The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

PRoF. GRANT's New LIeHT.-Prof. Grant gave
another highly satisfactory exhibition Of his Cal
cium light from the front OF the Capitol last even
ing.
The whole force Of the light was thrown upon
the avenue, its extraordinary brilliancy was the
more striking ,as most ofthe shops closed and
gus lights turned out. We shall speak more par
ticularly of this light hereafter. 1t will undoubt-
eddy Jas soon as its superior merits become known
to the public, be generally introduced for lighting
the streets, as well as public and private houses.
Yesterday the House OF Representatives were
in session until after six clock, P, M.
Gen. Lopez is in the city and is staying at the
Irving House.
There is nothing in particular to distinguish him
from " the masses, " except gray mustaches and
gray whiskers with dark complexion, strongly
marked feature, indicating great degree of firm
ness and decision of character.
John C. Clark, solicitor of the Treasury, is re-
covering from his late dangerous illness.
GRAND PROCESSION OF THE PUBLIC Schools
To-day at 8 o'clock, P. M. the scholars (nuinber-
ing some two thousand) of the various public
schools in the city will form and move in process
sion to the Capital Grounds, when the medals and
premiums will be distributed to those meriting
them. President Fillmore is expected to be pre-
sent and participate in the interesting ceremonies
s4 .ssfai tA ri Eaf A@iH
REMEDY FOR THE CHoLERA.--Thc following
letter, giving the experience of respectable
ship master Of the effects of a simple remedy in
cases of cholera, has been furnished us for pub
lcation. Es MI
The method is that resorted to by DR.. Dick
son, Of London, and the school Of practitioner
to which he belongs He maintains that the
cholera is produced by the spasm or palsy OF
the eighth pair of nerves--that is to say, the
nerves which communicate between the brain.
the stomach and the lungs, and POUNDS this doc
trine on some remarkable experiments of the
anatomist, Dupuytren, who showed that, by the
simple compression of this pair Of nerves,
asphyxia is produced, which can be continued
till it proves mortal, and that during this
asphyxia, the blood becomes of black or coal
color, and that it is attended with violent efforts
to vomit. The practice founded on this view OF
The cause OF cnOlera, Is TIE auulliiSt'ttoH VI
emetics Mustard and common salt, in warm
water are sometimes given; sometimes tartar
emetic, the Italian practice sometimes pecac.
sometimes blood-warm water This practice,
and the reasons for it, have been set forth in va
rious published papers Of DR.. Turner, to whom
this letter is addressed:
New YORK, July 90, 1850.
To DR.. Turner:
Dear Sir--In compliance with your request,
respectfully reply that in January last in the
packet ship Isaac Wright under my command,
sailed from Liverpool with two hundred and
five passengers. Within forty-eight hours after
sailing, eases of the cholera appeared on board,
which treated for some time, according to the
book, with such bad success that, within ten
days, had thrown overheard twenty-seyen of
the passengers dead with the cholera. ] then
recollected method Of treatment suggested to
me by my friend and predecessor, Capt. Alex
andcr A. Marshall, viz: to give n tablespoonful
of salt and tea spoonful of red pepper, in half
a pint of hot water / tried it with such success
that did not lose another patient during the
passage, nor slncc. .e
was seized violently myself with the cholera,
Inc through
The medicine acts very promptly as an emetie,
say in one or two minutes. 1t brings up very
offensive NATTER which sticks ike glue. 1t was
given, among others, to one old woman of eighty
four years OF age, who was on deck, though
weak of course,) the very next day.
have known 1t to be successfully used on
board their ships by at least a dozen ship-masters
besides myself Its use is quite general in
Liverpool, where even some of the regular doc
tors find 1t TO their advantage to resort to it.
Provided with this simple receipt, no longer
consider the cholera an unmanageable disease.
(Signed) G. l.. PEABODY,
I Master Of packet ship Isaac Wright.
BY order Of Judge Mclean the July session of
the Circuit Court of the United States for the