The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-20

Passengers report several Of cholera in Chicago
In fact these reports have been confirmed every day
during the week and there IL doubt OF its existence
there That city Is in filthy state, and we fear the
cholera will be very Observation-Disclosures Republican,
The Pittsburgh papers that no case Of cholera
has AZ yet appeared in that city.
They have arrested the cholera in Louisville KY BY
the of the shovel and chloride of lime.
The Board of Health, Of Norfolk under date Of 18th
instant, says -" There within the last fifteen
days nine cases OF cholera morbus five Of which had
terminated fatally, viz a child years old, the
other four colored persons ofntemperate mprudent
habits lodging In unwhoesome habitations No DEATH
and only two cases, Qncuded in the above report,)
have occurred since last Friday The board do not be-
heve that there exists any for alarm but would
recommend the usual precautions to diet and clean
Illness"
The New Orleans Bee, Of the Sth instant publishes
by order Of the Board Of Health list Of interments
for the week preceding the 5th Not less than Ave diff
erent kinds Of cholera are enumerated in the list Of
diseases find viz cholera 90 cholera Asiatic, &c.
cholera asphyxa, 2 cholera infantum, 6 cholera
morbus, l. Total number Of deaths, from all diseases,
225.
The New Orleans papers, OF the 10th instant state
that the cholera has again made its appearance ut
Point Coupee and Thibodeauxville.
The London Times says happily -" Cleanliness is
the very vaccination Of cholera"
The Boston Courier Of yesterday has the following
letter from friend at St. Louis says 1.-THE cholera
is rapidly spreading along the rivers We hear of
inland but those that have been carried there.
There is u great deal Of suffering and death the
steamboats,, from wan. OF proper ms1ieal attention
cholera is still very fatal many Of the river plan
tations A passenger on the Concorda informs us
that twenty negroes had died ON the Palmyra place
LOUISVILLE, May14-S PM.
Four cases Of cholera reported to-day and one
death-a negro. The disease Is still confined. TO
ain unhealthy localities, the city, generally being
healthy.
There have been eight ten during the last
twenty -four hours, but no deaths.
From the st. Louis Republican, May lO1
At six O'Clock last evening twenty four cholera
had been reported at the Registers Office six of which
ntollu 10 pfTf tha
rage mortality of last week Of four day There Is
striking coincidence as to the number of and
deaths reported during the past twentyfour hours at
The Circuit Court yesterday adjourned it's session
until the first Monday in June in consequence we pre-
the attendance and witnesses from the
try and Of the representations Of the members Of the
bar.
The fine steamer America reached this city last even
ing, from New Orleans. Her officers report shaving
buried q % persons her way up, who died on
board, of cholera The America brought up a large
number Of engrants, and the disease confined
solely to them She left the Crescent City the 18th
instant.
At meeting of the Board ofHealth, on Monday, May
eth, the following resolutions adopted -
Resolved That the citizens of the city OF St. Louis
be requested to cause chloride quick lime to be
sprnkled in the back yards of their respective prem
and all damp places and thus aid the inspectors In
Resolved That the preceding resolution be published
in the several newspapers Of city and that they be
requested to call special attention to it the part Of
Attest, JAMES LEMON, Clerk Board Of Health.
WEEKLY REpoRr OF DEArHs.-The weekly report Of
deaths made from all the grave yards in the CITY,
up yesterday at presents the following result
Whole number of deaths, one hundred and thirty
fve number Of cholera cases, seventy eight.
Twenty. eight of the deaths Of children under
FIVE years age 1t also appears from the report that
of the of cholera brought to this city
on steamboats, for interment.
The whole number Of deaths for the same period in
the previous week, one hundred and forty-one OF
this number, fory-onc Of cholera 1t will be OBJ
served that there really less number Of deaths
the week while the cholera have nearly doubled
the epidemic If it may be termed in this case
sorbipg all other diseases.
There can be no doubt now, that the disease is
spreading and that in its course it must attack and
carry of a good many Of our citizens
RuMoR OF CHOLERA IN BosroN.-Rumors for the last
two threedays cholera in Boston in that
city, but they have been contradcted by the local pa
pers which represent the alleged cho-
lera, bowel complaint.