The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04

WAsHkN0xDN.
The banking house o. II. 4. Offiey 4 Co.
Washington, ID. c., has suspended. A de
cline In the District OF Columbia bonds, II
which the firm dealt heavily, il the cause o
its downfall.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
once has decided that soldiers In the regu
lar army may file claims and acquire home
steads on the public lands without intending
70 Secome actual settlers. The decision wa,
made on the application Of General Jef. G.
Davis. now and for many years in the mill.
tary service.
Edward Mcpherson, Chief OF the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing OF the Treasury
Department, has resigned his position, in
order 10 become political editor Of the Phil
adelphia Press.
There was no little excitement In WASH
ington on the 3oth, caused by threatened
communistic uprising under the leadership
Of one Isaac Cohen, an agitator who had
been previously arrested and fined for in
citing riot As measure OF precaution,
Secretary sherman placed additional guards
IN the Treasury building, and company OF
troops from Baltimore was sent for in order
TO make assurance doubly sure. There was
no outbreak.
Secretary Sherman has written letter to
the Secretary Of the "Honest Money
League" denying emphatically that he or
any other member Of the Cabinet had pro-
posed TO recede from the position hereto
lore taken BY the Administration in regard
% the Resumption act, and assuring him
that there will be no letting down BY the
Executive branch Of the Government rs TO
resumption on the LIST day Of January next.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Yellow fever reports for the ed: New
Orleans, 40 deaths and 1876 new cases: Mem
phis, ~ deaths and ia new cases (only par
TALLY reported) Canton, Miss, 9 deaths and
= new eases; Grenada, death and 20 new
cases; fernando, no deaths, but o new
eases; Hickman, KY, deaths and new
cases; Grand Junction, Tenn, deaths and
3 new cases.
For the "A hours ending at noon on the
I'D, there were 134 new cases and A deaths
1t New Orleans; 81 new eases and deaths
u Holly Springs; % new cases and death |
1t Canton, Miss, new cases and deaths
y hickman, Ky; , deaths at Martin. Tenn:
II new cases and 4 deaths at Brownsville.
Fem; and deaths at vicksburg. Mem.
PMS report delayed, but apparently no
niminution In number OF cases.
There were 50 deaths from yellow fever
'nd 1872 new cases reported in New Orleans
orthe "A hours ending at noon on the 24th.
y Memphis, 81 deaths and over 100 new
asses; AZ Vicksburg, deaths only. but
many reiapses on account or CHANGES m
weather.; II Holly Springs, 8 deaths and 20
Few cases; at Canton, Alississippi.
leafh and % new cases: ~
saton Rouge, La, for ls hours, 3 deaths and
: new cases; At Osyka, Miss, deaths and
cases 70 date. The disease was extend
~ 70 many places In Mississippi and Lou
''sna heretofore exempt, and two deaths
ccurred AZ Milan, Tenn, causing general
loppage Of business and q regular stampede
{ the inhabitants.
Information was received at New Orleans
rom Greenyille, Miss, en- the 10th. that the
own was entirely cut on by mail and tele-
rapn from the rest Of the world; thar ont
ooo people remaining in the place nearly
" had been or were down with the fever
70 ioz nad died, y In the "a hours proceed
~. The Towards Immediately forwarded ,,
y steamer TO the stricken community ! !
'rce OF ~ nurses under charge OF 4 phv-
'eian' ana full stores Of supplies OF yarious
mus, together with telegraph operator.
a. Lake, MISS, up to the 2lst, there mad
cen W cases Of yellow fever and q deaths.
Mofgsn lily, La % cases and Is deaths:
Brownsville, Tenn, 80 cases and ~
estns. The disease had become epidemic
CoIiiersville and Martin, Tenn. A. Her.
anoo, DRY Grove, and Mayeryille. Mis- =, !.
angipahoa, L., and . number Of other !,
laces. d
a dispatch from Hickman, Ky, 18th. saw. !, 4
~ two-thirds q the white people Of toe !, =
w are down with fever, and that the re- !. !.
a'nder were unable to bury the dead or y
lrse the sick. = o
The disease had so far abated NJ Canton 2
iss., on the 18th, that the President ~ ~ 4
owards requested that further coptrjhu. z
'ns be discontinued. N
a movement has been started IN Nah. y
ne, Tenn, 70 secure donations "a ! fund -
the support and education OF the ornh.r =.
auren % Butler r. Anderson, OF the Mem - -
" howard Association, who fell 4 victim !. -
me cause Of humanity at Grenada. Mi~s. =
mIuances may be sent to Thos. 8. Weav. - -
treasurer Anderson Orphan Fund NJ
snviile, Tenr. Gov. Porter. cx.(;ov -
OWL and other well known gentlemen
me criginatcrs Of this worthy scheme a. y
ne6cence. 's n tn
''nce the beginning Of the epidemic The ~
'v~lng physicians Of the Howard Medi- = -
T'lps nave fallen victims to the plague: /"
=, =. hodges Of Memphis; RIB. Williams. -
wood6urn, Ky; ,. w. McKim, q 81 =,
~; M. 2. Meake, Of Ark; +. n. 90
uregor, Of Upton County, Tennes. Is
4. ". Menes, Of Nashville: ]. AZ
marian, Of Hot Springs. A.. y.
4. kenner, Of Indisnsncls.. - vx,-.s le0