Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-20
The Yellow Fever at Pensacola.

A telegram to the New Orleans PicGytl3e from
Pensacola, Fla. says: The yellow fever scare
which has disturbed the quiet of this community
for several days past, has about died out by the
| removal to the Ship Island national quarantine
station of the infected vessel, the British bark
Emma Payzant, with cases in alone new
case having been developed since my last dis
patch. This vessel was tOwed by steamer Mary
Louise Tuesday evening. The sick were reported
by DR.. Leonard, quarantine physician. to be in a
fair way to recover. Owing to some misunder-
standing between the national board of
health and this county board. aDr. White
recently appointed national inspector did not
go to the station. as he has. | learn.
surrendered his appointment. This msunder-
standing was brought about by the failure Of
the national board to contribute any relief to
the Escambia county board; and inasmuch
as they are running this concern on its own
resources, the board prefer that the national
authorities, in their appointment and as
slgnment of national inspectors, shall let this
station alone. The board is composed Of first
class material-Drs. Hargis and Whiting and
Messrs. Brent, Stanley, and Pitt and recently the
appointment of DR.. FOrdham, rising young
physician Ofthis city, is announced. Theyare very
vigilant, and have taken every possible precauton
to prevent any spread of the disease beyond the
confines of the quarantine reserve. nine miles
distant from Pensacola with dense woods and
Pensacola bay intervening. There are now no
more sick at this quarantine station.
AN OCTOGENARIAN SUICIDE.-In the humble
home of Mrs. Gleason No 317 South Cd street
yesterday lay the dead body of Mrs Lydia
Francis an old woman, who. after struggling for
years against poverty, ingrattude and the in
firmities of age, ended all those troubles on Sat-
urday night by drowning herself in the Della
ware. Mrs. Francis, who was SO years of age
called on Mrs. Gleason, an old acquaintance last
Saturday evening The visitor told Mrs. Gleason
that she was homeless and penniless. and SO in
firm that people objected to employing her. Up
to Friday she lived at No. 407 Penn street, but
on that day sold all her household furniture for
%, ana gave every penny of that sum to her
landlord IN part payment of 50 she owed him
Tor rent, and went out on the street without
place to rest her head. She complained of being
tlred OF life and left Mrs Gleason's, saying she
was gong to see an acquaintance on Bainbridge
| street-Phila. Times.
CHIEF SECRETARY FORsTER THREATENED
cable telegram from London says:-Mr Fors-
ter mas had an uncomfortable time of it since
the coercion act became law. Every day threat
enhg letters are received at the chief secretarys
rouge at the Phoenix and occasionally he gets
one In the house. but these, as Lord Carlingford
Mr. Chlchester fortescue) used to say, are 1.-The
PHEASANT perqulstes" OF the chief secretaryship.
On MONDAY, however. man called at Mr.. FOrs-
ters residence in Eccleston square and insisted
on seeing him. Mr.. Forster was out of town,
but the man hung about the house all day, and
made no secret of his intention to kill the chief
secretary on sight. He was arrested by the no
lice, and a letter which he had written to Mr..
forster was found on him, bidding the chief sec
retafy release the coercion act prisoners and re-
sign ms Office under pain of death. This morn
ing the prisoner, Patrick Talfourd Hickie, eigh-
and remanded for week.
SHOT DEAD WITH A TOY PIsroI--A telegram
from hlngston. N. Y, July 10. says. News has
been received here that John. aged 9 wears. a
son OF Napoleon Wright of Denning, in this
county, VINO was adopted in his infancy by AL
pert Munson. who moved to Emporia Kansas,
", was snot y. the morning of the Fourth of July,
ln ~, lloht oi the court house in Emp0ria, by
Charles Frlsby, a schoolmate. about 13 wears of
age. Frisby had just bought toy pistol and
Pu. put TWO wv oncksnot IN it. boy standing by told
Wmnson f so siIoGs Raisn tn1 boy pointing to young
I'm going to shoot you.H John said: ssNo Won
will not, Charlie:" whereupon Frisby fred and
shot the Munson boy in the heart with one ball
the e. otner lodging in the flesh about one and
lial nInes .I' oelo". John whirled about, ran
across the street, and stepping up to his father
said, "Oh, father, I'm shot and fell in his
fathers arms, dying in five minutes It seems
that young Frlsby had some petty spite against
Johl, an! TWO OF three days before had told
confined in Jail.
BAD INDIANS AND PIoUs AGENT.-A special
dispatch TO the Chicago Times from Santa Fe.
N. NJ, says: ''Ihe Indians on the NavajOe reser-
vation are ripe for revolt because Rev. Galen
Eastman has been reappointed agent in place of
Capt. Bennett, for whom they have great re-
s2cct. There are not sufficient troops in New
Mexico to keep them quiet. should they be in-
clined to revolt. The officers at Wingate be-
leve they will kill Eastman unless government
speedily removes him. 1t reported that his first
move was to endeavor to make the Indians go to
church and stop using tobacco. They numbers at
least 1900 bucks, and are the only tribe that is
increasing. The matter of good, efficient agent
Is very important. There seems TO be little
doubt among well Informed persons that should
other unpopular ageuts.