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L<ssisS~rx, W., July 5tA.-On Wednesday
evening last, gentleman arrived in thin place
from Kanawhs, Who states that the cholera 10
In that county. Up 10 the Tina Of his depar-
tars, twenty eases had occurred at the Licks,
majority Of which had proved fatal.
| (.1liegAssis~.
BstA Cos~fy, Ys.-The Lexington Union Of
July s, informs 10 that there had bceu seve-
raj suddea deaths in Beth county, Va. within
the preceding fortnight. " which Axe believed
by many intelligent individuals TO have been
cases Of the cholera, all Of them sporadic or
incidental in their character. Others believe
that they wsrc nothing moro than common
cholera morhus, induced BY eating fruit, and
exposure. About ten days have nov elapsed
since the last death b said 10 have occurred,
and We hear Of no other cases or desths."-
| The same paper remarks" the disease 10 said
TO be spreading in the country, in Mason eoun-
/ ", In this State"
TENNESSEE.
| CAeisrs IN SAslbyvius. following let
ter from q friend 10 shelby vile, gives w .
more melancholy history Of Deaths doings in
that place, than has lately fallen TO our lot to
record. In the progress Of the cholera in tie
United States, We have not heard OF 90 terri
BILE an onset ~ Il has made on that place
The population probably does not exceed 200
or 500; and within the space Of about 60
hours, 20 names are given ~ among>thc dead
out Of SIS cases-a note on the wsy bill re-
ceived by the Post Master here, says forty -6ve
deaths. Another letter says, "thc town il
abandoned by oil who could rcmove-not
more than Ave families remaining"
| SHrLBrviLLE, July ], 1888.
"For the last few weeks We have had fro
quent showers, with intensely hot suns aud
during this time a slight disordered state Of
| the stomach and bowels, or in other words
the Cholerine, became prevalent every wherc.
This continued until about l2 O'Clock last Fri
day night. when malignant cholera made its
| appearance, with perhaps rs much destruc-
ton as have ever heard Of in any place, Ha-
vana and New Orleans not exec opted. Up to
the present time We have had rs many rs If
~ cases, and think there are not ten left this
morning out Of the fifty.
Every plan Of treatment was adopted that
our experience and observation have afforded
US, together with every thing said heretofore
by the experienced and learned on the sub
ject, but il ell had no more effect than cold
water. The disease is still prev ailing 10 some
extent, but not so violently Is at first. have
no doubt the cause still exists rs malignant as
ever, but there are but few subjects to opc-
rate on, rs the town has become nearly depop-
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number Of persons to bury the dead. close,
as my weak and feeble powers will not ena-
BILE me to write moro fully, which will do
if am spared.
| KENTUCKY.
| From The Hashinyfen GLOBE.
| We have letters from friend ut Harrods-
burg, just returned TO Kentucky, dated the
29,h June. The writer says:
L Mt ofNn so H. - 80
ton Of the inhabitants Of thin devoted village.
Moro than half Of those who have not fed
are down with cholera, and the number OF
deaths In proportion 70 the attacks, is in
creasing. found my wife and mother-in-
Law and hve servants down. My mother-in-
law and one servant are dead-and God knows
when the pestilence will be stayed. Dr.
Baylie's wife, my nearest neighbor, was well
at breakfast, and . corpse before night Mai
Allen and his vito died as suddenly. an
not weil-far from it-but ! endeavor 10
withdraw my mind from the danger, by in.
cessant devotion 10 the afflicted Of all classes >
| In the close Of this note the writer says
"Judge Boyle and General Adair are down
and col. John Thompson dead"
The Lexington Reporter Of the 9th state.
that there had been two deaths there by cho-
iera, since the previous publication. There
i were only four or 1--WE persons sick 10 the ei-
ty, and there was q cheering prospect Of 9
speedy restoration Of its health. Many Of
the farmers in the country bed been unable
In consequence Of sickness, TO secure their en-
tire crops Of small grain, and had to abandon
portions OF them to their cattle.
LExmsToH, KY. July 6.
i Tho cholera broke out with great violence
in Newtown, small village In Scott county
on "Wednesday night last. By O'Clock nOS
day, there had been deaths, and severa
other cases considered dangerous. The per
sons who died were Mr.. Parker, n. Hutchin
son, daughter Of Nr. Jesse Cannon, end
colored person.
We learn that there have been, in ell, g
deaths from Cholera at the Chociaw Aeadc
my IN Scott county. One white person, nin'
! Indians, and eleven blacks. II is said to hav,
very much abated at that place.
II We have heard Of no new cases in George
town.
Paris, Ey.-Wc received by yesterSIay's mail
half sheet from the Office of the Paris Citizen
i contains the names of forty white aad thirty
three eolored persons that have died of cholera u
that place. The Citizen thinks the list include
all or nearly all the of thosc Who have III
b ed, having been kept by prrso1 ~hO remained Il
2 town daring the prevalence Of the ehoIcra, an
= took some pains to collect the names.
= son THURSDAY night, the 9Hh uit. the epidemi
q made its appearance among ua. and up 20 hi
time there have been nearly eighsg dcaihs ous q
= population of abou. twelve hundred. We mu,
too take into te account, that - sOoa as u brok
o out, our eitiEras began 10 hy, end nearly ever
family Who bad y IN their power left the place
. "For the last three day :, however, we sre han
py to have u ia our power To ssy, tlsat there ha,
bceu no ne1D eases IN town, aud bat one or t.
M deaths, old eases Thisforbodcs returning health
and se hope that the time u our visitation Ia
!, expired. I"
EuEAbETHroWs, JuLE s.
II We rrgrrf 20 learn from various sources ,,,,i
i tied IN Tfssftf that tle elolsf A r,,...itins