The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
THE SOUTHERN EPIDEMIC.

coNcoRDIS La, IN LAMENTABLE coSDI-
TIoN-THE WEATHER BECOMING COOL IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEATHS AT FOREST CITY,
ARK.
MEMPHIS Oct. IT, 1879.
The steamer o. W. Pierce which was sent by the
Towards with relief for Concordia La. returned
this morning. W. J. Smith reports that the greatest
restitution prevails there. The sending of pro-
visions there most opportune. as the sick were
really suffering for the necessaries of life. Two
nurses who taken down by the steamer were
left behind to for the afflicted The Pierce lett
Concordia on Monday morning.
Hero the weather is rapidly becoming cooler. tho
thermometer ranging between 63 degrees and ~
degrees. This Is not good change for the sick.
Several additional new cases were reported TO the
Board of Health to-day. among them Henry j.
Ensil. I. D. Conoway. Annie Washington and Martha
Jones--the two last colored.
Judge John d. Adams is very low.
J. d. Conway. who it thought had the fever
two months ago, was stricken this morning.
The following whites have boon supplied with
nurses by the Howards:-J Read Theodore jacob.
U. johnson and Is. Byrnes.
Tho deaths reported to-day Charles D. Lsaacs,
John Lutz und Callie Spickernagel.
Two deaths have occurred at Forest City since the
and was buried at ten O'Clock this morning and his
mother. Mrs. Longpridge, who died in the country
this morning. eight miles from town. The latter
was also the mother of Mrs. Healthier and was with
her during her illness j. II. Brown and another
memoer OF the whitaker family were stricken with
the fever this morning.
Three nurses. sent by the Towards. left for For
est City by special train this morning.
DISPUTED BILL FOR SANITARY WORK IN NEW
ORLEANS.
WASHINGTON. Oct. IT. 1879.
bill was recently received by the National Board
Of Health from the State Board of Health of Lousi
ana purporting to be for certain debts con-
tracted for sanitary work in the city of
New Orleans. Contrary to custom. however,
the bill was not itemized. and the State
Board notified that the details Of expenditures
We're insufficient to warrant its payments by the
Treasury Department. Upon receipt OF this infor-
nation appeal made by the State Board to the
Secretary OF the Treasury, requesting a relaxation
of the rules OF tho Treasury that in OF
gency the moneys sub-appropriated by the National
State boards, and the latter be held accountable
therefor The matter was subsequently referred to
the First Comptroller for his decision. Under the
stringent rules OF the Treasury. governing the APP
prov of expenditures. Judge Porter held that until
clear and unequivocal proof is furnished such as
vouchers and atdavits covering every item the pay
ment OF the bill in question cannot be authorized
The National Board OF Health concur in this opinion
EXPERIMENTS WITH PHENIC ACID WITH THE
VIEW OF DESTROYING YELLOW FEVER.
London World.-"A French ply stefan, better known
as the heir to the once famous Duke of Gramont-
Caderoussc than in the capacity of practitioner.
DIR. Decat. has just completed by proxy at Senegal
experiments on the treatment Of yellow fever. with
apparently very satisfactory results. DR.. Decat
has been led to infer theoretically from the symptoms
ofthe disease that picnic acid might be in such
cases with some probability of success as prophy-
Tactic well as a remedy. Some months ago he for
warded dozen bottles Of the compound to mis-
sionary with practical instructions it's and
the request OF report on the facts. The mission
airy, who seems to be clever. enlightened man. with
some knowledge Of medicine and considerable expe-
rience Of yellow fever now writes that not only did
he actually rescue from imminent death by dint of
the remedy several natives who writhing under
the pangs of the disease but that he himself owes
his life to its This indeed, II confirmed OH
large scale. would prove boon to America aud the
West Coast OF Africa