The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-22
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER
a trial trip to-day. She is beauty, and no mis-

take.
The new and pretty steamer Jewel Capt. O.
leave for Cincinnati to load for the South, Mr.
Brown Is clerk, We commend the Jewel and
It was Howard & o., Of JeffersonviIie. l Who
| built the new and handsome steamer Jewel for
Capt TrqsloY: Anybody can look at her and
Mr.. Charles f. Clarke, the veteran marine
edftnr has written 4h and published In book form
and Greenville packet J. NJ. White, built here
| recently by Capt John W Tobin and others.
1t Is work OF much interest and reflects credit
ST. Louis Times:
r, For the past few days there has been lull In
southern shipments, and as O. result boats have
T fnm is rue Eih the Anchor the
The Gold Dust, Capt John r McCord. viii be
Inc hHxe hncdor Line packet, and she will clear
The e. Kinney leaves for Natchez to morrow
me E Memphis Avalanche says: Mr.. and Mrs
Mr. Ralston has been steamboat and boiler IN
spector at this point for years. Some four or
1IXe Of his children are still down with the fever
me foloW1ng named local packets are at the
leVee waiting for the endemic to subside: City
q Tb auKEnsta Goahoma Illinos and Phil. Allin.
Arkansas; The Ruth IS up White liver i've ~ The The
Hard Cash Is running between the bends and
-. Louis, while the Katie Hooper and Hattie
weeks, since q transient boat stopped at the
wharfboat. She was the John A. Scudder. who
put off some freight on the Il. Il. Lee wharf
Pttsburg Dispatch:
In response TO a communication from q num-
Der Of our steamboatmen, including Capt g, r.
Adams. of the Alice, Capt John B. Conway. of
the Fannie Tatum, and Capt. J. d. Vandergrift,
q the John L. Rhoads, in regard to United
States hospital dues, Surgeon General John NJ
Woodwork, of tho United States Marine Ser
vice. replies as follows:
OFFICE SUPERVISING SURGEON GENERAL. J
United States Marine Hospital Service,
Washington, D. c., October &c. 1878. J
Ge'tlemen-lour communication Of the eighth
instant, retatiye, to sick and disabled river
boatmen, at Pittsburg. and fnuuiring what
benefits are enjoyed by river men in return for
the hospital dues leyied on their wages, have
to say that, under the regulations, oil senmen
employed on doeumented vessels of the United
States are entitled to care and treatment by the
marine hospital service when sick or disabled
YOU'D hnnk you to report the cases referred
who were unfortunate enough to be stricken
with yellow fever were allowed to die
on their boats, without any effort being
R tRer Sy the e PF9yde for
American. seamen entitled to the benefits of the
Marine Hospital Service have been debarred
their rights or il the Service has in any manner
| earnestly request that the facts may be report
cd, in order that the regulations may be en-
forced. It is the duty of the Medical Officer in
charge Of each Relief Station Of the Marine
proper conduct Of the business of the Service at
his post, and to see to 1t that In all cases coming
to his knowledge,, sick or disabled seamen en-
titled to rel fef shall receive 1t. have the honor
JOHN NJ. WOODWORTH.
Surgeon General y. s. NJ II, S.