Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-04
Yellow Fever.

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is slowly on the decrease to- day. The weather
is cool and cloudy, which helps decrease the
lever. A small number of new cases were
reported during the day ending at A. NJ, and
there We're only eight desths in the city.
BROWNSVILLE TEX September Sd.-The
fever IL reported very bad at San Fernando.
The otficisl report st Brownsville SAYS there
were 100 Few cases and FIVE deaths to-day. 1t
Is reported that there are thirty cases of fever
at Point Isabel, and five or six deaths. So
far most of the cases have bsen light. There
y were two or three csses reported yesterday
The Americans are generally improving.
DIR. Melon is out sgsin convalescenr.
PENSACOLA (Fla.l, September 3l.-No new
have occurred du:iug the past twenty four
hours. Two cases were reported with black
yomie TO day, and their recovery is i'm
| probable.
WASHINGTON, September 3d-A summary
OF the progress Of yellow fever for The week
ended Saturday ct Brownsville furnished by
the Surgeon. General of the Marine Hospital
Srvice, gives the following figures For the
week, 4S2 cases and 20 deaths Surgeon
Murray, of the Marine Hospital Service. ar.
! rived at Brownsville August 9Th, with assist.
ants, nurses and supplies. Tie immediately
organized hospital for sixty patients. One
OF his assistants was detailed to Point Isabel.
where some cases were reported. The outer
Gordon. extending from Laredo to Corpus
Christi, has been strengthened during the
| week, and d protective Gordon established
thirty miles from Brownsville, extending
from Santa Maria. on the Rio Grande, to the
mouth OF Arroyo Colorado, on the Gulf. It
Is not known that cases of fever exist north
of Arroyo Colorado st this date nor have any
refugees ESCAPED through the quarantine at
| the outer Gordon. Two cases of yellow fever
left Brownsville for the north before the cor.
don was formed, but were stopped and de-
tanned by a guard. They subsequently, died
south OF the Gordon. Great destitution exists
in brownsville. The Mayor is about to issue
another appeal for aid. Many cf the Door
decline to 90 to the hospital The population of
Brownsville at the beginning OF the epidemic
was 5000.
Postal Changes for the Pacific Cea,t.
WASHINGTON, September 3l-The follow.
| ing postottice changes for the Pacific Coast
are announced: Offices established-Oa eila,
Sierra county, Cal, David Evans, Post.
master; Opim, Msriposa County, Cal, G..
w. Meyers, Postmaster Silver Lake,
Lake couaty, Oregon, Chas. f. Marshall.
Postmaster; lyaquena, Benton county, Ore
gon; John p. Priest, Postmaster; Bluff, San
juan county, Utah. Joseph a. Lyman, Post.
mastsr; Cottage Glen, Yakima county,
Washington Territory, Jas. J. Imlene. Post.
master. Offices scontinued-Blythe, San
Diego county, Cal; McEImore, Kane
county, Utah. Postmasters appointed -
CedarVilie, Modoc county, Cal, w. L.
Smith Jumull, San Diego county. Ca.
MIS-. Mary A. Mccain; Jsdes, Eureks
county; Nevada. Theodore W. Heas Lake
town, Rich county, Utah. George Il ,bipscn
Grand Irrigation scheme.
OMAHA, September 3d-Msjor Frank Nc
L1nghlin, who is Eiison's business agent
passed through Omaha to-day, en- route t.
Ocoyiiie, Cal ss advance agent Ct the biz
company OF capitalists, European and Ameri
can. who propose to invest largely in an irri
Cation scheme In Butte county, Cal, for agri
cultural purposes. They propose to take
water from the Big Bend Tunnel and Minips
Company to ircigate large territory of land
and they intend to build thirteen and 4 hal
miles OF expensive fumes. Among the com
pony Of capitalists are Theodore Puskrs, O
Paris. France, who is the head man in tn,
Electric Light Company in London. Eng
aud Dr.. X. v. Pierce, OF Buffalo. The CAPT
tai Is all raised to put into tire enterprise al
soon as these parties, with their engineers
personally investigate the plan and becom,
convinced of its feasibility and profitablenes
as al Investment. They viii soon procsed t.
Butte county for this purpose, and the prcba
billy is that the entsfprise will be begun a
an early day.
fa'ai quarrel Between Br0thers.in-Law
CHICAGO. Sep'embgr 3l-Lars Ecklurs
and Oscar Andersen, broth, rs-iu-law. EN-
pioyed in an iron foundry in this city. OF
Saturday night lsft for South Evanston
twelve miles north, c, spend the night with .
third brother.in-law, named rand. A aasrfe
over some unknown cause arose, and they go
oil the train at Rogers Park. At IL o'ciocl
at night Anderson appeared at Rards alon,
and retired. at O'Clock this morning Rand
hearing shot in the basement, went dow
and found Anderson with a bullet wound il
his breast. Anderson confessed that he muir
Saered Ecklund the night before. Rand AMI
Anderson gent 10 the polics station. Til
former went in 60 tell the story, and when b.
came ont Anderson vss gone. Late this al
ternoon his body was found hanging from
tree OF the lake shore. HIS clothes were wet
showing previous attempt at drowning, ant
strips of cloth strewa about showed that An
derson had made one or two futile attempt
to hang himself before he got strips torn from
pair OF overalls strong enough to hold hi
weight. In the meantime the body of Eek
lund was found in Rogers Park with tire
bullet wounds in it.
Financial Trouble Among The OH,
Democrats.
CoguNBUs, September 3I.-Iu organizin
the Dem State Committee of Ohio, i
was understood that each member was to con
troll the funds disbursed in his district bu
Chairman Thompson seized upon the few
thousand dollars for The use of the comfnitte
at headquarters, and tie ct sr member refus
to have anything to DO with the campaign.
Prize Eish. in Colorado.
DENVER, September 3 The Tribune Sill
yer Cliff special says: a prize fght be aweel
! RIlly | of fEil ri l.. -
Albany, took place in Roberts Hal. to-day
resulting in yic:oFy for Lynn, Sivers beip,
Knocked senseless 10 the fourth T. III d, Botl
men were badly punished.
Charged win Mansiau:nie.
WHEELING wv. Va September 3l.-Th
Grand Jury of the L aitcd States Circui
Court for West Virginia, as Parksrsburg yes
terday, brought in a p.esentTnent of man
slaughter against Inspector Young, for grant
ing permit to The steamer Scioto to carr
more passengers than authorized by law
also against David Keller, pilot of the Scioto
and Captain Inglebrisht and pilot Long, o
the lonas.
A Distinguished Party.
CHICAGO, September 3i.-A distinguishes
party of Englishmen are in the city. The,
include John Preader. member of Psrliamen
aud President of the Direct Cable Company
}. w. Fuller, Secretary CT the same com
pany, With Hon. Abraham Hswitt, T. +
Baysrd, and Lieutenant Commander Cor
rlnge. They are en- route to Yeilowston,
Park, at the Invitation of Mr.. Hewitt
The Missing Irish skirmishIng Find.
NEW YORK, September 3i.-Those agi
tatipg the whereabouts of the Itish skirnish
lug fund have appointed q permanent com
mittee of investigation, the other committe,
not having received any satisfactory account
. ing from the Trustees.
A Shameful Outrage.
OMAHA, September 3d-Mrs. COPELAND
aged 90. living ear Brownsville, Neb.. wa
yesterday outraged by negro named Cloyd
, who was employed on her husbands farm
Mrs. Copeland was brutGllY treated, ant
may not recover, owing to the shock to he
System, she being in poor health. Cloyd wa
pursued; arrested, given a preliminary exaui
nation, and .s now in Jail. There Is stron.
talk Of lynching him.
Fire In Q Telegraph once.
BALTIMORE, September 3i.-A FIRE in tb,
Western Union Telegraph building thi
morning, at point where wires 10 the mum
Der Of $50 enter the building, burned Of
every wire. Ia very few hours however
communication was established with all part
Of the country.
Man and Wife Killed by n Train.
ALRANf IN. ! J. September 3i.-A Ger
man and wife, both unknown, we're riding il
wagon across the Central Railroad trscl
to-day. and were both instantly killed by ,
traip. Their bodies were horribly maugied
City Treasurer with an open ac
count"
SOUTH BEND lind J, September 3l.-Dswit
c. Rush, the retiring City Treasurer. fed |,
week age. leaving deicit Of from 81 :. 00a t.
$40 600 He lived very economically, bu
used the money in politics and in generous aiG
of his friends.
Taeit Endorsement.
ST. LOUIS, September 3i.-In the Fifsf
Missouri Congressional District the Green
bacEers tscitly indur=e1 Colonel T. Crisp tn.
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