The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-07-20
Irogress OF llle Choler;,.

In Lexington, Ky, the peslilence con.
tinues with unabaled iigor and is car.
rying off many of the best citizens Of the
place. Tho Obserrey of the llth says:
"For the last few days our city has been
wrapped in general conslernation and
grief. as one by one some familiar face
has been buried forever from the sight of
friends. Scarce had we time to recover
from one shock before another would
come upon us"
In many of tho small towns of Indiana
the disease has broken out aud is carry.
ing OF many Of the citizens. 1t RACES
most violently at Washington. Davies
county, where in three days. "a porsons
tell victims TO il in population OF only
1000. In Lafayette il is also severe. A
letter to the Editor. dated the l2lh says:
Sixteen cases of CIolora yesterday aud
eleven deaths. Thermometer stood at
100 degrees. Great many citizens are
leaving"
In Alton, Beleville, and other places in
Illinois it also RACES llhas almost entirely
disappeared from the lower Mississippi.
but in ST. Louis there are 100 deaths
per day,
1t is spreading in Ohio, in Toledo,
Maumee, Lebanon, Green County, Pom.
eroy, Batavia, and many other places in
Clermunt County. The number of deaths
at Dayton, since it first commenced, has
been large.
In Columbus, the scourge is doing its
work. In the Stale Prison, there have
been I0i deaths. The number of con.
vic,s was 436. and all but about so of
these have had tho disease. In tho city,
there were six deaths, On Sunday and
three on Monday. Among these victims
we are sorry to note DR.. La,hrop and
Gen. Gales.
The Columbus Journal says:--"There
have been FIVE deaths from Cholera at
Circlevillc. The cases we're canal boat
passengers"
In Chilicothe there were no new cases
up to Monday last.
Ia New York, there are about one hun.
dred cases per day. Of which one third
proved fatal
In Philadelphia, thore are fewer cases
and less number of deaths. ~
The disease RACES in many of the east.
ern towns and cities. but has not yet been
marked with that virulence, which has al.
tended it's course in the West. There
have been few cases and some deaths
IN Buffalo, N. Y. Tho same may be
said Of Plltsburg.
In Cincinnati the disease is, thought
10 have reached the period Of greatest
intensity, aud the number of deaths per
day HOW average about so.
Lancaster il yet free from the scourge
and 1t is to be hoped will remain SO.
The town has been remarkably healthy.
There are fewer cases of disease, Of any
kind, than At any period within our roc.
collection, since The opening Of the ca.
nal.
We understand that an indiyidunl from
Cincinnati spread the report in Colum.
bus that the scarlet fever was raging hero
and destroying many. There has not
been case to our knowledge. The
reason, we have heard assigned for the
lie, is the failure of our good citizens 10
invite the individual to spend the sum.
NOR with them. The people of Lancus.
ter will recolloct the matter. when they
visit Cincinnati,
LATeR.---Peru, Illinois, village con.
tanning only 900 inhabitants. it is ropor.
ted, is visited by 80 cholera deaths per
day,
ln Cleveland. there have been II Gu.
ses and six deaths since tho 29lh ult.
In New York, it appears to be- on the
increase. On the 10th. there were l5O
cases and 55 deaths. Il is decreasing in
ST. Louis and Cincinnati. The deaths
iu the former place. were so on Saturday
aud 5S on Sunday. ln the latter city, GO
on the 18th.
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