The New York herald., 1878-08-24
Alarming Increase OF the
Scourge in Vicksburg.
FAVORABLE WEATHER.
Suffenngs Of The People through the
Quarantine Regulations.
THE RELIEF MOVEMENT
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE BERALD.1

GRENADA, NESS,
Via WATER VALLEY. Aagusa 23 1878.
Tee situation to-day is more encouraging. so far ~
fair warm weather is concerned. no.abstement In
deaths or virulence OF the plague can be reported.
Many fatal cases have occurred among tho negroes.
which has caused general stampede among them,
leaving many OF those stricken with none
to wait upon them. The people hero seem 10
nave no sympathy for the negroes owing to the fact
that when whites 6rst stricken these people
boasted that the whites would have to leave he town
and then they hs negroes would take possession Of
the place. To-day tho negroes are falling like sheep
Az USsrAHisG SLAYER.
Fifteeu may die added last nigs % list, making
sevsntv-nve in all row prostrase Inree Of these
unfortunates dtcd during the night The dis
ssse Is called yellow fever, but 1t docs not
yield to the yellow fever malarai fever treatment.
Not single victim has tar recovered. Tnss sinsu-
lar fatality has depressing influence pansnts, al
most destroying all hope recovery The doctors
nrst disagreed to the diagnosis and treatment Of
the disease, but the result amounted to about the
sams In all cases.
THE LATEST DEATH
Tho following arc the names OF those who died in
the past twenty hours
Ralph Conman, we'll known merchant here and
the iather Of tho CoIman family, all oil whom have
died with the fever except Joseph
Joseph Gray. son OF Judge Gray, promising young
10,
term OF The oxford (M,ssissippD College.
Peter Kirby and wife, the former well known
conductor, employed on the Mississippi aud rsnnes-
William KIRBY, Mrs. wilkinson Kawines and child,
together with three negroes.
WHO Ais WELL.
At tho Chamb berlain House there is only one well
man remaining; that is Bill Rsdding, tho telegraph
operator
Jake, the Italian steward, who heretofore had
sidered himself plague proof to-day prostratsd
with the fever James, the .colored cook, pros
trated this morning
GENERAL SMITHS ILLNESS.
General Smith always having reported all deaths at
tho telegraph Office and not having pot In an appear
sncs yesterday, all surmised that ne had been taken
with the fever A few hours later this proved too
Nue, not to irritate or discourage the sick
this fact kept quiet and no was at once
removed TO his homo In Memphis by special
train. This gentleman ever since hts arrival here
had rendered valuable assistance nursing the sick
and dying we'll taking sole chsrge Of affairs. Mr..
Smith Is a very prominent man in the South, having
been elected TO Congress from the Memphis district
ss we'll as serving with honor brigadicr general in
the late civil war. He Is known by the people o
West Tennessee Jerusalem Smith He also rom
usred telling and noble service in the plaques which
took possession OF the South In 1867 and 1873
ANOTHER BsAvE WORKER
Mr.. Vaudeville left for Now Orleans last night
He mas worked like hero and, though exhausted,
will return In u day or two, II Is hoped with fresh
vigor and resume his post
TRUE HERoEs
L, 10 astonishing and never be iully understood
how stand such great physical strains under
intense nervous excitement. hove here stunned
up the whole OF tho argument used to prove tho
fact, yet TO who has Witnessed the peculiar
hercu.ean Efforts OF men apparently unqualified Tor
physical labor the immense amount performed ID
wonderful beyond measure.
SAD TOUCHING scESEs.
The suffering Grenada has not been all physical,
nor has the ply sical exceeded the mental Imagine,
n you can, sick aud brother urging his mother
and sisters leave him TO his fate and fee for
their lives Imagine wife urging the same thing 10
her husband. Picture In your mind homes OF culture
and rcnsement turned into pest houses with every
shng forgotten but the allpsrvad ding. hearrsnd-
ing question, "Oh, my loved one what can do for
your" and throughout tho whole town nothing To 10
seen but faces blanchsd with fear and strong forms
bo~sf with anguish.
CANTON psPoPuLArED.
The exodus from Canton is best illustrated In the
fact that Monday last the city contained 500
people where to-day only 100 can be found. OF these
fifteen are prostratcd, while six arc professional
nurses from Now Orleans and Memphis under tho
direction aud 10 charge OF Or. Palmer, we'll Known
physician OF New Orleans.
A DEsoLArg CITY
The city at night presents entirely deserted ap
pearance Al dusk last night not a soul to be
seen on the streets IN the east ward Only twenty
one white men and four white women remaining
~ which number eight prostratod with the fever,
while the remainder only remain TO nurse the sick
and dying. Not single Of fever has occurrsdin
tho west ward up to date.
DEATHS stScE LAST RyroRr.
There were new cases yesterday. although I'VE
deaths occurred since last report Tho following are
the namcs:
Mrs. james Henry rhc foursb death in this family
since Monday last1.
1Nrs d. N. FELTON,.
William Hoibornc
Thomas NewberRer
Esquire Leonard (colorcdl
rHs WORST own
As stated In last nights report the disease 10 MOI.
spreadpg, while all confident that tne wersl Is
over The people in the adjoining towns feel more
quiet aud safe since hearing this cheering from
Canton.
H.RDsHirs op rnB oCMASnsg.
All Of the quarantine towns ore suffering by the
rules and regulations thsy have made Tor the reason
that since their blockade was established no food Of
any Kind has been brought into their limits ana the
amount they had on hand has dwindied down until
they on what might be termed 'short rations ~
In winona. Tor instance. common bacon Is worth
twenty-six cents psr pound There no such
things as Injuries and the actual necessities Of life
are brought within the very smallest compsss The
piaincst iood ls scarce and commands the highes,
price.
AID oyrExso PROM HoLLr SPRINGS.
The good people OF Holly Springs wrote letter "a
Superintendent Colqueboup OF the Jackson route, a
WATER Valley, asking upon what terms a committed
9Th for he Orr
transported IRON that point TO Grenada and return
That gentleman replied IN tho following tcr,ns:--
To the Relief Committee at Holly Springs, Miss. .
Will pass any OF your committee TO Grenada u
arrange for rec Of yellow fever sufferers Tree, and
K N. ooLQUEHouN, Superintendent
PANIC AT SUBMIT.
Aeummi. Miss. tue people have nearly deserted
tne place. owing TO tho fever n,vipg broken out Ia
tarm house four miles west oil that place On hearing