The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-03
THE PLAGUE.
Terror and Dismay Spread
ing in the South.
NEW DISTRICTS ATTACKED.
Discouraging Reports from New
Orleans and Baton Rouge.
YICKSBURG AFFLICTED.
Great Distress in Memphis
Riotous Negroes.
GRENADA'S SITUATION.
An Appeal Through the Herald to the
Benevolent.
VICKSBURG AFFLICTED.
Great Distress in Memphis
Riotous Negroes.
GRENADA'S SITUATION.
An Appeal Through the Herald to the
Benevolent. t

HAVE WORKED TO SAVE LIFE SUDDENLY
STRUCK DOWN WITH rEvER-rHE HowARDs
APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE
HERALD.
[BY TSLEdRAPH TO THE HERALD
GRENADA, MISS, Sept 2 1873.
There 10 very little Of encouraging nature TO
mort tonight There were five deaths to-day, two
whites and three negroes. Colonel William I. Cole.
the Postmaster died at one o'clock this morning SIX
now cases have been reported since last evening.
Judge Fairfield is very low. Tho disease Is vry CON-
plicated bales the skill OF tie experienced
physicians Patients often left by their doctors in
= fair way Of recovery, and In less than six hours
aftsrward some change, wholly unaccountaDc, occurs
produce sudden death. There point to-day
One Of Howard ply scians told your
that early this morning he left young lady OF excel
lent family whose symptoms promised speedy con-
vslesence. About ten o'clock no called again and
found her in low state, SO low, indeed. that ho
poets report her death Tonight 1t is utterly i'm.
possible to tell who VIII ana VINO will not recover
CARE AND ATTENTION FUTILE
Certainly nous could have met with mere watchful
pursipg skiltul medical attention than Judge
walton and +. n. Reading: the Telegraph operator,
devotion and sincerity surely those two
who were ready with their TO pay Tor any
and all things necdcd TO be DONE TO add 10 his Tepu
tahon successful ievcr practitioner each medicai
gentleman 10 also anxious TO do as much possible
All that human skill can Suggest, all that friendship
and affection can accomplish 10 being donc, tina yet
terrible COURSE heartless It's chuce OF
victims than that which aAlicts this place IT.
\ plague OF the most malignant type, and u runs its
spite OF ali IN optic OF all the
d,sinfectants in spite OF all tho quarantincs which
helpless man may assume TO array against IL.
NglAsn 80 GRAVEYARD sCExEs- k3
To-day, IN company with Dr. Henry Stone, OF Nat
chez, your correspondent visited tho eastward ceme
terry. On all SIDES wcro newly madc mounds and
empty graves, the latter being already ordered.
Wnites and blacks, ricn and poor. honorsd aud un-
known, all are buried with the same nasts Tho
coIored sextoo with two ASSISTANTS took MS over
tho ground counted the graves for There were
are three things as many more. Tho utter indifference
shown reminded OF Aoratto and the dggers in the
graveyard scene In Hamlet And this Is
Friend meets friend upon the street. An they pass
you may near the words, "Mr. or hrx-- il oead.''
,oiuy the dcccsssd was near ana dSart0 th6m both.
soLEMN CHURCH SERVICE
{. Last night the Rev. w. y. NCCrackon held the
ltany service In the Office Of The Howards which s
IN lhs Chamberlain Honse. To a itts group oil per-
haps thirty person no said GA opening the scrvice:
sLast sunday night this liiauy service read
10 about the sam, number AS now present. yet fully
us no more" was occupied by all classes OF
blacks and whites Of both sexes. Rank anu casio
wcre forgotten In these hours OF distress and dan.
mon level; master and servant are unknown; IMAM"
~ tho ony. term recognized.
FYvKR TAKING down TUE woRXERs
William J. Ayres Whose name has already boon
mentioned ms ono Of the ciys best workers) and
correspondent last evening had long conversation
In connection with the management OF certain mat
lers This town. and this morning the first news
which came 10 evil Ayrcs down." 1t II a
noble battle ground When hero falls II Is said
he sick, but be is '.down; Tor cbaritably trane-
lated TINS means that nero stands until he fails
without hope Of rising again. William J. Ayres has
iaen bus tho sentiment here concerning MIN let
hope, trust ana pray no may rise again. Another
hard worker 10 MEhael j. Faou. He lett his position
cur inspector at Grand Junction to walt Mrs.
Beew, who lett here and subsequently, diod. This
noble man rs everywhere, hard At work among The
poor and needy. Ho gives OF his own scanty means
quietly A9d freely. He has not thought OF danger,
but goes whore he mans holp is most needed.
ASKING THE HKRALD's AID.
Tho Howards ask the HBRALD 10 make ano4her ap-
peal to all tho charitaby disposed. WHAT needed,
sli money offered and with II buy provisions AS q
country whose COOKS are all down can canned
meats. biscuits. any thing which will noursh lilo
b most earnestly asked Tor. Every individual IN
she town mas 10 be led by the association Such
families are loft i've II. Whatever you send,
send by tho first express train. Kindly remember
they need supplies. money. .
AxOrHBR NOBLE sPIKir PASSING AWAY.
Colonel Anderson cannot 1--we. A despatch has Just
bcen sent 10 Memphis TO forward . special train for
hts body which Will DO berct OF noblo spirit
which has dwclt within It. This heroic ending TO
, noble hfe such mon never de in the
body. He passed. through two previous eptdemics,
In the dust. Yesterday advised you that he
proving. and he Was really becoming cheerful. Be-
fore midnight, " our operator remains here. shall
have TO transmit tho announcement oil his death. His
osvoted wife ana the painstasing nurse from tho
Hernando, Mrs. Ward, together with DR.. Warren
Stone have donc all within thor power TO him,
but, as the result shows. to NO purpose.
K. GRgSApA, Miss, Sept 2-0P. NJ
Colonel Butler p. Anderson died NJ nine minutes to
oix O'Clock this evening.
Amos Kettle died at ABOUT nvc o'clock.
Charles Hall, youngest sen OF DR.. W. Hail. died at