, 1879-04-07
NOTES ANb',NEws.
YELLOW FEVER.

3HIAo" FEYHHs
Bpecfd! Dispasca ~ Y3s Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 6.-Onc curious
fact abo,1t yellow fever % beard the United
States steamship Plymouth Is that The first man
attacked had lila hammock hung In tho pseciso
place Of the n,an wllo flrst'stowcd symptoms Of
ycllow' fever III Santa Cruz IN November last.
THU cusroN-notan CASES. -.
Tie announcement t3lat the Go1ernmeht's
special counsel arc 10. ready to proceed III the.
Custonl-1louso cases l. sta,bly tlslted .hdre
by tho frlcpds Of the 1,orsot unas7 insAtrtmunt.
The Statement that 1t would bc nee
casaey for any Of tsles' special c0un.
sci to come to Washington to obtain any
documents appears absurd,ror tho rcason thut
uvyry scrap Of paper called for was furnished
three months ago. md every document md rec
ord relatiug to the transaction, extending back
to Mutetts timo 10 now 1sobably In the pos
scsalon Of the specIal couusuu:in Chicago. 1t Is
plaInly inttmatcd hero tlat',one reason for the
postpouc1ncnt OF tho Government Side Of tho
casc IL tic desire On the past Of those interest,"
ed to obtaiA tho large fees which 1t would not
be possible to secure had tho case been brought
to q speedy trial.
M1sslNG+
Tho Sunday Gazette contains tho following:
s'Scuator Saunders ani humber OF gentlemen
are anxious to learn the whereabouts Of Mr. James
Morris, formor editor Of tic Omaha Repao!ican,
who has been TN ylet to thtsfcItY rocrnt1y, alld
is now missing. Mt. Morris WIS Inst scen Thurs
day evening at 10 o'clock, when leaving tho Ma
tional iotol. valtso In hand. l'e description of
him left with the police is asitolows: Forty
nyo years OF age, tiro feet cfel,t or nlna iuches
lIlyh. weighs 185 pounds. full t,cartl md mus.
tathc, light brown III color. Ut is thought tlat
$nirr - r.
soMo boardngh houso In tho ctty.
SUBSIDIARY slLvER COIN.
Senator BOOTHS bill fur tho Interchange of
subsidiary silver coin and United States notes,
provides tint thu holder OF any Of tho silver
co!,ls OF tho United States, Ut smaller denon,l-
nation than one dollar, tnny, OIL, presentation Of
tue same In BUNS Of so. or anv multiple tl.cre-
0l, ut the ucc OF the TrcnsurcT, or my Assist.
ant Treasurer Of tic United. States, receive
therefor United States legal.tondor notcs, The
Treasurer OF any AsslstaNt Treasurer Of tho
United States who tnay receive any cuin under
tho provisions uf this oct satl, exchange thu
nanan In atltns Of $20. or my mnltiple thcreuf,
for United statoa ogal-tcnder uotes, un tho d.
naaila Of any hoiles theEeaI.
NoliTilBRN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Tlle bill OF tha Northern pacailc Aoad this
ycur Ia yury simple ono. It stmply proposes
"that tcn ycars' time from tne pasBaga OF this
act ID herobJ given to thu Northern Pacific Rail
5oaa GanpanY !9f 'he coh'p'eupn ot 1ta ulash
i'1e u"a psanea'' ......
THE TnADE-DpLtAR.
air. Dcckfa bill to provide for restoring the
tEado dollar, atid for It's coinage tnto stailtlard
ttlver Ioilars, psoydcs tl.at tt,e1a shall ba 10
turtrr cutnaeu ol tlle silver tradu do,lar pro-
Ssaea e. 1or oy oee; Aola o. i''e Reviseu statutes
~ ~ un!tS a!n.es a''u; .oF tme posioa OF
~, W., 'u9nes .;''' ..u h'u nater Ky passage ot
i,s i,esciYanio as leealsehaer ios ali dabts ai!u
GSEinnHusl S. lne.aa!tsE cus!of!isIuos owe 10 tne
e1.IS umstsa Sta59si aau sa'a tsa"e oo,.ar1 10 r.
stseu eaan W 1se1heu 70 s1u L a. posssuie 'nto
psaFMIa ssi LOT W 'Me aet VI IoMffsas passea On
nse Soth aay ~ feofnArY, ao'o. oatlt'au ~
~ 10 autNoF'1o tne eo!uake 9! t!e stahttaFu