The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-09
A Nurse Arrested at Memphis for At
Tempt. 6 to Rape Dy-
ing Lady.
Large Increase Of New Gases at Baton
ROuge---Gloomy Reports from
Al Quarters.
THE FATAL FEVER.
The Epidemic Still Spreading I'm the
South

New ORLEANS, Oct. 3-Deaths 81; cases
reported, Ill. Total cases, 9,913; deaths,
3,OO6. Weather clear and pleasant From
noon 10 p. m, Is deaths were reported and
1877 cases. of which 10 date since the Both.
Among the deaths to-day is ]. G. CIby,
prominent merchant, senior of the firm of
CIby & Son. The son died about two weeks
ago, and Mrs. Ciby died this morning. A.
Campbell, telegrapher at Canton, Miss, died
Wednesday, and Clark Harvey, who went
from Brook Haven to take the place of the
sick operator at Tangipahoa, died there last
night. G. T. Rarout, operator at Osyka, is
very low. +. w. Cuisine, an operator of
this city, was taken with the fever last night.
All are doing we'll here, except Fitzsimmons,
whose condition is considered critical.
The New Orleans relief committee received
dispatch from the secretary of war refusing
further issue of ratiOns. He says:
You say the Towards refuse 10 aid you on
the ground that the funds In their hands have
been sent with the express object to aid suffer-
ers from yellow fever. am still of opinion
that it is possible for you get relief pri-
vate sources, and that therefore il Is not a case
iIr Ine exsenSi09 OF tG AID In the
large unexpended fund they can properly help
YOU. At all events their discretion is tar more
ample than mine.
Among the deaths are Mrs J. j. Irby a
native of Danville, Virginia. The death list
for "a hours ending at noon to-day includes
Is children under seven years.
Applications for relef-Y. NJ. c. A, los;
Towards, 800
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 3.-Last night was
quite cool, and indications of q light frost
were seen this morning. case of noble
self sacrifice is given in the death of Miss
Carrie Rutter, who died early this morning.
She had nursed her widowed mother and
three orphaned children for nine days and
nights, until, utterly Frustrated from ex.
haustion, she took the fever and had not the
strength to combat the disease. From noon
yesterday until noon today the undertakes
report As deaths. Among those who have
died since last night are Patsey w. Maley;
Miss Myra II. Mcclure, volunteer nurse from
Jacksonville, Fla; DR.. B. PEBBLES; Miss NJ
s. Mhoon; John NJ. Peabody, superin.
tendent Catholic orphan asylum; Mrs. ].
Darmstadler and w. Koch. This morning
j. Watkins, employed at the Howard sup
ply depot, was taken down. Sheriff j. w.
Anderson was stricken late last night Dep
uty J. IL. Echberg is acting in his stead.
Last night the police arrested H. L. Allen, a
nurse from Galveston, Texas on the charge
of having attempted to rape Mrs J. W. Nc
Donald, who died last Thursday. The act
was attempted to be accomplished while
Mrs. Mcdonald was lying ill with the fever,
III,
medical director of the Howard association,
this morning discharged from duty DR.. s. o.
Young, of Texas, for drunkenness. Great
sorrow is expressed over the intelligence of
the death of L. 1glauer, of the firm of Men,
ken Bros, who had recovered from a severe
attack OF fever and gone to Cincinnati, where
he suffered relapse.
The board OF health reports 26 deaths from
yellow fever for the past "a hours ending at
6oclock to night In addition the under
takers report the interment OF seven out
side: Among the deathsreported since noon
are Mary E. Jones, Michael Taylor, William
Hiedmsn and Jesse Peoples
David FlaDnefy, OF Jackson, is in charge of
the Western Union telegraph office in this
city. He has issued orders that no kilograms
OF any nature whatever will be received
after O'Clock at night excepting 20 words,
which are presumed only to give the total
number OF new Cases reported by the physi-
clans of the Howard corps.
Twenty-four physicians of the Howards'
medical corps report 138 new cases.
AT CHATTANOOGA
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Oct. 3-Dr Vands-
man, registrar of health, reports the follow
ing deaths from yellow fever in "a hours:
Mrs. Della Crandell, Daniel McMIllen w T.
Goodwin, John Parker, colored; 10 new
cases. The disease seems to be on the in
crease. A strong northerly wind all day
gives hope that it will soon diminish. No
spread out of its old quarters.
AT BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE. Oct. 3.-Ten deaths last
night OF yellow fever and large increase of
new cases. l.. Jadot, a prominent Howard
was taken sick last night. We are having
July weather. Ii 1t continues we fear the
consequences.
BATON ROUGE, Oct. 3.-Ten deaths and so
new cases.
AT COLUMBUS, ky.
COLUMBUS KY, Oct, 3.-There has been a
good deal of excitement in Columbus
in the last two days on account of the fever
breaking out at Meadley's Landing Mo- and
also several new cases being reported at
Cairo. The citizens here held q meeting
and organized a police force, composed OF
81 of the best citizens of the town. No sick
ness Of any kind here.
AT vIcKsBURG.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, Oct 3.-Clear and warm.
Thermometer go. Reports from the coun-
try show continued increase OF the fever.
The disease seems to be spreading through
Hines county. There are Is or 20 cases at
Delta, La. IL has appeared in Meridian,
Miss. Eight deaths here to-day; six white
and two colored.
AT HICKMAN.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Oct. 3.-Two deaths at Hick-
man, KY. No new cases; said to be only
from lack of material to feed on.
AT HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Oct. 3.-Twenty-
six new cases and nine deaths.
AT SMALLER POINTS.
BILOXI, Oct 3.-Twenty new cases; no
deaths.
TAEGIPAHoA. Oct. 3.-Two deaths and SIX
new cases in the last "a hours.
OsYKA, Oct 3-Seven new cases in the
last "a hours, one death and two with black
Vomit.