The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-31
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.n & Co., suspended. Liabilities
$685. 49, Orleans, July 2l.-Attorncy
:, Ner Field to-day filed an inform
G 'iau against Charles Clinton and An
atio "a ID6ubuclet, State Treasurer, P.
= to'I n.eslonde, Secretary of Safe and
u ,,;,a Wv W. Lowell, Speaker of the
1aas, and all members of the Fund
ho"'R oara in 1874, charging them
M misdemeanor in Office for fund
s VIZ warrants drawn by the Auditor
ns 'esoutinc to 1913 $50 30 and repre-
awnings 'a"tinc an illegal and invalid claim
s ssaiust the State. Bail fixed at slo,-
O% cincinnati, July ga dispatch
som New Orleans states that a riot
; 7 vsuupIebended at East Feliciana, and
. tic negroes have assumed the
'sxspsiye, and are collecting and ar
v throughout the parish for the
.un n% purpose Of capturing the
INV, ,oTn of Clinton. Great excitement
Nv. "v,eyalls throughout the parish and
91nmbers of whites have armed and
aggregated to patrol the town. Bad
s.eIins has existed between tho races
IN that parish for some months.
Washington, July I.-Commander
Cooper telegraphs the Navy Depart
r,ent that he fears there is some To-
81 cause for fever at Barrancas.
Reports received by Surgeon Gene
al Barnes, United States Army, from
Brevet Major General Branan,' com
handing Fort Barrancas, Florida,
and Geo. NJ. Steinberg, post surgeon
there, shows that the yellow fever is
raging at that place. On the 2lst
inf. there we're six cases, and on the
n morning Of the 22d fifteen. The eom-
msndins officer on that day asked au-
thority to hire as many nurses as
might be necessary for the fever pa
tents, and expressed the opinion, that
every one here would have the fever
Who had not had it before. The Sur
geon General, in reply, telegraphel
him: "Hire as many nurses as you
may need, and any assistance this Of
fee can give You is at your DISPOSAL -
On the 2lst the command was remvv-
ed from Fort Barrancas to Fort Pick
ems and 6 new cases were reported
from the latter place on the 22l,
numbering in all 20 sick ono with
black vomit. On the ed Z new cases
and one death were reported from
Fort Pickens. On the morning of the
24th 80 cases were reported at Fort
Bsrrancas, one very low and two dan
lerously sick. The sick were we'll
Jared for and there was no panic
Ono assistant surgeon from New Or
leans arrived on that day and two
more had been ordered to the post
by the department. commander. La
ter IN the day forty-six cases were
reported but no officers were among
them. The wife of Lieutenant In
gals and his child were attacked that
day but there were no deaths. Fifty
three cases were reported up to six
?. NJ, Of the Goth inst, and four
deaths, among the latter Colonel Ran
dalls child. No officers had then
been attacked. Mrs. Branan, wife of
the commanding Office, was sick that
day. The patients were having all
they needed. Three additional ply
Icians and o hospital steward arriv.
ID from New Orleans on the evening
It the 25th. No cases had been re-
ported from Fort Pickens since the
Of the 25th. This morning
tie Surgeon General received the fol-
lowing telegram from Port surgeon
Steinberg:
Fort Barrancas, July "a, 1873.
Taken sick-one officer, Lieut.
two children, five enlisted
ssn. Died-three enlisted men, and
80 child. Remaining under treat.
'sent-ono officer; twenty-seven en-
ltsd men !; one officers wife, Mrs.
Ingalls,, seven laundresses and SER
'ansaud thirteen children.
New Orleans, July %. - Auditor
Cihtsu has resigned.