The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-25
The Yellow Fever Plot

Tho statement that rebel plot had
been discovered in Bermuda, fer impo,t.
ing the seeds of Il deadly pcstiIoncc into
Northern cities, has been widely pub
lishcd, and received with greater or less
crcdcncc. Whatever lingering dtulrs
may have been entertained in regard To
the existence OF such a plot, aud the
direct completely Of the Confederate
authorities in it, must be cffectually set
at rest by the official report Of the per-
lminary examination OF one of the par.
ties to the plot, MS published in the
bermuda A drocdte Of April Goth. The
eutire evidence would take up too much
space, the report being very full, but we
can give few Of the leading points.
The case was brought to the n office of
the Health officials of the town Of st.
George by the United States Consul, who
gave information that three trunks of
clollling infected with yellow fever were
said to be concealed in the house of one
Edward Swan. Acting on that iniOrma.
tion tho house was visited and the trunks
found, on one of them being lablcd with
the address, "St. Louis Hotel, Upper
Town Quebec, aud also "Clinon House,
Niagara Falls" The trunks were found
to contain new clothing, mostly such as
would be acceptable to the Sanitary
C0in'niss'on 'or tne use o, STIu,crS, pack
ed ~ 1Hernote myers WIN oPu ciothlne
ana o'ner articles ueeply stained WIN Tue
nlack Von'"' anu 'nc Who'T con'ehts OF
Tue t'uhNs h'g'iiS ehlrSru WIN yellow
'eVef inlecIlo"' nc ciotn,pB us our''
'u' any 9Won u'ruS'ru On lnc cnarse OF
,no'nto'nsug ,'tt /" nu's""oo P''Juu'o'i 10 'hc
hcu''' VI 'nc 'o""'
On his examination before the magis-
trates' swan prolessed ighornnce OF the
coh'ents OF tee tIunRs' Wn,ch ne sad
were ielt WIN MN ny Dr. BlacAburn, To
De Kept unlll MS return According to
lhls story, the Doctor SAID that "in case
he "id not return, l (Swan,) should re-
ceYe compensation from the Coniede-
rate Government officers" aud naming
Mr., Black, III the absence oi MdJpi
Walker, as the proper person to apply to
DIR. blackburn impressed on hun the M
portance OF Tie trunks ana Mr. BlacE
ifequently manifested great interest II
the welfare OF swan ana thc safety o.
the trunks. swan concluded his state
ment by saying' ~ nave hnthlng more
10 say an Pe'mtliea 20 gtoe Q"eeA
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ne ilao g'cel ucul noIe 10 say nc
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'ion wIaIcVe' .Ion' uay 1"c. =,
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pro,csscS 70 DC as gIeae .Snow low non @
ing as 9Wan' ou' oon'reu'o',n .l'',1 .nc i"t'c
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NV oninion of Swan, and told him, a,
7 had rarely seen The man. or heard anv.
thina ahort him, 7 conId not oi;e him an,
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