The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-10
The Cholera a the West.

From 80 s,s LUIS e~Ssss.ss =, 80 =.
we are ena bed to make up the fei.1"ing syhopsiss
~ ,he Yavages of the cholera IN that section OF
conntrv In St Louis IL had entirely disappeared,
fRSSfHsS having been deaths from that disease
Illinois, it had also subsidized and tue general health
Of that city, said by the telegraph Of the 3ist OF
July, published there, to be good rs IL ever was
known 10 be at this season Of the year.
At Peoria, Illinois, there are occasional cases OF
cholera in that city ard vicinity. On the 10th ult,
Dr. H. II. White died there, refusing, 1t is said, to
take the prescriptions recommended by other ply
sicisns
II had also broken out ut Fauningion in Fulton
county, in Illinois, three deaths having occurred
on Monday week, in the family of Joseph Mcdonnell
in that town.
AT Monmouth, Warren county. Illinois, the dis
ease was still lingering there, attended with severe
fatality The last 6tias publishes the deaths Of
Mrs Parrows, also, D,ncy, daughter of the above;
Mrs. Margaret MEDALLION, and child OF A j.
Eby.
IL has also broken out at Carthage, Hancock
county, Illinois, of the most healthy inland
towns in the State. On the 10th July there were
four deaths; the l1to, Ont: a6d GU the lSh, two
more cases occurred.
AT Quincy, Illinois, II was aoating. The sex
tons during the week, or ftom Monday morning,
| 2Ist, to Monday morning, 18th, have Inferred
| eighteen; about half vi them, rs near MS can be
sscertaiDed, were from cholera. The whole mum
| Der Of deaths in this tbiiung place. by choera,
M 10 the 10Th ult has been hundred and fifty,
ss rear as the auihoritics or Quincy could ascer-
| tain. ......
II has also broken oui % the towns Of Bethel
snd Pisgah, in Morgan county, AZ Lewiston and
Astoria, in Fulton county, and at nashville, IN
schuyler county. In husAyille, Dr. Rogers,
practising physician Of .mucuce, aud two others,
fell victims at the onset
In Iowa, the only intel igence is from the Bur
lirgton 7dsgoIh, of the 2'la CT July, from which
We take the following
The cholera has made ts appearance In West
| Point ard for the first iimc in Fort Madison. la
the former place. ON Thursday last, We heard Of
the following deaibs:-Mfs Bertha Fletcher, child
| 81 Mr.. Hunt, Levi jackson -rastus Brand, Wn.
Green, Lsvid Grosbcck, MIS-. strike, b. Ding.
| man.
| In Fort Madison, the GLOWING named persons
| J Ilunor. Of Fort Madison. and one other, whose
| nsme we have not Learned The attack was very
sudden ard caused great alarm, but We understand
was ~ transient as It was sudden, no case having
been reported siuce the above.
| EXTENSIVE FoRefNo orrs,rtovs BosroS.-Tn the Pc
lice Court tbi. nornisg ben aInin s. Corbctt Formerly
baptist clergyman but who has not prssc bed for tn
yast Elk yesrs). came up Us charged With an attempt
| I, d,ffsud Robert Thompson tanner. Of Dedham aud
ssy IhompoS by forging two deeds Of land Ia their
~ nes The complaint ailege- that TIRE sad Benjamin
Corbctt the city Of Boston, clerk the 25tn day
a February 1873. did falsely mako and forge aud did
csus. e. b. made and forged, certain false writing
sesled puIportire 70 b. signed and delivered by ous
10 h. deed b.tw..n said Corhst and Robert and Sally
Thompson by which tract II land was decided BY ths
latter TO thu former IN coIsderSu9n o. tue payment y
dated July l. lt4s BY which another track Of snd va
conveyed e. said toreett sd Robert aud Sally rhomp
son in consideration of the payment of the un OF 30
.CO The land la question located IN And0yer tn
grst vitrssa cali, Robert Thompson lie v the IA
tl,r Jaw a IN. dcfenos nt who married his only child
lie testfsd that the de'ds produced, purporng
L. sign,d by him forreries lie was crosexsminec
et nsth from VT ich II appeared that he had been In
duc,d 70 enter into numerous real ,sate Transaction
With the dsfeDdsu and that matters duaiy got goo
| zeal mixed I'd bet seen them witncra found that tn
fndant had us.d bis wiibou authority 10 notes
| sro feuoufttsted with him. When the forgery Of To-
dc,ds csms "a light the d.fendant Acknowledged that
vsf HE work "a that he sorry fer ~ The ex
an nation resulted IN holding Corbett for trial in th
Nunicisl curt. ~ default a hail tor 5000 10 u re-
that Coftctt has been operating pretty exten
avely and bas ped pretty deep into the pockets Of
ru,nier of pstscne lie student " newton Sem
rary ard professor two sad v Squire ~ his VIC
Tins Ire defence will probably BE- "a attempt 10 sho'
hat Cortett at tmes, during Their numerous rea
sts,e transactions authorized TO act for sud gn IN
| name o. Thompson Iosts- ffd,tslsr, .qusVH .
Posi- Crrrcs OrsRArroNs The POsimaste
General has established the following new Pos
CfBce. for the week ending August 2, l5,l Wes
Bstavis Ceneses County, n V Eliahs W Oroh
Pp,tnsfteri Ea~tiDsville, Oneida County, y \.
| sts,,y Hssknss, hassess Centre. ~. bavrcoc
| Court, Aurusttvp Wheeler