The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-14
THE SCARE.
Rstyw mn AFFECTED THE PEOPLE ON
THE RIVER AND I'M TEXAS

hIaior w. A. Gwyn, chairman of the com
aiittee on information and STATISTICS OIL the
Cotton Exchange, arrived here yesterday
after quite an adventurous trip. lie visited
iii Kentucky Grab Orchard Springs anu nu-
tnerotis other places Of popular resort, ana on
HE return down the river realized what the
ssnat-e was over the fever here. At Greenviile,
RIsss.. the boat rounded to alongside the land"
mo when tile timid postmaster came down,
snaf bag Id hand and shouted, 1--WE don I
want your mail. Don't throw 1t ashore y at
The same time tossing his downward mailbag
III, board Of the Cannon. The captain, hear
Ing s1f his refusal to receive the mail from
above, ordered the bag to be thrown ashore,
which was accordingly done, much to the dis
may OF the postmaster.
AT Memphis the Major found two gentle
men who were suspected to be from this city
under arrest by the authorities, both Of them
liayirg had tickets from Water Valley. a
point from which 1t was suspected that New
Orleans passengers took their tickets. AS the
Major had been travelling for come time
away from our city he secured their release
sspon his assurance that the gentlemen were
n not from here. His whole "trip evidenced the
v fact that the people along the river are most
thoroughly scared, and box Of goods or q
passenger is looked upon as scareeroW. AT
some points guards were stationed at the
nang blanks of the wharfboats to prevent
either the passengers from going on shore or
4he landsrnen fiom visiting the steamboat.
III, Memphis knots OF gentlemen were seen on
every corner discussing carbolc acid and
Yellow John, and men would leave their BUSH
ness to talk about the fever.
IN TEXAS
tlse panic assumed more warIilke shape.
Dne of Morgan's line, the Arkansas after leav-
lila her port with the assurance that she
gould land at that point, came to anchor,
when she was boarded by a health officer,
who informed the captain that Winchester
rifles and duuble-barrelled shot.guns were
awaiting him, II he would attempt to put into
mort Anchor was weighed and lndlanola
headed for Arriving at the wharf there and
coming alongside, two men were seen VINO
made fast the lines and then ran towards
Tie shore. As soon as the vessel was made
mat. Immediately there appeared at the shore
end of the wharf squad OF men, fully armed
with rifles, and guard was mounted there at
once. The captain desired to, communicate
With the agent of the line, and de-
seended the. gang plank, anu walked
shorewards down the wharf. He was soon
confronted by the guard and ordered to de-
lspsit his letters OH d post about midway be-
tween the vessel and the land. Seeing the
martial array the captain deposited his letters
ull The post and returned to the vessel, after
which a man from the landsnen ran TO the
post and TOOK the letters and ran back. In
ahis way and only this way, was conmuni-
cation kept up with the agents for some time
The men on che steamer would deposit their
letters on the post. keeping them In position
s1y stone and there leaving them. In short
] Time one Of the shore party would come for
ward and take these letters, leaving answers
he former ones and retire, Such is the farce
al was carried out on the Texan coast.