The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23
>. WASHINGTON.
Meeting Of Southern Men to Discuss the
Situation at Memphis and Elsewhere.


%sge present Hoq. Casey 7ogas; dsn: 1 y; ~ :.
o Ms n a Wbere D. i MoSe q b MeRphhs smh i fip
of Mobile; 9, q. p. French, Ct Nashville; Gel.
The situation was informally discussed, bnt
was %. deemed Ct Pgs to
termined to cali a meeting Of representative
men from all sections Of the county, who y, With
| later and fuller Information. will determine
what Is best to be done. Hon. Casey Young
| was authorized to name the time and place OF
the next meeting. OF which due notice will be
| given.
THE NATIONAL AND STATE BOARDS.
| DR. Smith, of the National Board Of Health.
announces that they have met with most
from all the. state, and municipal boards Of
health DR.. Mitchell telegrapbs from Memphis
the National M Board 81 har q s to
enough material remaining liable for the fever
to have serious epidemic here.
| Northward from New Or cans to Grenada.
| Miss. reports no fever on the route. 10 sum up
the Information received BY The Naional Board
| of Health to 10 80 tonight, shows that there Is
no teyer at any other point III the South, except
ing Memphis and an isolated case at Shelby
| yills Tenn, The situation seems more en-
couraging than at an early hour this morning.
and the national board have hopes that the fever
may be confined within the City limits 81 Mem
4 CLAIMS OF MEXICAN WAR OFFICERS.
Officers who served In the Mexican war are
very much exercised because the First Con
troller Of the Treasury has refused to pass their
claims for three months extra pay Intended to
be authorized By the act Of February last, Many
q these officers have written Y to ths h Treasury w
} paid. A letter addressed to gentleman at Pc,
tersbng. Va. is an answer to Ill inanirers and
l. is Issued BY tho Acting Fourth Auditor, and
Si In reply to 20 5r letter OF the seventeenth
inc apfv af,fp date
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the receipt OF your claim
for three months extra pay: authorized BY act
, provisions Of that law was introduced In the
House OF kepresentatyes. and It was adysable II,
% M sn bs q G e hf
.. il Mexico. As the law of 1879 now stands i.
bnt q1 fhoIa wo bn classes ssrvsd f M
their, term Of engagement. or have been, or
may be honorably discharged. Officers Of the
eanho m sad at to ha hyg br MADE
permanently. You do not therefore come with,
In the first mentioned class and It has been held
honorable discha ge within the meaning Of the
, laws of July 19. 1sas. which excluded yon from
! the second class for the reason that the limltn-
| to the law of 1879. | would therefore suggest
that you lot the matter rest for the, present as
the decision. If rendered now would In all pro
T bability be adverse, but II you do not approve
Of the suggestion. advise me o, the fact and the
case will be disposed OF without further delay
, INDIAN AFFAIRS ON THE CANADA BORDER.
AT the Cabinet meeting to day the ssseretary, o.
conan Il rG9 1ea ars on he
border From the tenor Of the report it ts in
fArred that Gsn.sMile- Is anxious g provoke a
| government wishes TO prevent; consequently 1t
) was decided to instruct the aeneral to be, very
careful to Dc nothing 70 bring about collision
OF course if the Indians commit any overt act
Gen. Miles will endeavdr TO punish them.
Yellow fever was also talked Of In connection
, | with the transportation OF mails. Con. Brady
Acting Postma ster General, was instructed tc
do his best under tho circumstances to distri-
J butte the mails In the fever districts,
CAPT EADs TO GET HIS FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
The claim OF Capt. Eads for $500 900 on &C.
! count Of thirty foot channel recently obtatnsd
through tho Mississippi Jetties was considered
and it Was decided TO pay him the amount.
= DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
The Controller the Currency has declared q
divldidend of 5 per cent. payable to creditors OF
the Third National Bank Of Chicago, making II
all dividends of 80 per cent also dividend OF
! Der cent in favor Of the creditors Of the Wash
( ington County National Bank. Greenwich. New
York. maktngin all dividends OF 100 per cont
THE MOBILE QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
! Dr. Wright. sanitary inspector. under date Q
q July a. reports to the National Board of Health
relative to the sanitary condition OF the Port OF
. Mobile as follows: The anarantlne. IS S at pres re-
Temporary and inefficient character. Tne char
ter If the city Of Mobile has recently been re-
Z pealed by the LeglSatu OF Inc Dldtt, AHu Cut
n port is now under the government OF Doar6
. oof police commissioners. The a9@aran @
Board Boa Of Health Of Mobile. but with no, othe
r means provided for It's support than barely
enough to pay salaries 70 one meg e pny
scian and tW2 b'amen Ihis tb oeep nnoa, y nov y
: enst side Of Mobile bay thirty miles from The
4. city There is no hospital. no warehouse. ns
i beds, bedding or hospital supplies OF any kind
) The physician has quarters for himself ana tnt
II boatmen In the old government mouse: neal
d Fort Morgan. and makes Use OF olt
a Fort Morgan wharf The quarantine regula
Z tions Of the port order the treatment OF the slci
il In hospital but am told BY the president
l. the Board of Health Dr.; Geo A. Ketchum. M "a ane
the event of the appearance OF yellow fever oI
board any vessel arriving here the vessel shoult
be detained at quarantine All persons OF oI
70 board will be kept on the vessel, and the sici
o sician. S. per day being charged the vessel To-
l. each and every case so treated. So far. fortu
81 lately no cases ofyeoW f.ver have arrived her
this summer. but they are likely to be brouGh
alive to the importance Of better qnarantin
facilities. and has repeatedly petitioned th'
local authorities for means to perfect the quar-
ra antine, without avail There are two ship, en-
the present boarding station. so far as boardins
and inspection OF vessels goes, but the other
which Il called Grants Pass. or the west chan
at nel and is ten or twelve miles from the presen
al station, Is without supervision. and vessel
,e may easily pass through there and 60 up to tn
I. port without the knowledge Of the boarding
nfacar An ffleer should be stationed at thi
i nass and all vessels should be ordered to pro
G. cad to the quarantine station on the other SID
Of the bay for ipsDpct1on OF ln.s oc, t IN
= nsnaetioa. N The Mobile board Of health is no'
= ann,ped in an effort to cause the commission