Washington telegraph., 1862-06-11

Ez.s- The Crescent acknowledges the
impoliey and bad Effects Of the attempt to
fix the prices Of articles Of necessity 10
This city, proposition which was clearly
demonstrated BY tic press, before and al
ter the unwi>e adoption Of the cnaciments
of tho military auih-rity of the Confedc-
rate States Will. il possession Of this
city.
Tie Crescent says Justly and forcibly
enough: The cause Hi this i well known
w every man whn 'ir> studied this subject
4: all; rui il seems very singular to us
that, IL huu b :rr f.lly Of such course
la~ bacii demonstrated I'd often, it snOuld
still have ID, fiicril- and supporters in
high rlaccs. G.y Brown, of Georgia,
F.. fixed The price at which salt should be
v .,ili i'll w, State, aHl tile consequence was
:hat tie article soon sold higher there
than in anv Southern State. Gen. Lowell ,
\ M pracRmaton, fErd the price Of several
articles of fJud in thi- city, and we be-
lirve ;hat the present dearih is the result.
Ii producers and >recglators had not been
frightened from tile market, the high
prices which were ruling would have in
suFcd large supply; but they were driv-
en uT by having their articles valued fOr
them, aud tie consequence was that we
were lef; s. or; in the lurch.
The Bee spcculltrs on sanitary pres
rccts III this city: Many persons are
-prculaiirg to The prospect OF a visit
ih.s year frum the r"s'ilerce which has
often degmriel oIr population. Oal
"wn oruiDn derived fi9m thirty years r.
,id"uce ia New O.lcsn> i, that there arc
nu Signs positively prct.uFing the appear
arcc vi thc scuHrac IT. yl-':atIona car
never u preGisiel, aud VIC have known i
to rage with violence whcu the city wai
Il -mraraTvcly clean, aud to remain ab=cn
when every li.icn;c indication was IN fl
vor of il, appearance. Before 1888 th'
fever had abandoned Us for five Years
Tue -ai memories III It's ravages during
tia; year Uf devastation aud death are not
vet eSiingui.heI The disease rc-appear,
M IN 1850 IN lrss fatal form, and in
A 1883 with terrible severity, siuoo which
lime il las manifested itself only in a few
sporadic cases. Th1-e who profess u bC
fAEFtLll I'm Nl-- lI rh@A n4LlAIIN hNLl1ANN
that wc are going to have an epidemic
his year The future will prove how ia
heir predictions will lie verified.
Meanwhile, rs VI allh IL genaral l., IN
doubleday CONNECTED with cleanliness W,
take occc>ion t. remark that our street
arc ina particularly iiihy condition. EyeI
u, according to an eminent physician 0
t!is city, filth j. no generator Of yellow
fever. il uuqua-tionaLly aids il the pro
pagatior VI typhoid aud other forms 0
disease that are amyr- the most intracta
bic malad;es Now that the mayor anC
municipal authorities have been allowed
u retain their power aud privileges il
everything uucOnnccted with military af
fairs. il j. their imperative duty to frce
DUR city ftom niI impurities which may b.
deemed pr,julicill To health. TIE Cres
cent scnsib'y aad appropriately suggest:
tic employment of numbers VI the poorer
classes ahl have remained ID enforced
iilcucs> since the occupation Of the city
by the United States forces, in cleansi1;
the streets. removing deposits Of filth, Sc
We second this timely and humane pro.
pU.i;iou.-N. y. Dana, Stk inst.