The Empire County argus., 1854-07-29
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Tie CiolerG.-'ihc cholera is hcginning to pre-
vail extensively in New York During the past
week fl three deaths from this disease have been
fic!ally rpprted and a meeting Of the Board oi
healih a, been called.
! he New Orleans cayune. mentions singular
disease at present prevailing among the horses Of
that city and ncig.borhood. which is attended with
very great fatality. 1t is "A species Of fever. very
violent in all the usual symptoms ofinfamtorv al
tacks on the human system. and attacking ali the
principal vital organs. byan. lungs in,estines &c.
HE l.s3 To smc statlck"cpcrs and others is rclor-
ted 10 have been very large. 'nc is re, resented to
have los. fr'v horses by the disease
Tie s. "n. Iues The Washington Star. Mr.
Marcv> ryan. d, clarcS that hereafter American
vcaS,is axe hot t" pay any more duties for passing
w the sound. between the coasts Of Sweden and
Norway. 0u tbe other hand the New York Times
states that Denmark Las drown herself upon our
generosity, and asked suspension of any action hv
us for while. until she can decide what arrange
ment she shall make in the premises
+ le "a L'lreH.--The Lowell News states that al
abou; II O'clock on Friday morning fire broke out
in the south end of Adams Block, ON Adams street,
and before it could be cxtinguished the roofs and
atc, of several tenements were destroyed The
building was the property of Daniel Shattuck, Esq
Loss 800 to SlO00no insurance.
TIE q Uaes Stt.-This celebrated contest is not
lion to the proper tribunal to have the missing viii
# her deceased father admitted to pre- hate, She
was induced to take this course by intmaton given
by the Supreme Court. that this IF ght sue
cccd and in ease it should. her claim to the prop,
cry would BE- induhi.able Judge Campbell III an
elab rate opinion, has favored the applications and
zen Walter ones Of " ashington. Geo. "A ood ..>Q
and Judge Kent of New York. concur in that opin-
on. The perseverance, Of this lady is certainly
wi;hout Il parallel
AYe1rs Of Pels ul-1hc halfsister of deceased
pensioner recently applied for the balance Of pen
sion that was due him at the time of his death, and
produced proof that he left neither wife nor chilt
It was he'll that she WAS not entitled to the money.
but that it must be paid to the legal representative
of the dccea>, d peu>iun,rto to wit his cutor oI
administrator, his ,cision is in ,ldanco with
the opinion of the Attorney General, gwen trbru,,-
ry % 1884 in which he says, In case of the death
OF the penSiOner. leaving neither widow nor child.
the legal representative tat is to say. his executor
or adminis is entitled to the amount due"
WdStHct0n Star.
Cubdn ABairS.-A Havana correspondent Of the
New Orleans icayune says tnat among the many
rroclamatons issued hy The Captain General Of
Cuba. and which are creating so much alarm among
many Of the inhabitants Of the Island, as seeming
to point to hlal emancipation of the slaves. Is one
removing the restrictions upon intermarriages he
tween whites AMI blacks lie The General uS Ma
rine intends to organise gun-boat system "f de-
fence after the Russian system in the Baltic. and is
examining all the sugar launches to see how many
can carry gun"
correspondent Of the New York TimeS, writing
from Jackson. Miss says that two ships are await
ins in the Gulfto cnv y the Cuban fill baser-cxpc-
dition, and that S70JO out Of the ,0J00lJ faad
required has been subscribed. For the purpose II
making up the amount, Gen Quiman and friend
had nearly couclu led to mortagage their estates.