The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-26


n was called away from the funeral, bu
n the ladies Of his family went to tn
e grave and, with Others, covered Il
e with flowers.
T The Young Mems Christian Associ
e ation report new cases, g.; total case.
Q 10 date, 2244. The Towards report
d new cases, as; total cases, DOCS.
. The Howards have sent six female
d nurses to Thibadaux.
o Tomorrow DR.. Francisco Oniisuo.
Of Havana, and DR.. Grove, accompa
: MED by nurses, 60 to Terry, Miss. A
1 dispatch announces three deaths there
' in the past "a hours.
, Richard Nugent, who has been sec.
rotary and treasurer of Charity Hospi.
tai ever since its reorganization, in ~,
dieG OF heart disease; age, 65 years.
The board of health today, in its
official report, only publish 1Se cases
: out Of the 800 reported, the rest beng
OF dates varyin from the first to the
twentieth of September, one physician
alone reporting so old cases.
CHATTANOOGA, September 81. -
There have been 4 deaths and 8 new
cases in the past "a hours. The fever
Is assuming worse type.
WASHINGTON, September 2l.-The
Secretary of War having received in
formation that the Howard Association
OF New Orleans has some $500, 900 on
hand, and is not in need of funds for
the relief OF the fever sufferers, has
ordered an investigation in regard to
the matter, and suspended his order of
last week to issue 10, 900 additional
rations for the relief of persons suffer
ing from fever.
GREENvILLE, Ala, September "a
DR.. Sam Walker is sick. Over 800
cases to date; 210 deaths; no decrease
but fever spreading in the country.
The mayor and marshal are dead, and
very few are left. Have great trouble
in burying the dead. ]. N. NELSON,
Relief com
MRMPHIs, September 24.-From noon
yesterday to noon to-day there were
SO deaths. John Fenwick, Felix Gill
martin, z. P. Oliver and F. F. Mccall
are dead. DR.. Turk, of Cincinnati, Is
among the new cases. Julius Wise
goes to Martin to attend several cases
to-day.
OsYKA, MISS, September 2.-There
have been SO cases OF fever to date and
deaths; many are convalescent.
CANTON, September 24.-Twenty-
three new cases and one death In the
last "a hours.
WATER VALLEY, Miss, September |
4.-The fever is increasing. Two |
new cases and one death, William |
Brook, a railroad man.
A locomotive exploded last night at |
Vaughsn's station, killing the fireman,
John Smith, colored, and badly ipiur- |
ing the engineer, Picton, and Con-
ductor Peak. The wounded were
brought here TODAY.
SAN Francisco, September 4.-The |
Democratic State Convention OF Ne |
vada yesterday adopted hard money,
advocating the removal of all restric- |
tions on silver, and nominated for |
Governor L. NJ. Bradley, the present |
incumbent; for Lieutenant Governor,
j. NJ. Adams, and for Congress, w. |
Z. Deal.
DETROIT, September 24.-The stand |
ing committee of the Diocese Of Mich |
igan have decided not to call a special |
convocation for the elecrinn Of a sue |
cessor to the deposed Is shop McCros-
ky. They leave the matter till June.
CHICAGO, September 24.-Col. Miles |
telegraphs Sheridan that six In lians |
from Sitting Bulls camp arrived at
Fort Keogh to ascertain on VIVA, terms
his people would be permitted to |
come back. Sherman replied: mot |
especially anxious for the In1ians |
who went north to come back, but If |
they do come back, the terms must be |
an unconditional surrender"
Markets BY TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS.
GALVESTON, September "a Gold l001S.
Exchange, New Orleans sight par New |
York sight u discount. Silver-Ameri- |
can par; Mexican Doc.
Hides-market Arm at quotations; very |
select l6l4c; picked 14c; stack sailed |
12c; kips f4c; wet sailed 7a4@s1kc.
Wool dull and unchanged; fine East |
ern spring 20@22c; fine Western 800 |
20c; improved Mexican 12@15c.
Cotton - receipts 3071 bales; no ex- |
ports; sales 3l07 bales; stock on hand |
5,055 bales. Market easy; middling |
9Hc; low middling 91fc; good ordinary |
nominal.
BALTIflORE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, September "a. Flour
dull and heavy for high grades, but steady |
for mcS.dm aud low Southern. Wheat
firm and higher; Southern red $kS0M |
1.04; No. Q, Pennsylvania redxi .O6m |
1.O7; No. Q, Western winter. red. SPOT |
rand September and October Sl.O6sS. |
Southern corn steady, Western Arm and i
higher; Southern white %; yellow So |
@54c. ~
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS, September 24-Gold |
100H@1o03s. Sight par Sterling, bank,
481l@4 S31<. Consols 741SQ74H.
COtton-good demand; sales 2550 bales;
good ordinary CSC; low middling l0Ac; |
middling l01fc; good middling lOXc;
receipts, net, 1851 bales, gross 1891 bales;
bales; stock on hand IL, 917 bales.
Flour-dull; superf1ne s. 90; Xxx 90. so;
xxx $4.00@5.25; higher grades %. ESQ |
5.621z. Corn, yellow, mixed, 63057c. |
Oats 33c. Pork scarce and firm at $40. 26 |
@10874. Lard steady; tierce SIC; |
keg SIC. Dry salt meats quiet and |
firm; shoulders; jobbing, at 5sk@5s4c. |
Bacon, dull and easier, at 6, 2, 74@73zc. |
Hams steady; choice sugar-cured 1880 |
13c, according to size. Whisky quiet, at |
81. 05@$1 10. Coffee dull and nominal; J
ordinary to prime 141k@lsAc, gold.
Sugar, nominal. Molasses dull; CON- |
mon 16@23c. Rice, demand good at |
full prices; ordinary TO choice Louisiana
516@614c. Wheat steady and unchanged,
at 85@95c.
ST. LOUIS MARKETs.
ST.. LOUIS, September 24.-Flour uu.
changed; Xxx extra fall $3.65Q4; XXX |
extra "a. 15@425. Wheat higher; No. 2 |
red fall S81<@Se5lc; No. 8, 63sk@84c
Corn firmer, at 34sz 0134skc cash. Oats
better, at 19Xc. Whisky steady, at
$l.07. Pork lower, at $3.50 Bulk |
meats dull and nominal. Bacon lower;
shoulders $5.37k; clear rib $6.25@
go; clear sides S6.S00665. Lard
nominal, at csc.
KANSAS CITY MARKETS.
KANSAS CRY, September "a. - Grass
fed wintered Texas steers 81 .20Q2. so;
corn fed g. 5O@2.s0. Bacon, clear, &c;
rib exc; long CSC
Wheat-No. 2. spot. one car sold at
631kc; No. Q, spot, one car sold at
73c.
NEW YORK MARKETs-
NEW YORK, September "a Gold l003s.
Stocks weak. Money per cent tx
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