Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-23
CHOLERA STATISTICs.

be believed"
CHOLERA STATISTICS.
The Compiler gives an Estimate of the deaths that
have been accustomed in this City by the late Chole-
ra. Ii can only be regarded an approximation to
the Truth. For more than the six weeks during
which it ragged in this City, the Interments at the
Poor House Cemetery were 81 whites aud $50 C o.
lored-i53 in all.
"0f these whites I9-and of the colored 10 were nan,
PerS-making the whole number OF paupers 49,"
vi these pauPers, 10 whites and 10 colored died
Poor House Matchmaking in all 20
MIR. Woodn calculates that Tor three wears from 1929
to 1881 the average intermens for corresponding period
was only one perday
From the whole number of nterments 453 deduct then
45, aud have about 4OS persons who fell victims TO the
cholera, and were inferred in the Poor House yards
In addition TO the internents at the Poor House, we
must take into account 81 nerinents made at the Old
Church Burying Yard, on Richmond Hill from the Sh
September TO the 18th October-of which the Church
Wariens, Messrs Francis Wicker and c. NJ. arlington
certify 10 to have been occasoned by the cholera.
lnterments from holera, at the Poor House, lOS
At the Old Church, N
At the Burying Grounds at Rockets, 6
Atthe Old Academy, (say) s
Sent into the Country, or buried elsewhere in the
City, (say) IL
4lo
According TO this rough calculation therefore, about $50
victims have persisted by Cholera in this ity-about so
more than are estimated TO have died at Norfolk
Among the 81 whites inferred at the Poor House.
were also Sir of the Public Guard.-There were
70 cases among them, of which these terminated
fatally.
The Physician to the Peniten,iary also states that
there were 137 cases among the convicts-of which
~ died, 96 have been discharged cured and ~ were
remaining on Sunday.-The Penitentiary is on the
skirts OF the Cltyand its dead inferred with
in the walls of the Poor House Cemetery.
"Poleecy" exclaims Sir Giles Overreach. "Think of
that, Master Brooks."-The Winchester Republican
acknowledges that it did fire its gum because its
forces were not yet sufficiently organized and be-
cause the Jackson Party not sufficiently divided
Now, however, IT says "the time has come"-and it
fires us gun: 1t calls the "friends of CLAW and the
Constitution the polls" 1t tells the most "stupdn
man how Jaskson is to be beaten in Virgina-It re-
minds him, "that although Jackson's name is on
both these tickets, the strength of both cannot be
united on him. The split is as fatal to him. ms fthe
trSt ticket were for Benedict Arnold aud Martin
Van Buren," (Benedict Arnold!)--And finally it
eXclaims
"U them and be doing National Republicans orho Valley each
side stir him up; him the po lazy to walk
though you be in the minority any particular place tho
dOngand on minority may become pfra1 pary 1' DC
And thus, (says the Republican, the GUN is FL
RED."-Why, Sir, this is not even pocket pistol
and 1t is mere flash in its pan!-Take the advc
OF an enemyldS est, you know, alb hoste docerJ The
next time you are waiting like the polite centinel
for the moment of firing, take care and not fire at
ALL rather than ''waste your powder" For, with all
your prudence, and all your policy, and all your vi
gllant anxiety, TO fire your gun at the precise mo-
ment, you are already wasting your powder in the.
present affair." Mr. Clays is a fororn hope-and
not even your "poeecy," save him. Neither
your chvalry nor your prudence will avail him
and we are sorry, you are little able to read the
signs of the times. We would most cheerfullv lend
you our "spectacles" to read them-if we had ever
used pair; but you have neighbors enough to
assist your OPTICS if you would only have poleecv
enough TO consult them. VaIe-UaLe! we say to YOU
in the kindest spirit.
One word to the Wheeling Tmes-we have seen
ITS iiberal and abusive attac-but cannot "waste
powder" upon ii.