The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-01
MOVEMENTS of THE PRESIDENT.

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lu MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President will leave tomorrow eve
ming for New York city 10 attend meet
! inc OF the Trustees Of the Peabody Educa.
| tiGnal Fund, in that city, on Wednesday.
He wilLreturn to Washington on Tuesday
niphr. stopping n short time in baltimore
10 attend the Maryland Institute Fair, TO
which he has been invited. On the 10Th
NJ October he visits the Winchester, Va,
fair. and on the 24th that at Cumberland,
Nd.
SUBSCRIPTION TO TIE ForR PER CENT. LOAN.
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan
to-day were Slj, ,l5O.
TIE YELLOW FEVER COMMISSION.
The following dfrtilar letter.was issued
This afternoon bS the Surgeon General Of
the Marine Hospital service:
pErARrNExr or UNITED STATES TRHls'Y,
OFFICE OY SuEJEOS GENERAL
I"StrEn STATES MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE,
WGnISGToS, Sept 30, 1873.
| Tb.Nr Chambers Of Commerce and Boards q
Trral of the Cites Of !Nrc York, Phillda-
pI.ia, Lalimort, Boston, ChirugO, y. L0ab
6 Idnd Cincinnati:' / 8
Soon after the yellow cver appeared in
Memphis several leading citizens OF that
city appealed ID the President to,appoint
| a Commission ID, investigate and report
upon the origin aud progress Of the epi-
demic. The President would have taken
the promised action in the matter had
there been any appropriation available Tor
the expenses of such a Commission.
Fortunately u. noble lady, Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson, of New York, actuated by
the saIne motives that prompted the
citizens of Memphis, addressed me
asking what she could do toward the
great end in view and pledged an amount
10 start general subscription for the pur-
pose. Nv reply led her to say that she
would, II necessary, contribute sufficient
to meet the expenses OF commission, pro-
vided would promptly undertake its or
ganization and direct thorough lnvestiga-
tion OF the causes Of the epidemic, with
view ofpseyepting such d adePiorable visit
atom M the yellow fever lit-tle future.
In view OF the foregoing, and acting upon
advice OF members OF the American Pub
lie Health Association, an organization
representing all sections OF our country,
have appointed Prof. S. NJ. Bernis, NJ. d.,
Of New Orleans; Jerome Cochran, NJ. d.,
OF Mobile, and third member, whose &C.
cepsance has not yet been received, to act
as such commission. DR.. Elisha Harris,
President OF the American Public Health
Association, has consented to join the yell
low fever commission in the field about the
10Th OF October. Should the contributions
loflmoney be sufficient, or Congress 10 d.
rect, two or three scientific experts will be
attached to the commission, for the pur-
pose of extending the line OF inquiry Us far
a. practicable and useful into the nature
and causes OF and the conditions governing
| the disease itself have instructed the
commission that the great object Of the
Investigation shouldSbe to CLEAN al the
| important facts possible 70 be obtained,
which have reference to the measures OF
the prevention OF future epidemics. The
work will be commenced NJ once at New
Orleans, and rs many as poSsib Bile OF the
afflicted cities and towns will be visited
before the 18th OF November, on which
day the American Public Health
Association will convene In special
tsession to review facts which the COM
mission shall have gathered up TO that
time, with the view OF determining the
best course To be pursued by the commis-
sion in concluding its labor, being charged
with the execution OF the National quar-.
antine act approved April 20, 1876. ! shall
submit the report OF the commission to
the Secretary d the Treasury to be sub
mitted to Congress BY the President. y
| Mr.. George ". Riggs, Of Riggs 4 Co.,
bankers, Washington City, has consented
to act Us treasurer to receive and diSDurse
the funds contributed, which will be de
voted exclusively 10 the expenses Of the
commission, and publicly accounted for.
Should you desire 70 assist In deiraylng the
cost OF this investigation, beg to request
THAT | NAV be advised Of contributions
forwarded to Mr. Riggs for this purpose.
am, very respectfully,
iSignedl JOuN ". W0opWoRrII,
lSggsti[a {, 81 Marine Hospital stTirf'
INTERNAL aESESrE ErtISos rr0S PATENT
MEDICINES.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue,
In answer TO letter from q firm interested
lin the subject, says: All patent or pro-
prietOry medicines, medical preparations
and compounds which are really such, and
which are really made, prepared or com
pounded BY any private formula, occult
'secret" or Fart" or OF which the full and
proper formula is not published in some
standard medical authority, are subject &c
I, stamp tax, and although alcoholic or dis
titled spirits may be used Us IN element
ingredient or compound part Of such arti
cles, preparations an,l compositions, stil
In they are In use and effect a. well as in
name medicinal articles, and are so held
out and recommended to the public, tht
manufacturer or compounder Is not helt
hIiable to tax as rectitier, nor are thost
: kpsrsons who sell such medicinal article
, liable to pay special tax a. liquor dealers
but on the other hand articles which arr
held out labelled and sold as medicateC
n liquors, FiRGa, gin, brandy, whisky cor
tiials, 6jKst, sFhictf fhtS SSu 6slRnttalIy wint
/ or distilled spirits, and are used and sol'
r as alcoholic beverages, even though hay
ing stamps attached to the packages SnOt
! rs law requires u bo attached to patent ant
proprietary medicines, cannot he legal!
| sold except under q special tax stamp Of
: tliauorlGalcr, and the maker, ,compounder o
( manufacturer Of such liquors and bever
ages is liable tOPay q special tax As a rec
tiiah
. ARRANGEMENTS PnB DISTRIBUTING suFPLIR
n To!TiTR PEVER DISTRICTS.
Q General Augur teleHraphs To the Adlu
r tant General from Newport, Ky., as FOL
o lows: Lieut.. H. II. Rener, Of the lst
: infantfy, HAS, volhpt erya 10 take chang
e OF the distribution ot the supplies sen
!. from St. Louis and points below. He
i ordered to proceed Immediately to S
) Louis, where his instructions will NEE