Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-25

HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY.
For the same period from 18th June to 2lth july
1884, the following cholera cases were Inferred at
hollywood Ccmetry:
June 2l--.Iudy w. Milo nged : years
July S-l}asil Dunn ~
.. I3-Jamcs Atkinson %
=. l3-Rcbccca Monrctield - "
g lS-Calharine Casey
" lS--Ellcn Ryan
" !l-.Iamcs Collin
" @-Mary Ryan 81 "
Showing n total of $ cholera cases at Hollywood
where, for the same period, there were, in all, Al ILL
tcrmcuts.
Thus it will be- seen that MT the above two cemete:
rics, there have been lOl burials of persons who died
Of cholera from the 10Th June to the 9th Jnly-and
| 2Sl intcrlncnts in all, within that period.
w. nre unable IN give the in.crInciits ut l~loNywood,
for the same period i'll 1873, because the record was
not nj hand Yesterday.
As n matter of curiosity we may state that l4' M
terlnrnts have taken place at Hollywood since tlht
beautiful cemetery WIS opened. =.
We have no returns from 3 or ! other cemeteries of
smaller magnitude i'll the city-in two OF winch, the
culored persons, Mutual Relief" and The Mecliall-
les we understand II few cholera cases have been
inferred. 1t would probably be safe t" say that
about l25 deaths have occurred III Richmond, rom
| cholera. since is first appearance here on Tue i'un
| June. About unc-third, we are crcdibly nlornlcd, "t
rho whole numhcr attacked with that disease, fniled To
recover. \ Young physician informed Ills on SUNDAY,
that h. had nj that time six cases under treatment, !
of which. he expected, would rccovcr-and out oi b
cases in the pcnitcn'iary, four we unders'"h"' fcco'-
cred.
The above facts we give to our renders, III orcer
that thew may Judge for themselves "f the cNtcn: "i
IN, cholera la this city. In the absence at 4 Board
of Health, TO give regular %rclurtS, We do the Dcst III
uur mower tn convey correct lniu?lnaii"il.
The DISPATCH * opposed 20 rcpnrts at cholera cases
hv Il Board OF Health, because "physIcinilS cannon
he forced 10 givctul! and accurate reports, I'VE qhoie
II, -. t el -I, f",,,r .u.Au. .t nm 4 L lsT Il
no force. in the objection. Such bodies eXl"t ID DINER
large citics-und their reports ara looked To will CON
t7tTnu 70 shy INIT frey 'cnrl,iot' tie rciiun tl'nn to give
reports, il the city authorities ind the people Gull Tor
lIcm-and we have no doubt they are demanded iy
all who desire reliable facts. And whether accurate
or not we have no doubt the reports OF a Board OF
Health would give n fair n representation OF The facts
us do the statements of ncwsphpcrs-lncllldInS par
,;cularlv thos,. of the Dispatch. We venture To say,
that the reports Of II Board Of Health will be found ln'
rcusably necessary Ia correct the false rumors which
have been circulated OIL the subject Of cholera in Rich
mond, and to restore Il confluence which the state
ments Of the Dispatch about local ranses'. cab
barc," .,lvscntcry,' "nnt epidemic" &C., will never
effect. We are greatly surprised ut the objection of
the Dispatch To reports from II Board OF Health
We know not how 10 accoun, for it, unless that paper
deems its own REPORTS" more authentic and better
calculated To help "thc tr"dc "i tho city, than any
reports fruIn any other source.
We claim that we have iii no respect magniiied the
extent or the danger Of cliolrra in this ctv-and we
also claim credit for as good motives in any -tatc-
mpnts we have made rs can lie claimed by the Dis
pa;ch. That paper undertakes To lecture "a portion
OF the pres, Of this city" for "thr panic-strIckcn par-
auraplIs 50 unnecessarily put forth bv Il portion "i tile
press If this city" We understand the Dispatch,
and we have no doubt the public understands it.
Its columns have been tccining, for a few days past
with illusions to the "tradc of Richmond -"panlc
makers" snvs the Dispatch, "lIavc succeeded in fright
ching off the country trade that generally co,nIIcli-
ccs and continues throughout the month OF July''-
N.,. 49,, .lu, 20 Iut.n S,nll rI,ll1 II l'nlfulu
engaged i'm stradc,' IA well as the Dispatch, and We
presume we have quits ms dis'HtcrrSird n regard for
the trade generally as the Dispatch possibly can
have; and we do not acknowledge It's right to be lee
turing lis inr any statements we have made on the sub
iect of the cholera in this city. They certainly contain ms
much truth rs any put forth by that paper on the
same subject. 1t has, we believe, by lts lnborcd efforts
to please the trnde.donc more mischief thereto than It
will ever he able 10 repair. IL complains that lis
country exchanges bring back to this city alarming
introductorics Of their own to the p0nIc-si7ckrn para
graphs of the Press Of this city. II seems, then,
| that the Press of the country place no confidence in
the statements of the Dispatch, or there would he no
ftars Of cholera in this city. The Wing, the Post,
| mud the Enquirer are bcl'crsd, according to its own
showing. The following, w presume, Gre a specimen
Of the "panic stricken paragraphs alluded to by the
Dispatch
F,yu tie Uoodstock /SHcnou5onhl Sentinel.
ChOLERA.-Tle Richmond, Va., Penny Post of
the 18th SAYS ave hive convcrseG with many ply
sicians, and all of them say there can be no doubt OF
the existence of cholera i'll the city: most of them
have encountered cases of il: not cholera nlorbus,
but Asiu,ic cholera. 1t is said that there have been
fifteen or twenty cases within the Inst twcnty-iour
hours"
CHOLEA STATISTICS.-The Richmond Dis
patch gives tho number Of burials at one of the city
cemeteries, from the 9TH t" The Eth of July, which
shows that there were buried there, in that space Of
time, G} bodies, fnrtv-two of which had died of cho-
lcra.- IilCrnndra Gn-tNr.
Now, if The Enquirer has put forth any "panic-
stricken paragraphs more 'alurrnins' than the
above, We cull upon the Dispatch to remind us of
them.
But the Dispatch maintains that the cholera is moi
here in an epidemic form. On this question we have
expressed no opinion. Wo hive left it to be deter
mined by those in whose ability to decide correctly
we have quite as much confidence NJ We have in the
statements of the Dispatch on this difficult question.
- Eminent physicians" know rs much, We imagine, us
" eminent Editors on this subject.
We find no fault with any statements the Dispatch
mny make on this subject. 1t is responsible for its
statements. and So are the 'uther portion of the
Press OF this city. II the public choose to believe
the other portion of the Press and put no confidence
in the statements of the Dispatch, we cannot help it.
We protest, however, against mn effort milking by the
Dispatch tn induce the "husincss portion" of the pco-
pie Of this city Ia believe TINT the Dispatch II the on
~ paper which can be relied an for truth on the
subject at the ch"crn, md thu, it is more friendly to
their ''intcrcst-" iliam the "utllrr portion Of the
Press of this city.
IL is welcome, :" far as we ar concerned. to make
such statements rs IL please but We again protest
ngains; its filings mt lis contemporaries because tlcy
have seen proper to s:atc TINT cholera existed in this
city, and, in the opinion of physicians Of "high stand
ing" has existed to an ''alar1ning extent md that
lit had appeared in an epidemic form" Our
aim is truth, regardless of the i..erests of
any particular class, when the lives of our
fellow-ci,izens may depend upon our stutements.-
We regret, NJ much ns any one can, the existence
of cholera in this city, but we mean TO give the facts,
so far us we can obtain them in the absence Of q
Board of Health, and trust 10 a discriminating public
to say whether or not We have unnecessarily" stated
facts. 1t is the interest of the trade Of the city, as
well as important to the lives of the people of the
city n well us those of the country, that facts should
be gircnand u proper caution induced.
ANOTHER "SLANDERED" CITY.-The Dis
patch, OF yesterday, congratulates Petersburg that
she had not yet been 'slandered' by the false rumors
in regard to cholera. The Express OF the same day,
states that hotel-kecpers and merchants OF Petersburg
inform It that such rumors are rife in many Of the
South-Sidc counties. The Express fatty contradicts
the rumor.
Hho "slanderoI' Petersburg Certainly not "a
portion Of the Press" Of Richmond.