Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-06
Jackson Democratic Association.


A meeting Of the jackson Democratic AS
sociation was held last evening at Sanger
bund Hail. MI. John f.. Norris president, and
Or. Chas. Allen secretary. Messrs. A. w.
members. Reports from the finance commit
tee OF collections for the celebration on the
Sth instant were called for, and Mr.. Column
"us Alexander reported $50; Mr.. Norris. SIS;
+. n. culver, SOS. DIR. Allen stated that thee.
collections with those previously reported.
aggregated sI9i-" and about $500 will be re-
alired. The committee was continued.
DEAD AND GONE ISSUES.
Mr.. Davis offered resolution THAT no
post norton examination or discussion OF
any anti-bellum question settled by the ar
bitration of the sword in the late Instruction
in the southern states shall be entertainedby
this association. or discussed by anv af its
members, under the pains and penalties of
Judge Moofe-'.f suppose Df Culver and
myself are alluded to-
Mr.. Davis answered in the Affirmative. and
said that he was tired of hearing old fossils
discussed He did not want TO hear any bred
scott discussion or sguatter sovereignty dis
cusSioA-
Judge Moore said il was difficult to say
wfether Mr.. Davis was more ignorant Of
medicine or law. and explained that in speak
ing of the late DIR. Clayton he had referred to
some of these old questions. He moved to
LAY the thing ON the table," carried.
Mr.. Davis.-"I have accomplished nv OBJ
Jecf by getting speech"
Judge MOOre.-"And by trying 10 make one
yourself"
Resolutions offered az previous meeting
were taken up and adopted. They fix the reg
ular meetings on the first Tuesday in each
month; direct the secretary 10 notify delin-
quent members TO pay up by April LIST, and
provide for dropping from the rolls those
members six months in arrears.
CHOLERA AND PLAGUE.-The London
Times OF Dec. 10. SAYS: "HarlIy is there as
surance that cholera, after nine years unin-
terruptcd prevalence. has ceased on the Con
tlnen; OF Europe, when a fresh alarm comes
from the East. Cholera is reported to be
ravaging the Dutch possessions i'm the Indian
Archipelago. From these possessions every
year considerable number OF pilgrims travel
To Mecca. The Ottoman government, be-
Iieying that the beginning of the outbreak of
cholera in Mecca in 1865 and subsequent great
westward diffusion os the disease was con-
sequence of its introduction into the HedjaZ
by pilgrims from the straits settlements and
fearing similar danger in the approaching
pilgrimage, has become seriously alarmed
for the safety of the sacred city and of the
pilgrims who will shortly cOngregate there.
IL has accordingly commissioned the Vice
President of the general board of health for
the Empire, DIR. Arif Bey. to proceed from
Constantinople to Mecca and make all neceS-
Sary precautionary arrangements. The COM
ing pilgrimage is exposed also to danger from
plague as well as from cholera. Plague. a
few months ago, after upward of fifty wears
absence. it is believed, reappeared in the
ASSyr district, Yemen, in q locality eight
days journey from Mecca. The Ottoman san
ltary authorities in the Heiiaz appear to
have satisfied themselves as To the nature
of the disease; but. in view OF the approach
ing pilgrimage, DIR. Charles Miilingen, of
ConStantinOple, has been sent by the general
board OF health of the Empire to the infected
locality to make further Inquiries The ont
break is stated to have been very circum-
Scribed, and according to the latest news il
has come TO an end