Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1878, Page 1

R VOLUME XXXIX. ARTISTIC TARL NG, "REMEMBER! Our SELECTIONS of Choice Woolens for AU- TUMN AND WINTER are now in, Trouscrs, = Buitsy = « = Overconts, = $10 upwards. $40 upwards. $35 upwards. Prices Very Low! Standard the Iighest! ELY & (0., Tailors, 163 & 165 Wahash-av., eor. Honroe. SURE CURE TOR HAY FVERT 70 LAKE SUPERIOR. The Renowned Palazo Steamers, PEHEERLESS, Wil lcave on THUNSDAY, Aug. 29, st#p, m, J. L. HURD, Wi leavo on SATURDAY, Sept. 7, st 8 p. m. Cholce of Houtes by Lake, Lail, and Mise. River. 4~ FARES REDUCED., &1 Send for Cleculars. Etaterooms can be enysged In offico of nlted 1o nll sights on sclestific prin- Fiold“Glamer. Teluicopos, Micro- Jqrometers, &c. TO RE . TO RENT. Stare and hasement 39 LaSalle-st. 1 also second, third, and fourth floor of 34 aud 40 Laralie-st. 1 ech @xi3; it and elevators well oaanted for increantlla Gr manvfacturing Wnsincas, Wil rent whole or part. WAL C. DOW, 8 Tribune iullding. FINANCIAL. LAZARUS SILVERMAN, BANKER, CHAMDER OF COMMERCE, 1sbuying and seliing_Cavernment Tlonds, Cook County rdets, Clty Kerip Contrartons Vouchers and seliini Exchange un Loudou, Faris, Franktort, Serlin, 1lain= ury, GOLD FILLINGS, One-thind ol rates, HE FINCSTAND DEST, (8 Ex{ractiug without talh. TEETH 18, MeCITHAN ‘Cor. Clark_cni_itandolph-ste. SOLUTION NOTIUES. o A e DISSOLUTION. Ndtice s hereby given that JobaT. Loster, of the i of Lyon, J.ester & Co.. hay this day by tnutual con sent withdrawn frum salu tirm, A he business will bo contiiued by John B. Lyon and ‘Thomas B, Rice. under the firm aanie of Lyon' & Co., who sssume sil the Mabllities of sald firm of Lyon, Lester & Co. ‘ PROPOSALN. Proposals for Army Supplies. OFFICK OF PURCHAAING AND DEpoT e CoMuisnaly, § EAYT WARNINOTON-uT,, AU, Tl AUR 20, IKTA Healed proposats ' duplieate wili o fecoived nut) 3 ock ti. m. Tihursday, August =0, s, for Tarniely: iy (Glluwlni suppiles for the Subalsbence D Ieat. Unlted Ststes Armyy dolivernd it wich plares in thilacity sa iy b vequired: 210 pounds wiear hacon sidre, inter-eili o i 2,800, potinds 10 Launds primo il burreis, veans. inrou X ot ds v s at this uttice n-deted, [ round-loopl burr 34,001 pounids prime 1610 ¢ in puinge Les-guality *> iucid, nd 1 doshlc sac whisky vinegar, of 35 gr fureliy wcidx ind injuriou twoped palnted barecis o b sialed scuarately: 7,53 poun: Tu welihita, In 4 Duitnas; doubl 210 by-rutlon ¢ B0 Racuolee leaf Ketiy- 105 oud 10- uel U cais, vugued and grooved und Laiiag, 1-B packagus: Eagie Urand: ta) cunty imushcoon Piehies, Lalifurily, iew cron 1 1 4 % se 144 Dottics buliles (o a caso; 240, 1 Gad ks ehuico “French | 4 quarter boace, Londow wid 150 bou Sultu; Teint 100 b v « l t it e uy a s, 2Ly o 10 10- B bags, we peiz Sood uail-bures 2 WBE TRaiLice 13 & Perriive: o (8T d ju i s graiilalcd sacar, au varrels, full bead N L 0 be 1-duck stuif, () Daper aud struppedi U 2- b Ca: e 4 umatoe iy that caii b pac Liactivahles cases v lion kexs sauer Krayt UL BLOVY alurca ofu Tequlred for {mmediato de- oy, h’l wiil be recelved for the w 100 abovs. Siounts, Which wro e be oty fach ey cigenelus ay b reauired &t ot Aviual 'y B! i O] eifyery s res Hrgo Lo bhcKing Wil be miowen. redutred, wud o ot u::'? to-bo asraaped, mad to o i thorough ship. order. . obrare will bu recelyed anbjec to the : Mok, aid biuat be accolnpans e serusl cand! piliani provusalsor furt Bld b B iGN Lo 2 LB AL \ PROPOSAL ) Orrice DEror QUaRTERNASTER, 87, Loits, Mo., Aug. 24, 1874, Bealed proposals in irviplicate, under the usual tonattions, will by received ac thin ullico nupt 13 o'clock noon va tha il day of Fepleiuber, 18478, Mt which tiwe aud piacs they wi'l b opened, 1 tue preseace of bidders, lor tho pircbise und'de« livery ut Bt. Lous of ons bundred und siztoen (L1b) heavy draft wules. The mules must be beavily built, s\rong. com- pact 'enimals, sound fu ali pasttculars, 1n good tondition, well broken to harese, from four od) i pine () years ohd, aud from iftecn uod ons-halt 1341 to sikteen (1) bauds bign aud v war Dedivery wpsp be made ax soon de ths Governe Wrnt miay requite afier knard s made. Eropoeals are iwnvited for ull or any number, h"A ‘;fl:?]"“mn'm reserves the right W reject any ll Lidy, Uilank proposats and forms of rontract will be ‘urnishied on apvlication to this ofhce. J Enveloues containiug propesats stwuld be marked Froporals for Mulve, " aud sddrevsed tu the uu- lecigned. E. B, GIRIMES, - Captain and A. . CLUT'H ES CLEAMNG, Clothes! LAIES AND OrN autlfuily DYED, or aud HEPAIRED, S esbeuse: Eapreaed L. 0. b OO M TAIN, 80 e wnd 201 Weat 0 C Ly 107 {icnu b1 3 ca' L 5. Jy cd aud Clealied. KARMPFEICS lRD s MOCKINt-BIRD FOOD, Gould Fuh, nod Agusris, whois: sale and L uts Bird Bore, 137 CLARK.8T, THE GREAT SHADOW. Constant Spread of the Pes- tilence in the Valley of Death, The Number of Its Vietims In- creasing in All Infected Localities, Several Fatal Cases in the Camp- Communities Around Mem- phis, One Hundred New Cases in That Ill-Fated City. The Fever Making Rapid Strides in Other Dustriets. Famine Threatens the Poorer Classes in the City of Vicksburg, Touching Appeals for Assistance from the Authorities of Grenada. The Situation at Memphis as De~ scribed by an Escaped & Citizen. Progress Making in the Collec- tion of Relief Funds in Chicago. . MEMPHIS, TIR MITUATION DEPLOKADLE. \Swecial Dispateh to The Trioune. Mrsrnts, Tenn,, Aug, 20.~New casce, one hundred; deaths, twenly-six. It is & sad and dreadful outlook to-night, as awful as a doowned city ever was forced to contemplate, The fever breaks out in & uew spot almost every hour, and the death rate must run up, To & stranger the utter desolateness of the situation could not b realized. The deatbs to-dny aro: Mollle J, Lemon, Thomas Warnor, Jdobu Kletn, Mrs. 1, Hellly, ‘Thowmas Donnelly, d A *W. 1, Halsted, J. I Lille Whoelor, Mirs. Ann U'Brien. 1, Ben Milter, Jolin Donovan, Jr., Patrick Ryder, W, James McKeon, Jerry Ueornan, ra Mary Lynch, Fartle, *A uoet of local reputation knowa as -** Quitp," PEVAR IN THE CAMPS. To 8dd to the serfvusness of the situation in the canvas cities of rafugees to which people havo beeu-driven the scourgs has appeared, una the last hope thac it will not spread there iy be dashed by tho revelations of to-day, Dr. Alexander O, Erskin was stricken down to-day. Drs. Marable, Ess, Frazer, and Watson have not yet arrived, Dra. Mitcholl, Maury, Nulial, and Hodges slecp out of town at .uicht, eud Drs. Ifennivg, Morgison, Malcoln, aud Howitt left the ity over a week ago, ‘There are physicians, lowever, who are dult their duty as nobly as wew can do ft. Amoung thoso stricken down to- dav ary: Fred A, Bronpan, city editor of Appeal. A. C. Tyndall and son, W. W, White, clerk of the Peabody Hotel. D. T\ Porter's case bas no bad symptoms, and Gen. W. J, 8wnith is doing well. Mr, and Mrs, B, A, Hallerberg will die, ‘The fumily of Col. John Dounoven has been almost aunihllated. Sisters Dominco and Veronies sud Fathors Dokel and McGavney arc of to-dsy's cases. Father Matier's case will prove fatal, . Five men left to-day to ENTED TUH JAWS OF DEATH at Grenada—brogau and Coan, of Memph! Dr. Stone, of Arknusas; L. Lvhian and A, C Montenegro, of Loulsville. Tuere Is little chance of thelr ever returning. Maj, Walthall, of Mobile, arsived to-ulght with nurses, and Savgunah and, Charleston have been wired to send thirty cach,” These are the ineagro outlines, To fll them out would make a story’ full of the pathos ot humun sufleriug. The scarcity of doctors and uurses makes aid come too Jato to many a poor fellow, Beenes of familics dylog together uro t be met on every atreet, for whers the de- stroyer ghters a house ho sweeps it around, ‘The Rellef Cominittec’s rooms are crowded with negroes, who wait paticutly with thelr bas- kets for ratlous, sud slckucss nod suffering wake up thesum of humaa existence fu this valley of the shiadow of death, PEVER IN THN CAMPS. To ths Watern Auociated Press, Mextrems, Aug 20.—To-day the weather has been cloudy and gloomy 1w the estreme. ‘Lhe fever Las not only Increased fn the city, but bas scemed to thwart the efforts Lo save the lives of wmany poor people who are moved out of the uity, by appeariog o two of the cumps, It 18 oow deflnitely known that three deaths occurred yesterday from fever at Camp Jou Willlaws, aud several others of thu refugees arc sick. Io sddition to these three a woman also died from heart-discase. When found this mornlug [n her tent & youug vabe was discovered on its dead mutlior's breast seeking tts wonted nourlshuieut. At the cump nesr Uvertou dtation, on the Mempbis & Paducsh Hallway, Charles Fagan died thils morning. For the past twenty-four hours the Hoard of Heulth records show 100 uew cases snd iwenty- six Interments. Dr. A, Erskine was taken down to-lay; also Fathers McUsveny and Bokel, ol 8t. Peter's Purish; two more of the Sisters ut Lusallitle ¥ cleri at the Pesbody . who has been uet- L Work among the sick of the Udd-Fel- lows tratesnity, The discasy to-day has taken down many ne- grovs, i sume neighborhoods sick ones being louud in every house. Theru 44 kreat uced tor byaitiaus und purses, our own physiciany huv- Die 11ore than they can attend to, and many of the sick having tw'go fur days without the st tention of & nurse. A nide through the districts where the fever s worst draws forth many wppeals to be directe ud where or how 0 obtaju tha services of u phy= awian. As & Fesult many do not recelve medicul utiou uutii tgo lat Lo save life, be ** Howards " umloy five physicians, but the slck calls ure mory thau they cau sttend to. Two ot ‘our precticing physicians pave died wita the fever, wod five vthers are yow down. TUE ¥TORY OF 4 LXYUOES. A lsrge number of refagevs from Momphis are (o e city, utul smoL those ran across by 8 THIBUNT reportes yeaterday were Mr, A, Braun- schwiler aud tis father. The former succeeded in gettiog uls family away after much trouble, and this i bow be did g - ** Everybody who can get away is trylog to do 20,” sald ke; “but very few are left wow. I _accessity fof TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1878, was among the Isst to leave. my neighborhood. | and lightning flashing, ém: the clouds threat- | Honell, membera of the family recently arrived Youn sce nothing In the strects but expresa wagons, loaded with trunks and people, They havo acattered {n all directions. Many have gone out to the statlons, especially those on the Memphis & Loulsville Kload; but hundreds have come North, 1 leftona midnight train, snd came hero by wAy of Milan and Cairn. At 10 o'cluck there were thousands at the depot wait- Ing to get on that teain. There were only five cars,—~all slecpers,.—and they were all ogcupled—the berths all taken, of course. There was a sort of private arrangement about it, as near as I could tind out. Men and womenwith children in their arms were heeging and praying to be taken aboard, but the cars wouldn't hold s tenth of them. Itried to buy tickets, but the sgent sald he wouldn't open his oflice for anything. e was afrald of catching tne discase. I had my wie and children with me, and, as I liyed in the middio of the infected disteiet, 1 wos determined to get aboard. The conductor asked for my ticket, 1told Mm I couldn’t get any. Those who wera all right were getting aboard, and it was about time to start. [talked tooneof the conductors, and maddo it all right with him, and Le let us aboard, glving my wife the porter's berth. There must have besn 50U people on the traln, three-fourths of 'Im'r'n had to stand up durineg the journcy to A n,' fow was it more cars were not put on? The Company wonld gladly have done it, T suppose, but help was shorl. Couductors, brakemen, and _engincers had qult work,— wouldn't go into Memphis, and mouey couldn't hire them to do it.” *Were you stupped anywhere on the road?” “Yes; at Calro; phyeiclans came fnto the cars and Jooktd us over," = “They locked us in there,’ sald the father; “wouldn’t let us leave the cars to get anvihing toeat, The doctors found una case of fever, and sent the man to the Quarantine Hosnital. 1 got some of iy furniture on & frelzht-car, alter much begginz and imploring, but it hasn't come through yet, and I suppose it i8 stopped on the road; perhiaps sent back." “1id the diseaso spread vory rapldiv? “Yes,” sald the son. **1t has been In Mem- phis really about n month, thongh an effort was wnade to keep it quiet. The authiorities, having 1878 In mund, aidn’t want to crcate a banic. When the truth becamo known, the town wos suon deserted. Business Is practically stopped. The only busy men 1 saw were two trunk-deal- ers, who got rld of tneir stock In a surprisiugly short time. The firat case of fever occurred in n lodging-liouse for river-men, kept by sn Ital- fan. 118 wite was the vietim, The fact was re- ferred to in the papers. One safd it was fever, and the other that it was not. Fioally concenl- ment wos uselese, and then the exodus com- menced. The suthorities ordered everybody aut of tho block® where the house was fis, and disinfected every place, and boarded up all the houses, It was wuo wusc, huwever, for cases appeared here and there. The alr scemed to be full of the disease. ‘The temperature had averaged about 90 fof six weeks,, but the strects were pecfectly clean, the Fire Department having washed them and the nileys, aud the Health Ofllcers had disinfected all fllll‘? places. Disinfectants scemed to do no good. ‘The alr was saturatcd by carbolic acid, and so wero the houses Inside.” *The fever {s more dancerous than ever be- fore," sald the father. “In 18788 man llved nine days, but now lie {s gone in two or three, I heard” physicians say it was much worse. They really don't know how to handly the dis- easc, Its viruteuce astonishes them." *Ono thing which has great eflect,” eald the young man, ** §s fear. It is hard to keep peonlo roms getting frichtencd, there Is so much talk about this one and that onn belng down,—men you perhaps had scen the day before well and hearty, It's terrible!" said by, ¥snd one who lusn't been In Memnphis canuot gather from words an fdea of tho condition of things there.” T'ORT GINSON, Amoog the other places which have just been visited by the fever is Port Gibson, Miss., o lit- tle town about forty miles below Vickasburi, with a population of 1,800, a third of whom are culured, Ol the whites, however, all but about 65 or 70 Liave lelt the place, those remalnlug be- Ing the ones who are too poor either to go away ot to provide for thelr iiccessities when taken -alk, .Alr. L. N, Baldwin, & gentleman residing at Port Gllson, but. who £3r° fiany "Years has been in the Labit of spenaing his summers In this city. where ho owua property, has recently heard trom bis Bome, aud the ucgounts which he recelves arc of the most weldncholy charace ter. The flrst death occurrod there o the Sth, It was of Mr. Samuelson, a matl-earrler, who was attad] on tha ¥l A Jetter which e re « from there & day or 80 ago, dated the 18th, says that, at that time, there were thirty-three cases, of whom thirteen were colored, The disease 1s sald to be of w very.severe type, und all are s feurs ol the worst kind of an epidemle, **It is already nearly finpossible to et nurses for the sici particularly tho siek womeun. Provisions, f any, Ibelieve, some neccasary medicin runnihg short. The town mannged 1o borrow 500, and some more ks been subscribed by the few who have suytbing to give. There 18 golng 1o bes great deal of suffering, The undertaker has no coflins on hand. The stock of fee hus been carefully hoarded, and distribnted with great cautlon, but we feur it will give out by to-morrow night. Last week we organized a Howard Associatlion, and eo_did the negroes, at our suguestion. Mr, James A, Uuge i3 Presigent f the Howard Aseociation, and_ Thomas Rlchardson, u colored man, the Postmaster of the town, & person of intelll: ganee, 18 ab tho head of the colored Assoctation, Wae have also ormmzed a Conninfttes of Public Bafety, of which ‘Thomas Richurdson and ‘Thomng Walker, colored, ore membera. Wo all slrued a pledge to sustain this Committen now and hereatter, and have consigned to them the government of the towu.!’ Letters aud dispatcles recelved by Mr, Baldwin from St. Lous state that $300° was rawed thero by the firw of Bels & Co., and that in Now York $1,.000 has bean raised, A dispateh from Port Gibson dated the 24th reporta 160 cases and sixteen deatns, which shows analsrining increasc in this diseaso, ‘There are five doctors, wne of whotn has the fever, The case of Port Qibson will he presented by Mr, Baldwin to the Chicazo Co- mittes having fu charge the vollection of money for the vellow-fever suffercrs, sud this aticted city will doubticss recelive its share of the dona. tivug of the charity. — VICKSBURG, UCARTHENDING bCENES, Spoctal Diwaich 1o The Iviune, Vicxksouna, Miss., Aug. 20,—It 1 heartrend- In Lo witness the suflluring iu our city, lcrens- iz 8s it is overy bour. The' doctors’ buggics are actually besjeged by crowds {o snmo locall- begging them to come fu and seo tho sick aud dymg. Dr, Whitohead, one of our oldest physicians, was compelled to co to bed inis after- noon, This makes six who havo been stricken down since the commencement of tue fever, Three doctors have arrived from Mobile, which, io addition to those from New Orleans, make #ix *that have comu 1o our rescue fn the past two duys, and are duing yeoman service. ‘Thero i3 an Increase in the vumber of new cases over yesterday’s reoort of dfty-five, tho uuwber fur the pust twenty-four bours beiLg }IIII. and the number of lutermeuta uro twenty- ve., REALIZING THE AWFUL SITUATION which vur suffertng city 18 placed in, the suthor- ities forwarded to-day the toliowsug sppeals, which speak for themsclves: Jdhe Hou, @, W. McUrary, Secretary of War: Wu are fu the midet of w pestilence, AN huslucss sowpended, aud with §6 (he ueual sources of em- pluyutent und suppurt, y aro asulutely des- titute andl the unwber ¥ fucreastng nourly, wigh the ausblute cortainly of reacliuyg 1,000 to 1. 500 colored deatitules wilhin a very feir duys, und no prosvect of rellef under sixty duys, Special traine anat lenzjlhu relief, 1P furnisticd, as boiki stusme buat und ratiroad transportation has cessed. Postmastes aud fawily dowa, J. ¥, Doit, Mayor pro ter, . K. BasT, Leputy Cotlector. J. F, Tu. ¥, Signal O - J, A. Kraiy, Previdout of the Valloy Bauk. E. 5. Burra. Prendent Vieksbure l{lnk. W. M. Rockwoow, Presdent of the tlowsed Ase socjatiuh. Vickesvng, Mise., Aug. 28.—To Dr, Jokn M. Wouidisorth, Suverslsing Surgeon- General,’ Waihs 1ngton, D. €0 Fweoly-turse deaths yesterday. 5ix byndred cases under treatingpt, and the plaguo spreadiug wilh fearful rapidity. Ureat sullering 804 deatitution amou the poor clastes, See thu Luiteq Stutca sutberitics sbd urge the Imperative verguient aid. Hauops required mmedwxul}{ Wuather unfavorsble. "Booth tw- proving. Postmaster Pease and children attacked. . B. BEXTLY. Depaty Collector. A slight shower of ratu fell this moroing sud one this afteruoo, which bas bad the effect of causiog the fever to soread wore rapidly 1o the lower portion of the city. At this bour, & p W, tba thudder s roaring 3 2 ening a licavy rain every. minute. If it comes, Heaven help the sick. | 9 o’clock—The raln (s pouring down. NEW ORLEANS, EXTREMBLY MALIGNANT. Special Dispateh th The Tribune. New Onneans, La., Aug. 2.—Forty-four deaths reported, with 128 newcases, The weath- er s changing cool with indicationa of s norther, Country people and sportsmen notice flocka of brant flying iniand, a aign of coming cold weather. The discase Is extremiely maliz- nsot. In the Town of Planquemine, bLelow Baton Rouge, there aro new cases every hour, almost Invariably resulting Io black vomit and death. There aro scveral cascs at Bagou des Allemands, on the Morzau* Road, belicved to be under control. ‘The Howards recelved 100 new cases, and the Christians forty. The Christlans had nearly exbausted their funds yesterday, when the morning mail brought a check for $35 from the Young Men's Chrlstlan Association of Chicage, sand $58.54 from the Convention of the Neaf aod Dumb Jnstructors, sitting at Colambus, O. Local contributions swelled the amgunt to cover immediate wants, TUANKFUL ACKNOWLEDOMENT. % the Western Associated Press. Nzew Yong, Aug. 20.—The Times eays: * The strong rympathy shown to tho afflicted cities of the South by thelr more fortunate sisters of the North is something not to be caslly for- gotten. On everv side we hear of most noble efforts being made to ralse contributions In aid of the aitli:ted. While the North with lavish hand is soothing the [everod brow of Southern suffering, she is bullding a munument to gratt- tude which will be juminous forever.” DBATAS. 0. V. Bhiearer, 8 native of Alsbama, lately city editor of the Zimes, dicd ofédever to-day, aged 31, ‘The deaths to<lay include fourtcen children uader 8 years. . THE MORTUARY LIST. . Ta the \Featern Amsocfuted Press, New Ontxans, Aug, 23—The mortuary re- port for tha weck ending Bunday, at6p m., shows deaths from ell cavses 433, of which 3u3 were of vellow fevem ~Of the deaths by fever 200 were white and elghbteen colored. Bixty-nine died in the Charity Hospital, five in the Hotel Dien, and six fo the Toro Infirmary. ‘The Howard Assoclation to-day responded to about seventy applications for relief in this city. though o few of them, earlicr cases, arc cmvn“v:‘llcmnz. The Howant's rellef lstlincreas- es dally. ¥ GRENADA, lll,?lc‘b ALD. New Onreans, Aug. 20.—Dr. Warren Btore, who returned from Port Eads on Bunday, Icaves for Grenada this evening In response toa call from the Howard Assoctation, The Howard Associatioa has reccived the fol- lowing dispatches: Unexava, Miss., Aug. 20,—For heavon's sake send a (ew nuraes.' 1t 16 untrus that the material fur dincasa ia exhausted. Nurnes are wern oot Two of aur most eminent phynicians are just taken down. Physicisnsars needed with nurses, but not without, B, I'. Axnensox, W Warnan, GrEXADA, Aug. 26—10 p. m.—Yonr telegram uet rocoived, Dr, Venzle {8 not sick, Ono of the New Urleans nurses ick, but walking about to dav. Wo noed all kinds'of nourishment for the slcki neea twenty-five nurees more than anything clse. Material not exhausted. Nursea for Holiy Springs paxaed up. nake, acnd nurven if youcan. Poy8sperday. L. P. ANDEKWON. QnENADA, Aug, 86—12:28 p. m,—Try and get Dr. Mandevilie to come bick. I not passible, get rome other physician. Only two loeal Ehy-luhn- on daty, They will be down aoon. Nuraes, or helpof any kind, wanted, ‘Some familics have not a well person to on them, kight deaths laat night, six whitos and two blucks, 5 e Dn, VEaziz, IR RESPONSN, In response to tho above telegrams the Mow- ard Assoclationsent Dr./ tono with four nurses; also supplies vf ale, champaguoe, fresh meats o Ice, cracknels, ete., and authorized those in authority at Grenads to draw on the Howard Association of this city for all needed supplics. A speclal tothe Times from Jactson announces the death of Judge Thomas Waiton, st Grenada, of fever, GENERAL. WHEKLY REPORT OF BUROKON-GENERAL WOOD- WolTH, ‘Wasnmvaron, D. C., Auk, 2.—Following s the weekly report of Surgeon-Genersl Johin 3, ‘Woodsvorth: Abstract of sanltary reports recelved during the past weok under the Natioual Quarantine act: Now Orleuns—Jiuring tha week endiug yeaterday noan thers wers 771 cases of yelluw fever and 205 deaths, making in all 1,073 cases aud B4 deaths, Danng the twenty-four Lours tw nuon yestorday theru wera 127 new cases and 40 deaths, Vickaburg—At least 400 cases of yellow fever from dute of commencement, Anz. 12, to yoster- day evoning, snd o0 deathe; 20 deathe duriug the Tast twenty-four hours, Dr. Booth, in charge o the Marine Hospial service st that port, telugraphe: *+ 1 awm wick ; Imposnible to procure accuratu data, '’ Memphis—One hundren und forty-four cases of yellow fever and G deaths during slx days to Fri- day evenin st case of yelluw fever occurred ot Cunton on Aug. 1. ‘Fo yeslerday evenlug there were 3B casceand 8 destiin, Port Gibson, Miss.--¥iret case of yellow fever onating In Port Gibeon occurred Aug. 3, re- sulting in’ death Aug, 8. Tuo disease Legan to 0 Aug. 14 118 cas nd O deaths to yes- turday. Cincinnati—To yestorday evening no niore cases of yelluw fever hud developed st Cincinnati since thu two mentioued In the last report. Tao cugin- ecr 0f Lhy steamer Golden Ruly was admitted to hwepital tho 22d just., with yellow fever, also one uther cuse, probably yellow fover, frum Mom. e, P n'nu:nn City, La.—One case of yollow fover Aug. 213 patient frous Now Orleane. . Ucean Bpringw, Illln ~Threo casen of yellow fogees died of yellow fever at Bust wee! river bostmen suflering from under treatment in a1 Improvised ?\u-mm on tho Marine Hospital grounds, admisted trom steamers John Porter, Sunfower Delle, and wolden lole, on the 17th uud 18 inst. Mobile—The case raported of yellow fever Aug, 361% now oticlaily anpounced ge undouotedly » ml‘:llfl.‘. Dispalches o lust. repurt good ! e Weat—Xu yellow fever (or thras wasks to renler ¥ irena Mins,—50 mauy of the remslnlng u with Lho fever that definits w- L death could not population stric tormation of number of cases b ubtaine Havana—Ninety deaths from yellow fever and aix froin stuall-pux duriug i ook euding Aug. 17, Matanzas —Decreascd ‘casew of yeilow fever. Only thve American +easels 1 port Aug, 19,and il of them buve elther bad or Werd Laving chses of yollow fever on bl 2 Cardenas and Sagreas JaGrunde, Cuba—No yollow fever advices to the (LA 1L, lombay—Thirty-threv dreaths from cbolers sud gnlum from swsli-pos durivg the wee euding iy 8. tatcutta~Nineteen deaths from cholers and wLirty-alx from small-pus, week enudtuy June £2, MISCELLANEOUS, FLAQUEMINE, LA New Youk, Aug. 26.—Tue Picayune says: By private letter It w learued that the fever {n Plaquenifue, Iberviile Parisl; has largely fo- crewsed, and the peoplo are sadly atlticted. They suller chielly from -want of pbfeicuns snd nurses, sod those who ars in pEcbd health are maiuly cmployed fa takwg care ot those that' ar¢down.” DEATHS PHOM FEVERS AT PITTEBURO. Spectal Dispatch 10 The Tribune, Pirranyra, Pa., Aug. 2.—James Crawlord died of yellow fovertiu the Small-Pox Hospital in this city at 4 o'dock this afteruoon, Mo wasoasof tho crew of the Jobn Purter, sud came 1o this city lsst Sunday on the Wheellng packet Abnee U'Nead, be in some way eluding the observaiion of the quarsutine otficers. ‘There 18 no alarw, the-Health Otficers saylug shore ls 0o danger uf tbe disvuse spreading. . BAN FUANCISCO. $ad FrANCISCO, Aug. 2.—The Britlsh ship Cupe Hretom mrjves from Rio Janeiro this worning, sud was jumediately opdered to quar- sutiue beluw BlackPone On Ml{ 9 Heury McDude, a sestman, died of yellow-lever. No »lzus of discass have wppearcd dg board sloce, rui mqumuthn ottieer Ew‘md Ihpst Bot tu et ¢ to the wharl uut lumlpu:.k‘ ety PUILADELPHIA. PUILADELPELL, AuK. 26~Ewille and Nuaclo _yellow-fever 4 from Vicksburg and stricken’ here with yeilow fever, are doing well. Fears are eutertained that Mr, and Mra. Boneli, who complafned Jast night of feeling i1}, will be attacked, Thercare rumors of severn! othercases {ntown, hut they cannot be henticated. A tramp dled on the pike nesr Camden of supposed yel- low fever. & ¥ RRCOVERING, Apectal Ditoatc in The Tvitune, NasnviLLe, Tenn,, Auz. 20.—Mrs. Dr. Par- deo Waters, of flolly Bpringe, Miss., s recove: ing from a severe attack of yellow fever, at Hendersonville, Tean., on theline of the Loufs- vitle, Nashvlile & (reat Southern Rallroad, whither sbe went last Wednesday, ——— AID AND COMFORT. PIILADELEIIA, PRILADRLLAIA, Pa., Aut. 20.—~The Commit- tee haviog charge of the collection and disburse- ment of funds for the fever sufferers decide to distribute 80,000 st once, $2,500 for New Or- leans, 81,500 for Vickaburg, £1,500 to Memphls, and £500 to Grenads. Subscriptions to date aggregate 87,747, CLEVELAND, CLEVELAND, 0., Aug. 26,~The following cir- cular explaios ftsell: {Ofcial Clrcular No. 3,1 Orriex Ginaxy Dicvaton, Kxiunts or Hoxon, 79 subordinate lodges within the jurisdiction of Grand Lodge of Onio: Anappesl hns veen by slster lodges locatea in the Soathern where the yellow fever in cauning great snfl: mg and many deaths, to lodges throughouot the United States for help, tator of Oblfo, nate thi I, ‘a8 Grand Dic- therefore sk all eubordi- Jodges within my Juriadiction_ 1o mve appes! due consideration gt once, Render all possible ald Lo our pufleringsbrethren ont of the general funas now fg tre treastry of such subar. inste lodges. Al donations will be sent toJ. C. Plammer, Grand lleporter, Wooster, ). H. It Siiste, Grand Dictator, The Cleveland poifce force has contributed $5000f thelr life and heaith fund tor the benefit of yellaw-fever sufferers, makiog the total amount given so far by the citizeas $2,000. BPRINGFIELD, ILL. Hpectal Dispateh to The Tridune. BrriNorieLp, 11, Aug, 20.—A citizens’ purse of €55 was forwarded from here to-day to the Howanl Association ol Memphis for the relief of tho yellow-fever sufferers, and the Y. M. C. A. will to-morrow/send $30 on the same behalt tothe Y. M. C. A. at-New Orleaus. Good Will Lodee No. 39, Anclent Order of United Work- ingmen, forwarded 825 to Memphis to-day for sufferers belonging to that Order. ' NRW YORK. New Yorg, Aug, 20.~The Chamber of Com- merce to-day sent $3,500 to New Orleans, Mem- phis, aud Vicksburz, A lecture at White Butphur.Springs by Col, Long, formerly of the Egyptian army, netied $200, which have been forwanded to Vicksourg. LEAVENWORTI, LrAVENwORTH, Kas,, Aug, 20.—The Hiberni- ans of this city ralscd $200 yesterday for tho benelit of yellow-fever sullerers. A mecting of citizens generally was lield this afternoon to ake arrangenients for other contributions, and subscriptivns started which will swell the total contribution to at least $1,000. CIATTANOOGA, CRATTANOOGA, Aug. 26.—+The coloreil peaple }wru scud over $100 to the yollow fever suf- ercrs. COLUMBLS, O, g CoLuvuavs, 0., Aug. 26.—The citiZons' meet- ing In the [uterest of yellow fever sufferers to- night was largely attended; 8300 collected and will b seot South at . A comemitted was appointed to ca the city by wards for fur- ther subscriptions, : NASHVILLE NasoviLLg, Tenn., Auc. 25.—Dr. Thomas O. Summers, a promiucnt youniz physiclun of this lace, left to-nlzut for” Memphis to volunteer ta services (n uld of the sick, OCONOMOWOC, Bosrtal Disvateh (0 The Tribuns, Ocoxoxowoc, Wis., Augt, 2.—The guests of the Tuwoscnd ilouse. Oconomowor, Wis., have Aeut $250 to New Orleans fur the relief of the tever sufferers. < BAVANNAT. Bavansan, Ga, Aug. 2i—At o meeting foe the relicf of the yellow-fever sufferers 81,000 were coutributed. | More will be rulsed, INDIANATOLIN, Specint Dispateh fo The Tribune. INDIARAPOLIS, 1nd., Aug, 2.—The contribu- tlons of Indianapolls for the vellow-feversuffer- ers fout up $4,000 to-night, und repurts of the Solititing Comtnitte e 1ot yet in, AT, LODIS, 87, Louts, Aug, . —~About $600 was added to the yellow-fever fuud tu-dav, OMARHA, OxaMA, Aug, 2.—]n responsa to Mayor Wil- bur's proclumation, asking ald fur the yellow- fever sulferers, $135 were contributed 10-day, CIICAGO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTES, which has thecoltection of fauds fur the yellnw- fever sufferers In charze met In regular session at the Chamber of Cunmerce yesterday after- noon, Messrs, Nulson, Schuttler, Fuller, aud Harrle being present. There was a general con- versatlon ou the subject of commisttees, a num ber of those appuinted ou them having declined to serve. Mr. J. Il Brodiey ‘was sclected to scrye oo the Manufacturers' Comimitlee, o place of H. C.Burele, and Georgo Mason fn place of Christian Wahl. The Chalrman of the Dry Goods Committes, the Hon, C, B, Farwell, also declined to serve, but scut in o check for 8100, and J. W. Mingwas appoluted iu bis place, All the othier Commuittees have taken hold of the work with great vigor aud alacrity, 1o the way of subscriptions, there is not much to be said as yet, although the muney is comiog n quite rapldly. The Treasurer of the Execu- tive Commitee, Mr, Jols De Koven, reported to the meeting yesterday that $637 had been re- ceived by bim from J, W, Preston, of the Board of Trade, and A. (& Van Shaick, of the Lum- berman’s Commulttee, ‘There are several large swounts known to have been collected, which have not been ofliclally reported, over having been rafsed on the Buara of Trade atone, ‘The Executive Committee wil publish no ofti- cial hsta ol contributious for & day or two, egand to the Committees whilch have not reported tor duty, Lhe members of the Execu- tive Committeo agreed Lo nunt them up and re- port progress at o-duy’s weeting, Murry Nelson, the Chwirman of the Execu- tive Coinnuttee, was instrucied to telegraph F. it Southmayd, of the Howard Assucistivn at New Orleans, to draw st once tor $2,000. Beveral comiunications were received, one from o Bouthern gentleman stoppiug st the Falmer House, culliug sttentiou to the sad con. dition of allairs 8t Fort Gibsun, uch of the Howard Association has been orgamzed there, and 4 Comnittee of Safety hus the town fn churge, Tne other communications were «chletly from persuns wishing to be sent South a4 vuracs, etc. The Commitiee desires it to by uuderstood that no biely of this Kiud hos been called for, and uone will be senl untll thers Is such a call. Alr. Nelson redd a telegram from the Howard Association, stating that it had between 3.00) and 000 cuses on it bunds, sud wus using about #2,000 & day, and that information of a luurlu particular usture would be forwarded by mail. Mr. Nelson thoueht that Chleago would ralso about W0, The Committce mignt seud morg thay the $4,000 to the Howards, but it would wait 4 short tune for inturmation which Secretary tarns bas been solicniug frow South- eru coutres betore determining the method of dispoatng of the remufing fuuds, 1?"-:-- undered that all funds shou!d be pald dut unly by vote of the Committee, the chechs 10 e signed by the Chwirwan and coyutersicued by the Becrvtary. The Commitics then ad- Journed uutil $ o'clock this ulteruvon. TUANKS. The. following telegran was recefvea yoster- day eveulng: . NXgw Onvzave, Auz, 26. —Vurry Nelson, Chalr. wan * "‘“f' WAL thauks fur YOur geaerosity. We are serving Greuada, ton, Purt Gidsow, and itending 2. 000 sick sud 5.000 duatityte at howe. We will serve sll go fong as we b 3 Jular, ore e 0 stand vn. 4 P R.SOLTHUNAYD, Secretary Huwary Adsoc; THE BAILKOAD AND CXFUESS COMPANL The cowmittee sppointed to solicit subsceip- tloys from r.\unm%nd ¢xpross cowpanice fur uflelers et at the otiee of tbe Awencan Express Company. Keoreseotatlves of the Cbledgro, Burlington & Quiucy; liivuls Ceutral; Chwage, Alou & St. Louls; Pitts. vurg, Fort Wayne & Cbleugo, snd Chicaza & Nosthwesiero Railroad Cowpuuies wuro pres: ent; ulso of the Americsu, Uuited States, wud Adama Express Compantes. The Cbicage, Mil- waukes & 8t Faul, Baltnors & Qudo, Bock - The Chicage Daily Teibune, » Island & Pacific, Leks 8hora & Michtizan Suuthern, Chicago & Fastern Illinots, sud the Chicago & Pacific Railroads not beiny se tented, It was deemed best to adjourn tu weel at the same place st 10 o'clock this muttilim such iines to be requestrd to send represcnt u‘“u that there might be 8 concerted a.tios o &il lines. DONATORS. A. T, Hamingway, Y. M. C. A., acknowledees the following receipts for vellow-fover sutferers. Cush, 25 cents: cash, 50cents; U. Olson Siceats; Johu'Carter, 50 cents; cash, $1, J. Il Wotrutl, 81: cash, $3; A. 8. Lund, Aurors, IiL, 3, Y $53; Church & Patterson, Sterllog, 1., £10: sira. M. 8. Clark and Mrs. E. C. W, Niles, Mich., $10; Unfon Fonndry, §25; casti, 32, cash, $25. Total, $111.75. ‘Fhe recelpts at tha Mayor's office yasterday for the rehel of the yellow-fever sufferers at the Nouth were, §% from 8. C, Wachsmuth, $I10 from Ald. Sanders: 85 from Thomas 1. Mur- den, of the Singer Sewing Machine Company; £35.25 from Holmes, Yyott & Co. A bale of cotton from the Eouth was on exhi- hition on Ladalle street, near the Board of Trade, yesterday. It is tu be sold tor the benetic of yellow-fever sufferers. e officers of the Catholl Tutal Abstinence and Benevalent Nocleties of “thts city sre ce- quested to meet Baturday evening at ¥ o'cluck, at Father Matnew’s Hall; on Flatated and Hat- rison streets, for the purpose of atiug their afllicted brethren In the South. TIE MASONS, Aug. 23, Past Grand Master DeWitt €, Cregter, of this city, sent telegrams trom here to Mississippl, Tennessce, atnd Louisiana, on ba- haif of the Masanic bodies of this city, stating that they desired to ail their sullering brethren in tbosc Btatcs, and a tneeting of Masons was called for last cvening at Apolio Commasudery ronms, Mr. Cremer haviog recetved answers to hisdispatches. From Tennessee the news vame that Nashrlile was the ouly place fulected, amt that aselstance was not necded at present. ‘Tl Deputy tirand Master of Loufalana aleo replied, stating that at prescnt the Musons of that State were not in peed of help. Urand Secretary J. L. Powers, of Misstsslpph, replied from Jackson tu the telegram sent hun, statlog that sithough the fever hiad not }ev. reacied therc, It was ex- vected to manitest itaelf at any tinic, 1a which case there would be great suffering, The meetiog last evening was called to onler by 1. T. Gurney, who was elected Chairinan, Mr. Creuier Secrotary, and Johin O'Nelll Treas. urer. Ruinarks were made by Mesers, Gurney, Cregier, O'Netll, Roberts, and uthers n regurd 10 the necessitles of the sutfering brethren In the South. A st of the Masonic bodtes of this city was read, and sixteen Lodieck, six Cnapters, and three Col nlerles were fonud ta be represented at the icediue; also thethree Seottish Rite bunites, The following pleders de: Garden City Luodge, §125: Wau- Lodye, $10: Germania Ludre, $25; . B, Warren Lodgze, $25; Cleveland Lo $2; Blaney Lodee, $25; Ashlar Lodue, §25; Dea born “Louge, 8%; Kilminnlpg Lodge, $253% Bialr Lodize, $25; Thomas J. Turner Loucc, 35; Hesperia Lodge, $:5; Chicagu Ludye, Home Ludpe, $25: C In Jark fodge, e . £25; 8t, Andrew's Ludge, 845 eute Cfnpler. 253 Washington Chapter, $25 Corinthian Chapter, Chieago Chapter, 8 York Chapter, §25: Falrview Chupter, 825 Commanderies—~Apollo, $25; Chlcazu, §25: St. Bernord, §23. Aucteut Accepted Bouttisg Rite bodies, $100. Fhinis merely a first pledge by the lodges, and more will be given 1L required, The following individuatl _subscrivtions hy Masous were also reported: W, A, Stevens, $5: T. T. Gurncy, $5; A, 8hire, 85; F. N. Brud- shaw, §5; It. B, Roberts, $5: B. F. Horner, 854 D. 8, Coultcr, 851 V. Flavagan, $5; F. Addy, . T. Gnsselie, $5: Judie 'Bradwell, §10: Davie, 853 J. 8. Norton, 85: A, Thorupson, 85; 8. W. MeArthur, Randall, $2; 0. Youve, 835 L. Youne, Youne, 85; J. C. Forr 5 1. O, Mayoani .k Avery, 855 Willlam MceNeil, 23 Howard, §61 H. Thibodt, $5; A. MeMall, #1; o 1L, Blackburn, £33 J. Hossauer, §3: J, B, , of Evanston, $30. Altogether the pledges sud paid subscriptions wmounted to — about 1,000 portion of this money will Le sent at amc to- the (irand Master of Masons ol Mississipni, and be tatributed among members of the cruft suffer- ing from yellow fever or otber discases. ‘I'ne -Masuns of this city; havine felt the band of mis. fortune, are resppgine rewdity to the apueal from tbe South, and will dv au” aguiu, it culivd upon. * D uring the meeting, a letter wos read from J. L, Powers. «Ursnd Sccretary of Miesiseinpl, atating that there were only six or seven faw- fites lofs fu Jacksou, aud thut the writer had scot his own tamily away. but that he felt it to ba his dutv to rematy and work with the How- ard Association of that uity, of which be wus Treasurer, The officers of the meeting were suthorized to collect further subscrintions from individual members of Masonic bodies, after which the meetiug adjouruvd, subjoct to the call of tue Chatr. FINANCLAL, rrresnuna. Apecial Pusparen iv The Tribuns. PITTSBURG, 0, Aug. 2n.—Scventeen Dauk- ruptey petitivns were flied tu the office of 8. C. MctUsudiess, Clerk ot the United States District Court, to-day, as foliows: Willlam 3. N, Hays, Veosugzo County; Oriando Coburn, Meadvilte, Crawford County; ¥. J. Lumber, Crawford County: Jon H. Stniwell, Lacka- wanua County: Mivhwet L. May, Scranton, Lackawanua County, Stephen 8. Shovmaker, Muncy, Lycoming County; Joseph M. McElsoy, Ol City, Veoango Cousty; Hervert Welden, Bloomtield, Crawlord County; (. B o Neranton, Luckawsnni Countvi Arthur Clement, Whilamsport, Lycoming - Conniy} fills, Eust ~ Swithtield, Bradtord W, IL Hasett, Berautoy, Lackawanoa Williaw Forele, Brwdford, Mele taburic; Davht \ Zulter, Lwlse Inles’ ranze fu most vdacs County County: Munstield B. Brow, Harris, Titusvitle; Jerennuts W burg, Unlon Countv, The ) from $1.600 to §10,000. Asscl little or nuthing, X NEW YORK. New Yous, Aug. 20.—The Remington Sons, the urms manufacturers, bave seitled with thelr creditors, baulog 7 per ceat bouds runolng five yoars. New YORK, Aug. 26.—N. B. Prentlee, stock- broker, fatled to-day, About 2,000 sharcs of Delsware, Luckawanna & Western, Morris & sacx, St. Paul, cotmon and prelerred, Were bought {u uuder the rule. oI, CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.—Among the bsokrupt petitions Dled to-day’ are Gustavue & Fuos, Sprivgfiela, O.; labllitivs, $217,000; uo assels. Feuton C. Rogers, Clocinnati; labilitics, $25.- 0005 nu assets, John 1. Stucky, Wastington %‘un-fluuu. O.; lisbllitles, ¥38,000; ssscts, 000, e TOPEKA. ‘Torxwa, Kos., Auw. 20.—~Tbo Toveks Na- tiunal Bank has paid 50 per cent of the awount of depoaits when it fulled. e —————— UNEXPECTED NUPTIALS, Bpecias Dispasch to Ths Tridune. MILWAUKRE, Whi.. Aug. 20.—It bes trane- pired that Miss Kitty Coggawell, gl this city, daughter of Mrs, Celests A. Coguswell, and shster of Mrs. Bianca Mitchell, of divorcs fate, cloped from this city last Baturday with Mr. Alpheus Catler, Jr., of Cinclouati, snd tho par were warried st Deluware, O., Sunday evening, Mir. Cutlor fs & member of a wealthy Cin- clupats, fanuly, and he aud’ his Culster, togetier with @ Mr, Peck, of Delaware, Obiv, were visitiug in this city last week, and, together with Miss Cu:ftw:ll, formed a rarty W0 Oconowowoe. Thoy returped from lhcr: last Saturday noon, but Miss Coggwwell, fostead of going 1o her bome, sccowpabied the party tu_Chicago, from where ai ches ient to the Cozgswell (sniily ln this cit then coutipued their jourcey to Obio, and thi marrage occurred as stated. e~ LABOR AND CAPITAL, WagsLise, W. Vi, Aug. 8.~Ths glass- blowers at the Centrsl Glass Compavy of this citywent out od' & striko last night. Iz wiil throw . somo 300 persons - out of ew- ployment. ~ The. .trouble 18 iheL want . old caploye Or"-4eu. " TRATS atanding discharged because ko had withdrowa. from tne Unlou, The Conipapy sefuscs to Lot iy with their demandy. A Committee visited the blowers at the LaBelle works, oppusite the iy, ‘Tho sesull Is uuknows. mm:wé,;nvm CENT! £1LITICAL, / - Secretary Sherman's Speech on the Currency at Toledo, O. Unqualified Indorsement of the Greenback Dollar as 1t Is. He Would Havo as Much Paper Car- " rendy as Cun Bo Kept at Par with Coin, : - How (he Greenback Has Bcen Brought to Its Present Yalue. Available Coin in the Treas- ury, Over All Liabilities, $134,580,000. Some of ThuMnan’y Spohisti- cul Arguments Etfect- ively Answered, Inconsistencies in the Great Flop= per's Record Point2d Out by Gen. Garlfield, Young Bapnblicnm_ of Massachusets Or- ganizing for Campaign Work, SBECRETARY SHERMAN, HIS SPEECI AT TOLEDO, 0., AUu, 20, 1878, Rpseinl Disputes ta The Tridune. ToLEDO, Aug. 20.—The cruwd that gathered’ ta hear Becretary Sherman this evening was im- mense, The Opera-House, where the mesting was held, and which can seat about 2,000, was packed 10 the iast lhnit of iis vapaoity, and many were turned away upable to gain admit- tanee. There were hardly Iess than 3,000 pen- ole present. There were <ome anticipations of an offensive demonstration, ss this citv s one of the strongholds of the raghabylies, and s aficted with manv Greenbackers why are truculent with thelr moutbs, At the openlug of the speech thers an- peared to be o koot of fiftcen or twenty men who were there for the purpose of hiseing at every Opportunity. They did this with some energy for u while, but provoked cheering every thoe, which drowned them out. They unwit- tingly ahowed their true inwarduess as old-tiwe Copoerhicais by hissing vigorously at oneof the speaker’s passing allustons to the attitudo’ of the Detnocrats during the War, There wero scveral fn the audicnce who propounded ques- tions to the spraker, but they aid it in a fecble, half-liearted way, and fnally abandoned tho ficld, ‘The speoch was Mstened to with cluso attention, and frequently and enthusiasticully applauded, ) 4 R SECRETARY SHERMAN SPOKE AS FOLLOWS Froow-Uimizgse: When I miormed the Hepub- 1lean Stute Comtuittce taat 1 couid speak once,in Oalo “durlne my brief visit. thoy ingaired it it woull be ourceable to pie (0 speak fu Toledv, 1 prumplly auswered yes, for, though I Lrew ibat your political aseociations had leeu creatly die- surbed by questions Whict sprung out «f tie han'~ ness of the timse and the panicof 18,3, yei you would gave me n patfens hearing, and thus be sbte better i Judge how far we diuag 1 natursily supponse -inut you deslre me to speaic maiuly on fnsnclal topics, "My officlal position for many years in the Sengte connected e wita the fdnancin) legielation of Cougress, mid iy pressut vificu requires me fo carry inlu execution tiews lawe ‘Phiey relsis muinly to the pablic creaft, 1ho Iz acht, our coin ant currency, snd the fem ol taxes by which the Governmont ported. Theso topics ure necessurily lnterwoven with cach oibier; bol cach canvass brings suws uf thiere fnto mure proininence than vl QUESTIONS MONT DIsCUsy) Nuw the questiony most discunseil ars the silver anestion and tho resumpion questton, These ara the ouly branches Ul the CUFICICY question, But they present the mmn dulicnitics i the aduhins- traitun of the ‘Freasury Uepattinent, and will oo mainly the anoject uf yny rethuras, Thae cleciion - thin fall 107 sacinbers of ine House of Represcilas tives will praclicaily aettls them. Thene wathi Lo bo no partisan bF pereonal fovling ubuut thein, Jut we uie ul} Interostid wlike 1 promuting thd commun #ml, Wod 1 setlling 1DoL 3 fulud biste Ay Of Lie country, tating (0 address you I will frankly and freety oxpress iy own opinfon, but will, whiio L Pepiali 10 a1 excculive oblce, choerfully and frecly obey anul exccute the Jndement of twy foliowscibte XChian expreased by COngrae, or give way Lo st ong who will do s, 1R WANTS THUE LALGEST AMOUNT OF CURRENCT, Waat 1 want 34 (e lurdest amaunt of curgency, that eun ve wantaihed nt pur Wik tho estavlisned conn ul the conatry, Fiom Lo discraity of our have many difficrent Llads of L 10 Diva We niast v coln mouey aid proer Imouoy, sad plenty of buth. Wihiat | cuntend fur le ihat, thon gl Our moncy way b ol muny kigds, 1t uiust whl bare ti wanie pUPChaninE power, LU0 vesentisl quub- ey aro atavtiity, cquality, wid The dollar of oue Kind shoaid buy lar of any other kinbk D= 1atesd munoy cheats tue iaoront and the une ry. and eariches the Monsy-casuger. The poor e Whoew dependency b upon bis dutly lanor Iy the victim of depreciates noney, for ho muet take what 18 ontered, aind 1s niwaye {31 1n ths panrest ey, No distinetion shoald be mede betwyen culty piuney abd paper imoncy, oF betweentoe notes holder and the bondbolder, * The money provided thu tivverument shunld pay all debis wnd bo uved fur all debls, Buoject W these conditions | i for the fargest amiunl of_catlh kind of woiey dewaried for i wanta of busingsd, and 31 yua wifl agrea With wo 1 these Keuersl propusitiis there wild bo no guarrel vetween us. e UBKPUL AULNTS OF EXUUANGE. Gold, silver, und copper, as well a4 tuv modern coutrivance of papeMioney, ure all usefus avents of excusntes, sl UNKbL 10 D¢ frealy usrd Rid 8t ways maintained st bar with each other, Sliour culus 01 buser luetals are iudispensable fur the lu- numerabis awall wants of Jife. 'To wicasury theso wuuts, pityer coin would huve to be too samll in #ize, and, lbetefore, copper 8nd nickel are used; bal ‘thess molals aro su cheap that. If cutned ut Lo latnneic value, the cotus would e two 1Arge fue coavenlence: s0, by cowwon consent, tus wid copuer ceuts are abandoued, und luatn culnd uf couper and nickel Are irsuvd At several limcs thoie intriusic value, bub are waintatued ot par oy o ueceenity vt Licke use, aud by duiuy redeemed 1 ey 0f (ult value wosn preseuted tu conuideta- e wume, SIWER MONKY 13 TUK DEST and most cuonveuiwul fur the markel sud shopplog rausuctions of hife Lure LumCrULe Th BUWLer thw suvereilus Biany liwes, sud o the fruw Fov. 1, 1675, 1o Axg. L 1675, o 5 iy, wlle the Whole LUROEE of F0Id preces tesucd Gurioe tnat uwe futhe Unlled Statcs te 7,510,040, Nu furia of paper mopuy tan prodtably take e place of wiver. Our uld 1ractional cuircicy waa the oeat vubstitute over devised, but tble cost anuunily niearly 4 por cenl o waiutain it o deceut condie tion, or uearly the intescat of tha woncy, while she amount jost, whsied. uud uestroyed wus u Lieavy tax upon thu pouple wiid oaed it. » I8 lasted ou an aversye valy Sfteen wonlle. while coin lasts thirty years. ‘Fhe lan 10ly uss Of wilver and §1s (el clrculation are ludispensablo Lo any ers- tem ol movcy that can be devisad, bal, hiko ull wiber munr{. 1% Dauab by waintaioed io sy way sy e near the Iatriusic Valye of olber woncy, UOW SILVER MAX LISPLACE GOLD. 1t silver ls colued ab less Lhau its warket value | and 1ssucy witbout lwit, §twill gs surely disvlace “Hajd us wateq will displace sif. ‘Tberefurg, rucs tivog) stiver la flmited w $30, V00,000, wud 18 VLY. .when . Fequired ia exchsnge for Uniled ubigs, * 1f §t bucumice tuo sbuudsut Jt Cumes ey for taxes sud -be pald Out 0nly ben demuaded or -nlhuily fecelved. du the cohwog uf the nedy sllver dollar, though u ivgal i purposes, s liwited by law w fiuz e 7 8l 53.% w tLDW swoplh The silver iu this doliarls wurth Jessin the markyl tuak (he