Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1878, Page 2

s, e et e =T atia i At e~ s s o ey S v e T N I TR TR R S S TS t 1 dund, tow amounting to T W Towh 2 \ THIE CHICAGO ''RIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST i1, I878—TWELVE PAGES. recelred by a gentleman fn New York Cits. The writer has lived among the reenes described sinre the breaking ont of the fever: Tdonot know where or how to hezin & dercrip- tlon of the condition of fever-siricken Grenada. Twelro resldences fo the richt and seven to the Jeft of our own hanee Are nbeolntely descrted, the Blinds closed fast and the gates jocked, and § have Jittla donbt that in rome of the oni-houses the horse and cowa will starve, For hours logether T did not sce any one stirning in_tbe once bappy old nelghborhwol. The grocery atores were clored ap, and oearly ail of those eneaged in that line had either mf... victime to the stourge or fled from town, 11 was appaliing 1o behold young and old women huddled 1o some hy-way, trembiing. pray. ice. | sobling, ena_ casting despairing Jancoa in every direction, not Know- oz whither to . Mothers ahandoned their atricken children, vwives fied in terror from their sfiicted hushanda—all the ties of kindred sscroed to have been (0o, trail to withstand the pressure of fear and despair. The loved ones were efs In steange hands, Negroes and negressos who had had the fever proved very usefnl in some in- #tances. but mauy of them took ndvantage of the eitnation and asked cxorbitant pay for their reeve fces, I naw as many as thrae white nurses seized with the **shakes,” And cven with vomiting. while In the diecbarge of thelr dnty. Three days acu [ saw a man resting againat the wooden fence at Mr. Upham's place. | was nbont to pase on, tainking he wan only unuer the Influence of dHink, but heating o modn, And gay 0 my Und " approsched him, and foand thit It was namistak: ably n care of yellow fever. 1nseisted him to one of the tents neat the poilce atatlon. o nat be- eve that one.hird of the cases of fever tn tte maliguant type smong the negroes have been re. yported. I canpat omit mentioning the heroirm of the *Sisters of Charity. Their nunistrations are teeican, wa Lanw ine eame facts aconnd day an night, OTHER SOUTHERN CITIES, GALVEATON, GALVESTON, Auy. 30.—The Board of Health to-day notificd the P'ostmaster at St. Louls that, If he did not ceste forwarding mall matter from Infectod places to Texas, quarantine would o declared against §t. Louts. . QALYVESTON, tarvestoy, Ang. 30.—The statement fo fast “ nighv's dispatclics regarding the action of the Board of ltealth concerntng the Morgan steamer Morgan City was crroncous. The Morgan City will he pesmitted toenter this port ond dis- charge ner Texas freight, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Suectal Dispatch 20 The Tribune, Nasavitie, Teun. Aup, 30.—A woman pamed Jda Bdwards dled of yellow fever at TTuntaville, Ala., last night, and was burled this morniue. She came there from Memphis, No fear of its spreading there. CAIRO. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS MODIFIED, Bpecial Dirpatch to The Tribune, Camro, I, Aug. 30.—~The City Board of Hiealth last night passed a resolution granting 10 the Cairo, St. Louls & New Orleans Railroad permission to bring Into the cily passengers from New Orleans under restrictions simitar to thoro in force ot tho time tralns were suse pended. This uction i in keeplng with the vacillating policy puraged by the Board hereto- fore, and excites considerable comment among the peopie. Many questioned the necessity of barsh measures in the first place, but all agree that, If such necessity existed then, it docs yet, and to a fur greater degree, especially in view of the fearfu} ravazes of tho fever below, and the greater labihity of passengers belng infected. A mceting of business mien s belng held to- night for the purpose of ratsing fands for the relief of sutlerers at Memphls aud oser places. RELIEF. JOLIET. > &necial Dispateh 10 The Tribune. Jouixr, Hl, Aug. 80.~The contragiors, of- ficers, and employes of the State PeoNentiary have rulsed $400 for the relief of tho yellow- fever sufferers, and forwarded the money to the Hloward Assoclation. Aw entertalnment fs being glven this cyentug at the armory of tho Citizeus' Corps, which will probably realize several hundred dollars, which will be sent to the afilicteq cities to-morrow. OMARA, Spectal Dispaich tn The Tribune. Ostana,. Aug. 39.—~Ono thousand dollars were forwarded to Memphls to-day from this city. Another tostallment equally as largo will be sent to the yellow-fover points In n gy or twe. CEDAR RAPIDS, 1A, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. CepAR Rar1ps, la., Aug. 30.—Subscription- papers for the yellow-fever suffercrs were staried here to-day, and it is thought $500 will be raised and forwarded by to-worrow night, ST, PAUL. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridme, 87. Paut, Mign., Augz. 80.—The Masonic Jodzes of this Btall are contributing frecly for yellow-fever relfef, the Grand Secretary haviog alrendy recetved remitiances amounting 1o §500, leating thut about 82,000 will have been when all the lodges are beard from, De- sides this thee Kuizhts Templar are raising o $120, SUAWNEETOWN, ILL. sl Dossmen 14 Tie Tribuns., Sia recetved o dispateh from the Sfon, v Yunnz, of Memphis, appealing for b for the snffcvers of that city, Iu response Lo s nppeal K220 was ratsed among our citizens to-day, and will bo sent forward by the frst anult, "orTAWA, 1110 Suerial Disoateh 1o The Tribune, . 40.—~3Mayor Lynch has u subscription “paper for the Now-fever rullerers [or the past two das. 0 huve already beon sub- senibed, and 1t s expected that dhe yum will yeach 330, Three hundred dollars will be sent Mouduy, DETHOIT, 3 Suscial Plepate to e Tribune, . Drrorr, Auw, 80.—AL u mectiug of thociti- zens this suurnive, pursuant to the Mayor's wall, 3720 wero subseribed for yellow-fever suf- ferers, and ward committers, composed of lead- 10K busiess men, sbpointed to make a systew- WOC Calvass of the Prreasero, Aug, S "1"” e ey cunsluue in this city, nized, utd expect 10 utinlgiients of four, grocerles, to the Southern cities to-night, v authuritics will carry &) such consnrmments free of churge. At ajuint meeting of three Commanderies of the Kuigtits Templar, comurising Divislon No. 2, held List uight, the Pittsburg, Alegheny, and ‘Tanvred Commanderies each unanimously aizreed 1o forward 100 to the sufferlug frater- 141y 1 Lhe south, Tu-nitht au smense concert, vocal und in- I, under the ausplces of the Frobsion ¥t other tusical organizstions, witl by Lven, roceeds tu be devosed to the suffer- s by the plague, oven hundied dollars w zulecrat)hzd to thy fever otz on n tics by the General Helief Cowe wittee to duy. 3 : EAN YIANCISCO, San Fraseisco, Aug. 50.—Subscrintions to the wmount o uesrly 35,000 were ubtaued to- (hiny L¥ Vi cuminitiee appointed at the mect{ng vt the citizeis Sesterday 107 colleet funds for vellawefever To-morrow the cow- wittee wily telewrapt to tue Howards of New Orleans $2.000, wud to the Huwards of Vicks. by and Memphis $1,500 cach. The commlte tee Cazedt tu ubtain early as much more o mortun, - Clivilars bave Leen sent to bl the yrincipal towns on the Paate Const, asking Coperation. Une Bundred Jullars wers re- cived 1o day from Bakvrslield, ST, LuCla. . Lotis, Mo, Aug. 2.—The Merchants' chancy Yetlow-Fevor Conunitice went to-day £ cach to Vidisbang, Memplis, and New Urleats. and $2%) to Caton, Miss. {he Youuyg Mea's Chrlatian Assoclation fe atively ut work ra.siug money sud clothing, which thiey geod dircel 10 sitallar Assoctatious o the futesied caties. Nearly cvery beucyolent wpl's vz urganization ib the diy aod vamerous fes of ditferent Kinds are ulio active in the 2 dofur wuch good. The total subscrip- Lol L date atnounts very closcly to §20,000, CINCINNATL. iac, 30, —Subscriptions 10 the Tend ot tever vufferers to dale azgregates Fuans c work of solicitiog subseriptions i=Ju actlve progress under regularly ordavlzed Lututiltees. Asrangeinents have “been made 1o feecive dunat o produce from farwees in 1be surroundisg country. All such contribu- X fosa Wil Le Torwarded” free to the South by rulic e EVANSVILLE, IND. o Evaxsviiie, lud, Aug. 3.—The Mayor bay £1,50 which be wuil forward 1o the Southern suffirers to-vay. The Apolle Theatre bepeis ne-ted §125, Alenderson, Ky, contributes $500. §100 of ‘Te Musons wkich e trow the Masonl. Lodzve, auuiuucc Lhab tiey whil seud $100 wore ou Moo- 5. COUNCIL BLUPFS. . CorNciL BLurks, la., Auy. 30.—The citizens wid various 40.cties and orgasizasions Gf thils 4y Bave restondud Wherally 1o tos call lop as. Lotutie frout the yellow-Lover sullvrers. The 1 Rescue Fire Cormupany to-dav sent $750 by talc- &raph to Memphis, and In all #1,000 bave beea raised snd will be rent at ouce. LITTLE ROCK. Lrrrem Rock, Aug, Dr. B. T. Easley snd fwenty-five nursca left fot Memphis to-dav. They were sent by the Howard Aseociation of thiacity. Over $1,200 bave been raised for the AMemphis sufferces, BRIE. Enrin, Pa., Aug. 30.—An entertainment was given at the Opera-Houre this evcring for the bepefit of the vellow-fever sufferers in the Bouth. ‘Nearly §200 was realized. DENVER. Denven, Col, Aug, 80.—There have been raleed here for the yellow-tever sufferers $1,000. The subscription ia raptdly swelling, and will probabdly reach 2,000 by Monday. Al LAPATETTS, (XD, LAFAYETTE, .% 0.—The City Conncil to- night donated to gaalumu var sufferers, aml cltizens have raised $200 more for the same nurpose. coLuvRDs, Corunnus, 0., Aug. #0.—~The collections for yeltow-lever sufferers up date ageregate $2,571, A erand concert for this object is being ore ranged. CLEVELAND. CLEVXLAND, Aug, #0.—Tba total contribu- lsiugl for the rellel of yellow-fever suflerers are 2,500, CHICAGO. 7 TAE RXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Citisena' Committee met yesterdsy morning in the office of the Secretary of the toard of Trade. The Committee first revicwed the work of the Sub-Commlttees, of which thero are twenty- elght solfciting subsceiptions among the varfous branches of trade. 1t was found that all these Commlttees are hatd at work and turning to contributions, except the brewers and maltaters, the bardware and Iron dealers, and the real- estate dealers and capitafists. It was stated that correspondence had been entered into with the contributing nuthoritles in other cities, and with various afllicted points in the South, inorder that isformation mnight bo reccived from tne former as to the points belng rendercd assistance, and from the latter a8 to thelr needs; thus the Committee expects to be able to act Intelligently and with system, uot. folringingz upon the work of other cities, and leaving some points unnided. Informatfon of this kind s hourly expected, and the Com- mittes s diacreetly holding on 1o its funds, only about $2,000 of the whoie amount collected by these committees having been forwarded, and that went to New Orleans. It was decided that the Committes should 1mect at half-past 10 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fr!d%ys, and alsoat thocall of the President. W. T. Baker was added to the Committer. A clerk was cogaged, altor which the mecting adjourned. 3 A BENEPIT CONCERT. Bhortly after the mceting a propesition was recelved” by tho Chalrman from a responsible and cuterprising German, who nroposed a week Irom Sunday, Just alter the Firemen's Tourna- ment, to hold *an niternoou coucert at Dexter Park, 4ll the gate-monoy of which shoukl zo to the yellow-{cver suferers, Al he wished was the Indorsement of the Yellow-Fever Exccutlye Commiitec and the privilege of selling refresh- meots: he would bear the expenso and loss and ;lla all the work. Tho project is under considera- fon. RECEIPTS. The Treasurer of the Hellef Fund for Chicago dmm\u the Loilowlng report of his recelpts yester- ay ¢ Amount provioun ly reported o fauom—1Cs W Webater 50 Lowyers—I, N, Jewett. 5 Broom-cotn—T, F. Danton 80 ers—John Callaha: 10 rance—]. K. Stevens 17 ceoy, Husrell, Kan 0 nd., cittse . 00 LAquors—J, Abel ... 220 ‘Tooacco—8, G, Spaulding, 858 General office C., K. 1. &P. R. R. 567 Jewelry—C, D). Peacock. 231 Employes of Mandel Bros . 87 Hoard of Trade . 100 Nre, Grueby, b MeJobn & Co. n Lumoer—T, W il Manofacturers—C. Wal 270 Lawgers—3, W. Faller 45 AL Neleon, Charrman.., 872 Ice-dealers—3i. 8, Thompson f73 M. Stoutenbery. 102 F. Fulier .. 154 t] 3.0 Clark .. 1 A, 1, Butley. Total to dat Reccipts yestorday. The Mayor's Beer: Lclluw-h'wr suflerers yesterdav, the mnount cing collected br F. Barnett, s colored mau. 5 THE CHRIATIAN ABSOCIATION. -The following contributions were recelvea by Mr. A, T. Heoiingway, Secretars of the Young Men's Chriatian Assoclation, in addition to the A6 recelved br him previously: 8. T Klog, friend. $1; F. ‘I Junc, &5; Heory M, Sherwood, $10; cash, $1. Tie amount recélved this mornfug was 822, which, added to $492.48, makes a totat of 8512.40. b ‘Tae followiug telegram was recelved at the headquarters of the” Young Man's Christlan Awoc(llhm: Nuw Outeans, Aue. 20.-., T. Heminacay, Grnerat Secretary ¥, 3. ¢, A.: Yonr second re- nilttance received: also telozram advising fourth remdjtancey making 40,40 from your nobly aoctutlun. ~ Our work fe increasiig beyand offt means. Somo of our bunk Prealdents advieed that we telcgrapn this (0 Now York that we might ro- celvo a portiun of taeir cantributions. Our,prayer 18 that God'a blesing muy rest upon X"’ Deopie and Assoclation, WitLian T, anms, President ¥, M. C. A, - Dr. Hemingway has received letters from Dr, Heury M. Avery und Dr. A. N, Van Riper, tendgring thetr scrvices us physiclans smong the fever-suffervrs, but bas answered that no calla for duetors have been recelved, mad that It ‘:1 not destravle to send any until & demand 1s made. " T, FORT GIDSON, The following telegram was recelved yester- ay: Aug. 30, ~To-Judge L. lause : Two hundrud and forty-two deaths, shout 150 hiable, 1,200 sbeent: typo muca mare malignant than 'tn ‘1833 and 1%55; fve convalescents up; many had eas distress great; we are all worn ut. Jauxs A, Gaax, Fresident Loward Association of Fort Uibsan, Cupt- 1, C. Tucker rocuived yoaterday a tele- graw from awer, Secretary ol the Grand Ladge of Misstesippl, »n{lnlfl that at Port Gibson the tever Is raging ternbly; that great distress dnd suilering orevalls, and that nursus who kave passed through ycllow-fevsr epidemics are wreatly uceded; also that the fever con- Unues sprewl at Vickshwg, Lo re- spuuse to this, Capt. Tucker, with a num. ber of experienc nurses, will leave to- morrow eveulug for Vort (ibsou, via New Orleans, at which iatter point they will join too *Howards." Contributluns tor Lbe fever- stricken fu tho way of money, atd_nourtshing fuod, boxed, may be lefy with Col. . D, Swain, 67 Washinrton sbreet, Room 2, until to-morrow noon.’ ‘These dodBtions witl be takeu direct to e sullerers wt Port Gibsou ond viciuity, THE MEMPUIS PRINTERS, Ansppeal was received Thursday from AMr. T. P. Kavanaugh, Chalrmau of the Printers’ Rellef Cominlitee ut Mewpbls, asking for ald for the sutfering printers 4o that city. A draft was sttt that night to Mr. Kavanaughe and yes- terday the fotlowlug reply wus received: Musruis, Teun., Aug. 30—3 p. m, ~ David Oli. Lant; Chicago; Money arrived. Very tnankrul, 1uce recolving it Kavauaugh has been taken duwn, < Moo, Toe Awerican Express Company yesterday morning bexuu o recefve respouses to the cir- culars recently lssued o its employes, request- 1ng contributious. Heury V. Coloman, engineer of fre-cugine No. 24, of this cjty, has sbout sixty pounds of the old Court-House bell. From this he is makiog emall charing io the shipe of Hremen's Luts, trumpets, spd spaus, These will be sold at the Firemen's Tournament, 300 tho proceeds seut to suffering fAremen iu the yellow-fever dustricts of the dauth. “The vlereymen of Boglewood of all denoms- natious bave uuited o acall for a public meet- v to be held Tuesday evenloe ay Thlotson Hail to consult in regard to contnbutions for the relicfot the yollow-fever victims. There seems 0 bes general deslre wnoogall the citizens to lend a Belplug hiand to the sutlerers, lu the list of coutributions pudlisied yester- day, I D, Peuticld was put down as rontrnibut- foz $36. This was coltected by L from the life-tususauce people, sud that fuct sv appearced oy the wotten report, which was ot correctly copled for the paper. HELIEP YOR VICKSBURG. A snecial tramn laden with supplics furoished by tne United Btutes Goverunent was dis- cd {2t nlebt over the flitcos Ceatral wnd 0, Bt. Louis & New Urleans Rallroads for tbe relief of tbe autlerers at Vicksbore from the yellow-fever plague. Awong the supplies forwarded were slxty-tbres packages of bacou, 230 bris of our, sud Jarge quautitics of cuflee, tea sUZST, tice, besws, i, du wll wore tha $150,000 worth. ‘Theae gruvhlom, which (re transported gratuitously by thie rwirosds nutw «d, will prove a lcasing to the peupleof Vickabuig, who have for suitie Uwe been practlcally dene cowmublalion Witn the vitside world, atd manv of whom are represented to be almost In 8 #tarving combitions The Chairma of the_Citizens’ Reltal Com- mittee, Marry Nelson, Esq., alto sent a tele- gravhic dispatch to the Prestdent of the How- ard_Assoclation of Vicksbure vestcrday after- noon. offering to forward delicacies for tne #iek I he wouid but state explicily the articles needed and the quantity of each. ~ To this dis- patch no answer was received uo to a late hour last evening, and it §s fearcd the telegraph op- erators at that point have Also heen stricken down. The Ilinois Central and Chicago, 8t. Louls & New Orlesns Roads, with characteristic genorosity, give notice that they will trans- port all “supplies donated to the sick and sullering on the line of their route free of charge, 80 longr 43 trains are permitted to run, 1t secms that there can be no danger of epread- ing infection by sendlog freight trains laden here through to any poinl, and itis not be. Heved that quarantine regulations that will pre- vent sending the necessarics of lite to the des- titute and dying will be established by any of the foeal suthoritles. TNR TRLEGRAPHERS. A meeting of relegraph employes was held in the rooms of Mr. Summers, the Electrician of the Western Union Telegraph Company, ves- terday, for the purpose of deciding upon some systematic method of expressing substantial sympathy for wembers of the {icie- wraphic ~ fraternity In the yellow fever districts of the South, Col J. J. 8. Wllson was called to the chair. A communication was read from Genoral-Superintendent Vanhorne, of the Southern Division, stating that at a masting of telegrapbers hold in New York City, & committec uf eleven had heen anpointed, of which he was Chairmanyaml tequesting all members of the Iraternity to send contributions to him through the Company’s regular channcls for ¢ After some discussion it was deckled to act n this recommendatiors and the following-nanicil persons were appolnt- el s committeg o solicit contributions trom ,members of the different nehes of the tet- egraph service [n Chivago: E. D. Sweet, L. # Firman, B. E. Lunav, ¢. W, Fetton, IL €. Mayuard, 8, L. Itobinson, and C. W. Jones. At 13 o'clock to-day there will be 8 meeting in tho Jower nall of tha Exchange Buiding, Union Stock-Yarda, for tha rellef of the yellow- fever suffcrers, ‘The call is signed by J. B. 8nerman, E. Stickner, saae Walxel, Nelson Morris, George 7. WHilams, Titus Willtams, K. Btrahorn, and others, v Mr. Hy W. lirecne and wife, of New Orleans, rrived at- the Falmer Houso yesterday. gentinman s connected with a prominent cotton house (a that city, and wasoncof the vel- low-fever sufferers. He recovered, however, and left tho stricken city about three weeks ngo. He describes the tizcase elmply as tho * boss fever,” and saya that it fa atiacking rich and voor alike. Whera tho patlents are well cared [for, he savs, nlucty-five out of o hundred recoy- cr, He states that the newspaper accounts are not exagzerated, ana that all the nhorrors ate tending the plague can never he told. N, E. 8heldon, who livea on the corner of Btate street and Delaware ghm.. Icaves for Memphls on the 9:80 train Monday evening. Any ono desiring to send word, etc,, to friends can do 80 by bim, - ATLANTA, A PANIO IN THW GEORGIAY CITT, Attanta (Ga.) Constitution, Un the tratn from Chattanvoga which arrived in Atlanta at 10 o'clock on Thursday night last there was found o passetiger who had lallen suddenly L. As bie halled from Memphis, an alarm was at onve Taised npou the train to the eflect that the man was sick with vellow-fever. The man was at once isolated, and o that man- ner brought on to the city. Upon the arriral of the tralo he was assisted out upon the platform and Jeft there. Beveral persons gpproached him, but had no desire to Jinger when the In- timation was made that he bad tho yellow-fever, ‘Thus virtuslly abandoned and belpless, Lo re- mained {n the depot more than an hour, When some one went lo scarch of 3 Jvhy.uclnn. Dr. J. (i, Westinoreland waa found at his ofiice on Lloyd street, and ot once went 10 the relief of the stricken stravger, .Dr. Westmoretand found him Iylng upon the platform and sufferlog from o raging fever, haviog all tho symptoms of ycllow-fever. At once Dr. Westmoreland had” the man removed to the Fultoa louse, on Lloyd strect. The doctor explained to the landiady tne condition of the sick man, and the necessity of his baving a bed and shelter. 8bo kindly consented to ad- mit the patient, and he remaincd over night, at- tended by Dr. Westmoreland. When the board- ers in the Fulton Housc fearned of what had oceurred thay gave unmistakable sigus of panie, d insisted upon the immediate removal of th sick map. Tho matler beeamo so urgent tha tha landlady was compelled to yleld and to re- quire the change, Dr. Westmoreland and two others mado scarch throughout the city for ac- commodations for the sick man, but after sever- al Liours of earnest pleading were unsuccessful, ferring funde, ' No ono would permit the introduction of the sullerer under his roof. Dr. Westworeland even went to the troublo of hiring a vacant room upon a Bdor that had bevn ' Jong un- occupled, but when It was learncd that he designed to put his patlent thereln on entrance was refused. Nonplussed at this treatment, Dr. Westmoreland determined to fulthfully remaln by aud care for ttls unfor- tunate, thrown, as by Providence, upon his - wmanity, He st onco arranged for him 4 bed In the rear room of hls Lloyd-strees ofllco, and re- moved the patlent to a comfortablo ition there. During the day the Doctor gave him alimost conatant attentiun, und has arrantted to sco him properly oursed, Tho yuung mau is named Brand, {3 from Logansville, in Gwinnett County, Ga. He is a stone-catter by trade, and went to Metnphis to work there. o remalned after the fever broke out. He lived In the most infected part of tho city, and, becomtne alarmea at the multiplytug deaths, degermined to retuen home, Enroute ho was stricken with lever, When the news becaine dissaminated, it was proposed by some persuns bo remove the patient, but the lirave old doctor remarked to o reporter, who {nouired about his patleat: . e is here, and will ot be taken out until hgls cured or dead, unless he Is taken out over my dead body!? At the last uccounta the patient, wus dotnz well, und the probabilities ure that he will recover, NYDROPATHY. TRR NATRATIVE OF 4 FEHAONAL EXPRRIENCE, Cinctnnatl finies, Last 8unday un officer of the regular army gave the writer & vivid account of his ex- perience with the yellow fever fu 1853, fn Louisiana, and the treatment Le resorted to. The story I8 told in almost is uwn waords: “1 went to bed one night In my usual good health, When 1 woke, in tho morning, I fely aa If [ had been polsoncd, I was dull and lst- less, and had vo appetite. At breakfast I ate nothing at all, and lelt no bester for not eating. When diuner-time came, I was still without any appetite, and ste pothlog, In the afternoon, _about 5 o'cloc 1 et on thic street, Dr. Suwith, afterwards the Surgeon- General of Swith'a sriny, sud then one of the phystciuns In the Bate. | suid to him, * ry 1 have the yelluw fever, He logked'at me, and” asked to see st ongue, felt of my pulse, and 3atd, ¢ Nouseuss;” you may huve a Iittle malaris, that's all.’ *No.' | *Doctor, 1have the yellow fever. replied, *I have to o outto Hickman' alternoon. ‘That 13 twenty miles away. Just been taken duwn with tho fever, 1 will be back sumie time to-morrow furenoou, aud then do what I can for you.' Sleantime he left me some directions to follow fn case thefever should devetap, as | teared. * That night [ took no snpper, aud went to bed withuut haviog eaten s wouthiul durlug the day, The next moruing [ felt worse than tne day before, und it occuryed to me wy trouble ight be owing to wuut of food. Solbals dush of gruel prepsred, and took two spoonfuls. 1 dou't exaggerate at ull when I say that in two winutes | was 1o a burning, sagtog (ever, The polson had sornething 1o feed upon, aud itraged wish trighittul yehiemence. “The Doctor did nod return notil the after- noon, and when he saw me he looked gloomy enough, He directed me to o to bed aud bave mustard :n‘mxeu, wad hot-water baths. [uald, nis *Doctar, n't belicve lu a man’s being o phy- siciay fu nis own case. But 1 bave studled this digease, aud have a tbeory io regard to it, form- cd when 1 was 1o good health. Not s stogle upacelmuted man bas lved who bias been treat- ed o the old way, 1shall fare 00 worse under iny breatment, 1nsuy eveut, thao [ sbould un- der yours, Bo I sm “golug to try wy juethod.! *Very well,' sald the Doctor, *1 will get you uld Bylvs, the best nurso there 1 o the pariab.’ ‘Then be ¢ave me medicine 10 act o my bowels, and left me, The dose scted after a ilme, aud then 1 walled fer Sylva. ** AL 7 ¢'vlock that nicht the nurse cae, and I dirscted ber to briug a tub of cold water to wyroow. Then I stripped, and bad her apply & wet sheet to my back whilo § applied oue to wy frout, Then I waited & fow winutes uuth 1he reaction sct in, and then $00k Lo the bed, wrapplug mysell well up ju Llaokets. This treatwent 1 contiuued 1or five hours, Some- ties the sheets would remaiu on - we for so hour aud a halt, sowctimes for not more thau Gfteen winutes, Wheaever 1clt that they bad J new oues spolled. Sylva said, ‘Look, with yellow.! | puUisul goiug vut froin vic, and the pain was futy ** ALuut midul el that tho treatment been contisued loug ebouzu. A usdaca bad wna about toset fn. T went to bed sod im- mediately {el] into a sotnd, sweet sleep, which Jasted for four hours, | awoke fecling weak, but witbout a vestige of the tever. From that time on 1 imoraved, **On the fifth day 1 was so far recovered that Twas down at the dinner table. It happened that there was some trouble hetween two men ot the hotel, and while at dinner I heard a coitple of pistol shots. On leaviog the dining- room, [ saw A man lylog dead in the hali, the blood slowly oozing from a wound fn the breast. I went overton cigar store near by, and toid what I had Just seen. A man sitting there said * you onght not to have scen that. jusi recover- Ing as you are trom scllow fever, You may have a'relapse,’ Tho'eight of blood docs not ordinarily affect me, and I reolled I thought there was no danger. That evening I hsd to take the bont to Shreveport, on business. Go- ing up 1 telt the fever coming on me again, and nt Shreveport 1 was ngaln sttacked, This time the fever lasted for twelve days. I resorted to precisely the same treatment 88 before, and got through. 1was the. only unacelimated porson that year fo Alexandria who had the fever and lived, and tha only one, acclimated of unac climated, who had a relapss, and survived It. *The vellow feser,"” the officer went on to £ay, **Is an honest dlseass, with a single crisis. When it gets Into A man, it tries him thor. oughly, and to the uttermost. ‘The poison goes Into every part of his system, seeking out the weak apot. Generally o mag feels weil the fifth day alter the fever has atiacked him. The pa- Licnt thinks he is going to get well. Suddenly he feels 8 weakness in the brain, or the lungs, or the heart, or tho atomach, or clsewhere, and belore twenty-four hours las elapsed he is a dead man. The tronbls Is with the ordinars treatment that one does not take it In time. 1t must be tought from the start, before a man's atrenith is utterly prostrated. 1 had come to this conclusion after sceing a reat many cases, and my trestment was founded ubon my own obseryations. " My case was consldered a very remarkablo “one, and Dr, 8mith recelved many congratula- tlons on his success. *Itisn't my case,’ the Doctor used toreply, * it 1s mr patient's,’ The Doctor admitted that ne would not dare to_try the treatment in other cases, lest, Il 1t tailed, he would recelve great blame. Nevertheless, helicye If it wera resorted to in other {ustances it would save lives that are lost under ordinary treasment.” OLD SI. EXPLAINS THE YELLOW PRVER TO PRTS. Atlanta (tia.) Constitution. 01d 81 me3 Peto as the wareliouse corner and sald: *\Vho's payin’ 5o’ bode-bill now, dat you hez 80 much time ter squander!"” 41 feels sick dis mornin', I does! " gloomily replied Pete. S Whar "boatar? “ Well, [ pass'd by whar dat white man wuz aick wid de yaller feeber an’ I aint a0 sartin but dat 1 got er'whiff er de pizen.” *You thinks dat yer got the valler foeber, ahi But lemms tell yer, nlgger, of ver did yer wouldn’ be atandin’ ‘round hyar ‘gusgin’ yer -fplv}'lu.'nlnn dem waterlilons In dat wag- n B Did yer ebber habit] fow do hit do?" ** How hit dot Wait till 5er gits hit, boy, an’ seo how yer feele] I'sa bin dar an’ hit'a feit ob me nn'l L-lnn forgot yit de way dat hit gnaw'd on me “ Well, what am do_Interduckiry swymptoms ob de alment, tel me dat?” Why, when yer Joss settin’ 'round "sposin® dat you'se gwing ter fall "atr to er {0’ hundred dolfer mule an' s figgerin’ up de orico oby er haiter ter hit, yor kinder ’'spishuns dat yer lefl yer shart opln behin’ when yer 2ot up dis morn- in’. Er sorter colo streak 'pears ter trickle down yer spinous colyum ao’ den climes up acain qulcker dan bit went down. Dem jimnasticks continues tell d'reckly yeriteef won't siay ter- gedder, but kinder boxes wid sach udder, Presintly the cole streak sets down in de small ob yer back fer ter res’ an' begius ter ake. Bimceby yer feel hot il ober like yer wuzinn bouse a'flre. Den yver can't craw! ter bed, but e nussea comes round an' fotches de dockter an® do wrassle fer er Jonger foot-hal’ on dis bank ob de ribber begins1 ' “Den what do dey do!” **Plursters _ yer all ober wid mustard, fills yer up wid febuary fuze an’ piles on all de blaukits dat dev kin borrer er beg fum do nabors, Den dey gibs yer lce on de Jnstde an’ mo' blankits en do outalde till de ckerlihrium_am -restorcd— arter dat yer efther gits weli er dics! “How did you stan’ hit1"” * Well, I’so a tufl cittzen for enny complaint fer tackle an' { manadg'd ter bo dar it when ole yaller Jack flung up de fite—but I d'clar’ ter grashus now dat wus de mos’ weak'nin' tussle dis nigger ebber had. I’specks dat d'sease don’t banker much arter niggors, 'kase he don't offen win da fite tell Lo gits da fellar turned yaller— an' niggers don't turn yaller wafl er cent! Hut whenebber he zits er wm‘t'g man lyin' out look- in’ lke er chrowa of er mastard patch n bloom dere’s gwina ter bo er hola indo semeterry groun' nex’ day, sho{" MISCELLANEOUS, “YBLLOW JACK IN THB HOLE OF TUIEY-TAKER. New Orleans Times, g, 20, James Rogers, allas Brady, dicd yesterday ot tho tever, Rogers, about two months ago, waa arrested by Capt. Gl and Bpecial M. Hennes- sey, charged with complicity ta numberless rob- berles; but, as thoro was not sufficient evidence 1o conylet lilm, ho was discharged. 1le was tin- mediately rearrested and eommitted for thirty days a8 a dangerous aud suspicions character. On bis relcase hic was again arrested and sgaln sent down for thirty days, but, after serving & ortiun of the time,” siguified hls *readiness {o [eava tho city At ket &t liberty: Special Hone ucssey put him on the traln and saw him off, but within a fuw days he was back aeain ot his usual haunts, For the second time he was escorted to the traln, and the pollco congratu. Iated themselves on wetting him out of the way, But, 1t appears, he jumped tho train and walked back to his room on Rampart near Glrod streot, where ho kept sn! ‘There he was taken with the fever, and 1 orday he died. The girl who calle hersell his wife, and who stood by him .Lhrnugh ull bis Lroubles, was with him to ast. « 3 SELYIZLINESS A8 MUCH A DREAD, ‘The strict quarantiog of manySouthern towns EMA N 60UN0 Cases olinost as wuck because ol mess a8 dread of (yellnw fever, aud New Orleans not unnaturally mmrlnlns. Mobile, for fustance, cul off. New Orleans freights by rail, thouh allowing them by water, in order to nopropriate the cotton business fu Alabama to Weelf; and Ualyeston Is eharged with fencing in New Orleans, to play into the hands of 8L Loula. fu the smalfer towns, ulso, the lucal merchants have favored quarantine, in order that they might charge more for the stock on hand; but'in some nstances their peony-wise policy has almost Lrought ine commuuity to starvution prices and auppiies. New Orleans treusurcs ub theac slights, aud in one inatance the pavment of a draft from Vicksburz was re- fuseq, on the ground that, haviug scvered business-catntuutication, it bas vo.right co draw money from New Orleans with which ta trade a8t Louis. UK. HAYES' REMEDY. De. ¥, J. Hayes, an stucnt old-time yellow- fever physiclun, and resldent of New Urlesns, declares his ability to acclimate the buman tem in four days, so 84 to render It utterly vulnerabie to pestilential attack. Four medical doses ag adminiiered, not ws esseutials, hut as reservaYorces 1o make prevention doubly sure. ‘I'ne main treatment consists of Lyelenic obsery- uuce, 8 privation of food, 8 free exposare o the open air, und & respite frum luborious exurtlon for a few days, In connection with this it way be abserved, as & noteworthy circamstance, that yellow-fever has but voce in a bundred years to- vaded the precincts of the Now Orleaus Partsh Prison. The conditions of life imposed on the fninatcs partake wuch of the character of Dr, Hayea* remedy. the TUE FLAGUB-ATRICKEN * FONTEN" nnats Enguirer. Inavatch to GatripoLts, O., Aug. 30.~The Lizzie John- son brought up the sad uews this afternoon that Aundrew Armstroug, mate of the Porter, whose Hesertion of the bout [ telegravbied you last night, was scen last oight tweoty miles below sick 108 skifl, with & inen who was taking hin to Huntington, e was lymg down uncon- scious, and voininug the dresdful black vumit wolch accompanies the yellow fever. Armn- stron was yesterday provided with $30 by o friend from Pittsburg, and was using lis best éndeavurs 10 reach bis Lowe at Louisvilie, The mwan who had bun i cusrge said nis misdlon eoded with biw when he arrived with bun at Huutiogtou. Thus the last of tho crew has Leen switten, sud the Porter lies moored to the bank, a terror to ail who see ber, Sheplerd Sheldon, watchman frow this place, wha stood by Armatrouy, has been taken down sick ut bis huma (o this cty, aud §t 18 feared with the samo dreadful disease, us it is reported that Woud, the other watchman, fa also dowu, thuuzb 1 could ot definitely ascertaln it to oe so. [t is the prayer of mauy that light- nlog migbt strike the plague-sinltten Porter aud cousurue her as a demun of destruction to tuman life. AN UNFORTUNATE KILLING. Disy lich (0 51, Louis Courter-Journat. MRMPH LS, Aug. 30,~SU) {here are Lajcves at work. Nout a day or night passes but s number of burglaries oceur. A Very unfortunats kithog oceurred at 3 o'vlock this iornlug jo this con- nectiou. Burglary bad made frequent raids upon the preties of Alr. 0. J. Keouedy I the svutbera suburbs. Keunedy jast nigbt ook bis staud In bis stabie, boplow to vapture the thic e J. €. Hall, w youus wan lving with Kcos nedy, at the solicitation of tha Iatter's wife, went out at 2o'clock thia murning to relere Kennedy on watch, without his knowjedze. Hall walked up_quietly, and’ when he opened the stable door Rennedy discharired his gun at what he lurpmell the thief. reeniting in the in- stant death of ITall, Kenncdy Is much dis- tressed. though he was entirely” exoncrated be- fore s Magistrate. They were both members of the sama Masonic lodge. STENR Carbotle actd fs sprinkled in the streets of ew Orieans from watering-carts. Little Rock 1 trying the eflicacy of prayer ta save fi from the scourge. t is eatimated that eight times as_many peo- ple have lert Memphls during the present epi- demic a2 in that of 1873 ‘'As | write, carts laden with dead sictims are passing under my window.” says a letter from Mrs. McCrady, of Vickaburg, New Orleans Times: More than hall a century aiter the adoption of the first quaran- tine, we tind ourscives as divided and as unde- cided a8 to its uMficacy as on the day of its in- nugaration. Memphis Aopal: One of the remarkable features of the discase, as Iv pravalls now, is fhat whole famlifes have been swept out of ex- istence,~father, mother, and children have tol- lowed each otber 1n rapid successlon to the grave, and Io several instances several members of a famile are Iying dead at the dame time, baring died almost within the same hour, This has been the case in soversl Instances In what is known as the tnfected district, ew Otleans Times: Among the notable signs of an carly winter is the fact that severnt flocks of trant geese bave been seen flylng to the marshes. Tha fnstinct of migratory birds is infallible, and sho o. L. (oldest inhabitant) de- clarea thnt the cleric of the weather fs incubat- ing & puwerfal equinoctial gole, with the syow- ed purpose of giving Yellow Jack & premonitor; 1ift, and sniootbing the way fora speedy ad- vent of that hoary bat welcome old fellow, Juck Frost. GaLrvistoy, Tex., Aug. 20.—At last nccounts yellow-fever had broken out at Delnf, La., and waa steadily approaching the Texas line, Dr, Heard, one’ of Gialvestun’s oldest physiclans, and most thoroughly experienced in scllow- fever, cives (¢ as bis oplinion that it ean "be car- ried fn the mails and cren io sldo letters ‘to indofinite distances. o proves it by numerons cases cited (n previous eptdemics in Texns, Neic Orieans Letter ta Cincinnart {mmercials These are strango days{ Nothing ever dampens the apirit of the Cresent City, nnd pleasure-seekers mingle with h:nnz smile and carelcss jest in the same throng where miy be noted the hurrying attendants op the sick and dead, and the blanched face of the newly-be- réaved aliows In salient contrast to tho dara- devil face of the young bluod sauntering to his club. In the cvening, side by eide run the trains laden with the lsughing exodus to the cool Lake of Ponchartrain, and the long, slow procesalons to tho stigneo of Necropolls., — Here, a housg blmxlnfi with merry light, redolent with perfame and lilled with ripuling Isughter and strains of 8trausa; there, 8 darkened dwelling, with but one feeble Mght In an upper rovm, where, watched tenderly by anxfous, losing eyes, tosacs the sulferer In his fevered deliriun, A few dsvs ago your correspondent saw n wed- ding party legve one hounse, while into the next, -Imunnnmu-y. wera borne_two coflindl 2 Memphis Acalanche, Aug. 8. Four classcs of cltizens are ‘bound hera: the doctor, to treat the sick; tho priest, to shrive his soul; the undertakery to bury his body; the Journallst, to record his death. By furnishing them with transportation, the Cltizens’ Relict Committee yesterday izot agout threo hundred white neopla out of town, The steamer Belle Mcmopnis alono took over onme hundred. Itis money well spent, and atl who wish to leaye should be allowed to do so on moncy sont to Memphis for thelr benefit in commion with that of all othicr ettizens. ‘This In reply to a letter informing blim of his family’s almost total annililation: 1 candono good bygolng town. My lifeisof Importanca to iny Itio once (1f spaved)s Joun Doxovaw. Many s hand in Memphis will rctuss again to touch that of the man .Joln lonovan, who al- lowed his wife and children to perish afone. Brownsvflic s weleome to John Donovan, No- body wants to see himn here. There s no warn, tray Irlsh blood in his, veln CASUALTIES. TERRIBLE ELEVATOR ACCIDENT. Soecta Dispateh to ‘Tha Tribune, 81. Louts, Mo, Aug. 30.—An accident oc- curred on the freight elevator it Kinésland, Ferguson & Co.'s bullding, No, 823 North Sec- ond streot, at 8:80 o’clock this afternoon, ocea- sionlng the deatn of two men, and mortal fn- jury to a third. The building was *un- th recently used by the above- named Orm 88w factory, bur i 1s now rented out to varlous firms, The Eureha Manufacturing Company, waich manufscturos wooden trays and amaller artleies, occuples a portion of the fourth floor, and Murphy & Son, paper-bag makers, have theothor pottlon. Tho clavator fs on tho outside of the bullding ia a vrivate alley, and raus up between walls onocach side of the alley. Tho clevator was very Leavily loaded with wooden blocks for tho Eureka Manufacturing Company,and was on its way up to the fourth’story i . charze of two meo, when urphy, the Junior member of the firm of Murphy & Son, stonped it at the third floor and got on, intending to go to the next story above, lijs weizht proved to be tho atraw that broke the camnel’s back, and the wire-ropebroke, and the clevator, {reicht aud all, fell alf the way to tho ground. The twe men who started up with the elevator were employed by tha Eurcka Manufacturing Cowpany, “Thelr names are Quorgu Foster and Frank Callshan. The foriner, who was killed, was 20 ‘nnu of sge, and the Jatter waa 18, "Murohy fs 35 years of age, and leaves & wifo and two children, e, UNDER THE WIIEELS. &pecial Disoateh fo The Tridune. TorrustoN, Ind., Aug. 30.—A tramp named Joseph Leeco fcll under o frelght-trajin at this place to-lay, aud was Instantly killed, He was 29 years old, ——— DELAYAN, The Calcimine Pesling O 8o Rapldly as to Alarm the Reverend and Hespectable Whitewashiers Who Put On the Job. . #pactal Dirpateh (0 The Trivune. Mivwauxes, Aug. 30.—~The terrible Delavan Deaf and Dumb Asylum scandal ls to ba fully reopaned. The local Board of Trustees of the Asylun, who re-ulecigd La Motto as Priucipal, in the fuce of his own testiinony as to kissing, etc., are endeavoring. In view of the determined pub- lic opinton prevalent on the subject, ta tind sowne way of getting rid of him. The Rev. A, L. Chaplo, D. D., President of Beloit Col- lege, is President of the Board of Trustees of the Delavan lustitution, but his guod nature was overpowered, and he favored retalning the ofd otticers of the Asylum, notwithstandiug the awlully obscens disclosures of thu teatimony, and oo promises of reformation by the Inculpat- ed ofticers and teachers. Ilc, however, and the Board, bavs found tbat the moral sense of all the penple of the Stato has boew grossly out. raged by renewing the leuse of power of the parties Imllvlk:ll.zd. and tberc will be an effort to dismlss Motte, the Princival. and all the other officlals and teachers whost characters are compromiied by the testimony, 1t has also trunspired that members of the Btate Board of Charities and Heforms, who were Dot present at the whitewashiug inyestl- gatlon fun x?' 1. 1L Glles, Theodore Kanouse & 0. Will cafll for copies of il the testimony, and, §f It sustelns the general public 1mpression 1 the matter, they will file 8 protest with thy Goyernor against the conclusiune of the report and sginst the management of the fnstitution renaloing n present hands. there 1 » likelthood ti.al Justice wili be dcne 10 the casu of this great charity, which has been so0 in famously atiused, — ——— KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Spectal Divatch te TAS Tribune. IxpianaroLts, lud., Aug. 30.—Quly routine business was transacted by the Supreme Lodge of Pytolans to-day, St Louls carrled off the hovor of selection as the next place for meet~ lug, tho other places nswed beluy Providence, R L, Louteville, aud Detrois. The report of the eodownent rank shows 233 scctious forwed ub 9 Aug. 1, with 8,617 members in both classes, the secoud class belog most numerous. Over $37,000 have been disbursed during the year lu charitics. ‘Tha Lodge rewaiued 1n session all nigot to-vight, and agjourucd simedic, - —————— GRAIN AT DETROIT, Bpecial Ditpaich $0 The Trivuns. DxTROIT, Aug. 30.—~Tbe rapidly growing ex- tent of the graln traftic ana lack of elevator faclities have uecessitated an arrange:nvot by which the cxtensive vicvators at Wulker's Dis- titlery, just across the river, will be used, the Cansdlau authoritics gi aaseoL. Goverouent will furnish u’ Cus- tous officfal to superinteud the trausfer of the grain, WASHINGTON. How the Bmugklers Thfiva and Wax Rich on the Mexican Border. Most of the People Do Nothing Else for a Livelihood. Raum Btill Hammering at the Cineinnati Cheap Whisky Mystery. Mosby Finally Commissioned as Consul to Hong Kong. SMUGGLING, TIOW IT {S CARRIED ON ON TAR MEXICAN HOR- DER. Spectal PispateA ta The Tribune. Wasmiseroy, Di C,y Aug. 30.—A Treasary offictal who was sent to cxamine the FEi 1'aso Customs District on the Rio Grande has mado a general report on the conditfon of aflairs on tho Mexican border which will attract attention. This officer malutains that smugeling fs the normal condition of the Inhabitants along both sides of tho border, whether Tezaus or Mexican; that tt Is impossible to enforce the exlsting tar({t laws of cither country; and that the only real sofution of existing complicatlons is ina reciprocity treaty with Mexico, if not absolute frec trage. This agent fas traveled from the Colotado River to the Rio Grande. Ho thinks the prescnce of the army there {s practically usefess, as It cannot be used fof a posse come itatus, or participate in the quellingof local dlisturbances. The country, ha reports, Is TIE EMUGGLENS' PARADISE, Bmuggling is tho busincss of tha people. There Is no public scotiment opposed to it Mercnants openly sell goods that they khow are to bo deliversd by paek-roules n Mexico. Thoy arrange to recelve goods, Knowing that they have beeu smuggled foto Texas, The customs authoritics upon ecither side appear to bave no consclence as to the International wrong of smuggling, and countenance it vy thelr siience. ‘The agent considers that this condition of af- falrs shows the nccessary dependence of the two countries upon each other, that products must be mutually interchanged, and that oxist- ing tariils can never b enforce The burdens of the Mexican tarlM, ho says, are particilar)y oppressive agalnst this country, and Mexican Minfster Zamacona, tn bis Western trin, might proporly be calied upon to sxplaln sone of the veeuliaritics of the Mextcan Tarlft law. Tho azent says that tho Mexicans STILL PLOW WITIE A STICK and still drive an ancient Roman charfot with heavy wooden wheels, yet thelr tarlff upon Amerlean carriages and wagons (s from #60 to 8390 cach. 'Thu Mexicans export quantities of litdes. vet tho tax on buots nnd ahocs is from 87 to £16,50 per dozen. Vast quantitics of ammu- nition and arms aro Imported from the Unlted States, yet tha duty on powder s from 80 cents to $3 per pound. The Mexican tax upon Amer- fean cotton goods fs in many casca more than the orfiriinal” cost, belng from 11 cents to 84 cents per squars yard. WIIISKY. WY PERIN CAN UNDERSELY, OIICAGO, Bpectal Dispaich to The Tribune Wasnxarox, b, C., Aug. 30.—~Commissioner Raum has recefved a letter from the Special Ag nt sent to Investigata the whisky distilicries at Pekin, and sscertaln, it possiule, why tho Pekin diatillers could underseil those at Chica~ go. The officer teports that, after a carelul In- vestigation ol tha subjcet, ho ia cohvinced that the Pekin distiflers can legitimately nodersell Chicago men without any fraud, for the reason that the town is smaller, and the expenses of nll kinds arc Icss, rents and labor both belng cheaper. . CINCINNATL. Commissioner Raum has also written a letter to the Cinclnnatl Collector and 8peclal-Azent Mitcholl, with rezard to hot whisky, o directs o carcful Investlgation Into the entlre subject. Cullcetor Amos 8mith scoms fo have notified tho Department that Clucinnatl distillers wero abla to eell their whisky #0 as to obtaiu pay for nearly n gallon and o halt of spirits in each barrel in exceas of tho arnount upon which tax waspuld, Commlssioncr Raum thinks that if this {8 possible the Cioclonatl distligrs Lave an unjust and unwarrauted advantago over moy in the country; and directs thai tho question be- exnmlined, Speclal attention i dirceted to tho lnr}ll'ry' How is it possibla for the rectifler to pl{ or o gullon and o hialf of spirits more than ho ultimatoly re- ceives when the volume is correct] The ruvenue authorities are of opinfon that this canuot be done honestly, as the rectifier wounld really make an actual loss I£ alf the urumlona were oboyed. Revenue-Agent Mitchell is dicccted to co-operato with the Collector in discovering the rual facts In the matter, All roctillers’ and dls. tillers’ bills sre to be carofully exmnined, special Inquiries to be made whether the titiers have been reflning packages. NOTES AND NEWS, HECIPROCITY WITIL CANADA, * Bpectat’ Mzaich 1o Tha Tribune, Wasmsaroy, D. C., Aug. 80.—The State De- pactment oflicials decline to grive any lnforma- tivn as to the proposition of Secretary Evarts to the British Goverament for reciprocity with Canada. Indeed, It {s stated by those who ought to bé lu a good pasition to know tho facts that the London Times has been misled, and that Becretary Evarta has not yet even written a let- ter to the British Government relstive to the payment of thy Halifax award. This informa- tion, however, cannot be veritied here. QUESTION UNDEK TUN CIVIL-SERVICH RULES. Judgn Bennett, ane of the Pederal Judges of Dakota, baving accepted the Republican nomi. nation for Delezato in Congress from that ‘Territory, the question s presented whether, under o proper Interpretation of the rules of Clril-Bervice roform, ho should not be required to tende? his resignation. There are numerous asplrants for his place, nearly all of whom ‘clalin they have been personally promised the first vacancy occurring in ‘Territorial Judge. ships, The candidates for judicial houors all agree that no Judae should be permitted to en- iage actively tu politics while holding his seas on the Beoch, sud the point waken is creating sowe cinbarrassment In official dirvles. Judge Bennett waa recently acquitted by the Attorney- Gsncral, alter duv ‘examination, of charges of malleasance In office preferred by leadivg clti- zeus and members of the Bar in the Black Hills region, Hiscase was champloncd before tho Do- partment of Justice hy the Hon. J, P, Kidder, tho present Delveate in Congress, whom he tias ust deleated for renomtnation, Thls places attitude. ~Goy. Kidder's friends bere ure chagrined over s farlure to recelys 8 nomination, clalming that under his political leaderstip uud msnagement the Territory of Dakota has twice heeu rescued from representation tn Congress by a Democ and that they fear the disputes and quar accurring w the Black Htils 88 lkely to linpale Judae Bennett's chances for election, MOSBY. The Prestdent before leaving for his Weatern tnp to-uieht signed tho commisaiun of Mosby, but not for the Consulate at Canton, the post- tiou which hic was last week tendered, ‘Ihis Cunsulate, it scems, was not ns avatlable as that af "amf Kong. 1t 1s what ts called a boat- town, the inbabitants living altogetner ou the water fu Coinede boats, and the emolurents being I Thu President, therefore, decided to wake o chunze ut Canton, but gave Mosby the Houg Kong Consulate, a wmuch more valuable snd ugreeabls posjtion. KEVENUZ LECEIVTS, A dotailed statement of the Joternat-revenue receipts lor last July, made public to-day, ahowa that the aggregule ncrease over the re- celpta for July, 1577, was $1,213,63L The fu- crease ol receluts for apitits of all kinds wus $321,009; for tobaceo, BTUAYIT; and for fer- weuted ' liquors, 3107379, Tho statement also shows that the priocipal decreass oc- curred {u disulled braody, whics smounted to 830,800, aud on the tax ol bani deposlt and bank cavital, which was 363,433. The Sattering exbibit Lud been, a8 previouslty stated, wore thau overcome by the bieavy deercase during the present nouth ob the ageregate. ‘The tigures for July and August of this year, ss cowpared withthe recepts for the same E‘e‘rlud last fiur. Wil probably show & decline in the neigbbor- buod of $300,000, BUTHO :""lg(‘m}l To the Weatern dsave o, WasiixeToN, D. C., Auy, 30.—Ths Sceretary of the luterior nas decided fn the case of thu Sutro Tunnel Cowpauy vs, the Occideuta) Ml & Miniug Company, sustaluing the xround taken Ly tbe Commisaloner of the Geueral Laud Otlice, from which the appeal sens made by the 0 dentol Compan. Tho Departien: lotl they the word “devefoped,” In tlieact of 1S3, mu-t] construed to fnclude such Yodes s nre, na prima_facie Jroof shown Lo bo e { the tunnel.Therestriction clattse requirs the third section of the nct will accordi; fnserted n the mining vatent, hut thy Sy, Tunnel, before clidiing royaity, must show gio Lenefit acerfling to the Mininz Comnang, - ¢ SER Dokt ; he amonnt of standard sllver dollars fo into in R12:408500; outatanding, &5 S on hand, 10,337,816 " The demand for thn Croascs, ORIME. ANOTHER FOOL OF A DEF, anecial Dispateh fo The Trimass L XPRe Br. Louts, Mo, Aug. 80.—Another defalea. tion has coma to Vight. Thia time tha einultey f8 & Government ofMclal, Frank A. Georzs, Chlef Clerk or Superintendent of the Moner, Order Department of the St. Louls Post-Office, who has fillcd that reaponible position £y cight or ten vears, -}1a absconded about threg weeks ago, hasing taken $5,000 to #15,000, Far rensons known to the Postmaster here or the Denariment at Washington, the matter hyy been kept profoundly dark, and no exposurg was made until to-day. Georgo hnd given 5 bond to tho Posimaster, aud his bopds. men will probably make the bond goods Qeorge 18 n blonde, with vory light mustache, and about six feet hig, o was a genlal foilow, and had a large clrcle of frlonds. Mo wns not at all Intemperate, although given to a sostal glass with s frienis, He was fond of s camo of poker, but he neyer played very exteavagantly. Stx months ago he marrica & Miss Addie Harmon. When he dis. .appearcd he took his wifo with him. Ilis aafar wos $2.100 per vear. It fs supnosed that hig Blealings have been golng on for vears, 1ily Iather was a Preabyterian minlater swho formerly lived in 8t. Louis, and came origlually from Elmira, N, Y., and {8 now Hviox In Wheelinw, ‘The Postmaster here rofises to be fr,. terviewed on tho subject, ~The Goverumany money in the hands of tho defanlting clerk wag denosited at the 8t. Louls National Bank, Int thia bunk could zive no information as to thy exact arount of the defoleation, or the mauncr In witich the funds had been misapproprinted, Gen. Edwards, the Aesistant Unlted Stateg Treaanrer in this city, koows nothing of the particrilars. 1t ia learned that Georme ahscond- ed on the 10th of August. [le is thouaht to bo hiding somesrliere n2ar Elmira, N. Y. JANESVILLE. Bpecial Dispateh to The Tridune JAxESvILLE, Wis., Aug. 80.—Willlam Currey, a Charlotte, Mich., barber, who was arrcsted here yesterday for robbing a feflow-traveler nawed 8t. Jolin, waa taken beforo tho Clreuit Court Judge this foronoon, and pleaded guilty. il ‘was sentenced to two years at Waupun, and was taken thero this afternoon. - Frank Dickeréon, who 1 in Jail here on s charge of belng onc of the Mack murdercrs, attacked Deputy-Sherl@ Marsh with o club to. day, and was In tare clubbed by that ofticer Into submission, ——— A PLUCKY RISISTANCE. Special Ditpatch to The Tridune, DxrroiT, Mich,, Aug. 80.~Minnle Shaw, aged 18, was inveigled Into Mrs. Dunlap's baguin, vartially drugged, and mssanited by one of the malo frequenters of tho place. Sho reslsted fiereely, The proprietress camo to the man's assistance, wherenpon _ Minnlo selzed a water- piteher and dealt Mrs, Dunlap a fearful blow an le head, probably mu-nurzux her skull. Tha victim i8 in a dungerous conditfon, and the girl was lodged in the police-station, THE KING BOYS. ¥ Spectal Dispodch {0 The Tribune, Yonx, Pa., Atig. 50.—A fight octarted this evening betweon a party of twents boss headed by Wiillam Matson and Rasp, (icorge, and Bill King, a mile from town. Tho troublo frasabout n fira balloon. Rasp King was stabhod in the groin by the Matson boy. Georgo Kine was struck over tho head with & club, and Bill Kinz strucic on the head with a stone. It i3 thonght that Rasp is dangerously wounded, His assail- ants are under arrest. o SHOT FRROM A BUSIL 8. Louts, Mo., Aug. 50.—Tho Globe- Democrat special from Do SBoto, Mo., ssya: **BUI IHilde. brand, a brother of the notorlous Missourt desperado, Ham Hildebrand, shut from a bosh and kilted Huwo Veth, scven miles from that ‘place, yesterday afternoon,”” —— HANGED. GALVESTON, Aug. 80.—A News special from Long View says: Ben lladley and Diamond Fowell were hanged hore to-day In thie presence of 4,000 people for the murder of Aug. Relucke, The former doclarcd himgelf Innocent of tie erimo on the gallows, Both appearcd very pea- Iuim, asked furglvencas, and forgave thglr eno- tules. ¥ TARDICIDT. x> YasgtoN, D. T. Aug. 80.—Charles Joban Ilansen was to-night arrested and lodiged in Jail by Sherlff Baker, charged with tho murdeg of his father on Jim River somo two mm.u..i A hatchet with which the decd was connnhite found In the river to-dav, was tho completing link in the chaio of evidenco agulnst him. - FATAL QUARREL, % CuxsXRLAND, Md., Aug. 80.~Daring an al- tercation’ this morning between ‘Thomas Cook Hughey and A. Hooten Blacksteln, both proml- fl"“ Iawyers, the lotter wa. ——— THE WEATHER, Orrics or Tns Cuter Bioxar Orricen, Wasmyoron, D, C,, Aug. 81—1 a. m.—Indica- tions: For the Lower Lake reglou, warmer, clear weather, followed by Increasing clondincss and rain, variable winds, inostly from northesst to southeast, and Jower pressure. For the Tenncssco and Oblo Valloy, partly cloudy weather, frequent ralas, variable winds, atatlonary pressure and temperaturc, For the Upper Luke reglon, Upper Missiestpot and Lower Missourd Valleys, warmer, clear, or partly cloudy weather, winds mostly frow the soutlieast to southwest, stationary or lower pressure. ‘The rivers will remnaln nearly stationsry, 10CAL OBSKRYATIONS, Cutoauo, Aug. 2. TAF i i ,D'fl_.Il 663 2.m. 50013 78 | % W8I, RN 7Y s Rh S ] DL, 2, bom. 20038 74 " Mazimum, 75: minim: e ————— DOCTORS DISAGREE, Bpecial Dispaick to Ths Triduns, DxsMoixes, Ia, Aug. 80.—In a atate-room of thesleeper on the Pacifie e3oress, oassliz through to-day, were a party of venerable Jook- fug gentlemen, mewbers of the facuity of tho Edigburg Medical University of Scotland, who sro caroute to Colorado aud the Pacide slope, fucog. They were very excitedly dlscussing the miraculous bealing and fovigorating propertics of the human salive, aud edvocatiug the pro- found learning of the old French saveut, Bous sler, who first startled the fraternity with bls discoverics, when s geutieman who was evident- 1y un acceasion 10 the party since thelr serival in this country made the asscrifon thut physk cians, who had such facifities for coveriug up thel tracks, could siu, fn & certain seuse, with in- runl;y, und erao, were, as ¥ class, hoary vil- aius.” The uld Professor who bad beea s elo- quent trembled with fudiguation aud sald put a word, whils & youuger geutlemau prowotly kuocked the offeader down. There was a Lvely. timo for about tey winutes. B Hew lively for awhile, ahd the cowbatants were 1ol ruted until their fuces wore sadly marred. Yo correspondeut voutd not learu the pames ol eitber tho puilisth & bealtby respoct Lor Lis ow facs preveutiug 8 peralacent {aterylews