Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-27
The Yellow Fever in Florida.
PENSACOLA TO BE EVACUATED.

"A telegram was received by Secretary RO-
bosom yesterday afternoon from Com. Cooper,
commanding the navy yard at Pensacola
Florida, who reported sixty-dye cases of
yellow fever and seven deaths from the
dreaded disease. The Secretary of the Navy
at once sent by telegraph orders directing
Commodore Cooper. to evacuate the yard
remove the officers and men to some healthy
location and le"ve the public property in
charge OF some acclimated person, who is to
De In telegraphic communication with him
commodore Cooper and he in turn with
the department. The following is the text of
commodore CoOper's dispatch: "Keep
sStrangers away from here; fever raging at
Barrancas. SiNty-five cases. Sevel deaths
Strict quarantine upon Fort Barrancas. No
communication therefrOm, except through
our quarantine. Post commanding OIL ,er's
are arduOus. Fever is Of a very malignant
type. Ladies and children of post nearly ali
War" VI
TO-DsY's DISPATCHES
surgeon General BeaII of the United
states navy, received the following dispatch
from Key West this morning:
Zone death from fever yesterday; only one
days"
a dispatch received at the NAVY Denar,-
ment this morning from Commodore Coo
per. commanding at Pensacola says:
The epidemic at Barrancas is fearful.
night and day to care for the sick there. If
we are spared, hope there will be q thorough
and close investigation Of the cause. II is
feared that there may be some local cause"
PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE-The an
thracite coal trade is fairly active and the
demand FOR all the several sizes of prepared
coal good. For lump, steamer and broken
coal the demand is not likely 10 equal the
supply until the various classes of iron
works are more generally in operation. It
Il given out that several of these works iI
me Schuylkill region will resume early in
~
coal, as we have already stated, will al
vance monthly on the previous months
prices To the end ef the season. The proIuc-
ton for the week ending the nth instant was
55J. ia tons. The bitumiHOuS tonnage for
Inc week was 1855 tons. The total pro- Tue
tloh OF coal this year to this date is now
ABOUT Ihree ana one quarter millions OF tons
less than at the corresponding time last
year, an amount that can be easily ove,-
come II the market vii! but promptly take
the prOfuctlOn as It can be delivered. The
operators in this city generally acknowledge
full orders for coal. At Port Richmond, far
the week ending the 2ith instant. there were
receipts Of 1000 tons of coal. shipments OF
100 tons, leaving 5o,0J0 tons on hand
PhuT. Le,LGcr.
TIE DANCER BOND RuBBFRY-A cine
has been found TO the robbery Of Matthias
ll9ncerS house on the 18th instant, when
about $1,000 worth OF bonds We're stolen A
nun Der OF coupons of the bonds We're found
in the rooms of Michael and Annie Oar
rel, who live IN a tenement at i0I west J1fh
street. Mrs. O'Farrell was a sister OF the
deceased Annie Logan. who wa servant of
ANGER, and had been discharged u der i'm
putatiOn OF theft. There Is reason 10 suppose
that the O'FarrellS know the robbers and
gave them information. Part of a dress of
Annie Logan which contained a quantity Of
coupons from the bonds was found i'm their
possession, and they have been imprisoned
10 await trIal.-N. Y. LetfeT.
N INTERNATIONAL BREEZE IN NEW
ORLEANs-The refusal on Saturday even
Of
British steamer State Of AIabama n sur-
render three Ofhis sailors charged with tbaft
created fiutter Of excitement in police CIR
cleS. The British consul was appaaIeJ Ia
but in the meantime the Alabama saileI fnr
Liverpool with the accused on board. A.
uoriley General Fields states that when tho
ga points have been examined. should The
aW ut Clde adversely tn The captain he will
Nc maze party TO the crime tor harboring
Hccused persons. and steps will he n ken for
ais arrest on his return To New Orleans.
a FEMALE MUMMY IN KENTUCKY
CAYE-A special from Glasgow junction.
NY July n, says: An exploring party left
ttre Yesterday in charge OF Eugene L. Proc
tor for the Grand Avenue cave and, aiIer
many hours search i'll Lees new discovery
they found perfect mummy, supposed to
belong to the mound builders OF this norton
of the west. II is female in perfect STATE
and can now be seen by every one who may
visit this cave. The explorers were Eugene
L. Proctor. +. W. Wolsey and w Wage.
PAYING THE I.FB DEEr AND FOR THE
SLAVEs-The Ohio 6sth re siment held re-
union at Napoleon, Ohio. on THURSDAY, ard
among the speakers was General r. X S.n,I
OF South Carolina. During the course of his
-emarks, the Toledo Blade says, he took oc-
casloh 10 advocate tie payment OF the rebel
uebt, ana also for the slaves set free by the
emancipation proclamation, by the generaI
government 1t is understood that the Cen
elal aSpires TO seat in tie United States
Senate.
FIRE IN a WATERING PLACE HorEL.-
What might have proved a disastrous confIa-
grafton was fortunately avertei at the seq
view house, Rye Beach. Y. H, on Sunday
night. large chandelier, containing
from the ceiling, and the lamps brea King the
hall instantly took fire BY the prompt usa
OF fire extirguishers, however, the hamoS
were suppressed. a large number Of guests
were in the house at the time. and n va
some hours before confidence was restored.
THE HUDSON RIVER TUsNEI.-Tbe yvo~l,
OF Inc hudson river tunnel has again been
stopped by an Injunction granted by Cua1-
ctIIoi huhyon, at the Instance of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company, and therefore not rightly iucorn,
rated under the general railroad law of tie
slale. The advocates OF the tunnel express
much Ill feeling toward the attorney general
who, as counsel for the railroad comnanv
procured the injunction.
y DEFAULTING RAILROAD AGENT Com
PRCMIsEs.-A telegram from Columbus
ohio, states that III. s. Rich, defaulting agent
OF The baltimore and Ohio railroad at mat
place, has been discharged no one appearing
against him. This is In accoriance with a
compromise, Rich giving such information
as will lead 10 the recovery OF most OF the
*, COO embeZZled.
SENATOR scHURz writes that he will re-
turn 10 This country in October. He has
spent most of his time abroad in Berlin at
the Foreign Office, studying the corresp Ond-
ence between Prussia aud our government
a century ago, intending 10 use the data OBJ