The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-23
THE CHOLERA IN TENNESSEE.

RAPID SPREAD OF THE DIsEASEEN
NASHvILLE--PEOP LEAVING
THE RECITY-INCIDENTS
Al. .LEBANON-PANIC AT GALLA-
TIN. .ai q
The Nashville papers deserve great credit
for telling the truth, instead of following
the ilIiutiijous cotirse of the Memphis Jour
mails. The Union and american of Wednes.
day gives II list of deaths from cholera during
the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, of which the total is as
follows: Cholera deaths, Al; other causes,
4-totaI. 46. ~.
The Union and american says:
",The above report speaks for itself,
showing that the disease is largely on the
increase, and, as will be seen, confued to no
particular locality, three of the deaths from
cholera being in the country, Edgcdeld
alone escaping. From all the information
we received yesterday, the sickness pre-
vailed to q considerable extent in different
parts OF. the city, and there Is reason to
believe that the n1ortuary report this eve
ming will also be large. As much as we re-
gret it we feel that we are diseharging
public duty in reporting the disease just as
It is." sFy =. i:
The same paper reports that two c0lored
men died al Murfreesboro' Tuesday morn
ing of cholera.
The Nashville Banner Of wednesday
says: .......
There was good deal of dislnay en-
pressed yesterday over the report, which
was only too true, that the cholera had
spread more rapidly, and that there was Il
greater mortality than upon any previous
day. Il good many who have heretofore
been standing on the order of their going
packed up yesterday for trip TO the coun-
try. 1t is expected that there will be large
exodus of people out of the city to-day"
All those having children now passing
through this their second summer are leaving
on their account. Many physicians have adj
vised this course from the fact that the sum
mer complaint, usual to children of that age,
is likely to run into regular diarrhGa, and
perhaps cholera.
Many hesitate to 60 to the country, how
ever, for fear they may take the disease
| without any hope Of obtaining physician
| so quickly as in Nashville. This fact has OH
| several occasions been somewhat alarningly
illustrated. The disease does not exist in
| Nashville alone, but in the country around
| it, and in some of the towns within radius
oil thirty miles.
An old physician asserts that but few chill
dren under the aye of two years lived
through the cholera epidemic Of 1850.
There is no question about
THE SPREAD OF TIE DISEASE INTO ALMOST EVERY
PART OF THE CITY. #.
The fact was painfully developed yesterday.
Ii was thought that it had been abatinG in
South Nashville, but it seems to have still
rcmaiued in that portion of the city. An un-
usual number of new cases were reported
from that part Of the city yesterday. 1t has
also made its appearance in Fairfield, with
prospects of increasing in that locality. 1t
has also visited Rolling.mill Hill. which is
almost altogether covered over with small
| negro shauties. From the manner IN which
the occupants live, all hudded up together,
| il is fcarsd that it may there become Il plague,
with no small results. II was much worse
Yesterday along the western depression, and
along the Lick branch bottom and on Craw-
ford and Cridde streets especially. There
arc, perhaps, more cases on these two short
thorougfares than upon any five of the long,
est streets. On them live some OF the poor
est as well as the most degraded people Of
which city could well boast. .ts i! s.
Here from two TO six persons occupy ihe
SulllC Sllltll, uuNOuilUlGtblc, auu SuSC1iSo@
room. lily furnished and very uncean.
These are the abodes in which disease and
death have full sway. The sanitary depart
ment were engaged yesterday in disinfectiug
these two streets and the thoroughtares and
low places in their vicinity.
FIFTY BARRELS OF TAR
were to have been burned over the city last
night had it not been for the rain. 1t would
be Il very wise and prudent course to pur-
sue were this done nightly. 1t ought in fact
to be done all the time while the pestllence
remains amongst us. 1t must be fought in
the most stubborn and relentless manner.
We were slow enough all know, to appre-
ciate our danger ut Il time when much could
have heen accomplished toward preventing
its spread. DilIydallying with this tormida-
lie disease is anything but encouraging.
Judge John Lawrence was attacked with
cholera at his Office on Cedar street Monday,
compelling him TO return home Immediately.
His condition yesterday was very hopeful.
Captain William Driver, who was attacked
with the prevailing disease last Saturday
night, is copyalescing. The attack was
brought about by over-eNertion in waiting
| upon the sick of the neighborhood.
| There are twenty-five cases Of cholera at
the pcntentiary, but all in good condition.
| 1t is thought none of them will be lost.
Edward Wade, train dispatcher for the
St. Louis and Southwestern road, is reported
| among the deaths from cholera 1t is said
| that he had been warned by his physician
not to venture out, but, feeling very well,
did so, suffering the consequences. He was
thorough railroad man, and always very
attentive to duty. ....4. ...--.
1t is reported that some pauper negroes
have during the past few days been buried
i'm large boxes rudely constructed for coff1ns,
but we have yet TO have confirmation of the
| fact. sg .a-s,..sss-
A negro girl created quite sensation on
| north College street yesterday afternoon,
pEMoLIsHING A RAW CABBAGE-HEAD
| in the most vigorous manner possible
Sandy Cockrill (coiored told her that sht
was acting very fooishly, when she retorteC
that if she was he could attend her funera
at noon to-day, which is not unlikely should
he have an inclination that way, which W.
doubt. 80. T..
| TWENTY-FIVE years, and drove an OMNIBUS Iol
the Nashville Transfer Company for sis
wears. He was attacked While on that vehl
Gle Monday morning, and died before nisht
Jack Mcdowell, 4 marketer,
. THREW AWAY FIFTY BUSHELS OF BEANS,
and M. G. Carpenter twelve barrels OF beans
outside the corporate limits, on the Granny
White pike Yesterday. They had failed t
| find sale for them. ..,
AT the pauper cemetery four pauper bo
| dies were waiting interment. Only one co
lored man was engaged in digging the grave
for their reception. 1t is hardly possible
that they could have been dug unless d
worked all last night. s.-sy .r-#