The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-17
The Cincinnati 20 Gssefie makes the following
summary Of the cases Of deaths by cholera from tho
LIST day of May, to the sth day Of July, inclusive:

From the 18th Of June to the lth Of july the report
ed interments increased from 81 to 1893 $ " per day
From the Goth Of June to the 4th of July advance
was 1o5 to ls3-l9,50 per day From the Attn Of July
to the sth Of July the number foil feom 1s3 to
crease 1915 per day.
The st Louis Union, Of the 7th inst, says The
most remarkable feature OF this malignant pesileuce
Il that the greatest number OF Its victims from
those in middle hfe-the period most exempt of Gil
vgor and strength OF father and mother
ut the period when the young family IL most
and most needing aid and guidance. are the principal
food for the destroyer In the first week ending 18th
ut those between 20 and 40 years ISL exceed
ing fse twefths Of the whole number aud exceeding
the deaths Of tho by other diseases nearly
times While of years and under, the deaths by cho-
lers only about equal to deaths OF the age
by other causes.
14th inst, writing from St Louis, July 5th. says -
Death is every where Cholera Is dealing its blows to
the right and left, and thousands OF people have
been hurried to their graves. A we'll man now may
be, an hour hence corpse. The sections the under
takers and even the horses Of the city out
with the dreadful work OF burial Carts aud furniture
wagons have to supply the places Of hesrses which,
though numerous, are insufficient to carry ous the
coffns, though piled one upon another. Many dead
bodies lie without nd TO the rites iu-
terment, until public oihcer Sister OF Charity
comes TO put them in the ground. some persons, 70
save expenses which they not able TO bear, bury
their friends In the woods the saud bars u
river. Many IL the house, lately full OF Inhabitants
that has scarcely LETT To tell tho story Of tho
departed Husband and wife will take their tea to-
getber Mt evening. and. before the next morning
overtssked bury ths dead half the depth The
city government have abdcsted their powers before
indignant populace, and the duties Of the Board Of
Health are dsvolved upon q commttee Of the citizens
The public school houses turned into hospitals
the sick aud dying and to bury the dead Many
bers Of the city government and probably not lsss
than ten thousand Of the citizens. have fed The
stiffness 81 the Sabbath reigns while death is doing its
work. The newspapers do not, IL ~ said. report half
the cases because all tn. forms Of lau paralyz
aud officer. ,do not discharge tn-ir duties duness
Der A mr. IN an st.I bv
every The atmoe phere IL not aud humid. FLIES
swarm in myriads grows with ths ranksst
luxuIisnce and animal life sinks proportionsbly We
have been hoping, for many days. that the disease
would begin TO sbate But 1t only increases. IL
believed that not less than loo die per week and
The st. Louis Nev Era Of the 9Th inst says We
regre; to learn the death Of MIR Berger merchant Of
this city from cholera lie Alton attend the
funeral of Mrs Bsilache seized With the disease
ting the above we have heard further from Alton sod
learn that Mrs Berger died yesterday Of cholera.
ON THE rrrKR MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The Milvaukie WISCONSIN, Of the 10Th inst, says
the upper lake steamboats, aud With great the
part the officers to CLEANLINESS, &c 1t IL to be
the Ohio and MISSISSIPPI steamers may be avoided To
effect desirable an object the most constant and
vgsnt excron IL necessary to keep every part Of the
boats pure and clean.
The disease IL very bad at Peru. Twenty six deaths
occurred FOR the three days ending the sth inst The
fatality In this town vas very great Ia proportion to
the population.
The 81 Louis Mo Republican Of the 9Th inst says
The choera has been very fatal In Collinsville and
Beileyille, IN.
In Beievie, H., the deaths from cholera up to the
Sd inst, had been thirty eight.
IN INDIANA.
The whole lumber Of death. In South Hanover up
TO the eth inst was 2i great mortality for small
town.
Az Madison, on the sth and 9th inst, eight deaths
we're reported.
At Lafayette. the epidemic appeared the 9th inst,
and up to the sth inst. three deaths had occurred
AT CINCINNATI.
The Cincinnati Gasets OF the t1th instant says; -
During the latter 81 tho week ending July 9th
there wss considerable Abatement in the prevailing
epidemic The weather warn. with frsl I.ut
showers and several heavy thunderstsrms the fol-
losing statement give the namber Of Intern snts
frem cholera from day to dsy