The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-08
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GENERAL NEWS.
PRoaREss oHoGERA.-Five fatal were re-
ported in Boston during the tweupour hours ending
noon on Friday
The Democratic Chicago Press Of the 3lst ultmo says
the board OF health Sunday afternoon, and
ported the deaths Saturday from cholera 80 other dis
eases 10,
In Providence, Rhode Island six occurred the
Cd inst fatal On the Sd there two cases of
which proved fatal
Great excitement was caused at Cincinnati Ohio by
the sudden breaking of sickness in the 18th ward on
Thursday Seven deaths occurred before dark The dis
ease is confined principally to the Germans. The symp
toms are those Of cholera though is not thought be
| that disease.
There have been three deaths from cholera at Carroll
ton, Ohio, and several citizens attacked recovered At ar
risyile Harrison county, there have been nine deaths
! The inermens Detroit, Michigan, on the 3ls ult
and the ls instant numbered ffty-three. Most of the
deaths were confined TO foreigners Fourteen Of the
| Der inferred died of cholera.
The Cecil (Md) Democrat says Mr.. John J. Mask died
in chat county Saturday last at the residence Of his
brother VIM. NJ Mask His disease cholera, contract
ed at Charlestown from which place he removed to
his brothers residence, near Principle little girl who
lived in the family Of Mr. Mask also died of the dis
ease.
The number of deaths at the Blue Ridge Tunnel, says
the Charlottesville Ya Jeesonian from cholera thus
Mr Is MOSL OF tle WOfkMcn nave Hed from The
place
Nine fatal cases including those who died Fulton are
reported by the board of health Wheeling Virginia
! the four days ending on Friday.
| Commander George N. Hollins of the United States
ship Cyane, who bombarded Greytown, is native of Ma
ryland but citizen of Florida We find the follow
ing account Of his services in the navy in the columns of
cotemporary
she entered the United States navy as mdshipman on
board the rgae Guerrero the LIST of February 1914
and next served two years in the Mediterranean board
the Washington "A; transferred then TO the newly
| built ship Columbus in 1919. He went Through in
1922 and obtained his commission lieutenant the 18th
of January 1926 with the West India squadron in the
schooner Grampus in 1921 and again in the Mediterranean
board the sloop Ontario, from 1929 to 1853 when the
vessel returned to Norfolk lie then had two years leave
and in 1925 sailed to the East Indies in the United States
| ship Peacock commanded BY Com. Kennedy.
He went leave in 1885, and in 1889 put in COM
uand Of the recevng-ship Baltimore On the 9Th of
September ls4l, be promoted to the rank Of COM
mander and sent to the nvyyard Pensacola In 1888 he
agcapan to the Pacific squadron and in fs49 again
attached to the navyyard Pensacola In 1852 he put
command of the Cyane, an American-but craft named
after soop-ofwar taken from the English in the last war
and in this vessel recently destroyed Greyown, Com
mander Hons has been forty and ss months in the
navy lie las been sixteen years at about ten duty
ashore and fourteen years unemployed"
| VIRGINIA SIN IN LosDoN.-A medal awarded by the
London Worlds Fair to John w. Gill esq, of Wheeling
Virginia for his domestic silk, has been received by that
| gentleman. The letter accompanying it says:
The staple products of the United States
expected but it caused little surprise to silks coming
from the wild West that ryaled the finest fabrics from
the looms of London end Lyons But the result of the
great exhibition OF 1851 did much TO illustrate the truth
lhn The dignity of labor ia the stimulus Of art and
| real progress 10 the child Of liberty"
Queer PLACE FOR rokD0ne of the operators of the
House telegraph informs that while repairing the
graph wires at Fairfield few days since live fugrown
toad the IF n
pole which CHESTNUT perfectly smooth twenty-five
| feet high and not near any tree building How his
oashp got there how long he had occupied bis aerial
but precariou position is matter foz carious pecua-
! .on--Hartord Coram
A very chap in Boston, who wishes to sell his
horse, adveriises il as follows
| "For sale brown horse with a Roman nose in fine
condition. and fond Of travelling, having away four
| times within week.
| RAIN-wATER THEoRy.Thc theory that rain cisteru
water if used exclusively by family will prevent the
cholera appears be sustained by facts Notwithstanding
its denial by Madison Ind.) paper writer in the ST
Louis Republican of the 22d has the following in reference
10 it, which corresponds with article published
Saturday from the Mobile Advertiser:
q observe in your Tuesday paper statement that
article said TO have emanated from physician had been
published stating that the use of rain water proven
tive of cholera In justice to Mr. John Lea OF Cincinnati
the first that broacbed the geological theory
wish state that he observed and promulgated thar
eighteen twenty years ago the fact that cholera
prevailed epidemic in primitive formations, where OF
course feeslone water is used in families and neghbo
hoods where rn-water only is used Tese facts be has
published again and again in the Cincinnati Gazette and
in pamphlet form with the hope of benetng his fellow.
beings and saving them from the most fatal and terrible
disease that attacks the human family His examinations
have brought the conviction that the disease has and
never WILL spread any extent where rain free.stonC
is exclusively used The writer viii add his belize
and practice of the rainwaer theory, By stating that h,
has never allowed any but ran-water to be used in his
family through least half dozen epidemic seasons and
has meyer had any sickness in his family, has he cve
known any family that did adhere strictly 10 the use OF
ran-water suffer at all from cholera
INTERESTING DISCOVERIES NAPLEs.The extraordinary
amount Of antiquarian treasure constantly bronght to light
in the classical sites Of the modern Kingdom of the two ST.
Giles would keep the British archaeological world in STATE
of excitement almost dangerous The antquary of tho
North is much excitabe animal than his brother
of the sunny South "lIee" writes correspondent
the Morning Post you win observe group OF the Curl
Gus assist at excavation IN fompeii with much
stole paeid if the worSmen digging for potatoes
instead of sr-obects 1000 years old The finding of
bronze terra-cotta marble statue produces nut
ter among the lockers They are familiar with such
things and sort of unexprcssed contempt illustrates The
old proyerbH Within the last few weeks another publ,
bati-house has been discovered pompci Nothing be-
yond the rg@rua present clear but there every
TO suppose that the building in question is
extensive than that containing the circular hath discover
Sgnor Abbate who painted the Roman interior of the
Crystal Palace is employed in making drawings of the
portions of this building already laid open In connection
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