The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-23

IN BROOKLYN.
BoARp OF HEALTH, June 20, 1849.
There been reported to this office since yester
day, cases, no deaths
CHAS s. J. GOODRICH, Physician Of the Board.
There are undoubtedly cases Of epidemic cholera oc-
curing every day in this city; but either through
negligence or ignorance on the part of some members
of the medical faculty, they not reported to the
health physician REP.1
Brooklyn Intelligence.
DEATH DRINxrN0 CoLD WArER.-A man named
Thomas Normeil taken suddenly i'll ON Thursday
last In consequence Of over heating himself and then
drinking large quantity OF cold water He died yes
terdsy morning, between the hours of one and two
O'Clock Another man, whose name Is unknown, fell
the Of Baltic and Smith Streets Thursday
afternoon last. ..a.
IN OTHER PLACES
At Lexington KY there we're two cases on the 18th.
Tho atlas Of the 18TH says =" From the asylum We
learn that three or four new occurred there
wednesday night and yesterday morning, one OF which
At Bowling Green, KY there had been six or seven
cares, and two deaths, up to the 18th The Nashville
Wing Of June 14th says =" The cholera Is in .
malignant form in our city at this time than on any
former occasion The number of burias ON Tuesday
II; IL Of them from cholera and five from other
causes We learned from the sexton, that yester.
day there we're 10 burias, eight from cholera and two
At Madison. Indiana, there on the 18th.
The Bonner Of the 10th says 80 The diarrh"a prevails
same disease pervades all sections OF the country from
which we have heard"
At Richmond on the 10th there were Ave cases and
one death The deaths by cholera, during tho last
thirty days were thirty seven
The Albany Journal Of the 2lst inst says -" During
the week which has elapsed since the last report Of
this Board six Of cholera have been reported
follows June 10TH two cases No. 100 Water street,
fatal 16th case, 98 Water street; case, No
Dean street. both convalsscent 18th, 18th, 10th,
cases reported 10th. one care 40 Philip street, fats
2lst, one case, 1873 Broadway, fatal
Tho general health Of the city better at
this Of the year. than It is at present. Strangers
who have occasion to visit the city do without
apprehension trem disease. But tendency to cho-
era at the present time, exists all the country
both citizens and ought to bs careful of their
the first indication Of arrangement Of the bowels
should be Immediately attended to-"
The Norfolk Herald Of the 18th, says -" The cholera
has been manesy the Decline since the fatal days
probably not averaged than three per day since
the last report
The vtatons Of the cholera In the State of Louisi-
ana, are thus noted in tho New Orleans papers -
srncer Of the 9th says that the excitement in that
Vicinity caused by cholera has abated It has visited
but few places in the parish excepting the lower
line where 1t Was very In Matches and Adams
county, Miss the have been very few In Ten
sas neighborh0ed Of Waterproof where It
terribly fatal we'll elsewhere cholera has almost
entirely disappeared for the time The plantation Of
James Miller, which nearly depopulated has been
provided with another complement Of hands all Of
whom are busy and healthy In Madison parish there
Is but place among those from which have heard
In arroll parish the disease continues and have
heard of number of deaths lately The Sickness that
has unusually long the rich elusor Of
plantations belonging to DR.. Stephen Duncan and
family situated in ssaquena county, Miss, and known
Stack Isiand Reach, reach Of nine miles, has
abaed On DR.. Duncsn's plantations, 81 negroes died
out Of 705.
The Pbiladalphia Bulletin of the 2lst p M, says -
The thermometer At half past O'clock this after
ranged between 90 and 100 degrees In the shade
to situation. '