The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-15
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, March H. 1875.

YELLOW FEVER STATISTICS.
DR.. Frank W. Reilly surgeon. United States
marine hospital service, has. IN accordance with
q resolution OF the Senate, through instructions
from the Secretary Of the Treasury, prepared
report on the yellow fever epidemic or 1873, as 1t
prevailed the various ports OF the United States
1t is therein stated that from the month OF Feb
uary, 1879 until the 21st OF November OF the same
year. there occurred 3769 deaths from malignant
or epidemic cholera. During the same period
each year there occurred In round numbers
21O0u deaths from diarrhGa, dysentery and
cholera iniantum. From the date of the first case
May 90, TO the date OF the las: case, November
90, 1873, there occurred 334o deaths from
specific or epidemic yellow fever. During
the same period each year there occurred
from the group OF malarlal levers an aggregate OF
$500 deaths. The last preceding epidemic ap.
pearance OF yellow fever in 1867, and from its
subsistence up to the close OF 1872 there had been
an aggregate OF o70 deaths from this cause; but
during the same period there had been an aggre-
gate Of over $4,000 deaths from the maarial
fevers. There had been no epidemic cholera in
the country for the six years previous, but during
that period the group OF diseases most resembling
1t carried or not less than $4,000 persons, and
year by year, such moro or less preventaole
diseases as smallpox, scarlet lever. typhus.
tolerably constant average OF over 100000
deaths per annum. The report states
that absolutely nothing has been learned OF the
cause OF the disease. The question OF It's earthly
origin or OF It's importation into the Gulf States from
adjacent countries in the same latitude and under
the same climatic conditions Is still unsettled
Specific modes Of prevention and OF limitation
remain as vague ana inept. medical opinion is as
confused and conflicting. and medical skill as baf-
fled as before That yellow fever failed to become
epidemic in New York the past season, that 1t is
not epidemic every season, Is due probably, first,
to the want of favoring conditions In the season
ITSELF and second, to the efficiency ofits Board OF
Health. but certainly not the want OF supply OF
causes furnished from other ports
REFORMATORY FEATURES OF THE INDIAN POL
sAvAGEs.
Anew feature Is added to the Indian policy,
namely I'm distributing the supplies and annui.
ties the agent Is directed TO require all abie.bodied
male Indians between the ages OF eighteen and
forty.nve to perform service upon the reservation
for the benent of themselves or OF the tribe at u
reasonable rate to be fixed by the agent in charge
and 10 an amount equal In value to the supplies to
be delivered. Tie allowances to be provided for
such Indians are 10 be distributed to them only
upon condition OF the performance OF labor. Thc
object Is to make the Indian sefsupporting
Congress Incorporated in the Indian appropria.
ton oil ectlon providing that hereafter no pur-
chase OF goods, supplies or farming implements or
any other attic Whatsoever, the cost or which
shall exceed $1,000, shall ne paid Tor from the
money appropriated unless the same shall have
previously been advertised ana contracted for
THE RECOGNITION or ALFONSO
Although the credentials OF Minister Cushing to
the new government ofSpain were signed by the
President on the 9th OF February. they were not
presented to King Alfonso as o formal recognition
Of his accession 20 the throne unit the 18th of
March.