Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-19
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rho Fever ON the Mexican coast.

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The Fever ON the Mexican Coast.
SAN FRAScIsco. Sept. ls.-H. Ber-
hnrdt, Guaymas merchant, who has
arrived here, speaking Of the fever now
raging on the Mexican coast. says that
the worst il over aud that the fever has
txpended it, force. He holds that as
soon As the October rains set in the
causes OF the disense wilt he dissipated.
Another merchant, however. also from
Guaymas, bat who does not wish his
name mentioned, says that the kilograms
have 30 far only conveyed faint idea Of
the terrible ravages Of the fever in that
city.
GusrdinG AGAINST Isepers.
San FRANCISCO, Sept. is. = Con-
seQuent upon the case OF Marie Nicolas,
the Hawaiian leper, brought here on
the steamer City Of New York, the
Board Of Supervisors have adopted
resolution providing that any person
afflicted with leprosy shall not be per-
mitted to land and that the failure Of
the captains OF vessels to report leprous
cases to the quarantine officer shai! be
punishable BY fine of from $500 to
$1,000 and imprisonment. The leper,
Marie Nicolas, has been removed TO the
pest house, where she will remain at the
city's expense until she desires to leave
the State.
Deposed Officials Irats.
SAN Francisco, Sept. ls.-The Re-
publican State Prison Directors, just re-
moved from office by Governor Stone
man, have addressed u four column open
letter TO the Governor in which they say,
ssWe are astonished at the cowardly
innuendoes. and malicious falsehoods
which your decision contains. We use
these plain but forcible expressions so
as not to be misunderstood. The con
Guiding portion Of the letter reads: at
Is evident that the time has arrived in
the history Of your party for indiscrim-
mate removals and that the party has
found in you weak executive. You,
Sir, were elected by the votes of over
1900 Republicans who believed that
you possessed sufficient moral backbone
10 rise above the demands of unscrupul-
GUS partisans." "
A Ilfstrlonic Light Gone.
MAxcHesrER-BY rHE-SEA, Mass. Sept.
lS.-Junins Brutus Booth died peace
fully at 10 o'clock last night.
Across the Continent
PORTLAND, Me, September l9 This
afternoon the first through freight from
Portland. Me-, 10 Portland, De-, over
the Nostheru Pacific. started via the
Eastern Albany and Northwestern Rail-
road. IL consisted Of ten cars loaded
with canned corn.
Race Troubles In Texas.
GALvEsrox. Texas. September lS.--l
A Ne,cs Longsiew special says that
reign Of terror prevails in every portion
Of the country except perhaps at Kill
gore, from which place there is no re-
port. The excitement is due to raid
upon the whites-aupposed 10 be con-
templated by the negroes. The white
farmers have their wives and children
In houses and are holding guard over
them.
GetaWay0 Oruereo 10 SurreBders
DrRsAs, Sept. ls.--The Cape govern
ment has sent an ultimatnm to Cefawayo
demanding the surrender of himself and
followers within ten days II he fails to
do so troops will be sent to arrest him.
An ImprobabIe Report.
LONDON, September ls.-A member
OF Henry NJ. Stanley's party has ar
rived at MADEIRA. He reports that the
French burned Congo because the ma
tives refused to sell certain territory TO
them.
The Alsrminx Situation at Canton
LONDON, Sept. lS.--Mueh anxiety
continues TO exist at Canton. 1t is con
sidered probable that in case Of another
attack on the foreign concession the
Chinese troops ON the gunboats.
will make a common cause with their
countrymen. British soldiers are kept
at Hong Kong ready for action in case
Of emergency. The Chinese at Foo
Choo are restless aud hostile to the
Europeans. A British gl,nboat is order
ed TO anchor opposite the concession.
~ HeTGtOhc 1utc VI 0nfpWEcek.
HALrfAx, Sept. lS-Capt. Alfred Gass-
ton, Of the bark Brittania, which was
wrecked of this coast Monday last, tells
the story Of the fearful suffering they
were subjected to ON the wreck from
Monday until Tuesday afternoon, during
which time gale was blowing and all
hands compelled to remain on deck ex-
posed to the fury Of the storm. They
finally took to q small raft, and hardly
had the people got on this when heavy
sea washed off every soul, and the cap
tain and eight men only remained. Dur
ing the night and the following morning
live others were washed off in similar
manner, leaving only four survivors. who
were rescued by boat from shore.
Thirteen perished. including the wife
and four children of Captain Gasston.
All were natives OF England. Two OF
the captains children were picked up
but died in a few minutes. either from
frightor exhaustion.