Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-07-25
Ertract to the Editor of the Penn. Inquirer.

DETROIT, July, Is, 1882.
Dear sir-The cholera has essentially abated
in this citv. No new cases have occurred with.
in the last twenty four hours. One or two
deaths. from previous cases, have occurred
Several have recovered, and the remainder ap-
pear to be convaesciDg
From the encan,pment of the remnant OF regu.
lar troops near Fort Gratiot. information has to-
day been received. The disease is disappearing
there also Colonel Twiggs has nearly recover
ed. Dr.. Everett is very doubtful case. The
worst apprehensions are entertained with regard
to has fate. These two gentlemen, with poor
Clay Of New Jersey, are the only officers that
have been attacked The remnant of Colonel
Cummings command, encamped at Springwells.
below this town. is nearly free from the disease
Well
The steamboat Henry Clay has been most un.
fortunate. She left our river for Buffalo on Mon.
day. Before SHE arrived at cleveland, three
more Of her crew were taken sick, one of whom
died; and before she left Cleaveland, two more
were attacked. She had previously lost her en-
glneer and cook.
From Cieavcland we learn that one case has
occurred there.
The schooner Napoleon, chartered as vessel
to take stores and provisions for our army at
Chicago, left here on Monday. Captain Hinck.
ley, her commander, died before she arrived at
Lake Huron. But he had been sick some DAYS
before he left the place. Yours truly.
JOHN NORVELL.
ROBERT MoRRIs, Esq.
Fashionable Society. Where is fashionable
society," what has become Of the haution? viii.
Their have they fed? No one can tell. The
Springs-Ralston- Sea Shore
ail-al are without the usual gay, lively, bril-
liant and beautiful spirits.
The Cholera has produced terrible havoc in
fashionable society Its Eruption in Canada
threw the gay world into spasms. but ITS actual
bona file appearance at the Five Points and
Whereabouts. has aDnihilated them entirely
How few of our splendid dashers now perambu.
late Broad@ av! how few of those gay equipages
roll over the pavements and seek the retreats of
Biuomingdale! Cholera filters and Cholera pa.
tients are all the 90
The whole fashionable world of New York has
left the city some time since, and no one can tel
whittier they have gone. They have left their
habitations prey to rats, mice. and other re- |
spectacle citizens of the lower orders. The last
new novel is lying on the work table unread and |
uncut-the last new song lies on the piano forte
unrolled and untried-the last new dress is how
ever taken away, but no one can tell whlther.-
Scandal, killing reputation, and tearing charac-
ter to tatters, are unaccountabIy for the moment
n state Of perfect allegiance. The waltz is still
the song is hushed-the gallopade is in the dis
mazourka gone to the mountains.
Wehear it said that scarce pleasant farm. house
exists within fifty miles Of New York, that is
not stuffed with fashionable boardcrs, at S2,87a
l week. washing included. Every empty coun.
Try cottage is overfowing-every old country seat
brushed up and tenanied with the votaries Of
he ball room. The gay young creatures that
ormerly danced at Congress Hall, or perpetrat-
ID jeur d'esprits at Balston, are now quietly re.
timing on benches by the side of inglorious
in some silent vale between
,ills-or counting over their fingers or their con.
quests by the foot of some cherry tree.
The Cholera IS dreadful malady-but if il
makes the lower classes sober-and the upper
classes think, what great good will it not pro-
luce! We are now in the very crisis of the pes
Hence. Its visits to every place it favors with
Is company last generally about six weeks-s
# these we have past We desire the CAV peo.
'le OF the city who are spread over the country.
o be OF good cheer-to employ their leisure mo.
nents in looking up information-to study the L
'ab'ts OF the country-to examine and see for