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The Result Of Ignorance and Filth.
HOW THE FEVER SECURED FOOTING IN

a.
DIR. Vaudeville, who left Grenada, Miss
Wednesday night in consequence of illness in
his family, say the first death from yellow
leyer In that town occurred on the 18th of
July the victim being an extremely popular
lady. 1t was not then known that she died of
the fever, and she was not buried until Is
hours after her death. During several hours
the body was exposed in the church. Being
universally admired, her funeral was attended
by a great number of people. After the fu-
neral the fever made its appearance in several
places, but 1t was not recognized as yellow
fever until the LIST of August. A panic in
Stantly followed the announcement, and near
ly all the persons who were aide To do so, left
the town. About 300 white persons remained
When Dr. Mandeville reached the town, he
found it without any organized system fol
fighting the fever. There was also a great
scarcity OF nourishment, both for the well and
the sick. Two days passed before hos
pltal was properly prepared fer the treat
ment Of the disease. Dr. Mandeville soon
learned that large doses of calomel and qui.
nine had been used in treating cases and that
great ignorance was otherwise shown in the
treatment OF the sick. A young girl who had
been sick five days and was doing well, was
permitted to drink large cup Of coffee and
died hall hour later. Another young lady.
who was in similar condition. drank large
tumbler OF milk punch, with fatal result
Ihe fever In Grenada, DIR. Vaudeville SAYS, is of
an extremely malignant type. new phase
the fever He found that doses of quinine-
two or three grains every three or four hours
had the effect OF checking the return. A large
number OF patients are now c0nvalescent and
will recover entirely il they have anything
like proper care. DIR. Vaudeville thinks that
what Grenada most needs is money TO hire
nurses. There are thirty whites in the town
who are liable TO the disease. It is veryffatal
among the negroes and many are sick. The
origin OF the epidemic is generally attributed
tQa very hlthy sewer running under a stable
This seSeer was filed with dead animals, and
for several weeks vas daily exposed 10 the
vertical rays of burning sup,-lN q. dis
patch to- ". Y. Tribune.
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The Southern PestfIence.

DEChEASE OF CASES IN MEMPHIS.
From the latest Associated Press dispatches
OF Saturday night and yesterday the following
interesting facts are culled in regard to the
progress Of yellow fever at various southern
points where 1t has made its appearance. At
Memphis, Tenn, on Saturday the number of
new cases reported was nearly double that of
any previous day, the total number for twenty
deaths, Among the deaths Saturday was Dr.
John c. Rogers, and among the new cases is
Father Maher, OF st: Bridget's Church; DR.: ID.
l.. Forte and DOlph Thumel, teller of the Ger
man National Bank. At Memphis yesterday
there was decrease in the number of new
cases as compared with SATURDAY., there being
however, Is deaths, the largest number since
the outbreak OF the fever. There is a scarcity
OF nurses, and Mobile and other points have
seIuea been called on tor them Gen W. J. Smith is
Yesterday: W. J. Taylor, chairman of the
Typographical Union, calls On sister organi-
Yesterday there were l63 new cases and SO
death. The TOuro Infirmary and Hebrew
Benevolent Association have received TO date
disbursing in aid of the sick and destitute.
The telegraphers of Texas have forwarded
slfO for the relief of the sick New Orleans tele-
graphers.
yesterday there were sixty eight new cases and
ten deaths for the twenty four hours. Among
the = deaths is that of Robert Eggleston, son OF
TWO CASES IN PHILADELPHIA.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: Two cases
OF yellow fever were discovered here Saturday
night. A young man called at the Pennsylva-
MIA hospital and inquired of the attending
physician if two pay patients could be treated
there. The doctor inquired as to the nature
of the cases, and the applicant said he only
knew that there were two men stopping at
house, Mo. SC4 South Eighth street, who had
arrived here on Friday from Vicksburg, Miss,
and showed signs of fever. The doctor noto-
ned authorities health officers Wp
Immediately detailed to take the sick men to
the Municipal hospital, an institution on the
suburbs designed especially for the treatment
OF such cases. The house was then thoroughly
diSinfected, the trunks of the fever stricken
and all clothing in the house taken away and
the pelghborhOOd cleansed. The health board
say that the cases have been discovered in
good time, and that there is no reason for
al "
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SHOOTING AFFAIR AT CAMP MEETING -
The Kent Md NeUs states that at a cOored
camp-meeting in that county one night last
week white man, under the influence of
liquor, disturbed the services, and upon being
requested by a member of the committee on
order TO leave, refused TO do SO, but was finally
induced to leave by couple of white ladies,
and with them he went to the house of T.
Wheat, followed by crowd of excited colored
men. They attacked the house of Mr.. w. wIta
stones, broke out his windows and did other
considerable damage. Pistols were freely
USED, as many as one hundred shots being
fired, it is said. One shot took effect in the
leg OF Sam. Thomas, colored, and another ia
the leg OF young white man named Jones
Constable Meekins summoned a posse aud
succeeded in getting the drunken man away.
numerous arrests have been made Of parties
engaged in the melee
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EUROPEAN STRIKES AND THE INrERNA-
IIONAL SOC1ETY.-We are in the midst of
Strlkes. The Paris Jehu has taken the bit i'm
MS teeth and defes the author tiles to make
hlm come to terms. Several thousand coach
men have ceased work and have left the city,
their places temporarily supplied by soldiers
from the barracks, but this was speedily de-
nounced as anti-republican. The incOnye-
nience Is likely to become very great. Eleven
hundred miners near the Belgian frontier
have also struck, and this coming so soon
alter the great strike at Amin, is in some
measure alarming. No one has as yet began
openly to accuse the International Associa-
tion OF reviving its old processes, but many
persons believe that these manifestations are
but the beginning of a labor war;" which
Y. Post.
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kilograms to The Star.
THE SHE ERMAN LETTER
What Gen. Butler Says.
FATALRAILR0AD SMASH-UP
EARTHQUAKES IN EUROPE.
THE RUSSIANS NTURKEY.
THE SHE r IMAM LETTER
What Gen. Butler Saws.
FATAL RAILROAD SMASH-UP
EARTHQUAKES IN EUROPE.
THE RUSSIANS IN TURKEY,
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
A Cable Contradiction.
LONDoN, August IA dispatch to the Times
occupation of CocOtra.
Socialism I'm Munich.
MUNICH, August 26.-An order has been is
fued i ,dis ideSignaling twentythree public houses
IN lhlS city frequented by socialists which sol.
diers are forbidden from entering.
A Female SwtndIer.
GENEVA, August 25.-The Austrian police
have surrendered to the Bernese authorities a
Swiss lady, who, under the name of the Rms.
san Countess Cajewska. sold false iewelry {,
Inc amount OF 100000 francs during the paSt
three years at Paris, Nice, Monaco and other
fashionable resorts.
Removal OF Russian Headauarters
i'm Turkey.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 26-The Russian
headquarters in Turkey has been transferred
hom San Stefano to ROdosto.
bulgarian Atrocities.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, August 26-The British
consul at Adrlanople reports that the Bulga-
garlanS continue to plumber and outrage the
Mussulmans. The Greek archbishop has com
municated to the consul details OF the mo,
horrible atrocities.
The Evacuation of Turkey.
LONDON, August pa Times dispatch from
tEonStainlinope t. ip says as soon as the Russian
troops nave embarked Gen. Todleben intends
10 go TO AdrianOple for a ShOlt time, after
which, the Russian headquarters will be ra
moved 10 Narna. 1t was intended that large
Roii RRamDer OF troops should embark for home at
BoufgaS, but In consequence of the prevalence
OF a malignant fever which has already dis
ahled more than one half of the garrison. the
intention has been abandoned, and another
point will be chosen. As soon as the neigh
borhood of San SJefanO is evacuated the Brit
lSn meet Will probably leave the Princess
Islands, but will not go beyond Gallipoli until
the Russians shall have retired within the
boundaries of Eastern Roumelia
Earthquakes i'm Europe.
LONDON, August 26-Two shocks of earth
quake, violent but harmless. were felt at IL
minutes past O'Clock this morning at Elber-
held, Cologne, Osnabruck, Barmen, Bonn and
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THREE WHITE MEN AND NEGRO FOUND
DEAD.-Three white men aud a negro, all
ROeersyille, Va, last Friday morning, on the
main street, with no marks of violence nor
nothing to determine their identity whatever.
The white men were apparently gentlemen.
All had money in their pockets, and one Of
them wore diamond pin, another wore Ma
sonic keystone on his chain, while the third
wore Knight of Pythias badge. A coroner,s
death from unknown causes. They were buried
in the POtterS' Field, and the funeral was at
tended by Mas0ns. Pythians and citizens gem
orally: The deceased parties may have been
tourists walking through the country for the
purpose Of geological research.
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A PRIZE FIGHT AT CHICAGO.-A special dis.
patch from Chicago, August %, says: A prize
hight took place IN this city between Thomas
years old and weighing 165 pounds, and the
latter q years OF age and weighing $50 pounds.
The contest was carried out according to the
of the lumber district. Patrick Finnegan.
formerly of Albany, and an old.time Shoulder
hitter, was made stake holder. A man named
Indy acted as referee. There were about
two hundred spectators present. In the first
round CarmOdy secured the knock down and
first blood. In the second round ''fOul'' was
declared, a rush made into the ring, and a
general tight INDUCED M IN: Carmody, in the
and most brutally punished. Order was fnally
restored, and the fight went on. four more
rounds being fought, when a draw was de.
punished,
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1925. WASHINGTON D. c.. MONDAY, AUGUST 26 1878,
District Finances.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TREASURY Off.
GALS AND THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Hon. John B. Hawley, Acting Secretary Of
the Treasury, aud the District Commissioners
have agreed upon the following as basis OF
administration of District affairs under the
late act of Congress:
"All moneys appropriated by Congress for
the Distlict of Columbia or raised by the Com
misSiOnerS of the District, shall 90 into the
Treasury of the United States and shall be
drawn therefrom upon the .requisition OF the
Commissioners such fequisition specifying
drawn, and in no case shall such item or esti-
mate be excluded for the purpose esti-
mated, either in requiSitiOa or eXpen-
diture; but the full amount of any
one estimate may be drawn if there be
money in the Treasury to the credit of the
Commissioners to pay the same, after deduct
ing any amount that may have been drawn
therefor since June Seth, 1878; and all the ac-
counts Of expenditures by the Commissioners
shall pass the accounting officers of the Treas
ury in the usual way"
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Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, n. Y, August 26.-The first race.
won by Bramble by eight lengths, LADY Darcy
SECOND, Bonnie Wood third. Time: l:l9.
Ihe second race, a free handicap, one mile
and hall, was won by HelmSman, kenny sec.
Ond, and kilburn third. Time: 2:46h The
winner I sold for $40 in the field and in a pool
The third race, free handicap one mile
manthus second, and Hattie F. third. Time.
1884. 0
The fourth race, one mile and a furlong.
third. Time, 2:O2
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THRILLING LEAP OF SoMNAMBUL1sr.-
Day, of Felicity, Ohio, stopping at Reid's
boarding g-house, q South Howard street, rose
from his bed, remarking that he wished to get
drink Of water, raised the third.stOry win
tance Of thirty feet. Fortunately he alghted
upon his feet, and DR.. McGraw, who was
called in, found him only slightly bruised, but
gentleman who was occupying the same room
with him, heard the remark and saw Day raise
the window, but was too late to prevent him
from leaping out. His escape from death was
remarkable,-T Rdt Gazette Goth
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APOLLlNARIS
N1TUR.1L
MINERAL WATER.

APPROVED by the Academic dc Medicine of
France. and its sale in France authorized by Spe-
eiGl order of the French Government.
Recommended by the highest MEDICAL AU-
THORITIES in New York
80 A great relief for sea Sickness
"A delightful beverage; mildly antacid; most
grateful and refreshing"
Far superior to Vichy, Seltzer, or any other.
Absolutely pure and wholesome; superior 10 all
for daily use; free from A the objections urged
"Impregnated only with its own gas.''
''Healthful and well suited for Dyspepsia and
cases of acute disease and where there is equity
diatheSis.''
wine; useful in CatarThs Of Stomach OF Bladder,
and in GOut.''
"Not only a luxury, but necessity,
TObe had of all Wine Merchants, GrOcers, Drug
giSts and Mineral Water dealers throughout the
United States and wholesale of
FRED'K DE barry L CO.
Nos. and 43 Warren ST., Ne,c York,
Sole Agents for the United States and Canada,
Every genuine bottle bears the registered yel-
low pictorial label Of the Apoinaris Company
(Limfted), London. aug21-Wfm eow2n
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BALT1MORE, August 26-The British steam-
ship Yorkshire. Daptain LOngIey, which ar.
rived yesterday, brought the crew of the Rus
san bark Aryid Gennelius. from Bull River,
:. e., Tor Ipswich, with phosphate rock, aban.
doned at sea-, Aueu,t %, latitude 37l3 de-
grees, longitude ST degrees, leaking and labor.
Ing heavily, having lost fOremaSt and main.
mast close to the deck in squall the previous
oay. Ihe cook OF the Arvid was lost in at.
tempting to get into the boat.
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THE HICKs-LORD GOssIP.-A rumOr has been
current for the past few days that a separation
had occurred, or was imminent, between Mr..
that the monthly payment had been made
them for the rents to which they were entitled
as heretofore, and it was also learned that the
couple had been taking their usual carriage
exercise in the park no longer ago than the
day before yesterday. Ex-Judge Fullerton de-
clared the report absurd and had every reason
to believe that there was no foundation for it.
That was also the opinion of the lawyers who
acted for the sons of Mr.. Lord.-[N. Y. Star,
9th
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THOSE fiendish Chinese seem always to
have been running the laboring man and steal
ing his thunder. Just now. while many labor.
Ing men want the government to issue un-
limited paper money, and think the idea is a
his committee that the Chinese have tried the
experiment three times-and failed each time.
nv Ror0J6
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THE JEFFERSON MONUMENTAL appro.
priatiOn of S., 900 was made at the last session
Of Congress to provide for the erection OF a
suitable monument over the grave of Thomas
Jefferson, of Monticello. 1t was stipulated
that prior to the erection of the monument the
owner of Monticello should convey to the
United States two rods square of the land sur
rounding and Including the grave, with right
Serepp peoRS o hsye bsen M iree
with, and the monument will be erected in
conformity with the designs prepared by JEFF
forSOn himself
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After our report of the proceedings before
Potter's investigating committee closed on
Saturday, r; Emerson, police officer in New
Orleans testified in regard to the attention
ployed to copy by the returning board. Rich.
ard II. EdgewOrth, ex-captafn of police at
New Orleans, exhibited the letter Of instruc &c.
tions which he had received from the republi-
Plaquemine parish, to the effect that the regis
tratiOn of 1875 showed 5000 republican votes
in the parish, and his recognition by the next
state administration would depend upon the
Another letter was also produced instructing
him to hurry up the cOlOred registration Jas
B; Kelly, of New Orleans, testified to seeing
Eliza Plnkston walk down the steps of her
fore the committee on a stretcher, as report
ed. Adjourned. subject to the call OF the
chairman.
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~ MARRIED A SECOND TIME.-Four years ago
Victor L. Saunders, q young married man.
was convicted in Rockingham county, Va
for killing man in sudden passion, and
was sentenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary. His wife got divorce while he was in
prison, but Saunders was released last week
and returned to his old home, met his former
vile. the old love was renewed, and in less
Ghan twenty four hours they were remarked.
They have gone west to live.
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A CAUTIOUS BR1DEGRooM-John C. Phili.
bin. the friend Of w. 81. G. Deveer, who eleped
on Tuesday night from Keyport, N. j., with
the daughter OF Postmaster Ogden, arrived in
Wednesday at the Mansion house, in Phiade-
phia, and gave him the letter from Miss Og-
den's father, in which the latter agreed to for
to Keyport. Deveer, who was formerly a
practicing lawyer, declared that the letter
was not enough. He wanted an agreement
drawn in proper form, and said that as Mr..
Ogden had not seen fit to send one, he would
take his wife to some place where she could
not be taken from him. Arrangements were
then made for voyage on the Ohio, and Phil
ibin left them in the saloon of the steamer on
Thursday morning. Both seemed to be happy.
and Miss Ogden did not seem to be sorry for
what she had done, Deveer gave Phflibin
and told him he would return when he Thought
he could do so without danger of losing his
Wife.-[N. Y. World 2Ath
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BALTIMoRE. August 26.-Judge John A.
lnglls, chief Judge of the orphans court of this
aged sixty five years He was a native of this
city, but at an early age removed to South
carolina, where he was prominent citizen.
and occupied important positions on the bench
OF that state, being a judge of the court of
appeals, and afterward chancellor of the state
He was president of the state convention. and
the war he returned to his native city. en-
tered on the practice of law, and was after.
ward made judge of the orphans court. In
his personal and social position Judge Inglis
was without reprOach ''
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THE SHERMAN LETTER.
General Butler Says the Committee
Has

NEW YORK, August 26-The Tribune saws
that Gen. Butler told personal friend that
the original of the alleged Sherman letter had
Potter committee; that it would be put in eyi.
dence in October, and that he (Butlerl has
seen 1t, and has no doubt of its genuinenesS
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ANOTHER HOTEL FAILURE.-The American
Hotel, on Chestnut street, Philadelphia, one of
Is closed, its guests have sought other habita,
tlOnS and its servants are scattered, The
hotel Is owned by the Ridgway estate, and for
the past twenty-seven years has been under
the management of Samuel NJ Heulings. at Ar
annual rental of s2l. 600. On "Wednesday last
an agent Of the owners made levy upon ali
the effects for rent due, amounting to si3O0.
ming the house since 1870.
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@Wnliam Gilmore of Poland, Pa, IS years
worth s., 500 to secure Miss Lendale, his bride
of "a summers. --O
A6The match between Hanlan and Court
ney has been arranged, all the points having
come OF October ].
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SHOT DEAD BY WATCHMAN.-Ope NIGHT
last week several young men visited the grape
ry 9f Bishop McCloskey,, near Louisville, KY,
were fire upon by the watchman. and one of
them, Phillip Haag, received wounds from
which he died in few hours. The watchman
claims that Haag attempted to take his gun
struggle ,S~ IA sn0
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NEWPORTS LADY DRIvERs.-Scaroeiy an
afternoon passes but one sees or hears of some
break-neck encounter down near the end of
the avenue, where the road is more free from
carriages. The lady drivers stand in fear of
nothing; cut and slash at their horses with
whip and rein, and wouldn't object in the least
to running over you and knocking you sense
less and your buggy to atoms if you chanced
has already driven two noble animals to death.
and will soon put another hOrs de combat un.
less some merciful providence lnterVenes.-
LIST. LO2iiS ReDaiblicGn
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A MATCH for s, 500 aside, to be rowed on or
ABOUT October !, has been made between
courtney and HanlOn. Sheriff Harding, OF ST.
John, n. B., will be the referee, and the dis
lance hve miles, with turn locality yet to be
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ASThe German Society for Catching, ,eed.
ing, and Preserving Fish are preparing a. in
ternational exhibition at Berlin for 1SS0.
A%Seyenty burglarfes In eighteen mo- his.
Io0my and Taylor, two burglars in Pors-
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ALBANY, N Y, August pa collision nc.
CURED on the New York Central railroad this
morning, 6y which two or three IOcOmotiveS
ana several cars were damaged, and the track
DaaIy TORN up. Engineer Thornton was m.
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Dead.
A COlOred l,Onfrthntton

MANCHESTER, n. f., August 26.-Horace FL.
Day, the Wellknown rubber manufacturer, is
dead.
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ney, Neb., August H. says: A band Of young
road agents, all boys under twenty years old,
rode up to Clarke's store, at North Platte
Bridge, last night, and presented cooked
other men In the store made them throw up
their hands. and then went through the store,
robbing it OF all the guns ana large amount
and several watches from the others. The
leader, q young man named Limey, alias
Hooker, lived at one time In Plum Creek. M
effort has been made to arrest them.
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THE CHECK Sw!NDLER, who recently oper-
and az sz;Ha Ale1andfia BY making small purchases
o. gIOceties. genderlng checks and receiving
has reached Richmond, Va, and on Friday
added In that city three vic inns to his list.
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The U. S. STEAMER MICHIGAN arrived at
Chicago ILL.,, on the 21st instant. and sailed for
Erie; Pa, on the 24th, touching at Port Huron
and Detroit Mich = = -
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ELord Beaconsfield is renewing his vouth
and becoming quite gay again. He is q reQu-
lar attendant at the theatres and evening
entfrtainments n London, e
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A RoBBER BROKER.-JacOb ID. Otis, a New
York broker, living in Orange, N. j.. was ar
rested In the former city on Saturday, charged
with being implicated in the robbery of sl24OO
In Canada bank notes from the office of the
receiver general OF the Dominion, at Toronto,
await the arrival OF the Canadian authorities.
THE THREE-MILE SCULLING MATCH at
wheeling. w. Va, Saturday, between Edward
clayton, Of that city, and Seibert, of Pittsburg.
was won by the former by three boat lengths.
Time, u minutes and Is seconds. e'Ao