The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-19
RUSSIAN INFLU ENZA
CAUSING GREAT TREPIDATION IN
NEW YORK CITY.
Horrors Of tho Epizooiical Period Dread
ed-Rcmedy for the Disease-The He
brew Feast Chanuka," Feast OF

The city is in great trepidation over tn
official announcement by the health boart
that the Russian influenza" or ''la grippe
as 1t is called abroad. has crossed the sea-
and got grip on Gotham. Everybody il
anticipating the revival Of the
horrors Of the epizootic period o
some years ago. DR.. Edison, WHIT
has charge Of the contagious diseases bu
reau Of the health board, says that the dis
ease which most people are inclined to at
tribute TO the atmosphere is really caused by
bacteria. These germs ofinfluenza were diff
fused through the atmosphere, and were
not brought over by steamship. Therefore.
DIR. Edison says, the idea Of isolatng vic
tins Of the disease is ridiculous. He says
that many persons who may be afflicted
with il in mild form may think that they
have caught bad cold in the head and are
suffering from slight attack Of ca
tarrb. In its aggravated form in
iiuenza can be recognized immediate
ly by symptoms too prominent and
disagreeable 10 be misunderstood. This il
DR.. Edsons remedy for Influenza Take a
10 per cent. solution of quinine and spray
the affected membrane freely and frequent
ly. At intervals during the day take a pill
composed Of grains OF quinine, = Of a
grain of camphor. and "A Of grain Of the
extract OF belladonna.
The streets and the weather are now in
about an equally bad condition and quite
likely 10 spread the malady over the length
and breadth Of the town.
THE HEBREW FESTIVAL.
The Feast Of Lights-"Ch "Chanukar- which
began last night. was generally celebrated
to-day. The Ladies' Bikur Cholim Society
gave Chauukah festival TO the pupils Of
their industrial school at PythagOras Hall.
I'm the evening the Ladies' Fuel and Aid
Society gave a cOuccrtand ball at the Lex
ingtOn Avenue Opera-hOuse. \ number Of
other similar affairs took place in the eve
ming.
dinner was gwen at Victoria Hall 10
the officers Of the Grand Lodge Of the United
States of the order Free Sons OF Israel, the
president of the Court Of Appeals and the
counsel to the order.
"cHANUKA
commentaries the relghting of the lamp
which is always kept burning before the
ark which contains the sacred scrolls Of
the law Of Moses i'm the synagOgues. The
light had been cNtinguished by the destruc-
tion of the temple by the syrians, and with
burning lamp was rekindled. This took
place in the year l6i before the Christian
era-thc year $3.50 Of the Hebrew calendar.
The festival is celebrated chiefly in the
homes, and the great feature is the lighting
Of one of the candles i'm the seven branchcd
candlestick, 10y the Youngest boy i'm the fam
ily on each night of the festival. ON the
first night the synagogues are open and
special services are held, the prayers used
for over two thousand years are recitcd.
and the history Of the event Is read from
the Bible. II is "A great day for distributing
Gifts 10 the children. and the practice Of
lighting the candles on the Christmas trees
in Christian celebrations is an OuigrOwth
of the Jewish Feast of Lights.
REPORT OF THE B'NM BIRTH SOCIETY
The annual report of the great Hebrew
benevolent society, the B'nai Birth shows
that there are nine districts with 3)i dis
tinct lodges, and total membership of D.
23i. During the past large year. which
ended on August 81, $j71,2i SO was paid in
benefits and balance Of 81, Sj6.Ol remained
in the treasury. In addition 10 this, Of
course. each lodge has its own treasury.
which represents its own financial cOndi-
tiOn. The organization seems 10 have been
making advances in foreign countries.
Germany is reported to have twenty-siX
lodges. containing 2,3li members y cOmmu-
nicati0n from Mr.. ID. Wolf, the head OF the
German district, shows that he is confident
that the order will gain new recruits very
rapidly in that country. \ lodge IN kou-
mania. which was established last year. is
reported TO be i'm prosperous condition.
There are also lodges at Bucharest. Braila.
Galatz, PlOesti, Crayon, Turnu SEVERN,
and Pitesti. I'm these towns there are alto
oether 5ii members. Among the PROPOSE
tions now being considered by the Grand
Lodge is one 10 erect I'm orphan asylum al
Jerusalem. The New York district is con
sidering the adyisability Of erecting a home
Tor infirm and INDECENT members here.
RACE WAR AMONG 'LONGsHOREMEN.
A mild sort of race war has broken out
among the 'iOngshOremen on the National
Line pier. They struck because the mana
GERS have put a number Of negroes 10
work on the dock. The men, while feeling
very bitter against the cOlOred workers.
have refrained from any violence. The
strikers say they are not opposed
TO negroes because Of their color, but they
will not work with men who work for half
pav. These negroes only get what they can
make, and the company pays them very
little. They fairly live on the pier, and IT Is
only "A question of time if this thing goes ON,
when all the companies will employ negroes,
and then the others will have 10 work for
almost nothing or starye. The company
had about one hundred and fifty men at
work this morning. Nearly forty of these
were white men who had asked for employ
ment Yesterday.
THE L. ;. GRANT MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
An arrangement has been made with the
Ulysses : Grant National Monument Asso-
citation by which all subscriptions for that
purpose shall be turned over 10 the Grant
Monument fund. \ letter from Mrs. Grant
saws that the Generals tomb has been ilnal-
ly located at Riverside Park, and one from
ex-G0yenor Cornell Acknowledges a
cift of $4,000 for the monument fund from
Elliott f. shepard. This is the beginning
of "A new effort 10 complete the fund ana
erect the National Grant Memorial before
1892, and the Worlds Fam. The iund
now amounts TO $4,000.
LATEST FROM BRAZIL.
The steamer Cvril, from Brazilian ports,
left Cerea November l6 Maranhan. No
y,-nber u, AMI Para, December .. At The
first place everything appeared as peaceful
as conld be expected. The prominent re-
publcans in the place showed their dis
like for anything that remained OF
the monarchy by tearing all en-
blems, coats-Oi-arms, etc. that de-
noted ANYTHING of the immediate
past. At Maranhan the solid adherents Of
The new government were seen tearing
down signs on street corners and lamps
which had anything OF royalty IN
their composition. Anything emblematc
of Dom PedrO's government was be
ing relegated into innOcuous desuetnde.
The names Of streets were changed 10 suit
the ideas of the republicans. As far as
could be learned there was no serious
bloodshed since the first uprising, when SIX
men were killed and twenty were wounded.
CASE QF HYDRoPHoBIA.
Little Walter scott Phillips has died from
a dog bite on the lip with unmistakaDle
symptoms of hydrophobia nj GIG kosciusko
street. Brooklyn. He was twelve years old,
and the son Of X. j. Phillips, prosperous
house painter. Two months ago, while the
boy was romping with n playmate near ms
home, a dog bit him in the face and chm.
lie bled slightly mt the time ana had MS
wound cauterized. The boy thought moth
ing more about the dog bite, and went to
school as usual and never made any com
plant of feeling unwell until last saturday