Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-10

HEALiH OF THE CITY-TUE CUOLERa
ON THE, INCREASE


The Cholera is increasing rapidly in this city
10 DISGUISE ,ho fact would he unwiso well dis
honest. The weather for the last two days haa
been IN admirable sympathy with Tic diseasc /,
has been excessively warm and sultrv with an oc-
cnsonnl shower Just sufficient to render the atnos-
phcie like vapour bath.
On Saturday, forty fire cases and thrtcel7
deaths were reported Yesterday there were
| ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE nov,
cases, and FORTY-ONE deaths reported. An
enormous Increase certainly. OF the cases, how
ever, niNlf were III he Arch Street Prison, and
FIR TEEN deaths. We are told that the condi-
ton OF the prison yesterday morning was frinhtrr
In the extreme. S"v raj of the keepers had s'giy-
en- up IN consequence of exhaustion and fatigue
the prisoners were in Il dreadful state Of excite
ihcnt--thoSc OF them who were sick were not pr
perry attended TO, and the dead and diving were
scattered ndiscr ilinaielv through the variou.
'i"'"""ts' mes 81 tiiem without proper mcdca
OF o'h'r attendance Measures have no doubt bcou
taken FOR their relief We trus, that the conGr-a
debtors, at least, will forthwith be released
me accounts of yesterday materially Increase
me alarm of our citizens, bu, Still the panic is not
great The danger will soon be over we trust: and
IN The meantime, prudence and stout heart are
the best Prever'iVes. --Ph.l Ing.
We have been informed hat the persons confined
IN the Arch street Prison, were Yesterday dis
charged, IN consequence of the Cholera.
u. S. Gas
In Philadelphia, the interments for the week
ending on the 9TH August, were l19 adults and
81 children, of which 81 of malignant Cho-
lera.
| TRENTON, n. ]. Aug. 3.-Withn week s new
| cases have occurrcd; one died
PRINcEroN, N. j. Aug. Ave have learned
with deep regret, that the cholera has been ma nsr
great ravagcs, on one section of the canal No 10
about seven miles from this place. i'll the valley OF
the Milestone. The adjoining sections of the CANA
arc perfectly free from the pestilencc; and ndecd
on the whole line, from LambcrtvilIc to Trentoi
and from BordontoWn TO New Brunswick with
this exception, the laborcrs enjoy rood health
On Thursday, the Goth ut. a pcdlar from New,
ork arrived on the section at night, seized a
'ociock on Friday morning, and died on the sar,;
aiicrn"on.-D During this day three engaged or ,hc
work were taken and died ON Friday night; on Es
tnrday, Sunday, and Monday, seven more y.aT.
seized nmd sly died; OF Tuesday two more were
attacked and died on the work, ard Mr.. E,cn.o,.-
dorf, highly Respectable and worthy man who's.
house is within the dist ict, also died--thns ma
king on this one section II cases, IL deaths On
Tuesday the hands were all discharged, and left
the work. One of them in passing through This
borough, feeling unwell, called at the office of Or.
Howell and while there Vas seized: he is dora
Another Oh the same day was perceived staggering
and about sinking, in our street and taken mmc
dlatcly to the town house, he has recovered. 4
third on his way towards Trenton was taken NJ
small house, on the road from QuCcnston 10 Crn.
scrs MILLS; nc died on Wednesday afternoon. O..
Wednesday mornings another laborcr from the in
tccicd section seized whilst passing through this
place, and died in the afternoon. Five or six, we
have heard, taken at Trenton. and several
ded--ail from tho same pace-Thc number Of
sonis on this scct"n--mcn, women, and children
did not exceed eighty.
NEW Ask. +. j. Aug. 3-One cage occu,ro
this morning" cooured man from New York
We learn from Trenton, that Judge Eyj-,
Chief Justice o. he State of New Jersey, dice O..
The Cholera m hat city on Saturday
Extract OF letter dated Pougbkccpsic, August
1882, o'clock, +. M.
There is great alarm in this village i'm cons
qucncc of the cholera having broken out in I. FL.
poor house here. Last night at oclocl, the Gr
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