New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-10
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Couesyfpdsrce Of The ". \. Tribune
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1854
The weather, which found very warm when ar.
rived here several days ago, mas undergone great
change and IL is now quite cool-cold, IN fact TO
degree calling for wooden garments by day and extra
protection by night This is the very sort OF weather
10 generate cholera by driving the heat Of the body
from the skin TO the internal Surfaces and precisely
this result. has followed that the mortality OF the
endemic has been increased az the Alms-H0use, where
ne disease broke out at rs last visit and where it has
been prevailing for several days with considerable
violence.
The above statement will not tally, I am aware,
with the comparative column Of mortality published
by the city papers here wherein New-York was given
the credit OF 500 deaths from cholera and Baltimore
pone--for the Alms-H House is as much part of this
city al the institutions in the suburbs OF NewYork
which swell her reports and the statement Aforesaid
is therefore a very shallow pretense.
For my own part, have not much objection to the
excellent Commissioner OF Health the CorOners Ju-
res and the press combining to keep the popular feel
ing quiet by attrbutng cases to cholera morbu cramp
eholic. &C.. which physicians assured me were cases
of cholera IN its most fatal FORM long they can
do it negatively whitelyngly; but do object
TO The course pursued, because it is unjust TO New
York and other cities, whose competitive proves is
feared BY those whose selfish feelings the papers seek
10 crafty by their unfair comparisons of mortality.
But what shall say Of such paragraphs as that pub
lished in The argus the other day, putting down the
death Of Mr. Dorsey as Of New-York caasatiOn, when
the writer knew well that he had been in the West
where cholera prevailed, and only came to New-York
10 die and then going far to warn merchants
against going there TO purchase goods at the expense
Of their lives &c.
By the way the press here very inconsistent about
this cholera business. While they deny that the dis
ease ia in this city, they magnify md parade all the
cases Of real or imaginary cholera elsewhere IN way
well calculated predspose their nervous and feeble
readers fatality Of attack; for with
that the disease is everywhere else, IL VIII De dcu
10 persuade them that there is not some OF il in Bat
more especially when il is admitted that IT is DONG Jus
work of death at the Aims House.
They have dog law here which is producing some
Of the most revolving scenes that it has ever been my
III luck 10 witness. The ordinance authorizes the
Mayor 10 employ persons to kill all dogs found at large
without labelled collars at the rate OF nifty cents
head In certain parts Of the city gangs OF boys may
he seen hunting for dogs, armed with huge clubs,
ropes pistols Sc, and uttering the most shocking
threats These are thought to be sub-agents OF those
who have accepted the deectable Office OF dogkllers.
irresponsible they are, they OF course do not care
how they get possession Of the dogs and the opening
If an alley gate to let them out would be no obstacle
especially where the thwarting of their attempted
depredatons upon gardens and other private inclo-
sures have rendered some faithful watchdog obnoxious
10 their thieving prOpensities This is something
which have never witnessed in New YORK. and which
seems to me to be dreadful to contemplate than
even cholera to any who has due concern for the
morals Of the young
/ hear whispers of q robbery by a clerk in the Bal.
tmore Post Office to the tune of ten thousand dollars
The matter is understood to have been hushed NJ
through the intercesson of lawyer OF influence, OF
condition Of the money being restored. Inc paper
have said nothing about IT, Perhaps they have no
been sufficiently .wideawake" to get the item. Blu
think legal gentleman, once connected with tn
PostOfce himself and therefore well selected to man
age the case would be found not quite =" Know
Nothing" were he inquired of as to the matter S.