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been suspended, banks and public offices are closed, and not less than 3ths of 
the population have fled to the beg i The gates of the only practicable 
road to the interior of the country have been closed by a absolute interdic- 
tion of travel which the Bec agt hs auchar ities of Rosario have succeeded in 
ee, otwiths standing the fever appears to hav e bast purely loval, and 
there is no authentic accoun nt of the di sease being wenicnasented | ina single 
ea f fi ter of the city. A few fatal cases 
have occurred where the patient left the city after contracting the infection, 
but the great majority in such cases have recovered. Within the city limits 
of Buenos Aires, ie mo talit ity has been terrific, reaching at one time a daily 
average of 500 in Sopalation reduced, by the flight of all who could escape, 
to a number pcthably te not much, if at all, exceeding 50,000.—T he official re- 
ports give a total of more than 15 .000 s from yellow fever since the 
middle of February up to which time re feta, pala es a restricted to a single 
ward and seldom amounted to more eight or tena day. At first, too, 
the bet e€ at 
criminately, and in all parts of the city. The disease is at present on the 
ane quite rapndly, and che ieeeel jain are a to their posts, so 
that we are in daily receipt of more encouraging a 
ong the minor evils of this fearful “Seiler tate been the financial ir- 
regularities from ns ch not only all government institutions, but likewise all 
commercial and social elation , have suffered. Even the Observatory has not 
— aped its share of these, although all public officers have done = r best in 
its behalf, and have shown a most gratifying and sweet interest. The 
citizens and = of Cordoba, too, have shown themselves np nee of 
aiding us on all occasions and in ev ery way, and the : Olan has suffered 
decidedly te ine other public institutions in this exceptional condition of 
A scientific faculty is now rasa ing in this ancient university ; a the 
professors of Chemistry, Botany, and Mineralogy have arrived from Germany 
and are already engaged in “the ir respective researches. The flora of 
Tegion seems to be a characteristic one, but to contain a pecu uliarly smal] num- 
The professor of botany is s making exte ay collections, from 
ums will doubtless profit in good ti 
Before this reaches you, I trust that not only will the a have been 
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