The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-22

ana women ana helpless cnlluIeH DIE
sick. dying or dead. It is pitiful, in
deed, to see entire families Frustrated
and swept away in few brief hours.
Official death list for the past twenty
four hours. II. Population decreased
to little over 200 whites. But a few
new cases. No material to work on.
The deaths are old cases. B. 4.
Freedman and wife from New Or
leans en- route to New York were put
off the train this morning. Both cases
of we'll developed fever.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 16.-The
board of health have raised the quar-
antine at this port. This morninp the
weather was cloudy. Twelve new
cases and three deaths we're reported
this morning. AT a mass meeting
held at Greenland's opera house this
morning. committee of twenty-five
citizens was appointed to take such
action as deemed necessary for pro-
viding place of safety to such Of our
people as are peculiarly unable to 90
so without assistance. They requested
Mayor Flippen to borrow 100000 for
the relief of the poor and needy.
James Speed, ticket agent of the
Memphis & Louisville railroad has
sold $35 900 worth Of tickets since
Monday noon. Nearly half the popu-
lation have left the city.
MEMPHIS, Aug. l6.-Sixteen new
cases Of fever and five deaths from 9
o'clock last night till 9 tonight.
Weather close. Thermometer 81 de-
grees.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 16.-The Gal
weston News, special, Fort Clark,
says: Allitroops under the command
of Col. Mckenzie, except two compa-
MES of infantry left to garrison the
post, started at clock this morn
ing. The advance guard crossed the
river early this morning. The main
column has been crossing all day a
mile above the mouth of the Syca-
more. Every man has l4O rounds of
ammunition and ten days rations.
The artillery is veil supplied with
ammunition. They are on the trail
of stolen animals crossed into Mexico
two days ago.
New ORLEANS, Aug. I8.-The fe-
yer will undoubtedly soon be declared
epidemic. The disease has not
spread large over the city. No cases
have occurred in Algiers or Gretna
across the river. although they are in
constant communication with the
city. Carrolton, the extreme upper
portion of the city, has also escaped.
There are very few cases in the third
district, the extreme lower portion of
the city, and in the second district
from Canal street to Esplanade.
Nearly all the cases are on Custom
House street and streets near that.
The two districts comprise the
French portions of the city, and are
comparatively clean. In the sixth
district, up town, all cases are contin-
ed to the neighborhOod of filthy dairy
cowsheds.
NHw ORLEANS, La, Aug. lS.-New
cases, Is; deaths. A..
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. lo.-This
town of 200 inhabitants is reduced
in one short week to 200. with only
thirty to forty we'll ones, and the sit
uation is before You. But a few
days more and the angel of death will
| have vanished and the demon of
plague walks the streets as victor.
More nul SEES and help of any descrip-
ton has been telegraphed for. The
| fear of death has undoubtedly promo
ted the fatality of the disease. The
stricken people seem to lose all hope.
MEMPHIS. Aug. ia special to
| the Avalanche. from Grenada tonight
says: sixtv-tive deaths to date. loo sick
at present. New eases Yesterday.
| fifteen. Twenty-Five people dying to-
day without attendants. Relief is
greatly needed.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. lo.-New
cases. l29; deaths. ~.
| MOBILE. Aug. l9.-The health OFF,
Ger certlties to the board of trade
there is not a case Of yellow fever in
the city or county. \ special from
Montgomery says the quarantine
| against Mobile has been raised by a
unanimous vote of the board OF
health.
WASHINGToN. Aug. 16.-The col
lector at Pensacola telegraphs there
is no yellow fever in that harbor, nor
has there been this season.
BALTIMORE. Nd. Aug. lo-The
police of this city have sent S537 to
Memphis and Grenada.
NEW YORK. Aug lo.-The total
received in this city to-day for Grena-
da is $3.50.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug I2.-There is
no change 20 report for the twenty
four hours ending at P. NJ. The
number Of eases reported is nineteen.
and deaths twelve.
GRENADA. Aug. lQ.-The mortality
is terrible. The scene connot he de-
scrihed. DR.. Vaudeville. an expert
enced yellow fever physician. SAYS
that he never SAW anything that
would begin to compare with it-that
il IS fearful beyond description. To-
tai deaths over seventy. with no abate-
ment. and no hopeful eases reported.
Several deaths just reported 1t
seems none are 10 be spared.
NICk>RTRG. Aug. l2.-The health
officer is unable 10 give official figures.
but estimates ls0 eases and increas-
ing rapidly. Four interments to-day
from yellow fever. eighteen deaths to
date. The city council abolished
quarantine this evening.