The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-07-21
SCENES IN 81. LOUIS.

} Tho ~. Loui, Organ suy,;-A frw weeks
since ia 81, Louis, tie occasional tiglt',.l D.
lnnrsc hrndlng the slow procession oruiu.
neral iruiu, would arrest the s,mpaiL.r- of
the pnsscr ly md would pcrchance inipait
Wholesome nGmouliiun Ola certainty 80
come. Bat day 10y day wo hn,c grown Ia
uilrr with me siglt.4-tlr burial al tho arut!
has now become q conmou md expected
lthiug-ihc hc0rsc no longer moves vnl a
lingering pace, nor draps H. lcnp,t cucd tine
81 mourncrs To- ll'c iuuth. No. Death tNuu
To the progressive spnit OF the ug,-strihcs
with electric ppwer+nnd his agents nctuith
ccciric spcrd; there y no iinic for mourning
now. Tie death of tlc ltu President Of our
Republic is announced hy the daily urc,s
and there Is not time 10 turu the column, rules
~ wouled token oi respect. A funeral train
~ row -c-TTlcade of hr.sky troitug hor,cg,
huNSIug 10 thu grave few half empty vch
clos-oilcn a single coach--somoimes it * 2.
hearsc following a hearse--hut y, sIcr,lgy tho,
rprs,fd ~ cIizeas were pierced uiih a il1lll
Of horky1ry cries proceeding from n worse
thnn lonely lIeNrse--d hcdrSe in trhich he ieid-
oic irds seated frantic and d'one beside he boaib
of her deceased hrsbnni-Tho rnpd wheels
bore her 10 q distance, hut her screams still
echoed 10 riIs cur, ttrrrry---4r-+r-t--L .-.4t--
tie worm IL impatient for food, and gtuyrs
are gaping tuweiconln the dead the horses
lrot with the loaded hcarse-and return in IL
gnllup to glut it ngaiu! Ere the brcnilf lrAves
The body, the slroud must he made, the cot,
fin preparcd-nnd the heurl MAY STILL TuRoH
wlion the bo{y is buried
Tho ST. Louis aud Cincinnati papers gfeo
dcplnrable pictures Of the state ofthings in
those places where the Cholera rnrcs worst
Over tho two cities named phi seems To-
hang. Tie 81. louis New Err of the Doth
uit. contains II full account The great meet,
ing which WAS held in That city the night be-
fore, with the oblrc; Of adopting every prop.
.er precautionary measure. The Hon. t..
BATEs presided. Several of the speakers
charged the city authorities with criminal
npnrhy, in not having taken the necessary
measures for cleansing the city, providing
for the sick aud destitute. and usiug tho
means calculated 10 check tie pesilcnce. Col,
FIELD, IN the course Of some remarks dc-)
luicd various cases OF, individual suflir%p.{
aud neglect. "llc alluded tO n ncirLGor, iIt
whose family female inmate and loved
member, hnd, with hut few hours notice,
heen hurried 10 the tomb from ali Httuck of
the dreadful epidemic. From nm Rpprrhpn4
sion Of contngion, and IN consequences of tho
fear aud panic ihut prrvndrd nenry every
household not ueighhor, friend or urquuin
lnnce could Ice found who would repair Ia
this house of mourning aud distress To per-
firm the lust sad Offices To the departed era
IIrT body WRS CUrTrrTrt-r+
in tlis extremity applications was mude "a
those nngcls Of mrrcy--ihe Sisters rl Charts.
", -~nnd that without hcsitutiue They hnsicu-
I'd u the, chamber of drnth, and, wiI! firm
ness from whirh all others shrark, perform
ed those kind offices which unue before could
lac innnd TO do
CHOLERA AT CINCINNATI
The Cincinnati Gazette gives sad picture