Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-23
THE FEVER.

Tour o'clock Friday afternoon, but the weather is
still threatening.
The board Of health reports 6s deaths the past
twenty hours. ending at six O'Clock Friday
evening.
DR.. Armstrong, Howard physician died Friday
The wife and daughter of John H. Mitchell
brother of Maggie Mitchell, actress, are also
among the victims.
DR.. Early, volunteer from Little Rock, and Dr.
Iyner OF this city, who has been on duty at the
city hospital, were stricken Friday.
Eugene A. Moore. prominent member of the
Temple OF Honor, and temporarily in the position
tonight.
Hoist & Brother, undertakers. have closed bust
ness except for lodges and societies.
ID. Sheftall of Savannah, Ga, who has been ser
from this city to Bartlett, returned this ate rnoon
and reports only one case of fever there. This
case had the effect TO cause general desertion of
the town.
Federal officers who moved from Memphis
when the lever first appeared. had located at Bart
LETT, but are now at McMunzle, Tenn.
No more physicians nurses needed.
Se'enty-eight new cases reported Friday.
In vicksburg cloudy all yesterday, tbermome.
tei 90 degrees. Heavy rain with lightning began
last night. Twelve deaths report ted, ten whites,
two cooled.
NASHVILLE, September 81. The people Of De-
catui, Ala, stsmpeded Filday, on account of five
yellow fever cases, one Of which died. All BUSH
ness is suspended.
Vcksburg despatch says the epidemic is abat-
ing, III deaths IN the week ending yesterday at
evening; decrease liz deaths from the week be-
fore; II deaths in the last "A hours. Total deaths
to date 1921.
La New Orleans during the week, ending yes
terday noon, l,40l cases and AS deaths, q de-
crease of l12 cases and So deaths rs compared
WIN the previous week
In the last "a hours los cases SO deaths Total
eases 1885; deaths 1868.
AT Baton Rouge up to 8 A. NJ, Yesterday, 672
cases and 1879 deaths.
New cases 81 deaths | total cases 7O3, deaths
forty.
Despatch from Mormon City, La, says in the
week Al cases, 10 deaths.
In Mobile, 4 cases, 2 deaths.
AT Pass Christian, Miss, from the 9th to the
2Oth, 8 new cases and no deaths.
Biloxi, Miss. reports IA cases and 8 deaths for
the week.
Memphis despatch SAYS 62O dea be for the week
ending Thursday evening; total 2l2l deaths.
\ nmoer oil cases not known to the board Of
health.
10 Brownville. Tenn, 100 new cases, IL de-
crease; total 1870 Cases, A deaths.
A Hickman, XIV, despatch reports AZ death for
the week; 10 new cases aud deaths the last "a
hours; total cases 2O5; deaths "A.
At st. LOUIS, for the week 6 deaths, 4 at quar-
antine, and all refugees
AT Louisville, Ky, Is cases, 8 deaths; total
cases II; deaths &c: ali aeiusees.
Despatch from Cincinnati reports 5 cases and l
death Tor the week, all refugees. Total cases 80
10 ,ths H..
From New Orleans the report comes that it is
cloudy and showery. Deaths SO; new cases to-
lay los.
From noon to six p. NJ, II deaths and l57 new
cases were reported.
Inc death list to- day includes 26 children under
seven years.
In Al H. l.
IL; recovered %; under treatment q.
MEMPHIS, September 81. Cleared off bright
and COOL and q more hopeful feeling prevails.
For the "a hours ending at noon to day GA
deaths.
d.. Rogers, physician in charge of all the How
Ard inf mares, WAS taken down last evening.
Since the epidemic 26 Howard ply siciAns have
fallen victims ane IL more now sick.
Evening-There have been 80 deaths in the past
lwenty-four hours. The Towards report 20 new
cases. The Hebrew hospital asks aid OF Core
Ig lOnists
Marcus Jones, President of the Odd Fellows
feiitt committee, was stricken this morning. also
DR.. II. Eady.
A despatch from Columbus states the board of
health has ordered no mails to be brought from
any point whatever until further orders.
WASHINGTON, September 81. All vessels from
louisiana will be quarantined at all Portuguese
jerts.
despatch from fernando, Miss, says there
nave been eight deaths from yellow fever there.
No further assistance is needed at Canton.
GREENvILLE, Miss, September 81. Over one
hundred deaths here. The pestilence is raging,
and supplies are needed.
Hickman, KY, reports death and new cases
1t noon. Eight or ten others are sick, but it is
bilious fever.
At Grenada, Miss, two new cases and one
Heath are reported. The weather is warm and
Amy.
NEW ORLEANS, September D. The deaths to-
lay were 40 aud the new cases 1876. The total
asses to date number 1888, and tue total deaths
40. The death list to-day includes IL children
lnder years.
CANTON, September %. The new cases to day
ire "a and the deaths 8.
CAIRO, September %. At Hickman to-day.
here were new cases and deaths.
TERRY, Miss, September %. The fever is still
'ad at Drygrsve. Two died vomiting brood. Que |
lew case last night. Howard supplies exhausted. |
MEMPHIS. September % Thirty three deaths |
re reported officially by the board Of health, for
he past twenty four hours. Nine were coiored.
GRENADA, September %. One death to day, . |
olortd woman, no new cases.