Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-08
Fever.Strtcken New orleans.

II. Babbitt, of Philadelphia, under date of S0th
July, says the physicians endeavOr to keep
and succeeded measurably for three weeks or
more, until it had broken out in four or five
different parts of the city, when the truth
could be concealed no longer. This cores
such as is rarely witnessed. The people left in
crowds by every possible mode of conveyance,
but there is still abundance of new material
for the plague to work upon, and we all know
from its being so widespread that neither car
bolic acid nor anything else can stay it's pro
gress 1t will prove great calamity to our
The New Orleans Times of the I'd inst. re-
ports that very many children are being at
tackled by yellow fever in that city. and re-
marks: The health authorities say that the
tlme-hOnOred theory that natives are exempt
from the disease is exploded by actual expert
ence. They state that the reason why chill
dren OF tender years are attacked now is be-
cause this is the first time since their birth
they have been liable to attack. Not since 1867
has the disease been general, and many now
sick were born since then. The sporadic cases
were confined to specific localities and kept
within restricted limits by diSinfectiOn. Chill
dren, although residents of the city, remained
away from the infected districts, and, of
te in the mountains. 1t is believed by the
health authorities that every resident Of the
city must pass through some species of accli-
nation: mat In the case OF some children the dis
nose it, and in their opinion the reason why so
many children are sick now is because for the
first time in their lives the atmosphere has
been in miasmatic condition to bring on the
disease. The health authorities claim an un-
answerable demonstration of the beneficial re-
suits OF carbOllZatlOn stating that in every
locality where carbOlic acid has been freely
sprinkled the disease was checked Constance
street, near Race, is cited as an example: the
neighborhood OF the Commercial hotel is given
as another instance. The sanitary authorities
pnvQr Inn xxyJ,a
the disease makes its appearance and hope in
the end to accomplish its SUPPRESSION
A ABALTIMoREANCH CHARGE ED WITH OUTRAGE
julius l.. Engel, employed as clerk in ROsen
field Bros at Baltimore street and Center
Market space, was arraigned before Justice
upon the charge of having outraged the person
OF Mrs. Maggie Miller, who was employed by
nm as house servant: Engel is married
man ana n has wife and several children re-
brings the charge against Engel is widow,
whose husband died several years ago, and
who is without relatives or friends in Balti-
more. This considered with the fact of her
being nearly deaf and of weak mind, renders
her a special object of pity. She is a small
woman, OF evident German extraction, and
giving her testimony before Justice Johns yes
terday. Mrs. Lewis Knoche, residing on the
corner OF CRANKY street and Central avenue,
testified that Mrs. Miller told her of the out
she advised her when her month was up to
come and live with her; this Mrs. Miller did
Lewis knOche tstified that when he found that
Mrs. Miller was e7lciente he told Engle of it,
and the latter said: "Well, if that is so, send
her to the doctor on High street, to be operated
on. and will pay the cost" Engel denied the
charge as entirely untrue. Justice Johns re-
leased him on 5000 bail for further hearing
on Tuesday, Aug. 13.-[Balt Gazette, IN.
THE PEACH CROP FA1LURE-The ship.
ments of peaches from Delaware to this city
Will not be as large this season as they have
been in former years. The largest crop of
peaches ever gathered in Delaware was grown
in the year 1875: During that season the daily
receipts OF that fruit in this city were upward
OF $50 car loads per day. The greatest number
@ OF carloads " @ y received during the past week
last. Less than 60 carloads of peaches have
been shipped by rail from the states of Della
ware and Maryland this season. There were
double that number received in this market
on the first Tuesday in August last year. The
prospect is that less than 0ne-tenth the usual
crop will be harvested this YEARLY. Y
Times.