New-York tribune., 1880-01-11


THE PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS THE PROMOTION or
DIR. ROSS or 1HR NAVY, BECAUSE OF HIS VAL
GABLE SERVICES DURING THE PREVALENCE OF
YELLOW FEVER.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIVE TRInUNE.l
WARRINGTON Jan 10.-The President lately nom
mated Passed Assistant Surgeon }. ". Ross, OF the
United States Navy, for promotion. The case oi
this meritorious officer Is one of public interest
In 1878 Dr. Ross went to Memphis and offered his
services in behalf OF the yellow fever sufferers AS
he had never suffered from the disease himself the
Memphis Board of Health declined his offer. lie
then went TO Holly Springs. Miss, where he soon
took the fever. After ms recovery he remained at
Holly Springs ministorug TO the sick and dying.
until the epidemic ceased After he lett lie received
letter of thanks from the Board Of Health and the
Relief Committee of Holly Springs, in which they
said:
We say knowingly and with but candor and justice,
tha, 81 ours Ives has been more usc.ul III uC
done and done nothing You have saved scores
of lives being sngulGTly successful IN your houe oi
treatment You hav tfai gratitude ana respect from
our people well ourselves which you 50 elnenty
deserve aud which feel II proper TO express 10 you
When the fever first broke out IN 1879 Dr. Ross
was absent foreign cruise, but as soon as ne re-
turned he promptly volunteered for service IN the
Infested region. His services were accepted ana nc
at once rclnquished post where he received extra
and less lemuncratIve duties The following ex-
tract from the forthcoming report of the National
Board of Health is printed with the permission Of
Assistant-Surgeon j. ;. Billings, United States
Army, acing-prcsident Of the Board. 1t will serve
TO show the appreciation in which the services Of
Dr.. Ross are held by that body:
The Board call special attention 70 the ser
wee rendered IN Memphis 10y Dr. W Ross Passed Ar'
sistant Surgeon, u. = ~ Inis olhccr, havlnE H"nl'
for service IA connection with yellow leVer wac
assigned TO duty Memphis on the 2@d of AUGUST ana
the Goth of August was placed III charge thyre as ne
Inspector representing the National Board OF heath 10
co09rrac with the state and local authorities To pre-
vent the spread OF the disease Di. hoSs Ielhaitu ou
tins duly until the close OF the epidemic, when ne was
relieved and returned 70 ms pr4pt strion M on tn1
Sehooshp 81. Mary's at NeW-NoIk. Inc position
filed by Dr. Ross one which required great energy
and administrative ability, and the Board taxes pleas
stating that hs duties were III every respect s
isiactOTiiy performed
Soon after his service at Holly Springs. in 1873,
Dr.. Ross was recommended for promotion in letter
signed by Senators Lamar and Bruce, of Mississippi,
by twelve or fifteen other prominent Senator'S ana
by Representative Manning,Uf Holly Springs, who
was personally cognzant of the services the doctor
had rendered. This application was for his advance
ment fifteen numbers on the Navy Register At the
Extra Session the President recommended his adj
vancement eight numbers on the Register, but the
nomination was not acted upon. 1t bas been lately
renewed for the same reason that it first made.
as a re ward for especially meritOrious services.
GUARDING THE UTE CHIEFS.
TIE SECRETARY UNWILLING TO HAVE NEWSPAPER
MEN TALK WITH THEM.
lex TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Secretary Schurz has ar
ranged to have a guard of police In constant at
tendance upon the Ute chiefs. so as TO keep news
paper men away from them during tho negotiations
IN Washington The examination Of the Indians
will be conducted behind closed doors.