The daily union., 1854-07-18
GEN ERAL NEW y.

PRoGREss or CioLERA.--The New York Commercial OF
Saturday evening says;
The city inspectors report for the present week Is not
yet completed but is said that the number Of deaths by
cholera greater while the aggregate mortality rs less
than was reported last week. About thirty-hye deaths
cholera said have occurred at the hospital in
Franklin street. but the disease does not appear TO be con-
tagous told that there three female nurses
and three permanent male nurses who have been IN at
tendance since the 24h of June yet neither the nurses
physician any connected with the hospital,
has been attacked by cholera 1t Is stated by physicians
that the this has been treated with unusual
success but is apt to be followed by congesve fever
Al the cholera wards in the Bellevue hospital only
death is said to have occurred since last Saturday
Twenty-three reported in Brooklyn Fri
day eight of which resulted in death
The Boston Journal of Friday says but two fatal cases
cholera have been reported during the twenyour hours
ending at noon to-day Since the 10th ultimo the whole
number of fatal cases of cholera reported is 80.
The Board of Health Of Chicago reported 3s ntermens
the 9th. The disease is abating there letter from
there states:
From the Sd to the 9th of this month the deaths by cho
have averaged hundred day. and the carts
conveying the dead to their last restngplace have been
raversng the day and night for the last two weeks
of them containing three and four bodies great
many buried before they have been dead half an hour
The enigrans appear to have suffered the most The
number Of deaths has been great that the underakers
unable to furnish collins and great numbers of the
dead bodies put in rough boxes hastily constructed
and buried ndte ii became so bad at one time tha
great only wrapped up in the sheets which
they lay buried in the clothes they had ON them
As you may suppose every whose business has not
kept him here has fled the city, and very few OF the
strangers who do arrive stay length OF time Ii seems
pague-spot The weather for the last two weeks has
been the hottes-to continue for two weekshat have
ever experienced On Saturday there change in the
weather since which time it has been much cooler With
the change in the weather change in the cholera
cases. and the number of deaths has considerably de
creased
A writer in the Richmond (ya) Enquirer who signs
himself Physician says he has three persons who
have died in that city of real Asatc cholera The disease
does not exist in the form of an epidemic.
The Toronto Patriot of Wednesday has sad account of
the rvages of the cholera among the immigrants the
Great Western railroad
Mr. Thomas Todd, who died of cholera in Boston, was
formerly State printer in Maine and publisher of the Port
land Argus He has also been postmaster of Portland,
and was man highly respected.
A MsrAKE.-The Sumpter (Ala.) County Whig says :
There foundation for the statement of correspondent
of the Charleston Courier copied by us who writing from
Georgia. stated that duel had been fought
tween Judge Evans of Mississippi and General G. aun
ders of Alabama in which the former severely wound
ed Judge Evans has been engaged in duel rel.,-
tive believes of the Judge fought duel recently with
Mr. Rea, of the Lauderdale Republican, in which Mr. Rea
was slightly wounded and the affair amicably settled.
Princeton College has educated more than six hundred
and members of Congrcss-so says the president of
the Institution, Rev. DR.. Maclean.
DISTURBANCE ALExANDRA--A disturbance was raised
at the coal wharves Wednesday evening by party of
Irish laborers who eneavored prevent .he unloading
of coal boats Several were promptly made which
had the effect of dispensing the crowd On Thursday says
the Gazette the arrested parties brought before the
mayor, Who after examination into the matter com
mittcd two of them, named Fitzpatrick and Rush. TO jail
in default of 500 bail for the two to be tried at the
court The disordery persons had most cruelty killed
era mules and horses belonging to the coal boaisshow
ing wicked and depraved disposition, and bru-
tality disgusting it is atrocous.
man in Michigan not long since committed suicide
by drowning. As the body could not be found the
ner held inquest his hat and Jacket found OH the
bank Of the lake Verdict Found empty"
On Thursday morning last one of the middle walls of
the new courthouse in of erection Lynch
burg, Virginia fell nuring five six of the hands, some
Of whom caught under the wall Their escape from
instant death miraculous.
MAYOR KILLEp.-A difficulty occurring on the 4th inst
nj Alexandria, Louisiana between George Hill and John
Culberson, the barbecue ground Mayor Murray in
terered to restore peace when he shot by Cubeson
in the abdomen causing death the next day.
CLASSIC SAMEsA California paper calls upon the peo-
pie of that State the love of posterty reform their
nomenclature; and to show their present taste in the
ter lie says the recent election has brought to light such
delecabe localities Whiskey Creek Jackass Gulch
lIunbug City, One Horse Town One Mule Town. Drunk
ards Bar Murderers Bar, Shrt-ta Canon, Lower Hum
bug, Negro fIil Fiddetown Coon Hollow, Jay Hawk
Bar, Grizzly Flat Mosquito Canon, Poverty
Bar Mule Canon, Greenhorn Mugginsvile, Mad Mule
Town. Stacker Flat Ratesnakc Bar Yankee Jims Pepper
mint Bar, Mad Canon, Humbug Canon, Rough and Ready
French Corral, &c.
TAcosy MAC, FRANK FoRREsrER AND BARNUN soLD.-At
twelve o'clock Tuesday sale of valuable horses took
place at the New York Tatersallsp in Sixth avenue.
Nearly thousand persons in attendance and the
bidding active. From twelve to fifteen horses
put up during the early part of the sale and bid off
1t prices varying from $500 to $3.50
The main interest that attached to the sale was thean
nouncemcnt that the celebrated trotters Mac Tacony
Frank FORESTER and Barnum would be sold under
ner
Mac struck off at 81 100 Mr. Mann of Baltimore
racony sold for SO 700 TO Mr. j. G. Bevcns of this city
Frank Forester sold to Mr.. Mann, also who paid
S2,350. Barnum withdrawn from the auction, he hav
ing been sold at private sale during the morning for the
sum of S2,85O.
Two mares-a bay and back--were put up, each being
warranted to trot mile in 24o and ogethern 245 They
were sold to Mr.. Gctson for Sl,150.
Some negroes escaped from Jail Mariposa by boring
loes with auger. Other prisoners placed in the
same room before it properly repaired, and likewise
escaped by the ngger-auger route
JOS Powell OF Monongaa county, Virginia, it is said
has become deranged on account of spiritualism.
Ioycruor Raker of New Uampshirc has vetoed onc Of