The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-24
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Yellow Fever Aboard


Boston, July 22.-The brig Clara NJ.
Goodrich, from Havana, al lived here
this morning. This is the brig repor ed
as having yellow fever on board. She
was at once placed in quarantine. Cap
tain Fay repo. 8 that re has had sick
ness on board, but at present al hands
are well.
yellow Fever iu Panama.
PANAMA, Via GALVESTON, ouly o.
The number of cases of yellow fever is
increasing daily. Canal Chief I riest and
two staff officers died from the disease
Jast night. There are ore hundred and
seventy-six cases of dyseptery in the
city. The hospifa's are crowded both
here and in Colon. Seven deaths oc-
curGed in the canal hospi, al last right.
The isthmus is in a filthy condition and
cholera is expected. AS yet no precau-
fionary measuges have been te',en 20
prevent the in, :oduction of tbs disease.
The revolutionary movement N Be-
gotta may yet become general.
National Prohibitiouists.
PITTsBURG, July 22.-The delegates to
the national prohibition convention e~e
arriving on eve. ain, ard a considera-
BILE amount Of enthusiasm is manifested
among them as we'll as the local friends
of the movement. Ii Mcdonald Of
California, seems TO be in the lead for
the presidential nomination, but the adj
herents of Gideon +. Stewart, Of Ohio.
and Ex-Governor St. John, a~e working
energetically for them. JOIN B. Finch,
of Nebraska, is the Or'y one mentioned
as tempora 7 chairman and none for
permanent cha man, except Miss Francis
Willard, who may not be able to attend.
The main feat>r"e of the platform will
be prohibition and home pro ection it
WI favor civil sci yice reform, removing
aH appointing power from the president
and making al officers elective it will
oppose all monopoies and special privi-
lege it y" declare in favor oS reserv-
ing public lands for acoJal settlers it
will denounce the stock and grain spec
ulatiCns, aEu taLo high G.Ouuds on all
questions of moral reform, WI favor fe-
male suffrage and dcnounce polygamv.
Ejtimate given of probable ss-en..h of
the pa u We, les with the enthusiasm Of
delegates. Some cla; n it WI poll 800
OO0 votes, while the more sangc.ne put
it as high as GOO, coo.
NOTES on TIE CHOLERA.
PARIs, July 23.-Tnere were q deaths
at Maljeille5 last night, and IS at Tou-
lon. Sevetal apothecaries at Toulon
threaten to close their shops because the
city is dis,ribut.n medicines free.
COMPLIMENTS OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
WAsHNGTON, July 22.-The president
has received the following cable from
Queen Victoria
TO the President of the United States,
Washington:
The Queen hear y rOngratulates the
president and people of the United States
upon the rescue of Lieutenant G;eely
and the gallant survivors of tie Arctic
expedition. She srsis that favorable
reports have been received of the SUI
ferers.
[Signed. TUE QUEEN.
W5ndsor Castle.
The president replied as follows:
To the Queen of Great Britain and Ire
land-Windsor Castle:
The President, for himself and for the
people of the United States, sincerely
thanks the Queen for ker most welcome
congratulations upon the rescue of Lieu
tenant Greely and the survivors of his
party, and is happy to say that favorable
reports are received as to their hea th.
The president takes this occasion to ex-
press anew his high appreciation, and
that of the people of the United States,
for the timely gift of the Alert, which
generous act added spirit and encourage
ment to the expedition.
lSigned. CHESTER a. ARTHUR,
PRESIDENT of the United States.