Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-03-20

lQuests on the bodies oil girl named
Hodge. and man named Bryan Mat
tens, both Of whom died of starvation,
land he was informed-by the messenger
WHO brought the letter, that three or
-four orderlies were at his house re-
lquestiug his presence in different parts
Iof the county. Fever is still on the
increase; the deaths in the Poor house
Iare most numerous, and all the persons
who have died were carried of, either
by typhus fever or dysentery. There
are at present four hundred on the
sick list in the Poor house, or one third
of all the inmate s,--Sigo Champion.
| More Starvation iore PeSfiieace
More Dsafh-- County Of Gai,oay
Again and again the pltiful duty de-
wolves upon us to record the awful
ravages of famine. Our private let
tiers mention the details OF woe almost
unparalleled, and the accounts receiv-
ed by Us and confirmed aad corrobora-
ted BY the statement made at TIE Re-
lief Committee yesterday, from per.
sonal inspection by the Rev. John
Darcy. In Clilden, we are informed
that the population are fast dying a
way for want Of food many arc hur-
ried to their carly graves from utter
restitution, without the ceremony Of a
funeral, and frequently without the
covering Of coffin, and the Clergy are
necessarily employed in administering
the consultations of religion to those
who are falling victims TO the ravagcs
OF famine. One poor wretch struggled
into the town, early this week, and by
the sale of his shoes procured where
with to purchase single meal, but the
next morning his liieless corpse was
found dead in an entry, as from the
state of hamilton in which he was be-
fore tasting food, his energies were ex-
hausted, and his life was offered up an.
other victim to the doctrines Of polili-
cal economy Of my Lord John Russell
and Sir Randolph Routh. This is
but one instance from hundreds Of sim
liar cases in the same locality. Com
ing nearer home, we turn our steps TO
the i'll faled village of Clam, west
ward of Outcrard by about two miles,
and what do we find there? Gracious
Heavens, how can we calmy contcm-
plate the scene before us! In one
wrctched cabin ten human beings, con-
stituting an entire family, lie dead be-
fore the observer in one heap OF rotten
ness and putrcfaction!! In another.
seven miserable creatures have already
paid the debt Of nature, while four 9TH
ers are struggling IN the last throes Of
agony and in third half covered hut,
an expiring wretch is found crawling
on the ground, endeavoring to sustain
existence upon few furnip peeis-
not lit suslenance for the beasts Of the
field. Passing from Clam, we pay
visit to the mounLain side. and what
sight is presented to our view? There,
also, the same amount of deslitution
prevails san old man. known as beg
garman, is found dead on the highway, /
and though from the multiplicity oil
such cases inqucsts could not be held,
for The entire time Of the Coroner
would be occupied by continual in
quest, from morning until night and
from night until morning, still the raw
ages OF famine are too discernible in
his emaciated countenance TO allow a
doubt Of The cause ofhis sudden death.
galway Mercury.
Nine Deaths from H0rvnfion.-I
The Cork Reporter Of Saturday gives
the melancholy details Of nine in
qnes,s, which were held in the Court
house, Banlry, on Monday, on the
bodies Of the following parties, the YER
diet in each case being, that death was
caused by the want Of sufliciency of
food: Jeremiah Shanaban, of Capana-
looha, who died on the 9th ofJanuary;
Harriet Sweeney, Of Bantry, do; Tim
othy Hoolahan, Of Rouska, n child
twelve months old, vino died on the
9th; and Mary Hoolahan, his sister,
who died on the 10Th; John Hoolahan,
of Bantry, died on the 9th; Timothy
Connel, Of do, on the 10Th; Timothy
Driscoll, Of Scarf, on the l2ih; Timothy
Coughlan, Of Kilcrohane, died on the
l7th December: and Cornelius Har-
rington. child Of nine years old, who
died on the lSih-ult.
To5occ0 --Aecording to official re-