Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-05
THE DESERTED CITY.

Andrew Johnson'S Bust to AdOrn the New
Four Cent Stamp-Secretary Folger's I'm
portant FuImen In Relation TO the Alb
sence Of Treasury Employees, Etc.
PRONOUNCED NOT TO BE AsIATIo CHOLERA
w. E. Stevens, United States consul al
Smyrna, has written the national board Of
health, under date of July 18th last, as fol
lows: The news from Egypt is less alarm
ing than at the time of my last report
Facts have come to light tending to show
the disease, which is decimating the popu-
lation of Damietta, is not Asiatic chol
era, bat malignant local dis
temper caused by the filthy condition
of the town and unclean habits ofthe lower
classes, whose principal article of food is
fish caught from water polluted and
poisoned by being used as recepticle fol
offal, the carcasses of diseased animals
etc. During the British occupation many
animals persisted and their bodies were
dumped into the water, regardless of
consequences. This theory is strengthened
by the following facts:
The disease first made Its appearance in
Damietta on June 4, but
was not made public until
the Goth, at which time the death rate be-
came too large for concealment.
Second-The mortality As confined al
most wholly to the natives, who disregard
in their mode of living all the sanitary
requirements.
Third-The disease is limited to small
territory.
Fourth-Its previous course, on the sup
position it is the Asiatic cholea, cannot
be traced.
Fifth-The disease does not spread with
the rapidity of Asiatic cholera. In 1866
the cholera was only two days in travelling
from Damietta to Alexandria. I may ado
the best physicians of Smyrna do not re-
gard the present scourge in Egypt as
cholera. With stringent measures taker
to confne it within its present limits, it is
fair to assume that the ravages will not be
much further extended, although the death
rate shows little diminution as yet.
TO SELECT SITE.
The acting secretary of the treasury has
appointed Representative Van Horne
James Stettmund and J. L. Morrison E
commission to select a site for the new
public building at Jefferson City Mo.
INCREASE IN CUSTOM RECEIPTS.
The total receipts for customs in July
last were $4,000, 29O. against $19,95O,63i
the same month in 1882. This is a show
of increase of $958, 1858 for the first month
of the new tariff law.
THE ANDREW JOHNSON POSTAGE STAMP.
Acting Postmaster General Hatton to-
day approved the design for the new foul
cent postage stamp. The stamp will con
tain bust engraving of Andrew johnson
THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE MATTER.
Under the construction of law made
some time ago by Secretary Folger the
leave of absence of employees of the treas
ury department is limited to thirty day.
in each calendar year, with pay, except il
the case of sickness. 1t had hereto
fore been the custom to allow the employees
fifteen days additional leave that they
might GO home to vote. Now all absence
will be deducted from the thirty days leave
allowed by law. In case an employe hal
taken his fall leave before the time TO
voting has arrived, he can only go hom'
to vote by losing his pay for the time h
may be absent. Action has been taken il
the matter by the heads of other depart
ments, but it is thought they will concur
in the construction.