The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-07
How Long will the Yellow Fever Last


Two physicians of experience, interviewed
yesterday, gave it as their opinion that the
disease, while it might be confined to a few
cases, would spread in a northeasterly direc-
ton so long as it could find food, and that we
might as we'll make up our minds to bear with
the pest until the first black frost The
American Encyclopedia says, on the con-
trary, thatthe limit of the life of yellow fever
is within sixty days, frost or no frost, but that
frost will kill it. This statement seems to be
borne out by the experience of both Cuba
and Rio Janeiro. In the former, in the
months of December and January, 69degrees
and minutes is the mean thermomeirical
average, and in summer It seldom rises above
81 or So degrees, and its depression in winter
as low as 80 to 55 degrees minutes is rare
AT AZ degrees we usually have here, in Mem
phis, a slight frost; but for killing black
frost we have to wait for decline to 80 de-
grees, which sometimes, with us, does not
come until late in December. In Rio Janeiro
the mean temperature, as observed through
thirty years, was IS degrees; the maximum in
the hottest month (December) was S9l de-
gress, minimum 20 degrees, mean 20 degrees;
in July (the coolest month maximum 40 de-
grees, minimum &C degrees, mean 73l degrees.
In Cuba and Rio they never have frost, and
yet the vOmita 1.-THE worst and most aggravated
form of yellow fever) runs its course in both
places, and ceases for long intervals to be ep-
ldemIc or to occasion any anxiety even to
strangers. Ii would seem from this that we
may not have to wait for frost. especially If
the vigorous disinfectant measures of the
Board of Health are kept up. The healthy
people stillin theinfeoted districts are promptly
removed, and our sanitary regulations are
strictly enforeed.-AeHlphis Appeal, aug. e.
Governor Rice's refusal to issue a war
rant for the rendition of Hiram II. kimptOn,
for whom a requisition had been issued by
Governor Hampton, of South Carolina, was
based upon the advice of the Attorney Gen
eral of the State, who decided that, under an
old statute of the State, the GovernoFwas emit.
tied 10 exercise discretion, and recommend
the Governor to withhold his warrant, be-
cause it had appeared in evidence that there
was no intention TO try kimpton for the
crimes with which he was charged. The At
torney General says in his report that kimp-
ton was wanted as a witness only, and that
even after his arrest in Massachusetts offers
were made to him of immunity for past often
ces if he would testify as to the robberies
committed by other officials of South Carolina
six years or more ago. Ii is greatly to be
regretted that a scamp like Kimpton should
be allowed TO escape punishment through a
technically or the exercise of ''sound dis
cretion'' By the Governor of Massachusetts,
but the authorities of South Carolina have
themselves to blame for having made any at.
tempt to negotiate with the criminals who
banded together to rob their State and cor
rupt its Legislature. They should have been
pursued with the signal purpose of Furnishing
them one and all, and then South Carolira
could have relied upon the assistance of other
States in bringing them to justice. -F'biiadel-
Dhid LedgeI'