Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-27

day amounted TO s21,35O.
PERsONAL.-Senator Patterson has returned
from Atlantic City. Col Geo. Wallace, of
the Secretary,s office, Treasury department.
accompanied by Mai. Jack Stockton, vii
leave in few days for Halifax, n. s, on an
important mission.
YELLOW JACK.-The surgeon in charge
the marine hospital at New Orleans in dis
patch to the supervising surgeon general
the mar inc hOspitaI service reports 81 cases
yellow fever up to O'Clock yesterday and
Il deaths. Surgeon General Woodwork at
2o'clCck this afternoon received a dispatch
from EickSburg announcing arrival on 24th
inst. of steamer John Porter eight days ont
from New Orleans, With three cases of yellow
fever on board, all of whom died, (two in the
hospital and one on the bOat)
Abstract of sanitary repOriS received at the
Office of the Surgeon General, q. s. NJ Fl. s.,
during the past week, under the National
New Orleans.-AbOut the 18th instant, cases
of yellow fever began to occur in New Orleans;
at first they were at one focus OF infection
points, and up to yesterday evening 81 cases
and Il deaths lad been reported to the state
board OF health. So far the board have been
unable to trace The outbreak to foreign OurCe
CarbOllc acid diSinfectiOn is being vigorously
carried out az all infected points, and the =.
lLarkaDle success which has attended the effort
OF the BOARD IN this direction III The pas few
years gives hope Of preventing the outbreak
nom assuming epidemic proportions Three
or four perSOuS from New Orleans have died
OF yellow fever AT points above that place, on
BroOklyn.-N0 new cases at navy gard since
last Saturdays report
Key West.-Frcm I3th inst to noon today
SIX new cases OF yellow fever in the hart)r
and three III the city have occurred.
HaVana-Duringw week ended July T. there
were 70 deaths lG0m yellow fever and 22 from
smallpox.
Mafanzas.-Advices to 10Th show increased
caSeS and increased ratio of deaths.
THE GEORGE WAsHISGTON RELICS, pur-
chased by the government with al apprOpria-
tiOn of $1,000 made for the purpose By Con-
greSs, a description OF which was given in
Thursdays STAR, have arrived in the city and
Will be placed on exhibition at the Patent
Cttce.
BEES AS MAIL MATTER.-Complaints are be-
coming frequent at the Post Office department
against pOStmasters at various small offices i'm
New York state and other localities for per-
mlttlng bees to be transmitted in the mails as
third class matter. A stringent order has been
issued to employees OF the service fOrbidding
the receipt OF bees as third-caSS matter.
VALUABLE REPORT-We have from the
War department copy of the report of the
Secretary of War for 1877, with accompanying
documents comprising five separate books in
four volumes. The report contains not little
OF valuable statement and argument on the
now current discussion as to the reOrganiza-
III
gunnery, engineering, weather, etc, in the
scientific portions of the series.
MOVEMENTS or U. 5. NAVY VEssELs-The
L. S. 8. Richmond was taken out of the dry
dock at Boston oil the 18th instant She Is pre-
pairing 70 30 to the ASia,,c station as flagship
80 The practice tug MaytiCwer with cadet en-
gineers on board, arrived al Boston Oh tile 25th
instant. cable despatch received at the
Navy department to-day, from Lieut. Com.
mdnGeT Gorrlnge, announces the arriyai of the
Gettysburg at FilIelranChe. from Alexandria
Egypt
DECLINES TIE oyernor
Matthews, of West Virginia, has nominated
Professor Richard McMahon of the Wheeling
Wv Na.l Register, to be commissioner on
behalf of the state at the Paris exposition
Prof. NJ. has declined the appointment.
WHAT THURMAN THINKS. A politician,
somewhat OF al ornate stump orator, called
on Senator Thurman yesterday, and told him
hiGi that, in behalf of the cause OF democracy,
he contemplated, free of expense to the party
stumplng In the doubtful Congressional dis
trietS:; Now, said he, Judge. tell me where
shall go IN Ohio TO find these districts" Mr..
thurman aaiI took a philosophical view OF the
matter, and said We'll. guess you had bet
ter go all over the state: nothing is sure now
except death and taxes >
The New Conflict i'm South Carolina.
FEDERAL RIGHTS VERSUS STATE RIGHTS.
AT yesterdays session of the Cabinet it was
decided that the District Attorney Mr. Earl,
should sue out writ OF hdJeuS corpus for the
bodies Of the imprisoned revenue agents who
Killed Redmond IN the discharge of their duty
1t appears that the state OF South Carolina as
sumeS that the offence is one against the state,
and should be tried before the state courts.
Per contra the government wishes the trial TO
De had before the United States courts, mean
While the accused United States officers 10 be
released on bail. The subject has been one of
VOluminOuS correspondence between the state
authorities OF South Carolina and the Presi.
uent and the decision arrived al Yesterday
viii dlSgrUntle the states rights politicians of
the Palmetto state not lItte. and frOm the
| Tone OF the leading state newspapers on the
subject VIII give Wade Hampton d good deal
| O1 trouble to restrain his people District At
! t0rney Earl left here last night for Baltimore
to take the initiatory steps for the issuance OF
! Bond, whO.e district cOmpTi Is the section Of
country wherein the alleged murder was com
mltt d 1t It Is expected that Judge Bond viii
| go to South Carolina at once to have the ap-
! picatiOn for the writ before him.
GEN. GARFIELD while bathing in the surf
! at Atlantic City yesterday morning was at
! tackled with vertigo. Representatives Springer
ana HiscOck and G. F. Rainey, sergeant-at-
arms OF the Potter committee, were also bath
ing at the same time. Something peculiar was
noticed In Gen. GarheldS movements as he
| left the water and MesSrs. HiScock and Raj
ney went TO his relief, conducting him to "A
J.
| by the prompt attentions of the above gentle
| men he was soon restored to consciousness
| and driven to his hotel. He Is so rapidly i'm.
| proving that he will 10. day leave for his home
| in Ohio. The Potter committee will make an
| effort TO Close their business at Atlantic City
| to-day.
| THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR and party who
| arrived at San Francisco on The City of TOXIC
yesterday, will leave for Washington in a few
| days. No formal reception wls rendered on
| their arrival, none OF the L. ). officials well
| coming the party on landing. A number of
! Chinese merchants met them at the wharf
| and they were subsequently, received at the
| Palace hotel. a great crowd of Chinese of
| the lower class gathered at the main door of
the hotel to catch glimpse OF the visitors.
A CURIOUS CAsE.-COmplaint has been
made to the New York police that on Monday
| evening Miss Louisa Braten, adopted daughter
| Of the ThOS. Briggs, of No 26S west 57th street
! in that city, on going TO the door to answer the
bell was met by three men and boy, chloro-
| formed, driven OH in a carriage TO Brooklyn
! and Efforts made TO outrage her, but her en-
! treaties prevailed and she was driven back
| nearly home after be required TO promise that
| she would meet her ahductOrs when required.
| 4 young man damed Z. q. Houghton who has
| per2ecuted the lady with his attentions, is
| mentioned as the suspected author of the out
\ rage. but the police have aS VET made no dis