Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-21

ICW C'eoCo III Vie ldSt wv cuGY-lOur hours.
At least 100 down with the fever.
Weather cloudy, with threatening
rain indications bad for. patients.
-Four cases of black vomit reported by
DIR. Hughes which he says cannot re-
cover - Business entirely suspended,
and trains pass by without noticing the
place. Distress truly appalling.
AT MEMPHIS.
4 Memphis dispatch of the 18th inst.
says Mrs. Kate Blonda, an Irish wo-
man, living at 212 Front street, corner
of Adams, nearl y the centre of the city,
is officially reported this morning as
having genuine case of yellow fever.
She has been keeping small eating
house, which has been most entirely
frequented by roustabouts and river
hands. DR.. Erskin, health officer, has
taken charge of the building and block,
and goes to work at once disinfecting
and fumigating the entire square
pa AT LOUISVILLE. ga. @aa
A Louisville dispatch Of the 18th SAYS
the John ID. Porter landed here last night
with several cases Of yellow fever on
board. Health officers visited the craft
to-day, which moved on up the river
toward Cincinnati No danger is felt
here. "Ecs#t
AT GRENADA.
A Grenada dispatch of the 18th says
one hundred cases of yellow fever were
reported here up to II m. There have
been ten deaths within the last twenty
| four hours. ~ ~
LATER. ...rs.
The latest advlces from Grenada give
the total number of cases at over l12.
There is some excitement here over the
news. Every exertion possible is being
made by the board of health to prevent
its spread. .s..rg a
~. OTHER ACCOUNTS
A Men phis dispatch of the 18th says
that Notwithstanding apparently relia-
BILE contradictory reports of the exist
ence of yellow fever at Grenada, tele-
graphed yesterday, number of pri-
vate kilograms received by citizens this
morning, all bear testimony of the
place having been struck by a fearful
malady Of some character, that is baf-
fling the medical talent. Thousands of
refugees from New Orleans fed to
| 'Grenada,i some of whom have. been
stricken! down, and the natural suppo-
sition is that tits yellow fever of some
kind, caused by climatic differences.
The news came this morning that with
in radious Of a few hundred yards,
fifty or more citizens of Grenada have
been suddenly seized by. the malady,
and the physicians are unable to cope
with it. The mayor of Grenada te1e-
graphed to the chief Of police of Mem
phis, this noon, to send forthwith such
dislnfectants as he could. .. "a
r. AT VICKSBURG. tFeE ....sf eE
A Vicksburg dispatch of the 18th
says there was a general rush out of
I town yesterday and to-day, caused by
the fatal case of fever which originated
here. The alarm continues. Three
other cases are reported at the City
Hospital but no new cases to-day. .-.
THE DISEASE SPREADING. e-t1 -
A New Orleans special Of the 18th
says the yellow fever is professionally
on the increase, though doctors differ as
to the type. Nearly half the deaths
are infant natives, and Is per cent col
ored. The Parish of Nachitoches quar-
antines sixty miles front of the river,
prohibiting the landing of passengers
and freight. This will force an issue and
raise the question of right of local
quarantine. A state officer has gone
up on the steamer Bart Abel to land and
test the matter The mails still accu-
mulate, and no effort is made to deliver
them at quarantined points. In many
places the local quarantine is discovered
to be for speculation and blackmail
Certain steamboats, arrange not to be
interfered. The disease is raging at
Port Eads.
YELLOW FEVER.
A St. Louis dispatch of the 10Th says
in view of the fact that there is no
abatement of the yellow fever at New
Orleans, the health officers of this city
have decided to put quarantine hospi-
tai ships in the river IA miles below the
city in condition for occupation. and
keep q certain degree of surveillance on
steamers and trains arriving from infect
ed parts below. I-----N .-...1
A New Orleans dispatched the 18th
says there are to-day II, new cases of
yellow fever; deaths/14 AT Port Fades
to date Is cases and 5 deaths are re
ported. 49,.
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS.
- A New Orleans dispatch of Aug. 18th
gives; new cases So; deaths, 8. New
cases for the week, 233; deaths for the
week, &C.. Total cases, 1866; total deaths,
1875, which include in to-day's report IL
new cases and deaths at Charity hos
pital. et
A White Sparrow.
The Patterson IN. j. Guardian says:
"Quite number of people were assem-
bled in West-street this morning, to wit
ness q rather unusual sight-a white.
sparrow. We have heard of such q