Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-22

TWO IN all. Of the new cases. wv" "'N
white and two colored. The temperature
here this morning was very cool
A special to the Advertiser from Selma
Ala, says: Light frost this morning.
with wind from north and cooling.
DIR. Guiteras is expected here tonight
or in the morning.
MISSISSIPPI STATE REPORT.
JACKSON. MISS, october 2i.-The
State Board OF Health. in its official
statement tonight, reports four new
cases Of yellow-fever at Clinton. two at
Nitta Yuma, five at Edwards. seven 1T
Bay st. Louis. and five at Cayuga. There
was one death at Bay st. Louis, which
place up to date has had 100 cases OF
yellow-fever. The situation at Edwards
is much improved, no one being report
ed as seriously Ill within the past twen-
ty-four hours.
RECORD AT MOBILE.
MOBILE. ALA, October 2i.-Four new
cases. three deaths, and six recoveries
were reported a. noon to-day. the new
cases are as follows: Mrs. I. y. Fowler,
Mary Dunn, II. Il. Matthews, FehN
Bouters.
Deaths-Mrs. Smith, Nellie Sullivan, J.
Holborne.
Total cases to date, 1Ss; total deaths.
26: recoveries, 127; remaining uhder
| treatment, 81.
Two cases Of fever are officially report
ed at F'lomaton, Ala
SITUATION IMPROVED.
NEW ORLEANS. october H.-The
| fever situation improved TO some extent
to-day. Where yesterday there had oeen
| some thirty new cases by IL O'Clock, py
| Z o'clock tonight there had been only
| thirty. To-day at nightfall there had
been but two fatalities reported to the
| Board of Health. Among the deaths i
that of Sister Sylvester, of ST. Joseph
| Orphan Asylum. She was reported 70
the Board of Health yesterday, ana the
best of attention was given her, Du'
| she seemed to have contracted very
bad case OF yellow-feve complicated
| with other diseases. and there was little
| chance of saving her life after her case
| had been brought to the attention ol
| the board.
| The weather this morning was cool
| and reports from below New Orleans
are to the effect that there was iish'
frost last night. Colonel /. Ellis, OF
| Governor Fosters staff. said to rep
| resentative of the Associated Press this
| evening that he had received advices
| that there had been frost In st. Bernard
parish last night. The deposit however
was light. and not sufficient to stamp ou
| the disease.
HOPE FOR BUSINESS.
| IT does not seem at all likely that th'
| fever will continue here for any lengtf
of time, but business Is greatly depress
ed. Yet It is confidently expected
that with the approach of cold weathe
the fever will die out. and New Orleans
will recover some of the trade she hai
lost during the past few weeks.
This Is the record to-day OF new case
and deaths:
New Cases-Josephine Gravel, sybi
Capron. Jennie Murden, Lilly Brown
= Williamson, j. Withmyer, - Dahn
Antony KnobIer, Charles q. Grogeve
Frank Williams, Hunter Coleman
Theodore Danzig, Miss Isabella Danzig
John Knouen DR.. Belden's servant; J
III. Ferguson, Salvador Junta Miss Mon
roe. Mrs. r. Alley, James Reilley, Henr!
Medabi. william Winslow. Pat Ford, Il
Barrosse. w. F. Fahan, Matte Skinner
John Falkenheimer John M. McCue
Leurs Green (colored).
Deaths-sister Sylvester, Patrick Der
| ril.
NO FEVER EXCITEMENT.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, october a.
There is no fever excitement here. Gov
ernor Johnson and some OF the s.a.'
officers will continue TO transact the,'
business in Birmingham until the epi
demic is over in Montgomery. the peo
pie are not leaving here Trains iroh
Montgomery on the Louisville and Nasn
nile road are not permitted to stop II
the city limits, but that is upon one roa'
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