The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-08-13
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS

YELLOW FEvER-FRoM MEMPHIS
THE FEVER OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED AS
EPIDEMIC Memphis, August 9th-The
Board of Health to-day officially announced that
the yellow fever is raging as epidemic accom-
panying the announcement with full statement
in regard to the prevalence and spread of the
disease in the city. Up to August I'd, the dis
ease was confined to certain limits, and could not
be considered epidemic beyond these limits, but
during the past ten days it has EXTENDED beyond
these limits, and cases have been reported and
deaths occurred in so many different parts of the
city that it is now impossible to say what part
is not infected; therefore the formal declaration
of general epidemic is made. The death-rate is
small in proportion to the number Of cases report
ed, and there are good reasons to hope that it
will not exceed, if it again reaches, that of the
present week.
The following is the number of deaths from
yellow-fever since its appearance, as reported to
the office of the Board of Health: For the weeks
ending July 18th, g. July 10Th, g. July 26th,
"a; August ID, %; August 9th, %. Total num-
Der of deaths to date, 81.
As is customary, the Board of Health will an
nounce officially through the papeFs when it is
thought safe for absentees to return,
LATEST FROM MEMPHIs
Memphis August 11.-Thirty- cases in
all-twenty white and fourteen colcred--were
reported to-day Among them We're s. T. Hast
ngs, Edward Schloss, William Costello, Henry
W. Johnson, and Johanna OstmanRa. Two adj
ditional deaths have occurred-both colored.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Nelo Orleans, August AT a meeting of the
Sanitary Auxiliary Association to-day DR.. White,
sanitary director, reported that no death from
yellow-fever occurred during the past week /;
that no person had been taken sick with yellow
fever for ten days and that no case of yellow
fever nor any suspicious cases exist. The city
enjoys the best possible health. Dr. Bemis of
the National Board of Health, concurs in the
above statement
A GEORGIA OFFICER 1MPEACHED.-
AlantG, Ga. August IA committee of the
House of Representatives to-day went to the bar
of the Senate and formally impeached Washing
ton Goldsmith, Controller General, of high crimes
and misdemeanors. The Senate will take up the
case soon and push it to trial The House will
elect seven Managers of Impeachment tomorrow
The case has created great excitement in Georgia
Taking the aggregates of our foreign trade for
the last four years the exports of domestic pro-
ducts from the United States have exceeded the
imports more than seven hundred millions of
dollars This is what is meant by'a favorable
balance of trade.
There are very few people from the South at
the Saratoga hotels. Four or FIVE are registered
from Georgia, and here and there one from New
Orleans, Charleston and Richmond but there is
no general arrival from the South, as was in
former years the case.
In the storm of July Is, 5000 street lamps in
Boston were broken and from 800 to 1000
panes of glass in the city schoolhouses one firm
sold $4,000 panes of glass the next day.
Mr.. Heating, in his History of the Yellow
Fever of 1875" puts its cost to the country at
$4,000 lives and $2O0,OO0OO0 of pecuniary loss
in one form or another. One-tenth Of this sum
spent in sanitary prevention would have pre-
vented the fever altogether
At Nashville, Tenn, the degree of Masters of
Arts were conferred by the faculty-of- Wander
built University upon Miss Kate Lupton, be-
cause, as the Chancellor stated, she had won it
in a mastery manner, having passed most salts
factOnly all the examinations to which young
men were subjected
A large shoe manufacturer of New York State
recently advertised IN Boston and New York for
% shoe-6tters to work in his factory He was
ready to pay full current rates and furnish steady
work, but had only one application. This gives
good idea of the abundance of work now offer
ing for all who are ready and willing to do it.
There is no need for any one to be idle in the
shoe business, and the same is true in nearly
every department of industry-Shoe and Leath-
er Reporter, Aug Z
More than one-half of the glass used in the
United States is produced in Pittsburgh, where
over 5000 hands are employed in making it;
12,11O tons soda ash We're used in the business
during last year and the value of the glassware
amounted to nearly 100000