MOBILE QUARANTINE. niF EFFECT ON OUR COTTON TRADE AND OUR IiECEIPTh. 1sitervIlews With everal otf Our Mer- cghants on the Subliect and the VLews They Express. The recent quarantine on the part of the Mo- liole authorities has exciotl a fooling here stronger than has b)oon felt for many years. There can bt no doubt buwht corporations havo the right to protect t h, health and welfare of the communit fie under their jurlndi'tion, lbut when this power is carrill so far, so ex- iravagantly far. what was right becomoes cruelly Tidiculous., land what prudeuneo pointed out transpiros to be what folly would suggest.. The Ouarantlinl of Mobile as against this ('ty Is uased upon the lxploded !ilo tihat infection ran be carriod to it point by the more passage through that point of an infoeoted ihdyat no matter how grleat aII sOpcod. The ogrmas of disae.,if writers be correct, .,lnnot •ulreepd in o1urlnlig 1a place for flu lt,ion :ilthe contact be but short rlnd of little duration , and hence the Mobile authorities had but little fo fear in the passagoif our trains through that tlty. In order to got it, the trutih of many re- iports current regarding the reasons which mTight have led to the t lnforcelment of quaran- tine betwmmrn Mobile and this city, a reporter of tIe D)EMOonr visited .everl goeltlomon direct- ,vr conneotedt wit tillh cotton trade. Th filrst called u1poen was MIR. I1ENRY (). IIItETEI1, lthe secretary of the Cotton Exchange. Mr. Flester stated utnelllivoally that it was his rpinion that the quaran'ino ostabishod at Mobile as against this city was not made for any business reasonS. It was true that for raome time past our ity had beeoon receiving ijargely of Alahlan cottoll lbatl came directly eroe, passing through Mobile, but. the qularan- Idno could have no lffect on the present crop, tecause it would not he gathered until long afts•r qlarantine would be, raised, Last year we roceclved rver the Mobile road s,000o bales of my~tton, which this year wils increased from Seotember 1t , tthe last woek in July to 178,000. An Mr. Ilestr' s opinion this could not be efoctod by quarantfll nl nloess it oxtonded Into ie lhtter partt of Octlobir, which was inuproba- Ible. iHe did not think thatlitl blockadn would pro- went the Allllinul ,olttonsl f'rorll pcoming in. aind 4lti did railroadl facilitiso wore suceh that it would roach thie shnboar 4l riad ily. In responsl It•ot querv of tile repolrter. Mr. Ilester stated that the Mlob!ll qlllaralltije couhld not have been iSte work of spseiilatllrs, antxiolus to putu 11 the l'rico of cotton and make Mobile the port of ox- portatlon it wasi. Tlhe lea(st. of shltpmtent In Mo- ibe, counting in llghtlterlga and labor in car- rying cotton down tile bay, is so much greater Tian that lIeeo(•aIry to stow a vessel in New Or- Ieans that the difTloreco is so great Mobile can never 'omIpetIt wivith this part. Even if the quarantin3 was kept Lup until late in October, it would not hurt our reocollts to any groat ex- bent, in fact, not at all. A. ., MAY, ESrO., el1 the well known firm of l•icharidson & May, Perdldo ctro,1t, lwas nlext visited. Mr. May u-Vartlonllly votll iteered t, give aill the informa- tion of whillh heli was possessed, and thlo follow- i•gl• onver'sation ei.U ,ne1 i: itporter- I ,desire, Mr. May, to got your fuilon as to1 thell elet, the Mobilo quarantine will have on tile receipts of cotton at this port? Mr. May--II, will aollrt the reiotits very little, 'ir. Colton iH re,(cua tlld ) shipnlOl!ts justl, at this time very smlall. In August thlro is very littlte Ilovllllent ill ottiol. Last year the re- -eipts for thel month ait all ports wero only 11.000 halos, and indiaetions are that they will bh mNaller thits ria'. RoI.-You Ilo ot thinhk, theln. that the ( lar- antino will termlanelltly divort any of the trade mrom New Orloeans? Mr. M.-I do not. As I said before, the ship- 3ments darllg Augnust will be very light, and :there is not mullh o it movement during Sop- Dlmbdr. and again the qianllll ity that might go to MobilO il nthe narly willnter would be so small that it would make Iltll dlitifforence. Most, of the 4otton raised alruntld Mltolntgollery and BIlma goes East to Batvannah and Charleston anyway. anl tile alnmollnt that might be receilved by Mobile will bI sit smrall that, as I said before. it willl nmake no maiterial ditoroenco. Rep.--Woll. intwithstit ndllg your opinion as -gards the effects, do you not think that the u'arantihe was establish(edl wi'h the hope that, iby reason of it, some f thell New Orleans trade eould be divertedl to Mobile ? Mr, M.-I certainly dlo not. I do not think I3y sRlOl 1h i1e was entertained. Blop.-You think the1 it is only the resultolf The scare? Mr. M.--Tteo sarer. a1nd nothing elsoe; I hatVI v letter here froln a genitn10Urn ill Mobile with w•hom I was formerly connll1ted in busnless. .aud he r(llepresents thalt he has information 'tbroulgh privalto sloulcer s I th the fevor here Is yperfectly awful." and that, the peoplel in his oity are nfuten-lly excited a•nI nilarmodl. I think that the peol)lo who have allyttling to do with ,otton had nthing to r1o with quarantI ni. and I am of the Opinion that the peoplo of Mobile will suffer nimec from it thal we will. The next visit of our reporter wolI to SCOTT MoEtIjEE. IIQ., st McGeho , Snowdon & Violett. After intro- declng uhimself, our r0to1rt.,r saidl: I have called, Mr. McGohen, to ask you a few questlons in roftre'olo to Ith Mobilo(ilaran- line. I would liki to klnow if, in your opinion. 1w will materially diminish our receipts of cot- Mr. Mc(lceh-1 do not lhink it will. I do not know much ho(dllt th'l re'tlus by way of that 'tity; our bt)usines s in another direction. and heoro re ro other gentlemen whom I could name who will give you morn information than I can. Roe.--But do you think th1at, it will ultimately uancSOa dovi1t ion of the trade? Mr. MG..-That dopends entirely on how long Ihis ouarantino is mintatled. If It is contlrf- ned long enough it will cause some of the trado to leave our lity. Rep.-I)o you not, hink theo quarantinowas sstabliished for 1 ho t(( rl {(o of gctting the cott on0 whidch, under ordhinary lrtCerlllnstanutes,t'.woulll c•mo to our city? Mr. McG.--I do not. I think the Inaranti'lo wasm entiroly alt ributahblt to the scare, and that is all. After obtaining the narmes of the gentlemen rtuerred to by ?lr. MIc(lcell in his Llret answer, the reporter withdrew. ALLEN, WEST & IIUHsI. Mr. Allen. of Alien. Weti & Bush, on Gravier, Ina r the Cotton Exchange, was next inter- sjlwed by our reporter. Mr. Allom said thoro was no doubt that the tuarantino if kept up any longer would ma- lerially affect our cotton intoroests. There is Ia great deal of cotton from the in- terlor of Alana. ta principally flue grades. :hipped by the Mobile road to New Orleans. At present no harm is done, on account of the season IIt being fairly set In. but if the anarantino continues the cotton will have to be shipped hero by way of Meridian. over the .Backson Railrotd. Those shipments will come only from upper Alabama. whilst the cotton roml lower Alabama will go to Mobile. if the towns along the road do not in return quaran- one Mobile for fear of yel)low fever there. The quarantine. Mr. Allen thinks, cannot be kopt up vtery long. bee ruse Mobllo will bN a -_- fitar ice-or 0 h-am- wilt .- :N/, Orlea,.. Mr. Allen is confident that overythilng will be "'all right" in about two weeks; but supposing the luarantine is not raised. thereby preventing bhlpment of Alabanma cotton to Now Orleans, thbeneven the staple will not all go to Mobite. The reason of thi isls tall tlhe interior towns of Alabama will be flooded with small buyors in she interest .f Northorn morchants to ship the ,otton direct North, thtnr•ty defrauding. as it were. the Mobile land New Orleans merchants of 3beir commissions. lam not of the op!lion., said Mr. Allen, that lhe quarantine was brought about .by the Mo- bile merchants to prevent the passagel of cotton -o New Orlt'ans. Our firm hail al house lk Mobile, and from what we receive of news from them, we ascer- tained that tear of yellow fever alone induced the authorities to embargo the trains. The reporter next called on MR. ROBERT S. HOWARD. aI the firm of Howard & Preston. No. 11i Poy- b*as street. eporter--Good morning. Mr. Howard; I twiled to see if you colld give me any informa- -ion about the quarantine. and how it affects the ,otton trade. Mr. Howard-I am willing to talk to you on she subject. If the quarantine is kept up New SOrleans will loose a great deal by it. but I am isuare the quarantine will soon be raised. The people in Mobile and other cities will discover T-at it is only a panic, and the whole matter will recoil on them to our benefit. The thine in hte end will prove of benefit to us. The Mobile I" •pOD1le, and those in the country adjoining will noon find that there is no yellow foyver worth entionlang here, and then they will tell the Ile oielals that they have been deceived. they will be forced toraise the quarantine. -Wh do you think this way . ,--In the West they are beglaalg to treat the whole matter as a burlesque. Every man who leaves here feels as if he ought to make some excuse for leaving, and have his story to tell, and so when they arrive at any Northern, Eastern or Western city they have a little yarn already prepared. At first this had a bad effect and created a panic, but the people of the West, as I said before, are beginning to see into it. This is proved to me almost every day by the letters I receive. Rep.- -Then you really think this scare will soon be cver? Mr. I,--Ye., sir. If the death rate remains as low as it has been for the pa•t few days, this whole thing will soonu be over, and the fact of our having been quarantined by other cities will react in our favor. Ite•p-Dons a large amount of the cotton ratied in Albama conme to this city? Mr. H.--Yes; the bulk of it comes on here via Mobile, and as long as that city is quarantined usninst us we will bi the losers, but I think It will not last long. As a proof, the scare is near- ly over; [ have received to-day a letter from one of our correspondents in Pensacola, who says he bell•ove the whole thing is a scare, and wants us to senad him goods. Rep.-What is the amount of cotton that comes to us by way of Mobile? Mr. I.-I do not know tbhe exact amount, but the qluantity is large and is rapidly increasing iil uniloU Imt. Rep.--Do you think the quarantine at Mobile was ,stailished with mercenary views? Mr. I.--No. sir; I do not. I am certain that the Mobile quarantine was not established for gain. I am positive in my bellef that it was caused by fright, and nothing else: and as soon as these people discover that they have been more frightened than hurt, they will remove the restrictions against us. Rep.-Then you do not think much of the fever ? Mr. H.-No, sir, I do not believe there is any more fever here now than there was in 1874; and then it wits not called an epidemic. The people in the country are panic-stricken, and whenou that is over business will flow back to us again. Thaink ing Mr. Howard, the reporter withdrew. The next gentleman seen by the reporter was rJOHN I, NonLE, ESQ.. of Perdido street. He said, in response to an inquiry as to the eff,:cts, is his opinion, of the quarantine: "I do not think it will make any material difference in thei receipts of cotton at this city provided we have frost before October. There is very little movemeont in entton before that nmonth, but if the quarantine is continued beyond that time, of course it will diminish the receipts. The cotton which comes by way of Mobile is bought in the interior by merchants in tits city and shipped through, andif there is no convoy- ance for it, naturally there will be no purchases." Reporter -There is an impression in the city. Mr. Noble, that the quarantine was established for the purpose of diverting the cotton trade. What is your opinion as to that? Mr. Noble-I do not think there was any such idea. I think it grew out of the fears of ltil people. The iquarantine will not bone- IltMobile, even if continued. for the cotton which suuatly comes through Mobile to this city, will, if the connection is broken. be sent to Hiavarnnar and other cities, and will not reach Mobile at all. 110lM AGAIN. Arrival of thle City Ielegates-IReeeption of Major E. A. Burke. The city delegates to the Baton Rouge Con- vention returned on the Texas Thursday morn- ing, reaching the city between 2 and 3 o'clock. It was known that Major E. A. Burke, the nominee for Btate Treasurer, was to be on the hoat, and notwithstanding the lateness of the hour of arrival, large numbers of people were congregated on the levee at Carrollton and the wharf in the city to welcome him, and t herecop- tion at both points was most enthusiastic. At Carrollton the boat was received with a salute of fifty guns, fired by detachments of the Washington Artillery, under command of Ser- geant Kelly, armorer. The detachment had been ordered up by Col. Wm. M. Owen. After the salute, the firing squad, headed by a hand of music, boarded the boat. The boat hacked out and started down stream, amid deafening cheers from the crowd on the bank. At, the wharf in the city Major Burke was re- olived with round after round of cheers. After a landing had been etffected citizens and lelegates drooped into line and proceeded to Major Burke's residence, where they were right royally entertained. Among the guests was Major Oliver, of Car- roli, and a number of delegates from other :auntry parishes. eooeches wsro made and toasts proposed and responded t-. The utmost gond will prevailed and there seeomed to be but one sentiment. that of continuation in the coming campaign of the harmony between country nnd city inaugurated by the nomina- tion of Major Burke by the votes of 145 dele- gates from the country and 120 from the city. Before leaving the boat. Major Burke. out of conslderation for the sick, Instructed the band not to play while pas-ing through the city, and requested his friends to desist from cheering. Both the instructions and the request wore strictly compliod with. VIGILANT (?) OFFICIALS. How the quarantine Ic Enforced at Sum- mit. The extent to which fear will carry people is illustrated by a little affair which took placo several days ago in Summit, Miss. On Saturday last, a lady with several children. disregarding the fact that Summit had declared luarantine against Now Orleans. left this city on theo Jackson train for that town. When she reached Summit the authorities reo- fused to allow her to leave the train, and she was comopelled to continue to BIr,aue Chitto, where at a late hour at night she disembarked. She remained in the railway station-house all night, and early the next morning she took an inward bound train. On again reaching Sum- mit, she quietly left the train, meeting with no opposition. probably from the fact that she came from a direction Opposite to that in which New Orleans is situated. As soon, however, as it was found that she was from New Orleans the authorities ordered ier off, insisting that at least she should go to McConmb City and remain ten days. when she would he allowed to return. She protested, aind while the mlatter was under discussion, a lady who happened to he at the depot, kindly ex- t.,nded an invitation to htr residence, so•me- thing over a mile outside of the village limits. T'he invitation, it is scarcely necessary to say, was gratefully accepted. THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. Collector Smith yesterday settled the bill for repairs on the revenue cutter Dix. It amounted to $35o0. The mails of the steamship Mexico were brought to the city bv Officer Williams, who was detailed by the Postoillce authorities for that duty. Five or six additional inspectors were yester- day dispatched by Colloector Smith to the Quar- antine Station. The arrangements for dis- charging cargoes at the station made the extra force necessary. Arrangements for an investigation into the circumstances attendact on. and the causes of the recent explosion on the steamboat Henry Tote. wore completed yesterday, and the ex- amination will be formally opened this morn- ilg. It will be remembered that the disposition of mails at the Quarantine was made the subject of a correspondence between Collector Smith and the hoard of Health, and the board author- tcd Jhnir deltvery. nrovided said delivery was made by a special messenger. PERSONAL. Edward Toby. Esn., president of the New Or. loans Waterworks Company, has returned from his trip through the North and West made in the interest of the company. He visited the principal large cities,and inspected their water- works system. lie will report the result of his observation to the company in a week or ten days. A New Stationery Firm. It is with pleasure that we call the attention of the public to the copartnership card of Messrs. M. F. Dunn & Brother, which will be found in this morning's paper. These gentle- men have rented the store No. 72 Camp street. next to the Times office. and are fitting it up in the most approved style. Mr. M. F. Dunn, who is a very popular and energetic gentleman, has been for a number of years associated in busi- ness with T. Fitzwilliam & Co., and as an active member of that firm secured for it a large trade by his thorough knowledge of the business and the many pleasant qualities of manner with which he in endowed. Messrs. M. F. Dunn & Brother have facilities for carrying on the print- ing. lithographing and blank book manufac- turing in all its branches, and we predict for them a full share of the public patronage. Our steamboatmen will be pleased to learn that Mr. D. J. Dunn, the junior of the firm. will still con- tinue to solicit their business. Being thorough. ly conversant with their wants, he will undoubt- edly please them. as he has done in the past. In a few days they will open a full line of fresh stationery, to which they will invite the atten- tion of the public. BOARD OF HEALTH. THE MOBILE BOARD REFUSES TO RAISE THE QUARANTINE. Interesting Report from the Inspector of the Fourth District - Resolutions - Courteous Offer from the St. Louis and Chicago Railroad. The Board of Health mot at 7 o'clock last evening. Present-a quorum. After the read- ing and adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting, the secretary read the following letter, which explains itself: OFFICE OF TIIE BOARD OF HEALTH, Mobile, August 6, 1878. Dr. B. F. Taylor, Secretary Board of Health, Now Orleans, La.: ])ear Sir-Yours of second instant, inclosing copy of resolution adopted by your board, has been received, and, in reply, I am instructed to inform you that whilst cherishing the highest respect for the opinions of members of your board, our board does not think that it would be prudent to modify our quarantine restrictions at this time. The point covered by your resolution as well as agreat many others, received the attention of our Board of Control, and even a delegation from your city, to-wit: Cols. D. B. Robinson and Ogden and Dr. Scott, to whom we would most respectfully refer you for the reasons then given by us. Yours most respectfully, 8. 8, SCALES. BREOLUTIONS, By Col. IIHardee: IResolr•d, That in order to more freely define the orders and wishes of this board in relation to the proper irrigationlot the city for hygienic purposes, it is hereby declared that every me- chanical appliance within reach should ie brought into requisition so that all of the gut- ters drains and canals should be copiously flushed with water from the Mississippi river, and that the irrigation should be kept up not only for an hour at a time, or for one day, but should be continued night and day, for a week or more, to the end that the latmosphere may thereby be purified, and the full benefit of flow- ing water as a disinfectant be thorougly tested. Unanimously adopted. By Dr. Austin: Whereas, it has been the usual custom for the New Orleans city contractors to dump garhage and other kinds of filth on the front levee, in open lots, and illing up ponds and other low ilaces with the same, thor by endatigering the health of the city; be it -al Ilrsolred, That the Boa I V Health recorn- mend to the City Council t.at alt garbage, fl11h, old rags, etc., shall be taken to certain conveni- ent places and burned after saturation with coal oil; and be it further Resolved, That the city he requested to make arrangements with contractors to carry into effect tills resolution, and further, to compel city contractors to carryout rigidly all contrac's poertainng to cleaning the streets; and be it fur- ther lResolved. That the City Council be requested to have the fresh burnt lime (seont here by J. C. Clarke. vice president of the St. Louis and Chi- cago Railroad,) scattered over these garbage beds at Tivoli Circle, in front of thr river and all other places filled with garbage, and in gut- ters where filth exists, Adopted. By Dr. Taney- Resolre''d. That the experience of the board so far in the use of carbolic acid as a disinfectant and the beneficial results obtained therefrom fully justifies the continuation of its use, and the president of the hboard is therefore author- ized and directed to call upon the city author- Itles for such quantities as he may deem necessary for further disinfecting purposes. Adopted. BEPORTS OF COMMITEEE5. Dr. Taney. chairman of the committee on ir- rigation, reported that the surplus water from the Waterworks is inadequate to supply suffi- cient water for flooding the canals and gutters. Other means of supply had to be found, and even the working of stationary engines at cot- ton presses, combined with what could be ob- tained from hydrants, was considered insufii- clent to afford the volume of water necessary. Mr. HIollingsworth offered to loan the board a powerful machine, capable of throwing 200,000 gallons of water per hour across the levee into thestreets. The committee called on the Mayor and Administrator of Improvements to induce the authorities to call on Mr. Hollingsworth and arrange for a trial of the machine. But this was not, done. SPECIAL REPO OrFaICKANITAarY INSPECTOR, FOURTn DISTRICT I New Orleans, Aug. u, 1878. 1 I have the honor to make the following spe- cial report concerning the sanitary condition of the Fourth District. At no time during the past ten years has this district been in such an abso- lutely filthy condition as during the last spring and present summer. Pushing the powers of the Board of Health to the utmost limit of its authority, the orders for cleaning premises, especially the emptying of privy vaults, have been issued in a number far exceeding any previous year. This timely step has fortunately relieved the condition, which otherwise would have been one of hopeless filthiness too im- moense in proportions to be remedied in this emergency. The negligence which has pecu- liarly characterized the whole system of street cleaning, the carelessness and often utter neglect in the removal of garbage, the dumping of garbage by hundreds of cart loads into popu- lous streets for the purpose of filling them the most horrible outrage ever perpetrated upon this people.) the bad state of some of the markets, especially the Magazino market, and above all the pernicious method of pre- tending to cl-an streets and gutters by a gang of men employed in throwing their contents into the streets, there under a blazing sun to putrefy and presently to be washed back again by a passing shower; all of these causes have been combined to prepare the community for the inevitable and legitimate result of such flagrant disobodience of all sanitary laws in the apparanoe and rapid spread of some malig- nalt contagion. never as there existed in more perfect accommoidations. Of all the conditions essential to the prevalence of a raging etpi- demic was this unendurable filthiness of the district. Yellow fever made its avppearance in two Jci onthel wenty-fourth ofJnuly. Two areas embrac- ing four rsquares in each case were nimmncdiatcily disinlected thoroughly with carbolic acid. To the present date there have occurred twenty- eight gases, and in each instance this method of disinfecting the four adjacent squares has been carried out. These ai eas have been almost invariably dense- ly packed with population, and in but a sin- gle instance has there occurred a case of yellow fever outside the premises originally infected. While in years prior to disinfection the pesti- lence has marched steadily from house to house and from square to square, invading the dis- trict with the systematic spread of a conflagra- tion, it is now isothted to the original prem- ises above stated. The general condition of these areas before disinfection was awlul: the air redolent with the fumes of putrefaction, emanating from privies and gutters; but the entire changing of this condition after disinfection fully accounts. in my opinion, for the checking of the pesti- lence as a legitimate result. I am assured by several of our ablest observ- ers that the disease has become greatly modi- fled in point of malignancy. The people obeying the admonitions of the board are manifesting the utmost interest in the cleansing and disinfecting of their own prannace. and ar-tli- e -rem g "-e-at esvtstanee In improving our sanitary condition. Our citi- zens need the utmost encouragement in the great work they have so generally commenced for the first time in the history of our city. Respectfully. etc.. JOSEPH HOLT. tanitary Inspector Fourth District. The report of Dr. Holt was, on motion, re- ceived. After the reading and acceptance of the re- port. Dr. Choppin called the attention of the board to the following letters received by him: NEW ORLEANS, ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO II. R., New Orleans, August 8, 1978. Sam'i Choppin. M. D.. President Beoard of Health: Dear Sir-I have been instructed by J. C. Clarke,vice president,general managor,through R. S. Charles. treasurer, to deliver your board ten car loads of fresh burnt lime free of all charges, as fast as it arrives. This lime comes from the line of the Illinois Central BIailroad, which company also has agreed to transport same free to Cairo, delivering to us there. Mr. Clarke also instructs me to transport free any disinfectants the city may want, and have same hauled by passenger train, in case it ba n"cessary to insure promptness. If our road can contribute in any way to transporting material without charge to aid your hoard in its efforts to suppress the fever. advise me and it will be cheerfully done. I re- main, very respectfully, etc.. D. B. MOREY, General Freight Agent. The other letter from Mr. Charles, the treas- urer, reads as follows: Dr. Choppin, eft.: Dear Sir-Below I beg to send you an extract from a letter dated New York, August 5, 1878, from Mr, 3. 0. Clarke, vice president of this company, and beg you will command the ser- vices of our road as indicated, and if we can assist the cause: "I have a strong hope that the Board of Health may yet be able to arrest the fever before it becomes epidemic. If our road can contribute in any way to accomplish this, have it done promptly. Tell Mr. Morey. general freight agent, to bill all disinfectants the city may want, and haul it by passenger train to insure promptness. He can do that by extra baggage or white fruit cars. I have ordered from Cairo ton car loads of fresh burnt lime, and directed CJol. Bren, assistant general man- eger. as fast as it arrives, to turn it over to the Board of Health to be used by them as they may elect." Dr. Choppin. commenting on these communi- cations, expressed his satisfaction at the co-op- oration of the road, and said that as soon as it arrived the lime would be utilized by the board. After the disiusslon of a few opinions on the sulhioct of yellow f, ver, during whlch no point of particular interest was elicited, the board adjourned. WEATHER BULLETIN. WAR DEPARTMENT, Signal Service. United States Army. Daily meteorologclal record for the eight hours ending at 3:43 p. m., Thursday, August 8. [Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations.] Voloc'y Rain i Miles last 8 Stations. Bar. per hours Si hour. Inches (re~ro...".. 29.4- 93 HW 9 U Cincinnati ..... 29.70- 92 W 19 ' DavenDort ..... 2977- 77!.... .32 Dubuque .... 29.0)- i89 W H 0 Galveston ...... s29.97-F. 90 i 1 Indianola ......" .19.;-F.S 92'SE 9 .on Keokuk ... 29.75- 3 'N 11 ol Lacrosse ...... ,29(;- iW , 15t, Leavenworth .. 129.73- 95 SW 12 Louisville ".... 29,79-F. I 95 8 0 Memphis ...... - 29.91-F. 9I W 6 0 Nashville...... 29.87-F. 94 W 4 0 New Orleans ... 29.92- F. a 9 Omaha ......... 2.(2- 7 SW 7 0 Pittsburg ...... 29.73- i, 90W 12 e Shreveport ....29.o--F. .; NW 3 n St. Louis....... 2).82- w 9SW 12 0 St. Paul ........ 29. - iNW i; e Vicksburg ..-- 29.94-F. 9i N 4 0 Yankton ....... 2971- N 4 .. Augusta ...... i29.~3--F.i 9 NW 4 0 Corsi'ana...... i29, st-F. 10', SE 5 Key West.......29.99--F. as NW 0 0 Mobile ......... •2 2-F.i 92 13: Montgomery .-'29.91--F! 91 SW 4 0 Savannah. .... 29 8 I'--1 92 S II R. indlicatis rising; F. Indicates falling; 8, Indicates staltonary. THE YELLOW FEVER. OFFICa BOARD OF HEALTH. New Orleans, Aug. 8, 1878. Official statement of cases of yellow fever reportl'd in New Orleans is as follows, viz: Deaths from 12 m. yesterday to 12 in. to- day ................................... . 11 Total castes to teli• .... ................... 387 Total deaths to d aate ... ........... ..... 1061 SAM'[, C~hoPIN, M. D., President. B. F. TAYLOR, M. DI., hecretary. DEATHS. Miss Aline Block, 17 years of ag, a native of Cincinnati, one year in New Orleans; died at No. 351 Magazine street, August 7. Mrs. John lShneider, 32 years of ago, a native of Ohio, four years in New Orleans; died at No. 21 Customhbouse street, August 7. Eloyn Eugene •oniat. 3 years and 6 months of age, a native of Now Orleans: (lied at No. 4213 Carondelet street, August 7. Edna Jollessnalt. 4 yoars of neo, a native of New Orleans. died at No. 85t11 Msgazine street, August 7. Charles Huss. aged 22 months, a native of Nw Orleans died at 434 Magalzine street, Augut 7. John E. Sage, aged 35 years, pollee officer, a native of Germany. 1I years in Now Orleans, died August 7. in the (!omm rrcial Hotel, corner of Girod and Peters streets. Mary Teresa Maneusa, aged 24 years, a native of Italy, 3 years in New Orleans, (tied at the cor- ner of Freret and Philip streets, August 8. Eva Lillian Charlton. aged 7 years :3 months, a native of Now Orleans. died August 8, at No. 153 Clio street. Daniel Mulder, aged 41 years, a native of Hol- land, died August 8, at 4:27 Julia street. Manuel Thoman, :n years, a native of St. Louis, six months in the city, No. 40 Villere street. Died at the Charity Hospital August R. Louis E, Schmidt, :7s years, a native of (Ger- many. one yoar in the city, 172 Poydras street. Died at Charity Hospital August 8,. VIXENIftH VICKSBURG. Postmaster Badger received yesterday the following telegram from the Superintendent of railway mail service for this division: ATLANTA, Ga.. Aug. 7, 1878. Postmaster New Orleans. Li%.: Vicksburg declines to receive letter or pap r mails from New Orloans.or let North Louisiana mails pass through. You will hold this mail until further notice, except for such points in North Louisiana as you may be able to dispatch via river route. L. M. TERRELL. Supt. FLUNISING THE GUT'+ERS. One of the sanitary measures ordered by the City Hail authorities was the daily flushing of the gutters with water. This order has beon obeyed to a certain extent, but not carried out to the letter, as observations made yesterday on several streets showed. On these streets-Maga- zine was one of them-the gutters on one side were running with water, and on the other side the gutters were filled with fllth, and in spots 'ovored with greetn scum. STATE-IIIOUSE NOTE'i. 0. iuhbrocard was appointed recorder of West Baton Rouge, vice Bernard, deceased, Secretary of State Strong was in his offit- yes. terday, having returned from his Batou IRouge excursion. Col. Hlardee has not yt received any official reports of the sessions of the fourth and fifth lovee districts. ISRLEV'IT! EM. Bank Alley would be sweeter smelling if it was cleaned out every day or two. Free-stone peaches are already becoming scarce. Col. W. R. Crane is spoken of by country dele- gates for one of the highest pos:tlons in the gift of our State. Cant. McGlensey. of the navy. commanding the United States steamer Cannonicus, arid his officers, with the exception of Lieut. Dehahay, have gone North until the fever abates. The Italian on Dauphine street who was the Innocent cause of the Formento-Poincy affair, died yesterday of the black vomit, as we are credibly informed. So much for the correctness of Dr. Formonto's diagnosis. Dr. Warren Stone left our city last evening for Port Eads to take c-are of the yellow fever natients there. With the doctor's well-known skill it is safe to say that those who are suffer- ing will soon recover. Since the repairs have commenced on the St. Charles Hotel the opening of the large vault has occasioned considerable complaint, and as the smell permeates the whole atmosphere in the neighborhood. it should be attended to. A--rumo- nfLt we alat lasLnlht thatYVicksburg had quarantined telegrams from New orf•ans. We would not be astonished. Electricity is a very subtle fluid, and when it makes ut, it's mind, permeates everything. We have even heard of instances where people have been killed by it, and the intelligent board of health of that town isrightin proteeringitsinhabitants from the fulminating influence. The Excelsior Itowing Club, which has just organized with a membership of fifty men aid three louts already on hano, has petitioned the District. The petition was rehf'rred to Admin- City Council fora permit to ereettheir b-athouse on the river bank at some point in the Third latrator Cavana,. and It is hoped by the club that he will report favorably on it. Yesterday the club received a four-oared shell from New York, which was christened the "NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT." Fire. At 5:30 o'clock last night a fire, the cause of which is unknown. was discovered in the house of Mr. Finnegan. at the corner of Crossman and Front streets. The flames were extinguished with slight damage to the furniture. No alarm was sounded. __ . Parties leaving the city will find in another column a card published by Dr. Winm. G. Austin, whose services have been seoured by the Jack- son Railroad to fumigate the cars, etc. leaving the city. The Doctor requests that all persons leaving New Orleans by this route saturate two pieces of cloth about Pix Inches square with pure white carbolic acid, one part of acid to twenty of water; place one in thebottomlof their trunk and one on top of their clothing in it just before closing it up. This is advisablefor per- fect safety and to quiet all fears of people living along the road. MUNICIPAL MATTERS. THE BENEFITS OF DRAINAGE. It will be remembered that about two years ago after considerable efforts on the part of the residents of the lower part of the Third Die- trict, the city adopted measures to provent the flooding of the district by the rains and the, backing of the briny waters of the lake. We are informenr that now, where even the enarsest grass would not grow, excellent crops of hay are being made by the people owning lands in the localities in rear of the Ursulines Convent and its vicinity, and doubtless before long the lanud will be fit for the culture of vegetables. THE THIIRD DISTRICT(T WHIARVES. We are informed by the wharf lessee that he does not contemplate beginning the reconstru - lion of the sunken wharves in the Third Dis- trit, until after the rivar shall have fallen sufll- ciently to justify him in doing so without fear of their caving In before the business season -uirveyor dl'Ifmecourt is also of the opinion, that work should not be hbegun at present. As soon, however, a.s the neoi'sary low water mo1 rk hall have been ittninned Mr. d'Hemecourt will notify the Council of the fact. ABOUT THE HIGH SCH1OOLS. The Board of School Directors propose to transfer the Girls' tHigh School from Chestnut street, above Jackson, and the Girls' I1gh Bohool. from the church opposite Washington Square, in the Third District, to the school- house of the Hebrew Educational Society, on Calliope street, near St. Charies, for the our- Dose of consolidating them into one school for the whole city, even at a greater expense than the present system. The IHebrew School-house is offered to thne city at a rental of $150 )er month. This sum is in exc5ess of the monthly exoenditures for the two present high schools. The one on Chestnut street is owned by the city, whilst the montihly rent of the basement in the church opposite Washington i luiare does not Oexceed $30 or sto. Besiden this useless expense to the city for only one high school instead of in, orstinrig less, the girls from the Third I)istrict will have to rldr In cars to reach the school, thus involving the cost of car fare on the parents who. if unable to provide this daily spi n, will tbe dbalrred thi privilege of havilng their children educated. If _the school was for bo,ys there would e o oh- jection to the dlistanco, because exercise is healthy for the boys; but girls cannot be made to walk such a distance without injury to their healtth. Even if c;ar fare is available the glrl- will be diprliv'l of a daily walk to school, if it was a convenient distance. The S,,hool Board hts erred more through misapprehension than purpose, and it is to t,s hotied that furthlir action ,in the coinsolidat,ion of the high schools will be deferred and the schools left as they are. FIRST DISTRICT COURT. SENTENCED. Larceny-Mary Smith, alias Virginia Red- light, two years at hard labor in the Peniten- tiary for the larceny of $5. FOUND (r'UIL,TY. Assault and battery-Wmn. Llambis; recom- mended to the mercy of the court; sentenced to $1 or one day. NOLT,,E PROSEQUI. A.ssult and battery-John Patril. Tlhos. Clan- coy. Plea of not guilty withdrawn and a plea of guilty flied in lieu thereof. SIXTH DISTRICT COURT. Fred. H. Quick vs. John P. Bocker.-Petitioner prays for a writ of tijunction restrainlng Becker from sel•ing or in any manner interfer- ing with petitioner in his property, under a certain judgment, entitled John P. Becker vs. W. Wllkelman. Thos. H. Luroguo Turgeau vs. (uits. B. Tro- lear.-Poettioner. copartner of the American Grocery with defen(lant. prays that a writ of sequestration issue to prevent Treloar from disposing of the goods of the said grocery, and that a reelver be appointerl to liquidate the affairs of the partnership. Petitioner avers as a reason for the suit thathe had furnished $1o00 as his share in the concern, and that his part- nor has appropriated all the proflits of the gro- cory stock, to petitioner's detriment. SECOND RECORDER'S COURT. aENETNCED. Joe Olivier, nagainst whom an affidavit of shooting and wounding,. from Information re- ceived, one Peter Brown, on August 1, at thi Fifth Wurd poll, was tried yesterday. The wounded man declined to prosecute the case, tas he was accidently wounded, the shots having been decstined for another party, who also re- fused to prosecute. Judge Miltonberger finod him $25 or twenty days, for discharging fire- arms within toe city limits. Thomas Valcourt was sent beforo the First District on the charge of beating and wounding short of mayhem. CITY ECHOES. A dog that hit a small colored boy was killed at Mr'lson•lhrville. Lena Dalcina was run into the Thfrd Station, charged with larceny. lHenry Jacard was landed in the Third Sta- tion, charged by Special Mike IIonnessey with the larceny of a watch. At two o'clock yesterday a man named James Glide died suddenly at his residence, No. 212 St. Mary street. Coroner notiflled. Yesterday a woman named Mrs. Larkin, a native of (lFrmany, aged torty-three yars, die' suddenly at her late residence, eJrner of St. Patrick and Sixth streets. Wednesday night an unsuccessful attempt nas made to burglarize Mr. Uohert"e's resi- dence, on Carondeei:t street, between J.Tosephine and Jackson. El. Riley. a boy thirteen years old, was so• verely cut on the foot by a blo'k of iee while tho block was sliding from a chip to the wharf on the staging. "HARD TIMES." The Questions Submitted to the Publlc by the House Committee on the Condition of the Country. The following are the questions submitted to the public by the committee on the condi- tion of the country, known as the "Hard Times" committee: Th'e congressional committee earnestly re- quest the co-operation of the public in all see- tions of the country in obtaining information to aid in a practicable solution of the im- portant questions submitted to it. It espe- cially invites suggestions from representative men in all departments of business. It proposes the following questions to employ- ers throughout the country: 1. What was the selling price of your pro- ducts in 1860, and in each subsequent year, down to '78 inclusive ? 2. What were the wages paid by you in each of these years for labor employed ? 3. Where the persons furnishing informa- tion are willing to do so, the committee in- vites them to state the per centage of profit made by them An each of these years upon- the capital employed in their business. 4. What were the wholesale and retail prices of articles of family consumption during each of these years in your vicinity ? 5. What is the difference, if any, between the rents of tenements occupied by operatives in the years 1866 and 1877 in your vicinity ? 6,. What was the comparative amount of products of your business in quantity and value in the years 1860 and 1878? 7. State the comparative steadiness of em- ployment of operatives between the years 18160 and 1878 inclusive. The committee invites suggestions from employers and employed as to the extent and causes of the present depression of business, and as to any special Federal legislation which, in their opinion, would tend to relieve the same. The committee will hold its next meeting in the New York postoffice, August 20. The Freedom of London. The freedom of the city of London, which formed the most important incident in the grand municipal reception of Lords Beacons- tield and Salisbury, is regarded in England as one of the highest compliments which can be paid a public man. It is conferred by that part of the British metropolis called "The City," which has its own municipal govern- ment and is under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor. The ceremony is impressive and in accord with ancient uusage. In the first place the corporation tenders the privilege, and in- vites the person on whom it is to be conferred to appear before the City Chamberlain and receive his formal permission. The future freeman's name and those of civid officials who vouch for his worthiness are next recorded in a book reserved for the purpose. The Cham- berlain then administers an oath of fidelity and gives the freeman agold box containing a parchnllent; dlocuiment, vouching for his citi- zenehip. 'Ihe privileges thus conferred have iorredsi to possess practical value, especiallyto the public men who are accorded them. The fee mran at once becomes part of "The City" ir its corporate capacity, and his children dwelling within seven miles of the city share in the privilege. Hie may engage in retail trade without payilg certain dues, and if his chilirern become orphans they may be made wafrd: of the city. Among the distinguished pe''rsons who have tbeen invested with civic fr'eedom were Gen. Blucher, Napoleon III and thie an.t Sultan Albdul Aziz. Last year the honor was conferred on ex-Presidlent Grant. A TALKING SENATOR. Colorado Chaffee's Opinion of Thing-- 1low BIlaine and Conkling Stand. [Ciincnnati Enqurlrr.] "What do you think of Mr. Hayes, Senator " I think Hayes is the weakest man who ever held the presidertital ohiice. Such aPresident has disgusted me with service in the Republl- can pa rty." "Wihat ha.s he done that is inartistic?" "(, he's a liar. lie makes promises without sincerity or lildelity; an infirm, small, cheap man." "You have heard him talk interestingly?" "Yes; he likes to hear himself talk. He doesn't mean any of it, or remember any of it. lie talks just as unmeaningly to the next corner. I believe he desires to break up the Re•,publican party." "Why, where is the proof of that?" "He has appointed Greeley Republicans, renegades anrd go-betwrens all over the coun- try. He's got a Cabinet of them." Give me an instance of his downright de- fection to the I•rRepublican idrlra." " Why in appointing United States mar- shals liker Fitzsimnmons, of Georgia, generally I)emo•'ratic rebels, over the Southern States. We've beaten a good many of those appoint- ments in the Senate. It is those marshals who will have to take the next United States census. Don't you see that they will do it so as to Increase their apportionment of repre- sentation in Congress and the Electoral Col- lege ? I'm inclined to think that he meant to sell us out." " What do you think waos the policy Hayes set out to alcomrnplslh ?" "Hlie had a consequential, vague idea that he wad to unite the Republican party, and the Democratic party would melt away in one year. But he had no sense and you see how it is. He hates the Republicans because he didn't succeed." "Do you like his Cabinet?" "No. Key, of Tennessee, is the best of threm. McCrary, of Iowa, is the smartest, but he is sluggish. Devens is a lizard. Schurz is a theorist, with shining faculties of no good to anybody. Yet what a reward of honors that Schurz has held; general, foreign minis- ter, Senator, and Secretary, and all devoted to mere theory!" "Is ;laine an expectant of the presidential nomination in 158)?" "No. I know he has no idea of it for some years to coime. No leading Republicans want to run next time, because they would have no chance, Grant excepted. I can't see where the votes are to come from." "Why is Grant stronger than the civilians?" ' Because he might carry some of the South- ern States. I am pretty sure he could carry New York, too. Grant has a greatnumber of I)emocratic friends. In New York they would make a gigantic effort for him and take the State. I don't know whether he will run. He probably will if he sees his chances are good. I will go into the campaign if Grant runs again, and I wouldn't do it for anybody else. Colorado would go for him easily." "If the Democrats are for him, does that show that he has Democratic sympathies?" "No; it Is respect for sincere, modest, man- ly character. He never ran away from a per- secuted man, nor quailed before a furiously silly public opinion. He was no hypocrite, professor anu pretender, and wasn't half ap- ipreciated until he was gone. But no man In the Icepublicab party has been from the first, truer to the principles of llierty, which it was organized upon." , "Has Thurman not taken~.the r $j1ril place as the Democratic aspi for the 'Pre'side'ncy ?" "It looks so. I don't know '%bout his chances, but le is the ablest memben of the Senate." "l)o you leave out Blaine, Conkling a d Ed- munds ?" "No; Thurman has more ability th any Seunaitor of cither party. Bayard is verymuch his inrfrior. Thurman has such sp endid judgment. There he excels all the Sena' ors. ie can arise on a question not prevlo sly studied by him and express himself with a rready felicity, united with accurate jridg- ment, that hits always gained my rejpeet. if theure is to be a. Democratic President, I can take Thurmanar without much wincing. As to his honesty it is pretty fair for a poll- tician. ()n thart soft money question I hardly think he can be sincere. I guess the old gen- tleman yiclded there to a little clamor." LIBERIA. How the Negroes In the African Republic Govern Themselves. FCorrespondenee Charleston News.l The question as to the negro's ability to govern himself is not decided by Liberia. That govewrnmernt is as yet an experiment, of the result of which it is dificult to form act forecast. The Liberian people have not even a general name, having not attained to the dignity of a nation and being beyond a tribe. Whether the world will ever see a great negro nationality is yet to be determined. There is nothing now on which to form a judgment. They have borrowed from the United States a form and system of government de- signed for an intelligent, virtuous and progressive people, which they are apply- ing to a people with as little virtue and far less intellihgence, and apparently utterly lacking the progressiveness of the American. The negro has not had as yet a fair chance. It must be remembered that this is his first attempt in a really civilized state t, rule him- self by himself. It is, perhaps, fortunate that there has been no promiscuous streaming in of newly-freed and Ignorant slaves. The absence of this has afforded an opportunity for the laying of a foundation of partial edu- cation and civilization on which to build. This, of course, has its evils, already hinted at. Every man is a proprietor and master. What is wanted now is manual labor and population. As this comes in one of two things must happen. Either the peo-. ple will learn what is wanted and improve the government, or in blind dissatisfaction they will overturn it and anarchy will ensue. The present system of government is too cmorous --- and- exp ns-i-v and -n4o petty ambition for offices. Consequently large numbers of men who might be devefr oping the country and themselves are con- stantly engaged in either seeking or holdi•g office. Liberia, with her 3500 voters, Is a pet- tier and meaner edition of the cesspool of American politics, and the cost of running-~ the government for 3500 voters is $101,782 89, or, ciphering in round numbers, about $29 for, each voter. From my observation, I think that a man and two smart boys could easily:- do all the work of the general government. - 840P An eraployee of the Austrian census office has published a work on the statistics of birth' in Austria as compared with those of other European countries. During 1865-75 the average of births to every 1000 inhabitants was as follows: Hungary, 41.3; all Germany, 39.7; Bavaria. 39.1; Austria, 38.6' Prussia, 3i'.3; Italy. 37; Holland, 35.5; England, 35.4; Scotland, 35; Belgium, 32; Switzerland, 30; Sweden. 27.1; Ireland, 26.9. France, 25.8. "So," .sad a lady. recently, to a merchant. "your pretty daughter has married a rich hus-, band?' "Well," slowly replied the father, "I, believe she has married a rich man; but I unt derstand he is a very poor husband." The Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia. Pa., in dorsed by eminent and distingulshed vlsito asia model establishment, will be an excep•o hereafter to the general oomplaint of hi prices.