The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-11-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
Proceedings OF the American Health
Association.
Large Number Of INDECENT Pcopiin
New York.


New York. Nov. 12.-There Is con-
siderable gossip circulating through the
streets on the subject of the double in
surance of the wooden ships in the Pa
cihc Mail cOmpany's service. Onc OF TIE
officers of the company hal caused the
ships To be insured. and one of the dircc-
tors had procured the same insurance.
As the company did not require double
| insurance. there was dispute between
| the officer and the director rs to which
| contract should he recognized. II i re-
| ported that the latter has threatened to re-
| SIGN unless the insurance effected by him
is recognized.
INDECENT PEOPLE.
The managers of the st. Jolu's guild
say that at least 10000 men and womci
are ont of employment in New y ork city
and that whole families are without thu
necessaries of life. Hundreds gather ut tn
guild doors daily. clamoring for food. an,
the treasury of the guild, even To it, ~
serve fund. i exhausted.
ANOTHER SUSPENSION.
The suspension Is announced of &. II.
| Fowler a Bros. rice dealers. The
amount of their liabilities l. not vet as
certainod, but they are estimated at over
100000.
THE HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.-The Ameri-
can Public Health association resumed
its session this morning. DIR. II. II. Ba-
ker, secretary of the board of health of
Michigan, presented on behalf of the
board specimens of poisonous Wallpaper
collected In different cities in Michigan.
accompanied with explanatory texts
After discussion of the subject of wall
paper and Its manufacture u special com.
mittec was ordered appointed and To re-.
port at future meeting.
DIR. Stephen Smith. of New York, pres
ident of the association, presented a pa
per on the reciprocal relations of the piIb
| lie health service and the highest cduca
tional qualifications of the medical pro
| fession.
At the afternoon session the subject q
proper ventilation of school rooms wa
discussed. DIR. Bell of BROOKLYN asscrtc,
that most of the public schools in thei
general plan of construction are faulty /
extreme, disgrace to.civlization and
shame To humanity.
DIR. Lincoln of the health department {
tbs American Social Science aS-ociatio
supplemented the remarks of Mr.. BE
with brief account of the plan propose
|
the healthflIllncss of schools. The pll
Is now IN course of preparation by az
wards OF dozen gentlemen. each havin
different subjects to consider. Papers wi
be read on each subject and discussion il
vited at a public meeting to be held prol
ably In Detroit In about six months.
Atthe evening session Hon. ID. b. Eato
of Washington expressed the opinion Tia;
the general government should unde
take the controlc of the quarantine admin
istration of the country. and that con
gress should enact such a law n woul
produce uniformity in the various state
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Nov. l2.-lonn
Ramsey who attempted suicide yestcr,la
at the Warsham house will probably r.
; cover. His father arrived to-day and say
he has been in bad health for time pa
and owing 10 this and a love affair. he W.
suffering rom temporary insanity. an
instead of being driven from home as II
alleges, every inducement was offered
him To remain there.