The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-16

FpoM THE WEST lyplEs--The existence of the cholera
at Granada is fully confirmed and the mortality of that
island has fully equaed if not exceeded the suffering by
the disease at Rarbadocs. Up the ath of August the
deaths amounted $1,000 very nearly the one-tenth
part of the entire population and this within period of
forty-four days The epidemic gratfed to learn
was on the decrease the latest dates The want OF mcd
cal attendance medicine food, and for persons to wait
the sick, much felt.
SAINT VNcENT.--From an extract of letter dated Au-
gust 10 learn that this island is perfectly healthy and
the medical gentlemen unemployed But they are SUR
rounded with cholera At Barbados it has considerably
abated but is committing sad ravages Granada and ST.
Lucia The per centage in Granada exceeds that OF the
Barbados in comparison with the population They
very rigid in quarantine regulations and hope to avoid
the disease
Our people have taken the law into their own hands,
and forciby driven American vessel from the island
in consequence of her having anchored at Barbados and
come down here and admitted to entry by the gov
without riding full quarantine of fourteen days
The captain attacked by the populace on coming to
the beach and allowed TO land, The police were too
weak to afford protection. the authorities too imbece
to render it,
ToBAeo-Thomas Duncan esq. controller of customs at
Tobago, had committed suicide by cutting his throat in
consequence of Mr. T. NJ Lauden who had been acting for
him during his absence in England having defrauded him
to a large amount of money.
In st Lucia cholera prevaedmid on its first appear
ance but subsequently virulent The mortality had reach
ed $50
Trinidad and Dcmerara partially healthy.
PERPETUAL MorIoN-Mr James G. Hendrickson, of Free
hold Monmouth county New Jersey has gone and done it.
After forty years Of patient whitling he has made
machine that will only ago Of itself" but will compel
divers other bodies to which il attached go likewise
in short il has powER The is in the direction in
which 50 many have long labored in vain viz by the
of and balls attached TO cylinder so as TO keep the
extra weight always on side and therefore give the
cylinder constant inclination to turn round. The MAJ
chine requires no starting take away the blocks and it
goes off alike thing of life" The model was in our
office yesterday and attached to clock work, which
it turned without stopping 10 breathe Wesee no rea-
son why il should not go until worn out-]oprnoL
STARTLING pIsoovERy.The True American, of the nth,
says Yesterday morning John Whitaker, mason en-
ployed open the main hole Of the stack of the wire
mill of Cooper and Hewitt ascertain the cause of de-
ciency in the raugh discovered the skeleton of human
form complete skeleton found with half the form
in the stack and the remainder in the hues leading from
the furnaces thereto The skeleton its right side,
with the left bent up the head towards the main hole
The bones removed and jury of inquest immediate
~ summoned The jury returned verdict that death was
produced by accidentally falling through opening over
the fues leading to the stack
The top of these ues is about feet from the ground
the stack there several openings of about two by
three feet each which covered by casron plates Ex
tending across these openings there s binding rod which
! leaves clear opening OF about feet square.
1t is believed that the skeleton found Is that OF Joseph
! Wilkes, the night Waterman of the mill
Miss Jennie Beard beautiful and highly respectable
Young lady, OF Bristol Wayne county, Ohio, hung herself
to cherry tree With chain Saturday last She
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