Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-28
TUESDAY. AUGUST %. 1882
THE CHOLERA.

MIR. Jones, now at Quebec, writes on the 10Th
thus: +" 4 great many new cases OF Choiera oc-
cured Yesterday and to-day, aud IN many IN
stances proved fatal In two or three hours. a
Mrs. Nc(iilI, ayoung married lady, and near
n.iyhbor of mine, was well and al church yester-
day:-ru day in her grave" The disease seems
20 have VISITED Quebec as 1t dId MONTREAL, at
lacking the second time more OF the better Class
es Of society, and in almost every instance prov
ing most malignant and fatal. From the almost
serta,n termination of death, latterly. OF every
attack. and the numerous deaths among the high
err classes of society, the excitement and alarm
have been here aud in Quebec as intense as 1t
WAS while raging 50 dreadtully among different
class. We cannot but think that It's return at
Quebec with such violence is attributable to the
same causes as its retura here, VIZ. relaxing the
exertinns to keepthe city clean, and caresessness
in diet. -,
A vessel arrived here night before last, with
a considerable number Of emiSrants On thelr
arrival at Quebec, they were all healthy anu
not a case Of any kind OF sickness had occur
red during the voyage. After leaving Queoec'
more than twenty of them were attacked; many
died. we believe, before arriving here. They
were landed here in boats, and sent Oft above
the CITY. The vessel was ordered OFT into the
stream, and it is said, and we believe tru y. that
the mate and six of the crew were attacked IN
the night, aud all died yesterday
The disease is making frishtfu ravages IN
great many Of our Canadian villages. We have
seen letter from a most highly respectable midi
yidual al York, U. T.. stating that, out OF po'
rulstion of 5000. it was estimated that 1000
were sick, and 20 to 25 diving daily.
BosToN, Aug es.
For the information Of our country readers,
we would state that no case Of Cholera has occur
red in this city since the two reported on We'd
ne,day of last week. Boston never enjoyed bet
ter health than she does at this moment.
.4adorer.-Dr Nichols. who recently visited the
New York hospitals, having visited the cases Of
cholera at Andover, iNiass.l says:-
..These cases cannot be accounted tor on the
theory o. contagion. But they are Amply &C
counied tor on the superstition that Cholera may
oric,pate from o choierc Influence in the atmos.
phere. from malaria, on the exhalation from rot
ting vegetable matter. The place is situated on
the bank Of the Merr,mac, near the mouth oil
Sh,w,hpen ri, er--lower than the mill pond. and
4 f.w feet above the stream below the factory
So tar from causing any additional fear from Che
lera, these cases seem to me calculated tn alav
Ia some measure that which already exists among
us They seem TO indicate a something in the
season which tends to produce the disease Of
which only comparatively few cases prove ma
liunant. The mild cases of Cholera Morbus pre-
yalent in all our towns may arise from the same
cause, and bear the same relation to Malignant
Cholera that mild cases of scarlet fever or dysen
tery do to malignant cases Of the same Diseases
The Salem Mercury states that tour addition
Al cases of sickness had occurred at the Flannel
FActory, and three in other parts OF the town,
abnut two miles from the factory. No other dealt
had occurred since that Of Mrs Hardy, hereto
fore mentioned.