The national Republican., 1867-04-05
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YELLOW FEVER ON THE JAMEsTowY.-From
letter received by an officer In the Navy Depart
mont from the surgeon Of the United States steamer
jamestown, dated Panama, March 81, 1857, we
take tho following facts: Twenty three cases Of
yellow fever had occurred, is Of which had termi
mated fatally, . had been discharged 10 duty,
sent home and on the sick list at that time Of
whom were In dangerous condition. The surgeon
says yellow fever Is prevailing in Panama. though
II is attempted to conceal the fact There Is no
fever at Aspinwall, nor the vessels in the bay.
We had rain about every fourth day for the first
twenty days Of this month, the temperature being
| at 8 q. IN, 70 deg. min. meridian 81 deg. mini
Q p. m, 81 deg. min. midnight, rs deg. min.
Very shortly after my arrival advised Lieutenant
Commander McDougall that tho fever was epidemic
and there was no hope Of It's disappearance in this
locality while material remained for II to work
| upon, and recommended tho departure Of the ship
at tho earliest possible moment for a cold climate
The ship was ordered North the 18th of March,
Tue QUARrERMLsrER's DEPARTMENT IN THIS
cIrr-The following officers Of high rank in the
Quartermastsrb Department are stationed In this
city at present
Quartermaster Goneral--Brev. Maj Gen. NJ. @.
| Mcigs, Quartermaster Generals Office.
| Colonel and AssiStant QuaTteTmaSter General
Brsy. Moi. Gen. D. II. Rueker. Acting Quarter.
master General.
Colonel United States Army, Retired-T-ev. Brig.
Gen. Chas. Thomas, Quartormaster General Office
| Lieutenant Colonels and Deputy Quartermas ter
aenOrals-Brev. Brig. Gen. NJ. S. Miller, Quarter
master Generals Office, Brew. Brig. Gen. J. G. Nc.
Ferran, Post Quartermaster; Brew. Brig. Gen. O.
II. Tompkins, Depot Quartermaster; Brew. Brig
Gen. J. A. Ekin, Chief Of lst Division, Quarter.
master Generals Office.
SEEDS ron THE SOUTHERN SrArEs.-ConKress
having appropriated $50, 900 to purchase seeds TO
be distributed throughout the Southern States,
Hon Isaao Newton, Commissioner of Agriculture,
Is now making preparations to distribute them and
during the present month 4 large portion will be
! forwarded to farmers and planters in the South
1t Is the desire Of Mr. Newton that the farmers shall
receive the seeds as soon possible, in order that
they may be immediately used.
FROu THE STEAMER HURos.-Dispatchss have
been received at the Navy Department from Lieut..
Commander ii. Esben, Jr., Of the United States
steamer Huron, dated Porto Grande, Cape Verde
Islands, March 2, 1867, announcing tho arrival of
the Huron at that port after passage Of twenty.
days from New York Officers and crew we'll. Very
rough weather was experienced during the passage.
Commander L. announces he would leave for Rio de
Janeiro on the 9th Of March.
PuBLIc LAsDs.-Tne Commissioner Of the Gen.
erai Land once has received returns from the local
Offices at Monasha, Wis, showing an aggregate dis.
poEal Of O95 Of the public lands during the
month Of March last. The greater portion Of tho
land was located with Agricultural College scrip,
and the remainder sold for cash and taken for
actual settlement and cultivation under the home.
stead law.
INTERNAL REvESUE.-The receipts from this
| source yesterday were $500, ,2726l