MOBILE QUARANTINE.niF EFFECT ON OUR COTTON TRADE

AND OUR IiECEIPTh.

1sitervIlews With everal otf Our Mer-

cghants on the Subliect and the VLewsThey Express.

The recent quarantine on the part of the Mo-

liole authorities has exciotl a fooling herestronger than has b)oon felt for many years.There can bt no doubt buwht corporationshavo the right to protect t h, health and welfare

of the communit fie under their jurlndi'tion,lbut when this power is carrill so far, so ex-

iravagantly far. what was right becomoes cruelly

Tidiculous., land what prudeuneo pointed out

transpiros to be what folly would suggest.. The

Ouarantlinl of Mobile as against this ('ty Isuased upon the lxploded !ilo tihat infection

ran be carriod to it point by the more passagethrough that point of an infoeoted ihdyat nomatter how grleat aII sOpcod.

The ogrmas of disae., if writers be correct,.,lnnot •ulreepd in o1urlnlig 1a place for flu lt,ion

:ilthe contact be but short rlnd of little duration ,and hence the Mobile authorities had but little

fo fear in the passagoif our trains through that

tlty. In order to got it, the trutih of many re-iports current regarding the reasons which

mTight have led to the t lnforcelment of quaran-tine betwmmrn Mobile and this city, a reporter of

tIe D)EMOonr visited .everl goeltlomon direct-,vr conneotedt wit tillh cotton trade.

Th filrst called u1poen wasMIR. I1ENRY (). IIItETEI1,

lthe secretary of the Cotton Exchange. Mr.

Flester stated utnelllivoally that it was hisrpinion that the quaran'ino ostabishod at

Mobile as against this city was not made forany business reasonS. It was true that for

raome time past our ity had beeoon receivingijargely of Alahlan cottoll lbatl came directlyeroe, passing through Mobile, but. the qularan-

Idno could have no lffect on the present crop,tecause it would not he gathered until longafts•r qlarantine would be, raised, Last yearwe roceclved rver the Mobile road s,000o bales ofmy~tton, which this year wils increased fromSeotember 1t , tthe last woek in July to 178,000.An Mr. Ilestr' s opinion this could not be

efoctod by quarantfll nl nloess it oxtonded Intoie lhtter partt of Octlobir, which was inuproba-

Ible.iHe did not think thatlitl blockadn would pro-

went the Allllinul ,olttonsl f'rorll pcoming in. aind4lti did railroadl facilitiso wore suceh that itwould roach thie shnboar 4l riad ily. In responslIt•ot querv of tile repolrter. Mr. Ilester statedthat the Mlob!ll qlllaralltije couhld not have beeniSte work of spseiilatllrs, antxiolus to putu 11 thel'rico of cotton and make Mobile the port of ox-portatlon it wasi. Tlhe lea(st. of shltpmtent In Mo-ibe, counting in llghtlterlga and labor in car-rying cotton down tile bay, is so much greaterTian that lIeeo(•aIry to stow a vessel in New Or-Ieans that the difTloreco is so great Mobile cannever 'omIpetIt wivith this part. Even if thequarantin3 was kept Lup until late in October, itwould not hurt our reocollts to any groat ex-bent, in fact, not at all.

A. ., MAY, ESrO.,

el1 the well known firm of l•icharidson & May,Perdldo ctro,1t, lwas nlext visited. Mr. May

u-Vartlonllly votll iteered t, give aill the informa-tion of whillh heli was possessed, and thlo follow-i•gl• onver'sation ei.U ,ne1 i:

itporter- I ,desire, Mr. May, to got yourfuilon as to1 thell elet, the Mobilo quarantinewill have on tile receipts of cotton at this port?Mr. May--II, will aollrt the reiotits very little,

'ir. Colton iH re,(cua tlld ) shipnlOl!ts justl,

at this time very smlall. In August thlro is verylittlte Ilovllllent ill ottiol. Last year the re--eipts for thel month ait all ports wero only 11.000halos, and indiaetions are that they will bh

mNaller thits ria'.RoI.-You Ilo ot thinhk, theln. that the ( lar-

antino will termlanelltly divort any of the trademrom New Orloeans?Mr. M.-I do not. As I said before, the ship-

3ments darllg Augnust will be very light, and:there is not mullh o it movement during Sop-Dlmbdr. and again the qianllll ity that might go to

MobilO il nthe narly willnter would be so smallthat it would make Iltll dlitifforence. Most, of the4otton raised alruntld Mltolntgollery and BIlmagoes East to Batvannah and Charleston anyway.anl tile alnmollnt that might be receilved byMobile will bI sit smrall that, as I said before. itwilll nmake no maiterial ditoroenco.Rep.--Woll. intwithstit ndllg your opinion as

-gards the effects, do you not think that theu'arantihe was establish(edl wi'h the hope that,iby reason of it, some f thell New Orleans trade

eould be divertedl to Mobile ?Mr, M.-I certainly dlo not. I do not think

I3y sRlOl 1h i1e was entertained.Blop.-You think the1 it is only the resultolf

The scare?Mr. M.--Tteo sarer. a1nd nothing elsoe; I hatVI v

letter here froln a genitn10Urn ill Mobile withw•hom I was formerly connll1ted in busnless..aud he r(llepresents thalt he has information'tbroulgh privalto sloulcer s I th the fevor here Isyperfectly awful." and that, the peoplel in his

oity are nfuten-lly excited a•nI nilarmodl. I thinkthat the peol)lo who have allyttling to do with,otton had nthing to r1o with quarantI ni. andI am of the Opinion that the peoplo of Mobilewill suffer nimec from it thal we will.

The next visit of our reporter wolI toSCOTT MoEtIjEE. IIQ.,

st McGeho , Snowdon & Violett. After intro-declng uhimself, our r0to1rt.,r saidl:

I have called, Mr. McGohen, to ask you a fewquestlons in roftre'olo to Ith Mobilo(ilaran-line. I would liki to klnow if, in your opinion.1w will materially diminish our receipts of cot-

Mr. Mc(lceh-1 do not lhink it will. I do notknow much ho(dllt th'l re'tlus by way of that'tity; our bt)usines s in another direction. and

heoro re ro other gentlemen whom I could namewho will give you morn information than I can.

Roe.--But do you think th1at, it will ultimatelyuancSO a dovi1t ion of the trade?

Mr. MG..-That dopends entirely on how longIhis ouarantino is mintatled. If It is contlrf-ned long enough it will cause some of the tradoto leave our lity.

Rep.-I)o you not, hink theo quarantinowassstabliished for 1 ho t(( rl {(o of gctting the cott on0whidch, under ordhinary lrtCerlllnstanutes,t'. woulllc•mo to our city?

Mr. McG.--I do not. I think the Inaranti'lowasm entiroly alt ributahblt to the scare, and thatis all.

After obtaining the narmes of the gentlemenrtuerred to by ?lr. MIc(lcell in his Llret answer,the reporter withdrew.

ALLEN, WEST & IIUHsI.

Mr. Allen. of Alien. Weti & Bush, on Gravier,Ina r the Cotton Exchange, was next inter-sjlwed by our reporter.

Mr. Allom said thoro was no doubt that thetuarantino if kept up any longer would ma-lerially affect our cotton intoroests.

There is Ia great deal of cotton from the in-terlor of Alana. ta principally flue grades.:hipped by the Mobile road to New Orleans.At present no harm is done, on account of theseason IIt being fairly set In. but if theanarantino continues the cotton will have to be

shipped hero by way of Meridian. over the.Backson Railrotd. Those shipments will comeonly from upper Alabama. whilst the cottonroml lower Alabama will go to Mobile. if the

towns along the road do not in return quaran-one Mobile for fear of yel)low fever there.

The quarantine. Mr. Allen thinks, cannot bekopt up vtery long. bee ruse Mobllo will bN a

-_- fitar ice-or 0 h-am- wilt .-:N/, Orlea,.. Mr.Allen is confident that overythilng will be "'allright" in about two weeks; but supposing theluarantine is not raised. thereby preventingbhlpment of Alabanma cotton to Now Orleans,

thbeneven the staple will not all go to Mobite.The reason of thi isls tall tlhe interior towns ofAlabama will be flooded with small buyors inshe interest .f Northorn morchants to ship the,otton direct North, thtnr•ty defrauding. as itwere. the Mobile land New Orleans merchants of3beir commissions.

lam not of the op!lion., said Mr. Allen, thatlhe quarantine was brought about .by the Mo-bile merchants to prevent the passagel of cotton

-o New Orlt'ans.Our firm hail al house lk Mobile, and from

what we receive of news from them, we ascer-tained that tear of yellow fever alone inducedthe authorities to embargo the trains.

The reporter next called on

MR. ROBERT S. HOWARD.

aI the firm of Howard & Preston. No. 11i Poy-b*as street.

eporter--Good morning. Mr. Howard; Itwiled to see if you colld give me any informa--ion about the quarantine. and how it affects the

,otton trade.Mr. Howard-I am willing to talk to you on

she subject. If the quarantine is kept up NewSOrleans will loose a great deal by it. but I amisuare the quarantine will soon be raised. Thepeople in Mobile and other cities will discoverT-at it is only a panic, and the whole matterwill recoil on them to our benefit. The thine inhte end will prove of benefit to us. The MobileI" •pOD1le, and those in the country adjoining willnoon find that there is no yellow foyver worthentionlang here, and then they will tell the

Ile oielals that they have been deceived.they will be forced toraise the quarantine.

-Wh do you think this way .,--In the West they are beglaalg to

treat the whole matter as a burlesque. Everyman who leaves here feels as if he ought tomake some excuse for leaving, and have hisstory to tell, and so when they arrive at anyNorthern, Eastern or Western city they have alittle yarn already prepared. At first this hada bad effect and created a panic, but the peopleof the West, as I said before, are beginning tosee into it. This is proved to me almost everyday by the letters I receive.

Rep.- -Then you really think this scare willsoon be cver?

Mr. I,--Ye., sir. If the death rate remains aslow as it has been for the pa•t few days, thiswhole thing will soonu be over, and the fact ofour having been quarantined by other citieswill react in our favor.

Ite•p-Dons a large amount of the cottonratied in Albama conme to this city?

Mr. H.--Yes; the bulk of it comes on here viaMobile, and as long as that city is quarantinedusninst us we will bi the losers, but I think Itwill not last long. As a proof, the scare is near-ly over; [ have received to-day a letter from oneof our correspondents in Pensacola, who sayshe bell•ove the whole thing is a scare, and wantsus to senad him goods.

Rep.-What is the amount of cotton that comesto us by way of Mobile?

Mr. I.-I do not know tbhe exact amount, butthe qluantity is large and is rapidly increasingiil uniloU Imt.

Rep.--Do you think the quarantine at Mobilewas ,stailished with mercenary views?

Mr. I.--No. sir; I do not. I am certain thatthe Mobile quarantine was not established forgain. I am positive in my bellef that it wascaused by fright, and nothing else: and as soonas these people discover that they have beenmore frightened than hurt, they will removethe restrictions against us.

Rep.-Then you do not think much of thefever ?

Mr. H.-No, sir, I do not believe there is anymore fever here now than there was in 1874;and then it wits not called an epidemic. Thepeople in the country are panic-stricken, andwhenou that is over business will flow back to usagain.

Thaink ing Mr. Howard, the reporter withdrew.The next gentleman seen by the reporter

wasrJOHN I, NonLE, ESQ..

of Perdido street.He said, in response to an inquiry as to the

eff,:cts, is his opinion, of the quarantine: "I donot think it will make any material differencein thei receipts of cotton at this city providedwe have frost before October. There is verylittle movemeont in entton before that nmonth,but if the quarantine is continued beyond thattime, of course it will diminish the receipts.The cotton which comes by way of Mobile isbought in the interior by merchants in tits cityand shipped through, andif there is no convoy-ance for it, naturally there will be no purchases."

Reporter -There is an impression in the city.Mr. Noble, that the quarantine was establishedfor the purpose of diverting the cotton trade.What is your opinion as to that?

Mr. Noble-I do not think there was any suchidea. I think it grew out of the fears ofltil people. The iquarantine will not bone-IltMobile, even if continued. for the cottonwhich suuatly comes through Mobile to thiscity, will, if the connection is broken. be sentto Hiavarnnar and other cities, and will notreach Mobile at all.

110lM AGAIN.

Arrival of thle City Ielegates-IReeeptionof Major E. A. Burke.

The city delegates to the Baton Rouge Con-vention returned on the Texas Thursday morn-ing, reaching the city between 2 and 3 o'clock.

It was known that Major E. A. Burke, thenominee for Btate Treasurer, was to be on thehoat, and notwithstanding the lateness of thehour of arrival, large numbers of people werecongregated on the levee at Carrollton and thewharf in the city to welcome him, and t herecop-tion at both points was most enthusiastic.

At Carrollton the boat was received with asalute of fifty guns, fired by detachments of theWashington Artillery, under command of Ser-geant Kelly, armorer. The detachment hadbeen ordered up by Col. Wm. M. Owen.

After the salute, the firing squad, headed by ahand of music, boarded the boat.

The boat hacked out and started down stream,amid deafening cheers from the crowd on thebank.

At, the wharf in the city Major Burke was re-olived with round after round of cheers.After a landing had been etffected citizens and

lelegates drooped into line and proceeded toMajor Burke's residence, where they wereright royally entertained.

Among the guests was Major Oliver, of Car-roli, and a number of delegates from other:auntry parishes. eooeches wsro made and

toasts proposed and responded t-. The utmostgond will prevailed and there seeomed to be butone sentiment. that of continuation in thecoming campaign of the harmony betweencountry nnd city inaugurated by the nomina-tion of Major Burke by the votes of 145 dele-gates from the country and 120 from the city.

Before leaving the boat. Major Burke. out ofconslderation for the sick, Instructed the bandnot to play while pas-ing through the city, andrequested his friends to desist from cheering.Both the instructions and the request worestrictly compliod with.

VIGILANT (?) OFFICIALS.

How the quarantine Ic Enforced at Sum-mit.

The extent to which fear will carry people isillustrated by a little affair which took placoseveral days ago in Summit, Miss.

On Saturday last, a lady with several children.disregarding the fact that Summit had declaredluarantine against Now Orleans. left this cityon theo Jackson train for that town.

When she reached Summit the authorities reo-fused to allow her to leave the train, and shewas comopelled to continue to BIr,aue Chitto,where at a late hour at night she disembarked.She remained in the railway station-house allnight, and early the next morning she took aninward bound train. On again reaching Sum-mit, she quietly left the train, meeting with noopposition. probably from the fact that shecame from a direction Opposite to that in whichNew Orleans is situated.

As soon, however, as it was found that shewas from New Orleans the authorities orderedier off, insisting that at least she should go toMcConmb City and remain ten days. when shewould he allowed to return. She protested, aindwhile the mlatter was under discussion, a ladywho happened to he at the depot, kindly ex-t.,nded an invitation to htr residence, so•me-thing over a mile outside of the village limits.T'he invitation, it is scarcely necessary to say,was gratefully accepted.

THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.

Collector Smith yesterday settled the bill forrepairs on the revenue cutter Dix. It amountedto $35o0.

The mails of the steamship Mexico werebrought to the city bv Officer Williams, whowas detailed by the Postoillce authorities forthat duty.

Five or six additional inspectors were yester-day dispatched by Colloector Smith to the Quar-antine Station. The arrangements for dis-charging cargoes at the station made the extraforce necessary.

Arrangements for an investigation into thecircumstances attendact on. and the causes ofthe recent explosion on the steamboat HenryTote. wore completed yesterday, and the ex-amination will be formally opened this morn-ilg.It will be remembered that the disposition of

mails at the Quarantine was made the subjectof a correspondence between Collector Smithand the hoard of Health, and the board author-tcd Jhnir deltvery. nrovided said delivery wasmade by a special messenger.

PERSONAL.

Edward Toby. Esn., president of the New Or.loans Waterworks Company, has returnedfrom his trip through the North and West madein the interest of the company. He visited theprincipal large cities,and inspected their water-works system. lie will report the result of hisobservation to the company in a week or tendays.

A New Stationery Firm.It is with pleasure that we call the attention

of the public to the copartnership card ofMessrs. M. F. Dunn & Brother, which will befound in this morning's paper. These gentle-men have rented the store No. 72 Camp street.next to the Times office. and are fitting it up inthe most approved style. Mr. M. F. Dunn, whois a very popular and energetic gentleman, hasbeen for a number of years associated in busi-ness with T. Fitzwilliam & Co., and as an activemember of that firm secured for it a large tradeby his thorough knowledge of the business andthe many pleasant qualities of manner withwhich he in endowed. Messrs. M. F. Dunn &Brother have facilities for carrying on the print-ing. lithographing and blank book manufac-turing in all its branches, and we predict forthem a full share of the public patronage. Oursteamboatmen will be pleased to learn that Mr.D. J. Dunn, the junior of the firm. will still con-tinue to solicit their business. Being thorough.ly conversant with their wants, he will undoubt-edly please them. as he has done in the past. Ina few days they will open a full line of freshstationery, to which they will invite the atten-tion of the public.

BOARD OF HEALTH.THE MOBILE BOARD REFUSES TO

RAISE THE QUARANTINE.

Interesting Report from the Inspector ofthe Fourth District - Resolutions -Courteous Offer from the St. Louisand Chicago Railroad.

The Board of Health mot at 7 o'clock lastevening. Present-a quorum. After the read-ing and adoption of the minutes of the previousmeeting, the secretary read the following letter,which explains itself:

OFFICE OF TIIE BOARD OF HEALTH,Mobile, August 6, 1878.

Dr. B. F. Taylor, Secretary Board of Health,Now Orleans, La.:

])ear Sir-Yours of second instant, inclosingcopy of resolution adopted by your board, hasbeen received, and, in reply, I am instructed toinform you that whilst cherishing the highestrespect for the opinions of members of yourboard, our board does not think that it would beprudent to modify our quarantine restrictionsat this time.The point covered by your resolution as well as

agreat many others, received the attention ofour Board of Control, and even a delegationfrom your city, to-wit: Cols. D. B. Robinsonand Ogden and Dr. Scott, to whom we wouldmost respectfully refer you for the reasons thengiven by us. Yours most respectfully,

8. 8, SCALES.BREOLUTIONS,

By Col. IIHardee:IResolr•d, That in order to more freely define

the orders and wishes of this board in relationto the proper irrigationlot the city for hygienicpurposes, it is hereby declared that every me-chanical appliance within reach should iebrought into requisition so that all of the gut-ters drains and canals should be copiouslyflushed with water from the Mississippi river,and that the irrigation should be kept up notonly for an hour at a time, or for one day, butshould be continued night and day, for a weekor more, to the end that the latmosphere maythereby be purified, and the full benefit of flow-ing water as a disinfectant be thorougly tested.

Unanimously adopted.By Dr. Austin:Whereas, it has been the usual custom for the

New Orleans city contractors to dump garhageand other kinds of filth on the front levee, inopen lots, and illing up ponds and other lowilaces with the same, thor by endatigering the

health of the city; be it -alIlrsolred, That the Boa I V Health recorn-

mend to the City Council t.at alt garbage, fl11h,old rags, etc., shall be taken to certain conveni-ent places and burned after saturation withcoal oil; and be it further

Resolved, That the city he requested to makearrangements with contractors to carry intoeffect tills resolution, and further, to compelcity contractors to carryout rigidly all contrac'spoertainng to cleaning the streets; and be it fur-ther

lResolved. That the City Council be requestedto have the fresh burnt lime (seont here by J. C.Clarke. vice president of the St. Louis and Chi-cago Railroad,) scattered over these garbagebeds at Tivoli Circle, in front of thr river andall other places filled with garbage, and in gut-ters where filth exists,

Adopted.By Dr. Taney-Resolre''d. That the experience of the board so

far in the use of carbolic acid as a disinfectantand the beneficial results obtained therefromfully justifies the continuation of its use, andthe president of the hboard is therefore author-ized and directed to call upon the city author-Itles for such quantities as he may deemnecessary for further disinfecting purposes.

Adopted.BEPORTS OF COMMITEEE5.

Dr. Taney. chairman of the committee on ir-rigation, reported that the surplus water fromthe Waterworks is inadequate to supply suffi-cient water for flooding the canals and gutters.Other means of supply had to be found, andeven the working of stationary engines at cot-ton presses, combined with what could be ob-tained from hydrants, was considered insufii-clent to afford the volume of water necessary.Mr. HIollingsworth offered to loan the board apowerful machine, capable of throwing 200,000gallons of water per hour across the levee intothestreets. The committee called on the Mayorand Administrator of Improvements to inducethe authorities to call on Mr. Hollingsworthand arrange for a trial of the machine. Butthis was not, done.

SPECIAL REPOOrFaICKANITAarY INSPECTOR, FOURTn DISTRICT I

New Orleans, Aug. u, 1878. 1I have the honor to make the following spe-

cial report concerning the sanitary condition ofthe Fourth District. At no time during the pastten years has this district been in such an abso-lutely filthy condition as during the last springand present summer. Pushing the powers ofthe Board of Health to the utmost limit of itsauthority, the orders for cleaning premises,especially the emptying of privy vaults, havebeen issued in a number far exceeding anyprevious year. This timely step has fortunatelyrelieved the condition, which otherwise wouldhave been one of hopeless filthiness too im-moense in proportions to be remedied in thisemergency. The negligence which has pecu-liarly characterized the whole system of streetcleaning, the carelessness and often utterneglect in the removal of garbage, the dumpingof garbage by hundreds of cart loads into popu-lous streets for the purpose of filling them themost horrible outrage ever perpetrated uponthis people.) the bad state of some of themarkets, especially the Magazino market,and above all the pernicious method of pre-tending to cl-an streets and gutters by a gangof men employed in throwing their contentsinto the streets, there under a blazing sun toputrefy and presently to be washed back againby a passing shower; all of these causes havebeen combined to prepare the community forthe inevitable and legitimate result of suchflagrant disobodience of all sanitary laws in theapparanoe and rapid spread of some malig-nalt contagion. never as there existed in moreperfect accommoidations. Of all the conditionsessential to the prevalence of a raging etpi-demic was this unendurable filthiness of thedistrict.

Yellow fever made its avppearance in two Jcionthel wenty-fourth ofJnuly. Two areas embrac-ing four rsquares in each case were nimmncdiatcilydisinlected thoroughly with carbolic acid. Tothe present date there have occurred twenty-eight gases, and in each instance this method ofdisinfecting the four adjacent squares has beencarried out.These ai eas have been almost invariably dense-

ly packed with population, and in but a sin-gle instance has there occurred a case of yellowfever outside the premises originally infected.While in years prior to disinfection the pesti-lence has marched steadily from house to houseand from square to square, invading the dis-trict with the systematic spread of a conflagra-tion, it is now isothted to the original prem-ises above stated.

The general condition of these areas beforedisinfection was awlul: the air redolent withthe fumes of putrefaction, emanating fromprivies and gutters; but the entire changing ofthis condition after disinfection fully accounts.in my opinion, for the checking of the pesti-lence as a legitimate result.

I am assured by several of our ablest observ-ers that the disease has become greatly modi-fled in point of malignancy.

The people obeying the admonitions of theboard are manifesting the utmost interest inthe cleansing and disinfecting of their ownprannace. and ar-tli- e -rem g "-e-at esvtstaneeIn improving our sanitary condition. Our citi-zens need the utmost encouragement in thegreat work they have so generally commencedfor the first time in the history of our city.

Respectfully. etc.. JOSEPH HOLT.tanitary Inspector Fourth District.

The report of Dr. Holt was, on motion, re-ceived.

After the reading and acceptance of the re-port. Dr. Choppin called the attention of theboard to the following letters received by him:

NEW ORLEANS, ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO II. R.,New Orleans, August 8, 1978.

Sam'i Choppin. M. D.. President Beoard ofHealth:

Dear Sir-I have been instructed by J. C.Clarke,vice president,general managor,throughR. S. Charles. treasurer, to deliver your boardten car loads of fresh burnt lime free of allcharges, as fast as it arrives. This lime comesfrom the line of the Illinois Central BIailroad,which company also has agreed to transportsame free to Cairo, delivering to us there.

Mr. Clarke also instructs me to transport freeany disinfectants the city may want, and havesame hauled by passenger train, in case it ban"cessary to insure promptness.

If our road can contribute in any way totransporting material without charge to aidyour hoard in its efforts to suppress the fever.advise me and it will be cheerfully done. I re-main, very respectfully, etc..

D. B. MOREY, General Freight Agent.The other letter from Mr. Charles, the treas-

urer, reads as follows:Dr. Choppin, eft.:

Dear Sir-Below I beg to send you an extractfrom a letter dated New York, August 5, 1878,

from Mr, 3. 0. Clarke, vice president of thiscompany, and beg you will command the ser-vices of our road as indicated, and if we canassist the cause:"I have a strong hope that the Board of

Health may yet be able to arrest the feverbefore it becomes epidemic. If our road cancontribute in any way to accomplish this, haveit done promptly. Tell Mr. Morey. generalfreight agent, to bill all disinfectants the citymay want, and haul it by passenger train toinsure promptness. He can do that by extrabaggage or white fruit cars. I have orderedfrom Cairo ton car loads of fresh burnt lime,and directed CJol. Bren, assistant general man-eger. as fast as it arrives, to turn it over to theBoard of Health to be used by them as theymay elect."Dr. Choppin. commenting on these communi-

cations, expressed his satisfaction at the co-op-oration of the road, and said that as soon as itarrived the lime would be utilized by the board.

After the disiusslon of a few opinions on thesulhioct of yellow f, ver, during whlch no pointof particular interest was elicited, the boardadjourned.

WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT,Signal Service. United States Army.

Daily meteorologclal record for the eight hoursending at 3:43 p. m., Thursday, August 8.

[Observations taken at the same moment oftime at all stations.]

Voloc'y Raini Miles last 8

Stations. Bar. per hoursSi hour. Inches

(re~ro...".. 29.4- 93 HW 9 UCincinnati ..... 29.70- 92 W 19 'DavenDort ..... 2977- 77!.... .32Dubuque .... 29.0)- i89 W H 0Galveston ...... s29.97-F. 90 i 1Indianola ......" .19.;-F.S 92'SE 9 .onKeokuk ... 29.75- 3 'N 11 olLacrosse ......,29(;- iW , 15t,Leavenworth .. 129.73- 95 SW 12Louisville ".... 29,79-F. I 95 8 0Memphis ...... - 29.91-F. 9I W 6 0Nashville...... 29.87-F. 94 W 4 0New Orleans ... 29.92- F. a 9Omaha .........2.(2- 7 SW 7 0Pittsburg ...... 29.73- i, 90W 12 eShreveport .... 29.o--F. .; NW 3 nSt. Louis....... 2).82- w 9SW 12 0St. Paul ........ 29. - iNW i; eVicksburg ..-- 29.94-F. 9i N 4 0Yankton ....... 2971- N 4 ..Augusta ...... i29.~3--F.i 9 NW 4 0Corsi'ana...... i29, st-F. 10', SE 5Key West.......29.99--F. as NW 0 0Mobile ......... •2 2-F.i 92 13:Montgomery .-'29.91--F! 91 SW 4 0Savannah. .... 29 8 I'--1 92 S II

R. indlicatis rising; F. Indicates falling; 8,Indicates staltonary.

THE YELLOW FEVER.

OFFICa BOARD OF HEALTH.New Orleans, Aug. 8, 1878.

Official statement of cases of yellow feverreportl'd in New Orleans is as follows, viz:Deaths from 12 m. yesterday to 12 in. to-

day ................................... . 11Total castes to teli• .... ................... 387Total deaths to d aate ... ........... ..... 1061

SAM'[, C~hoPIN, M. D., President.B. F. TAYLOR, M. DI., hecretary.

DEATHS.Miss Aline Block, 17 years of ag, a native of

Cincinnati, one year in New Orleans; died atNo. 351 Magazine street, August 7.

Mrs. John lShneider, 32 years of ago, a nativeof Ohio, four years in New Orleans; died at No.21 Customhbouse street, August 7.

Eloyn Eugene •oniat. 3 years and 6 months ofage, a native of Now Orleans: (lied at No. 4213Carondelet street, August 7.

Edna Jollessnalt. 4 yoars of neo, a native ofNew Orleans. died at No. 85t11 Msgazine street,August 7.

Charles Huss. aged 22 months, a native of NwOrleans died at 434 Magalzine street, Augut 7.

John E. Sage, aged 35 years, pollee officer, anative of Germany. 1I years in Now Orleans,died August 7. in the (!omm rrcial Hotel, cornerof Girod and Peters streets.

Mary Teresa Maneusa, aged 24 years, a nativeof Italy, 3 years in New Orleans, (tied at the cor-ner of Freret and Philip streets, August 8.

Eva Lillian Charlton. aged 7 years :3 months, anative of Now Orleans. died August 8, at No. 153Clio street.

Daniel Mulder, aged 41 years, a native of Hol-land, died August 8, at 4:27 Julia street.

Manuel Thoman, :n years, a native of St.Louis, six months in the city, No. 40 Villerestreet. Died at the Charity Hospital August R.

Louis E, Schmidt, :7s years, a native of (Ger-many. one yoar in the city, 172 Poydras street.Died at Charity Hospital August 8,.

VIXENIftH VICKSBURG.

Postmaster Badger received yesterday thefollowing telegram from the Superintendent ofrailway mail service for this division:

ATLANTA, Ga.. Aug. 7, 1878.Postmaster New Orleans. Li%.:

Vicksburg declines to receive letter or pap rmails from New Orloans.or let North Louisianamails pass through. You will hold this mailuntil further notice, except for such points inNorth Louisiana as you may be able to dispatchvia river route.

L. M. TERRELL. Supt.

FLUNISING THE GUT'+ERS.

One of the sanitary measures ordered by theCity Hail authorities was the daily flushing ofthe gutters with water. This order has beonobeyed to a certain extent, but not carried outto the letter, as observations made yesterday onseveral streets showed. On these streets-Maga-zine was one of them-the gutters on one sidewere running with water, and on the other sidethe gutters were filled with fllth, and in spots'ovored with greetn scum.

STATE-IIIOUSE NOTE'i.

0. iuhbrocard was appointed recorder ofWest Baton Rouge, vice Bernard, deceased,

Secretary of State Strong was in his offit- yes.terday, having returned from his Batou IRougeexcursion.

Col. Hlardee has not yt received any officialreports of the sessions of the fourth and fifthlovee districts.

ISRLEV'IT! EM.

Bank Alley would be sweeter smelling if itwas cleaned out every day or two.

Free-stone peaches are already becomingscarce.

Col. W. R. Crane is spoken of by country dele-gates for one of the highest pos:tlons in the giftof our State.

Cant. McGlensey. of the navy. commandingthe United States steamer Cannonicus, arid hisofficers, with the exception of Lieut. Dehahay,have gone North until the fever abates.

The Italian on Dauphine street who was theInnocent cause of the Formento-Poincy affair,died yesterday of the black vomit, as we arecredibly informed. So much for the correctnessof Dr. Formonto's diagnosis.

Dr. Warren Stone left our city last eveningfor Port Eads to take c-are of the yellow fevernatients there. With the doctor's well-knownskill it is safe to say that those who are suffer-ing will soon recover.

Since the repairs have commenced on the St.Charles Hotel the opening of the large vaulthas occasioned considerable complaint, and asthe smell permeates the whole atmosphere inthe neighborhood. it should be attended to.

A--rumo- nfLt we alat lasLnlht thatYVicksburghad quarantined telegrams from New orf•ans.We would not be astonished. Electricity is avery subtle fluid, and when it makes ut, it'smind, permeates everything. We have evenheard of instances where people have beenkilled by it, and the intelligent board of healthof that town isrightin proteeringitsinhabitantsfrom the fulminating influence.

The Excelsior Itowing Club, which has justorganized with a membership of fifty men aidthree louts already on hano, has petitioned theDistrict. The petition was rehf'rred to Admin-City Council fora permit to ereettheir b-athouseon the river bank at some point in the Thirdlatrator Cavana,. and It is hoped by the clubthat he will report favorably on it. Yesterdaythe club received a four-oared shell from NewYork, which was christened the "NEW ORLEANSDEMOCRAT."

Fire.

At 5:30 o'clock last night a fire, the cause ofwhich is unknown. was discovered in the houseof Mr. Finnegan. at the corner of Crossman andFront streets. The flames were extinguishedwith slight damage to the furniture. No alarmwas sounded. __ .

Parties leaving the city will find in anothercolumn a card published by Dr. Winm. G. Austin,whose services have been seoured by the Jack-son Railroad to fumigate the cars, etc. leavingthe city. The Doctor requests that all personsleaving New Orleans by this route saturate twopieces of cloth about Pix Inches square withpure white carbolic acid, one part of acid totwenty of water; place one in thebottomlof theirtrunk and one on top of their clothing in it justbefore closing it up. This is advisablefor per-fect safety and to quiet all fears of people livingalong the road.

MUNICIPAL MATTERS.THE BENEFITS OF DRAINAGE.

It will be remembered that about two yearsago after considerable efforts on the part of theresidents of the lower part of the Third Die-trict, the city adopted measures to provent theflooding of the district by the rains and the,backing of the briny waters of the lake. Weare informenr that now, where even the enarsestgrass would not grow, excellent crops of hay arebeing made by the people owning lands in thelocalities in rear of the Ursulines Convent andits vicinity, and doubtless before long the lanudwill be fit for the culture of vegetables.

THE THIIRD DISTRICT(T WHIARVES.We are informed by the wharf lessee that he

does not contemplate beginning the reconstru -lion of the sunken wharves in the Third Dis-trit, until after the rivar shall have fallen sufll-ciently to justify him in doing so without fearof their caving In before the business season

-uirveyor dl'Ifmecourt is also of the opinion,that work should not be hbegun at present. Assoon, however, a.s the neoi'sary low water mo1 rkhall have been ittninned Mr. d'Hemecourt will

notify the Council of the fact.

ABOUT THE HIGH SCH1OOLS.

The Board of School Directors propose totransfer the Girls' tHigh School from Chestnutstreet, above Jackson, and the Girls' I1ghBohool. from the church opposite WashingtonSquare, in the Third District, to the school-house of the Hebrew Educational Society, onCalliope street, near St. Charies, for the our-Dose of consolidating them into one school forthe whole city, even at a greater expense thanthe present system.

The IHebrew School-house is offered to thne cityat a rental of $150 )er month. This sum is inexc5ess of the monthly exoenditures for the twopresent high schools. The one on Chestnutstreet is owned by the city, whilst the montihlyrent of the basement in the church oppositeWashington i luiare does not Oexceed $30 or sto.Besiden this useless expense to the city for onlyone high school instead of in, orstinrig less, thegirls from the Third I)istrict will have to rldrIn cars to reach the school, thus involving thecost of car fare on the parents who. if unableto provide this daily spi n, will tbe dbalrred thiprivilege of havilng their children educated. If_the school was for bo,ys there would e o oh-jection to the dlistanco, because exercise ishealthy for the boys; but girls cannot be madeto walk such a distance without injury to theirhealtth. Even if c;ar fare is available the glrl-will be diprliv'l of a daily walk to school, if itwas a convenient distance.

The S,,hool Board hts erred more throughmisapprehension than purpose, and it is to t,shotied that furthlir action ,in the coinsolidat,ionof the high schools will be deferred and theschools left as they are.

FIRST DISTRICT COURT.

SENTENCED.

Larceny-Mary Smith, alias Virginia Red-light, two years at hard labor in the Peniten-tiary for the larceny of $5.

FOUND (r'UIL,TY.

Assault and battery-Wmn. Llambis; recom-mended to the mercy of the court; sentenced to$1 or one day.

NOLT,,E PROSEQUI.

A.ssult and battery-John Patril. Tlhos. Clan-coy. Plea of not guilty withdrawn and a pleaof guilty flied in lieu thereof.

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.

Fred. H. Quick vs. John P. Bocker.-Petitionerprays for a writ of tijunction restrainlngBecker from sel•ing or in any manner interfer-ing with petitioner in his property, under acertain judgment, entitled John P. Becker vs.W. Wllkelman.

Thos. H. Luroguo Turgeau vs. (uits. B. Tro-lear.-Poettioner. copartner of the AmericanGrocery with defen(lant. prays that a writ ofsequestration issue to prevent Treloar fromdisposing of the goods of the said grocery, andthat a reelver be appointerl to liquidate theaffairs of the partnership. Petitioner avers asa reason for the suit thathe had furnished $1o00as his share in the concern, and that his part-nor has appropriated all the proflits of the gro-cory stock, to petitioner's detriment.

SECOND RECORDER'S COURT.

aENETNCED.

Joe Olivier, nagainst whom an affidavit ofshooting and wounding,. from Information re-ceived, one Peter Brown, on August 1, at thiFifth Wurd poll, was tried yesterday. Thewounded man declined to prosecute the case,tas he was accidently wounded, the shots havingbeen decstined for another party, who also re-fused to prosecute. Judge Miltonberger finodhim $25 or twenty days, for discharging fire-arms within toe city limits.

Thomas Valcourt was sent beforo the FirstDistrict on the charge of beating and woundingshort of mayhem.

CITY ECHOES.

A dog that hit a small colored boy was killedat Mr'lson•lhrville.

Lena Dalcina was run into the Thfrd Station,charged with larceny.

lHenry Jacard was landed in the Third Sta-tion, charged by Special Mike IIonnessey withthe larceny of a watch.

At two o'clock yesterday a man named JamesGlide died suddenly at his residence, No. 212 St.Mary street. Coroner notiflled.

Yesterday a woman named Mrs. Larkin, anative of (lFrmany, aged torty-three yars, die'suddenly at her late residence, eJrner of St.Patrick and Sixth streets.

Wednesday night an unsuccessful attemptnas made to burglarize Mr. Uohert"e's resi-

dence, on Carondeei:t street, between J.Tosephineand Jackson.

El. Riley. a boy thirteen years old, was so•verely cut on the foot by a blo'k of iee while thoblock was sliding from a chip to the wharf onthe staging.

"HARD TIMES."

The Questions Submitted to the Publlcby the House Committee on the

Condition of the Country.The following are the questions submitted

to the public by the committee on the condi-

tion of the country, known as the "HardTimes" committee:

Th'e congressional committee earnestly re-quest the co-operation of the public in all see-tions of the country in obtaining informationto aid in a practicable solution of the im-portant questions submitted to it. It espe-cially invites suggestions from representativemen in all departments of business. Itproposes the following questions to employ-ers throughout the country:

1. What was the selling price of your pro-ducts in 1860, and in each subsequent year,down to '78 inclusive ?

2. What were the wages paid by you in eachof these years for labor employed ?

3. Where the persons furnishing informa-tion are willing to do so, the committee in-vites them to state the per centage of profitmade by them An each of these years upon-the capital employed in their business.

4. What were the wholesale and retail pricesof articles of family consumption duringeach of these years in your vicinity ?

5. What is the difference, if any, betweenthe rents of tenements occupied by operativesin the years 1866 and 1877 in your vicinity ?

6,. What was the comparative amount ofproducts of your business in quantity andvalue in the years 1860 and 1878?

7. State the comparative steadiness of em-ployment of operatives between the years 18160and 1878 inclusive.

The committee invites suggestions fromemployers and employed as to the extent andcauses of the present depression of business,and as to any special Federal legislationwhich, in their opinion, would tend to relievethe same.

The committee will hold its next meetingin the New York postoffice, August 20.

The Freedom of London.The freedom of the city of London, which

formed the most important incident in thegrand municipal reception of Lords Beacons-tield and Salisbury, is regarded in England asone of the highest compliments which can bepaid a public man. It is conferred by thatpart of the British metropolis called "TheCity," which has its own municipal govern-ment and is under the jurisdiction of the LordMayor. The ceremony is impressive and inaccord with ancient uusage. In the first placethe corporation tenders the privilege, and in-

vites the person on whom it is to be conferredto appear before the City Chamberlain andreceive his formal permission. The futurefreeman's name and those of civid officials whovouch for his worthiness are next recorded ina book reserved for the purpose. The Cham-berlain then administers an oath of fidelityand gives the freeman agold box containing aparchnllent; dlocuiment, vouching for his citi-zenehip. 'Ihe privileges thus conferred have

iorredsi to possess practical value, especiallytothe public men who are accorded them. Thefee mran at once becomes part of "The City"ir its corporate capacity, and his childrendwelling within seven miles of the city sharein the privilege. Hie may engage in retailtrade without payilg certain dues, and if hischilirern become orphans they may be madewafrd: of the city. Among the distinguishedpe''rsons who have tbeen invested with civicfr'eedom were Gen. Blucher, Napoleon III andthie an.t Sultan Albdul Aziz. Last year thehonor was conferred on ex-Presidlent Grant.

A TALKING SENATOR.

Colorado Chaffee's Opinion of Thing--1low BIlaine and Conkling Stand.

[Ciincnnati Enqurlrr.]"What do you think of Mr. Hayes, Senator

" I think Hayes is the weakest man who everheld the presidertital ohiice. Such aPresidenthas disgusted me with service in the Republl-can pa rty."

"Wihat ha.s he done that is inartistic?""(, he's a liar. lie makes promises without

sincerity or lildelity; an infirm, small, cheapman."

"You have heard him talk interestingly?""Yes; he likes to hear himself talk. He

doesn't mean any of it, or remember any ofit. lie talks just as unmeaningly to the nextcorner. I believe he desires to break up theRe•,publican party."

"Why, where is the proof of that?""He has appointed Greeley Republicans,

renegades anrd go-betwrens all over the coun-try. He's got a Cabinet of them."

Give me an instance of his downright de-fection to the I•rRepublican idrlra."

" Why in appointing United States mar-shals liker Fitzsimnmons, of Georgia, generallyI)emo•'ratic rebels, over the Southern States.We've beaten a good many of those appoint-ments in the Senate. It is those marshalswho will have to take the next United Statescensus. Don't you see that they will do it soas to Increase their apportionment of repre-sentation in Congress and the Electoral Col-lege ? I'm inclined to think that he meant tosell us out."

" What do you think waos the policy Hayesset out to alcomrnplslh ?"

"Hlie had a consequential, vague idea thathe wad to unite the Republican party, and theDemocratic party would melt away in oneyear. But he had no sense and you see howit is. He hates the Republicans because hedidn't succeed."

"Do you like his Cabinet?""No. Key, of Tennessee, is the best of

threm. McCrary, of Iowa, is the smartest,but he is sluggish. Devens is a lizard. Schurzis a theorist, with shining faculties of no goodto anybody. Yet what a reward of honorsthat Schurz has held; general, foreign minis-ter, Senator, and Secretary, and all devotedto mere theory!"

"Is ;laine an expectant of the presidentialnomination in 158)?"

"No. I know he has no idea of it for someyears to coime. No leading Republicans wantto run next time, because they would have nochance, Grant excepted. I can't see where thevotes are to come from."

"Why is Grant stronger than the civilians?"' Because he might carry some of the South-

ern States. I am pretty sure he could carryNew York, too. Grant has a greatnumber ofI)emocratic friends. In New York they wouldmake a gigantic effort for him and take theState. I don't know whether he will run. Heprobably will if he sees his chances are good.I will go into the campaign if Grant runsagain, and I wouldn't do it for anybody else.Colorado would go for him easily."

"If the Democrats are for him, does thatshow that he has Democratic sympathies?"

"No; it Is respect for sincere, modest, man-ly character. He never ran away from a per-secuted man, nor quailed before a furiouslysilly public opinion. He was no hypocrite,professor anu pretender, and wasn't half ap-ipreciated until he was gone. But no man Inthe Icepublicab party has been from the first,truer to the principles of llierty, which it wasorganized upon." ,

"Has Thurman not taken~.the r $j1rilplace as the Democratic aspi for the'Pre'side'ncy ?"

"It looks so. I don't know '%bout hischances, but le is the ablest memben of theSenate."

"l)o you leave out Blaine, Conkling a d Ed-munds ?"

"No; Thurman has more ability th anySeunaitor of cither party. Bayard is verymuchhis inrfrior. Thurman has such sp endidjudgment. There he excels all the Sena' ors.ie can arise on a question not prevlo sly

studied by him and express himself with arready felicity, united with accurate jridg-ment, that hits always gained my rejpeet.if theure is to be a. Democratic President, Ican take Thurmanar without much wincing.As to his honesty it is pretty fair for a poll-tician. ()n thart soft money question I hardlythink he can be sincere. I guess the old gen-tleman yiclded there to a little clamor."

LIBERIA.

How the Negroes In the African RepublicGovern Themselves.

FCorrespondenee Charleston News.lThe question as to the negro's ability to

govern himself is not decided by Liberia.That govewrnmernt is as yet an experiment, ofthe result of which it is dificult to form actforecast. The Liberian people have not evena general name, having not attained to thedignity of a nation and being beyond a tribe.Whether the world will ever see a great negronationality is yet to be determined. There isnothing now on which to form a judgment.They have borrowed from the United Statesa form and system of government de-signed for an intelligent, virtuous andprogressive people, which they are apply-ing to a people with as little virtue andfar less intellihgence, and apparently utterlylacking the progressiveness of the American.The negro has not had as yet a fair chance.It must be remembered that this is his firstattempt in a really civilized state t, rule him-self by himself. It is, perhaps, fortunatethat there has been no promiscuous streamingin of newly-freed and Ignorant slaves. Theabsence of this has afforded an opportunityfor the laying of a foundation of partial edu-cation and civilization on which to build.This, of course, has its evils, already hintedat. Every man is a proprietor and master.What is wanted now is manual labor andpopulation. As this comes in one of twothings must happen. Either the peo-.ple will learn what is wanted and improvethe government, or in blind dissatisfactionthey will overturn it and anarchy will ensue.The present system of government is toocmorous ---and- exp ns-i-v and -n4opetty ambition for offices. Consequentlylarge numbers of men who might be devefroping the country and themselves are con-stantly engaged in either seeking or holdi•goffice. Liberia, with her 3500 voters, Is a pet-tier and meaner edition of the cesspool ofAmerican politics, and the cost of running-~the government for 3500 voters is $101,782 89,or, ciphering in round numbers, about $29 for,each voter. From my observation, I thinkthat a man and two smart boys could easily:-do all the work of the general government.

- 840PAn eraployee of the Austrian census office

has published a work on the statistics ofbirth' in Austria as compared with those ofother European countries. During 1865-75the average of births to every 1000 inhabitantswas as follows: Hungary, 41.3; all Germany,39.7; Bavaria. 39.1; Austria, 38.6' Prussia,3i'.3; Italy. 37; Holland, 35.5; England, 35.4;Scotland, 35; Belgium, 32; Switzerland, 30;Sweden. 27.1; Ireland, 26.9. France, 25.8.

"So," .sad a lady. recently, to a merchant."your pretty daughter has married a rich hus-,band?' "Well," slowly replied the father, "I,believe she has married a rich man; but I untderstand he is a very poor husband."

The Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia. Pa., indorsed by eminent and distingulshed vlsitoasia model establishment, will be an excep•ohereafter to the general oomplaint of hiprices.