The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-31
w A SHINGTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

RESIGNATION OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF IN
TERNAL REVENUE, J. W. DOUGLASS.
The next important change in the Treasury De.
partment, 1t is stated to-day. will be the retire
ment OF J. w. Douglass, Commissioner OF Internal
Bevenue. VINO resigns that position. to take effect
on the LIST OF May next. 1t Ii understood that
Mr. Douglass Will succeed Judge Peck, OF
the Conrr Of Claims, who will be retired
in accordance with the act permitting judges
OF certain age to leave the Bench on
full pay. The question OF successor to MI.
Douglass now agitates numerous aspirants Tor the
once. Mr.. Rogers, the Deputy Commissioner, and
W. o. Avery, Chief Clerk OF the Treasury Depart.
ment, urging their claims; but 1t Is SAID that
ex.Congressman Clinton L. COBB, OF North caro-.
lima, win receive the appointments.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON'S CONTEMPLATED TRAY
elsa TRIP THOROUGH THE WEST AND TO
THE OLD woRLD-PRooREss OF HIS BOOK ON
THE PUBLIC EVENTS OF HIS LIFETIME.
Woe President Wilson. having disposed OF his
private business AFFAIRS and having made arrange.
ments to deposit Tor safe Keeping at the Capitol,
during his coming travels the manuscript or his
already half completed third volume OF his work
on the public events which have transpired dur
ing thirty odd years OF public life, will leave
Washington tomorrow evening Tor trip to
Nashville. Louisville and round BY the way OF st.
Louis to Boston. He is going to take this trip for
pleasure, and especially through Tennessee, be-
cause he has never travelled through that State
before His passage mad been taken by the steamer
for Europe the 18th OF April; but he will
have to postpone his departure 10 the 28th. He
expects to join MIR. Jlanin and his family in Rome,
and will be gone from two TO four months. He
will not do any more work for the present on his
book. The third volume will contain forty well
prepared chapters, and will come down to the
present tlme In this regard, 1t IS said, 1t will be
unprecedented In completeness. In conversing
freely about politics. Mr.. Wilson said that new
men must be selected, who are worthy OF patron.
age, to do the work OF the republican party and
those who, though having been defeated In the
late campaigns, yet have shown great strength,
must not be cast aside. AS for the third term
business he remarked, empha Ideally, 1--WE must
have none OF 1t; It will never do. The soldiers,
the aboring element and the grangers are gong
to be OF great weight in the next Presidential
campaign"
FRENCH AND GERMAN wAB PREPARATIoNs-A
MILLION STANDS OF ARMS MANUFACTURING
FOR THE REPUBLIC.
The precaution taken BY Germany to prevent
France from Strengthening her war footing is
more than confirmed by advces received in Wash.
ington To-day. The order Of the French govern.
ment was for 10000 horses, having already con-
tracted for the speedy manufacture OF q million
stands OF arms at Syria, Austria, where the
German government It appears is now having
manufactured a large number OF improved arms.
the delivery OF which has already commenced.
MALIGNANT OUTBREAK OF THE YELLOW FEVER
AT KEY wEsT-AsToNIsHNa NEGLIGENCE OF
THE AUTHORITIES.
One week ago Captain Russell, the senior oficer
in command Of the United States steamer Plym.
outh, at Key West, telegraphed the Navy Depart
ment that on that day there had been no fatal
cases OF yellow fever on shlpbOard, and that
he had taken every precauton to prevent the dis
ease from spreading. Incredible as 1t may appear,
neither the War nor the Treasury Department.
were advised OF the prevalence OF the disease
until to-day, when the engineer onlcer in charge
OF the government works at forts Taylor and JEFF
fers0n teegraphed the Chief OF the Engineer
corps that the yellow fever had greatly increased
within few days, that all the naval vessels were
guaranteed and the soldiers garrisoning the
forts would leave Immediately Tor colder quarters.
Following this came a telegram to another
army onlcer stating that the epidemic was spread
ing, which report was soon generally known in
army and navy circles and was not confined to tho
vessels Of the navy, but that deaths were occur
ring in Key west The existence OF the disease
was unknown to the Treasury Department. but
upon hearing the report the supervising Surgeon
in charge oil the marine hospitals directed that in
structlons be sent at once to the surgeons at PEN
sacola, Mobile, New orleans ana Galveston to be
on the lookout for Yellow JACK and promptly re-
port Its appearance The United states steamer
Despatch, sent to New Orleans to convey the SEN
atOrial party to Mexico. was at Key West when
the lever had broken out increasing the solictude
felt here, not only ror the naval officers. but Tor
the prominent persons composing the excursion
party. This early appearance OF the liver in so
malignant form and the negligence OF the au-
thOrlties In not advising the Treasury Department.
OF It's existence causes serious apprehension lest
1t may become suddenly widespread in its raw.
ages.
A TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC IN MExICO-THE SURGEON
GENERAL IGNORES A SPECIAL ACT FOR ITS IN
vEsTIGATIoN.
1t will be remembered that on the 18th of Febru.
airy Senator McCreery introduced bill promising
that 1t had been reported in responsible medical
journal OF the United States and that 1t had been
announced in Texas paper that a disease resem-
bling cholera was raging IN Mexico at no great
distance from the frontier OF the United States,
and directing, therefore, that the Secretary OF
War detail medical officer OF the army, under
the direction of the Surgeon General, to investl.
gate carefully tho matter OF said reports. 1t Is
understood that the Surgeon General does not
deem it advisable to expend the appropriation on
such evidence aud declines to detai the medical
officer The rapidity with which the yellow lever
is reported TO have taken hold OF Key West would
seem to indicate q favorable condition OF climate
Tor the spread OF epidemic diseases, and 1t is
possible Surgeon General Barnes VIII be induced
TO comply With the act authorizing the expendi.
ture OF s., 900 before 1t Is too late.
THE GRANT PARISH CASE.
The counsel In the Grant parish case held con.
sultation tonight for the purpose OF agreeing
upon post poncment OF the case. 1t is thought
the argument had better nc made when the Su
prcme court meets next october. and when the
political condition OF affairs in all parts OF the
country will be more favorable for sober judy
ment
GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON March 80, 1875.