The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-31
Navy orIean. and the Yellow Fever.


The New Orleans correspondent Of the Cincin
natl Commercial writes as follows in regard to the
causes of Yellow fever in that city
1.-The anxiesy felt for the appearance OF s; frost
here i, really painful and quite number OF rell-
able gentlemen have declared within the past week
That they have seen the veritaple artlc e. 1t Is not
probable, however, that White Jack has Deen seen,
but sout Of the abundance OF the heart the mouth
sneaketh.' Early in the morning the houses, trees
and grass are covered with very heavy dew,
which in the gray light OF the morning, with the
air cool and piercing, is apt to be mistaken Tor
frost. ~
s.Many Of our old residents, who have been oil
during the Summer, have returned, and many
new faces are seen on streets, which Is oonsl-
dered very imprudent, as these persons, coming
direct from the cool and fresh air OF o Northern
climate, are good subjects for the epidemic. AT
MAGNOLIA, Coopers Springs, Jackson, and other
noints on the jackson Railroad, thousands OF our
birds of passage now stopping, all anxlously
awaiting the appearance OF cold weather, Wnen
thew can return to their homes and business Win
safety The first good frost would I'LL up our city
very rapidly.
iiThe weather has been moderating very much
the past two or three days, and it is now quite
warm again. The fever has abated considerably,
and the mortality is not greater now than when
the disease wns first declared epidemic while the
humber of new cases is very small. AT the How.
ard Association, during the week, thay have had
fewer calls for assistance IN sickness, but large
number of applicants from cases OF destltutlon,
persons who have recovered from sickness but are
now without the necessary articles OF life. A
newly arrived citizen met an old merchant who
has been here all summer, and after the usual
salutatlons the former sa i'd Everybody Is talk
ing about the fever-nothing b1t the fever. Since
/ got back have heard nothing else 'Ahl we
have had severe time was the reply. never
have seen such a time. l tell you, as long as
am in business here I will never spend another
summer here This is the spirit that keeps New
Orleans down-make little money and then go
North to spend it. leaving their business to clerks
and agents for the summer, and IN the meantime
the sWamps at our very doors are unreclalmed; our
streets are without drainage, and the management
of our city affairs is left to strangers and properly
less sharpers. or all the theories advanced IN re-
iation TO the origin and cause Of yellow fever the
most sensible ls, that it is disease natural TO
Southern climate; native, not an imported mala-
DIV. We have it here every summer, and It's preva-
lence and fatality are governed by the state Oh the
atmosphere, consequent upon the condition OF our
city and the surrounding country, and upon the
number of those persons here unacc mated
"when General Butler came here with his
army, it was in May, just at the time when our
sbout packing up for their Northern tour bu. as
he came to stay all summer he caused a
thorough cleaning OF the streets. II s SAID ne
is great on cleaning out little matters OF light
financial consequence, but it cannot be denied
that he had the streets put in thorough order,
and kept them 80. All the time an efficient
force Of laborers were employed on our streets,
the shovels and coarse brooms were seen all over,
and carts we're kept busy carrying off the dirt
and rubbish The expense of the Street Depart
msnt under General Butler, have seen stated at
$3.50 600, which, presume, includes the expense
~ tbe improvements made on the levee, where
great deal of filling in was done. This sum COM
Paros very avoraty with the amount asked by the
ssOO 900 per annum, and keep the streets and
landings in state Of filth aud rottenness all the
time. Ill.,.
was no epidemic of yellow fever OF other disease
and the point presented is that if our city is KEPT
clean. and the suburbs improved and well drained
we shall have no such scourge as has visited us US
this year; on tne contrary, our bill OF health Will
compare favorably with that OF any other city III
the country"