Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-30
The Southern ScOurge.
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The following is last evenings report by tele-
graph from ACCOMPLISHING more cases were
1o1r to the Sns
reported by undertakers: Ada Hicks, cOlored;
Easton Obey. colored; Bridget Twomey and
John Towmey: The two last .1 have , never been
fever. Neither did the burial certificates have
the signatures of the attending physician, but
as both died within two hours OF each other
solution, it was presumed by the undertaken
that they had died of yellow fever. A colored
man named c. Wiggen also died to-day. He
association whose attention was called to his
death had him buried and signed the certificate
for yellow fever. The board OF health, how
elassed the death as Unknown. About 50 peo.
pie went down to camp this afternoon. The
weather has greatly 1nterfered with the re-
%1Ha Gsn S %ak ae T an a%ea %e
Howard association to-day assigned 10 ad-
dit1onal nurses to duty. An aged negro named
Billy Mcdonald, who had been left In charge OF
Elmwood cemetery. was found dead this morn
Ing. Some unknown party murdered him.
There is no Clue to the cause or assassin
Samuel A. Hatcher is reported In critical con
d1tiOn."
UNEAs1NEss IN NEW ORLEANS.
No new cases OF yellow fever are reported as
having occurred In New Orleans. little Child
I Sick .oo on Sunday night hight from Morgan cty, has
the black vomtt and will die. Mrs. Aufret,
with her Child, Is stopping at 105 BOURBON
street, next door to the opera-house building,
occupied by about 20 persons, several not accn-
mated. The board OF health have taken steps
TO isolate this case as much as possible. A sus
picious case is reported at 1913 7th street, near
Laurel-an Irishman, 40 years OF age
Montgomery, Ala, and VlckSburg, Miss,
have established quarantine against New Or
leaDs.
A Nash broker. who reached Cincinnati
from Memphis last Thursday, was removed to
the hospital yesterday sick with yellow fever.
Lizzie Brandy, the little Child of Mrs. Brandy,
from Memphis, died OF yellow fever at the
quarantine hospital, st. Louis yesterday after
noon. No new case has developed there yet.
SECRETARY SHERMAN AND P. M. G. KEY.-
Postmaster General Key and party arrived at
senator Blaine They leave this morning for
Portland. Secretary Sherman reached South.
west Harbor last evening.
A TRAMP KnLED.-A Norfolk dispatch says
that late Monday evening white man named
Charles E. Moore, on the tramp from Ports
train on the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad
and instantly killed.
THE CINCINNATI INvEsTIGAToN.-The Con-
gressional committee In Cincinnati yesterday
examined S. II. Drew, prosecuting attorney,
who testified that Q. 7. Francis, private de.
tectiVo OF COVlngtOn, hy, ndO 81 men unOeT nlS
charge on election day watching the polls In
that city to prevent the work of Kentucky re-
peaters. The men were employed and paid by
the republican campaign committee: Witness
said his impression was that the Kentucky men
were placed In the river wards they were as
signed by Francis in the morning; he did not
think any OF them voted. Examination before
the grand jury had shown that the af1idavlts on
which charges Of corruption were made had all
been falstfed. Several witnesses testified that
they saw supervisors handling ballotsin various
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