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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1878

Page

2

Death and disease sweep Memphis area in yellow fever outbreak

Ninety nine new cases and seventy deaths reported yesterday as the yellow fever scourge worsens. Dr Lawrence warns of crowded quarters and high mortality among colored residents while aid arrives from E. Easly and many physicians. Contributions surge from cities including Columbus, Montgomery, Buffalo, Richmond, and St. Louis to support Memphis New Orleans and other affected areas.

Memppuis N. Harden Merchant W. C. Woodruff Howard Association Board of Health Lawrence Joe Williams la Saletta Martin Walsh McGarvey Baker Maher Howards E. T. Easly Little Rock Memphis G. Ryan Shelby County Charles Baskerville Horn Lake Miss J. E. Beunce Indianapolis E. M. Smith Evansville F. G. Watkins St. Louis H. H. Hargrave Shreveport R. B. Williams Woodburn Caro Peabody Subscription Association of New Orleans Columbus Free Masons Jackson RichMond Citizens’ Relief Committee Vicksburg Richmond and Cincinnati Iowa Merchants’ Exchange

Fever toll rises in Vicksburg with 129 new cases

In Vicksburg on August 29 there were 129 new fever cases and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours. Among the deceased is J P Allen city editor of the Vicksburg Herald. Dr E A Barber also died this morning. Several physicians and clergy are reported ill or recovering. Going forward physicians will report new case numbers to the Howard Association at 5 PM.

Henry G. Clark Clark Boston Concorp N. H Joseph Eastman Concord Savings Bank William W. Storrs Supreme Court George A. Pillsbury Storrs J. W. Johnson William Walker Timothy Haynes Enos Blake Nathaniel B. Walker Leland A. Smith John Kimball Benjamin A. Kimball Theodore H. Ford E. W. Woodward George Clough Pillsbury National and Savings Banks Savings Bank Stanley Foster Eastern Railroad New Hampshire New Orleans Canton Miss Paul Leloup Frank Deplain Charity Hospital Charity Pratt Choppin Howard Association Young Men’s Christian Association Relief Association Benjamin F. Chisholm Port Gibson W. W. Wall Board of Health New York St Louis Vicksburg J. P. Allen Vicksburg Herald E. A. Barber Philadelphia Peabody Relief Association of Memphis Toledo Produce Exchange Jamestown N. Y San Francisco Savannah Richmond P. M. Whitmore Bath John F. Howard Bowdeinham William H. Stuart A. G. Eaton John Knights Topsham Lowell Lewiston A. M. Jones Joseph 5 Garcelon L. H. Hutchinson Portsmouth Berwick William J. Copeland Howe Call William A. Emery Greenback Skowhegan Somerset County A. F. Parlin Skewhegan A. Linn Hartford Cullen Concord Chamberlain Concord Railroad Raymond Newark N.J Peters the Sun Colman & Co Hunter's Point Portland Gray Depot Odd Fellows Worcester Higgins’s Beach Cumberland Farmers’ Club West Cumberland Centre Club Topsham Windham Pleasant Hill Eugene L John B. Holbrook West Falmouth Manufacturing Company Bates College Glen House Fabyan House Bangor Jemmie Hope James J. Watson Dexter Savings Bank Winthrop Bank Winthrop Rockingham County Joseph L. Beckett Capt FE. J. Copp Major T. B. Crowley Hillsboro County East Epping Horace FE. Rowe Nottingham Weirs Order Alton Bay Montreal Grand Trunk Eastern Great Falls Conway J.B. H. V. Milette Church of St. Aloysius Nashua Europe Dr Spaulding Dover J. W. Hubbell Col. Riddle New England Agricultural Society Society New England Hanover Dartmouth College J. B. Parker Parker

Quarantine Declared on East Coast Ports by Galveston Board

The Board of Health announced a quarantine covering all east coast ports from Sabine Pass to Pensacola. It barred entry of Morgan City, New York, and Western Texas steamships. No fever reported in Texas. Interior towns enforce strict quarantine rules.

Galveston Board of Health Sabine Pass Pensacola Morgan Morgan City New York Mallory Texas

Scientists Announce New Yellow Fever Remedy

Detroit reports a local chemical firm has discovered a fluid extract from baldo leaves of an Andean shrub in Chili as a potential yellow fever remedy. The firm offers free tests to physicians in affected Southern cities and promises ample supply for evaluation.

Detroit Chili

Plainville Park Races Attract Close Finishes In Two Classes

Harvested details of August 29 at Plainville Park show 2.31 and 2.28 classes with six and five heats respectively. Iron Age and Emulus battled in 2.31 with a dead heat and final winner Charlie Ware in close finishes, while 2.28 featured Penelope, Clara J., Annie G., Myrtle, and others with tight splits and a late surge by Penelope.

HanTrorp Conn Plainville Park Fannie Jefferson Myrtle 4Mulus Iron Age Imulus Clara J Penelope Annie G Peucignc.s Dirimtoor Springfield

New York arrests four for counterfeiting tradesmen bank notes

Captain Curtis of the Secret Service announces the arrest of Henry Peckham Bernard McGuire Thomas Hogan and Albert Buckhardt on charges of passing counterfeit tradesmen's national bank notes and similar Third National Bank fakes. The gang leader Peckham heads the operation.

New York Capt. Curtis Secret Service Henry Peckham Bernard McGuire Thomas Hogan Albert Buckhardt Ottena Reiss Suffolk County Long Island Chicago Martin Muller John Anton Scheffmayer Coney Island Carrie Cohen Barbara Fritchie Fredericktown Episcopal House of Bishops M. K. Pettetreau

Indian attack near Waterhole drives Texas Rangers retreat

A News special reports Capt. Tays led Rangers from Austin against a large force of Indians from Fort Stanton at Waterhole about forty miles northeast of El Paso. The Rangers retreated after heavy losses, one man killed, as the Indians dispersed through the mountains and along the Rio Grande below El Paso.

Galveston Austin Squad Tays Fort Stanton Reservation Waterhole el Paso Rio Grande

Widow Mary Dean Charged in Missouri Triple Filicide

Mary Dean, about 40, a Hillsboro widow, confessed to murdering her two children by throat slashing over poverty. She killed the baby first, then attempted to cut the five year old’s throat as he pleaded for mercy, and struck him with iron after the boy clung to her. She was arrested and brought to Hillsboro, with locals questioning her sanity.

Montpelier Joseph Emerson Worcester William Penn Middlesex Emerson John L. Tuttle Penn Chicago Howe Northfield Montpelier Junction Htillsboro Mary Dean Hillsboro Adams R. G. Walden Mitler George FE. Josselyn Gaylord Works Chicopee Wheeler Brightwood Mary Powers Russell Henry Mary Calahan Springfield Old Colony Iron Works East Taunton Henry F. Hills & Co New York First National Bank of Amherst Ware National Bank Amherst First National Bank Amherst Gas Company Lowell Base Ball Association Sagamore Mill Fall River Campbell Franklin Barnes Tolland Lewis Westfield Superior Court Richard H. Tucker Wiscasset

Seduction and rape arrests in Albany involve two teens

William L. Clute a commission merchant and Margaret McLaughlin 16 were charged with seduction and rape of Maggie Devine 16. George E. Chadsey was charged with abortion. All were committed. The affair shocked Albany as McLaughlin enticed Devine to Clute's store.

Albany N. Y William L. Clute Margaret McLaughlin Maggie Devine George E. Chadsey Devine Clute McLaughlin

Bankruptcy Petitions Surpass in Multiple Cities

New York reports 75 petitions filed in one day with debts rising to millions for Richard Murphy and Peter Trainer. Other notable debtors include Frank Williams of Brooklyn and Eugene Arnheim. Chicago sees Eugene B. Myers fail with 305000 unsecured debts, Philadelphia notes Nathan Hilles in potential bankruptcy, and Worcester records James J. Russ with 12773 liabilities.

New York United States Court Richard Murphy Peter Trainer Frank Williams Brooklyn Merchants’ National Bank of New York Casco National Bank of Portland Eugene Arnheim James E. Mallory Pleasantville Land Company Christian Schwartz German Up Town Bank Empire Laundry Israel Farjeon B. L. Farjeon Edward Rowe Simon B. Bernard C. Dord & Co Rowe James Fettrich Henry Bucking Bucking & Vroom & Bucking Shoe and Leather Company James Blackhurst Louis Karl Henry E. Eakin Nassau Street Selah E. Carll Chicago Eugene B. Myers A. & L. Nusbaum Peoria Walter L. Pease Elgin Philadelphia Nathan Hilles Gas Trust Harrisburg Gas Company Buck Mountain Coal Company Frankford Laconia N. H Robert M. Appleton Lake Village Worcester James J. Russ Worcester Moulding Works

Celebration Marking Rhode Island Battle's One Hundredth Anniversary

Commemorative events honor the Rhode Island battle with ceremonies at key sites and remarks from local historians. Organizers invite residents to join in an official wreath laying and museum exhibits detailing the conflict and its impact on regional history.

Rhode Island

Mobilization Nears as Gen Phillipovich Raises Corps

Reports from Vienna and nearby cities indicate a new mobilization drive creating a corps of 170000 to 180000 men under Gen Phillipovich. Rail traffic is halted due to heavy troop and material transport while fronts in the Balkans see ongoing maneuvers and frontier adjustments.

Vienna Phillipovich Prsth Sarajevo Drinoa Cettinge Mehemet Ali Pasha Prisrend Nicholas Montenegro Bflgradf Vranja Kursehumlje Constantinople Greece Batoum Therapia London Midhat Pasha Constantinole Layard Asia Minor Mukhtar Pasha Crete Belgrade Marinovich

International Monetary Conference Adjourns Sine Die

The Paris meeting ends without votes. The American delegation presses for action but only secures a statement upholding both silver and gold use and free coinage. French officials host a banquet for about 200 delegates praising Franco American treaty prospects amid rising Rhone and Saone waters.

Paris International Monetary Conference United States Grand Hotel M. Teisserene de Bort Agriculture Department of Public Works Noyes Messrs Hitt and Vignaud American Legation Lucius Fairchild Guy McCormick Foucher de Careil M. de Careil Pollok M. Wilson America French Wilson French Chamber of Deputies France Pascal Duprat de Careil Hayes Rhone and Saone

Kearney Tours Cabinet Officers Then Addresses Labor Crowd

Special Despatch to the Boston Post from Washington reports General Kearney and his hired man Brown visiting Secretary Schurz, Secretary McCrary, and Acting Secretary Hawley to gauge labor interests. He then spoke to about 4000 workingmen from the Capitol steps, denouncing corporations and Congress in a blistering, acrid critique.

Boston Post Washington, D. C Kearney Brown Schurz State Department War Department McCrary Treasury Department Hawley San Francisco Capitol Steps America Johu Sherman Hayes Congress Capitol

Vatican Denies Plan to Remove Jesuit Advisers

A Rome despatch rejects rumors the Pope will purge Jesuit advisers or dislodge Jesuits from the Vatican. It says the Pope acts in line with Jesuit counsel and there are no signs of divided counsels at the Vatican.

London Rome Society of Jesus Vatican

Catholic Journalists Plan Pilgrimage to the Pontiff

The Osservatore Romano reports letters from 548 Catholic journalists across Europe plan a press pilgrimage to the Pontiff on his exaltation anniversary. A Spanish bank loan worth 25 million dollars is set to be issued by the Bank of Havana. An Italian diplomat in Tangier was reportedly attacked and stoned. The International Prison Congress adjourned, likely to meet in Rome. A new education law excludes Bible lessons from primary schools. Several fatal cholera cases reported in Sweden.

Rome Osservatore Romano Europe Maprio Havana London Correro Militar Tang Copenhagen Sweden

Notable Deaths and Obituaries From Early New York

Obituaries report the deaths of Dr Julius Auerbach at Far Rockaway and the French writer Jean Pierre Charpenti er in Paris. Edward M King, sea captain and former American Consul at Canton, dies in San Francisco. Other notices include Robert G Rankin of Newburgh and Charles A Smith of Boston, both connected to railroads and the arts respectively, with brief causes and biographical notes. Timothy Fletcher concludes the list.

Hunnewell

Growing war sentiment in Texas linked to Mexico tensions

Dr Ornelas, consul of Mexico in San Antonio, warns in Washington of a rising war faction in Texas aiming to chill relations with Mexico. Gen Ord may cross the border only when no Mexican troops are nearby. A New Mexico governor request for troops to quell insurrection is referred to the Attorney General. Butler faces questions on ownership of bonds. Frederick Sawyer appointed to a Treasury coast survey post. Internal revenue and customs receipts reported.

Washington Ornelas Mexico San Antonio Texas United States Ord Gov. Axtell New Mexico Butler District of Columbia Frederick Sawyer South Carolina the Treasury

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