaves but little refuse, and the
hogs lock as though they being trained
for race track. Everything wears the same
scared look ana business OF all kinds is at stand
still except the railroad business Even out In
The country the farmers are frightened, and
In instance to-day they burned
wagon bridge little river to prevent
travel from the neghboring towns and cities.
BRIGHTER LOOK AHEAD.
This state Of things last long, however, and
the gathering OF the cotton crop which Is almost
ready, will cause much OF the present alarm and
anxiety 10 be forgotten. Politics are also for the
time forgotten, ana the whole conversation 10 upon
the one prevailing but painful subject The crops
in splendid thriving condition, and this will help
the financial outlook whom ready for market as the
lever has been virulent and so general
this year the South will not be visited
again for some years arguing from the past Afty
years. The Cairo, st. Louis and New Orleans
road has furnished your correspondent every
convenience asked for, and General Manager
Clark has rendered every facility. This road,
under his able management, has been put
In really FIRST class condition, we'll equipped
with steol rails excellent rolling stock and backed by
healthy financial organization; 1t is IN order and in
perfect readiness to carry all the products OF the
unbroken road Best OF all It has the confidence OF
every shipper whose goods seek transporta-
ton over It's line. Previous TO the present
management this was not tho case
Your correspondent has received every courtesy
he could wish Tor, and tho people, IN their hour OF
greatest DANGER have not forgotten that spirit OF true
hospitality Tor which they have always been promi-
nent, and he gratefully tenders his thanks Tor their
uniform kindness, winch will not be forgotten.
CAUSES SCARF
For some unexplained reason the panic has ex
tended 10 over twenty towns on the line of this
road, although the fever has not made It's appear
ance in Thorn, while In past years only one
or Two towns those Injected have adopted or
maintained quarantine regulations. The only thing
to account for TINS Is the rapid settlement OF the
whole Southern country by Norlhern people, who, OF
course boing acelimatso for the upper coun
Try upon the appearance Of the FIRST OF yellow
fever. This viii speak for the Immense rush upon
tho the past three or four weeks Aoclimaton
10 everything, though there Of persons
acclimate1 being stricken. One thing is OF great as
sstanee to patients. and that is previous regularity
living.
IMPORTANCE OF GOOD NURSES.
| The whole secret Of is careful nursing.
The nurses should be a living paradox,
tender hearted, yet severe Whatever sympathy
shey may feel tor the patient not be shown,
must they DO harsh. They be cruel only be
Kind. Tho high price Of this has affected
tho southern country very materially, and the
scarcity is also source Of trouble.
CANTON DESERTED.
Tim Beatty, citizen OF Canton Miss, arrived hero
to-day. He states that the fever has created panic
IN that town, and that every is fleeing from
the place. Forr persons FRUSTRATED with
the fever there while three died yesterday. Their
and her sister Over four hundred families had ncd
the city up 20 last night. Canton. like Grenata Is
surrounded BY a good agricultural country and is
the largest cotton shipping point ON the jackson
route At lies seventy nine miles south Of Grenada
Last year its merchants shipped 40 900 bales
10 the New Orleans market Every in The place
Is closed except two establishments owned BY
Israclitss. The inhabitants Of Canton have svi-
IDENTIFY not forgotten how the fever used them In
1855 That year Of 800 Inhabitants who remained
In the city only twenty-five escaped with their lives
CAUSE DISEASE.
The that tho citizens in their exertiou 70
be Clearly about their streets and residences stirred
up all accumulotions of offensive matter, which
poisoned the air while being removed. II
thcre are any germs of tho disease
at all IN the air Il finds assimi-
lasing food and grows by what It feeds on.
such ia the theory Of the physicians At Grenada.
Such the at Grenada and at Canton, and
this theory not from Tonight superin-
tendsnt Of Telegraph Dugan ordered tho Canton tse
graph operators their once about mile north
of the town. THIS Is on account ofmen who work
repairs refusing 10 60 " Canton. Al nine o'clock
tonight the people are sl leaving the city In herds.
TEN p. NJ.
DR.. Chamberlain, who prostrated . few DAYS
ago, up and 10 now visiting and encouraging the
sick and dying. he is the only one yet thoroughly
recovered. Others have risen from their
beds only TO suffer relapse ana death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Friedman and wifs are better to-day
and may recover. rhe following are the very latest
dcatns:-Mrs. J. Il. Hayes, Mrs Dr. wilkins, Mrs.
Corman, Henry Rofasgy, Mary Laia and two
negroes. Tho Howard Association are noby
doing their seIf-slotted work, and organ,za-
ton should be known all Tho world Wherever hu-
manity has existence It's means are freely given,
ia ma mbcra and puPaes shrink from no dan ror and