Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-04-14
THE CHOLERA.


The Corporation of Van Buren met yesterday
and adopted precautionary measures to avert the
of the Cholera, and to ameliorate i Is
effects in the event Of the visit Of that uDwecome
disease.
Nearly every boat that passes up the river, has
on board one or more cases of Cholera, and al
though none such have been landed here, except
ing one (Mr.W W. Kirby, of Washington county, who
was brought down yesterday. from Fort Smith.
vet the signs Indicate the near approach of this
dreadful disease and demand the attention of the
authorities and citizens of this city, to ward off its
direful effects.
The house belonging to the Catholics, intended
for Female Seminary. has been kindly rendered
to the Corporation for hospital, which is
about being fitted up for that purpose. where the
sick stranger will fad resting place. and receive
medical attendance. nursing &c.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Van Buren, are
entitled to credi, for the prompt manner in which
they have acted in this emergency.
The following resolutions were adopted by the
Boa rd of Aldermen. at q called meeting, held on
yesterday:
Resolred, That a Committee of three members
of the Council be uppointed. who are hereby au-
lhorized to procure ii suitable house, Hospi
| tai, for the sick who may be brought here by
steam boats, with the Cholera; and the said COM
mittee are further given full and ample power to
| provide such articles may be necessary for the
sick and they further, hereby empowered to
have all nusances, which in their opinion may be
preiudicia the hea of the city to be removed.
nd tn reOuIre al cItIZanS n e
sinks and yards by lime and other disinfecting
means.
Resolved, That in all cases where persons shall
be taken to the Hospital ard receive attention at
said Hospital If they have the means. they shall
| pay such charges the said committee shall In
their discretion, assess for nursing &c. And that
| the owners of property where nuisances are found
shall remove them at their own expense.
! o. The Hospital Committee appointed by the
| Corporation, are Doctors R. STEVENSON, and J.
a. DIBRELL. ..
The Cholera.-Late accounts from below, md
the upper Mississippi, report the cholera as pre-
vaing at every point.
OFFICE HOLDERS ON THIS FRoNrrER.--We have
conversed with gentleman. lately from St. Louis
who reports that all the Indian Agencies on this
frontier have undergone change, and that the
new appointments are, it is said, Col. John Dren
men, of this city, Acting Superintendent of the
Western Territory Mr.. Emerson, Cherokee
Agent Chas. Galloway, Esq, Chickasaw Agent
c. Perkins, Esq, Creek Agent; Captain N. A
Pryor, Seneca Agent. We also learn that Lu
ther Chase succeeds Major Elias Rector as U. S
Marshal, and that A. Fowler, ESQ.,, has beer
selected as U. S. District Attorney for the State
of Arkansas.
Well done, no-party party Although Genera
Taylor pledged himself agaius, prescription. he i.
| hardly seated in the Executive chair before he
commences to g nick" the democratic office hold
ers We like 10 see this. 1t shows The shallow
arilfices to which the whig party resorted during
the last canvass. Then the cry was no party, ;
81 no prescription for opinions sake" After thi,
we hope that the democracy will not be again led
off by such canting hypocrisy.
| The ClarksuWe Ca1ifornians.- company
| under the comma nd of Canton Redmond Rooers