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CHATHAM, VA, October 16-Diptheris
still continues to rage In Pittsybarine ooun:
ty in the most malignant form. Biz
physicians report $50 cases within rsdius
Of six miles, out. Of which number sixty.
eight died while undergoing treatment,
and there were Afty-niDs otAss Who either
died before the physician cane or wsfs too
far gone to receive treatment after his
arrival. The disease appears in dideent
forms. In some csses the patient is at
tackled with vomiting emitting In the last
stage q greenish or blush fluid: In othss0
high fevers, and -osllsss congestion OF diff
ferent parts. Whenever there are sorss
about the limbs, they ars covered With the
falss membrane similar bos thAt h H.
ethrosk 1hs Acs1psss sRisneb TT N;rtpa
4 FntA U5US5E t6a19
with The spfssd and. maiiguty Of Id d.
ease. and dlsinfectants are DocommeAde0
II Is tiifiicult ID secure good nurses In the
country, but when the disease h % EUnefa
sno the people avoid it, % u this iustaaco.
many suffer from lack Of attention. In one
house. with ouly one room, man, hfs wtte
and fve children were down ct one ttnses
and but for the persistence Of tht Pays.
clan would 4ave suffered for wans Of 100
and care. There were other oAsss Ia which
the family had 10 shroud aud busy III own.
dead. The physicians informs us thai 10
one who has had the disease In . maligna ut
form has been fully restored. Some are
paralyzed; some but partially; some have
dropsy; In numerous cases the eyes are af.
fected, and others are drawn In various
ways. Several OF the patients died OF heart
clot after they had apparently recovsfed
from diphtheria Relspses are frequsAssnd
In most cases fatal.
Tm. Treatneat % The Dissase
varies with different do ctors They have
all abandoned the old style Of moppinG out
the throat; all have found that the dissas,
yields to corrosive sublimats and iron.
when taken in time. Some cases died iu
twenty four hours after bcing seised with
The disease. To show its fatality and ex.
tent three physicians informed ~ they had
over twenty cases at the same time. Hen
Orange buried three OF bis children th
same evening and James Matheriy burio
Two OF his In the same grave. Some lam
lilies lost six, yone Ave, and In some In.
stances every child died.
The following are some OF the physicians
with postoffice address, who practtcs :,
this section, together with the number o.
cases ueateu anu uesths uuoot susu s"Pe''
vision
r. w. Martin, Chatham, 90 cases, IL
deaths; J. c. Anderson. Mineloa, l32 cases.
IA deaths; .Crispen Dickenson, liergers
store, 40 cases, 8 deaths; J. A. Shelton, Pub
lrnr, 6S cases, II deaths; X. T. Ramsey,
Pullens, Us csses, IL deaths: J. W. Wilson.
Chatham, 20 deaths, 8 deaths. The disease
is pror ounced by all to Be malignant
diphtheria; In some cases u is attended ~
nalarisl fever and In othsrs by scarlet
fever. The number Of csses is growing
less and less In the locality II hrst origina-
ted, but Is spreading In different directions.
YelIsw Fever Report.
WASHINGTON, October 10 Sixty four new
cases and three deaths from yellow lever
nj Pensacola.
NEW YoRH, October ~. Tho following
dispatch has been received:
PESsAcoLA, Fla, October 10.
To the N,r York Maritime Erehdage:
Many thanks. will draw as directed.
The official reports are devoid Of encourage.
ment. There arc ffty-eigh. new cases.
Three physicians are down with fever.
Without doubt many cases fall TO be re-
ported on account VI ph ysioIans not being
able to get over oil the ground. Our peo-
pie are grsteful for your generous contri-
buttons and substantial aid.
lSignedl ID. B. BRENT.
A RunSp sf Chslesa.
BROWNSVILLE, TEX, October l8.-A re-
port came from Matamoras, yesterday,
that cholera had made its appearance there.
DE McMsnus. excellent authority. says
there 10 none Of the Asistic type nearer than
Chropas and Tobasio. The number Of
cases OF fever inside OF the Gordon 10 very
few. No statement OF the fever ct Camsrgo
and Mier. DIR. Lyman. OF the Timas'Dem.
ocrat, Is now attending OF Camargo.
Weather hot.