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The Morning herald., 1876-12-12
plPTHERIA.

OPINION OF A CALIFORNIA PHYs1cIAx-
IsrHE DISEASE INFECTIOUS
The San Francisco "Call" reports 4
leading physician Of that city as saying;
"There is no doubt that diptheria il
more prevalent than usual. bu, could
scarcely call it epidemic. 1t has so hap
prned that there have been good many
cases lately in my practice; but then |
know several physicians who have scarcely
had single case, although their practice
is f1lly equal to mine, which proves that
the disease is not 80 general as some people
appear to,hink. Dip,heria Is as much a
zvmotic disease as is smallpox or scarlet
ever 1t is poisonous condition Of the
blood, and the swollen glands, sore throat,
e,c. are simple local evidence Of it's exis-
,ence. II is, without doubt, extremely in
feet Gus, beisg propagaled by contact with
he clothing and more especially by bodi-
" contact, such as kissing. Among the
fr,. evidences are soreness Of the throat,
oiten very slight; swelling of The lymphet.
ic gland.-,hat ia, those in the neck below
he jaw-iever and loss of appetite, an Of
fensive breath, and a eangrenous false
uemb brane of grayish or dirty white,
which at first appears in patches on the
lo1s Ia, and then spreads TO the palate, etc.
If there is any reason TO believe that
person is infected with the disease. some
one should insert tie handle OF a spoon in
to the patients mouth, examine the throat
carefully, and should any of these whi,ish
spots be found, send for doctor at once.
This disease is very rapid in its growth,
and cannot be too quickly attended to.
One of its forms is almost always fatal
croupal diplheria-.that is where it is &C.
BY a hoarse, crsupy cough. l
would In some respects prefer having the
smallpox in my family to diptheria, for
there are more safeguards against conta-
gion in the former. At the worst one can
be vaccnated and take the disease in
mild form. When there is case of dip
iberia in the family the greatest care must
be taken to guard against contamination.
The patients clothes must be washed in
boiling water, and be used by no other per.
son. There should be no goodnight or
kisses given, for they, Of all
things, extend the disease. The children
should be kept in the open air and sun as
much as possible. The window should be
kept open that the rooms may be iher-
oughly ventilated, for fresh air is the
greatest counteractant. Above all things,
there should be no stinted diet, but any
amount of wholesome, strengthening
food, for in the weak system aud disorgan-
lied stomach lie the main roots of the dis
ease. With good medical advice prompt.
ly called, and with proper attention to ex.
ereise, air, food and non-contact with the
sick person, there is every reason to hope
II at the disease will not spread in fam
lily. AZ rule, children only are victims,
for it is rare to find the case Of grown
person who does not recover from ils ef-
feet"
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contend with and overcome, are portrayed
while skilfully interwoven with the expe'
riencs of the humble Swedish family, are
al the prominent facts in the political Vi
ciasitudss which belong to and characterize
that eventual period in the history Of Del
axare-the whole beautifully enrobed in
wealth OF the most elevated morality and
the pures, piety.
Thus the reader draws from the single
fountain, a. one draught entertainment
and instruction, pleasure and profit.
We heartily recommend the work to the
favorable consideration Of all, but especial.
" of Delewareans for, besides its great
intrinsic merit. it is an open secret that the
authoress is a WORTHY descendant and
member Of one Of Delawares most illus.
,rious families. NJ.
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BOOK NOTICE.

1.-TWO HUNDRED YEARS 500; OR LIFE
IN NV LONDON" il the little of modest
Iiule volume recently published by the
American Sunday School Union, Philadel-
phia.
1t "pnrpor., to be the dairy OF young
Swedish girl who came over in the Swan.
in lG47, and the journal is continued until
the proprietary Of William Penn, in 1882
~ period Of ,hirty-6ve years.
We have rarely read book with great
er satisfaction. The style is unpretentious,
perspicuous and pleasing, suited to the
tastes and comprehension Of youth, for
whom the book was specially written, yet
afording instructive entertainment for The
most matured and cultured minds.
In the familiar form Of diary, is rela-
ted a profoundly interesting narrative Of
the everyday experience-the home.life Of
Swedish family, whe, more than two cen.
turies ago, gave up the comforts Of their
home in the Fatherland and settled in the
wilderness OF "New London" or, az we
know it now, Of Delaware.
With vividness that almost brings be-
fore your eyes the actual scenes, the diff
culties, trials and dangers which the earli-
sst settlers of our State had to encounter,
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Base Ball.
VARIOUS CHANGES IN THE CoysrITUT1oS

VARIOUS CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE LEAGUE PLAYERS.
From the Plltsburg Leader Of last saturday.
At the meeting Of the National Base
Ball League, in Cleveland, in addition to
the expulsion Of The Mutuals and Athet-
ics, mentioned in this paper yesterday,
various amendments to the constitution
were presented and discussed A part OF
these were adopted, by which the clubs are
aIlo we'd to join the leagues anv time be-
fore the playing seasons opens. The con-
stitution was also changed 50 as to allow
any club to make complaints before the
board Of directors, and permitting any
league club to play clubs outside Of the
league after the close Of the champion Sc.
ries. Various changes were made in the
rules Of the league. BY these the first.
second and third bases were enlarged to
fifteen inches square. Each was formerly
but foot square. 1t was decided that the
home-nine shall always go to the bat, in.
stead of Tossing up" as has formerly
been the rule and that fair ball shall
hot he lower than the knee. Such action
was also taken a. will greatly narrow the
duties OF the umpire, making his course
very plain. One of the questions which
took much Of the time of the league was
that of adopting live ball. The meeting
decided this in the affirmative and selected
the double-cover one-once ''Mahan ball"
The league adopted an address taking high
g ounds in favor Of making the game more
honorable.
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Here and There.

In Paris there are contractors who paw
the city $50, 900 per annum for the privi-
lege Of keeping the streets clean. The
work is done under the supervision of tie
municipal authorities, and the contractor,
are reimbursed by the sale Of the mud and
dust, which, when manufactured into fer
tilizers, is said to yield 100000 annually.
Solemn occasions are sometimes ruthless.
ly marred. A wedding party in Boston,
for example, was broken up by the arrest
of the bridegroom and three Of his friends
for robbery. And at burial in MackvlIle,
Ark, the men who had been hired to fill
the grave fought over their work and used
revolvers, two being killed in the presence
Of the mourners.
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Included in the European section Of the
Empire are the tributary States Ct Rou-
mania, Servis and Montenegro, the statis-
tics Of vLicu are al follows:
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The destructive fire in Burlington. n.
j., by which some forty dwellings, were
destroyed and much distress caused re.
minds us that this unfortunate city is
very old instituiop. It was founded in
l677-before Penn coonized Philadelphia
principally by English Qaakers, and
Va. long the seat Of the government of
New jersey. twas the official residence
Of the last colonial Governor, William
franklin, son Of Benjamin. 1t was in
q great many other respects a lead.
ing settlement in the early times,
entertained the Legislature and the County
Courts, had public fairs to which thousands
periodically resorted, and as early as l777
supported printing Office and newspa.
Per. 1t also carried on a lucrative com :
merce with the West Indies both before
and after the laying out Of Philadel.
phia; bull. vessels, and subsequently built
and fitted out large privateer, which
cruised successfully against the French. It
was made the see of Bishop, ,ands!. Marys
Episcopal Church was liberaly endo we'd
BY Qusen anne with lands in and near the
city, much Of which is held at the present
day, together with a massive communion
service presented by the same princess.
As Philadelphia increased in importance
Burlington declined, and now it contains
only some 5000 to 5000 inhabitants, many
Of whom, we regret to say, are placed in
grea: tribulstion, in consequence of the
disastrous fire Of yesterday morning.
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V1I11s9eeo, Deeember IL, 1879.

wanted-relisblec correspond. nts m eve-'
village In the State, t. writ. t e'ioipgs Ar,
sayings cf the people an the busir ess pros
pects and attractions of their 10 'slity. Th'
schools, the churche.. the farm operations
the character OF the soil. and the advar'
,nges possessed, 10 be the themes for thsi,
OommunicaticnS.
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oREaON AND LUUlsIANA.

Doctors seldom take their own medicine
bat now the Republican leader. and a. ,heil
own l;,s the bite: draught they were pre-
pairing for the Democracy. In Louisiana
they have given to Gov. Hayes eight cleo
toral votes which belong to Gov. Tilden.
md Of which they eb.alued possession BY
throwing out Of the ballot boxes, under as.
sumed process Of law, about $4,000 votes
which had been cast for Gov. Tilden under
the actual process of law. This was ths
Arst successful step in fraud. The seconc
was more difficult and more dangerous
This fraudulently acquired vote must pas.
the ordeal of Congress. How could i. Ls
forced through? The Republicans saw at
once that the only possible method was It
lnsi-t that the votes as received from the
6tate authorities must be counted; thai
Congress had no right to ask any questions;
that it was for the States TO decide whc
were the electors, and Congress could nol
rsvesse their verdict
Now comes the case of Oregon. One Of
the Republican electors is found to be in
eligible, having been q postmaster at tbs
time Of his election. The candidate foI
election receiving the highest vote on the
Democratic ticket claims a certificate Of
election in hi. place, and after the case had
bsen thoroughly argued, the Governor
awards it to him on the ground that the
votes cast for The Republican postmaster
were void because his of ineligibili:y. This
IL point of law 10 which the Governor OF
Oregon is emitted to his opinion. Man!
good lawyers agree with him, many good
lawyers do not. There are differences Of
opinion, On this as on ever other point Of
law. To show that Gov. Growers opinion
IL no, necessarily Democratic opinion, oI
the canvass necessarily Republican opinion,
. single case can be cited. Ii was that in
Missouri where the Republicans claimed
the place Of Democratic elector for a Re.
publican on precisely the same ground
that the Democrats made their claim in
Oregon, and the Democrats refused on pre-.
cisely the same ground tina. the Republi.
cans based their opposition in Oregon
This one Democia attic elec,or voted for Til.
den. His vote mus. Le counted for TiIden
in Congress, or the Republican. must them.
selves Get up the claim which they have all
along been denying, Of the right of Con.
sress to inquire into the validity of the
returns from the States. 10 do this, they
must concede the right Of Congress to in
quire into tae return from any State, and
the iniquity in Louisiana will then be laid
open to view. Either the Tilden vote in
Oregon must be counted, or the fraud by
which the vote of Louisiana was reversed
be made apparent. In either case, the
Republicans will stupify themselves, and
in either case, justice will triumph.
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l FRW PACFs Aw0UF TRR TURE.

y
lAlI EaPl8E
ANY statement of the AREA and popala'
ion of The Tarki.h Enpire must be in 4
great measure Incorrect, a. there never has
been either q correct census, or survey Of
The vast regions in Europe, Asia and Afri-
"a over which the Sultan is the head. The
oe.t and most reli bile estimates give an
lgsrega,e population Of over $4,000, 900,
and territorial area Of 1000. 900 square
anl--, or abou. or,y limes the size Of the
safe ef Pennsylvania.
OF the aggregate population, about 25-
700 600 are Mohammedans and atoui l5,-
zoe, 900 Christians, while included in the
cemainder are about 10000 Jews and
zoo OCO Gyp&e-. Ever in what are known
,s the immediate European posaession,'
Il the Turkish Empire, or the provinces
1lled directly from onsantinople, the
G,hammeaan- are in The minority, their
1nmber in 1864 being placed al 3 500 600 !;
shils the Christians numbered ALL; ;00O
.td the Jew. II 900 a, ,ha, date.
TURKEY ~ Europe.
II is with Turkey in Europe. however,
ia, the Grea, Powers have to deal a, pres.
ut. In ,ha. section OF the Empire
he Turks themselves are in hopeless.
minority, and the mere enumeration ofthe
iiferen, na,ionali,ies whom they hold il
,uhjec,ion shows how essential to the very
-Sis,en of The Turkish dominion is tn.
support of the Christian Governments,
The nationaliies OF the European svctios
5f the pire are essiua,ed as follows:
Otomaus or Turks, 4.50O 0O0
>,avavorians, $500 O0U
Reumanians, 1000 0OU
creeks l.00O.O0t
AIbauans 100000
Circassiaas 500,0
ArmeLians 100000
100000
Included in the European section Of the
Empire are The tributary States Ct Rou-
mania, Servi. and Montenegro, the statis-
,icS Of which are al follows:
AREA. POPULATION !
Rounanis 467o0 46055l0 |
>ervia 1920 l.222 00O
Montenegro 100 100000
Total of tributary
States, 65,220 5,927,5lO
Immediate pos.essns l44,oV4 ll,6l0,ooo
The Village, Of Bosnia, in which is in
:'uded the insurrsc,ionary district of the
herzegovina, has an area Of 22,lss square
niles, and population of 100000.
The Herzegovina proper, however, isput
fown at no. more than 200 square miles in
xtert, and its population is estimated at
lille over 100000, about one-half of whom
,.long to the Greek Church, The remainder
,eing either Mohamnedans or Roman
Iatholcs.
Were Turkey compact and honoge-
leous empire, Russia would bs very slow
0 trouble her, but broken into so many op-
'esing elements, the ruling power fears
,isintegra'ion in the event Of war with
Russia. There can be no doubt that the
interests Of humanity and civilization would
,e promoted by conquest Of European
Turkey and Asia Minor, and the suhjection
r Punishment of the Turks beyond tn
:uphrates and The Ca:pian.
WE call attention TO the advertisement
The Morning herald., 1876-12-12

The weather has moderated.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-01
LATEST LOCAL,

MIC. KLEEMAN is out for Assessor ia
the Fourteenth Ward. Mic. is lisH
man.
AMONG those sentenced by Judge Bus
net, Nienolas Moran, manslaughter, Uaa
sentenced to six years, Golfer to fOx
years, and Kirwin TO two.
JOHN MECHLEY, of the Tenth Ward, N
an independent candidate Tor constants.
He has been Endorsed by the Demos
racy, and is independent as a hog ON ice.
Jos. I EsTENDoRF and Amos Woebsf
have been appointed Sergeants OF tbs
Police by Superintendent Johnsona
They were formerly station-house Keep
ers, &3 OH a- II
A wELL-KNowN young foreman OF oas
Of our leading furniture factories wiH
soon lead to the hymenial altar one ua
the handsome bellies Of Hopkins street.
No names for the present.
JACOB BENNINGER, Democratic caIsdf.
date Tor Council in the Twelfth w Ward, ID
a member of the firm of Benninger, Ire
land & Bailey, and man Of sterling in-
tegrity. He will be an honor to the ward
Iif elected.
JOHN HICKEY, the champion Eyth&-
| weight of America, was, in the P0licB
| Court this morning to answer the charge
Of assaulting and battering Jennin
Gates, but Jennie not appearing, J0aaA
paid the costs and slid out.
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By American Press Association to the STAR.
NEW YORK, April LA Salt Lake City
special to the Sun says that it has leaked
out there that Brigham Young and his
followers will shortly leave Utah for
New Mexico. 1t is intimated that the
removal to New Mexico was determined
upon in order that he might manipulate
the schemes Of the Mormon Church
among the ignorant Spanish people.
Several Mormon elders were dispatched
for New Mexico some time ago to recon-
hotter.
The Book of Mormomism was. trans
lated into Spanish some time ago. and the
Mormon influence has been at work, not
only in Utah and New Mexico, but also
in Washington in aid Of the movement.
The bill for the adoption OF New Mexico
into the Union, IL it passes, will be fol-
lowed by an influx OF Mormons into the
new State. They are attempting to get
hold of the land grants, aud can thus
control all the valuable land in the Ter.
ritory and exclude Gentiles. Under the
bill now before Congress they will be
able to make constitution which can
make them almost sovereign.
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woman,s Rights vindieased.

The N. Y. Times tells how a damsel Of
that city ''argued the case" with ioafer,
after this wise: P,f
Kate Hanley is twenty-five years old,
and is the daughter of old Mrs. Hanley,
who has sold newspapers at the New
York side OF Fulton Ferry for twenty
years. Among Miss Hanley's admirers
was one Andrew Flynn, who is about
twenty-six years old, and formerly
worked in the fish market, but who for
the last few years has been chiefly known
as one Of tue loaters who lounge
around the market.
On Saturday afternoon Miss Hanley
went into the bar-room OF Lummerman's
Hotel, at Fulton and South streets, to
get change for bill. Flynn was in there
drunk, and at once began to abuse her,
using the vilest language. Miss HaDley
waited for a moment to see Ii any'of the
men in the place would interfere, aud
seeing that they did not, she struck out
straight from the shoulder, hitting Flynn
in the face, knocking him down. When
he staggered to his feet, she promptly
knocked him down again. Flynn,s face
was bleeding freely, being cut with the
lrings on Miss Hanley's hand. She was
about knocking him down again, when
he turned and ran out oil the place. Mr..
FLYNN has pair OF black eyes, and
Miss Hanley still sells newspapers al
the ferry.
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Political Notes.

W. Fl. Mussey wants to be SchBa.
Visitor in the Ninth Ward. ,,'.
Chas. w. Tice is the Democratic caas
didate for School Visitor 10 the Twenty
second Ward +.4r 30
Mr.. Nat. Caldwell, of Caldwell, hsdkeF
& Co, is candidate for Council In tho
Eighteenth Ward. 4..-.. Il
Mr.. Armstrong is on the track rs q
Democratic independent candidate Dc
Alderman in the Sixteenth Ward.
Mr.. Marcellus j. Maxwell, a business
man, will run against j. w. FitzgerAla
fcs Council in the bloody Sixth"
Samuel B. Warren is candidate &ag
the Board Of Education in the Eigh-
teenth Ward. The citizens of shat ward
should,see that the place ia honorea ~
his presence 81 .s...
Wm. S. Ridgeway is the. regular Ro.
publica n nominee for Council in the
Eighteenth Wafd; he is frst-olass
business man and gentleman OF ua1imr
peacnable integrity. He should hD
elected by ga large majority"
| The Democratic Executive C0mnsis-
tee met at Aug's Clubhouse, w. q.
Brown in the chair, and S. GreenbaAn
acting as temporary Secretary. A cgm-
| mittee for auditing acooults WAS aF-
pointed as -foAows:- M. Costello, 8.
| Greenbaum and s. Hughes. The report
Of the Treasurer .waa submitted, aftek
which the Committee adjourned.
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FLASHES.

Henry johnson will be hanged at
Paris, Illinois, June %.
The volcanoes of Kilanea and Mokno-
weoweo are reported in active eruption.
The Courthouse at Martinsyille, In-
diana, was partially destroyed by fire
yesterday.
Ex-Governor Ames, of Mississippi,
and family have gone to Bay st. Louis,
and thence to Massachusetts.
j. l.. Bittinger,of st. Joseph, has
pleaded guilty to the charges of derraud-
ing the U. s. Revenue Department.
The Greer-Turner Sugar Refining Com
pany of New YORK have discharged their
workmen and will probably go into liqui-
dation.
Jesse Kelly, son of the Marshal of Ko-
kOmo, Indiana, was fatally stabbed yes
terday by man named Hawkins, at Ko-
komo Junction.
Frank Hubert, butcher of Troy, Ohio,
was assaulted and badly beaten Thurs
day night, and yesterday two other
butchers were arrested on a charge Of
being the assailants.
The crusaders left one saloon in Sugar
Grove, Ohio. Wednesday evening a
crowd Of bummers completely cleaned
and painted him black.
An engine on the Tyrone & Clear
field Railroad exploded near Sand Ridge
yesterday. Three men, named Miller,
Campbell and Shannon, were killed, and
another named Harvey Waters fatally
injured.
Several Aldermen and other promi-
nent city officials at st. Louis have bee n
arrested on charge of accepting bribes
in voting TO coufirm Mayor Brltton's ap-
pointments and in the adoption Of GER
tain street railroad ordinances.
Captain Terry, Chief of the Centennial
Bureau OF Transportation, announces
Increased activity in thereceipt Of goods
for The Exhibition. The latest arrival is
22S cases Of goods from Mexico, SO cases
containing Mexican works Of art.
There was much rejoicing in Honolulu
over the premature announcement that
Congress had passed the act to put the
Reciprocity Treaty in operation. The
people were very much disappointed on
learning that there was no real founda-
| tion for the report.
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effort to cut down the pay and number
of House employees to the extent pro-
posed, and the debate in the evening
plainly showed that there was good
deal OF canvassing among the members
on the subject.
The House yesterday afternoon, by
vote OF 100 to 122, passed the bill known
as the Silver Bill. just as it wasreported
from the Committee on Appropriations
with the addition OF Reagan's amend
ment, making coins OF denomination Of
IL legal tender Tor $50, and those of lower
denomination legal teuder for $25.
Holman's amendment, which was nulli-
ned by that Of MIR. Wells, was rejected.
General Babcock, Luckey and A. G.
Bradley pronounce the statement of De.
tective Bell given yesterday before the
investigating Committee on EXpendi-
lures IN the War Department as being
tissue OF falsehOods from beginning to
END. ey-denounce Bell as utterly un-
worthy of belief. They have been aware
lor some time that Bell has been trying
to dispose of this same statement to any
one who would become purchaser.
The following is the proposed joint
rule for both Houses OF Congress sub
mitted by Senator Anthony yesterday
"The general appropriation bills shall
be confined to appropriations necessary
to carry into effect existing laws, and
shall not be opened to legislative provis-
ions except such as relate to the expen-
ditures OF moneys being appropriated"
The House Democrats met in caucus
last night for the purpose of selecting
managers tor the impeachment trial Of
the late Secretary of War, General Bel
knap. A large number OF ballots were
taken. The following were selected !:
Knott, McMahon, Lynde, Jencks, Hoar
and Wheeler. The case Will be pre- sent
ed to the grand jury early next week,
with view of procuring the indictment
of the Secretary of War.
The President will early next week
issue an order transferring the head
quarters of the army from St. Louis to
Washington.