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YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS.

YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, June 10.-Yesterday a
child died just above this city with all
the symptoms of yellow fever.
CRIMINAL LIBEL SUITS.
LOUISVILLE, June 1O-Mayor Reed
gave information to-day charging tne
Louisville Press Company, publishing
the Morning Commercial and the Eve
ming Post. of this city, with criminal
libel in charging that he had received
bribes from gamblers, etc. The grand
Jury returned bills against the Press
Company, T. E. Allison, editor, and
George Smith, reporter of the CONNER
cial. Chief of Police Whalen has given
notice that he will bring similar suit,
to be followed by civil suits against the
publishing company.
THE STEPHENS MEMORIAL.
ATLANTA, June 10.-This morning a
special train bearing the remains of Al
exander II. Stephens, accompanied by
an escort Of many citizens, left Atlanta
for Crawfordville, where the body
which has been removed from the vault
in this city, vii be laid in its perma-
nent resting place at Liberty Hall. The
funeral ceremonies will take place at
Crawfofdville, this afternoon, when
General Robert T0ombs, n lifelong
friend of Stephens, will make an adj
dress.
AUGUSTA, GA, June 1O.-The remains
of the late Governor Alexander II.
Stephens were o-day taken from the
vault in Atlanta, where they had been
inferred ON March 8, 1888, and carried to
Crawfordvlle, his old homo, on the
Georgia Railroad, siXty-fve miles from
Augusta.
The body was conveyed oin n special
train and was accompanied by United
States Senators Brown and Colquitt,
Governor Mcdaniel, Ex-Governor Boyn-
ton, the State House officers, United
States Marshal Nelms and other promi-
nent citizens. At CrawfoJdville, large
delegation of citizens with III iltary bat
TALON. met the train carrying the body.
The remains of the late Governor were
taken from the car and carried to the
church adjoining Liberty Hall. The day
was cold and rainy, but notwithstanding
the inclement weather, fully three thous-
and persons attended the exercises at
the church. General Toombs, n lifelong
friend of Stephens, was too unwell to be
present.
Congressman-elect George 7. Barnes,
president of the Stephens Memorial AS
sociation, delivered the eulogy. lie said
that Stephens character was the most
imposing one in history, because there
was no element of physical or mental
courage III which he was wanting. He
was afraid of nothing on earth save to
do wrong. With courage he blended
tenderness and patriotism. He loved
his state, but his heart was big enough
to take in his whole country and his
whole race.
Hon. Henry Jackson, of Atlanta, who
escorted Stephens to Atlanta when he
was inaugurated Governor, next spoke.
He said the keystone to Stephens char
aeter was his majestic wisdom, immov-
movable will and unbroken nerve. He
was n leader and hence a statesman. His
speech against secession before the Geor-
gia Legislature was the grandest ever
made in Georgia, and had it been in the
power of man to avert secession that
speech would have done the work The
speaker wanted the monument to Steph
ems to rise and on its four sides to he in
scribed Wisdom "Justice," "Modera
ton" and Self Sacrifice
Governor Mcdaniel was was the mex
speaker. He said that what entitled
Stephens to de called tie great com
maner, was his love and championship
of popular rights and human liberty.
At O'Clock the remains were inter
red in Liberty Hall yard in front of Gov
Stephens late residence. His old hom,
was beautifully decorated aud thrown
open to the public to-day. 1t is now tn,
property of the Stephens Memorial As
sociation, who design to put up a monu
ment and to establish an academy there
Among the visitors to-day were man,
young men who had been educated b,
Governor Stephens.
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