San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-16
YELkON FEYKR NEWS.

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The Firemena Charitable Association OF
New Orleans return thanks for the generous
aid extended them by their brethren through
out the United States The Plsquimine, her
vile parish, Howard Association make an ap-
peal for aid. in which they say I'VE are still
in great distress We have had over ! ,lOO sick
and over 10 deaths, with nine deaths in the
past 4S hours and seventy cases now under
treatment. We earnestly call upon the good
people Of the country for help"
DIR. w. Zinsser, who had been hard at work
for the Towards, and very successful died TO-
day Of yellow fever.
Donaldsonville-T seven new cases
and ak deaths in the past "a hours.
Tangipohoa--Elcven new cases and two
deaths in tho past two days. The fever Is
spreading in the country.
Byram-All the sick are doing we'll Light
frost last night.
Bay st. Louis-New cases three; deaths
three.
OsYKA, Oct. 1a-Seven new cases and one
death. Total cases 80; deaths, 30. Spreading
in the country. Light frost last night
Dry Grove-One death.
Lebanon Church-Two new cases; one death.
Slight frost.
Pass Christian--TwO new cases; no deaths.
Grand Junction-Eight new cases in the
country.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Oct lS-New cases six;
deaths three. We think the yellow fever will
soon leave us now. Light frost last night.
Thermometer =. NJ, A. We look for a hard
frost tonight. Cotton picking is lively; pros
poets more cheerful. The farmers are waiting
for business to open.
Morgan City-Eighty cases are under treat
ment; two deaths yesterday.
Applications for relief from the Y M. G. A.,
sixty six; Towards, 49, The Peabody Re
lief Association has issued nearly GO,UU IA
tions The Towards sent nurses to st. John
the Baptist parish to-day.
A dispatch to the Towards from McComb
City reports twenty-four new cases and one
death.
MEMPHIS, Oct ls.-A light frost fell in the
vicinity of Memphis last night, but not dis
cernable in the city. Weather to-day cool and
bracing. From six O'clock last night to noon
to day, seventeen orders for interments were
reported by the undertakers. Vice-Presdent
j. II. Edmundson, in charge OF the Howard
Relief train on the Mississippi Tennessee
Railroad, telegraphs from Grenada: II find
the situation at all points visited more favora-
BILE than anticipated. Left nurses at Horn
Lake, Scnatobia, and Grenada A telegram
from Grand Junction just received, announces
that within the past II hours two deaths and
one new case.
Among those who have died since last even
ing arc DIR. NJ. II. Heaten, avolunteer physi-
can from New York, Ed. Weber, a prominent
saloon keeper, Mrs. Rebecca Keyzer, Robert
Meow Miss Nellie G. Tinney, p. b. Whe>tly,
and Mary NJ. s'alone The Howard Associa-
ton this morning sent car load of provisions
and supplies of bedding to tine distressed in
habitants of Decatur.
BATON ROUGE, Oct 1s-Thirty-six new
cases, but no deaths
PATTERsoNvILLE, Oct. 1S.-No abatement
of the fever here. Ten deaths during the past
two days, including DR.. w. A. Roche and c.
o. LeBae, a well known cotton planter.
FLORENCE, Oct. sd. Fl. Clark, book
keeper of the First National bank, was strick-
en- down with fever last night.
MERIDIAN Oct. 1S-Frost this morning.
The outlook is brighter.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. lS.-Deaths to-day, w.
Dunderhill, Principal of the High School, and
Della Chamberlain. Thirteen new cases, .
colored. Fifty convalescents were discharged
from hospital to-day. Clear and cold. Board
of Health advises refugees not to return for
two weeks after the frost.
Bolton--Total cases, III; deaths 81; first
case occurred August Is. Pascagoula-T
cases at quarantine to October II, s; deaths, 2.
Scranton-Total cases to October IL, D; deaths,
g. Crystal Springs-The fever il confined
principally to the country around Dry Grove
and Lebanon Church; no cases have yet occur
red within the limits of the village; during the
past week 81 cases and deaths; total cases,
III; deaths, "A. Memphis-For the week end
! ing 18th there were 81 deaths; total deaths, .,
So The surgeon in charge of the hospital ser
vice at Memphis has the fever. Milan-First
case, refugee, August %; first case among
! the inhabitants, October -; total cases to yes
terday, 3; deaths, 3. Cairo--No report of new
cases or deaths received No report received
from Plaqu, mine or Port Gibson, Mississippi
City, Grecnville, Spring Hill, Water Valley,
Biloxi, Canton, Brownsville, Tenn, Grand
Junction, Hickman and Gallipolis
MOBILE, Oct la-To noon yesterday iinew
cases and 3 deaths were announced. Father
Morley died at Whistler last night OF fever
There has been frost along the Mobile and
/ Ohio road, and there are good prospects for 4
L;ll;ny froat 70, pigif