The New York herald., 1878-10-21
DEATHS AND NEW CASES REPORTED
A Revolution in the Treatment
of the Disease.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 20, 1875.
be following IL the report OF new casos OF yellow

only l67 now cases left-that ~, cases which havc
CURED in the past three days and under. notice,
however. our city papers stili hold to
the old absurdity and report ouly the oficial
statement Of cases Of yellow fever given BY
the Board OF Health. which gives the new cases At
80 Now Tho number OF deaths from yellow fcver in
the past twenlyiour hours 10 90 which would place
the death rate At nearly nnetyssvon per cent taking
the figures above as the total Of new found
an old lady the other night perfectly terrified what
she termed terrible mortality this year, having
boon persstently following this perfect nonsense all
through the entire epidemic.
The largest NUMBER OF cases to-day seem TO come
from the upper and lower extremitss OF the city.
President Hathorns oil the Seventh district reports
that the fever IL still the increase In Carrollton
Tho number Of new cases has been averaging here -
many as ffty pcr DAY.
The garbage committee still to make
Interesting revelations. Mr.. McAfrey showed the
nance, passed December last, had instructed the
Administrator OF improvements to dump tho city
Tor the monument TO General Lee now being erected
there. The stencil arising from this work beyond
description anu no amount Of caroolic ACID seemed
able TO overcome u. rIis work was continued up 10
knows from personal observation.
THE FEVER ELsEwHERK
From private letter just received learn that tho
fever has been extremely fatal in the parish OF
Piaquemin. One OF tho ablest physicians In the
parish, IN old practitioner, ost ny pAtens tnts
summer On one plantation on tho east sidc OF tho
river. abou. twenty miles below the city. there were
three deaths yesterday. making thirteen deaths on
this one place alone. No hnd occurred on
Myrtle plantation, Immediately opposite. tho mes. OF
the sickness appearing on the western bank OF the
river THIS fact ut least curious, and may be worth
the attention of the scientific.
REVOLUTION AMONG THE DOCTORS
understand 10 some Of the little towns In Misss.
sppi since the advent OF hs yellow season,
tors Some former sccptics have given themselves 10
homeopathy, aud private ieltor from Crystal
ssm wiil never be able 10 rise there again. That
homeopathy docs husband strength OF the patient
under the paroxysm OF lever there b, Ques.
ton, and this Is undoubtedly moro t4an bali OF me
baltic.
MoRTUARY REPoRr..
The following II the death roll Tor the past twenty
William ii. Miller Willipm Foley.
Catherine Forncads. Charles +. Pauline.
Franz Vogt. John Murphy.
J. Saiadino. Magdalne Young.
JOS Max Escuref. Maria VitraaO.
Albert FuudepthaL John Gales.
Sophie Schmidt Eiza Grady.
Christie Kellor. Henry Rsval.
Anna Graunis. Joseph willlams
Emile Iowzan. Louis Jonos
Heioise Guen.ot Theresa A. Cox.
Thom 70 Hail. Mary A. BERTRAND
In tho above list there arc thirteen chidron under
twelve years OF age.
Among the dead notice, with regret, the name Of
Professor i. Voet native OF Swzsrland late OF the
Among the new cases reported Is J. j. McDormost,
oil the operators VI the Western Union Telegraph
Company Inc condition OF d. h. Hunt 10 reported
worse.
Frost is reported far south as Tangipahoa The
weather 10 elear ana cool
FUNERAL OF A. D. BABBIrT.
A. d. Babbitl, tho well known tsisgrapher native
OF Michigan, = most jealous aLd active member aud
the Secretary Of the fsegrapners Relief Association,
died ut one o'clock OF yellow iever, aged twenty
eight Alter the funeral services by the Rev Dr.
Palmer, this afternoon, the romans wers escorted
TO tho cemetery by battalion oil the Washington
Artillery, OF which bo was membcr and buried with
military nonora among tho large number present
were Colonel w. L. Owcp, VINO has just recovered
from an attack OF the lever; Captain Wam Pierce, oi
tho Continental, and other prominent members oil
military organizations.
xKPoRTs YRox OTHER PLAcxA
The following reports are under date Of the GOTH
JACKSON. Misa-fhrty-s.x new cases.
DosALDsoNviLLE-Fortyn new cases and deaths.
BAr ST. LoUIa-EigLt new cases and deaths dur
ing the past Two uays.
BYKoM.-Onc case. Frost and loo this morniug.
CAN1oS.-Ecvcn aud deaths Sent
physioian and nurses 10 Livingston. Frost again this
morning, but not enough 10 XIII vegetation.
LoGrowx.-lwo deaths and new casea
Pass CHRIsTrAx-Ten new cases and death.
hcCoMB CIry-Nine now cases and deaths.
MILAN, Tenn.-rhe Howard relief train arrived here
tonight, ailer trip to Martin ana Jackson, Tenn.
Al the latter place unmistakabe yellow lever cases
were found. No apprehension s felt Of tho spread
the disease.