Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-10
wAsIliNGToN LETTER.
trrom Our Regular Correspondent. J

There is something of q yellow lever
ecare IN Washington and means Of precNu-
ton aud prevention are being discussed
aud adopted. 1t is perhaps incorrect to
say that there 10 any actual Scare" bu,
with infected vessels lying in quarantine
at the mouth Of our river. IL ~ no more
than common prudence that every posi-
bile precantion should be taken. When n
vessel with several cases on hoard runs
past the marine outposis, right into the
port Of Baltimore, IT IL time To assume the
defensive. A few such occurrences might
give us the disease in earnest. II is not
thought that Washington 10 In any real
danger Of being visited by the epidemic
yet in common with all tide water cities
il enjoys no immunity from attack. Dis
Injecting aud cleaning up foul places is
going on in many cities, yet IL is a ques-
iion II the "cleaning mp" process Ia desira.
BILE now. 1t has been the experience
of Cha rleston, Savannah, Mobile aud New
Orleans, cities peculiarly open TO attack
from the fever, that a provoking cause Of
the epidemic has been foHnj in disturb
ances Of the earil,s surface during the
heats OF summer. In 1867 Charleston was
visited by the disease and its outbreak |
was proved TO have been simultaneous with
the cleaning OF the great drain of the city.
The throwing mp ot mn emhnnkment in
Mobile on one occasion resulted similarly.
, At Hilton Head in 1862 the excavation for
n foriifca,ion produced local epidemic
7. oi yellow fever, which, IL the other condi-
tinns had been present, would have cost us
he loss of the Tenth amy corrs, then en-
, camped on the Island. AS il WIS there
: were forty or fifty deaths. Our District
commissioners have therefore'bcen warned
: against allowing sewers or gas bitches,
etc., to lie dug up al this time.
:. 1t is apparent chat the lottery companies
I, are not going TO die without astruggle, and
: there Is promise Of lively war between
" them and the Postmaster General. who
means to stop their use Of tile mails II pos-
sible. The Louisiana company is n power
=. ful institution. aud Tor fifteen years has
welded great influence in the pol,lics Of
| VIM otNte. IL Has Nbu Hltii
a in Congress and out of il. It's influence in
q the State has been 40 potent that no poll
tician who wishes to live politically dares
:. oppose It. In 1877 il saved the Nichols
government from destruction by interfer-
" ing at " critical moment and assisting Mr.
~ Hayes commission to lishund the Packard
70 legislature. A member of the last Com
gressional delegation made himself object.
ionable to it and he was promptly shelvetl
The capital stock of the concern is now
worth about five times it's par value, and
its dividends have been enormous. Las
year il divided seventy per cent. among III
stockholders. Its stock is all in the hand
Of very few persons. The largest owne
shares, their par value being 100000
His dividend last year was $4,000. Nh
John A. Morris is the next largest owner
He has 1000 shares, and last year he re
ceived $780, 900. The man who creale
and has managed this Institution 80 snc
,,..' cessfully is Mr.. Howard. lie isa Mary
"' lander, but has lived in New Orleans
~, great many years. lie commenced life a
-, a bookseller, and was in that business M
B." til after the war. In 1868 MIR. Howar
got this lottery charter from the Louisian
legislature. 1t was modelled after the ol
his' lottery charter Of the State Of Marvlant
sis. which system he carefully studied an
il ia brought to Louisiana ami there planted u
u,o What Mr. Howard's fortune now is no o,
Wv Il f,r ia,
'"'S is in wretched health, and has ior veal
esa, tried to get WELL hut without success.
nics There is dearth of amusements for III
ck- summer residents of he capital. The the
uds aters are all closed, and have been fc
be. weeks. On Saturday afternoons the Ma
er rine band plays on the lawn behind ii
He White House, and when they are not il
WIZ terrupted by showers ami compelled
be. hastily retreat into the White House &c
the lar, their bright red coats and white lie
be- NETS make gay cemter-piece and the
/. | programmes are heard with pleasure. u
ner Wednesdays they play in front OF the cal
a., itol and on Mondays in the parade grolin,
I'M. mt the Marine barracks. In the evening
the they disiniegrate, part oil the band gOii
to Drivers, an avenue garden where mi
S, i sic, acrObatic, dancing, sword-Swallowin
tics and singing exhibition. are given; part
pre a variety theater of DINNER lustre, az
the another part to Abner's. garden soni
,rte thing after: he siyle of the old Cenir
ach Park garden New Yoik, in the L ON
'oly concert days. In all OF lhes, places the
hy. il beer and smoke. nnd to these ia atlde
a, in Driver's,a q sort oi circus zest, contrib,
v n ted by the smell of sawdnst with which Il
lere floor is lhickly carpeted. DON PEDRO.
s at -.
put Cincinnati paid during The year endi'
lahs July 1, seven dollars per pupil more Il,i
,i,e Chicsgo for school instruction. The e
nter pense per pupil in Chicago was Sl3.lo,
, All Cincinnati S20,l7. And Chicago claims
heh have the best schools nj any city.
m. President Backus, Of the Ohio L'qn
,".n ",n Dealers ASSOCIATION, says the organizati
how is in favor Of n license, and one viii
To shall yield n revenue equal 10 that M
he afforded by the Scott Law, but will in.
~, \ w upon a graduated license syslem which W