Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 18, 1878, Page 1

“ VOLUME XXXIX. What we brag on is the quality, style,and make of our Clothing, and in prices we defy competition, for we make all our own goods. ' JAS.WILDE, JB. & G0, Cor. State and Madison-sts., Chicag PIANOS, R TEMIUSIC EED'S 191 & 193, State.st. CHIGKERING Upright & Square Pianos. Extra Inducements Ofered Buyers. GONTINUED SALE DOYLE & C();)’:\; COLLECTION Japanese Art Treasures, AT AUCTION, THIS DAY (FRIDAY), OCT. 18, Commencing at 11 n. m.. and continus until all fs i out ftoome.173 and 175 Randoiph-st. L "'\‘u"T e & Lo Anetloneers 1 FORSALE NEWSPAPER FOLDING NACHINES. ‘The nttention ot Newspapor Publishers is called to tho fact that having h!nlfin}lfillod 1olding attachments to two of THE ‘I'RIL- UNE'S perfocting presses, Tho Tribune Co. nave no uso for sovoral Hand-Fesding Foldora horotoforo in usc in its pross-room. The machines aro of Chambars Lros. & 0o.'s mako, and are in oxcelleut order, oach hav. jng the Kahler improvement. 0 01 the machines ars adapted to o four-page supplo. ment of Tho Trikune, making four folds, and four (0 & full sheot, Lribuno size, making throo and four folds. Can be adapted toany sized nheet, ‘Che speed of these mechines 1 limited only hg tho oapacity of the food boy, Thoy can be scen 1n operation and we guarsntec thom, with tho Kahler improve. ment, to be superior to any maching made. Wil soll thom chosp, na ‘we have use for the room thoy eccupy. For mrlhorbyuuu. ulars addroas TRIBUNE CO., Chicago, Lil, APOOL, COTTON, "Best Thread for Sewing-Machines," WILLIMANTIC ANOTHER VICTORY FOR AMERICAN SPOOL COTTON A GOLD MEDAL and the ONLY SPICIAL GRAND PRIZE For kpool Catton, at tho Parls Exposttfan, REULERrent Lhréad IANIREUNEERE OF e world en seted,was wwarded totho WILLIMANTIC COMBARY **lor the auriasing . Hene ey i T llency, uf rd of Bawing-Mi “the best thread for h‘ HOTION & SEWING MACNINES theyever used.” The; noul [} las Gther brauds on lccuuKl sflu e e} gperiaritaat ‘STRENGTET y EVENNESS, BLASTIOITY, FINISEL and COLORS. cfl.fi Il;l \\\;H,{d;!{ANflC DISPLAY at tle CHI- EDUOCATIONAL. DTy PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY ACADEMY, §ATER. BRNN. Opent Sept. 31, Thorouu Instruo: mmw? oy o T ok palel BYATE, rah o dent, HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. HOSIERY Direct from the most cel- ebrated manufacturers of Europe and America, of all grades, from LOW- PRICED to the BEST gzoods made. More than SIXTY complete lines of Underwear, and ONE HUNDRED of Hosiery. Also, many NOVEL and EXCLUSIVE lines, which are very attract- ive. Buying direct from the MANUFACTURERS the inducements we offer are manifest. 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DLNFINTIY. ey oA W ted VIV sisest ane'S58% viLtivas y o eip Sttt Cur. Clark wnd laud fandoipl-ais FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1878. YELLOW FEVER. Death of Lieut. Benner, Com- mander of the Re= lief Boat. Sorrew of the Unfortunate Pco- ple for Whom He Sacri- ficed His Life, e Heart-felt Expressions of Grief at Washington and Else- where. Funeral Bervices of the No- ble Philanthropist al Vicksburg, Every Inhabitant Not 11l Anxious to Do Honor to the Dead. Pecople Still Returning to Mome- phis to Fall by the Fover, High Hopes of Permanent Relief Raised by the Advent of Cooler ‘Weather Yesterday. Nearly all Cases of That Descrip= tion Are Proving Fatal,’ The Daily Report from the Scores of In- terior Plague-Spots, LIEUT. BENNER, DEATI OF & BRAVE MAN. &pectal Diapatch to The Tribune, - 87, Louts, Oct, 17.—A private tclegram to United 8tates District-Attorney [illss this morning unounces the sad intelligence of the death of Lieut, H, H, Beuner, In charge of the relief boat John M. Chambers, which left this oty a few weeks ago to go the asslstance of the ycllow-fover suffcrers fu the South. His decease occurred at a point some mlles below Vicksburg. Licut. Benncr caught the dlecase from baving given ub his stateroom to.a lady from the infected district, who was herself suffering under the discass, though she mny have been unaware of the fact at the time. The announcement was made, a fow days azo, shortly after Lieut. Bonner had beeu taken sick, that he had died of the dlscase, but it proved promature, and hopes were beginninz 1o be en- tertalned by bls numerous friends in this city that he would finally recover. YUIST-LINPT. 1, I1. DENNER scrved throughout the War lu the Eighteenth Ilinuls Volunicers, in which be was made Cap- tuin March 35, 1865, and was mustered out Dec. 16, 1805. Un tho 18th of June. 1867, he was ap- pointed from Illinols Second Licutenant in tue Eiglhteentts Infantry, regulass, and promoted to Flrst Lleutqnaut Muy 1, 1875 His birthplace was {u Fenosylvania. GRIZP IN VICRSBURG. Apeciat Diapaich 1o The Tribune. Vicksnuna, Miss., Oct. 17.—Lieut. H. H, Benner, the hero of tho relief-boat, was taken with fever last Bunday morning, and this morning at 3:30 o’clock desth ensued. JEvery- thiug possible was done that medical ekill could devise. The prayers of thiscommunity went up 1t hebalf of the brave ommander that he might be saved, but in vatn. This evening the whole clty {8 fu mourning for bt who died in bohalf of his fellow-tnen. An extract from the even- fog paper saya af it A woldler of tho Starsand Stripes, he cast his lfe, his fatue, and fortunc against the South mili- suntand triumphant, When be came 10 couquor in tho glorions canse of sulering humanity, le iald his bearty hand uoon the brow of a dytug people In the way of gentlo kindness and lovable consoln. tion, Then bhls misslon was to rescue and 1o esve, and he dled for those same peovle agalnsl wham he” Mfted & manly band when thoy were airong, and extended a woothing one when they were weak and lowly. Born in the qulet vitlaga of Woodstock, In tho ftate of Illinols, near tho Cily of Chicago, thirty- eight years ago, hoanswered promptly to tho first rataplan of the soul-stirring arum, and hastened witn the musket of an humble privats sol- dier to do what he thougnt right for his country in the war between she Htatew, The sabre and epaulottes of a Captsin were couferred upon blm for bravery on the blaz. ing fleld and kinduces fn the guiot bivouac. Agafust tho cantion of friends, contrary to the prayers and protosiations of wife and loved ones, helconscuted, while stationed at Atianta, da., to take command of the rellef-boat Chambers, sent to the ald of our amicled people by the cltizens of 8. Loals, Chlcago, and other Northern citles. A First-Lisulcnant, he bLue outranked in Heaven, byshls devotedness and darng and modegt worth, the most tinseled and gartered knight thalever sirode the ruyged dotda sud velveted halls of eartl. To the widowed wife, who wrings her angulshed hands in lucousolable woe, In the onecathicd City of Atlanta, we would say that & forgetiess peopls shed their tears in unlson with hers. To two littlo urphans who will know a (ather's sustaining presence, oxample, and protection nevermore, e would say that s soro- hearted out generous South will tuke them to ber sorsowing bosom, and care for them with that sa- croduess of love that can only come of the futen- ity of griof, and that their proudest heritago s to bo the descendants of Liout. I, H. Benner. FERLING, Bince the inception of the plague thers has not been such & universal expreasion of public feeliug and sympathy as was displayed this evening. “Thero was & gencral suspension of business. tores wero closed and draped in mournive, Flags nung at half-mast st the Wlevator, Compress, Jerald oflice, engine- houses, stesmers, and the landing and other public places. The whole city turned out en na Thers waa the 014 Guard,~duouble veteraus now, of war and pestilence. Many of them, likea large wojority of those atteading, showed plain- 1y in their pale fuces sud attevuated forms their struggles dud escape from our fell visitation, THN FUNEHAL. The body 1! In state in Genella’s Ha)l untit 9p. m., and was visited by thousands. They came of all rauks, high sud low, rich and poor, white and black, to pay their Inst sad respects to the brave and bumasae soldier whose name and memory is uow coupled with the historle City of Vicksbure as long as time Jasts ana decds like bisare emulsted sod semembered, The fol- lowing was the published vrder of the day: FUNEKAL OF LIBUT. I, . BENNEE. Tho followine ordee i¢ vromulgsted for the in- formation of thoss deairing to participate fu 1be fuugral servicos of the oficer who has just falien 16 performance of the oobleat duty which ever foll to the lot of a soldler, At 12 m. 8 guard of bonor of Federst sud Con- federste soldiers wlil escort Livut. Bea wmalng from the Natiopal Relief Lost to Hall, where tuey will Hoin statenntit 3 v w. ! At 3 0'clock 1be funers) service of the Eplicopal Clurch will be beld, condactcd by the Rev. Blakop Adams, D, D., asslsted by ministers of other de- nominationa. At 4 o’clock p, m. the funeral cortege will move In the followlng order: Band. Offietating eleraymen. Hearne, with Nirectors of the Howard Assoclation 20 pail-bearers, and guard of Confedersto noldiers th reversed arme, Carrisgen of Lieut, ©:, 8, 1Iall, United States Army; 11 M. Keyes, Srgeon United fitates Ma- Hinen: Prank W, Retlly, M. 11, Chicago Kellef OMcers and crew of s, Pire De‘p"trlllllnl. ind. Represeniatives of organizations, Citizene. . Carriages, Tt Is hoped that the abiore order may be promptly observed. The citizens of Vickaburg will have smple opportunity of showing their respect Lo the remaine of the hero during the hours from 13 m. to 3 p. m. at the halt ns above. W. M. Armswa, President floward Asrociation, W. Q. Paxtox, Urand Marahal, H. M. Krrts, M. D. ¥. W, Rwiter, M, D, THE CORTEOE was formed and moved promptiyat the appoint- ed hour, ‘'The large number in the differcnt or- sanizafons was noticeable and unexpected. In the representative organizations were the Dray- men’s and Lahorer's Assoctation aud the Vicks- burg Unlon No. 1, two large colored societies, the first In haodsome regalla, the sccond in the old Contluentsl uniform, headed by the HAIL City Band, (colored). Then followed the citizens, and every available carringe, etc., in theeity, The funcral resched the cemetery Just as the sitn was sinking v the west, and fu s lovely spot in that most beautiful of ccme- tortes the remains of all that was mortal of Lteut. Benner was cousigned to their last rest- ing place, with the impressive and beantiful ceremony of the Eplscopal Church. 0 TIE FLOKAL OFPERINGS . were o} the rarest and moet beautitul fowers of the Bunny South, covering slmost from view the handsome Orlental casket. Blshop Adama’ remarks at the grave were a beautiful, eloquent tribute to the dead, and s cousolation Lo the living, that moved mapy totears. Itwas o scene not to be forgotten, of heartfelt sympa- thy and sorrow. GRIRY. Spectat Dispatch to The Trivuns, Wasmsaion, D. C., Oct. 17.—News of the death of Lteut. Benner, fn command of the rellef-boat at Vicksburg, caused much sorrow here, Gov. 8hepherd and John T. Mitchell, of \vashington, at the head of the Rellef Commis- sion, under whose control the boat was, broke down with griel when the dispatch catnc. The Beeretary of War, in the beginning, had stated that he would not order sny officer to service on that enterprise, but that he would give permis- siou to army oflicers to go who might chivuse to volunteer. Lleuts. Benner aud Hall did volun- teer, and Benner has fallen. Thero scemed to have been some misunderstanding at Vicksburg as to the persons who had the rellef-boat In cnarge, and oue of the civil cinployes turned it over to the Howards, and #o telegraphed here this morning. There was no suthority to do thle, and the Sceretary of War immedlately tel- cegraphbed to Licut. Hall, the surviving military officer, to take charge of the boat, and to pro- ceed to the lower qusrantine at St. Louts, T the TFeatern Associated Press. Wasiixarox, D, C., O3t 17,~At' 8 meeting of the Executive Committeo of the Yellow Fuever Relief Comimission to-doy the sad ane nouncement of the deatvsof Lisut. Benner, U, 8. A, commanding the relicl-boat John M. Chambers on ita expedition down the Missia- slppl River, was made by the Chalrnauw, who pald a tribute to the courage ana bravery of the ofllcer who had voluntarily risked bis life {u the cause of mercy and Lumonity. Beeretary McCrary and the officers of the Rellet Conumission to-day telegrapbed the of- cial commanding the steatner to proceed up the river to quarantine, below 8t. Louis. Money will be sent them to supply all wauts. MEMPIUIS. LOWER TEMI'ERATURE. Bpeeiv) Dispateh {o Tha Tridune, Mexpnris, Teon, Oct. 17.—After an all-night rain-storm the morning dawned with almost a clear sky and a rapldly lowering tewperature, which continued throughout the day, until, at this writing, we are promised of sublimo frost, which may make fce {n the gutters. The pros- pect of such o visitation has brightened hope, and ¢very facols beaming with its radiance, Busiuess men aro enjoyiug the pleasures of an- ticipation, snd thefr eycs scem to snapand their fingers to twitch fu thetr cagerness to again be- gin turning over the ' almighty dol- lar. It the present prospects are realized, as anticipated, 21l will be welly but, should the fickle weather-god sud- denly turn his vano o the opvosite direction, thu result will be terrible, as already to-day NUNDKEDS OF HREFUGEES ARE RETURNING who will feed the fever flame into another snd more disastrous epldemie, Mr, T. M, McKee, o clerk In one of our prom- Inent dry-oods houses, with his family of aix or seven persous, who had been In refuge sfnce the beginniug of the fever, returncd to the city last Mounday. Now his wife Ison her deatl-bed, and he has u very dangerous attack. 8o it s with many others who heeded not thio warninga daily published by tho Health and Medical Bosrd. A NEMARKABLE PEATURE in connection with tho returnlug refugecs is that their casos noarly always prove fatal. Mr. H, B, Howell, the promiuent Front street gracer, who remaned fu the cluy throughout the epldemic, was siricken dowa this moming, the ovly promiueut casu I bave heard of up to this writing. The ouly Incident of note to-dsy was TIS PUNLIAL OF YOUNG JEPP DAVIS at Eluwood Cetnsteryf stivnded by Siteen or twenty futimate friends of tue famity, The funcral service was read by the Rev. Dr, Dat- zell) Eplscopal, of 8hroveport., Cashler 8, P Reld, of the Union & Planters Bauk, {s also among tho new casea to-day, but Tum fuformed that arraugements have been made so that bis illness will nat {ntertere with the business of that bauk. BMr. Red tas rendered valuable servico to the rellef boards In the trausactions of the business. and has been steaally at his post from the firet of the epidemic. INTERNENTS, ‘Tho undertakers revorts for to-dsy fool up seveuteen fnterments; whites 13, culored 4; fu thecity 8. The whites wnterred were: George Deans, Maggle Patton, Jobu dituay, 1 Cockeatl, Murina Petatson, Susan Saupo, Georgo liraus, rank Sauce, 37, Adten, 3o, 1. Olas E. 1 Michot: frig Aty Julerson Lavls, Jr, A. 8. Whitford, the cottou-shed wman, s re- ported down with a bad case. ‘Tweunty-one physiclans report forty-eight new cases. Rising lemperature, with heavy fog threstened at 9 o'clock to-night. M. H. TiLpeN. WIND AND KaIN. 3 Tothe Wt Auociilid Pros. Mzupms, Tenu., Oct. 17.—~A storm of wind snd rain visited Memphls last nigbt at 10 o'clock, and coutinded with fury until 3 o'clock this moruing, ‘The wuatber I8 now clear ana culd, with the thernmometer at 63, RELIEP THAIN. A ‘yeehl traiu, in thargs o J. i, Edmond- sou, Vive-Presideut of the Howard Association, lcte this morniuz ou the Mississivpl & Teanes- seg Hailroud to rellevs the sick and distressed betiween bere and Garuer, Miss. DIED. From 8 o’clock lust uigbt until uoon todsy thy uudertukers report orders for sleven lu- terments, lmits. 11, B, Howell, a prominent citizen, was pros- trated with fever this morning. MOVING STBAMERS. Tow-boat Port Eads, with berges, passed down at3p. m. The steamer flard Cash, from Lelow, cn route to 8t. Louls with 1,100 bales of cotton, passed up at 4 p. m. TIHE CHICAGO TRIBUNA'S CORRESPONDENT. HemnAls dppent, te. 13, We are very wlad to be able to say that Mr, M. H. Tildeu, correspondent of Tig Cilicaco ‘Thinune, Is safcly convalescent from & very scvere attack of yellow fover, Hitherto we re- fralned from pullistiing tho fact of hia tliness, out of regard for his wife and relatives: but, now that we have ‘xuod news, we hresk the si- lence discretion had imposed upon us, and assure his relatives and friends, and tho paper he so ably and honorably represents, that he s safe, and will be about it a few days. Mr. Tilden, by the courage he displayed In bravingthe scourze, and by his hearty sympatiy for our people, has made many warin friends hire, especially among themembers of our profession. 1u the very tiret hour of his arrival in Memphis he was mastered in a member of the Journalistic brizade, enlisted for the war. {lc has proven himaclf worthy of the honor. He Is a brave soldler, tricd and true. His disyatchen and letters have taithfutl reflected our condition; and he has never falle to Invest bis lines with something of o nature thoroughly sympathetle, and a heart that beats responsive to all the demands of suffertne bu- manity. Tilden is the hero of the Clicaxo press. Four of thesc dled within the dty NEW ORLEANS, *: CLOUDY AND COOL. New OnrLrans, La., Oct. 17.—The weather is partly cloudy abd cool, with a light rain this morning. Deaths, 24; cases reported, 123, Total deaths, 8,600; total cases, 12,093, Eugene Dumel, a brillfant writer of the Mes- chacebs newspaper lu St. Jobn the Baptiat, died to-duy of yelluw fever. No abatement of fever on the coast. VARIOUS ITEMS. Mercusy now 7u. Dr. Creavy und elght nurses_were sent by the Howards to-day to Guodrich’s Landing, Applications for relfef to the Young Men's Chutstian Assoctation, 06; Howards, 173, ‘The Howards received a dispatch from Dr, Qourrler, at McComb City, reporting several new cases developed to-day umong the negroes, and asking for a1X more nurses. DOWN, Horace H. Hunt, acting assistant chief oprr- ator at the Western Union Telegraph oflice, was prosteated with the fever nst uf it Dr. Buckell reports A, D. Babbitt's condition as critical. VICKSBURG, * MONE DEATHS, Apectal Dirpatch 10 Tae Tribune, Vicksuna, Miss., Oct. 17.~Physiclans say to-day thero fs very little fever In the ecity, bus quite s number of cases around the subtirbs. Capt, E. B. Willls, four miles from town, was stiacked very violently yeaterday, and 15 fna critical conditicd to-uight. Col. C. C, Flowerce, one of the Dirccturs ot the Mississipp! Valley Bouk, and 8 member of the firm of D, W, Floweree & ‘Co, lve-dealers, who bas bad the fever for several svecks, is reported in sdying condition to-night. Frank E. Love, teacher ju the first male department of the Main strect public school, died this morning. Ho returned to the city last week. There were threc other deaths o the city today, viz, Helena Filitz, Sarab Kidd, Jobn Griffin, and Antonlo Babb, Misa Anufe Monnette, dsughterof Dr. W. E. Monette, scveral miles below the aity, died to<lay, The whole family Is down, and t8e phfsicians think they will all die. The steamer Alert left lnst nlght for Yozoo City with the Rev. Father Huber aud two Siaters of Mercy. She also took up supplies, mediciues, ete. 4 . —— CITATTANOOGA. THE FLAGUS DOING ITS WORK. Special Dupateh to The Tridune. CiIATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 17.—Two deaths to-day—Prof. W, 1. Underhlll and a colored il Prof. Underhill was Principal of the High Bchiool, and a young man of much abllity. e was educated at Hamllton College, N. Y., and spent two summers In Europe perfecting a line gulstic cducation, He haa remained in thiscity to take carv of 8 jewelry atore of his uncle, P. Durands, and was taken Monday with s sc. vere attack, There are ten new cascs, seven whbite, Including W. T, Menger, City Recorder, D. B. Carlin, Robert Camp- Lell, ond Jobn Butler. Drs, Fraer and Baxter and Charlie Wight continue to Im- prove, but the sudden chauge in the westher may cause them trouble. Mishes Cora and Della Chamberlatn are expected to die to-night. Ald. Sianly is gettiug better of his relapse. ' Dr. Olmstead is dofug well. It was cloudy, rainy, aod cool to-day. It fs clear and cool to-night. The thermometer fell 15 degrees between 4 and 7 p. m., but wot much sioce then,—at 0 p. m.y 82 A cold wavae was promised from the north, but is not turniug out well so far, The sudden change fu temperature will prubably incroase the death rate to-morrow aud develop new cases, TADUCAII NEWS, PIOST EXPECTED, Apecial Dispatch fo The Trivune, rapucat, Ky, Oct. 17.~A heavy rain fell last night. Tho weather I8 cool and the wind from the north. To-day the prospect fs that weshall have a beavy frost, with ice to-night, It so, up goes our quarantine, There fs littlo talk of yellow fever here now, AT CAlRO to-day there were three new cases, all children, and ons death. Dr. Waldo 18 [u & comatose state. No negroes have yet been attacked, Toe exodus from the eity continues, AL PULTON to-day Dr. Tomlinson announced that al) per- suns suferiug from yellow fever are conva- lescont. No new cascs. Alady died In the country near timt town yesterlay, The hus- baud und children of Mrs. lanulster aro report. ed down with some suspicious disense, Tralns on the Central Road do not stop ay Fulton, A dispateh from JORDAN STATION last night eays Dr. Alexander und bis daughter Belle both have bad cases of fever, Thure |8 no fear that the discase will spreud. Dr. Blscke buru is attending them. There Is no news from MARTIN to-day. ‘The situation wus very glooiny yester- day, as will be seen from the lollowlng: “QOur condltion Is growing worse, There Ls bo abate- went in the tever. Forty-five cases sro now under treatment. ‘There were four new cases and two deaths to-day. Wo have only a few nurses, and they threaten to leave unless paid. Dr. Hall is the only physician lefs, He s & con- valeaceut, and Is excrilog blmsell too much, Dr, C. A, French, a drugyist fromn Loulsville, is still st his post. He says therc is ouly one ounce of quinine left, and uo coal-ull. We bave Lad po feo here since Monday. I we don't get Junds and supplies soon, tiod help us! Wo need money aud supplivs of all kinds, champague for the convalescent,—ln fact, overything.” * - o CAIRO. SICKNEES AND DNATH, Apecial Dupalch 1o The Tridune. Ca1ro, 11)., Oct. 17.~The now cases reported to-dey should bave been reported yesterdsy. Dr. R. Waldo still lives, but ls dylug. Mre. Cook, who moved to Beech Ridge, dled lust oight, Two desths will occug to-night. The fever is confined to the {ufectéd district. The outiook better. Rain fell last night. Frost ls probable to-wgbt, Ta the Veura Asciated Press Catuo, I, Oct, 17.—Mr. Balfrey, bad; Mre. Balfrey, very bad; Mrs. sud Miss Howard, cou- valescout; Mlise Snow, better; John McEwen, Jr., dead; Dr. R. B, Waldv, so better, aud very low; James Cheney aud Robert Rewitt, better; Robert tluwltt, very bad i Master Murpby, 10 years of age, very sick; Master Murphy, 7 years of age, better, New cases—Tim Connors, taken after.12 o'clock to-day with black vomit, very bad; Mary Connors, his sister, aick, and geitiox worse; Miss Hewitt, 8 years of age. very sick, HeNRY WintER, Mayor and Chalrman of the Board of Health, MOBILE. CONDITION OF THINGS, Special Dispateh to The Tribune, Monire, Als., Oct. 17.—From noon yesterday 10 noon to-day the deaths wero aix and the new cases six. The destts wero from old cases, #na thought to be caused %y tho unfavorable change in tne weather. Of tho fifteen cases reported yesterday, some of them should have been reported carller. The progress of the disease 18 slow and gradual, and with an early frost we can justly hope to escapen severe epidemic. No specinl alann (s feit by our citle zens o far, et BPOTS, MASON. Magon, Tenn,, Oct. 17.—Yellow Jack Is still holding the fort. There have been two new cases and two deaths fn the last twelve hours, Atnong those that sre well there {s none who deserve tnore credit than Mr. Ed Coleman, vur kind-hearted and gencrous volunteer agent. Ie CAINE AMONZ us as A stranyer, and, by his untir- ing enerzy, both in Lis office and In visiting the #ick and burying the dead, has endeared him- eelf to us by ties that can never be broken, nnd in appreciation of bis benevolence we have elect- ed him President of our Relicl Assoclation, ‘We hope he may escape the awful plague and live to 8 good ripe old age. W. H, Ercax, Acting Mayor, BOWLING GREEN, #Hpecial Dirpatch to The Tridune, Bowrixg (suseN, Ky, Oct. 17.—Two more deaths to-day,~Mrs. Curren and William Wearver, the Iatter an Imported case. No new cases sfoce Bunday, Fine prospects of a good frost to-night. The atepatch published to-day from Mcmphis that the Howarde had sent nurses here 13 exaggerated, The Suvuthern Express sent a nurse for Messenger Rogers, and that entirely of their own volition. Rogers is dofog well. It was Mrs. Timothy McCarty who died yesterday, and not Mrs. 'Tim McCarty, a8 published. * As she has relatives In Loufs- viile, frieuds here desire a correction. ATHENS, ALA, had one death yesterday and thres cases to- day, and 1 should remark @hat these vencrable quarantivers sweetly skipped, so to speak. [hoy stood not uvon the order of their zolng, but went instanter. They positively fled ke the deer before the bay of the hounds. This commupity and tke public gencrally have cause to feel grateful, aud will readlly ucknowledre and appreciate the valued services of ‘Mr, A. C, Frey and Mr. Beverly Thompson, day aud night telegraph operators at this place, who have nubly stood to thelr posts ala Casablanca, May they live long and prosper, aud taay their shadows never grow less, MARTIN AND NASOVILLE, Bpecial Mapatch to The Tridune, NasuvitLe, Tean., Oct. 17.—There are forty- five cases at Martin, most of them cunvalescent. Capt. Dean and Phillips have died. A child of Mr. Carter's is dyipg. There are two new cases—Mr, Lynch and Mrs, Thom- a5 Akers. Pinklee and Estes arc o a eritical condition. Dr. Winston, of Dresdan, who has fought the fever nobly at Martly, arrived here to-night, belng refused admissiou into Dresden by the people there. Dr. White “aud wife, of Memphia, reachied here, The Iaticr bias Just recovered from an sttack of fover. TOLLY BPRINGS. Spectal Dipaick ta The Tribune. Hotry 8rrinas, Miss., Oct. 17.~Twelve new cascs are reported to-duy, and two- deaths. Bome of these new cases arc of the worst form of the dlscase, while the otliers arc what is termed lgut. There was & huwil-storm last night, aud a heavy ran, but the weather fs still warm. An Increase of the number of caaes s looked for to-morrow. The roads lcading luto town are plcketed to-day for the purposo of keeping country people and refurees out. Un- less we have an carly frost the Ifcver {s far from ‘baviog fulshed ita course, (orcaTun, Rpecral Diguatch 1o The Tribune. Dxcarcn, Ale., 'fm, 17.~There was only one death to-day. ‘There are seven new cascs, One hundred and thirty cases aro under treatment, ahowing a gradua! decrense for the last three or four days, which the knowing oovs say is nc- counted for by the south wind; but the wind has chianged to-nfght, and it s n question of the future whether the wind has anything w do with It or not, We, however, expect several deaths lo-night, CHATTANOOOA, Hpectal Disvaich 10 The Tridune, NasuviLie, Tenn., Oct.17.—The Citizens' Board of Reliet to-day recelved a telegram from Chattanoogs asking for fifty shuck maitresses for cot-beda. They will be sent as soon as they can be made. Johu A, Thompson, Treasurer of the Rellot Committes at Florence, Ala., tefe- graphed to tne Citlzens’ Buard of Relief that most of the citizens of Floreuce are destitute of provisious. NHOWNSVILLE, ¥ Special Dispateh (5 T BrowxsviLng, Teun., Oct, cases reported to-doy, all colored. Dr. Guinds lad, of Bt. Louw, dled this evening, Henry Wood s yvery ill. Total casea to dute 512 deaths, 116; on hiond, about %, An easier fecl- fog prevalls, ou account of thu cooler weather, WICKMAN, Hovecial Dispalch to he Tribune, Riceuay, Ky, Oct, 17.=~Dr. Blackburn ree ports Dr. Alexunder and daughter better, One death, and to now cases, We think the thing is about wound up hiere, Wo had a very heavy rain Jast night, with good pruspects of o heavy frost to-night, | BILOX]. New Outxang, Oct. 17.—Dr. William Martin, Assistant Burgeon of the United States Navy, who has been on duty for the Howard Assochu- tion at Biloxl for sume weeks, returned bero to-day, e reports but few cases of yellow faver thera at present. PA¥S CHRISTIAN, Pass Cunistian, Uct, 17.—1n two days twen- ty-ve cases kud two destlis, CANTON. Caxton, Miss., Uct- 17.~Thirty cases, ten -.lcnl;n-. the past thres doys fn chis city wnd vi- ciulty, SOUTHUWEST PASS, BOUTUWRST Pasa, Uct. 1T.—No pew cases or deaths tho last four duys, No uew cases oo baad. BATON ROUCE. Baton Rouas, La., Oct. 17.—New cases, 705 desths, 3, BYIRAM. . Braaw, Oct. 17.—Four new cases; no deaths, rnnusmps. PrARLINGTON, Urt. 1T, —ElZul uew cascs; one deatn at Logiown, TALLULAH. ) . Tarnuvran, Oct. 17.—Tweoty-five cases; dve deaths to date. ROCKY SPRINGH, Rocgy SruiNgs, Ucti 1T.—~Tweaty-three cases; iz deaths to date, QUODRICH'S LANDING. Goopktcu’s Laxviva. Uct. 17—~Oge huu- dred uud teu cases; furty-two deaths, . MO0 OTY., Y4200 C17Y, Oct. 17,~Six cases; th: amoug the Iatter a Sister of Charity, MOHGAN CITY. ° Moroan Citx, Oct. 17.—3eveuteen cases; Bvo deaths. Total deaths, 87. B UK HILL. Duck Hitt, Oct. 17.—No fever In towu; eleven desths to date lu the country, BAY 8T. LOUIS, Bay 81, Louis. Oct. 17.—Twenty-one cases; four deaths. ¥everdecreasiog; o [ew Lew vascs sy, CLINTON. Crintoy, Oct. 17.—Fevor stil spreading in. the couutry, Mixa Alury RUoy dlad veutarisv. e deaths ; PRICE"?‘ é.: 5 i S 8 5] IVE CENTS. .. 2y - Beven ety 8 alnce Iast report. Fever n onemilé s Clinton, B THIBODEALX, TRIRODEAUX, Oct. 17.~Thirty-seven cases} threc deaths; total cases, 521, PAINCOURTYILLE, PAncOuRTVILLE, Oct. 17.—Ten cases; two deaths. Total cases, 150; doaths, thirteen. GRARD JUNCTION. . Gnaxn Juncrron, Tenn,, Uct. 17.—No new cascs; two deaths. & LAGRANGE. , s LaonANae, Oct. 17.—Four new casea; no deaths. ¥ M'COMB_CITY. 4 McCoun Citv, Oct. 17.~Seventy-flve casoss, eleven deaths to date. Fever abating. ARRKANBAS, Hrrzwa, Ark., Oct, 17.—Thae excitement here in abating. Six of the seven physicians sav tho disease i not yollow fever. One physician, who isa_member of the Hoardeof Health, stul cone tends that it {s yellow fever. 3 LittLe Rock, Ark., Oct. 17.-~The weather I8 cooler. Good prospects for frost to-night. ¢ ARVEN DEATIIS IN O1HO. Cincinnat, O., Oct, 17.—It i¢ stated that the * fellu\v fever has not disappearcd fram (lallipotis, )., 88 was thought and so arated by citizeps. Beven deaths have occurred within a weok in the Infected district, n short distance befow that city, where the steamer Porter was anchored, which the piysiclans decided were genuine cascs of yellow fever. \ ANGOLA. s ARGOLA, La., Oct. 17.—Abont thirty cases of, feser hetween heresnd Tunica. Four deaths since Wednesday. . RELIEF BAILROAD EMPLOYES' SURSCRIPTION. Cixcisxaty, 0, O:t, 17.~The employes of: the Ohip & Misaissipp! Rallway have subscribod 82,014 ?; the Southern Rellef Fund. . FPRANCE, W Pamts, Oct. 17.~The Duke d'Audiffret Pase.> quier, President of the French Benate, contribe > uted $100 for the yellow-fever sulferers, Pans, Oct. 17.=The fete at the Trocadero for the benefit of the feverstricken people of the United States realized 16,400 francs. CHICAGO. THE CITIZENS' COMMITTER held a meeting yesterday at No, 163 LaSalis strect, The meeting was called to discuss the vroper disposal of the tunds now on hand, * Letters were read from varlous points asking for ussistance, but tho Commitice deemed 1t proper to obtaln reltable fuformatlon from tho difterent nolnts In uced of atd heforo disposing of the batance now on hand, Mr. J. E. Brown presented hils report, showing that up to Oct. 16 the subscrintions were $00,703. Of this amount $57,670 have ULeen aporopriated to various puints, 8254 is sct down to expense, and there now is a balance In bank subject to appro-* priation of $2,013, ‘Treasurer DeKovon's report for yesterday 1s: as follows: Lumber Committee. Chicago Clab, ., Employes liinol Previously reporie Total to date. Varlous sources Grand total..oevvee oon . ) Beveral contributions of clothing and supplies’ were received by the Committue yeuterdoy. The Commities yesterday recefved a tefeeram advising then of the death of Lieut, Benner, at Vicksburg, Miss., at 2:30 a. m. yesterday. Lieut. Henner was one of the roluniccrs from &c regular srmy wao accompanled the relief N CASUALTIES. THE LYNCHBURG CATASTLROPHE. Ricouonn, Oct. 17.—A fearful accident hap- Dpened last night at the Court Street Chured (cols ored), in Lvuehbung, Va, ‘The cburch was coms | pletely filled by men, women, und childrén, * who hiad gathered to witness the marrlaze of Thomas Johnaon, well kunown in culored soclety, ' and Miss Melinda Bosher. The partics most {n- tercated in the ceremony stood around the altar, and, just us the preacher was about to prouvounce them man and wife, there was o fall 'of vlustering, und 8 man In the gullers shouted that the roof was falling in, [nstautly thero wasa fearful paule. Men and women In the gallery jumped from the windows to the ground, some ity or sixty feet, killing someo und fujuring others; those iu the body of the church rushed frantically to the dours, and, as the mass of humanity wedged itacll together, the weaker ones were clther trawpled upon and mangled to death or suffocated in the terror- atricken crowd. ‘The brile and groom essaved to eseape, but some une fuwped from the gils Jeryand kllled the womau, sod the wan wos gnocked down und thie Hfe trampled out of him, “Fen persons were killed, most of them womnen, aud wany were wounded. 3 Apecial Dsvatch (v The Tridune, Piresnuna, Po., Oct. 17.—Suortly after 13 o'clock to-lav an exploslon occurred at the Pennsylvania Forgge of Everson, Preston & Co., located near the- Birimingham bridge, by which Michael Melody, two colored inen nuned Hub- bard and Backus, and Thotas Lewls und Henry Lazel), boys, were severely but not dangerously - fnjured, The exploslon I8 supposed to huve been cuused through the obstruction of the stack by cinders, which prevented Lne stowm from cecaping by the usual way. The roof of . the furpsee was entlrly deatroyed, and brick and ciders sent whisking through the alr with wreat joree, b fs u miracle that no lives were 1ost, us¢ a large nuinber pf inen were working in the hwomedinte vicinity, The building subse. quently csught fire, but the Bames were su dued Lefors much dunisge was done. MEDICAL AID VS, TRAIN OF CARS,, Apectul filevated o Phe Tribune, Dupvque, la., O, 17.~Two miles west of Winthrop, this evening, an unknown mau, sged abont 40 years, was tun over and Killed by & frefght-tram on the Hhnols Central, The fire- man states that the man suddenly arose o stiort istance shead of the engine, aud deliberately walked fnto the faws of death. Howas taken to Independence, but medicat ald fatled to savela, Liteex Kook, Oct, 17.—The remsing of a man were foumt at darlight this mornng on the track of the St. Louls, Iron Mouutain & South- crn Ratlroad near the city, having peen run over by a mgbet train. The jury failed to seresona yerdict, Suppuded to be the body 8. A, Madox, frow Kapid City, 11, ————— AN IMMENSF, SUCCRESS, &pecial. Dispaich 1o Tae Tridure . Deeatu, NI, Oct. 17,~Three inca were bade * Jy burt at the soldiers’ reunion so<lay whila tirlug a Bpringtield honeycob cauuon, Thomas Penniwell, Excursion Agent, had bis right huod badly mangled, and James Wilion's left wrm! was 80 badly injured thut it aad to be amputsted shove thy eloow, Auvwher wan bad a thub blown off. and u buy was ruu over by a heavy wagou. Nobody killed, DROWNED. JacksosviLLy, Fli, Oct. 17.—~Two youung ladies narmed Ellen and Georgls Hughey, two chilaren of Calviu Martiy, ‘and a young mau named Mclver, were drowned neur Sanford on Mounday, A party of six wos returniug Ina wazon from a camp-meeting. The road, which wus overflowed, rus by a luke, aud the hursg strayed {ntodeep water aud upiet the vebicle. vt STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Bpecial Corvesmondence af The Tridune, Crgsroy, 111, Oct. 16.~Duriug the storm 1344 night, lightulug struck the baros of Peler Uoorg, about two wiles south ol tawn, sud two Larns wers burued, with over 100 tous of hay and _some 1,500 buslels of oats. abuut $3,000; vo lusurance. Two boysin oue of the barus wero couslderably lujured, v CAVPSIZED. 3 Provibesce, R L, Oct. 17.—Tho burk Busan, of Now Bedford, Cspts Pyaks, wlch lely New Bedford Baturday worning, Oct. 12, with 8 crew of twenty-ive men, oo & whallug voyare, cas couytered @ burricuuy, capsized, nod wil bus thrce uf the tWenty-Uve were druwusd, AR st