The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-22
rhe ChoIcrn mt the West.

IRON the Louisville Journal May 10
We have not heard Of any deaths and only two new
One is negro jefferson street, and woman
in the upper part Of the city The steamer New World
man emigrants had four deaths by cholera, and about
the same number by ship fever The Pennsylvania
two deaths during their trip The Commonwealth, of
yesterday says that only two deaths Of cholera have
occurred in Frankfort
From the st. Louis Republican, May 12.l
We have the following accounts in relation to the
cholera the Missouri. The Highland Mary left st.
Joseph on the Sth inst Large numbers of emigrants
endeayoring to cross the river preparatory to
their final start for the plains, and great the
rush that the two ferry boats though running all day
and most of the night were inadequate to supply the
demand. Five dollars, and even high as ten, had
been paid for the transportation of single wagon and
team. The Highland Mary made several trips and the
then engaged in ferrying the
crowd. ST. Joseph and the surrounding country is
presented as being literally lined with wagons teams
and emigrants The health of the place continued
good, and but few cases of cholera had appeared.
Among the adventures were noticed several parties
from this city. DR. White and family encamped
a miles out The Doctor had the misfortune to be
victmized some rogues running off With two Of his
finest mules, and some three hundrea dollars worth
of accoutrements, consisting Of clothing pistols,
&C. A general move had commenced among the
mass and all anxious to be with the foremost.
The cholera still prevailing to some extent at Kan
and independence, and both places nearly de-
serted. Six deaths from the disease took
place at the former place on Wednesday. The steam
Mary met above Kansas; thirty. five deaths had
taken place on board since she left this city Tho
steame Kansas met at Independence and she had
lost seven eight At nearly every town and village
from there down. were reported, and much
citement prevailed. At several points at which the
boat landed, on beard. and it rumOr-
ed that large numbers OF the Inhabitants leaving
the for the interior settlements. At Jefferson
City the steamer Monroe was laid up and nearly, If
quite deserted by her passengers officers and
A number of deaths had occurred on board, among
whom was one of the pilots, Mr. Joseph Ponto The
Their pilot had left her The NJ started from this city
few days since, with between 100 and 200 Mormon
emiprans. Several other boats bound up, report
ed as having the disease on board. The steamer Ii
NOR lost her steward, and the Mary of her eng
neers. The Alexander hamilton had the disease ON
board but deaths reported The Highland
Mary lost three passengers her upward trip There
quite number attacked, but. by the timely use
of proper remedies ALL three deck passengers re-
covered The weather was pleasant at St Joseph on
the Sth inst, and vegetation was beginning to put
forth The river falling, with but four feet of
water in the channel to Lexington. The Maysville
Eagle, of Monday morning, says that it has heard of
but three of cholera within the city limits since
Saturday. The Madison Banner of Monday, says =
The last case was that of girl, which noticed in
our paper of Saturday 1t proved fatal during the
morning Of that day. There has not been Of
cholera for the past two days far learn,
and we have made digent inquiry.
We learn from the Yazoo (Miss) Democrat that on
the Short Creek road about two miles from Yazoo CITY,
a number Of persons ali inmates one house, died with
the cholera within few days Of each other. child
buried on Sunday, the 10Th ult the father whose
name was VIM b Spell, died on Monday-a son, about
81 years of age died on Tuesday morning-Mrs. Spell
died on Tuesday evenings daughter, about IL years
old died on the same day, as also did three other
younger children-making eight persons who died be-
tween Saturday morning and Tuesday night The
illness in most lasted only few hours Every in
mate of the house swept away by the scourge On
Tuesday morning, several citizens OF fazoo CITY, learn
ing that no there to bury the dead, went TO
the place. found four corpscs, and threee persons
in the agones Of eath-all in the misera
Bile shany, some ten feet square The efiuva in and
about the dwelling so noxous and sckening to
make ii difficult to render any relief 10 the living to
bury the dead ALL however that could be DONE under
the circumstances, W. performed.