The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-17

attacked within half hour Of each other on Wednes
day evening. and each case proved fatal about four
sight in quiet country place to three bodies car
ried In funeral procession from one dwelling.
AT CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH
Several days since report reached us that the cho
lerS had appeared In Charleston and savannah Such
we are glad TO say ia not the fact the
tract OF letter received by gentleman in this city
shew:
understand since the arrival of the Cherokee at
this port, that IL il reported in New York that We
nave the cholera in Savannah. csndidly make the
assertion, that Charleston and Savannah we're never
known to be so healthy Both OF the two sister cities
are entirely free from any epdemc aud IL deem it
proper you at liberty to this part Of my hastily
written letter We free from cholera any other
fatal disease in Savannah or the city OF Charleston
You will obge the two cities by contrsdctiux the re-
port when you may hear it, and my letter and name
will be at your disposal"
IN LOUISIANA.
The Point Coupee Echo of the so.h ult, says The
cholera continues its ravages in tho upper part of the
parish of Point Coupee The paper that at
Williamsport there four deaths from cholera in
about thrtysix hours and that there had seven
teen deaths on the estate Of Mr. Decuir within two
weeks.
The cnolera has been severe In West Baton Rouge
for two weeks past We have been unable to obtain an
below Baton Rouge il appea red in March and
four days and carried of II out of go IL appeared
again on the 18th of June and to the 2lst (nius
loss OF 100 out Of 220
IN MISSISSIPPI.
letter from Matches under date OF the 25th ult q,
eays:-Ihis scourge has produced, AMI Is still pro-
ducibg, fightful havoc among the people on some
plantations the loss has been rs per others
So and many 80, and very few less than Is per
cent The total losses of myself and family In Stack
Island Reach amounted to loo the 22i lo3 of them
OF cholera. II IL will stop there will Jared bet
ter than great many others 1t has been in my place
for 52 days, very unusual period
TENNESSEE.
The Memphis Wig, of the 9th inst says There
we're but two deaths from cholera reported BY the
Board of Health for the "a hours ending at IL o'clock
NJ on yesterday.
At Nashville. on the 9Th inst, there were six inter-
ments all Of cholera aud, on Friday there were two
interments, one Of cholera
IN KENTUCKY
The interments at Louisville for Saturday and Sun
day the Sth and 9Th insts. were Ia, of which or
were cholera and were children One Of the latter
only three days old
According to the Lexington Observer Of the 7th inst
the cholera had been malignant in that city the
preceding few days than ut time heretofore The
number Of deaths. from Tuesday morning to Friday
evening at clock was So There Is much sickness
county seat Of rsti county Ky, eight cases had oc-
CURED, OF which seven termi mated fatally
The Cincinnati Despatch. Of the 18th inst, says:-
Some few days snce, family consisting of eight left
Covington for Boone county KY to get clear Of the
cholera No sooner had they arrived at the destined
and died leaving the father and husband aud one
child to mourn their irreparsbe loss II the ia
mily Of Mr.. John Brashear highly respec table mer-
chant Of Coyipgton.
AT ST. LOUIS, MO.
The Cincinnati 20 Gazette makes the following
summary Of the cases Of deaths by cholera from tho
LIST day of May, to the sth day Of July, inclusive