The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-05-23
Cholera Among Kansas Emil

The Boston journal of the 18th inst,
contains the following:-
Letters have been received in this city
within a few days, by several parties, which
confirms the statement made by our CORES.
pendent. that the cholera had appeared
on some Of the boats on the Missouri riy-
err. A letter from q gentleman who 1vent
out with the party of Kansas ~emigrants
which left this city on tue 10th Of April
gives rather a gloomy account. The par
ty left St Louis in the steamer Australia.
which was crowded with some two hun-
dred and fifty United States troops. and af-
ter proceeding some distance up the river,
the boat got stuck on a sandbar, where
she remained for two or three days, and
until the writer left. The weather was op-
pressively hot, the thermometer ranging
abo' 100. There were several cases Of chol-
era, on board, and four persons had died
with it. The letter does not specify wheths
or they were soldiers or other passengers.
The probability is they were soldic s,if We
can judge from the condition in which
they were placed. They were crowded
below, just in the rear Of the boilers, a moss
uncomfortable and unfit place in which to
place human beings ia such a temperature.
Three of the s~Olciers had heavy clogs fas-
tened to them W it'll chains, which they had
been sentenced to wear on account of de-
s~erlion.
The following letter is from the St. Lou
is Republican, May 10:
1 have just received a letter from a friend
in Westport, in which he stat es that on
the evening OF the 81, the cholera, that
fell destroyer, appeared in the most mslig-
nant form, causing thirteen deaths il twen-
ty four hours. Its attacks were, in almost
every case, sudden and completing its dread
mission in two or three short hours. A.
mong the victims were the wife and daueh-
ter Of Dr.. J. Q. Boggs, who were much be-
loved BY all who knew them. The letter
also stated that Kansas City was in as crest
or greater distress than Westport. The
frightened inhabitants we're leaving both
places as rapidly as possible, and disper.
sing themselves in the country and different
towns in the vicinity. Up to the time Of
closing the letter. the evening Of the Eth
there had been no abatement. aMf es
5s#@ HN+st
IGNORED ON THE RGsEavE.--Up IN Pains
vile. Lake county, the very heart OF free
soilism on the Reserve, the know nothings
recently held a council for the purpose Of
> delegate to the grand State Coun-
Gil of the order to be held IN Cleveland ia
June. A well known anti.slayery man
was selected; but ia licasing that he was ii
Of committing the order to an ante
position, q resolution was passed
him to take no action On the
either pro or con, ign BRING the qnes-
lion Of slavery entirely. The delegate cho-
sen then declined, and Mr. Tinker elect
ed Prosecutor by the fusion last fall, and
who had advocated the resolution, was cho-
zen in his place. If anti slavery men do.
not leave the dens they will soon find thei
party resemble very much the PLAY ofHam.
let with the part Of Hamiet omistsd.
UniOn. Na psa Ses s2 Ea 9t@
THE GREAT Sur AGAINST THE Crrr lBxnx
on CoIyMaUs. ONO .-This suit--Ghe Unissd
State W. the City Bank of C~slumbns--for
the recovery Of The amount $500, OO0) of
the transfer dtafls deposited With them bv
MI. Corwin when Secretary Of the Treasury
Is expected 10 come to trial on the laths ID.
Thess deposits we're part Of thepex-
tFaordinary government financial operations K
Of Messrs, Robert Corwin, Duplsyy, psiano
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