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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 15.-The largest illicit
d,steTy vet found in this district 400 gallon affair has
been destroyed by the revenue officers.
UuuAx1 N. s., Sept. 14.-Admiral Ingleiield's
nagshp BserophOn accompanied by the Sirius and Argus
arrived yesterday from Newport. r. l.
SAN FRANCIsCO, Sept. 15.-WOrd has been re-
csiyed mat samoa will give England and Germany tine
saine Advantages as 10 the United states.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.-In the south Carohna
aIroad case Yesterday Measrs Lord Smonton, Nathan
and other counsel tor various respondents made argument
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 15.-Generals Beauregard;
~ amon and Rarry the annual banquet OF
The Aztec Club evening this club being composed OF
Grams OF the Mexican war.
paovNIv N Y Sent. 15.-Robert Carvelia, bal
Loon tranevisf with Keyes balloon fell nftY feet from MS
loon Al Inc Ph9n1 Fair yesterday His back paay hur
and he probably cannot live.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-Forest fires have been
rapS on The north side the Columbia River The losses
a S5OO0OO. public meeting mas oooh heu ~
Vancouver 20 raise TO relieve the settlers
NASHUA, N. H., Sept. 16.-Judge Clark OF en-! the
nited States Dstrtet Court has granted an nlunoto
atTaipng the directors Nashua and lowell haroaa
company from leasing tue Boston and Lowell kairoad
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Natcbez. are the only physicians here. They are
going night and day. slight frost occurred here
a night or two ago.
Ldter.-There were five deaths yesterday and two
to-day, and two new cases. The fever is abating
and we may soon look for more cheerful con-
dition Of affairs.
CANTON, Miss. Sept. 15.-Dr. Lyons reports that
he travelled twenty-five miles in different direc-
tons of the surrounding country on Friday. There
is unmistakabe yellow fever in families having no
communication with the town or houses. lie found
one dead and another dying.
TERRY Miss, Sept 15.-twenty cases of yellow
fever are reported at Dry Grove, four miles from
here.
HOLLY SPRINGS. Sept 15.-COlonel Fl. Walter,
a distinguished lawyer, soldier and citizen, was
taken yesterday much against his will, and put IN
bed as yellow fever patient. Colonel kenloch faI-
cOneT Secretary of State who has been working here
all the while takes his place on the Relief Committee
OF the original seven of this committee only Two
were left but yesterday General Frank Walker,
with Falconer were added to it. The death list
yesterday comprised four people, and the list OF
new cases twenty-fOuT, including one nurse, The
number of people yet to have the fever here IS not
far from 500. The nurses here are too few to meet
the requirements of the epidemic. The doctors are
OVerwOTked. - =,
BELoXI Miss, Sept. 15.-The death Of S. Mitchell,
sixteen years old, was the only one which took
place yesterday. Two new cases occurred, but none
to-day.
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with McGuirb for beating his brother nearly to DEATH
Brady now under bonds Of $4,000 for committing an
assault on man named Hutchinson about two weeks
ago. Quinn is badly hurt, and 1t is feared that
he cannot recover He has two deep cuts
behind the ear of which is three inches long, ana ne
shows symptoms Of being parayzed The surgeons thnk
the cuts were made with knife. Yesterday morning
Quinn thought by the physicians to be at the pon'
of DEATH and priest was sent for to give him abso-
ton In the afternoon he rallied, and late last night
there was slight hope of his recovery Quinn has long
had an evil reputation and the police report that he has
already served tsing Sing for an assault Win
intent to kill.
Coroner Schrmer, OF White Plains, In company
with Deputy-sherif Ford impannelled jury yes
terday morning, consisting Of A NJ Dederer' Iore-
man. E. Lambden. grocer, l. p. Robinson, auctoneer'
T. s. Crennan painter, Charles Hofmeister ana W; r.
Deveau clerk. The jury viewed the body OF MeGnirK:
and adjourned till to-day at O'CLOCK, when the nuee'
viii be held. -,
John McGuirk the murdered man, was bricklayer by
trade couple OF years ago he fell into bad company.
His father industrious and lives near the sue
OF the old tOgate The citizens greatly excited anu
IL Is believed meeting will be called to take some meas
to prevent repetition OF the many ngnts WHICH ao
caused every Saturday night by the ruans OF Drakes,
lane. DR.. l.. W. Finch made post-mOrtem e1amiha-
ton the body of McGurk tonight, and iouna tnat ne
TO his death by extTavasatlon or bl0oo III tue
BRAIN caused by being struck by stone Inere WeIC
wounds the head either OF which. he sald was
sufficient to produce Death His friends took charge OF
McGuTks remains for burial Brady was couft
tots afternoon. and he held without bail to await
the of the cOrOners inquest BradyS Iater Is one
Of the village trustees and is man OF responsibility ana
means. When he visited the police station yesterday
and looked ut the mutated remains OF McOufk ne su
he wished IL were body Of his son, VINO had been
of trouble to him for years Brady was less III
tOxicated than either Quinn or McGuirk.
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SUICIDE AFTER ATTEMPTING MURDER.
JOHN HENDRICKsoN, OF BABYLON, SHOOTS HIMSELF

JOHN HENDRICKsON, OF BABYLON, SHOOTS HIMSELF
AFTER TRYING TO KILL HIS WIFE.
John HendricksOn has lived with his wife
and step-sOn, Henry Van Colt, about mile from Baby
lon Long Island for twenty years Much OF the money
which he has earned by fishing and hunting he has
spent IN liquor and when intoxicated often quarrelled
with the members OF his family. HendrcksOn was fifty
six years old his wife sixty and his stepsOn forty ON
Saturday evening Henduckson ana Van Colt quarreled
The latter was knocked down ana severely choked
when his mother nterfered Van Colt started for war
rant for Hcndrcksons arrest few minutes after the
son went away the mother entered the room where Hen
erickson was and told him that he would have to leave
the house He made no reply Then a young man
named Charles saxOn who wanted Van Colt to do some
yor, for him. came to the house He sat the stOop
with Mrs Hendriclson. She sat with her back toward
the house while he stood by Of the posts in front Of
her Just then girl named Mary Jane Davis, engaged
I'm the family Of Andrew Arnold who lives about 200
wards west OF the HendrcksOn place. TO get pail
Of wafer and stood In the yard in front OF the stoop
Suddenly there loud report ana crash OF glass,
and Mrs. HendrcksOn and MISS DAVIS Ielt themseyes
wounded HendrcksOn had fired charge OF sn0t at the
party through the window OF the room IN Wcn ne was
Subsequent examination showed that only one shot
struck Mrs. HendricksOn IN tue cneek, ou penetrating
rho akin while five struck Miss Davis lniictinR only
skin wounds. saxtOn and the two women ned TO Ar
shortly afterward Gilbert Morris, who lives short
distance from the house. saw Hendfckson come out ana
30 around the mousse In the direction taken Dy ms VIE,
rs II looking for her, returning In few moments with
his gun his shoulder. soon another report was
heard. John A. Seaman entered the house later lie
found endcksOu the door with the left side or MS
head blown away. The man had placed the muZzle or
the gun under his chin and reaching the trigger prop
ably with his roe had thus discharged the second barrel
curious circumstance the fact that before shooting
himself he went TO the front stOop and completely
irdled the main stalk OF the grapevine Coroner Pres
ton was gwen notice. and an inquest brought out the
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FOREIGN NOTES.

HAVANA, Sept. 7.-Captain- General Martinez
Campos has proceeded TO by aoout
500 laborers His object is to superntend and drec,
The rorl NJ dverting the course Of the waters now
canspR the nundatOn Of the greater part OF tue ls
tncts Of Alacranes Recro Cardenas and Colon resulting
from the heavy rains that have fallen lately.
HAVANA, Sept. THE weather is tempestu-
ous and very rainy Some sixty plantations and farms
are reported to be under water by the nundaon In the
districts OF Cardeuas and Colon. Ricardo Gab Is sec
rotary to the Government and an experenced enghee
of roads and canals, has accompanied
Martinez- Campos TO the inundated districts
LONDON, Sept. 14.-The steamship Wyo-
ming which sailed from Liverpool to-day, took out 600
Mormons from Germany, Switzerland and the Umtea
Kingdom
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BILLIYGSS CLERK EXAMINED.

BALLsroN, n. Y, Sept. 15.-At the trial of
Jesse Billings yesterday John c. Sherman, his clerk tes
tilted TO hearing a shot while he was waiting on Gus
tomers in tho store He went to the house and saw Bill
lngs when he entered. On the Sunday preceding the
murder Billings inquired where his guns were; he told
~ ba had heard OF freduent Cuarrels between Billings
and his wife particularly about Mrs. Curtis. Two days
after the murder Billings said II was rumored that Jen,
&c md mo were engaged and that IL would DO awkward
n he herman) could not prove where he was when the
sbot was fired He accused him OF putting Mrs Billings
our Of the wav and laying the crime against him. The
neople have thus far fourteen witnesses and VIII
aecupy nearly three days more. The trial VIII probably
ciose during the third week.
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LIGHT FRosrs IN MISSISSIPPI.
SLIGHT ABATEMENT OF THE FEVER REPoRIEr

h SLIGHT ABATEMENT or THE FEVER REPORIED-
INCIDENTS AND DEATHS.
VICKsBURG, Sept. 15.-There was a light frost on
Friday morning northward in the Mississippi bot
toms The fever here is abating in new cases, but
the number of deaths continues very large. There
were twenty-five deaths yesterday, sixteen white
and six colOred. Among the dead is the Rev. Father
Vitello This makes the second priest that has died
here within two weeks. Bishop Elder is reported
70 be convalescent but extremely weak His recov-
ery will be slow. The Right Rev. Bishop Leroy has
been here for several days. The Rev. Mr.. Galloway
and the Rev. Mr.. Price are conyalescing.
GRENADA, Miss, Sept. 15.-Dr WoOlfalk Of Pa
ducah, is dead. after an illness Of one week He
came here highly recommended by the citizens of
Paducah. His skill, energy and devotion during
this period of woe have been the theme Of every
tongue, and his death has filed the hearts of the
people here with grief. Six other deaths occurred
yesterday, and two new cases were reported. DIR.
Yesey, Of New Orleans, and Dr. Henry Stone, Of
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DEATHS IN THE OHIO VALLEY.
4 FFw CASES oNLY-FRosrs REPORTED.

CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. ia boy from Ken
tucky who arrived here sick on Wednesday. died
to-day with symptoms Of yellow fever. Five en-
ploy6s Of The Bulletin office. who were taken
sick Friday. are very sick with the same symp-
toms as those who died Thursday There are no
other cases heavy frost took place outside OF the
city on Friday morning, It is now reported.
GALlIPoL1s Ohio, Sept. 15-william Walker and
Clodus Brothers died Of yellow fever yesterday The
steamer John Porter which brought the yellow fever 20
this region. departed yesterday morning In
search of her runaway barges. On finding them
she was 70 go 20 Pitsburg. -Four Of
the infected barges lost by bengc rushed 70 pieces
against the Newt port bridge and otherwise. The John
Porter captured the remainder OF the tow and started
up the river with them.
here last night
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NO FLAGGNG IN RELIEF WORK.
GREAT SACRED CONCERT AT CHICAGO-A THOU
SAND TONS OF ICE FROM MAINE ETC.

A GREAT SACRED CONCERT AT CHICAGO-A THOU
SAND TONS OF ICE FROM MAINE ETC.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-The great Cary sacred
concert here tonight for the benefit of the yellow fever
sufferers was a fine success. Mccormick Hall we'll
filed large array OF local talent assisted Miss Cary.
The gross receipts were about S25OO all Of which go
The purpose named all the participants in the concert
having volunteered their services. Professor Swing
made a short address.
GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 15.-Thus far eighteen
and three physicians have been sent to Memphis and
Vicksburg aud by train to-day ten additional go
forward.
GGRDNER, Me-. Sept ia movement ia on foot to
raise 900 tons OF ice among the ice merchants and
companies In this vicinity for the fever sufferers.
BRICKsBURG n. j., Sept. 13.in response 10 request
made by Superintendent Ravens, OF this place, remit
tances being received from the crews OF the Life
saving atOns the coast OF NewJerseytO be applied
10 the fund IN aid OF the yellow fever sufferers at the
South. superintendent Ravens Will promptly forward
these remttances through The TRIBUNE The churches
aud Masonic lodge have also contributed to the same
fund
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NEw.nRLEANs STILL IN NEED.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS STILL PRE-
sENTED-THE HOMGOPATHs SAVING MANY PA
TENTS.
NEW ORLEANS Sept. 15.-Yesterday's record Of
yellow fever shows 429 new cases and 70 deaths.
Several of the new cases were many days old, the
physicians just reporting them. Some of them were
five days old.
To-day the deaths number ffty-nine, and the re-
ported cases 149. including six cases dating from
the LIST to the 4th inst.
The weather is clear to-day and warmer. The
Howard Association reports twenty new cases, the
Young Mems Christian Association ffty-nine.
The following public statement has been made
BY the Howard Association:
To The Associated Press:
The resolution OF the Howard ASSOCIATION teleRraphed
last evening applies only 70 themselves and their pc
cuar work with the sick and destitute from yellow
fever and intended to apply TO the Peabody AssO
eatiOn who work relieve che destitutiOn and
distress which prevail widespread from the present cpl
demic. The Peabody Association does a noble work
aside from particular sphere and s worthy OF every
announcement. +. r. SoUTHMAYD,
Secretary Howard Association.
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THE CRETANS REFUSE TO SUBMIT.
MUKHTARs MISSION A FAILURE-INDECIsryE FIGHT

MUKHTARS MISSION A FAlLUhE-lNDESlDlFE IAhnA-
ING WITH THE BosNIANs.
LONDON, Sept. IS, 1873
The mission of Mukhtar Pacha, who was
sent to Crete endeaYor to pacify the island has failed
The Creans rejected all the proposals made by the Porte
and refused to enter into any arrangement with Mukh-
tar Pacha looking the establishment OF reforms IN the
administration.
THE GREEK APPEAL TO THE POWERS.
The Greek memorandum, which was presented TO the
Prime Minister Thursday points ont that the Porte
by signing the Treaty of Berlin sOemnly recognized the
principle OF cessiOn Of territory The evssive reply OF
the Porte refusing appoint delegates 10 settle tine
frontier question until the Powers answered Its late
note is calculated prejudice any understanding De
tween the two Governments. Greece consequently
appeals the Powers to exercise the right OF mediation
OPERATIONS on THE SAVE.
News comes from Bosnia that the Austrian REIN
forcements have begun offensive operations against the
psurgent intrenchments the banks OF the Save The
fighting SO far has been ndecisve The Austrian losses
between the 4th and 9th inst were about 100 ocers
and 5000 men.
RAID on ERZERUM FEARED.
The MussuImans Of the surrounding country threaten
10 make descent Erzerum, and plumber the Chris
tians when the Russian troops leave that CITY,
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FPIDEMICS ABROAD.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-SurgeOn-G
Woodwork has received the following reports in regard
TO epidemics abroad:
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept IA few cases OF yellow
fever have occurred at Port Royal, six miles from
kingston one proved fatal. The steamship Etna from
Hayt arrived at Kingston on the LIST inst. with the
purseI sick OF yellow fever contracted In Hayu.
Hayana-51 deaths from yellow fever and from
smallpox during the week ended September
During the week ended August "a, there were "a
deaths from scarlet fever in Birmingham, England and
the same number IN Liverpool and London. In Ham
burg there were 81 deaths from typhus fever IL from
enterc fever and 20 from dphthera In the same week
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DYING PROM MALPRACTICE.

Justice Maxwell, of Jersey City, on the COM
plant OF Theodore T. B. Reed, issued warrant satur
day for the arrest OF Alfred b. judd waiter living in
this city, the charge OF aiding to procure an abortion
The victim is Reeds wife, residing Fifth-st Jersey
Civ with whom Judd had been intimate. Judd was ar
resed I'm this city, and after being taken 20 court
sened TO 20 TO Jersey City without further delay. He
was committed TO the county jail to await examination
next Wednesday The persons concerned are cOl0red
neople Reed is school teacher, aud on returning TO
ms home Friday lie found his wife at the point OF death
She made confession duplicating Judd.
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C.. Fisher, who resides at No. ~ East
seventy-seventh-s while walking through the RamDe
I'm Central Park last evening, was startled by
nistol shot, which was fred within
few feet OF where he was standing. He
informed an officer, and the two men went
to ascertain the cause. They found young man, neatly
dressed lying tho pathway, bleeding profusey from
a wound in the breast officers Pagan, Cant
and McGinn carried the man TO st. LIKES
HospitaL The man gave his name as John q.
Jackson, OF No 504 MOnroe-st, Brooklyn. He was
years OF age, and had attempted TO t0ke his
own life The physicians found that the pistol had been
held Immediately the breast that recovery Is alb
solutely impossible. The only articles found IN his
clothing were Colts revolver, nineteen cartridges
comb, three keys and au empty pocketbook
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THE DEATH LIST.

DR.. Woodwork, the Surgeon-General Of the Ma
rjne Hospital Service, has issued his weekly report
in regard to the mortality from yellow fever IN the
cities where that epidemic has been raging with the
greatest violence, the figures being for the week
ending at p. m. on Friday. From that report and
from the kilograms received since then by IRE
TRIBUNE, is compiled the table of mortality pre-
sented below. The figures show the number oil
deaths to have been very much larger than the rag
mentarv and partial reports received from day to
dav have indicated. The table is as follows:
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A special dispatch to THE TRIBUNE from
Washington says that Dr. T. g. Verdi Of Washington, has
lust received letter from g. Fisher secretary Of the
Howard Relief Association at Orleans, well known
homeopathic physician in that city in which the latter
SAYS:
The foyer increasing and no expectation OF abate
ment for many weeks. We saving more cases than
any other practice DR.. Beden in 100 lost only
one but do not have any part OF the funds sent 70
tho Towards or Mayor Of the city II you aid by
urpng some OF the generous benefacOns OF the North
into our hands for and distribution, will receive
our klDdest thanks.
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THE SULTAN BECOMING FESTIVE.

HE APPREHENDs THAT HE WILL BE MADE
BRITISH vAssAL.
LONDON. Monday, Sept 10, 1878
The Times's Constantinople correspondent reports
that the difficulty of bringing about the necessary
reforms in Asia Minor is increased by the jealousy
of the Sultan, who recently made significant re-
marks in reference to semi-independeIt Indian
princes"
The Sultan still considers Midbat Pacha danger
GUS and ambitious but it is possible Midhat will be
made GOvernOr-Genera of Asia Minor.
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THE FEVER ABATING.
A SMALLER NUMBER OF DEATHS.

A SMALLER NUMBER OF DEATHS
THE EPIDEMIC MuDER EVERYWHERE EXCEPT
PERHAPS. IN MEMPHIs-FRosTs AND REDUCED
MORTALITY.
There have been frOsts in places in the
fever regions and a feeling of confidence
that the worst is over begins to be mani
fest. In New-0rleans the doctors are
controlling the disease better. The total
number of deaths, so far reported
is $500. The heaviest mortality is now in
Memphis. A statement is issued from New
Orleans saying that it is the Howard AsSocla-
ton alone which has had funds enough contrib
uted to its treasury by the country.
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RAIDS IN THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
HAYDENs PARTY SET AFoOT.

,,,s HORSES AND THOSE OF OTHER PARTIES STOLEN
ny 1NDIANs-BRIsBIN CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS.
IyRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
FORT ELLIS, NJ. T., Sept. 2.-Agaln the Indian
war affects us. the retreating Bannacks reenacting
the Nez Perces role of last season, as will appear
from the following official dispatch:
FORT ELLIS NJ T., Sept ?, 1873.
,C,ior GEORGE d. RUGGLEs, 4. a. G.. Department Of Da
c S0a, o. from General Brfsbin camped Miners
Creek above Boetlers rancho, reports party OF Ban
nacks or Nez Perces entered the EailSy az
that point ana StG s ' bs OF Haydens party one
nrtv OF Bannacks with 200 800 head OF horses are
heading Rs Sr MSd Brd General Miles with y
men Is supposed TO be on ClarRs Fork making !oWaaa
tbo park Lieutenant Clark, with twenty men, IS near
RaTronett's Bridge, and General Brsoin, Leutensnt
Hamilton and thirty soldiers and ten esens Win
MS coi'p"H' -O- BRowNNG, Commanding.
General Miles had come this way, with large
military escort attendant upon him and accompanied
nv a marty of tourists, both ladies and gentlemen,
bound for the GeVsers. But the Bannack trouble
has taken him in the direction indicated in the dis"
Itch inst given. General Brsbin had gone 20 the
Mammoth National Park Hot Springs, accompanied
nv two English tourists and escorted by Lieutenant
nonglass 18th Infantry, and small party of troops.
Tbs s,tuation not appearing the most favorable
Rrisb,n established himself at the Springs, as being
within courier reach of Fort Ellis, while Lieutenant
Douglass moved into the Park. Since that time
nothing has been heard of him or his party, and as
the Indians have increased in numbers there SINCE
Douglass disappeared it is feared he may have been
set afoot OF captured.
Since began this letter the following dspatcn
has come in: H., a,,,,,s Cant 7 1879
Everybody ia set atoot, including the Hsyden survey
narty The indians came down Miners Creek, out
psrt az the hand has moved toward Wind RIVER luis
asserted that National Park superintendent "OAi' M
party are set afoot and destitute 1900
At the first intimation of danger, General Brisbn
visited Bozeman, and at public meeting, called foE
volunteers, promising ratons, arms and ammunition
AS a result, a small party responded and are now
with him. but if report DO true have also loSt 'heii
horses, ,
Captain Egan and Company. I'd Cavalry returned
here on the 31st from scout, having captured nifty
six head of Bannack ponies. He is now out again
and will cooperate with General Miles, who hopes
to intercept the Indians upon the Nez Percess tral'
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THE VATICAN AND SWITZERLAND.

In consequence of the amnesty granted by
the Grand Council of Berne TO the Catholic priests who
were deprived OF their vingS in 1873. for refusal TO
comply with the requirements of the state he
nends 10 propose TO the other canOns TO adopt SINH
lar measure and solve existing difficulties by common
aQraament.
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The table is ms follows /:

There have been number of instances of one and
two deaths IN several small places. The number of
cases at New Orleans up to the present time has
been $780, At Vicksburg it has been over $500.
in Memphis, as far as can be ascertained, about
COCO people have been taken with the fever.