St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-24
Intelligent Observers, How
ers, Believe That the Epi-
demic Is Waning.
A Minister, a Doctor and a
Captain Among the Cases
Reported Yesterday.
Gloom at Decatur--Memphis
Still Maintains It's Rigid
Quarantine.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, sSept. "a
funeral silence Teigns to-day. No
church bells tell us that it is Sunday;
in fact. the only thing to indicate the
day is that there are not so many ne
grOes on the streets and around the
commissary rooms as at other times.
The traffic on the streets consists of
doctors gigs and hearses. This morn
ing's report seemed more favorable
than yesterday mornings. There
is also a little encouragement
CLEANED from the fact that yesterdays
death rate was low, though there were
more cases than ever before. There is
much ill-feeling against a certain ma
rine hospital surgeon, and it is probable
that the surgeon general will be asked
to recall him. The sick were reported
as doing very well this morning. The
inventor of a healing process called the
ELECTRO-LIBATIoN CURE
(of which nobody seems to know the
nature) claims to have cured j. j. Daw-
son, printer, who was attacked by the
fever Friday night, and after treatment
went to sleep and awOke free from
fever. There are scores of alleged pre-
ventives, but this is the only known
case of an apparent cure so far. The
regular physicians condemn such ex-
periments, and deny that any good can
come of unscientific treatment. There
were 133 new cases reported
to-day, 90 of whom were col
ored, and 10 deaths. Total cases
to date, 1879: total deaths, 212.
Among the new cases are Capt. William
Somerville and DR.. Eddy, of the visit
ing physicians. Rev. DIR. William FL.
Dodge, of the Southern Presbyterian
church, one of the most devoted heroes
of the epidemic, was stricken down to-
day. He is more comfortable tonight.
though quite ill. There was a strong,
dry east wind to-day. A more hopeful
feeling exists, and many intelligent OBJ
servers of former epidemics believe that
the worst is over. A special from Nc
Clenny says thare were two new cases
to-day and one death, that of Glenn
Shey. Miss Mollie Mccall is very low.
4 train load of supplies was sent from
here to McClenny to-day.
CASES OF FRAUD.
The executive committee of the san
ltary association held joint meeting
with the relief committee to-day to dis
cuss complaints of abuses. Numerous
cases of fraud have been discovered,
and it is believed that hundreds of fam
lilies of negroes have obtained relief
through the different members so as to
attempt to lay up supplies for winter.
These will be cut off as rapidly
as discovered aud sent to the refugee
camps OF put to work. The branch
commissarieS, which have been unduly
multiplied, will be abolished, and a
more rigid system adopted to prevent
imposition on the part of irresponsible
parties. Chairman Stansell's young
men have found over a hundred deSti-
tute white families who have not ap-
Piled for relief DR.. Porter received a
message from Miss Clara Barton this
evening saying: "YOur order Obeyed.
Col. Southmayd will be withdrawn"
Col. Southmayd was seen this even
ing, but was very reticent about the
matter. He claimed that his nurses
Those sent from New Orleans) were
treated unjustly in being sent back
without due trial. He added that he
had sent a complaint to Washington in
regard to the matter. He seemed sur
prised to learn that he was to be re-
moved, and at first said he did not un-
herstaud it. Later, he said he had re-
ceived telegram from Miss Barton,
stating that perhaps he would be
needed in Washington, and telling him
to prepare to move at any time. Col.
Soutmmayd is rather bitter regarding
the board of health here, and accuses
the members of treating him very
badly.