The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-23
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Aug. % The navy depart
ment here is informed that the Talapoosa left
/ Portsmouth navy yard this morning with
| Secretary Chandler on board
Small Pox, Cholera and Yellow Fever in
NHexico.
The Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital
Service has received report from. Surgeon
Main at Brownsville, Texas, from which it APP
| pears that the black small pox is prevailing
| with great mortality in the towns OF Tamata-
Ian and puri6cacion, Mexico; that yellow fe-
! yer is reported at Tampico and Panama. The
| black small pox is prevalent in Guatemala, the
victims being principally foreigners. There
were 160 deaths from cholera in San Dionisis,
| Oaxaca, during July. There were ATT deaths
| from yellow fever in Vera Cruz during July.
| Early in August there was shower of thous-
| ands of fish in Montemorelos, and there was
| an earthquake at Patchuca, causing 20 deaths
and destroyed 80 houses.
several Deaths.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Aug. 22.-The Board of
| Health announces two cases of yellow fever at
| Polar Fox wharf A guard has been placed
around the building, which will be bnrned as
| soon as the sick are removed to quarantine.
| The men are sailors who were stolen from
| ship and hidden until the ship left port. They
| are supposed TO have been hidden at Warning
| ton. DIR. Owens is reported with black vomit.
| One new case is reported at the navy yard.
Chief Justice Waite.
| Col. Tourlelotte, of Gen. Shermans staff,
| has just returned from visit to Chief Justice
| Waite at his home in Lyme, Conn, and says
| that tho Chief Justice has nearly recovered
| from the severe fall he sustained while travel
ing with Gen. Sherman in the West, and that
he will not suffer any permanent injuries in
consequences theretrom.
The Brazilian Charge d'Affaires.
The State Department has requested the
chief OF police of the city to investigate the
charges, recently published of improper con-
nf Ph
d'atfaires. detective has been detailed to
look into the matter.
The Test Case Decided.
Inquiry was recently made at the Treasury
Department by the state board eff immigration
OF Baltimore, whether the fund available for
that port can be applied in defraying the ex-
pense of a returning alien (now sick and desti-
tute) who arrived in Baltimore last spring, to
the country whence he came. 1t appears that
the person IN question was in good health
when he arrived here, and soon secured en-
payment, but that he had only been at work
few days when he was stricken down with
paralysis and had to be sent to the hospital.
Ihe Acting Secretary OF the Treasury has
decided in this case that the immigrant, on
securing employment after his arrival, ceased
to be charge upon the commissioners or to be
entitled TO relief from its funds, and that his
subsequent sickness or destitution cannot oper-
ate to restore him to their care so that he
might receive the benefits of the immigrants
fund.
Respect TO Judge Black.
Secretary Frelinhuysen has notified all
Diplomatic and consular representatives of the
United States of the death of Judge Black
and instructed them to display the usual SYM
bols OF mourning.
Nearly all Whiskey.
In compliance with the quest made by the
proprietor of one of the popular patent medi-
cines widely sold throughout the country un-
der the general name of ''hitters," the COM
missioner of the internal revenue to-day rem
dered decision with regard to the liabilities
of such Quack medicinal preparation to a
special tax. Where bitters are sold in good
faith as a medicine no special tax since July
Isl will be required. An analysis Of the psrti-
cnlar specimen of bittars upon which this de-
cision was rendered showed the following re-
suit: Absolute alcohol 80 per cent, water "a
per cent, essential oils and fiavoriug extracts
per cent, Upon this analysis it was estimated
that the sample contained 50 per cent Of
ordinary whiskey.
The Post Office Changes.
The recently published statement that Post
master General Gresham had ordered the dis
mIssal OF several cle-ks in order to make room
for personal friends is untrue. Congress-, at
the last session, decided TO dispense with thir-
teen clerks il one division of the Post Office
Department at the close of the fiscal year.
These clerks were nearly all women of expert
ence and ability. Before his death, Judge
Howe promised to find places for most of them
promise in appointing them to places formerly
filled by less competent males, The only
cancy created to make room for new empoye
was made in order that grand-niece OF Gen.
Washington might he given an opportunity 10
support herself. The only personal friend
thai General Gresham has appointed is his
Chief Clerk Walker
Ehe Maryland Democrats.
The split among the Democrats of Maryland
seems TO be widening. Aside from the trouble
created by the recent letter of Governor Ham
ilton and the Indictment of Mayor Whyte
with the Baltimore Board of Fire Commits
sioners, the Mayoralty contest iu Baltimore
gives evidence of becoming three-cornered
night. The Democrats are said to he badly de-
moralized, not only there but all over the
State. A gentleman who has recently traversed
the State for the purpose of carefully viewing
the situation said this morning that there is
not the slightest prospect that the differences
between the Democrats can be adjusted this
fall. Both factions tactly admit that the sue
cess of the Democratic State ticket is almost
hopeless, and the Republicans are correspond
ingy jubilant
Will Unite TO Fight the Western Union
WASHINGTON, Aug 22.-Rumor was current
among the brokers here this afternoon that
steps were being taken in the direction of the
consolidation Of the American Rapid Bankers
and Merchants aud Postal Telegraph Com
panies for the purpose of organizing strong
opposition to the Western Union.
Hosseuer's Biuers Anaiyzed.
The chemists analysis shows the component
parts ef Hostetters BitteTs TO be alcohol 81 per
cent; water, GA per cent; essential oils and
other favoring, per centyand trace of qui-
nine. Commissioner Evans says that when the
mixture is sold IS a beverage a license must be
paid, but when sold in good faith as medi-
cine none will be required.
Financial.
The statement of the United States Treasur-
ot.Nrrf cf1r fnI Efafn
in the treasury to-day as follows:-Gold coin
and bullion, $202, ,890, $685. silver dollars and
bullion, $118,293, ,172; fractional silver coin,
$27 .S75, ,161; United States notes, 1885, ,062;
total, $402, 785 ,263.
Certificates outstanding-G $50, ,533, ,730;
silver, S74, ,181 Al; currency, Sl2.055,000.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day
we're $277 ,810 and rom customs $623,147.
The national bank notes received for re-
demption to-day amount to $214 600.
NEW HAMPSHIRE