Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Or. HamlltOn's Report on the
National Quarantine.
The Cotton Exposition at New Or
n leans-The Austrian Govern
ment Expected to Par
ticipate.
The Meeting OF Mexican Wal
Veterans, December 6.S.
WASHINGTON. November Il.

Surgeon General HamiltOn's report
is just out.
Upor the subject Of National quar-
autine Surgeon General Hamilton says
that the experience Of the United
States since the passage of the act oil
April 20, 1878, has abundantlJ dem
onstrated that q National quarantine
system is a necessity-not such aquar-
autine as would in any measure inter-
fere with or cripple the local quaran
tine establishments, but one that
would efficiently supplement them.
After speaking in complimentary terms
OF the cooperation of the local boards
Of health DR.. Hamilton says that the
revenue cutter service has rendered
the approaches to the coast secure by
a careful surveillance. Vessels in the
Gulf approaching United States ports
we're spoken. and if necessary boarded
while outside the harbor, aud, il from
an infected port, ordered 70 Gqaran,
tine for treatment. The Ship Island
quarantine, he adds, is a dangerous
location, and was only used because
there was not time to establish an
other station. The very suspicious
cases at Ocean Springs, Mississippi
calls for a proper quarantine IN the
Gulf at a point more remote IRON
populous settlements.
DR.. Hamilton concludes by sug
costing, it be decided to continue
the epidemic fund, that inexpensive
yellow fever hospitals, should be es'
tablished at the principal Gull ports
| to which all patients suffering from yell
low fever could be promptly taken By
municipal boards Of health. He say
that as between the present mode o.
attempting to quarantine such pa
tients in the heart Of a pOpulous city
and the method proposed Of immedi'
ately removing them to a.well kept
isolated hospital, experience as well a.
theory are 10 favor OF the latter. This
plan would he believes, simplify mat
ters, and, when taken in connection
with good local hygiene, cremation
and official governmental quarantine
would come as near preventing tn,
| yellow fever epidemics and ersdicat
ing the disease as any measure whlcl
he can now foresee. This he summa
rized in six words: Municipal clean
illness, isolation, hospitals, nstiOna
quarantiues." The following est
mates are submitted for the propose
United States quarantine stations
| Gulf Quarantine = condemnation u
site and erection Of hospital, $50, O0C
warehouse, 5000; wharf, $4,000
south Atlantic Quarantine : Sapel
Station. Blackboard Island, $4,000
Cape Charles Quarantine-site, etc
$4,000 Running expenses, $4,000
In the LEDGBR's notice OF tn
death of Colonel Alcibiades De Blan
of Louisiana, it is said that he becam
Brigadier General in the Confeder
ate army. This is a mistake. He wa
Major aud Lieutenant Colonel, an
July 2, 1868, became Colonel Of tn
Eighth Louisiana Infantry. 10 Aug
ust, 1864. he was ordered to report
General e. X. Smith for assignment
to duty in the Invalid corps. He wa
a gallant and meritorious officer, an
deserves all the encomiums pronounC
ed BY the LEDGER,
The forthcoming Cotton Expositio
at New Orleans isexeitiDg good dei
Of interest here. Yesterday Commits
sioper Morehead, Senator Vest, Hot
Mr. Carlisle, and Hon. Casey YounI
called on Baron Sehaefer, the Aus
trian Minister resident here and aske
his good offices in inducing his govern
ment to make some exhibits an
otherwise interest itself i
the Exposition. He espresso
great interest in its success, and prom
ised to write at once and urge hi
government 70 action.
| still maintain the opinion give
you 10 former letter that Nj
Randall will be defeated for Speaker
| Ut course there are many persons her
who would give different opinion, bu
| have formed mine from what | con
slider the best sources Of information
| hope the LEDGER will not set me u
as prophet, but simply as "a chic
among ye takln' notes" and take th
information for what il is worth
General Atkins election as clerk
pretty generally conceded.
The meeting Of Mexican war vel
Grams here on the 9th, 9TH and 9Th {
December is expected to be yer
largely attended, aud preplrr
tons are on foot to els
them a hearty reception. Ii
to be hoped that the long deferre
justice Of granting pensions to the
men will be promptly met by Cor
gress. It will be remembered that
1877 q bill passed the House Of Rel
resentatiyes to pension all of the
from that date. In 1879 Gener
! Shields bill passed the Senate to pei
sion them from May 8, 1873. but eli
= no final action Of both Houses h
been had. Three of these vetera
s from Tennessee have recently died
General Sam r Anderson. Of Mas
vile, Lieutenant Colonel Of FIJI
Y Tennessee Infantry; George W. BIZ
ton, Of the Third Tennessee InfantI
e and Hannibal NJ. Owen, Of the Fiji
q Tennessee Infantry. There are b
Z comparatively few Of them left, a
e with a full treasury the country ous
{. not TO begrudge them the little D.
lance they ask Tor. 10 |. G.