Daily globe., 1883-08-06
THE DESERTED City.

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PRONOUNCED NOT TO BE AsIATIo CHOLERA.
W. E. Stevens, United States consul at
Smyrna, has written the national board of
nealth, under date Of July 18th last, as fol-
lows: The news froh 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-
iatlon OF Damietta, is not Asiatic chol-
era, but 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 for
offal, the carcasses of diseased animals.
etc. During the British occupation many
animals perished 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-
Seeond-The mortality is 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 choIea, cannot
be traced.
EJff h 10 n n 1,rf y,
the rapidity of Asiatic cholera. In 1865
the cholera was only two days in travelling
from Damietta to Alexandria. I may add
the best physicians Of Smyrna do not re-
gard the present scourge in Egypt as
cholera. With stringent measures taken
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
commission to select site for the new
public building at Jefferson City Mo.
INCREASE IN CUSTOM RECEIPTS.
The total receipts for customs in July
Ao0S "SAO P-O,OO"3-OO' dSdAASU V4O3JOO,OOb
the same month in 1882. This is a show
of increase of $956,653 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 four
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 days
in each calendar year, with pay, except in
the case of sickness. 1t had hereto
fore been the custom to allow the employees
a 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 has
taken his fall leave before the time for
voting has arrived, he can only go home
to vote by losing his pay for the time he
may be absent. Action has been taken in
the matter by the heads of other depart
nents, but it is thought they will concur
IN the construction.