Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-06
CHOLERA lNrElIIGENCE..


Nifd THE Cholera, We lcarr from the
Noriok Beacon of Aug 80 is rapidly disappear
ing from liiat place For the twenty-four hnurss
endiue at noon Oh the 29,h, there were only J
deaths and only one ot these was by Cholern aud
for tho twenty four hours ending nj the same hour
on the 30th there were deaths, of which were
by Cholera.
From Portsmouth,, our accounts arc even more
favorable. Ne new cases has occurred, and no dd-
di,ioual deaths stree our last report
We have nothing additional from Suffolk, Eden
ton, Win,on, Elizabeth City &c. i; but werresumc,
from the silence OF the papers, that tue disease has
been eradcated in those places
UaNliRgtoa CUH.-For the ~ hours ending At
noon on the 30th ult. there were D new cases, and
death---a white persons. For tho Same period,
ending at the hour on the 3lst, there were IL
new cases and 3 deaths. A majority OF the ensss
in Washington have been traced to excessive m
diligence in unwholsome fruits.
baltimore --Repor, of deaths for the 81 hours
ending al 10 o'clock ON the morning of he Joth
August, IL, of which 4 were white and > colorcd
persons At the some hour ON the 3lst, the report
of cases for the preceding "a hours, exhibited 80
deaths Of which II were white and Is colorcd
persons The Baltimore American remarks -
C Various eases have occurred within the last two
or three weeks which 90 To prove the very perm
cious properties of the wafer melons CT the growtl
oflhs season Their effects on that hardy animal
the hog, have been shown in frequent instances in
mnrkod manner the eating of the melon having
been succeeded by death in few hours A cast
Of this kind occurred this week, and has reached Us
in well authenticated shape. A free colourcc
man, on returning home from his work an evening
or two ago, found that his wife mad purchased 4
fine water melon, on which she had determined
,ha, she apd her children should make their supper.
The prudent man--tnklng warning from tn
numbers of his own colour and class who art
daily hurried into eternity III consequence o
Indulgence in this and other Trusts ,.-rcmonsira
ted asans: ts beng eaten and finally, to settle thC
dispute threw the melon to n hog which he kept II
the yard On rising in the morning, he perco'vco
the animal lying dead and was satisfied that thu
melon, and that alone, had occasoncd its death
Had i, been eaten by his family, there can be bu
little doubt that the next days Cholera Repor
would have received an accession Of one or NOR
deaths from the circumstance
Ph30dclpA,0.-There were on the 29tl, D new
cases and deaths, and on ,hc Both 20 new cases
and 3 deaths, in Philadelphia. Tonl number o
cases from the commencement 2l99 deaths 40
| Mem lork.--Ihcrc were on the 18th, II new
cases and 6 dea,hs--since which time there has
been no Report, the Board OF Health having deter
mined TO discontinue their daily statements, IN con
sequence THE abatement Of tic disease
The Cholera still continues with more or less
mnlignancy, in Albany, Troy, Rochester Monte
! al, Qnehoc, &c &c. We deem il unnecessary,
however, 10 occupy our columns with detailed re
ports Of its rnvagss in those places.