Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-07

SapelO Quarantine StatiOn-ChattahOo-
chee River ImPrOveneat-The Hapless
Government Clerk-The Wrong sort of
a Doctor,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Petitions are nre-
sented almost every day in both the House
ana senate urging that a quarantine station
DC maintained at SapelO. These petitions
come from residents of Georgia, Florida and
oouth carolina, from local health boards in
those states. and from health officers. Vice
treSident pro tenn. Davis has presented quite
number OF them. They are referred as they
come in to the Committee on Epidemic
Diseases,
CHATTAH0OCHEE RIVER.
Mr.. Buchanan has presented in the House
a Dill TO appropriate 100000 for continuing
the improvement of the Chattahoochee river
1t was referred to the Commerce Committee
1t is impossible to get any definite Information
from members of this committee about what
specific appropriations have been decided
upon IN the river and harbor
Dill. AS the bill will not propose
an appropriation of more than $S.OO6,OO0, it
must inolude reduction OF about ono-iaif
interests have been pretty well looked after
before the committee. The South will get a
taIr proportion of the total. 1t is still claimed
by some that even greatly reduced river and
harbor bill cannot pass. The chances are that
il can.
THEY ARE MAD.
Clerks in the several departments almost to
a man are crying that il will not do for one
clause in the legislative, executive and iudt-
cial bill to become a law. That clause reGures
clerks to work from $50 a. m. to 4 80 L. Ia.
They now work, or more correctly are ann
posed TO work from a. m. to p. IN. in the
winter, and from a. n. TO 8p m. during
hard time of Il. The They In sro "Wi%l tbn
hardest worked lot Of people ON the face of the the
earth. They eXpend more of the sweat of tie
brow than any other class. This is the rea-
son why sofoW people are found who are will
ing to take elerkships. The work is so oner-
Gus and combining that the heads of depart
ments nave TO hunt around often for q long
time before they can find people 10 f}lf the
vacancies which occur. These you know are
happening all the time ON account of
hessnso SeSsn i'om oveF%oTk or resignation
part of clerks to longer endure the heat and
ouFoeh OF such lah0fl0E5 toll as is theirs. No
wendeT dd9 they kleS when it is further proposed
aerpaid and overworked clerks mnsP POee Sat "n I've
lufther imposed on. 1t would 10 heartless
cruelty 10 Keep them an hour longer at their
IesS9 ;. readlng novels, VIXEN they could be play
ing Diiilards or taxing IN the avenue.
THE WRONG SORT OF < DOCTOR.
IAere are men in Washington whn hold no.
sltlons IN the departments and after and be-
I0re once hours practice medicine. They are
GIheaper than thoga physicians who devote
NAtOiC Lane co tfleIf profession, MaDV Of
them have built up lucrative practices among
Stat class OF people who win always plunge in
Tor the cheapest OF everything. As a
nute t tneSS department doctors are
not Well qualified TO practice medicine
have known numerous Instances
where they have been guilty of gross errors
IN their treatment. \ most fiaQrant case of
TINS klnd has just happened right IN nv own
neIghborhood. a gentleman named Hender-
son, an estlmable and well-to-do paper
Inlangef was ah1eted last Saturday night with
inc eaEaohe. lie called in DIR. French. who
also ais draws a salary as government clerk, 70
hLtneVe hieVe the PAIN OF the sufferer. French gave
MN nIm hypodermic injection Of laofphfne.
Tho sufferer reeeiving no relief was given a
lose lose Oh cilloral. II was an over
oose, He fel INTO a stupor
alarmed at What he had done, French called
in to consult with him a regular physician.
The latter pronounced that nothing conld save
MIR. Henderson. He did all in his pawer. how
ever, to arouse him from his stupor. 1t was
useless. Mr.. Henderson died in twenty four
hours-anotAer victim to malpractice.