The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-30

inoh' mo ana the subsequent proceedings
,eit NO room to doubt that
ne ont voiced an expression
oi majority of the board
ol neatth. was at loss to de.
termine the line of argument that had
induced your honorable body TO adopt a
system fraught with so much danger
uhilt tho remarks above quoted made
the revelat'on. The greatest, but by no
means the only danger from ships is
III tho holds; but unless you can devise
some way of preventing sailors from
entering them during the voyage even
thorough maritime sanitation cannot
promise retroactive protection. IN
many vessels the sailors are compelled
W en.er tnose dangerous places, and
Wnen III is done two or three days before
reaching the quarantine station
and the parties so exposed pass on
without detention, the period Of incu.
patton generally thought to be between
three and five days, must necessarily
be completed in the oity.
Again, the holds of vessels, "a before
stated, are not the only places on the
sea where the poison Of yellow fever can
DC transported. The baggage of off,
GERS, passengers and crew and every
garment worn by them; the blankets
anu Deudlng OF everv cabin, can be
n
snip leaves an injected atmosphere
mere Is danger to those on board
unul at least five days af-
ter she has been thoroughly
purined, and the interval of days or
weeks does not materially diminish the
danger.
When you establish a rule of action
mat virtually ignores the above PROPOSE.
uon-a proposition that has so often
been demonstrated in your city and in
New fork-you must turn deaf ear to
she voice OF history and the logic of
lacts. You have, time and again, OK.
pressed the opinion that yellow fever
mad originated in New Orleans, BE
mat as ~ may, there is no ground Tor the
assumption that II is indigenous tp
IeXas. II ever 1t hibernated within
her borders, we have ior many
years been Iree from epidemics
ana we attribute our remarkable ex.
emptlon to real, substantial, bona fide
quarantine. That old method may have
peen curse to your city and CONNER
clai community, as stated by you, but 1t
uas Deen blessiug 10 Texas, and be-.
prospered.
THE OLD aYsTEM FOR TEXAS.
HIS exceiien3y, the governor, in
structs me Io say that the old system
VIII De maintained and quarantine of
uetention enforced, If IL has to be done
by interrupting the very pleasant rela-
tlonS that now xist between Louisiana
ana Chis state.
nave the pslor u be
Your OOedlent servant,
X. Nj. SwEARRNaBN,
State Health officer.
AN EXCURSION.
II
over 10 San Antonio tomorrow with the
pi ess excursion.
GETTING BETTER.
ing.
RAILROADS pERANaED,
Trains from Dallas failed to reach
mere last night and to day, owing TO
washouts.
AN ASSIGNMENT.
smith Brothers, retail grocers, made
an assignment to-day. Liabilities
greatly III excess of assets.
WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
H. Hertram, the wholesale grocer
VINO assigned the other day, made a
proposition TO his creditors to-day TO
settle AZ 33H cents on the dollar and n
viii probably be accepted.
SUPREME COURT.
inc supreme court affirmed: j, III,
Ryan et III. VS.. Texas Il Pacific railway.
from Tsrrant county.
NJ, Glllis and wife vs.. j. Rosonheimer
ct al, from Bexar county.
Texas 4 Pacific railway VS.. Evans ct
al, from Tarrant county.
Reversed and remRnded: s. K. Smith
US. Texas & Pacific railway, from Tay-
lor county.
International q Great Northern rail
way .vs. William Klause, from Comal
county.
j. Q. breckenridge VS.. Il. v. verrior.
from Taylor county.
). Is. Hamilton VI. the Texas & Pacific
railway, from Tarrant county.
10. nj, Tillman VS.. Harry Brown, from
Wichita county.
Central Texas & Northwestern rail.
way VS.. w. l.. Hancock, from Ellis
county.
Reversed and rendered: Cline Loyal
VS.. Bsrtha Statfel, from Bexar county.
X. Peterson VS.. ID. Stanley, from Wise
county.
A number Of cases were referred to
the commission OF appeals.