, 1878-08-08
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The mrrcur, rnu.rdupm@ 'o degree,
higher than il had done durjU- 'h"- several
hot DAYS Immediately preceding, i0'r,nN
indir.iirrthr wisdom ui the Weather Bu-
r,au', prediction that the hot wave from
the wt-' wo0d reach u,~yr un lhr cay.
Ths mornings at >uuU,"tlr iIr tllrrh"ll-
ctrr indicated temperature ol aOouI -
or So. rhrr ha. been very few "lseN oi
sunStrohr ur even of proStrttion rom tne
hrataS compared with other towns oil NOT
half WaShiuctou's populations not u Ie"
I'm the west or other sections less than one
nth II, size report more deaths from the
extreme heat i'm one day than have oc-
r,llrd here since the advent of heated Term
Altogether doubt il there has been haIt-ii
dozen deaths from sunStroke reported; anu
fine minor casualties have been proper
tionafrlv few. There have only been $50
httTl instances of work suspended, people
yoiny about their Orlinary lvoralonS is
usual The facts Observcd here rs showing
that all but a very small fraction OF those
who have seriously suffered are from the
lnnl;. of mbimal drinkers, are confirmed
hv the pains taken ut the other points to
establish or explode this theory. The re-
suit or observations made with this object
suecialv IN view are dead against the
whSkey and beer drinkers, as they are in
eases OF epidemics generally.
The marked progress make within the
past few years in educating the owners OF
animals 10 the duty Of caring for them ana
looking after comfort and preserving their
.,, tl lao, % l-1l nf
horses and mules driven in our streets.
Special cnntriyanceS have been adopted by
nearly or quite all the corporations, such
rs street railroads and ice companies. to
shield their animals so far practicable from
the damages and suileriDgs incident to the
intense heat. The same may be said Of
the smaller owners. though the Sensibili-
ties are still occasionally shocked by ILL
stances ofcruely and brutal Indifference
to the discomforts OF the animals drive
our streets.
lt is pretty hot weather Tor the revival
Ofthe 'code of honor" as recognized by
the typical +. F. V. Yet that is precisely
what Mr.. Eppa Huntyn. the member OF
Congress from the Virginia side of the Po-
tomac is accused Of trying to do, in order,
II is estimated. to silence the batteries of
Columbus Alexander, of this city, who is
pouring into IIunton terrible broaClsides
of shot and shell through the Alexandria
Ir,pers. somewhat to the detriment, prob
ably. OF HnntOn's chances for re-nomi-
nation. Alexander is, like Hunton, a
pronounced Democrat. and has become
locally famous for the stubborn fight he
made against the Board of Public Wards.
lie refused to pay the assessments made
under its REGIME against his property and
has kept up the fight to the present time
in the District Courts. He was almost
alone at first but was gradually reinforced
as citizens began to realize something Of
the load Of taxes the Board was piling up
up on their property. TO have requested
Hunton to vote legalize the assessments.
as HuntOn charges he did, would have
been inconsistent with his whole record in
tie matter and those knowing him will
believe HuntOn must have misappr0hend-
Ell the drift of his iAleXandcrsl request.
He promptly denied the statement and has
got so far along as to have invited AleXan-
der TO meet him somewhere in Virginia
10 settle the hash. according to the ma
tional Republican.
We are still in the dark as to the sirnif-
icance Of Secretary Sherman's recent visit
to New York and his several conferences
with the sub-Trcasurv officials and repre-
sentative bankers. Though Mr.. Sherman
Is reported to have denied any intention
OF anticipating the date fixed for resump.
tion. many still insist he had that i'm view
in his visit which has been invested with
much mystery. What little current work
largely increased by the appropriations
voted Tor deficiencies) dminuton of the
force by discharges and the remarkable
Increase In the number of subscribers to
the 4 per cent. loan, Mr. Sherman's is the
hardest worked crowd in any of the De-
par'ments. heing allowed no time even to
grumble about the hot weather. Sub
scriptiOns are said to have amounted to
over 81 l.OO0.O00 in a day, and the clerical
force is inadequate to the prompt issue of
the bonds; but as interest begins with
payment no loss can result to subscribers.
Porter's defense by eX-cOnfederates as
closed and summed up amounts to this:
The night of August 9th was so dark
he conldr t march, though Reno. Kearney
and McEawell were able to do so; the fight
OF August was only an artillery duel and
that he received Popes order of 4:3O P. NJ.
August 80. too late to attack Longstreet
as ordered. If this gauzy web, woven for
his justification is not torn to shreCls i'm
the hearing OF the government case TO
open to-day, about everybody here will be
disappointed. KNOX.
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