Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-10
The Yellow Fever.

he AeAlOw EeVef.
AN INFECTED VESSEL ouARAN11NED-A SUSPECTED
STEAMER BOUND FOR NEW YORK.
The surgeon general OF the marine hospital ser
vice to-day received telegram from Dr. Joseph
Jones, president OF the board OF he alth OF New
Orleans as follows: 'Swedish bark Bernia ar
rived nine days out from Vera Cruz on the 9Th at
MlSS Ss1ppi quarantine station with three cases OF
yellow fever. Bark not bound for New orleans,
but in Distress" The surgeon generalis informed
that the steamship City OF Mexico left Havana on
yellow fever on board.
EXAMINATIONS IN THE ENGINEER CORPS--A board
OF officers of the corps OF engineers to consist OF
Col. John Newton, Lieut.. Col Cyrus B. Comstock
and Major George L. Gillespie, has been ordered
to meet in New York city for the examination OF
the fol0wlng-named officers, with q view to their
entitled theretO:-Capt. Milton b. Adams l,t
Lieut.. Henry S. Taber and 2d Lieut. Oscar T.
Crosby.
COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to B. L. Gates
postmaster at Gainesville, Va, and C. c. Meserne,
Oxford, Md.
BIDS for furnishing fire-proof arch blocks Of
porous terra-cotta and setting the same on the
roof OF the Interior department building were
OF the Secretary OF the Interior. The Ottawa
Tile Co, OF Chicago, bid 80 cents per square foot
OF arches Q inches high, and 30 cents for 4-inch
arches. c. A. Schneider'S Sons. OF Washington
So and s6 cents for one sample and 50 and q cents
for different one. The Wight fre-proOflng COM
blocks and 81 and 80 cents for two different classes
OF 4inch arch blocks. The award will be made
shortly.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieut. Carver Holland,
4th infantry, will report for duty at the O. s. mill
tary academy, West Point, On August 18th, 1888
Leave for six months on surgeons certificate OF
granted Capt John G. Bourke, Sd cavalry. Leave re
or surgeon John Campbell extended one month
on surpeons certificate of disability. Chief Medi-
cal PurveyOr Jedediah II. Baxter will proceed to
Augusta Maine, on public business.
THE PRESIDENT came in from Soldiers Home
to-day, but there was no Cabinet meeting held
He occupied the afternoon in attending to Official
business and receiving callers.
THEY WANT MARSHAL LoNGsTRKKr REMOVED
Col. Birch, chairman Of the republican state com.
mittee OF Georgia, called at the White House this
afternoon on behalf OF that committee, to request
the President to make certain changes in the
federal offices In Georgia, the principal object
being to procure the removal OF Marshal Long
street. He did not see The President until late
this afternoon. The appointment OF Col Bryant
Is recommended to succeed Gen. Longstreet
PATENTS were issued to-day as follows:-James
B. Allfree, Cumberland. Nd, two patents, roller
grinding mill and balanced side valve; Joseph E
Bachelor, Baltimore, telephone receiver; Joseph
Head, Richmond. Va, agitator for tan watts; VIM.
Hendley, asSignor to G. p. Golf, Washington, two
patents, CouuulI IOE uuueT ground wires, ana Ven-
tilating conduit for electric wires; B. T. NJ Hun
ley. Baltimore. boot or shoe fastener; W. W.
KarshDer, Washington ,galvanic battery; John
Milton, Hamilton. Va, knob latch; D. P. Motley
Rexhurg, Va, wheat cleaner; A. G. Points, Staun-
ton, Va, dinner pail; Robert Beach, asslgnor to G.
H. Plant, Jr.. Washington. metal pipe bending
machine; E iward Small. Baltimore, c0mminuted
soft solder; w. A. and w. NJ. Strother, Lynchburg,
Va. lubricating compound for the plates of to-
baccO presses.
CAPT. JNo P. WALKER. 3D. cavalry, who was re-
Gently adjudged insane at JEFFERSON barracks, Mo-,
has been transported to this city and committed
to the government hospital for the insane for