The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-10
Alabama Goes Democratic by o Very
Slim MajOrlty-Lit,le Interest Il
Manifested as TO the Result
Of the Election.
The Indiana Republicans Harmonious.
The Pennsylvania PrOhibitiOnlsts
Strive to Capture the keystone
State-COngresSiOnal Nominations The
List OF the Lucky and the
FOrlorn Aspirants.
The or Year Proving a Potent Factor
In National Politics,
And a Lively Canvass Anticipated
this Fall.
Other Foreign and Domestic News
And Lively Canvass Anticipated
this Fall.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Washington News

WasmnEton news
WASHINGTON, August 9.--Surgeon Cen
eral Hamilton, of the Marine hospital SER
vice. has received a telegram from the col
lector OF customs at Brownsville, Texas, as
follows: "The sanitary condition of this
point is not good. Yellow fever of a mild
form is prevailing here. The fevers are OF
more malignant type in Matamoras,
against which place quarantine has been
established. The shipping of the port
thus far is not affected" This dispatch was
shown to the secretary of the treasury,
who Immediately telegraphed to Governor
Roberts, of Texas, Us follows: "Do YOU de-
sire action of the government in assisting
to suppress yellow fever at Brownsville?"
To which Governor Roberts replied by tel
cgraph; "lf the fever IS epidemic in
Brownsville we will need assistance. VIII
let you know. have advised the scatter.
ing Of people in camps. The state health
officer is there"
The national board of health has re.
ceived the following telegram:
BROWNSVILLE, TRXAs, August 9.--To Dr.. Tur
ner Secretary, Washington
Sir-The epidemic here is developing
There are probably fifty cases of yelowiever
The excitement is abating. The people are
prepared for work and require no aid AT
present. Am bottled up and may remain
some time
ISignedl r. NJ. SwkARINGEN.
The question whether the Nationa
Board OF Health or marine hospital servic,
shall lmve change of the work to be don,
by the government for the suppression O
yellow fever In Texas, has been referred
by the president to Secretary Folger fo
Hl,a Il 1.,, L. 10,
to meet such an emergency as this the sun
Of $4,000.
AIR. Kerr opened up argument for prose
| cution in the star-route cases to-day, ant
| continued speaking until court adjourned
Some of the defendants were present. Mr.
Kerr began by calling attention to tn,
growth OF documentary and other evidenc,
| introduced in the cases, and said many o
the papers represented might seen
| to amount to little, but al
these separate and apparently in sig
! niiioant details when put togethc
made out q scheme of unprecedented vii
lainy on the part of the defendants. 1t La,
| been said that no twelve men of ordinar
intelligence could put these details togetl
er so AS to see neutrality-suspicious., but h
did not believe it. He thought this iur
had very clear idea of the case. 1t was
case otnational importance and one whic
was everywhere regarded with deepest il
tcrest II would be u grand vindcation {
our institutions ifa sub-cabinet officer an
IN eNUnited States senator, tn
defendants, should be convicted lik
other criminals, and he though
they could. His exposition of the Gus
would be confined to the narrowcst limit,
to u mere statement of facts, dates an
other particulars. Mr.. Kerr then revicwe,
briefly the personal history of each of tn
defendants, and took in order for consider
alton and comment each of the routes sc
out in the Indictment. Before he conclude
Kerr will be followed by Judge Carpente
and JEFF Chambers for the defense.