Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-28

The Disease Carried to England and
Wales in Cargo of Rags-A Fleet of
the Death Laden Vessels voyaging to
the United States-Egypt Still in the
ThrOes.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton, of the Marine Hospital
Service, has notified the Health authorl-
ties at New York, Philadelphia. New
Haven, Providence and Boston that sew
eral vessels from Europe laden with rags
purchased in Egypt after the cholera APP
peared there, are en- route to New York
and New England ports.
LONDON, July 27.-The Press Associa-
ton says that it has been oficiaIIv in
formed that a case of sickness susnectad
to be cholera, has been discovered in Lon
don docks and another in Wales, Proper
precautions have been taken in cOnnec-
tiOn with each case.
The individual in London docks who
1t is said, has the cholera. was taken iii
on Wednesday. The case of supposed
cholera reported from Wales occurred at
Llanfyllin, and resulted < death twenty
lour nours after the victim was attacked.
Another case, supposed to have been
cholera, happened at Kensington a few
days ago. The victim, who was a
drunkard, died two hours after
he was taken ill. The officers of
the local government board do not believe
that Isolated cases imply an outbreak of
Aslatlc cholera. Several deaths 0ccur in
London weekly at this season of the wear
which are classified as cholera. but which
are difficult to distinguish from agra
waited diarrh9a. There have been several
hundred cases of the latter disease week
ly this summer, which is in excess of the
average.
Lord Carlingford President of the
Council, stated in the House of Lords this
afternoO9 that the government had no in
tentlon TO enforce quarantine against
shlpplng arriving at English ports, as it
was thought impossible to establish an
absolute quarantine system. He said a
medical inspection would be adopted in
stead.
SIT Charles Dixie, President of the
Local Government Board, in replying in
the House of Commons this evening to
sir stafford NorthcOte, said that i'll the
last fortnight there had been three suspi-
clOuS cases of sickness in England which
were declared to be cholera, but it had
been ascertained were what is known as
simple cholera. "There is no Asaitic
cholera he said, sin England or in Eu-
rope" The deaths from simple cholera
in England this year, he stated, had not
reached the ordinary average. Last week
the number was only half of the usual
average.
CAIRO, July 27.-The cholera here is
shifting toward the most thickly popu-
lated quarters in the eastern part of the
city.
PARIS, July 27.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties has granted credit of 10000 francs
asked for by the government to pay the
expenses of scientific commission,
which is to be sent to Egypt to investi-
gate the cholera epidemic.
ALEXANDRIA, July 27.-Fifty-siX
deaths occurred at Ghizeh yesterday, As
at Chlbin, 20 at Mehalla, 30 at Tantah, u
at Mansourah, and % at Caprel Hamza.
The number of deaths from cholera at
Cairo yesterday was 311. A British Lieu
tenant and eight soldiers succumbed to the
dieease.
BRUSSELS, July 27.-A special dis
patch to the Independence Belize says tnat
cholera is reported to have appeared at
ROstov and that several deaths have oc-
CURED.
LIVERPOOL, July 27.-The Town Coun-
Gil having called the attention of the
Privy Council to the danger to the public
health arising from the large cargoes of
rags received here from Egypt, the Privy
Council sent reply, in which they de-
clined to interfere in the matter. The
particular cargo cited in the Town Coun-
clPS communication as a cargo of Egyp-
tian rags was not intended to be landed at
Liverpool, but to be conveyed to New
York or Boston. The Town Council de-
clded to-day to apply for power to deal
with rag cargOeS.