Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-06
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Special Correspondence Of Tie -A7sra. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 6, 1879.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug 6, 1879.
IL az Interview ai.h your correspondent TO-
day. D.. Ivwnshosl Health OGcer of the
city, informed him thai the proposed partial
quarantine he intended 10 establish upon travel
from the gt!law fever iu!ested Giles would 60
toto ellcct tcrm:rtcw nigh. He does not be-
lev hat tie disease, il case Of it Eere to
occur here, would spread, but III order to do
shat Gau eas!ly AID without Inconvenience to
iIav:sTs DC doua to prevent tn, occurrence Of
si:gie case sad to obyia.o all danger OF its ey.
tetsiop, his GMasrs gi!l bosri all traios from the
Inspect all the tickets of ell the PASSENGERS
I11sc vito have tickets FROM any of the n!eo:
Cd ciiies. AID Tho are at all iudsposed and
present suspicious symptoms will be taken
charge Vi aad carried 20 the hospital already
prepared tor them. aLd detained there uni$,aIl
doubts about !he-n arc removed. 10 case tie
passengers Grc perfectly well they will BIZ ALLOW.
Cd to ~ Sherc they please, bu. their baggage
will be taken 10 charge Of aud disiuiec..
Cd before 1t Is returned to thea, that is
| unless The we'll passengers are bound
| ter poos beyond the city, in which
case thsIr Baggage will cot be intertered
with. Shuuid it be discovered that attempts
| srI htitg naae 10 ruo this limited block ade By
| leaving the through trains st Alexandra and
| nakiGg the remainder Ct the trip to this city
| by the lac,l ;Ialrs or by Tie boats, Inspectors
will DO placed upon those lines also. The chief
route 10 be su.ldod will be tho Va. Midland, as
that rIos through sicepers to New OtIeaus,
tu, rv2a b? ,hstrauto the danger will b, slight
cot oniy iTpu the fact Of the few through pas
scoeers coming from that city, but the addi-
| tlGnal cpe that latent case OF The disease
would probably develop itself before it reached
here. The published report about the estab
| lIShmcnt OF 1lVer quarantine and the iuspec.
ton OF all steamboats, aud other vessels arriving
here IS entirely Incorrect, and suca contiu.
gcrcy Is tot locked upcn % within the range
OF probability.
Senator Morgan has sddcd aoother to the
msnv cases OF nepoti:m tho democrats have
| exhibited siuco they becime capable of
chat political offsnse. He has appoint.
ed his son clerk and deputy sergeant OF arms of
the committee Of which ha is chairman, and
Thc1 will soon star; on o junkeling excursion
to the lar West poD'nally. hoTev,r, oo tour
OF inspection among the Indians. Indeed it
seems IS if the democrats, like many other
p2aE!e, can't stand prosperity, aud that as socn
to iLiurc themselves ns rapidly as possible. 10
other words that as General Grant once said,
az soCu as they get within r,aoh Of achieving
their cnds some i6ollshness or iadistr.iicu puts
1t etleciuaGiy beyond their grasp In the purer
daSs Ct tho republic nepoism was boxed upon
as 40 uuccuo thing, aud was seGulonsly avoid.
ed, but noW hardly does nan b2coms pcsses-
SD of the authority 70 bestow oficss than the
most lucrative of them ara sci apart for mem
btrs IT bis own household. Both The political
parties are a.uenabla to this charge. and Gen.
Grants napoGsM WAS SO uotorioul that like
Guy ta!ks' treason there Is 20 reason it should
ever b. forgotten.
| Dispatches received at tho cffca OF the Ma
Iiona! Bad Of Health here to day report IS
new CASES and fica deaths sirca yesterday 10
Memphis. Ine disease seems 10 be spreading,
sod The comparatively limited death rate is at.
trDutsd o1Iy 10 The wisdom of the MI ority Of
the residents & the city 10 fleeing fon its pest
III :ced limits upoa The breskins cut IF the
disease.