The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-24

city council and board Of health to.
day ordered tho establishment Of Il
rigid quarantine against all steamers
and trains from the South, and have
taken precautions against commune
cation from amy infected fever dis
tlict.
Pitt>Mug, Aug. l7.-The board Of
/ hea|'t has uual,tu'incl all hoa',; and
trains from the South and West. \
public meeting is called 10 raise funds
for sufferers in the S"uth.
New York, Aug. Y. James Riley,
WHO recently arrived fl"m New Or
leans, is sick with what is supposed
to be yellow fever. lie was removed
to the quarantine station to-day.
Pensacola, August i7.-The Amrri-
can brig, A. i. Bar, OF MarhiaS,
Maine, from Cuba, departed off Pen.
Saco|a tur with the mate dead ard
her crew sick Of fever. As amy pilot
boarding her will be detained at
quarantine until frost, it appears the
pilots all refuse to bring her in and
probably the vessel will sail north.
Tho schooner Laura Lewis went
ashore on Santa Rosa island near
Fort PickcnS last hi yht. The cap.
taiu's wife being in chi|dhcd, c""|d
not be moved. The crew have been
quarantiurd at Fort Pickru>, the yes
sci laviu. come from Cuba.
New Orleans, August 20 --Eew
eases one hundred ana thirty six !:
deaths torty-one.
Memphis. Aug. 20. 49, Postmaster
Thompson has been notified that the
Memphis mail will not be received at
\icksburg and other points South.
Ocean Springs, August 2O.-One
death from yellow fever is reported
here.
New Orleans. August 2O.-Fonr Of
the nurses sent by the Howard aSso-
citation to Grenada have the fever.
Yellow fever at Ocean Springs. Que
death is rep"'ted.
Nicksbnry. August 2O.-The health
officer is unable I" give official lignres,
bnt estimates 100 cases i" the city
and increasing rapidly. -Four inter
ments to-day from yellow frver.--
Eight-eu deaths t" date. The city
council has abolished til" quarantine
of the city.
Cincinnati, August 2O.-The steam
er John Gibson with fever on board.
is at anchor three miles below CALI
p"lrs, the engineer having refused t"
Ito further duty. The Gal!ipolis
health officers have placed strong
guard over her to prevent any one
leaving. Charles Deyelman, e"gi
neer, and VIM. kadler. have died.
There are ten cases on board. Cap
tain Bickerstatf is sick.
New Orleans. August 20.-The
Grenada mortality is terrible. The
scene cannot he described. DR.. Man
dev''le, an experienced yellow fever
physician, says he never saw any.
thing wonld begin t" compare with it.
That it is fearful beyond description.
The total deaths are over seventy and
with n" abatement and no hopeful
cases reported. Several deaths are
just reported. 1t seems that none
are to be spared.
Memphis, August 2O.-~The Howard
association Of this city has been ad-
vised from Grenada that the epidemic
there, considering the size of the
town, appears to be the most malig.
nant and fatal known in the country.
The great want is money and nurses.
Memphis, August 20.-Twclve new
cases from 5 p. N. yesterday to noon
to-day.
Boston, August 2O.-Rcsponding to
the request for assistance from the
mayor of Memphis. Mayor Pierce of
this city authorizes the former to draw
on him at sight for 81 500. The citi.
zens will meet at noon to- morrow and
take measures to relieve the distress
in Memphis.
New York. August 2o.-Two yellow
fever cases at quarantine yesterday.
one being VIM. REILLY, of New Or
leans. No new eases at quarantine.
| Wilmington, y. C., August 2O.-No
yellow fever here. City never health
! icr. =
Norfolk, August 2O.-Twelve hun
dred dollars have been subscribed by
citizens for yellow fever sufferers.
Two hundred dollars were sent to
Grenada and three hundred to Vicks.
burg.
Baton Ronge, La. Aug. q, 1873.
10 VIM. II. Tunnard.
No yellow frve, here We are all
we'll. FRED ID. TUNNARD,