Saturday morning visitor., 1849-01-20
From ihe 81. Louis Union, 9Th inst.
STATISTICS OF THE EPIDEMIC

TTOUt tIIS Dts l<OutS CHtOH, OHt ttoSs
STATISTICS OF THE EPIDEMIC.
Onr latest files from Few Orlerns are
to the evening of the 29th ult., not so late
by two days as the accounts received 10y
Telegraph. There is much reason for the
belief, we think, that the violence of the
epidemic has been far greater there, than
is represented. Although some of the pa
pers state that the disease is on the de-
cline, others deny that such is the case.
The EUening Mercury of the goth says:
at appears that the cholera has not a
bated in the least, and that the number of
deaths is fully as large during the twenty
four hours preceding u o'clock to-day, as
during the same time preceding IL o'clock
yesterday"
The Board of Health had not reported
on that day, for want of quorum.
The same paper states that the number
Of nterments in four cemeteries, for the
twenly-four hours previous, was eighty
four. The cholera had broken out in the
U. States barracks, below the city. Ru-
HIoI IdS IL, ilut lile HuHlOCi VI uCahle W.
curing daily in New Orleans, does not
fall short of two hundred.
The Delta of the 29th says:
"The favorable change in the weather,
40 anxIonsly looked for, has not yet taken
place. 1t still continues wet, mirky and
disagreeable, with close, heavy almos-
phere."
A report had been put in circulation in
circulation in New Orleans, that the chol-
era had broken out on board the Falcon,
bound for Chagres, but the Delta pronoun-
ces The rnmor uniounded.
A letter from Fort Jackson, La, under
date OF the 23d ul states that the cholera
had broken out there, and that two SOL
diers had fallen victims.
AT Mobile, Ala, some fifty cases had
occurred, according 10 report, brought 10
New Orleans on the 9th.
The Vicksburg, (Miss.) Sentinel of the
Both ult. says:
Cases of cholera have appeared in our
city within life past two days, distinctly
marked with the well known symptoms,
and originating here. We have no means
of determining the number OF cases, which
is not great We have heard of four ca
ses originating here which terminated ia
tally, and some eight or ten who have re-
covered, or are rapidly recoveriRg.-
There are good many slight attacks with
the iurerunning or premonitory symptoms
of cholera. The weather continues cold
damp, mlrky, Notwithstanding nuea-
tory all efforts 10 improve the sanatory
condition of the town. That ii has not al
ready spread rapidly, is good ground for
the hope that we viii not have an imme-
diate severe visitation of the scourge."
AT Memphis, Tenn, on the / ct inst, a
few cases had occurred, which terminated
suddenly in death. The weather, howe
yer, was fine, and the general health good.
AT Cincinnati, as will be seen by our
telegraphic reports, Few cases have oc-
cured.
The steamer Mohawk. at Louisville,
from New Orleans, lost on her trip up,
two deck passengers and a deck hand. =
The Saladln also lost two deck hands,
The John Hancock lost four passengers /;
the Fashion, six; the Oriental, three; the
Huntsville, bound for Nashville, seven; !;
the Moro Castle, two; the Childe Harold
and Com Perry, eight; the Taglioni, two I;
the Northern Light, three; The Griffin
Yeatman, two; the Pike, No. 8, three /;
the St. Cloud, two; the Pennsylvania,
two; and the c. L. Watkins, eight. On
the latter boat were three physicians, as
passengers, and it is stated that two Of the
number refused TO render any assistance
to the sick! Why not give their names ?
The Pestona is lying at Louisville, un-
able to muster crew. The Diadem from
Cincinnati, for New Orleans, fully freight
ed, has laid up at Portland.
At New Orleans, the levee, it is said,
is covered with an immense quantity Of
produce, the CONSERVATION being 20 great
that business is almost entirely suspend
ed. Steamboat officers find il difficult to
collect their freight bills, or transact their
ordinary business. The prevailing mala-
dy has also attacked horses, and the re-
quisiic number Of drays cannot be procu-
red to remove goods into store.
At New York, seven new cases, and
three deaths were reported on the 22d ult.
We perceive by the Tribune Of the 9th,
that FIVE new cases and one death occurred
at the Marine Hospital on the 26ih.
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