The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1878, Page 7

DEATHS MARCH. Increase of Yellow Fever Cases in New Orleans. COUNTRY DISTRICTS AFFLICTED. Nearly Ton Thousand Deaths Within Sixty Days. TENNESSEE WORSE. Generous Aid Tendered from the French Exposition. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] New Oxteans, Oct, 12, 188. Ihave already reported a visti to one of tbe worst fever districts, which 1 made some days since accom- panied by two physicians, one from the Howard and the other of the Young Mon’s Chris Man Association, Yesterday 1 went over the Bame’ localities with one of the most active nop. Medical members of the latter association, Mr. W. W. crane, Jr. In the first visit 1 was able to judge best of the sickness; in tho last of the destitue tlon of the districts, The locality visited wus that part of the city bordering immediately upon the swamp, where a short time since 120 cases of yellow fever had existed among Avery sparse and widely scattered population. Here I founa that only thirty-three cases of sickness now Femuined, one of which was a relapse previously at- fended by the Howaras, and the others are not yollow fever, apparently, but cnills and Jever, which, I «sm informed, is ia this Gisirict all the year round, ibis part of the city is (requontly under water, and tho silmy, filthy drains of the upper part of the city all flowin this direction And meet ut the point where Wasbingtoo avenue in- tersects Melpomene, about a milo and a hall from St, Churies street. IN 4, FILTHY DISTRICT. Thig locality isthe great centre of our boreyards, And the stench arising from these and oue large field which 18 pow used as a dumping ground for tue garvaue of the upper disiricis of the city Was dis gustiog. Over toe entire suriace of this Leld a largo Grove oO: bogs Was rauging, turning up ive fliih wb Uvflagging Industry, wo toaL stench 1s Dever allowed ftoubate, None LuLthe most desperately poor could Ipnabit such @ Jocution, and Christian Charity must be uta low ebb that will not assist hem, Mauy of the cases I founu were iu mere buts, balf a mile off trom the main road, in the centre o! the swamp, which in wet weather must bave beon ulimost iuaccessibie, Witbio tuis hove: was a biind man, bis wile sick with the fever, and two helpless chiluren, “The biud sky could be seen through tue rol overhead. A Jew pivces of broken furniture wero guthered 1 one corner, und rags aud dirt strowed the floor. This ‘family were colored, but it received tbe same care and the sume relic! that Was given to auy Otner of the destitute iu the dis- trict. It was @ somewhat curious circumstance tbat Wy companion, who atiouded to their Waals with the Birictess ultention, bad been an officer in the White Lengua, DESTITUTION KVERYWHERE, Thero was poverty everywhere in this district, sometimes where no sickuess vad occurred, but always wuere sickness had appeared. Tue mon’ who have recovered irum the fever are utterly anit to go to work, aud many of tue bealtpy wuo were Avxiows to lave employment could not find it, One samily 1 saw baa been Orst robbed and then abandoned by the jaiher. The moiber was lying across the bed sick from @ relapse and weeping bit- torly. 1 saw ouly one really happy tace, ibis was an old woman Who had been Jyiug ull the summer d Voured by tue swarms of mosquitoes, unu bad been found sullering with the tev who {osisted Suut the gilt of a mosquito bar, not the doctor, bad cured ber, >trange us 1 may appear, only iour deaths bud occurred turoughout the entire district, MUMMURS AGAINST THE PXABODYS, The complaints against the Peabody Association 1 find frivolous, ‘Ihe writer’s uame | cannot flud in {ho last year’s directory, but several of my frivous, some of the first geutiemen in ine city, wooare not ty any Way connected wita the Peabogys, inform me that tbe association bave done all tuey could, ‘That everybody will be picased is not to be expecied, aud ‘one ussociation can possibly faction to all fenuico of the iy been directed to ths sick aud ullerward to the went. tute; hence, l imagine, the cause of dissatisincuivn, The ‘assuctution, 1 understand, hus already reheved tho wan of upward of’ seventy-uime thou. suud persons, and any contrivutions seat to is for distribution f am sure will be well apphed. Krom what I fearn at the rooms of the association the amount of destitution is still very reat. KEW Cases. The report of new cases ior tho past twenty-four pares 8 follo ss: joard of Health Howard Assocution..... Young Men’s Curistian Total ‘This is an increase of 229 since yesterday. The new cases appear mostly in the lower districts aud trom Leuisiaua avenue up lo Carrolion, latier place show a decrease. THE DEATH ROLI. The number of dvatus lor tue past twenty-four hours is forty, a de © Of 9 since yester deuths to date, 3,440, The tollowing Avua Fabruer, Lows Ratz vel, ‘Suomas O'Connell, Thomas Brown, Loveiy A, Augustin, Puihp J. sullivan, ‘Jerreuce Curry, W. L. Reynolas, ‘The cases iu the Catierine Kessel, Harry Mitcuels, Wiiham Landdtake, Andrew MeCormick, Veter Huber, Caroliue Kgne, Mathilde Garden, Joseph Kentgel, Christine Huvbes, Jonn Beriey H. D. Berry, Birs Cutuerine Latoye, Mrs, Morphy, Pascal Ciental, Jonn Gast, Joun Scnire, Frank Soca, Florence G. Adams, Alexander Daprat, Francis Coiling, Joun W. Aikeus, Gottirid Bucoman, . Ku Mary Upterkucb, Jean Marie Montegut, R. Alice Bertin, Sem Davenport, Qharies Varbon, Charles Bottick, KBPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS, ‘TANGAPAHOA.—Cbere were siX deaths yesterday, fnd seventy-oigit of the population aredown with tho lever. ‘Here ts only one piysician here, Baton Rovex.—Thero are lity-seven new cai With one physician to bear from, and two deaths ri Ported for the lust twenty-tour hours. It is evident bat unless cold weather comes the disease will pursue the situation beeorn: furpish beds sod ‘oto be made to furnish Our physicians, aided by good wursing, are accomplishing tho very Best results toward dimimishing the death rave, DEATHS IN MEMPHIS-- PAINFUL LEPORTS FROM CENIRAL TRNNESSHE, Maurits, Teno., Oct, 12, 1873, The thermometer droppod to 46 degrees this morn- fg at four o'clock and trost might bave tatlen had Bot the wind been blowing. Jerry Cockrell and two sons, residing five miles back of the city, were pros. inated with the fever late last night, Mother Joseph, lo charge of the Sisters of tue Good Soepnerd’s Home, is reported in a critical condition, us is also Or, H. Force, a volunteor pbysician from Hot Springs, Ark, The Howard Association this morning dent three nurses to Florence aud two to Decatur, Ala, Alexander Kerr, tne last member of a fauniy ot ix who revuroed ty the city a short time ago, inking All danger bad passed, died this moruiug. Amoug the Geuths reported since last nizut are Mra. K. G, Slate Of the late Kev, &. © Slater, aud t. Y. Hottang, w fureman of tue Aeeaing Ledger aud « promiment Odd Felow. The Board of Health oiliclally report ninoteen | dextns trom yellow lever during tue past Wwenty-lour gat ix vcluck to-night the andertaks en additional deaihs in tue suburbs, the veathe voourring since goon foliowiug:—Erich Pou Maurer, Docis Geer, Witiiam — Blankepbury, Benjamin Vroyiue aug G, A. Nucting Mr. Casey Young has just returned frotw a visit to all the wowos au bis district. He reports (he epidemic as abauing Ab some Of (uO piuces, Lut Mainly lor want ol mute- riatio work upou, Av La Grange, Grand Junction fod Sowerville the suffering and aiatress is great The Howard Assvoimtion und the Citizens’ Reet Committeo of Mempns ure furnisbing supplie hurses, medicines and docvors tu ihe exyent of Le! » The d.sease is spreading trom the towns to tue country, und Woless irost comes within a suort Hime 11s feared that it Wilk ravage ull the region sur- rounding Mempuie. no IMPROVEMENT IN CUATTANOOsA—TEVER CARBYING OFF THE COLORED PROPLE. CuatTaxooga, Tenn., Vet, 12, 1 ‘Tho weather to-day i covler, wud there is a decrease fa the pew cates De, Vanveman reports tor we twenty-four hours, ending at four o'clock to-day, the following deaths;—Jobn McMahon, Hosea Butler, John Hartman, Mrs. J, B. Jonuinge, staguio Prieo, Wyatt Folior and Miss Hattio Ackormac (a tcacher in NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1878.—QUINTUPLE SHEET. the High School and on f the first valantese hurses). Twelvo new cases are reported, nine which are colored persons. The total ca Under treatmeut amount to bout 150 of which are colored persons, Camp Bell is rapidly fill. ing up. ‘The Lever during the last three days has crept up the bill, skirting the infected «istrict. The Reliet Committee of Atiauta, Ga,, sent Drs, Lee, Knott and Olmstead bere, ond ‘they nave fitted up the High School Building ag @ hospital, the city of Atlanta ture nishing tue equipment and supplies for the same, Drs, Baird ang Fracr, volunteer physicians, are very Jo’ Drs, Barr and Baxter are holding their own. DEATHS IN VICKSBURG YESTERDAY—DISEASE IN THE COUNIRY VILLAGES. [8X TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Vicksnuna, Miss,, Oct. 12, 1878. The deaths trom yellow tever hore to-day al Augusta Baum, Sarab Jones, B. N. Jordan, Elen Nillingham, Charies Omens, ‘There is no abatement tn the fever in the country. The Howards of this city will send another train of supplies and medicines to-morrow to points as tar west as Delhi, 19 North Louisiga, where sickness and suffering ure prevalent to an alarming extent. CINCINNATI QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. Cinciyxatt, Obio, Oct. 12, 1878, The Health Department to-day issued an order modilylog the quarantine regulations alter October 17, permitting steamboats, ratlroud trains, &c., ire: entrance to the city witnout examination. No sick persou por ap or bousehold bedding trom tke infected aistricts suali be allowed to enter the city till alter November 10. WEEKLY YELLOW FEVER SUMMARY BY THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE MARINE HOSPI- TAL BERVICE—DREADFUL MORTALITY, Wasainoton, Oct, 12, 1878. The following are taken trom Surgeoo General Woodworth’s yellow fever report, issued to-day :— New OnLeans.—There were 340 deaths during the week ended yesterday ufternoon, Port Eavs, La,—One death occurred this week. Baton Rovers, La.—l'broe hundred and ninety-seven cases of Jever und 36 deaths lor tbe week ended at pine A, M, yesterday, Total cases, 1,869; total deaths, 11s. MorGan Crry, La.—During tne week, 128 cases and 23 deaths. otal cases, 438; tot! deatns, 71. UCKAN SPRINGS, d1188,— lwenty-Ove new cases and 6 deutus, ‘lutui cases, 103; totul deuths, 28. Pass CuristiaN, Miss.—FKor the week, 35 cases and Sdeaths, Tota. causes, 94; totul deaths, 9, Bay 3t. Louis, stise.—During the past two weeks 208 cuses and 36 deaths, Total cases, 26; totul deaths, o ‘From the beginning of the outbreak 6. Binoxt, Mi to the lth inst, 275 cuses and 28 of yellow douths, Four Ginson, Miss.—The yellow fever has spread into the count At leust thirty pluntutivps eu rounding Port Gibson are gow iniected, ‘the deaths to date are estimated at 190, Friak’s Pornt, Miss.—ibirteon cases and 4 deaths to yesterday evouing. CrystaL *PRines, Miss,—Total cases of tever to yesterday evening, 81; deatne, 38, Hxexanno, Miss.—Iwonty-turee oases and 10 deaths during the past week. ‘Total cases, 83; total deatus, 33, Grenava, Miss.—Six cases and two deaths for the week. i'vutal deaths to yesterday evening, 323. SPRING HILL, udu county, Misa—KFilteen cases and ex deatus to yesterday. Firat case October VickssuRG, Miss.—For the week, 33 deatas, deaths in tne city aod county, 978. Ninety-sx deaths have occurred in Warreu county, outside ot Vicks- burg. Rey Spgixgs, Miss. —Total cat to October 8, 1,064; totul-deaths to same date, 241, Jackson, Miss, —Between 30 and 40 cases reported to Octover 5, Mempars, Tenn.—157 deaths for the weck ended on the evening 1 the 10tu inst, Total deaths, 2,784, BROWNSVILLE, Teun.—139 cases aud 35 deatus for the we Pars, Tenp.—Total cases to yesterday evening, 52; ao: . Cano, Ill.—Total cases to yerterday evening, 31, besides 5 doubttal cases. Total dvatus, 25, Sr. Louis, Mo,—Three doaths at quarantine during the past week, 2 of which were of retugees. Tho su- perintendent of the quaranuue station is sick with yellow tever. Louisvitie, Ky.—For the week ending yesterday evouiug 10 new cases and 8 deaths. ‘Total cases, 112; deaths, 49. Of these 88 caves und 34 deaths were o! refugees. CISL, Obio.—No cew cases or deaths have occurred since the last report, up to the Osh 11 Mositx, Ala.— 2 Cases und 3 Weatns since Boon of Octuber 4 to the llth inst, Totul cases, 37; deaths, 20. DecATUR, Ala.—Total cases to yesterday evening, 32; tout deaths, 15, Kex Wxst, Fia.—Two ct this wock, the first stoce Sepiemmber 21, 37; deatns, 16. CaxTox, Miss.—From October # to October 10, 90 new cases and 26 deushs. Totul cuses to that date, 810; aeuths, 139. DIS£ASE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, Wasuixetox, Oct. 12, 1878. Surgeon General Wooaworth issues the following concerning the spread of disease in the countries named :— Havana, Cuba.—Twonty-six deatns fm yellow fever and three irom smallpox during the week end- ing Ocrober 5. SouTR Amwrica,—At Rio Janeiro there were thre deaths from yellow ever and twenty-four from small. ended September 19 Goed uquilla, New Grenada, acoord- ing to advices to Septomuer 19, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. —Lo 132 cities and towns of the German Ewpire, having an aggregate population of 7,376,861, there were 3.787 deaths (rom ail causes lor the k ending September 23, being an annual rate of mortality of 26.7 per 1,000 of the population, ‘Ainong the deaths reported there were 104 from scar- let er, 1 trom. typvus, 104 from diphtheria and croup and nove trom smalipox. At Vienua, Aw durtug the week ended September 14 there w deaths from sinallpox, 2 from typhus, 3 from # lever and 12 trom ArRicA.—A suiate at from cholera ut 17, Moors, Jews aud disease, At Fez the Cholera is reported Cholera has broken out in several places in the interior of Morocco At Morocco, the deaths banger re reported to be from sixty to s hungry Moors attacked the Custom British and Spanish consulates, aad increasing. other Mogadore, 1 ere no desths tn Cuicutta for (he week oaded August 10, AID FROM FRANCE—GENEKOUS OFFER OF THE COMMISSIONER GENE‘AL OF THE EXPOsI- TION—-A SPECIAL ENTEUTAINMENT FOR THE BEN#FiT OF YELLOW FEVER SUFFERERS. Panis, Sept. 28, 1878. The following correspondence has taken piace ve- tween the Commissioner Geaeral of the Univ 1 Ex- position of 1878 and the Comm: er General of the United States. The ont ininent referred to will take place at the Trocadero on Ootober 16, 1878 :— Pants, Sept. 24, 1878. My Dean Sin—The plague which nas stricken the of Louisiana still rages with tury, aud that © is to-day afflicted the m! Tou many with you" country to per Moroover, those among your who are particularly afflicted to-day we children of France. We h mmunion of origin @ lasting remembr thi ce, The and Minister of Commerce and Agriculture myselt have, therefore, thought that we could do- vote one of t the loro to the vietims of days at aud L & special repress ate iu ity sorrows, and Compatriots that we are ever with them iu beart. thac you will uccept, my dear si eo of my hig und affectionate gousiieration, - B. KRANTS. jou. v G. MeConmicx, Cuil t General of the United Stat Sin—In behalf of water, I thank you and the Mi ud Commerce for the symp: iter of the 2aub for th a Your onerous not only n that Stw ream Union. proposition to give s special entortainmont at the for the benefit ot the suffererers meets my a Paris to he cltinens @ reception ould be ere. thiaily dy NEW YORR’s at, The Thomas Foulke Schoul Association the Heeatp through ite treasurer yesterday for the yellow lever sullerers ‘The Southern Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commorce met at uoon, Henry Hentz, chairman, pre- siding, The following letter was received by the committee: — Howanp Assoctatt Memrni n Hi. F. Srautoine, Exq., 0! tribution. + kamber of Comm Drak & ‘Your ft u band, and we viankets inding, enclosed by you, ‘and timely donation from; le, and will go at tow! ‘Wants by contribatiog to the comfort reds huve had thelr name T thank you Ther jement yer in this terrible epidemic. It hts spread over the country and every town and village is galling upow we tur dvetors, hurses, medicines and supplies. which we furnish to the extent of our ability. Very respectfully. your obedient servant, W. GP PICKERT, Secretary. Messrs. B. Altman & Co, made the following con- iributions:—Five cases, coutaining 1,166 yards of sheeting, made up into 518 sheets, 24 pieces of bed comft 100 ladies’ house wrappers, 192 musiin Chemises and 36 ulgnt robe: M Pierpont Morgan, Relief Fund of the Chamber of edges the receipt of the following additional con- tribution Contribution boxes byterian w School, $10--through Kev. 4. "8. Ev teriun Church, schaghticoke, N. Neilt, Je., $2 tisbury Mill Sabbath School, through R. Caldwell, Supt Citizens N. J. 4. Cb ww York Post Pres- office, $48 72; B33 60; 8 P through Rey. E ‘Orange county, intendent. $34 of St, Job cond subseription, thro - J. Cisco & Son, $1,300, gold; M 10 Satterlor New Homburg, N. ¥., $5; through Metropolitan Nation: Bank, from Tideoute, Pa., $5. Total, $1,461 88. Prev! ously acknowledued, $159,240 19, Grand $160,702 0 Wells, Fargo & Co. remitted $1,500 to New Orleans, making the total remittances $43,434 50, At the Church of the Divine Pateralty to-day a col- lection will be taken up for the relici of the sufferers, Additional contributions are reported by the foliow- jg ieagen of the Independent Order of Free Sons of israel :— o. arden City Lodga, 50, $10; Germania Previvusly reported, 58, $19; Moses Lodge, No. 13, No. 59, $10; Ristuy star Lodge, N Lodge No, 58, $10. Total. $420. $1,500 75. Grand total, $1,920 75. ADDITIONAL AID. The treasurer of the Brooxiyn tund for the relief of the sufferers reports the receipt of $121 90, making the total amount to date $28,757 63, Damascus Commandery, No, 6, K. T., of Newark, N. J., forwarded $50 to the Grand Commandery of Lou- isiana for tho rejief of the tamilies of the Kaighs Templars who huge talien victims to the fever. Col- onel Joy, also of Newark, acknowledges additional re- ceipts a8 follows:—F. Reynold, $10; McCullough & Ober, $57 80; Josep Hensler, $50; Adolph Hensler, FATAL SPORT. A FRENCH CANADIAN KILLED BY A SHOT FROM A CHABIVARI BSERENADING PARTY, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] MontRRaL, Oot, 12, 1878. The little village of St, Aune des Plaines, situ. ated near Montreal, was tbe scene of a terrible tragedy on Friday night, in which Da- masse Depatie, &@ tobaconist doing bust. ness at the corner of Wolfe and Mignone streets in this city almost instantly lost bis life, The fatal occurrence grew out of one of those miduight mock serenades customary among the French Cana- dian habitants when they desire to mark their disap- probation cf a wedding amoug odd or ill-asgorted couples known as a coarivari, MKDDLESOME NEIGHBORS. Depatie bud br f ag iy L'assomptioo, of the same age. The villagers dia not at first anboy the newly married ceupie, but aitera whii r ing been circulated that the old man li treated bis wile, a series of midnight serenades, with tin pots and all the other paraphernalia of « chari guratod. Mr. Louis Depatie became nightly Visits Of the gang, who, with masks and viackened taces, surrounded bis house, making night hideous, and sent to Montreal jor his brether, Damusse, who at once went to ste, Anne. THE SHOOTING. On Friday night, shortly after midnight, the mas- aving reappeared and as usuul commenced 2, of wl house 10 dr them the premises, ima with ot the intraders Damasse was shot tn the men immediately ai rt Oo the ground aod ran away, as did al: bis riotous compuoions. ‘The gun was afterward fuuna and identified as the property of one Lévetild, » grocer in the village, who bas been arrested, UNRULY SPiKIiS, [8x TELEGEAPH TO THE HERALD.] SPRINGFIELD, Obio, Oct. 1z, 1878, The city of Akron is just now undergoing nsation caused by spiritualistic manifestations. A German,tam- fly, named Metzer, have been disturbed for sometime by decidedly uumistakably maniestasions, such as brickbats, stones, pieces of wood and ever; ety of missiles, These were thrown at the house from every direction and at different members of the family while now oF at the house, also other persons coming to and from the Bouse have been assailed by these uvknowo agents, dietserand bis family and neigudors have made every effo these mi o discover the parti 4 public opioion is a! ter, some persons stoutly muinta: perience is but u punishments of the sp! throwing jed in re- ites, upon Motor, while the mass of the community Neve that 1+ is the work of som igning persons whose object is yetunkuown. The neighborbeoa is now inte ly aroused, and covery possivie attempe will be made to Catch and punish the perpetrators of this outrage. A BALLOON ASCENSION, Scranton, Pa,, Oct, 12, 1878, Professor Samuel A, King made & suceosstul aseen- 2 in bis magnificent valioon King Carnival trom this city to-day, The wind was biowing a gsie when a ended, and he was out of sight, disappearing in u urky clouds at a great height in nine minutes afier he leit the earth. CONGRESSMAN ACKLIN’S CASE, New On.xans, Oct, 12, 1878, The democratic committee investigating into the Aeklins affair say that at the outset Acklin agreed to abide by their decision as to his candidacy be for Congress, vised bim to withdraw trom the eluses to do so they de- elino to tuke further action in the pi ives, The republican committee fully exouerate Mr. Ack- len, ARMY INTELLIGENCE, COLONEL M’COOK TO HAVE CHARGE OF Pos: SCHOOIS—COLORED RECRUITS FOR THE NINTH CAVALRY. Wasuinatoy, Oct, 12, 1878. Colonel A. MoD. McCook, in addition to his present dnties as aid to the General of the Army, has been red to report to the Secretary of War to take Rtgs ‘visit and @harge of education im the army. rogulariy the variot indent of tl allt sp ded to Iriaiuad, ioth cavairy. NEWPORT. alry recru' sigamont to the STORM AT (pr TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Nuwronr, R. 1, Oct, 12, 1878, ‘The storm which has raged here since the eurly part of the day 18 the heaviest that has been know here for many months, and considerable damage is reportea, Numerous trees have been blown island, many eellars filled dwelling ‘row morning. Tb nod blowing this e' Ofty wilewan hour, Ah come into hurbvor tor sheit PASTOR VOSBURGH. Rev. George B. Vosburgh, pastor of the Bi Baptist Charch, has become quite il!, and bis friends beheve that be will be forced to withdraw from the eburch before October 31, the date fixed 1a his res nation, Judge Sutton said yesterday that the official Board bad as yet taken nu action on M bt Tasiynation. “30 AND DROWN YOURSELF.” Jamos McLaughlin, twelve years eld, of No. 415 Kast Fifteenth street, attempted to drown nim. jast «evening, by jumping trom the pier the foot of Filteousn into the River, Several boatmen who saw the procured a beat and rescued him. jd conveyed to Bellevue Hos- jo an ancovscious and exhausted condition. East boy's act He was taken ashore pital b er bimseif,”’ and ber istructions water by the bout mother, Became frantic when she was informed that hor son bad attempters to Kill himselt, aud was thun- derstrack when sue learned the statement be had made, The voy’s story w tL credied, hows ever, by the authorities at the hospttal, as ne delirious nt the time ho told the story @ officer, His mother denied the allegation, but said tbat tor 801 bee the opin Gave be avie to leave that 1 REVENGE. Bloody Scenes Enacted in Indiana. RUFFIANISM RAMPANT. Negroes Lynched for Crimi- nal Outrage. A MARTIAL MOB. Preparations to Resist the State Militia. The Cringing Prisoners Hanged in the Court House Yard. aaaneeheeiidoned (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Evansvinte, lod., Oct 12, 1878. The mob murder of the five negrocs at Mount Vernon Jast night was the culmipation of a state of affairs that has been allowed to dovolope in the southeastern corner of Indiana, ¥or two or throe years murders have been committed almost with tmpunity in al counties, aod in thirty years only two men have been convicted and paid the penalty out of scores of dark crimes, At the village of Owensvilic, Gibson county, not far from the Perry county line, lives ularly, organized band of assassins and horeo thieves, led by one Aady Compaguioneppe. This dark and murderous villain pursaed ope man for three years, attempting to tako his lilo on four occasions, besides keeping the country in a constant state of terror. He was taken from his house ast Junuary by thirty masked men, dragged Vhrough the streets and shot to death with pistols, His accomplices, five in number, have all escaped punishment. The mobbing was partially inquired into, but no greas effert was made to ferret it out, and go strong was the sympathy of the people for the object of the assassins’ batred that he was nominated tor Sheriff of the county. All the leaders of the mob are known, but no knowledge has crept tuto the Grand Jury room. WINKING AT ASSASSINATION, For three months quiet reigned, and then a reign of terror broke out in Posey county. In the past fow montos four deliberate murders and four cases of female outrage have been committed, and, io all but one instance, tho negroes of Mount Vernon, who are a lawless and violent class, were absolutely known to be the perpetrators, but escaped without arrest, The authorities have been disgrace- fully lax im the execution of the Staie law, and month by month a teeling of strong indignation and the tnirst for vengeance has been growing. Three months ago twe wonen living in the outskirts of the town were attacked by three negroes, Attempts were made at violation. One of the women—Mollie McCool—in trying to escape, was shot by her assailant and killed. Several weeks later Houry Vierting, an aged German, was assassinated on Main street, his pockets rifled of the few cents in them d bis body left in the gutter, Three weeks ago a stock drover at the county fair was assassinated in his stock pen at midnigat, tor plunder. 1he murderers were one white man and twe negroes, but nove have been arrested, although the detectives have declared their ability to arrest all of them if Posey couaty would furnish $100 to pay their informant, Tho authorities declined to pay except for conviction, and all have escaped, THE MOUNT CARMEL OUTRAGE. ‘The immodiate cuase of Friday's awitul work was a @isgusting mass of crime committed last Monday night, jastbefore mianight. Eight negroos, whe had been drinking at the expense of certain politicians, went to @ house of bad repute in tho outskirts of the town, and under the pretence of having a message for one of the inmates, succeeded io having the door epened, They immediately rushed in upon the women, who were alone, ana with cocked revolvers inaugurated a fearful scene, They rifled the bouse for money, and then, forcing the women into & room, put out the lights, and by main force committed a sories of revolting outrages that would be sickening to detail, They kept the women in that room foran hour, and then left them almost dead from fear of ilitroatment, Woon the news spread tho next morning there was gr but interest in the State clection pi tion during that day. ARREST OF THE VIOLATORS. outraged women recognized sevoral of the as- sailants on the street, and warrants were sworn Jim Goode, Bill Cnambers, and Ea Warner were ar. rested quietly dari Tuesday ev: and Wednosday and lodged in jail, Warner was tound in bed, feigning to be sick. They were ar raigned beforea Judge, identified by the women and again committed to jail on Wedn It was understood by the officers that Dan Harris, Jr., one of the gang, would be found hiding at nis father’s house on Tuesday night, and ar- rangements were made to capture bim. At two o'clock on Tuesday morning Oscar Thomas, Deputy Sheriff; Edward Hays, Deputy Marsnsl; Charles Baker and William Russeil, ali good men and the two former brave and tried officers, went to make tho arrests, Hays and Thomas were armed with shot guns and the others with pistols, as old Dan Harris bad announced that be would kill anybody who should attempt to enter bis house. MURDER OF OFFICKR THOMAS. Arriving at the house Russell aod Thomas, after parley demanding admittance, started around the bouse to advance on the front duor, There wasa window in the sae As the two men, Iking abreost, reacbed it, Russell suddenly id, “Look out for that gun,”” and the sam instant gave Thomas a push. The gleaming barrel of a shotgun was protruding, and before Thomas was out of line one barrel was discharged and eighteen buckshot pierced his breast, shoulder, neck and face, cutting the juglar vein and p trating the leit breast near the heart, Thomas staggered, and Hayes run up to soe what wus transpiring, and encountered tne same gun which was tired at bim without effect, He placed his own Weapon in the window and fired the dis. tearing old man Harn’s arm badly. The negro tu.en retreated out the back door, As he was climbing © fence Hayes emptiod tho otner barrel of bis gua, the chargo wounding his the side 9 bringing him to the ground, where bis gun was i and a box of caps found, Hayes then turned and caught Thomas, who was reeling, and who sald, “Boys, I am shot to the death.’’ One of tho as. sistants Wus sont for a surgeon, and another stationed at the buck door, as it Was thought Dan i ‘was in tho house. Before the sarge was dead, It wos discovered there were only two little ebildren in the house. The officers continued to search for Harris tit six o'clock, The off man had watked some distance through the folds unul he dropped from loss uf blood and crawied to the roadside, where a farmer coming to town discovered him and haaied m up toa house, where the officers captured him, BLOOD FOR BLOOD DEMANDED, News of the murder of Thoma, like wildfire, and when the the urderer to the jail at about six o'clock tney found a great crowd armed with pistols and guos, Oungering for the lives of tho mou io jail, and for Harris in parvicular, Several of the more oxcitod surged up to the old man and tried to shoot bim, and in apie of the bravery of the officers Would bave had spread Captors wok taek, A Golered man ¥ ured near saved to pl tor Ha He was turned upon and compelied to fiveo amid a vol | ley of show, one of which tuok elect in the back of bis neck, causing a painiul wound The officers took advantage of this diver- #ion and dragged Harris into the jail, ays, James Dump, the jailer, and several assistants locked thed themselves in with the prisoners and de- fled the mob wuich was howling outside ane demand- jug an entrance, Major Menzies ana William Nelson, Prominent citizens, made quieting addresses, but nO Attention was paid to them, PRELARING TO RESIST BVEN STATE TROOPS, Owing to the determined resistance of the officers, however, the enraged people gradually quieted until eigat o’clock, when it became rumored that Governor Williams had been called on to send the Evunsyille Rifles and Light Guard militia, This rumor put the mob into a perfect frenzy of excitement. Two bundred men, armed witb guns and pistols, were or- dered to the depot to await the coming of the train and Drevent the militia trom getting off thecara, Acannon Was got out of the militia quarters and, under the charge of the remainder of the crowd, hauled to the Court House und planiea in frontot the building, com- manding the street loading to the depot, und a deter- mination was expressed to keep the troops off if every man died, Thirty of the depot corps advanced up the railroad track a mile, and as the passenger train approached, formed across the track, aud with prosenied weapons compelied the engineer to stop. The mob had secured two ratiroa engineers, who were to be pat on the engine to buck the train co Evansville under an armed escort if the militia were on board. It was a faiso rumor, how- ever, us the Governor had not been culled upou, DECIDING THE FAYE OF THE PRISONERS, This counter excitement diverted the rage of the People trom the prisoners, and, acting under cooler counsels, It was decided to wait will might and lyneb the prisouors quietly at all hazards. Armea men putroled the jail and Court House all day, aud the streets were filled with them, though there was no demonstration and no diffcuity occurred. Io the afterooon funeral notices of the murdered Thomas was circulated and the excitement was intensified, though it was subdued aguin at three o'clock, When the Hravv correspondent arrived on the spot groups of people were on the streets aud mes- wengers were horrying about with secret iniormation. The cannon, under guard of ton men, was still in position, aud ap armed guard patrolling the Court House yard. The Court House occupies the centro of a Deautilul square, fringed with heavy lucust trees,and on the leit side of the costly building was the jail, a small brick house, thirty fect squure, aud apparentiy avery weuk structure, On entering the door there are six cages or cells of iron, surrounded by a wide corridor. Four of the prisoners were @03- Qued in one cell nearest to the entrance, and old Horrir lay on a pallet m the corridor weak aod sick, his bed covered with blood, At tne first surge of the mob the prisoners began to pray ina low, sing-seng tune, woich was kept up all day without intermission. Although tood was furmisned they ate none. Thus the afternoon passed, A CALL TO ARMS, Atcight o'clock last evening groups of men om the street riled by the sound ef aw jong roll ofa drum, im @ moment the quiet crowds and began to separate. Voices culled out commands and people crowded tothe Court House square. A tall man, with a bald head, who was under the ipfluence of liquor, took nis stand pear the cannon and began an address to the crowd, urging the immediate doath of the prisoners for the salety of their wives and all other women of the town, He was ioterrupted by citizens, and Colonel Nelson warned him to ceaso such talk and permit justice to be done, Then there wero cries of “Io the woods,” aud by @ preconcerted signal hundreds of men started out of Muin street to the appointed wndezvous, whicn was baif a mile duwn the railread track. At @ grove im the hollow they were met bya man with two largo bundles of black masks, falling from the forehead to the breast, Ata signal ull woo were to take part leapea a fence by the road and went into the grove where the dense folin; made it perlectly durk, From this dark organization all who would not mask were sternly ordered to leave, and the mob began to chavge coats and hats and don the masks and organize by a secret oath, Your correspondent bastened vack to the jail and found that the caunon bad been moved and placed before the jail duor ‘point blank.”? OLD HARRIS? STATEMENT, Marshal Hays readily wrantead me admission, and a ttle door swung open upon a gloomy scene, A single eandle in tho gloom cast ghastly sbadows about, and groups of guards and privileged persons gathered about old Harris, who had been raised up and rested on one arm. { asked the old man for his statement, He spoke in a voi scarcely above a whisper. He was an ola man of fifty-five years, coal biack, with a grizzly beard aud a dull, leering eye. He hid eojoyed a tair reputation for being quiet and orderly, but nad a family of bad sons, Hoe was questioned by Mr. Hayes and myself, and admitted that he shot Thomas, but insisted, even when re- minded of the peril of doath, that he thought tne officers were several iawless persons who had visited his house before and had threatened him. When be was leit he sank back on the pallet and lay motion- less. STATEMENT OF THK FOUR PRINCIPALS. 1next went to the latticed iron door of the eell where the four violators w confined, A feeble ray of light -falling imto the dark cell out- lined dimly tne four figures on their bended knees, with their beads bowed agsinst the ghastly white walls, aod the low, thrilling murmur of prayer lied the confined place almost like the loud hum of bees, Jeff Hopkins, who was called up first, was atall, dark fellow with fine eyes, He said he was innocent of tne charge, and gave the names of places where he had been on Monday night, and which if proven would have established au alibi, He was forty-two yours old, The next calied was Ed. Warner, a mere boy of twenty-two, tall, slim and slovenly looking. He sad ne bad bi sick iu bed all Monday ond until Tuesday noon and was not gulity, Jim Goode, the third man, was a heavily bailt black Villain, thirty-eight years old, who hsd been prey- jously eonvicted of av assault on a white womau, end sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, Hi. pardoned out by Goveruor Williams three movths ago, after serving only two years. A tew uights since be attempted to inveigle the wile of a pectable citizen out of ber house at ten o’ciock upon a frivaious pretext with the supposed intent to commit ap outrage, Wheo asked what ho had to say he ciuicned the bars nervously, pa in an earnest voice, tremoling somewnat, said, ‘I’m a goin’ to teil de trufe, genticmen, Yonuse want me to ao I Tuesday om a charge of Before God and man, ‘tlemen, I am tunocent, and can prove 14” He thon continued in a rambling talk of five minutes, in which under questions he was driven to admit that he pad led a disso! lite, When dismissed ho turned away with a moan to his pallet and went down upon his koces again to mumole the pi ‘a ho had muttered ail day, Bill Chambers, tho last map to talk, was accused some time = ain of the assuat- nation of Pat MeMull & lavorer ot ernment wor at Grand Chain, Wabasi He waa a ‘light brown, good looking negro, with a Diack moustache glossy as ik. He was twenty-eight years old, bat bore a bad char: Ho said, in calm, business like tone, “Lam innocent of this crime aud kuow nothing of those who did it” - ‘THER! MURDER ON FOOT.’’ Whilo the locul reporters were busy with Chambers, the faint crack of a pistol was beard, Iu a mo. ment the guards sprang from tne floor, where bad crouching. Haye whois. to porters, “Now lip, boys; there is murder on foot,” and pushing the door of the entrance ajar the crowd burriea out without a word, The beautiful grove 4d the streets wero bath in a flood of moonlight, sat where the swaying shadows of tho locust tops covered retreated ircm the grove to the street and lett the yard deserted except vy a up of fe. porters, who were bebind @ clum ol trees, For wea minutes th w & «drenaful = suspense. = Then tho amp of foot was hoard, aud 150 men with bil Masks marchea ap the streets and fled into court house yard, GUARDS OVERPOWERRD—THR PRISONERS TAKEN, They made uo demands, said & word, bat at a A silent signal sprang upon the guards, and at tne same instant a volley of gun and pistol shots were fired. 1s took three minutes to divarm aud search the guards, and the key of the outside door was ovtained from Marsbali Hayes, When the outside door was unlocked fully fifty of tne masked men crowaed into the dark corridor, trampling over old Harris, a he lay, wounded and weak, on the pallet. The tour men above named wore safe in their cell locked in, and @ search of ton minutes failed to find the keys, although tue jailor was threatened wih Violence if he did not procure them, He defied the mob, whoseot out and obtutned cold chisels and sledge hammers and began to cut through the latticed bars of the doors, A lanieru had been brought io, and by tts light the scene ipside was striking, Tne masked men were gathered bofore the cell, eager f the liv, of the miserable wretch who were caged like animals for sluughte: While the mob was tagiug the victims were quiet and unmoved, murmuring their prayers of “May de good Lord save His lamb,” &e One of them, when the fret grinding blow was siruck on the cold chisel, raised hi voice unconsciously end said:—“ de waves of de Jordan roll to de feet of the Lamb. Ob, Jesus! save yo’ innocent lamb.” It was enough to meita stone. But tne mob was iuflex- ible, with a thirss for blood. While the slow, heavy viows of hammers [211 on the iron some of the men gathered about old Harris and told him to get up and “prepare to die.” He said he was not able to rise, and if they wanted his life they must take 1 there. What cccurred then no one of that great crowd outside can tellto-day. Itis a secret whicao is jocked in the breast of the mov 1m the Jai. HORRIBLE CRURLTY CHARGED, It ts said that men were despatcned for a butcher's cleaver, and that on the floor the old man was chopped up in mince meat and pieces flung into the sink, Otbers gay that a nand was laid on bis turoat and a knife buried in bis heart and then the body was quartered. Stiil others say he was spirited out to a carriage near by and driven, but where no mao knows, and burned to death, What. ever wi the mode of death the old man disappe jd as if be had been a myth, and po mun bnt those who were bis executioners can tell where or how bis life went out. A carriage Giled with men did drive off at a dead gallop ubout the time im question, but nobody 8 the eccupante. Tho floor of the jail was covered with lime this moruing aod no traces of bloed were visivie, Some of the mob afters ward tried to give out tho impression that the old man had shipped out, in the exeitement, and escaped, but that is wile, as he was unable to walk from loss of blood. While this awtul deed .was being committed in ominous silence within the scene outside was placid, ‘Ihe crowd was quiet, and the ghastly Sgures of masked guards prowliog through the trees was all that gave life to it, Blows of the bummers did not drown tho plaintive prayers of the poor wretches who folt, ery bar gave away, like losing foothold on lite, Occasionally a loud murmur of woices waa heard and the the crunching fall of bammer on the chisel, Bar afier bar tell under the poweriul blows, HALTERED ¥OR DEATH, After forty minutes bad passed the door ylolded and the mob seized the praying victim and dragged them into the corridor. Quickly a new bempea rope was put ove their necks, their hands tied with twine cords tightly bveuind. Imagine the mooniit grove and white streets, the crowd silent and erawd, the phantom masks with gleaming pistols patrolling silentiy. From the Jatt door emerged three men pulling on a white rope like men hauling an ox to slaughter, The end of the rope was abont the neck of the stalwart Jim Good, whose biack, suiny face and bullets head came out into the light and sent @ shudder through the nerves of those who saw it. A mask held his arm, aud the doomed wretch walked firmly, with sot jaws and with no not tear, So, one by one came forth the victims, stalking silently like ghosts, all game anu unflinching. The first of the executioners wandered into the grove aimlessly, as if searching for a convenient tree. The biack wretches, with their shining eye- balis, followed at the jerk of the rope like sneep, Not ® word was sald, save when the patrol masks ordered the crowa across the street, The gloomy procession moved to the tall locust trees which stand just betore the portico of the Court House. JUDGEK LYNCH TRIUMPUS, under the shade of those trees twenty masked mes gathered with the prisovers, and without a word the execution began, With = admirab! the negroes stood irmly and looked ubout, the last, and scorning a word of The rope around Jeff Hopkius’ neck was throws first una went clear over the hmb, yet bit executioners paused, With the others there wat delay, and men were compelled to climb trunks and shp the ropes over. Ed. Warner’s naugman caughi the rope and swung to the ground on it, as he did so stretching the poor wreten’s neck and pulling his bouy on tiptoe. As tt roe taxed the body fell, and it was that be bad fainted, and he died without @ qualm of pain, THE END. At eleven o'clock the four negroes, with roped around their necks, were led out upon the square under a locust tree, when the ropes were thrown over ihe limbs of the tree and ailfour of thom hanged, GILMORE WELCOMED HOME A hearty “welcome home” was given to Mr. P. S, Gilmore and his band atthe Twonty-second Regiment Armory lastevening, Tucre was a very large and brilliant vudtence—(or tho affair bad the form of a concert and sociabie—and the appli that greeted tho returned wanderers on their appoarance was thuslastic and prolonged. present were ladies, and they svemed as in the event us tho members of the regiment programmes included—as tho bills had 1i— o-ting variety of the most offective selectious in the repertoire of the band, interspersed with tho airs of ali nations visited during their Europea: these airs wore:—Americap, “Siar Spangled B ° Boglis ve the Queen; Irish, “The Bai Ouce Through Tara’s Hail; ’ French, “Che Mar Ai ; “God hb ow the Kutne.’? ‘bere Was a sort of patriotic tone in the whole performance, {o1 it y opened with iar Spangled Bauner,” bat closed with Doodie’’ ‘“embroiderea” most fanei con between solid selection juded Son ner Fostival march, Giese’s Gavoth, the “Taonbauser” rama, “Reisouiluer 5? Wagoer’s tional’ Regiment aarcp.”? clu D> ” Seotch, **Scous Wha Vt Wag. “Farewell,” erture; Resch's musiwal panos the finale trem the third act of aud Giimor ty-secund Tois recupitulation uoes not ine je two Duleworthy leatures—tho flute solo of se- toe rest) ha’ vy Mr. F. Bracbt at Emerson, woo r good style, Both of there pertorme: ‘The Vast array of by which th uded and the bourty appreciation ot # ppearcd 10 stimulate the musici them realize that they were once m trienus and admirers, It ie sale to they sever played with more spirit, The sta veg placed im the middie of the spa cious fluor a cousiderable cleared space was elt around, und at tue cluse of the concert proper iadies And gentlemen who desired to take @ wurn in the dance Were aflorded au opportunity during the pore lormance of hall a dosen selecuons gomprising anlopi id jauciers. Strauss "Col walla, Which introduced this portion of tbe event evlortamment, allured a govdly numoer of tim coupies upon the floor, a the ice once brok large proportion of sae bli ged in terpsichurean amusement, THE BROOKLYN TABUKNACLE SUED, A suit has been brought in the Ki County Se preme Gouri, by William J, Gelston, against tm Board of Trastecs of the Brooklyn Taberpacia, of which Rov. T. De Witt Talmage ts pastor, to recover $1,342 98. plaintifl, eee te tormert; o rer oi the Board, slloxed 4 lections trom were VELEMAN JAOK.” “Old Veteran Jack; the Pride of the First Pre eines,” was the inscriptios police in bo resort for many years station house, Last k was willow (ree 1 the parkplot nearest The cofia was borne by police jcora, uruers being Battory boasmen aud neighboring aititane,