Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-07
CHOLERA In EAST TENNESSEE.

Favorable Turn of the Epidemic I'm
JOnesbOFO-RepOrts from Other
Points.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald, Aug. g..
Passengers from Jonesboro, who came to
the city on the down train yesterday, give
us intelligence in relation to the cholera in
that plac5, which may b considered IS of
q more favorable character then any that
has been received since the prevailing dis
ease reached there. Though few new
cases wers developed during Sunday, yet
. all of ttem were of very mild character
aud yielded readily to medical treatment.
Two negroes died Sunday night, one being
a very aged woman, whose feeble frame
soon gave way to the attacks Of the fell dis
ease. On Sunday there were twenty-three
cases in the place, all, howeve-, Of very
mild character. The physicians report that
the di ease hzd lost most Of is former VIC
lent malignity, and thst they found little
trouble in controlling the cases.
Mr.. G. E. Gresham, who has jdst recov-
cred from the disease, was taken sick sgain
on Saturday night, and died, yesterday
about noon. The relapse was caused from
drinking too much ice water.
A Mrs. Armstrong, living near Telford's,
8 railroad station five miles west Of Jones'
boro, was taken suddenly i'll with cholera
on Sunday night, and died on yesterday
morning.
From the conductor on the IL O'Clock
train last night, we learned that the situa-
ton at JonesbcrO grows daily more fsvora-
bic. The people, yesterday evening, were
very sanguine Of "a early disappearance Of
the disease. Col. Grisham was buried at
6 O'Clock.
Mrs. Provost, whose case has been sllud-
ed to heretofore, died about 8 O'Clock, on
Sunday morning, in this city, after an i'll
ness of about five d2ys. She coItracted
the disease, while waiting on her parents,
toe Floyds, at J0nes50ro, both of whom
died fit.
s woman named Mrs. Donahue died Of
the disease about Z O'Clock on SUNDAY, Oh
Park street, NCr b Knoxville. Iud.scretion
brought it OF her. She was sick nearly
eighteen hours before physician was call
ed il, a1d only lived about ten hours
lOnger.
There is, in the OPT ion of pdysicans,
poison in the atmosphere at The present
time, which is only lying in wait to develop
itSel! in every case wLere an? iudiscretion
ia citing, drinking Or exercise would be
liable TO give i; an entrance. Several in
stances Of this char Cter were reported yes
terday, and it b hoov5s every one to eXer-
cise great care in all their habits.
From the Knoxville Chronicle, Aug
There are several cases Of cholera report
ed in the city, some Of which, however, DR.,
Bailey, the health officer, says are nOt chol-
era eases. After having made the rounds,
be reports, officially, three cases OF cholera
in Cl.5 city since our last port.
we were informed yesterday that there
wern four new cases aud one dea'h from
cholera, ip Sharp's settlenelt, Campbell
county. Il seems that man came from
Rsccoon Valley. and before arriving in
Campbell county, feeling gnwell, he re-
sorted to quart of whisky. This giving
out, at the first convenient point he pur-
chss d another quart, and by the time he
arrived in Sharp's settlement he was taken
with cholera, and in a very short time ex-
Iired. Four other cases have been reported
in III neighborbood since his death.
A rolored II an a. Clinton, after eSting q
hearty dinner CT green corn on Sabbath,
finished off with watermelon, and con.
cluded the p ogramme by taking 3 first
class case of cholera. We understand that
he r, ceivsd 10 medical attention. but was
reported better yesterday morning as the
train nsssed