The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-03
GALyE STOS.
Jurisprudence of the Herald.

Correspondence OF the Herald.
GALVESTON, July 81. lSs0.
Tho bosrl ofhealth had a regular meeting
vesteriay. There was considerable snxety
falt "a to the action OF the board, as runor
had gained currency that they would pro-
claim quarantine against New Orleans in
consequence Of toe health authorities of that
city permitting vessels arriving from ports
south of 25th parallel Of latitude to enter af-
Ter a slight detention at Quarantine. Alter
the adoption of the minutes Of the last meet
ing, two communications vera read from the
governor. In the first he authorized the es-
Enlistment of telephone communication be-
tween the health Office and the city, the
quarantine station al the east end of the
island, and the employment of a
boat for the use OF the
quarantine officer, at 500 per ssmontt.
Dr. Brown stated that he had been unable
thus far to secure boat requisite for the
service, at the price named. As for the
telpnhone. communication would be fully es-
tsblished between the station and health
office BY Monday, as the line was nearly COM
Melted La the other communication the gov
ernor thanked tn board for their kind ex-
preston concerning himself and heartily APP
proved of the board action in regard to tele-
ersphic communication with tie health
authorities, both state and national at New
Orleans. relative to yellow fever. The
secretary also read letter from DR.. Mitchell,
emphstically denying the existence Of case
of yellow fever, as reported through the dis
patches to the public press. A petition of
John Julia was read, asking the
admission of the schooner Isabella
with cargo of sugar, molaises, coffee, etc.,
from Tuxpan, Mexico. After the expiration
of twenty days, Dr. Brown reported the
schooner as having clean bill os heath, with
no sickness aboard. The petition was
granted. A communication from Dr. Watts,
the president of the board of health, was
then read to the board, in which, after mar
rating the history of the cases Of yellow fever
on board Of the bark Excelsior, at New Or
leans, after being fumigated and detained at
quarantine for the requisite number of days,
was allowed to come up TO the city and dis
charged, when three cases Of fever developed
themselves. He argued from these premises
that 10 consequence Of New Orleans not hay
ing established rigid quarantine against ali
points lying south ofthe twenty-fftn parallel
oClattuie, whether Infected or was III great
danger of being infected with the disease
from Havana, Vera Cruz and other ports
with which she had constant and uninter-
rupted intercourse, and he urged, unless the
health authorities of New Orleans placed
greater restrictions on this trade, and en-
forced a more rigid quarantine against these
points that the board Of health of this city
should declare quarantine against that city.
Mr.. Vidor moved that the communication of
the president be received and laid on the
table for further action. This, however, WAS
afterwsrd withdrawn by Mr.. Vidor at the
suggestion of Mr.. John, WHO
moved that telegram be sent to the
governor, asking him to favor the board for
the report of State Health Officer Rutherford
on the sanitary condition of New Orleans,
and that further action upon the mmuni-
cation be postponed until Monday evening
and that the board adjourn until that time
to enable it to receive the report Of Ruther-
ford from the governor, and also to telegraph
the health authorities of New Orleans and
see what action they were inclined to take in
the premises, so that the board would be able
to act intelligen,ly and advisedly. This was
concurred in by ii board. A lively time is
anticipated when they meet Monday evening.
Captain Fowler, through DR.. Kelley,
offered to the board free
TRANSFORMATION for Mr.. John
and Mayor Noble, and their expenses to
New Orleans and return, for the purpose Of
thoroughly investigating the sanitary condi-
ton of that city. Whether their protfer will
be accepted BY the board will be decided at
the meeting Monday evening. meet.
int of the fourth ward Hancock club in this
ci.y last night, tina following preamble and
resolution was offered by James Griffin, and
was adopted IS the expression of the club,
there being but one dissenting voice Where
as ut the election held in the district for con-
gresham, the Hon. John Hancock was the
regular nominee or the Democratic party:
and whereas, many Of the now prominent
friends Of the Hon Seth Shepard were active
in hostility to his election and succeeded in
defeating him; and whereas, it is fair to sup
pose that this hostility was countenanced, if
not instigatsd by the said Shepard and
whereas. it is not Just that he should now re-
ceive the support of the party which he
deserted at its need, therefore be it resolved,
that it is the sense of this club that its men,
bers are absolved from all obligation to vote
for or support the Hon. Seth Shepard as tho
nominee of the Democratic party for con-
gress. and that it is its opinion collectively,
and individually, that Democrats generally
will fulfill righteous duty of retribution in
securing by all legitimate means his feat.
This is straw indicative Of the strong latent
opposition that will fercibly manifest itself
at the polls at the ides Of November next
and is conarmstory of what has been pre-
dicted in former letters of recent date to
the HERALD. Similar resolutions will be in
troduced and passed by the 6rst ward Har =
cock and English club next Tuesday nigft.
and it is expected other ward clubs will t; l..
low suit, either for or against the congr,s-
sional nominee.--The ladies ice cream f; s.
tival, at St. Johns church last
night, was pleasant affair
Mt. F. E. Barnard, Of the Corpus Christi
Ledger, and Mr.. E. 7. Merrimsn of the
Free Press, arrived yesterday morning, and
are doing the commercial metropolis
The Wharf railroad Is being constructed
eastward to the Lone Star Touring mI..-
An enterestng Houstonian is contempls ing
the erection Of a hotel on the beach. .