Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-29
yellow Fever.

black frost last light. The Howard AssocIa-
ton are cow closing up their affirs, a1d a
number Of visiting physicians and nurses re-
turn 10 their homes tomorrow afteyrooc.
NEW ORLEANS. OFT. 2S.-Up to 6 o'clock
this evening four deaths aud one new case were
reported to tho Board of Health. The weather
TO- day is clear and pleasant. Twenty one new
cases of yellow fever aud tWenty-three deaths
are reported for the past twenty tour hours
The foo,iugs to date are 1880 cases aud
1894 DEATHS >,
MEMPHIS, Oot. oS.-Tho Board of Health
reported four deaths from yellow fever DUNG
the past twenty four hours endiog at six o'clock
to night. Last night was tie coolest OF the
season. A heavy frost fell and ice lined the
cutters throughout the city. The Board CT
Health will Tomorrow officially announce
safety TO refugees returning to tho city, but
recommend that oil dwellings should be
thoroughly ventilated before occupation.
| CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 2S.-FOr the twenty
four hours ending at T. NJ, one death an q
one new case, both colored. Weather cold
aud loo this morning. Major Carlisle COD
dtion is slighly improved.
CAIRO. OCT. 2S.--There have beeu 20 new
cases or deaths from yellow fever since last re-
port. There was heavy frost aud leo this
morning. The miri mum temperature fecordt q
at the Signal Office vas IS, while ncar the
earth it went as low as 20 degrees
AT MoCombs CRY three deaths are reported
.ioce Saturday evening, ard two patients are
DOT expected to live. Several new Gases arc
reported.
At Vicksiurg-THo deaths in the city aud
three 10 the couo,ry. The mercury fell TO 80
degrees lsst light. At Yszoo City-No new
cases or deaths. Heavy frost last night: Osy
ka-Eieht new cases and ore death. Houna,
La.-Ooe new case. Baton Rougc-New
cases 23, deaths 2, in forty. eight bouls. Pat
tersonville-New cases 5. deaths 2. 10 forty
eight hours. Euraka-One death OF Hope;
seven cases on Roshcl's place; fever among
negroes almost extoct The sugar mills ar!
open-s and the yield is good.
LATER.
MEMPHIS, Oc'. 29.--The weather has mode
rated, and light rain has been falling SINCE
early this morning. From o'clock las: night
Until poon to day undertakes report orders tor
seven intermens. Tbs Includes deaths both
in and outside Ct the city. ". j. Chase, act
ing postmaster, was stricken With fever last
night, aud the wife CT Captain Tom Cald~c!I,
who returned from Glasgow, Ky, on Wcdnes
day ast was Frustrated with the lever ycster
day. The following is copy OF telegram
seut this morning to the Chairman OF the lie
lief Committees in the principal cities OF the
cjuntry:
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, O,tober 29.-ln'
land towns that have had yellow fever ask
US to assist them 10 paying the balances
they owe. Fifteen thousand dollars will DO re-
aured. We ba7o barely enough 10 pay our
Own debts. If you have aDy funds 90 hand III
| - forSunrHnS n
we will distribute.
| (Sisned) A. D. LANGsTAFF,
President Howard Association.
| New ORLEANS, La, O,t. pa heavy
rain is falling this morning. Fifty two pc"
cases of yellow fever and ten deaths are re-
ported for the past twenty tour bours. Inc
tootings to date arc Is, COZ cases. g. 904 deaths.
"The Prophetic Conference"
This is the title given to Conference which
is to meet in this city next Wednesday to dis
cuss certain promises and prophecies connected
with the second coming Of the Lord Jcsu:
Christ. 1t is-ia fact, though not 10 name
convention OF Second Advertiss. The belleV
ers 10 this doctrine as fact Of prophecy arc
numerous in ali the churches; they differ, how
ever, 10 details. There is scattertd church
organization in this land based upon this doc
trine, but they affect to FIX times aud dates Tor
an event Of which Christ Himself said that DC
man could know the day nor the hour OF MS
coming; that it is an event kooWn only to zoo.
There Is another. but very small class Of Ad'
venti5ts who tirml7 believe that Christ came,
according 10 the Scripture, A. D. 70. when
Jerusalem was destroyed by the Roman army
under Titus. They insist that His coming is
spiritual, and not visible, aud that "thc sign OF
the Son of Man 10 Heaven" was aceu at that
time. Another class OF believers, also spiritual
iziog the Saviour appearing, assert that TIC
comes personally to every believer 10 tho hour
of death, and that this is the second conl0R
affirmed and prophcsied OF 10 the Scriptures
These arc called non evangelical by the evan
gelioaIs.
Blu, besides the foregoing there are Two 9th
or divisions of this graud army OF AdVeotlsts
who divide themselves into pre- mllIeonlslsIs
and post mlIeupalists The dlfferc1co be
tween them ia simply oDo OF time-a thousand
years only. Those who shall convene 10 this
city on w ednesaay hold the former view. They
arc tho pcssmis:s, and those who hold the
other view are the optimists OF the doc:rlne.
The pre- milIennialist believes that Christ will
be visible to His saints, whom He will gather
toto the air IS Enoch, Elijah and Jesus Him
self were caught up. The pre- millenniallst
bases bin ballet On more than three hundred
texts of Scripture which refer to Christ's sec,
cud coming. The chief trouble with the lotcr,
pretations of this class. however. ia their con-
fusion of two advents spoken of 10 The B'bl'.
During the period Of oDo housaod years.
when Christ is to reign On the earth, true rell.
giou will spread until the world will 10 the
main be converted. This theory OF the advent
is not Dew. Papius. Justin Martyr, lral aus'
Tertuliiau, and other fathers of the Church
taught it. Luther aud BeDgel; Edward Try
ing. the founder of the Catholic Apostolic
Church, aud William Miller, the leader of the
NIillerites, taught it. the latter. however, lG 40
exaggerated torn. Dr.. Cumming, Of London,
has aided to bring tho doctrine into rldlcue by
fixing 80 many dates for the coming of Christ,
not one of which for the last thirty years OF bis
rrophesyiog has proved rrect.-New York
He;aM.