Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-05-29
VANDAIIA:
Wednesday, May 20, 1888.

fhe entire disappearance of the Cholera from
that city. The ST. Louis papers have not been
deemed very good authority, in the country, on
this subject: an idle rumor is sometimes be-
lieved in preference. But we see no possible
motive for making statements like the follow
ing unless they correspond with fact: surely,
the editor is not savage TO wish o,begulle his
neighbors into danger and then record their
death. We a5e assured, as well from our con-
fidence in the veracity of the editor as from
private sources, that the information is correct.
The CHoLERA.--We hope that this is the
last notice which we shall have to take OF this
vile disease, so far as the health of our own
city is concerned 1t gives us much pleasure
to announce that it has entirely disappeared
from amongst us. No cases have happened,
either on the steam boats at the wharves, or in
any part of the town, for several days; nor are
there any apprehensions of its re-vislting us.
We may remark, that its prevalence has been
of much shorter duration than during the last
season-having wholly subsidized in about fif-
teen DAYS after its appearance. For the first
few days, the character of the disease did not
differ essentially from that of last year: it was
equally malignant, and Welded in but few cases
to the operation of medicine. This violence
was, however. soon exhausted, and timely ad-
ministraton Of proper remedies generally pre-
served the lives of the patients. Its fatality
was by no means so great as during the last
season; and in this, we believe, i: differs from
the history of the dlsease-a temperance
having generally been vastly the most destruc-
tive to life So far as our observation has ex-
tended, it was confined to the very imprudent,
the reckless and the dsslpated, and to those
slaves who inhabited damp and unwholesome
places. OF course, this remark will not be I'M
derstood as applicable to every case. We
hope, again, that we have taken a final leave of
the unwelcome visitor Republican.
We heard indirectly, lew days since, of the
death of Capt. Brakeman, [of Madison county,
his wife, a daughter, and two other members OF
the family. We regret to say the intelligence
is confirmed beyond doubt They all died Of
Cholera in the short space of four days.
SALT SPRINGs.--Gov. Casey, in compliance
with a request of governor Reynolds, has re-
Gently instituted an examination as to .'the ex-
tent, quantity, quality, and situation of the sa-
line watern lately discovered in Jefferson
county. In his report TOT the Executive, gov
ernor C. remarks, that the water appears a
bove the surface IN about twenty different pla'
ces: all the springs are included within cir
Gle of one half mile radius--several Of then
afford water in considerable quantites."-
From experiments and observations on the
ground, governor C. Is of opinion that there
is abundance of water.
These springs are situated on section seven
teen, township 2 south, range east of tn,
place. Eight sections in the same township
making an aggregate of 5l20 acres, are repre-
scented to be we'll timbered, and conveniently
situated to furnish wood, sc. for the use of sal
works.
Gov Casey's report has been forwarded
without delay by the executive to the President
and request made that the springs may b'
granted to the state and reservation Of lane
made ''for the use of the same"
THE lNDIANs-Mr. Owen, Indian Agen
at Chicago, in letter written at Ottawa, MAY
LIST, published in the Advocate, aluding to re
ports in circulation as to the probability of
renewal Of hostilites on the part Of the Indian
the present summer, says:
81 have taken extraordinary pains to inform
myself with certainty as to the truth Of thes
rumours, and YOU may assure the public tina
there does not exist, even cause of suspicion
| have seen every chief of influence in tn
Potawatamie nation, residing within tn
bounds of my agency, and from the informa
ton which they give me, | am perfectly salts
fed that The late movements of the Winneba
goes, were produced by causes entirely distinc
and apart from any motives of hostility toward
the frontier inhabitants"
From the same source, we also learn that tn
P ,tawatames, charged with the murder of M
Martin, on Indian creek, failed to make thei
appearance at the late term Of the La Sail
court The failure occurred in consequence
of misapprehension Of the law by the Sheriff
fixing the times for holding courts. The Sher
if snpnosino court would be held at the tim