Daily Republican., 1888-09-25
LoUIsVILLE LETTER.

lAAAAAAAAa VI yNAlAN AhNhA
goous Pagssnt or the satolnes OF
hlsrcury-NsllOw Fever AIarm--Buii.
nps and Politics,
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
LOUISVILLE. Sep. 20, 1888 -Llst
| week the commencement OF the races
brought many strangers to Louisville.
The city began to put on q holidsy hp
peaIAnce; the streets were filled With
throngs OF colntry folks; the buildipRs
were decorated with hIRs and bunting;
arches OF coloIed lights spAnned the
stEee;B at frequent intervals. hsvs
never seen . more effective, liberal and
attractive scheme OF decoration in any
city.
The iLhuK Of visitors this week has,
however, tolipsed that Of last. Monday
night the hotels were eros ded. Tuesday
olts began 10 go up. Wednesday every
pArlor, hall and large space held
dozen cote. Thursday sleeping room
could not be got, and tha bJtels Of
neighboriOs towns prchted by the over.
Ih)w.
Louisville WAS In her Rlors; such g. g.
uVltieH, Euoh celebrations she had never
known; her Inhabitants were intoxl.
Gated with grattnoAtlon, her oitizsns
surprised ut their own spco 90 and
Visiting strangers delighted.
Every fall thousands come to the fa
nous Jockey Club Nesting, hat this
year, In rAoe week, the Uniform RaL h
Of the Knights Of Pythias held an en-.
campment here; and on Thursday gave
. parade that has never been exoelled |
10 Louisville for the "turn out" OF q
secret society.
Toe oroWDing event Of the brilliant
week WGs the allegoricAl pageant Of
the Satellites OF Mercury. This srsni |
affair rivRled tine disnlay OF the once
famous Oholes Of Baltimore. While |
the procession was not AB long nor ex-
tenslve, the display was fine one, and |
in no wsy inferior to the best tfforts OF
Toe Yelled Prophet OF ct. Louis, or Rex
ut the Mardl Graz OF New Orleans.
As the hoAs and their attendant
toseh-bsAEers passed your uoEresI on.
dsnt, the sigst was most beAutIfu'; the
h1ating plumes OF many colors, the
waving bRnnerF, glittaring equipments
aod gorgeous costumes made, In the
glare Of the mtny calcium lights, d pic
ture never to be forgotten,
With all the pleasure Of the past
week there was Q spectre ct the feAtt
and the celebration ended; tho people
stop to consider, and the sweetness OF
their happiness IL rs gall when they
think Of
YELLOW JACK.
The people here are assured, by the |
beard Of health, that no possible danger |
exists, but when every day trains bring |
dozens OF tiy ing residents OF towns now |
IN the grasp Of the fever; when but yes.
terday over sixty refEgees from the in |
fected town OF Decatur, Ala, arrived;
when the local board bsIieve that no |
need OF quarantine exists; then peo- |
pie are alarmed. 61ne people know |
their danger; they demand the exolu-
sion OF refugees from towns now In |
fectedi thep urge that It Is better to fight |
yellow jaoE from behind deiencee, to |
keep him out q the city and afAr of,
rather thsn to strive 10 conquer Whsu |
inside the oitidel. Already one death |
rom yellow fever has occurred here, |
and two other persons ara down with IL.
1 One thing we have to be very thank
fnl for, ana that Ia the near approach OF
cool Neather. This will stamp out this
infection this year and give as fresh
stand In next years oonh!o -.f II
comes. A great many physicians point
to the fact that last year the fever WAS
In florida, that the cold weather It1p.
psd 1t for time, and When the summer
came the Rerms again besamN active,
and are this year only commtncnS |
their work. To thole who hold this |
theory next YEAR seams big with peril,
and the spread OF the scourEe over the |
whole United States is dreaded
Let US hope there Ia DO fear OF this, |
and take every precaution to have the |
sanitary condition Of our dwellings per- |
feit. Local board OF healths cannot be |
too active with ali Its dread OF yellow |
fever helped by lie celebrations.
Louisville is doing . HpleEd d basl- |
ness this fall. 1he many visitors hrrs 1
made lATgs inrjaes on the retail stock |
and the wholelale jobber, and maui
fec urers have In tuIn proftsd by |
movemtnt Of trade. This movement |
has not been In fancles alone. hut ia |
staples, and . larger volume of goods |
has been moved In the last two months |
than In any sixty days In the same ca |
son for ten years.
Men here have been SO taken up with |
business aud celebrations thai they
have not had much time fer politics.
but what time they have had has been
uHsd to good advantage, and in their
almost Gopelass fght tha Republican
forlorn hope has not been wiped out by |
any means.
Que thing contributes to the Lu3l~ |
ness prosperity Of the Falls City, ana
that is the activity with which each |
one in bubiHess gees abJut his worn. |
In Philadelphia ane many other large |
aities you see the drivers Of heavy |
teams and drsye, even II they have no |
laAcs, walking their horses. Here
every horse tF0ts, unless absolutely uD.
able TO do 30. LOADED coal carts 60 oy
on the jump With the driver, whip in
hand, stnndirg on the shafls. L1sded |
our mule tobacco drsya RAGS the horse
cars, and the activity ia general. If
any one thinks Louisville, KY, is
"a eep, OF a al behind the tinas. 90 |