Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-14

their present employment and prospective advantages
Our city is advancing rapidly in the road TO wealth
and wil without doubt retain her station the Queen
81 the Hest Every thing is indicative of prosperity.
The heaH OF our community was never better and al
though we have rumors Of Cholera from various quar-
tiers around us yet we feel that is steadily
onward, and that nothing can stay our progress
Choiera-The following remarks on the subject and
treatment OF Cholera have been published extensively
IN the Western papcrsas bearing the signature of
OF the most eminent medical men of that region
EriDrMc CnoLERA.--When the cholera re-appeared
IN tins city, in October last several were treated
with large doses of sugar of lead (acctis yinibi) and
opium, without the use OF calonel The effects
beneficial that the profession i'm the South where unap
PLY The disease has required, ought to give the
pound fair tria indeed, they have already done
So The dose ten grains OF the sugar of lead, and
ono OF OPIUM Mixed and repeated every two hours-in
one case every four, till the darfh9a ceased-the pa
TENTS lying in bed and taking but little drink
One person, who took thirty grains in two hours, suffer
ed some degree OF distress his stomach which
hcved by the of salt and water, antidoie In
all the cases, the secretion of the liver was restored,
without the subsequent use of caomcl.
fhe following would probably be better formula than
that which was uscd-Sugar of lead, ten grans capsi
cum, five grains; powdered opium, gran mixed.
In two cases the compound first mentioned was gi-
ven successfully after the appearance of rice water dis
charges but should DC orgote that the cholera
generally tata unless treated in the carly stages In
concluding may remark, that nothing, yet, indi-
Gates return OF the epidemic upon city.
DANIEL DRAKE, Nj. ID.
Cincinnati, June 3, 1885.
STEAMBOAT BrRSr.-Tle ST Louis Commercial Bull.
man who arrived in that city the pre- vious evening
from the Mandan villages that the steamboat Assina-
bonc, with cargo of llo5 packs of peltres &c from
the mouth of the Yellow Stone River was entirely de-
sroycd by fire the LIST u Heart River about fifty
miles below the villages The boat it appears had
grounded in descending the river and had taken FIRE from
the stove pipe in the ladies' cabin while the hands were
cxertng themselves in getting her off All efforts to ar
rest the PROCESS of the flames proved unavang, unit
the boat and cargo involved in one common de
struction The whole loss is estimated 20 to 80 O0C
dollars-and no insurance.
The Bank of the United States declared dividend on,
oil ITS profits Monday yesterday week of three and
half per cent for the last six months which will be pai,
TO the stockholders their legal ate
the 10th inst either at the Parent Bank or any oic,
nearer to their respective residences, that they ma,
be pleased TO designate
PHfLADELPHIA, July 10 The Hon. Martin Van Blu
rcn Vice President of The United States and the Hon
John Forsyth, Secretary of State arrived in town OF
"Wednesday evening from Washington took lodgings
at the Mansion House. They visited by Urea
number OF our fellow citizens yesterday MIR Van Burei
leaves this city for New York, this morning at s
clock.-fennsy ir0ndn.
We understand that Mr.. Shaw, the Engineer of Vir
gina, who has been engaged for weeks in an x
animation OF the country between this place and Jane
river speaks most cncoumgingly of its adaptation TO
Rail Road lmprovement.-Froin what we have heard
the cost OF considerable part of the work on cithe
side OF the nounain would be than that of The
Petersburg Rail toad-say six seven thousand dol
lars mile--Stdunton Spectator.