The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-29
vIcxsBuRa OBTAINS NATIONS FROM THE Gov
ERNMENr-INcREAsE IN NEW oAsEs-DE-
CREASE IN DEATHS.

The Weather has been thruatening ana gloomy mere
today, having most depressing effect on all, sick and
we'll Tho death has fallen 70 feortesn for
the last twon,y-lour hours, but what hope
or encouragement there is In the decrease 10 most
snectuaily checked BY the increase easssL
There Was informal meeting OF the physicaus, In
which quite variety VI opinions display In
gard TO Ihs lever It's type, treatment, DC. The osst
point agreed was. that II 10 decidedly more amena
bio than it It's first appearance here
Some OF tue physicians report great many Of
maiariai fever In the city, though does not
make much difference what It is caled-it kills all
the same. My reports 50 far have embraced only
yellow tower cases the number for to-day feots 70
l25.
DOCTORS AND PRIESTS ATTACKED.
Dr.. O'Leary, tho Mayor aud leading physician OF
the city, has worked night and day almost until he
vent down this morning. He, believe, has led tho
fight in this epidemic, having the largest mum.
Der OF cases and OF the worst typo OF the
fever In the district. There will 60 up tonight
from many sufferer prayer thst ne may DO spared.
Father NcManus, OF st. Paul's Church. has battlsd
with the fcvcf ana is repertod down with It
Father Aubferfslt succumbed from fatigue but Will
soon be AZ work again.
D. Shelby, book keeper; John D. Roach, teller, and
John Eggeston, messenger, Of the vicksburg Bank,
were among the ntst Of tho reported this
morning James Doll, reported overwerked ysster.
day, has developed 6rst class Of yellow fever
to-day and is very i'll tonight DR.. Whitehead II
out sgato, but not duty yet Or. Robbins - re-
ported OF danger and sitting up; is Dr. Bafeur
the Health O6aceE II viii DO week yet before they
can 60 on duty
ovBRwoRkED rnysIcIAxa
The visitisg physicians have all they attend to-
and are working night and day This place would
have been simply graveyard without them. To show
how badly tney we're needed Dr. Harris,
OF Galveston, arrived here yesterday At
noon, and tonight, SIX. reported thirty.
three cases, sweaty-four OF which were The
physicans win meet for general consultation 70.
vital pressing importance 70 up Tor eensulta.
tiou.
SLOW NAIL CoMMUNICATfoN.
We are to nave . semi-occasioDal mail, BY freight
train over tho railroad. Il will relieve tho over.
worked telegraph operators here Three trains came
In this morning. The Post ONCE Department IL doing
all in It's 10 effect arrangements By which
our mails may b transmitted with some degree OF
regularity. Nothing definite has been accomplished
Among our other Ills Is tho Egyptian darkness that
prevails In tho city, there being gas-nothing but
the ntiuI glare OF occasional kettle OF and tho
coal oil suspended aud attached 70 the doc
tors buggss they rattle necessarily tho dark
and DANGEROUS streets The following telegram to tho
vicksbure Herald will residents OF tho city
IN the morning. tor aid Is eoming:-
JACKSON, August 2s 1878.
the following correspondence explains Itself
CHICAGO, ILL.,, August D. 1878.
3; BAnKspALs, or Clarion onaosr !. 80.
By h. s@' 70. essbuf s.si; r.. .s
Ceni.;i and COR road vii, ".9'pcss .h.m ~
SS With K T. Ra~orh and have him nut
the" to S''H''aFs iA'5 c or .fs o. v Ten f
NEWTON Miss. August %. 1879
ARRfs Al AgKspALR. -
much pleasure. when viii shsy be In = Jackson -
INCREASED DEATH RATE AT onENApA-cooLxR
WEATHER THE CAUSE.-THE DISEASE IN
WATER VALLEY.
[BY rELEoRAPH TO THE HERALD.
GRENADA, VIA wArER VALET. Misa,)
August rs, ISIS I
The 81 ,uat,on to-day is horrible gloomy, owing
to tho TACT that the weather has changed
from excessively warm TO damp aud cool
while this change checks the spread OF
the disease II increases she rate 10 an alarming
oxteut Although NO nsw cases have appeared since
last repors twenty-five Of the sick have dioa The
following arc their nsnes:-
Mra stokes Franz Holly.
James Stokes. MI PoftoSanG
Solomon MARSHALL Miss Jennie Ayroa
Charles wiegsrt. Ers HUGHES, the mother
Rev j. X Armstrong. Of Dr. Hughea
A. r. Sanders. James WilliamG
Z, Also nine negroes.
Tho large death r.ts Is owing TO tho cool weather.
which stiii continues The deaths on the ncroasa
WAITING yoR pRosr
The disease Is peculiar. Indeed, II 10 ss subject 10
atmospheric changes the barometer. There will
soon DO none left for tho disease to attack however
The cool nights coming; but until they arc cool
enough for frost tho fatality will bc greater In the
majority OF IL Is at this critical point that al
depends upon tho experienced nurse
THE DISEASE IN WATER VALLEY.
Reports from Water Valley exhibit intense excite
mcnt ut that point owing 10 tho appesraucc Of the
yellow fever there DR.. Mcfarland, Of Water
Valley, arrived At Grenada by special train. He
came d. Stone, OF this place, TO 70 thore
and examine Kinney Lees, VINO was prostrased with
tho fever yesterday. DR.. Stone sxamin.
iug Lces At onco pronounced II q genuine
cass Of yellow fever, but warned the innab,.
tants not 70 be alarmed, he thought the
foyer was not Of local origin having evidently been
imported iron Canton by Lses, whs was a railroad
engineer ana VINO had been quarsrsd every night Al
ways Bluffs small station nino miles
this sidc of Canton. Notwithstanding Dr.
stones advice to the people not to b.
alarmed many are leaving the place, white
those remaining arc terribly excited q, tho presence
OF tho diro aiscasc in their midst The greass. pre-
caution has been takon prevent tho spread OF the
disease Tho quarantine all sioes while the
streets and sidewalks covered with lime carbolsc
acid and other disin fsctants. The town oil Wafer
Valley has a population OF 1000 Inhabitants, and II
Is estimated by tboso cognzans Of facts that three
iourths Of this number have left for moro pleasant
parts
RAISING QUARANTINE.
The town Of Duckhi. station on this railroad.