The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-14
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CHARLESTON TERMINAI. FACILITIES.

CHARLESTON TERMINAL FACILITIES.
CHARLESTON, S, c., August f2.-The
city council of Charleston to-day voted
unanimously to open an avenue along
the eastern water front Of the city at
once in the rear of the piers and docks,
and to lay two lines Of steel tracks
through the new avenue. This ter1ni-
nal railway is to be owned by the city
and to be used free Of cost by all rail-
roads entering the city. The design is TO
give Charleston cheap terminal facilities
equal to those of any other southern port.
MAzATLAN's YELLOW FEVER.
WASHINGTON, August f2-The Ma
rine Hospital service has received a re-
port concerning the existence of yellow
fever at Mazatlan, Mexico, from which
it appears that there We're 4 deaths from
that disease in May, 8 deaths in June and
"A deaths in July up to the 29d. On
July 10Th the board of health of Mazat-
Ian decided that, as the disease was not
epidemic, in character, to continue to is
sue clean bills of health to vessels trad
ing at that port Steamers touching there
bound for the United States exercise
caution in communicating with the port
as consistent with the safety of the ship
and her passengers.
AMERICA ABROAD.
New York, August IA gentleman,
recently returned from Europe, says :
The project of an exhibition of Ameri-
can products, arts and manufactures IN
London two years hence is received with
great favor in England, and if the e2,hi-
bition is creditable one it win do more
to extend American markets and com
merce then could be done in any other
way, because It viii show the people at
glance what Americans have and what
they make" About the success Of the
project the gentleman says that it viii
depend ON how American manufacturers
respond with exhibits IF the exhibit is
good the attendance viii be very large.
London has population 50 great and the
curiosity and interest felt in anything
American is so great that such an affair
would be certain to draw a large patron
age The project is in the hands of men
of means who are determined to make q
success Of it.
FRANCES CHOLERA PLAGUE.
PARIS, August 19.-There We're no
deaths from cholera at Toulon last
night, although many persons were
under treatment.
In twenty four hours ending Mt $3.50
o'clock this evening there were II deaths
at Marseiles from cholera. One death
occurred in Toulon to-day. More per-
sons have been attacked than on any
day recently, bat the character Of the
disease is much milder than formerly.
Nine cases were admitted to hospitals
to-day
nthe twelve hours ending at 8 O'Clock
this morning there were 4 deaths from
cholera at Marseilles. There is q CON
tinuous decrease in the number OF cases
in the suburbs of Marseilles. The
weather continues intensely hot
Five fresh cases of cholera have oc-
CURED at Castrelnuovo, Italy, one Of
which proved fatal. Two fresh cases
have occurred at Seborga, Italy, one of
which was fatal. One fresh case ut Pa
calieu, and one death at Osasio are re-
ported.
DIR. Burg delivcd lecture on cholera
tonight at the Mayoralty hall in the
Eleventh ACCOMPLISHMENT in this city He
showed that persons employed in copper
and bronze factories were never at
tackled with cholera. DR.. Burg recoms
mends the cuprie treatment, of the wear
ing Of flannel treated with eoppersalts to
prevent infection.