Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-13
TI,e Disease on the England Probably moi
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Three steamers have just reached this side of the
Atlantic with large passenger lists, all Of which left
twe I've hundred passengers, the Atlantic nine hun
dred and the Hapsa hundred. All these pas
SengcT are from German or English ports, and those
ofthe HanSs and Atlantic all healthy while those
on the England are said to have cholera. We are
believe that virulent form of ship fever has been
called cholera without sufficient consideration of
its true character.
In times like the present when an anticipation Of
the appearance Of this dreaded disease subject of
public anxiety, there is tendency all hands, and
even on the part OF CERTAIN professionals to pro
nounce everything cholera that looks like it or has
any one OF Its more striking symptoms. Cholera is
not reported as prevailing at the port from which the
England sailed, and it is therefore explained that it
was probably brought by the German passengers
But it did appear the Hansa all of whose pas
sengeIs were Germans of the same class. The point
OF difference between the ships was that was
crowded state of the ship was enough to induce dis
that with improper food or water had severe abdom,
lnal complications. There was, perhaps, no more
cholera on the England than the Atalanta a few
months ago. All tho probabilities are against it.
1t Is point OF some Importance for tho cOnsidera
ton of the Health Commissioners that if this ship
had reached our port there would have been abso-
utely no quarantine accommodation for her hun
dreds OF tevGT"strcken paSSengers-not even shed
or an old hulk to receive them-but they must have
remained the infected ship exposed to the fever
poison for days. Only one old vessel-the Falcon
has been set apart for the purpose. She the
could only have received seventyfve of the twelve
hundred: Is It rot time remedy found for
this IN. \. HeraG.
| IMPROVEMENTS AT WATERING PLACEs-The enter
prise long in contemplation, of building avenue
at Saratoga to the lake. mas been commenced and
Will be vigorously prosecuted until completed. The
route, as laid out, commences on Congress street, at
the intersection of Regent street and takes the old
road for distance of three miles eastward. This is
single trunk. From this point there are three
lines touching at different points on the lake; one
Strengthening the old road to Moons Lake House;
another bending TO the SOUTH and skirting to the
east shore OF Little Lake, to Abels Lake House, and
another STILL running directly cast to the site of the
North Lake House, and from thence to Moons. ma
king together Il distance of about nine miles. The
ROAD WllI be oullt lnmediatey to Moons, and posi-
| bly, some other work will be done this season. The
avenue is to be one hundred feet Tide with mac
adami2ed track eighty feet wide and with substan-
tlal walks and rows Of trees on each side This
nue. will afford (what Saratoga has lacked more than
anything else frst-class drive, and when compile
country.
| An exchange says that at Cape May everything
| shows the hand Of Improvement. New cottages are
being erected, and the hotels renovated and repsired
The Centre House, Washington Hotel, and Colonel
| tenln s Cottage by the Sea-, have remained open
! curing the winter. The Ocean House and Congress
| nan unite to form new Congress Hall, the whole
being under the management of Mr.. j. I. Cake and
Iontlne small hotel last year, ha been greatly
| iarged' and now bears the name of the sherman
House. In trent of Congress Hall long rows OF neat
and pretty lighthouses havo been erected and upon
| the lawn new summer-houses have appeared.
SHARP PRACTICE.-The Pithole Record tells good
story OF hit made by n stranger in that section,
whereby the pockets of the of certain we'll
suffered sOmewha ly. We give the story in the Re
cords Own words: The tools were fast in one of the
| wells on the flats, and the Superintendent had been
at work unsuccessfully for some time to extract them
| Finally stranger came, along, who offered to take
out the tools and place the well in a good working
condition for $500 The Superintendent told him to
go to work, and the 500 should be paid soon as
the tract was fulfilled. Accordingly at work the
| stranger went, and the next morning when the
Superintendent visited the well he found the tools
| all out and the stranger drilling.
| of course the money was paid and the stranger
| went on his way rejoicing. But 10! when drilling
commenced in the regenerated well, Instructions
| were found and on putting down the fishing apna-
ratus the tools were found to be sill in the we The
stranger had stolen set of tools, brought them on
| the ground, palmed them off on the superintendent
and gone TO Canada! At this juncture the owner of
the stolen tools came along. claimed MS property and
threatened arrest of the victim of misplaced con-
fdence for stealing! This the 'unkindest cut of
| allI