The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-04
News FROM THE PLAMs-CHoLERA AMONG THE

News FROM THE PLAMs-CHoLERA AMONG THE
EnIGRANTs.-Yesterday we had the pleasure of
short conversation with Maj Armour who left this city
short time with the design Of going to California
The party to which the Major INTENDED sttsc hing him
canpment In the vicinity OF st. Joseph, where
they were attacked, and lost one or two of their
number by the cholera, they struck their tents and
pushed for the plains with such CELEBRITY, that not
withsanding the Major followed with great expedition
for distance OF seventy miles he was unable TO over
Major Armour left this city the steamer Mary
Blame during the passage between here and Fort Lea
venworth number Of persons board died Of cholera
and several who attacked restored to health
Among those who died, was Mr.. Treadwell, mer-
chant OF Southport Wisconsin, who On his way to
superntend the starting of several companies Of emf
grants which he had fitted out for California His
Armour applied to Col Summers, the commandant of
the Fert for permission to bury him in the grounds Of
IN the A. Inc
they now rest Maj Armour confirms the report
which we received and published short time since,
from Mr.. VIM. Bent He says that water and grass
abundant on the plains. The cholera sweeping the
emgrants of in great numbers and had made its ap
pearance in the regiment of mounted rifemen which,
when the Major passed it, had been encamped for
days forty miles beyond st. Joseph Out of COM
pany of New York emigrants consisting of thirteen
members twelve had died Of cholera and twelve of
Of another company from the same State, had shared
like fate. Many misfortunes had attended the emf
grants their journey, owing to their nexperence
and the Indifferent materials and construction of
their wagons He mentions that two of the wagons
down within two miles Of ST. Joseph and three be-
longing to Dr. Browns party also Of this city, shared
the same fate, some twenty miles beyond. Persons
crossing the plains under variety Of crcumstan
ces; sick and well in wagons and carts horses and
mules and even afoot not only men, but women and
Children and women, too, with infants at the breast
to be trudgng along foot The major says
he has realized all that he has heard said relative
the change that takes place in the of
while travelling the plains. He says he but
company that appeared to have retained anything like
the Of civilized and that company of
ie wall facttb hath xhO
courteous and agreeable in their while
rounded with the comforts Of civilized society, become
little short OF savageswhen crossing the plains The
that be those whose teams unable to draw
their wagons from rut into which the wheels suf
in getting out and SO far from rendering aid the per-
IONS thus applied to would only laugh and trife
with the unfortunate applicant and the greater the
trouble, the more 1t was enjoyed by the specta-
tors. Between st Joseph and the Station thirty
miles distant u place at which there is Indian
agency, store, and backsmiths shop, the Major
saw fifteen broken down wagons. There n delega-
ton of four chiefs from the Sioux and Fox at the
ton with explanatory letter from the agent asking
small ration from the emigrants for the wood
they would while passing through their country,
and ex pressng fears of difficulty in case the de-
mand not complied with, wood is omparati yely
scarce and the quantity used by the emigrants will be
great-St kou,s (Mo) Union, May 25.
The OVERFLOW AT New ORLEANs.-The water,
panied to say, is slll on the rise, although
its entertainments not rapid they have hereto
fore been. Several streets now covered down to
Carondelet street. and the demand for sks is rapidly
increasing. The centre Of Baronne street. throHgh
which the railroad runs being considerably elevated
remains and at the intersection of Common street
it presents the appearance of regular terry landing
crowd of persons is almost always collected at this
point, and some half dozen skifs generally to be
seen waiting for passengers. The distress among the
poor Is on the increase, and happy to that
the relief committee appointed on Tuesday evening
last active in their exertions to obtain to
afford aid to such stand in need. The committee of
the First Municipality yesterday distributed upwards
of $500. and we presume still larger has been
collected and distributed in municipality.
New Orleans Picayune, May &c.
Official reports were received yesterday from Captain
Grant, ut Sauves crevasse He says that the work is
progressing slowly, but APPEARANCES are as yorable
he had any reason to expect He hope be able to
report in person in few days This doc not
age the hope that the will be stopped in any
very short time. We are to have at leas week
OF overflow, and how much more loss anu differing
cannot calculate 1t does now. If we can be
relieved by nothing but the falling of the river This,
we are happy to say is taking place The Misss-
sppi recedng rapidly and of the decrease
the flood pouring through the is commensu-
rate with the fall of the water the river There is
some consolation in knowing that nature is adequate
to our though the powers of art and
science be mpotent to release from the tyranny
| the advancing wave.-New Orleans Crescent, May g.
The bill incorporating the Lake Champlain and St.
lawrence Ship Canal Company passed the upper house
OF the Canadian Parliament, the 26th ult